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1. A second breadth: hospital-acquired pneumonia in Pennsylvania, nonventilated versus ventilated patients

Author(s):
Davis, James, author
Finley, Edward, author
Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, September 2018
Subject(s):
Cross Infection -- epidemiology
Pneumonia -- epidemiology
Pneumonia -- etiology
Pneumonia -- mortality
Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated -- epidemiology
Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated -- mortality
Patient Safety
Cross Infection -- economics
Cross Infection -- mortality
Hospitals
Pneumonia -- economics
Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated -- economics
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

2. Strategies to fully implement infection control practices in Pennsylvania ambulatory surgical facilities

Author(s):
Bradley, Sharon, author
Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, [2013]
Subject(s):
Cross Infection -- prevention & control
Infection control
Surgicenters -- standards
Ambulatory Surgical Procedures -- standards
Cross Infection -- epidemiology
Data Collection
Disinfection
Equipment Contamination
Equipment Reuse
Hand Disinfection
Injections
Inservice Training
Patient safety
Sterilization
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (U.S.)

3. Safe health care for all patients: Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority annual report : 2016

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, April 28, 2017
Subject(s):
Medical Errors -- prevention & control
Medical Errors -- statistics & numerical data
Patient safety
Risk Management
Cross Infection -- epidemiology
Cross Infection -- prevention & control
Delivery of Health Care -- organization & administration
Forecasting
Infection control
Mandatory Reporting
Medical Errors -- trends
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

5. Prevent the occurrence of bloodborne disease transmission associated with unsafe injection practices

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2011
Subject(s):
Blood-Borne Pathogens
Communicable Disease Control -- methods
Cross Infection -- prevention & control
Disease Transmission, Infectious -- prevention & control
Infection Control -- methods
Injections, Intravenous -- adverse effects
Cross Infection -- epidemiology
Cross Infection -- transmission
Equipment Contamination
Guideline Adherence
Needle Sharing -- adverse effects
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Risk Factors
Syringes -- adverse effects
Humans
United States
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)

6. Successful reduction of healthcare-associated MRSA infection rates

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2009
Subject(s):
Cross Infection -- epidemiology
Cross Infection -- prevention & control
Infection Control -- methods
Staphylococcal Infections -- epidemiology
Staphylococcal Infections -- prevention & control
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Organizational Case Studies
Humans
United States

8. The breadth of hospital-acquired pneumonia: nonventilated versus ventilated patients in Pennsylvania

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2012
Subject(s):
Cross Infection -- epidemiology
Cross Infection -- prevention & control
Pneumonia, Bacterial -- epidemiology
Pneumonia, Bacterial -- prevention & control
Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated -- epidemiology
Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated -- prevention & control
Cross Infection -- etiology
Cross Infection -- microbiology
Cross Infection -- mortality
Dental Hygienists -- statistics & numerical data
Hospital Departments
Incidence
Intubation, Intratracheal -- adverse effects
Intubation, Intratracheal -- instrumentation
Life Support Care
Oral Hygiene
Pneumonia, Bacterial -- etiology
Pneumonia, Bacterial -- microbiology
Pneumonia, Bacterial -- mortality
Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated -- etiology
Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated -- microbiology
Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated -- mortality
Respiration, Artificial -- adverse effects
Risk Factors
Tracheostomy
Ventilators, Mechanical -- adverse effects
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

9. Infection control challenges: Pennsylvania nursing homes are making a difference through implementation of best practices

Author(s):
Feil, Michelle, author
Bradley, Sharon, author
Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, [2013]
Subject(s):
Cross Infection -- epidemiology
Cross Infection -- prevention & control
Guideline Adherence
Infection Control -- methods
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Catheter-Related Infections -- epidemiology
Catheter-Related Infections -- prevention & control
Drug Resistance, Multiple
Hand Hygiene
Infection Control -- statistics & numerical data
Respiratory Tract Infections -- epidemiology
Respiratory Tract Infections -- prevention & control
Self-Assessment
Skin Diseases, Infectious -- epidemiology
Skin Diseases, Infectious -- prevention & control
Soft Tissue Infections -- epidemiology
Soft Tissue Infections -- prevention & control
Urinary Tract Infections -- epidemiology
Urinary Tract Infections -- prevention & control
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

10. Update: are influenza, pneumonia, and vaccination rates improving in nursing home residents?

Author(s):
Bradley, Sharon M., author
Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, [2013]
Subject(s):
Cross Infection -- epidemiology
Cross Infection -- prevention & control
Health Personnel
Influenza Vaccines -- therapeutic use
Influenza, Human -- epidemiology
Nursing Homes
Pneumococcal Vaccines -- therapeutic use
Pneumonia -- epidemiology
Vaccination -- statistics & numerical data
Bronchitis -- epidemiology
Bronchitis -- prevention & control
Forecasting
Long-Term Care
Respiratory Tract Infections -- epidemiology
Respiratory Tract Infections -- prevention & control
Vaccination -- trends
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

11. Strategies to turn the tide against inappropriate antibiotic utilization

Author(s):
Adkins, JoAnn, author
Bradley, Sharon, author
Finley, Edward, author
Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, December 2015
Subject(s):
Anti-Bacterial Agents -- therapeutic use
Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
Inappropriate Prescribing -- prevention & control
Infection Control
Clostridium difficile
Clostridium Infections -- prevention & control
Cross Infection -- drug therapy
Cross Infection -- epidemiology
Hospitals
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Nursing Homes
Staphylococcal Infections -- prevention & control
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States