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Toolkit for Decolonization of Non-ICU Patients with Devices

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Non-Systematic Review

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Last Reviewed: March 2022

Workgroups: Healthcare-Associated Infections Workgroup

This Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) toolkit can help hospital infection prevention programs implement a decolonization protocol to reduce bloodstream infections. Researchers found that implementing a decolonization protocol reduced bloodstream infections in adult inpatients who were not in intensive care units and who had specific medical devices by more than 30 percent. 

The toolkit includes implementation instructions, demonstration videos, and customizable tools. 
 

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Objectives related to this resource (1)

Reduce MRSA bloodstream infections that people get in the hospital — HAI‑02
Improving

Suggested Citation

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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. (2022). Toolkit for Decolonization of Non-ICU Patients with Devices. Retrieved from https://www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/abate/index.html.