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Vol. 28, No. 2, February 2007
Published by: The University of Chicago Press on behalf of The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America
Issue Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/522262
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  1. Editorial
    1. Free Access
      New Definitions Will Help, but Cultures are Critical for Resolving Unanswered Questions About Clostridium difficile • (pp. 113-115)  Free Content
      Dale N. Gerding , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/512550
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/512550
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  2. Original Articles
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      Clostridium difficile–Associated Disease in Oregon: Increasing Incidence and Hospital‐Level Risk Factors • (pp. 116-122)  Free Content
      Rebecca E. Chandler , MD, Katrina Hedberg , MD, MPH, Paul R. Cieslak , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/511795
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/511795
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    2. Free Access
      Clostridium difficile in the Intensive Care Unit: Epidemiology, Costs, and Colonization Pressure • (pp. 123-130)  Free Content
      Steven J. Lawrence , MD, MSc, Laura A. Puzniak , PhD, MPH, Brooke N. Shadel , PhD, MPH, Kathleen N. Gillespie , PhD, Marin H. Kollef , MD, Linda M. Mundy , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/511793
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/511793
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    3. Free Access
      Clinical Features of Clostridium difficile–Associated Infections and Molecular Characterization of Strains: Results of a Retrospective Study, 2000‐2004 • (pp. 131-139)  Free Content
      Frédéric Barbut , PharmD, PhD, Béatrice Gariazzo , PharmD, Laetitia Bonné  MSc, Valérie Lalande , PharmD, Béatrice Burghoffer , BSc, Ralucca Luiuz , PharmD, Jean‐Claude Petit , MD, PhD
      DOI: 10.1086/511794
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/511794
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    4. Free Access
      Recommendations for Surveillance of Clostridium difficile–Associated Disease • (pp. 140-145)  Free Content
      L. Clifford McDonald , MD, Bruno Coignard , MD, MSc, Erik Dubberke , MD, Xiaoyan Song , MD, MS, Teresa Horan , MPH, Preeta K. Kutty , MD, MPH, Ad Hoc Clostridium difficile Surveillance Working Group
      DOI: 10.1086/511798
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/511798
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    5. Free Access
      How to Assess Risk of Disease Transmission to Patients When There Is a Failure to Follow Recommended Disinfection and Sterilization Guidelines • (pp. 146-155)  Free Content
      William A. Rutala , PhD, MPH, David J. Weber , MD, MPH
      DOI: 10.1086/511700
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/511700
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    6. Free Access
      Work Schedule, Needle Use, and Needlestick Injuries Among Registered Nurses • (pp. 156-164)  Free Content
      Alison M. Trinkoff , ScD, RN, FAAN, Rong Le , MS, RN, Jeanne Geiger‐Brown , PhD, RN, Jane Lipscomb , PhD, RN
      DOI: 10.1086/510785
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/510785
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    7. Free Access
      Effect of the Introduction of an Engineered Sharps Injury Prevention Device on the Percutaneous Injury Rate in Healthcare Workers • (pp. 165-170)  Free Content
      Madelyn Azar‐Cavanagh , MD, MPH, Pam Burdt , MSN, RN, CFNP, Judith Green‐McKenzie , MD, MPH
      DOI: 10.1086/511699
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/511699
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      Influenza Vaccination Rates and Motivators Among Healthcare Worker Groups • (pp. 171-177)  Free Content
      Amanda Banks Christini , BS, Kathleen A. Shutt , MS, Karin E. Byers , MD, MS
      DOI: 10.1086/511796
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/511796
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    9. Free Access
      Economics and Preventing Hospital‐Acquired Infection: Broadening the Perspective • (pp. 178-184)  Free Content
      Nicholas Graves , PhD, Kate Halton , MSc, David Lairson , PhD
      DOI: 10.1086/510787
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/510787
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    10. Free Access
      Isolation and Antimicrobial Resistance of Staphylococcus aureus Isolates in a Dental Clinic Environment • (pp. 185-190)  Free Content
      Rogério Heládio Lopes Motta , DDS, MSc, PhD, Francisco Carlos Groppo , DDS, MSc, PhD, Cristiane de Cássia Bergamaschi , Pharm, MSc, Juliana Cama Ramacciato , DDS, MSc, PhD, Sinvaldo Baglie , Pharm, MSc, PhD, Thales Rocha de Mattos‐Filho , DDS, MSc, PhD
      DOI: 10.1086/510867
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    11. Free Access
      Evaluation of an Alcohol‐Based Surgical Hand Disinfectant Containing a Synergistic Combination of Farnesol and Benzethonium Chloride for Immediate and Persistent Activity Against Resident Hand Flora of Volunteers and With a Novel In Vitro Pig Skin Model • (pp. 191-197)  Free Content
      Milind S. Shintre , PhD, Trupti A. Gaonkar , PhD, Shanta M. Modak , PhD
      DOI: 10.1086/510866
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/510866
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  3. Concise Communications
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      Moxifloxacin Therapy as a Risk Factor for Clostridium difficile–Associated Disease During an Outbreak: Attempts to Control a New Epidemic Strain • (pp. 198-201)  Free Content
      Priscilla Biller , MT(ASCP), CIC, Beth Shank , RN, BS, CIC, Leah Lind , MPH, Meghan Brennan , MD, Lisa Tkatch , MD, George Killgore , DrPH, Angela Thompson , MMSc, L. Clifford McDonald , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/511789
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/511789
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      Risk Factors for Clostridium difficile Infection in a Hepatology Ward • (pp. 202-204)  Free Content
      Dominique Vanjak , MD, Guillaume Girault , PharmD, Catherine Branger , PhD, Pierre Rufat , MD, Dominique‐Charles Valla , PhD, Bruno Fantin , PhD
      DOI: 10.1086/511790
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/511790
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    3. Free Access
      Use of Hypochlorite Solution to Decrease Rates of Clostridium difficile–Associated Diarrhea • (pp. 205-207)  Free Content
      Kathleen M. McMullen , MPH, Jeanne Zack , BSN, CIC, Craig M. Coopersmith , MD, Marin Kollef , MD, Erik Dubberke , MD, David K. Warren , MD, MPH
      DOI: 10.1086/511791
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/511791
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    4. Free Access
      Severity of Clostridium difficile–Associated Disease (CDAD) in Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients: Evaluation of a CDAD Severity Grading System • (pp. 208-211)  Free Content
      Erik R. Dubberke , MD, Justin Sadhu , BS, Robert Gatti , BS, Kimberly A. Reske , MPH, John F. DiPersio , MD, PhD, Steven M. Devine , MD, Victoria J. Fraser , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/511792
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/511792
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    5. Free Access
      An Outbreak of Severe Clostridium difficile–Associated Disease Possibly Related to Inappropriate Antimicrobial Therapy for Community‐Acquired Pneumonia • (pp. 212-214)  Free Content
      Philip M. Polgreen , MD, Yi Yi Chen , MS, Joseph E. Cavanaugh , PhD, Melissa Ward , MS, Stacy Coffman , MBA, CIC, Douglas B. Hornick , MD, Daniel J. Diekema , MD, Loreen A. Herwaldt , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/512174
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/512174
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    6. Free Access
      Needlestick Injuries to the Feet of Japanese Healthcare Workers: A Culture‐Specific Exposure Risk • (pp. 215-218)  Free Content
      Toru Yoshikawa , MD, Kiyoshi Kidouchi , MD, PhD, Satoshi Kimura , MD, PhD, Takashi Okubo , MD, PhD, Jane Perry , MA, Janine Jagger , MPH, PhD
      DOI: 10.1086/510802
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      Efficacy of Multiple Influenza Vaccine Delivery Systems in a Single Facility • (pp. 219-221)  Free Content
      Anthony A. Donato , MD, Lisa M. Motz , MD, Gregory Wilson , MD, Benjamin J. Lloyd , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/511797
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/511797
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    8. Free Access
      Deep Infection After Total Knee Replacement: Impact of Laminar Airflow Systems and Body Exhaust Suits in the Modern Operating Room • (pp. 222-226)  Free Content
      Andrew L. Miner , MD, Elena Losina , PhD, Jeffrey N. Katz , MD, MSc, Anne H. Fossel, Richard Platt , MD, MSc
      DOI: 10.1086/509852
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/509852
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      Hepatitis C Virus Transmission From a Healthcare Worker to a Patient • (pp. 227-229)  Free Content
      Florence Lot , MD, Elisabeth Delarocque‐Astagneau , MD, Valérie Thiers , PhD, Claude Bernet , MD, François Rimlinger , BSc, Jean‐Claude Desenclos , PhD, Pascal Chaud , MD, Françoise Dumay , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/510807
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/510807
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      Fear of HIV Infection and Impact of Training on the Attitudes of Surgical and Emergency Nurses Toward Inpatient HIV Testing • (pp. 230-233)  Free Content
      Maria Gańczak , MD, Dr med, Peter Barss , MD, ScD
      DOI: 10.1086/510804
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/510804
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      Iranians' Attitudes About Possible Human Immunodeficiency Virus Transmission in Dental Settings • (pp. 234-237)  Free Content
      Mehrdad Askarian , MD, MPH, Kamran Mirzaei , MD, MPH, Ojan Assadian , MD, DTM&H
      DOI: 10.1086/509860
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/509860
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      Infection Control Dogma Among Nurses in Iran • (pp. 238-240)  Free Content
      Harrison G. Weed , MD, MS, FACP, Mehrdad Askarian , MD, MPH
      DOI: 10.1086/510793
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/510793
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      Knowledge, Practice, and Attitude Among Iranian Nurses, Midwives, and Students Regarding Standard Isolation Precautions • (pp. 241-244)  Free Content
      Mehrdad Askarian , MD, MPH, Ziad A. Memish , MD, CIC, FRCPC, Ashraf A. Khan , MD, MPH, MBA
      DOI: 10.1086/510868
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  4. Letters to the Editor
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      Design and Methodology of the Strategies to Reduce Transmission of Antimicrobial Resistant Bacteria in Intensive Care Units (STAR‐ICU) Trial • (pp. 245-246)  Free Content
      W. Charles Huskins , MD, MSc, Naomi P. O’Grady , MD, Matthew Samore , MD, Dennis Wallace , PhD, Donald A. Goldmann , MD, Peter G. Pappas , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/510988
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      Reply to Huskins et al. • (pp. 246-248)  Free Content
      Barry M. Farr , MD, MSc
      DOI: 10.1086/510989
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