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Vol. 28, No. 3, March 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/10.1086/522263
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  1. SHEA/APIC Position Statement
    1. Free Access
      Legislative Mandates for Use of Active Surveillance Cultures to Screen for Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Vancomycin‐Resistant Enterococci: Position Statement From the Joint SHEA and APIC Task Force • (pp. 249-260)  Free Content
      Stephen G. Weber , MD, MS, Susan S. Huang , MD, MPH, Shannon Oriola , RN, CIC, COHN, W. Charles Huskins , MD, MSc, Gary A. Noskin , MD, Kathleen Harriman , PhD, MPH, RN, Russell N. Olmsted , MPH, CIC, Marc Bonten , MD, PhD, Tammy Lundstrom , MD, JD, Michael W. Climo , MD, Mary‐Claire Roghmann , MD, MS, Cathryn L. Murphy , MPH, PhD, CIC, Tobi B. Karchmer , MD, MS
      DOI: 10.1086/512261
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/512261
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  2. Editorial
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      Healthcare‐Associated Infection and Antimicrobial Resistance: Moving Beyond Description to Prevention • (pp. 261-264)  Free Content
      Bonnie L. Zell , MD, MS, Donald A. Goldmann , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/513722
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/513722
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      Mortality Attributable to Nosocomial Infection: A Cohort of Patients With and Without Nosocomial Infection in a French University Hospital • (pp. 265-272)  Free Content
      Pascale Fabbro‐Peray , MD, PhD, A. Sotto , MD, PhD, C. Defez , MD, M. Cazaban , MD, L. Molinari , BSc, M. Pinède , BSc, A. Mahamat , MD, J.P. Daurès , MD, PhD
      DOI: 10.1086/512626
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/512626
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  3. Original Articles
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      Comparison of Mortality Risk Associated With Bacteremia Due to Methicillin‐Resistant and Methicillin‐Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus • (pp. 273-279)  Free Content
      Simone Shurland , MSc, Min Zhan , PhD, Douglas D. Bradham , PhD, Mary‐Claire Roghmann , MD, MS
      DOI: 10.1086/512627
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/512627
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      Effect of Healthcare‐Acquired Infection on Length of Hospital Stay and Cost • (pp. 280-292)  Free Content
      Nicholas Graves , PhD, Diana Weinhold , PhD, Edward Tong , BSc (Hons), Frances Birrell , M App Epi, Shane Doidge , G Dip PH, Prabha Ramritu , MPH, Kate Halton , MSc, David Lairson , PhD, Michael Whitby , MPH
      DOI: 10.1086/512642
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/512642
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      Attributable Mortality of Nosocomial Acinetobacter Bacteremia • (pp. 293-298)  Free Content
      Mordechai Grupper , MD, Hanna Sprecher , PhD, Tania Mashiach , MA, Renato Finkelstein , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/512629
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/512629
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    4. Free Access
      Effect of Nosocomial Infections Due to Antibiotic‐Resistant Organisms on Length of Stay and Mortality in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit • (pp. 299-306)  Free Content
      Elizabeth E. Foglia , BS, Victoria J. Fraser , MD, Alexis M. Elward , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/512628
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/512628
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    5. Free Access
      Incidence and Outcomes of Ventilator‐Associated Pneumonia in Japanese Intensive Care Units: The Japanese Nosocomial Infection Surveillance System • (pp. 307-313)  Free Content
      Machi Suka , MD, PhD, Katsumi Yoshida , MD, PhD, Hideo Uno , MD, Jun Takezawa , MD, PhD
      DOI: 10.1086/511997
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/511997
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      Trends in Ventilator‐Associated Pneumonia Rates Within the German Nosocomial Infection Surveillance System (KISS) • (pp. 314-318)  Free Content
      I. Zuschneid , MD, F. Schwab, C. Geffers , MD, M. Behnke, H. Rüden , MD, P. Gastmeier , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/507823
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/507823
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      Prospective Surveillance for Surgical Site Infection in St. Petersburg, Russian Federation • (pp. 319-325)  Free Content
      Samuel M. Brown , MD, Sergey R. Eremin , MD, PhD, Sergey A. Shlyapnikov , MD, PhD, Elena A. Petrova , MD, Ludmila V. Shirokova , MD, Donald Goldmann , MD, Edward J. O’Rourke , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/509849
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      Prevalence and Clinical Relevance of Staphylococcus warneri in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit • (pp. 326-330)  Free Content
      Jeannie P. Cimiotti , DNS, RN, Janet P. Haas , MS, RN, Phyllis Della‐Latta , PhD, MS, Fann Wu , MD, PhD, Lisa Saiman , MD, MPH, Elaine L. Larson , PhD, RN
      DOI: 10.1086/511998
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/511998
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      Risk Factors Associated With Resistance to Ciprofloxacin in Clinical Bacterial Isolates From Intensive Care Unit Patients • (pp. 331-336)  Free Content
      Phillip D. Levin , MB, BChir, Robert A. Fowler , MD, Cameron Guest , MD, William J. Sibbald , MD, Alex Kiss , PhD, Andrew E. Simor , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/511701
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/511701
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    10. Free Access
      Compliance With Routine Use of Gowns by Healthcare Workers (HCWs) and Non‐HCW Visitors on Entry Into the Rooms of Patients Under Contact Precautions • (pp. 337-340)  Free Content
      Farrin A. Manian , MD, MPH, John J. Ponzillo , PharmD
      DOI: 10.1086/510811
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      Hand Hygiene Practices After Brief Encounters With Patients: An Important Opportunity for Prevention • (pp. 341-345)  Free Content
      Rebecca E. Dedrick , AB, MPH, Ronda L. Sinkowitz‐Cochran , MPH, Candace Cunningham , RN, Robert R. Muder , MD, Peter Perreiah , BS, BA, Denise M. Cardo , MD, John A. Jernigan , MD, MS
      DOI: 10.1086/510789
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/510789
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      Population Kinetics of the Skin Flora on Gloved Hands Following Surgical Hand Disinfection With 3 Propanol‐Based Hand Rubs: A Prospective, Randomized, Double‐Blind Trial • (pp. 346-350)  Free Content
      Manfred L. Rotter , MD, Günter Kampf , MD, Miranda Suchomel , DiplIng, Michael Kundi , PhD
      DOI: 10.1086/510865
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/510865
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      Influence of Rings on the Efficacy of Hand Sanitization and Residual Bacterial Contamination • (pp. 351-353)  Free Content
      Montri D. Wongworawat , MD, Sidney G. Jones , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/510790
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  4. Concise Communications
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      Challenges Faced by Hospital Healthcare Workers in Using a Syndrome‐Based Surveillance System During the 2003 Outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome in Taiwan • (pp. 354-357)  Free Content
      Fuh‐Yuan Shih , MD, Muh‐Yong Yen , MD, Jiunn‐Shyan Wu , MS, Fang‐Kuei Chang , BS, Lih‐Wen Lin , BS, Mei‐Shang Ho , MD, Chao A. Hsiung , PhD, Ih‐Jen Su , MD, Melissa A. Marx , DrPH, Howard Sobel , MD, Chwan‐Chuen King , DrPH
      DOI: 10.1086/508835
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      Compliance With Isolation Precautions at a University Hospital • (pp. 358-361)  Free Content
      David J. Weber , MD, MPH, Emily E. Sickbert‐Bennett , MS, Vickie M. Brown , RN, MPH, Rebecca H. Brooks , RN, Irene P. Kittrell , RN, Brenda J. Featherstone , RN, Tina L. Adams , RN, William A. Rutala , PhD, MPH
      DOI: 10.1086/510871
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      Is Compliance with Hand Disinfection in the Intensive Care Unit Related to Work Experience? • (pp. 362-364)  Free Content
      Danilo Teixeira Noritomi , MD, Marialuisa Chierego , MD, Bauduin Byl , MD, Nicola Menestrina , MD, Tiziana Carollo , MD, Marc Struelens , MD, PhD, Jean‐Louis Vincent , MD, PhD
      DOI: 10.1086/512173
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      Assessment of Healthcare Professionals’ Adherence to Hand Hygiene After Alcohol‐Based Hand Rub Introduction at an Intensive Care Unit in São Paulo, Brazil • (pp. 365-367)  Free Content
      Solange L. Santana , RN, Guilherme H. C. Furtado , MD, MSc, Ana Paula Coutinho , RN, Eduardo A. S. Medeiros , MD, PhD
      DOI: 10.1086/510791
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/510791
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      Postoperative Chryseobacterium indologenes Bloodstream Infection Caused by Contamination of Distillate Water • (pp. 368-369)  Free Content
      Mehmet Refik Bayraktar , PhD, Elif Aktas , MD, Yasemin Ersoy , MD, Aysegul Cicek , MD, Riza Durmaz , PhD
      DOI: 10.1086/508839
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  5. Letters to the Editor
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      Education‐Based Intervention to Prevent Catheter‐Associated Bloodstream Infection • (p. 370)  Free Content
      Caroline Marshall , FRACP, PhD, Jim Black , MBBS, PhD
      DOI: 10.1086/512643
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      Reply to Marshall and Black • (pp. 370-371)  Free Content
      David K. Warren , MD, MPH, Victoria J. Fraser , MD, Prevention Epicenter Program
      DOI: 10.1086/512644
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