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Vol. 28, No. 6, June 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/10.1086/522266
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  1. Original Articles
    1. Free Access
      Impact of Different Methods of Feedback to Clinicians After Postprescription Antimicrobial Review Based on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s 12 Steps to Prevent Antimicrobial Resistance Among Hospitalized Adults • (pp. 641-646)  Free Content
      Sara E. Cosgrove , MD, MS, Alpa Patel , PharmD, Xiaoyan Song , MD, Robert E. Miller , MD, Kathleen Speck , MPH, Amy Banowetz , BS, Rachel Hadler , BA, Ronda L. Sinkowitz‐Cochran , MPH, Denise M. Cardo , MD, Arjun Srinivasan , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/518345
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/518345
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    2. Free Access
      Impact of Different Methods for Describing the Extent of Prior Antibiotic Exposure on the Association Between Antibiotic Use and Antibiotic‐Resistant Infection • (pp. 647-654)  Free Content
      Emily P. Hyle , MD, Warren B. Bilker , PhD, Leanne B. Gasink , MD, MSCE, Ebbing Lautenbach , MD, MPH, MSCE
      DOI: 10.1086/516798
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/516798
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    3. Free Access
      Increase in the Rate of Sternal Surgical Site Infection After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft: A Marker of Higher Severity of Illness • (pp. 655-660)  Free Content
      Mohamad G. Fakih , MD, MPH, Mamta Sharma , MD, Riad Khatib , MD, Dorine Berriel‐Cass , RN, MA, Susan Meisner , RN, Steven Harrington , MD, Louis Saravolatz , MD, MACP
      DOI: 10.1086/518347
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/518347
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    4. Free Access
      Exposure to Pulmonary Tuberculosis in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Unique Aspects of Contact Investigation and Management of Hospitalized Neonates • (pp. 661-665)  Free Content
      Joseph Jacob Nania , MD, Jena Skinner , RN, Kathie Wilkerson , RN, Jon V. Warkentin , MD, MPH, Valerie Thayer , RN, Melanie Swift , MD, William Schaffner , MD, Thomas R. Talbot , MD, MPH
      DOI: 10.1086/517975
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/517975
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    5. Free Access
      Value of Performing Active Surveillance Cultures on Intensive Care Unit Discharge for Detection of Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus aureus • (pp. 666-670)  Free Content
      Jon P. Furuno , PhD, Anthony D. Harris , MD, MPH, Marc‐Oliver Wright , MS, MT (ASCP), David M. Hartley , PhD, MPH, Jessina C. McGregor , PhD, Holly D. Gaff , PhD, Joan N. Hebden , MS, RN, Harold C. Standiford , MD, Eli N. Perencevich , MD, MS
      DOI: 10.1086/518348
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/518348
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    6. Free Access
      Epidemiology and Genetic Diversity of Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strains in Residential Care Homes for Elderly Persons in Hong Kong • (pp. 671-678)  Free Content
      Pak‐Leung Ho , FACP, Teresa K. F. Wang , MD, Patricia Ching , RN, Gannon C. Mak , MPhil, Eileen Lai , MSc, Wing‐Cheong Yam , PhD, Wing‐Hong Seto , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/517951
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/517951
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      Eradication of Amebiasis in a Large Institution for Adults With Mental Retardation in Taiwan • (pp. 679-683)  Free Content
      Shih‐Bin Su , MD, How‐Ran Guo , MD, ScD, Yin‐Ching Chuang , MD, Kow‐Ton Chen , MD, PhD, Ching‐Yih Lin , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/518351
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/518351
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    8. Free Access
      Increased Rate of Catheter‐Related Bloodstream Infection Associated With Use of a Needleless Mechanical Valve Device at a Long‐Term Acute Care Hospital • (pp. 684-688)  Free Content
      Cassandra D. Salgado , MD, MS, Libby Chinnes , RN, BSN, CIC, Tammy H. Paczesny , RN, J. Robert Cantey , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/516800
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/516800
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    9. Free Access
      Effect of Education on the Rate of and the Understanding of Risk Factors for Intravascular Catheter–Related Infections • (pp. 689-694)  Free Content
      G. Yilmaz , PhD, R. Caylan , PhD, K. Aydin , PhD, M. Topbas , PhD, I. Koksal , PhD
      DOI: 10.1086/517976
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/517976
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    10. Free Access
      Assessment of Adverse Events Associated With Antiretroviral Regimens for Postexposure Prophylaxis for Occupational and Nonoccupational Exposures to Prevent Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus • (pp. 695-701)  Free Content
      A. Luque , MD, S. Hulse , BS, D. Wang , PhD, U. Shahzad , MD, E. Tanzman , MD, S. Antenozzi , BS, B. Smith , BS
      DOI: 10.1086/518349
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/518349
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    11. Free Access
      Risk of Transmission Associated With Live Attenuated Vaccines Given to Healthy Persons Caring for or Residing With an Immunocompromised Patient • (pp. 702-707)  Free Content
      Mini Kamboj , MD, Kent A. Sepkowitz , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/517952
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/517952
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    12. Free Access
      Impact of Bordetella pertussis Exposures on a Massachusetts Tertiary Care Medical System • (pp. 708-712)  Free Content
      Iva Zivna , MD, Diana Bergin , MS, APRN BC, Joanne Casavant , MS, APRN BC, Sally Fontecchio , RN, BSNEd, CIC, Susan Nelson , RN, MSPH, CIC, Anita Kelley , RN, MSN, CIC, Sandra Mathis , RN, MPH, CIC, Zita Melvin , RN, BSN, CIC, Rosemarie Erlichman , RN, BSN, CIC, Richard T. Ellison III , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/518352
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/518352
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    13. Free Access
      Clinical and Economic Impact of Multidrug Resistance in Nosocomial Acinetobacter baumannii Bacteremia • (pp. 713-719)  Free Content
      Nan‐Yao Lee , MD, Hsin‐Chun Lee , MD, Nai‐Ying Ko , RN, PhD, Chia‐Ming Chang , MD, Hsin‐I Shih , MD, Chi‐Jung Wu , MD, Wen‐Chien Ko , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/517954
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/517954
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  2. Concise Communications
    1. Free Access
      Acinetobacter Skin Carriage Among US Army Soldiers Deployed in Iraq • (pp. 720-722)  Free Content
      Matthew E. Griffith , MD, Donald R. Lazarus , MD, Paul B. Mann , PhD, John A. Boger , MD, Duane R. Hospenthal , MD, PhD, Clinton K. Murray , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/518966
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/518966
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    2. Free Access
      Importation of Acinetobacter baumannii Into a Burn Unit: A Recurrent Outbreak of Infection Associated With Widespread Environmental Contamination • (pp. 723-725)  Free Content
      Giorgio Zanetti , MD, MS, Dominique S. Blanc , PhD, Isabelle Federli , RN, CIC, Wassim Raffoul , MD, Christiane Petignat , MD, Philippe Maravic , RN, Patrick Francioli , MD, Mette M. Berger , MD, PhD
      DOI: 10.1086/517956
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/517956
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    3. Free Access
      Colonization With Multidrug‐Resistant Organisms in Evacuees After Hurricane Katrina • (pp. 726-729)  Free Content
      Ulrich Seybold , MD, Nancy White , RN, Yun F. Wang , PhD, J. Sue Halvosa , MSc, Henry M. Blumberg , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/518350
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/518350
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    4. Free Access
      Evaluation of the Microbiology of Soft‐Tissue Abscesses in the Era of Community‐Associated Strains of Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: An Argument for Empirical Contact Precautions • (pp. 730-732)  Free Content
      Thomas R. Talbot , MD, MPH, Joseph J. Nania , MD, Patty W. Wright , MD, Ian Jones , MD, Dominik Aronsky , MD, PhD
      DOI: 10.1086/516799
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/516799
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    5. Free Access
      Acquisition of Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the Acute Care Setting: Incidence and Risk Factors • (pp. 733-736)  Free Content
      Christophe Rioux , MD, Laurence Armand‐Lefevre , MD, Wafaa Guerinot , RT, Antoine Andremont , MD, PhD, Jean‐Christophe Lucet , MD, PhD
      DOI: 10.1086/516664
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/516664
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    6. Free Access
      Nasal Carriage of Staphylococcus aureus: Which Sequence Types Do Orthopedic Surgical Healthcare Workers Carry? • (pp. 737-739)  Free Content
      Inge Skråmm , MD, Aina Elisabeth Fossum Moen , MSc, Kjetil Alm‐Kristiansen , MSc, Geir Bukholm , MD, PhD
      DOI: 10.1086/516662
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/516662
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    7. Free Access
      Risk of Nosocomial Transmission of Nipah Virus in a Bangladesh Hospital • (pp. 740-742)  Free Content
      Emily S. Gurley , MPH, Joel M. Montgomery , MSc, PhD, M. Jahangir Hossain , MBBS, MSc, M. Rafiqul Islam , MBBS, MPhil, M. Abdur Rahim Molla , MPhil, MPH, S. M. Shamsuzzaman , MPhil, PhD, Kazi Akram , MBBS, MSc, Kamruz Zaman , MBBS, MPH, Nima Asgari , MD, James A. Comer , PhD, Abul Kalam Azad , MBBS, MPhil, Pierre E. Rollin , MD, Thomas G. Ksiazek , PhD, Robert F. Breiman , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/516665
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/516665
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    8. Free Access
      A Cluster of Hemodialysis‐Related Bacteremia Linked to Artificial Fingernails • (pp. 743-744)  Free Content
      Fred M. Gordin , MD, Maureen E. Schultz , RN, CIC, Ruth Huber , RN, CIC, Sabiha Zubairi , MS, Frida Stock, Joseph Kariyil , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/517977
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/517977
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    9. Free Access
      Hand Rub–Associated Fire Incidents During 25,038 Hospital‐Years in Germany • (pp. 745-746)  Free Content
      Axel Kramer , MD, Günter Kampf , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/517953
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/517953
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    10. Free Access
      Nurses' Intentions to Wear Gloves During Venipuncture Procedures: A Behavioral Psychology Perspective • (pp. 747-750)  Free Content
      Suhail A. R. Doi , PhD, FRCP, María Florencia Amigó , PhD
      DOI: 10.1086/517978
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/517978
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    11. Free Access
      Use of the Haddon Matrix as a Tool for Assessing Risk Factors for Sharps Injury in Emergency Departments in the United Arab Emirates • (pp. 751-754)  Free Content
      M. Ganczak , MD, DrMed, P. Barss , MD, ScD, MPH, FACPM, FRCPC, A. Al‐Marashda, A. Al‐Marzouqi, N. Al‐Kuwaiti
      DOI: 10.1086/518317
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/518317
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    12. Free Access
      Contamination of Peripheral Hematopoeitic Stem Cell Products With a Mycobacterium mucogenicum–Related Pathogen • (pp. 755-757)  Free Content
      Imad Kassis , MD, Ilana Oren , MD, Sima Davidson , PhD, Renato Finkelstein , MD, Galit Rabino , MA, Tami Katz , PhD, Hannah Sprecher , PhD
      DOI: 10.1086/516666
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/516666
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      Pseudo‐outbreak of Bordetella bronchiseptica Infection Associated With Contaminated Rabbit Blood Used as a Broth Culture Supplement • (pp. 758-760)  Free Content
      David P. Calfee , MD, MS, John Kornblum , PhD, Stephen G. Jenkins , PhD
      DOI: 10.1086/516796
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/516796
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  3. Letters to the Editor
    1. Free Access
      Sharp‐Device Injuries and Perceived Risk of Infection With Bloodborne Pathogens Among Healthcare Workers in Rural Kenya • (pp. 761-763)  Free Content
      Nkuchia M. M’ikanatha , DrPH, MPH, Stanley G. Imunya , MPH, David N. Fisman , MD, MPH, Kathleen G. Julian , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/517955
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/517955
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      Pseudo‐outbreak of Ochrobactrum anthropi Bacteremia Related to Cross‐Contamination From Erythrocyte Sedimentation Tubes • (pp. 763-765)  Free Content
      Jaime A. Labarca , MD, Patricia Garcia , MD, María Elvira Balcells , MD, MSc, Gabriela de la Cerda , RN, CIC, Ana María Salinas , MT, MSc, Juan Carlos Román , MT, Ana María Guzmán , MD, Carlos M. Pérez , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/517979
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/517979
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    3. Free Access
      A Controlled Study of Legionella Concentrations in Water from Faucets with Aerators or Laminar Water Flow Devices • (pp. 765-766)  Free Content
      Wen‐Kuei Huang , MS, Yusen Eason Lin , PhD, MBA
      DOI: 10.1086/516797
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