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  1. Original Articles
    1. Free Access
      Underresourced Hospital Infection Control and Prevention Programs: Penny Wise, Pound Foolish? • (pp. 767-773)  Free Content
      Deverick J. Anderson , MD, MPH, Kathryn B. Kirkland , MD, Keith S. Kaye , MD, MPH, Paul A. Thacker II , BS, Zeina A. Kanafani , MD, Grace Auten , MD, Daniel J. Sexton , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/518518
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/518518
    2. Free Access
      Costs of Management of Occupational Exposures to Blood and Body Fluids • (pp. 774-782)  Free Content
      Emily M. O’Malley , MSPH, R. Douglas Scott  II, PhD, Julie Gayle , MPH, John Dekutoski , MD, Michael Foltzer , MD, Tammy S. Lundstrom , MD, JD, Sharon Welbel , MD, Linda A. Chiarello , RN, MS, Adelisa L. Panlilio , MD, MPH
      DOI: 10.1086/518729
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/518729
    3. Free Access
      Hepatitis B Vaccination Coverage Levels Among Healthcare Workers in the United States, 2002‐2003 • (pp. 783-790)  Free Content
      Edgar P. Simard , MPH, Jeremy T. Miller , MA, Prethibha A. George , MPH, Annemarie Wasley , ScD, Miriam J. Alter , PhD, Beth P. Bell , MD, MPH, Lyn Finelli , DrPH, MS
      DOI: 10.1086/518730
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/518730
    4. Free Access
      Effectiveness of Multifaceted Hospitalwide Quality Improvement Programs Featuring an Intervention to Remove Unnecessary Urinary Catheters at a Tertiary Care Center in Thailand • (pp. 791-798)  Free Content
      Anucha Apisarnthanarak , MD, Kanokporn Thongphubeth , RN, Sirinaj Sirinvaravong , MD, Danai Kitkangvan , MD, Chananart Yuekyen , RN, Boonyasit Warachan , PhD, David K. Warren , MD, Victoria J. Fraser , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/518453
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/518453
    5. Free Access
      Analysis of Independent Risk Factors for Death Among Pediatric Patients With Candidemia and a Central Venous Catheter in Place • (pp. 799-804)  Free Content
      Alessandro C. Pasqualotto , MD, PhD, Anaelena B. de Moraes , PhD, Roselaine R. Zanini , PhD, Luiz Carlos Severo , MD, PhD
      DOI: 10.1086/516658
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/516658
    6. Free Access
      Outbreak of Healthcare‐Associated Infection and Colonization With Multidrug‐Resistant Salmonella enterica Serovar Senftenberg in Florida • (pp. 805-811)  Free Content
      Robyn S. Kay , MPH, Alexander G. Vandevelde , MD, Paul D. Fiorella , PhD, Rebecca Crouse , RN, BSN, Carina Blackmore , DVM, PhD, Roger Sanderson , RN, MA, Christina L. Bailey , MD, Michael L. Sands , MD, MPH
      DOI: 10.1086/518458
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/518458
    7. Free Access
      Validation of Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgical Site Infection Surveillance Data From a Statewide Surveillance System in Australia • (pp. 812-817)  Free Content
      N. Deborah Friedman , MBBS, FRACP, Philip L. Russo , MClinEpid, Ann L. Bull , PhD, Michael J. Richards , MBBS, FRACP, MD, Heath Kelly , MBBS, MPH, FAFPHM
      DOI: 10.1086/518455
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/518455
    8. Free Access
      Role of Environmental Surveillance in Determining the Risk of Hospital‐Acquired Legionellosis: A National Surveillance Study With Clinical Correlations • (pp. 818-824)  Free Content
      Janet E. Stout , PhD, Robert R. Muder , MD, Sue Mietzner , MS, Marilyn M. Wagener , MS, Mary Beth Perri , BS, Kathleen DeRoos , MSN, Dona Goodrich , BS, William Arnold , MS, Theresa Williamson , MS, Ola Ruark , MSN, Christine Treadway , MSN, Elizabeth C. Eckstein , MSN, Debra Marshall , RN, Mary Ellen Rafferty , MS, Kathleen Sarro , RN, Joann Page , MS, Robert Jenkins , BA, Gina Oda , MS, Kathleen J. Shimoda , RN, BS, Marcus J. Zervos , MD, Marvin Bittner , MD, Sharon L. Camhi , MD, Anand P. Panwalker , MD, Curtis J. Donskey , MD, Minh‐Hong Nguyen , MD, Mark Holodniy , MD, Victor L. Yu , MD, Legionella Study Group
      DOI: 10.1086/518754
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/518754
    9. Free Access
      Microbiology of Ventilator‐Associated Pneumonia Compared With That of Hospital‐Acquired Pneumonia • (pp. 825-831)  Free Content
      David J. Weber , MD, MPH, William A. Rutala , PhD, MPH, Emily E. Sickbert‐Bennett , MS, Gregory P. Samsa , PhD, Vickie Brown , RN, MPH, Michael S. Niederman , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/518460
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/518460
    10. Free Access
      Controlling for Severity of Illness in Assessment of the Association Between Antimicrobial‐Resistant Infection and Mortality: Impact of Calculation of Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II Scores at Different Time Points • (pp. 832-836)  Free Content
      Keith W. Hamilton , MD, Warren B. Bilker , PhD, Ebbing Lautenbach , MD, MPH, MSCE
      DOI: 10.1086/518751
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/518751
    11. Free Access
      Reduction in Hospitalwide Incidence of Infection or Colonization with Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus aureus With Use of Antimicrobial Hand‐Hygiene Gel and Statistical Process Control Charts • (pp. 837-844)  Free Content
      Glenys Harrington , RN, RM, Kerrie Watson , MSc, Michael Bailey , PhD, Gillian Land , RN, RM, BEd, Susan Borrell , RN, Leanne Houston , RN, BAppSc (Nsg), Rosaleen Kehoe , RN, Pauline Bass , RN, BSc (Nsg), Emma Cockroft , RN, BNsg, Caroline Marshall , FRACP, PhD, Anne Mijch , MB, BS (Hons), FRACP, Denis Spelman , FRCPA, FRACP
      DOI: 10.1086/518844
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/518844
    12. Free Access
      Controlling a Multicenter Outbreak Involving the New York/Japan Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Clone • (pp. 845-852)  Free Content
      G. W. Coombs , BAppSc (MedSc), H. Van Gessel , MBBS, FRACP, J. C. Pearson , BSc, M.‐R. Godsell , RN, F. G. O’Brien , PhD, K. J. Christiansen , MBBS, FRCPA
      DOI: 10.1086/518726
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/518726
    13. Free Access
      Prevalence of Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Colonization Among Older Residents of Care Homes in the United Kingdom • (pp. 853-859)  Free Content
      Benjamin Barr , MPH, Mark H. Wilcox , MD, Angela Brady , BSc, Peter Parnell , BSc, Bob Darby , DPH, David Tompkins , MB ChB
      DOI: 10.1086/516795
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/516795
    14. Free Access
      Methicillin Resistance and Risk Factors for Embolism in Staphylococcus aureus Infective Endocarditis • (pp. 860-866)  Free Content
      Ron‐Bin Hsu , MD, Fang‐Yue Lin , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/518727
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/518727
  2. Concise Communications
    1. Free Access
      Diagnostic Characteristics of Routine Surveillance Cultures of Endotracheal Aspirate Samples in Cases of Late‐Onset Ventilator‐Associated Pneumonia Due to Acinetobacter baumannii • (pp. 867-869)  Free Content
      Paolo Malacarne , MD, Marzia Corini , MD, Paolo Maremmani , MD, Bruno Viaggi , MD, Simone Verdigi , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/518728
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/518728
    2. Free Access
      Prevalence of Antimicrobial Resistance in Acinetobacter calcoaceticus‐baumannii Complex in a Saudi Arabian Hospital • (pp. 870-872)  Free Content
      Jaffar A. Al‐Tawfiq , MD, FACP, Thangiah X. Mohandhas , BSc
      DOI: 10.1086/518842
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/518842
    3. Free Access
      Risk Factors for and Outcomes of Healthcare‐Associated Infection Due to Extended‐Spectrum β‐Lactamase–Producing Escherichia coli or Klebsiella pneumoniae in Thailand • (pp. 873-876)  Free Content
      Anucha Apisarnthanarak , MD, Pattarachai Kiratisin , MD, PhD, Payawan Saifon , BSc, Rungrueng Kitphati , MD, Surang Dejsirilert , MSc, Linda M. Mundy , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/518725
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/518725
    4. Free Access
      Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection and Colonization Among Hospitalized Prisoners • (pp. 877-879)  Free Content
      Marc‐Oliver Wright , MS, Jon P. Furuno , PhD, Richard A. Venezia , PhD, Jennifer K. Johnson , PhD, Harold C. Standiford , MD, Joan N. Hebden , RN, MS, Judith Hill , RN, David M. Hartley , PhD, Anthony D. Harris , MD, MPH, Eli N. Perencevich , MD, MS
      DOI: 10.1086/518461
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/518461
    5. Free Access
      Epidemiology of Infection and Colonization With Vancomycin‐Resistant Enterococci and Frequency of Cocolonization With Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Children • (pp. 880-882)  Free Content
      Lacey Benson , BA, Bruce Sprague , BA, Joseph Campos , PhD, Nalini Singh , MD, MPH
      DOI: 10.1086/518454
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/518454
    6. Free Access
      Concise Communication: Is Targeted Surveillance Effective for Surgical Site Infection Control? Results in Digestive Tract Surgery from the Incidence des Infections du Site Opératoire Network • (pp. 883-885)  Free Content
      Marion Olivier , MPH, Bruno Grandbastien , MD, Pascal Astagneau , MD, PhD
      DOI: 10.1086/518459
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/518459
    7. Free Access
      Impact of Freezing on the Future Utility of Archived Surveillance Culture Specimens • (pp. 886-888)  Free Content
      Heather P. Green , PhD, MS, Judith A. Johnson , PhD, Jon P. Furuno , PhD, Sandra M. Strauss , BS, M(ASCP), Eli N. Perencevich , MD, MS, Ebbing Lautenbach , MD, MPH, MSCE, Dong Lee , MD, Anthony D. Harris , MD, MPH
      DOI: 10.1086/518843
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/518843
    8. Free Access
      Role of Dipstick Testing in the Evaluation of Urinary Tract Infection in Nursing Home Residents • (pp. 889-891)  Free Content
      Manisha Juthani‐Mehta , MD, Mary Tinetti  MD, Eleanor Perrelli , MSN, Virginia Towle , MPhil, Vincent Quagliarello , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/518752
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/518752
    9. Free Access
      Review of Clinical Trials of Skin Antiseptic Agents Used to Reduce Blood Culture Contamination • (pp. 892-895)  Free Content
      Anurag Malani , MD, Kim Trimble , MD, Vikas Parekh , MD, Carol Chenoweth , MD, Samuel Kaufman , MA, Sanjay Saint , MD, MPH
      DOI: 10.1086/518456
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/518456
  3. Letters to the Editor
    1. Free Access
      Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Public Concern, and Legislative Mandates • (p. 896)  Free Content
      Nevio Cimolai , MD, FRCP(C)
      DOI: 10.1086/519913
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/519913
    2. Free Access
      Occupational Exposures to Bloodborne Pathogens in Smaller Hospitals • (pp. 896-898)  Free Content
      Noleen J. Bennett , RN, MPH, Ann L. Bull , BSc (Hons), MApEpid, PhD, David R. Dunt , MB, BS, PhD, FFPH, Lyle C. Gurrin , BSc (Hons), PhD, Philip L. Russo , RN, MCE, Denis W. Spelman , MB, BS, FRACP, FRCPA, MPH, Michael J. Richards , MB, BS, FRACP, MD
      DOI: 10.1086/518749
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/518749