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The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology Publication Info

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Vol. 28, No. 9, September 2007
Issue Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/522268
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  1. Original Articles
    1. Free Access
      Measurement of the Impact of Risk Adjustment for Central Line–Days on Interpretation of Central Line–Associated Bloodstream Infection Rates • (pp. 1025-1029)  Free Content
      Jerome I. Tokars , MD, MPH, R. Monina Klevens , DDS, MPH, Jonathan R. Edwards , MS, Teresa C. Horan , MPH
      DOI: 10.1086/519935
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/519935
    2. Free Access
      Comparison of Automated Strategies for Surveillance of Nosocomial Bacteremia • (pp. 1030-1035)  Free Content
      Cristina Bellini , MD, Christiane Petignat , MD, Patrick Francioli , MD, Aline Wenger , Biologist, FAMH, Jacques Bille , MD, Adriana Klopotov , MS, Yannick Vallet , MS, René Patthey , MS, Giorgio Zanetti , MD, MS
      DOI: 10.1086/519861
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/519861
    3. Free Access
      Value of Whole‐Body Washing With Chlorhexidine for the Eradication of Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: A Randomized, Placebo‐Controlled, Double‐Blind Clinical Trial • (pp. 1036-1043)  Free Content
      C. Wendt , MD, MS, S. Schinke , MD, M. Württemberger , RN, K. Oberdorfer , MD, O. Bock‐Hensley , MD, H. von Baum , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/519929
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/519929
    4. Free Access
      Prevalence of Community‐Acquired Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Colonization in a Random Sample of Healthy Individuals • (pp. 1044-1046)  Free Content
      Jean Y. Rim , MD, Alfred E. Bacon III , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/519934
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/519934
    5. Free Access
      Severe Surgical Site Infection in Community Hospitals: Epidemiology, Key Procedures, and the Changing Prevalence of Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus aureus • (pp. 1047-1053)  Free Content
      Deverick J. Anderson , MD, Daniel J. Sexton , MD, Zeina A. Kanafani , MD, MPH, Grace Auten , MD, Keith S. Kaye , MD, MPH
      DOI: 10.1086/520731
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/520731
    6. Free Access
      Outcomes for and Risk Factors Associated With Vancomycin‐Resistant Enterococcus faecalis and Vancomycin‐Resistant Enterococcus faecium Bacteremia in Cancer Patients • (pp. 1054-1059)  Free Content
      G. Ghanem , MD, R. Hachem , MD, Y. Jiang , MS, R. F. Chemaly , MD, MPH, I. Raad , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/519932
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/519932
    7. Free Access
      Risk Factors for Surgical Site Infection Complicating Laminectomy • (pp. 1060-1065)  Free Content
      N. Deborah Friedman , MBBS, FRACP, Daniel J. Sexton , MD, Sarah M. Connelly , MD, Keith S. Kaye , MD, MPH
      DOI: 10.1086/519864
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/519864
    8. Free Access
      Risk of Bioaerosol Contamination With Aspergillus Species Before and After Cleaning in Rooms Filtered With High‐Efficiency Particulate Air Filters That House Patients With Hematologic Malignancy • (pp. 1066-1070)  Free Content
      Linda D. Lee , DrPH, REM, Matthew Berkheiser , MS, CIH, Ying Jiang , MS, Brenda Hackett , MPH, Ray Y. Hachem , MD, Roy F. Chemaly , MD, MPH, Issam I. Raad , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/519866
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/519866
    9. Free Access
      Duration of Influenza A Virus Shedding in Hospitalized Patients and Implications for Infection Control • (pp. 1071-1076)  Free Content
      Surbhi Leekha , MBBS, MPH, Nicole L. Zitterkopf , PhD, Mark J. Espy , MS, Thomas F. Smith , PhD, Rodney L. Thompson , MD, Priya Sampathkumar , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/520101
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/520101
  2. Review Article
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      The Ethics of Infection Control: Philosophical Frameworks • (pp. 1077-1084)  Free Content
      Charles S. Bryan , MD, Theresa J. Call , BS, Kevin C. Elliott , PhD
      DOI: 10.1086/519863
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/519863
  3. Concise Communications
    1. Free Access
      Active Surveillance of Legionnaires Disease During a Prospective Observational Study of Community‐ and Hospital‐Acquired Pneumonia • (pp. 1085-1088)  Free Content
      Erica Leoni , MD, Rossella Sacchetti , PhD, Manuela Aporti , MD, Claudio Lazzari , MD, Manuela Donati , MD, Franca Zanetti , PhD, Giovanna De Luca , PhD, Gian Franco Finzi , MD, Pier Paolo Legnani , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/519867
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/519867
    2. Free Access
      Persistence of the Same Strain of Legionella pneumophila in the Water System of an Italian Hospital for 15 Years • (pp. 1089-1092)  Free Content
      M. Scaturro , PhD, I. Dell’Eva , MD, F. Helfer , MD, M. L. Ricci , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/519869
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/519869
    3. Free Access
      Epidemic Preparedness in New Hampshire: Assessment of Increased Airborne Infection Isolation Capacity 1 Year After Distribution of Portable Isolation Units • (pp. 1093-1095)  Free Content
      Rachel N. Plotinsky , MD, Elizabeth A. Talbot , MD, Deborah Yeager , BA, Jose T. Montero , MD, MPH
      DOI: 10.1086/519868
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/519868
    4. Free Access
      Hand Hygiene Compliance Rates After an Educational Intervention in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit • (pp. 1096-1098)  Free Content
      Craig H. Raskind , MD, Sarah Worley , MS, Joan Vinski , RN, MSN, Johanna Goldfarb , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/519933
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/519933
    5. Free Access
      Hand Hygiene and Glove Use Behavior in an Italian Hospital • (pp. 1099-1102)  Free Content
      Angelo Pan , MD, Placido Mondello , MD, Klara Posfay‐Barbe , MD, MS, Patrizia Catenazzi , RN, Annise Grandi , RN, Silvia Lorenzotti , MD, Andrea Patroni , MD, Nadia Poli , RN, Laura Soavi , MD, Giuseppe Carnevale , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/518457
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/518457
    6. Free Access
      Comparison of the Risk of Surgical Site Infection After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy and Open Cholecystectomy • (pp. 1103-1106)  Free Content
      Fernando M. Biscione , MD, MSc, Renato C. Couto , MD, PhD, Tânia M. Pedrosa , MD, MSc, Mozar C. Neto , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/519931
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/519931
    7. Free Access
      Health Implications of Antimicrobial Resistance for Patients With Acute Kidney Injury and Bloodstream Infection • (pp. 1107-1110)  Free Content
      Eric A. J. Hoste , MD, PhD, Dominique M. Vandijck , RN, MSc, MA, Raymond C. Vanholder , MD, PhD, Jan J. De Waele , MD, Norbert H. Lameire , MD, PhD, Stefaan Claus , RN, Johan De Schuijmer , RN, MSc, Annemieke W. Dhondt , MD, PhD, Johan M. A. Decruyenaere , MD, PhD, Gerda Verschraegen , MD, PhD, Stijn I. Blot , RN, MSc, PhD
      DOI: 10.1086/520100
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/520100
    8. Free Access
      Use of Decolonization to Prevent Staphylococcal Infections in Various Healthcare Settings: Results of an Emerging Infections Network Survey • (pp. 1111-1113)  Free Content
      Sarah Klizas West , MD, Melissa S. Plantenga , BS, Larry J. Strausbaugh , MD, Infectious Diseases Society of America Emerging Infections Network
      DOI: 10.1086/519930
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/519930
    9. Free Access
      Fecal Carriage of Extended‐Spectrum β‐Lactamase–Producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae in Patients and Asymptomatic Healthy Individuals • (pp. 1114-1116)  Free Content
      Abdulrahman Abdulla Kader , MSc, FRCPath, Angamuthu Kumar , MD, ABMM, Katapadi Ananthkrishna Kamath , BSc
      DOI: 10.1086/519865
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/519865
    10. Free Access
      Age Limit Does Not Replace Serologic Testing for Determination of Immune Status for Measles • (pp. 1117-1120)  Free Content
      Ilker Uçkay , MD, Stéphane Hugonnet , MD, MSc, Laurent Kaiser , MD, Hugo Sax , MD, Didier Pittet , MD, MS
      DOI: 10.1086/519928
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/519928