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Vol. 27, No. 10, October 2006
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/10.1086/522503
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  1. Editorial
    1. Free Access
      Doing The Right Thing (and Figuring Out What That Is) • (pp. 999-1003)  Free Content
      Barry M. Farr , MD, MSc
      DOI: 10.1086/508672
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/508672
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  2. Original Articles
    1. Free Access
      Active Surveillance for Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Decreases the Incidence of MRSA Bacteremia • (pp. 1004-1008)  Free Content
      Pnina Shitrit , MD, Bat‐Sheva Gottesman , MD, Michal Katzir , MD, Avi Kilman , MSc, Yona Ben‐Nissan , BSc, Michal Chowers , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/507914
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/507914
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      Active Screening in High‐Risk Units Is an Effective and Cost‐Avoidant Method to Reduce the Rate of Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection in the Hospital • (pp. 1009-1017)  Free Content
      Megan Clancy , MD, Amy Graepler , MT, Michael Wilson , MD, Ivor Douglas , MD, MRCP(UK), Jeff Johnson , MD, Connie Savor Price , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/507915
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/507915
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    3. Free Access
      Original Article: Impact of Alcohol‐Based, Waterless Hand Antiseptic on the Incidence of Infection and Colonization With Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Vancomycin‐Resistant Enterococci • (pp. 1018-1021)  Free Content
      Kwan Kew Lai , DMD, MD, Sally Fontecchio , RN, BSNsgED, CIC, Zita Melvin , RN, BSN, CIC, Stephen P. Baker , MScPH
      DOI: 10.1086/507916
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/507916
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    4. Free Access
      Characteristics of Patients With Healthcare‐Associated Infection Due to SCCmec Type IV Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus aureus • (pp. 1025-1031)  Free Content
      Susan L. Davis , PharmD, Michael J. Rybak , PharmD, MPH, Muhammad Amjad , PhD, Glenn W. Kaatz , MD, Peggy S. McKinnon , PharmD
      DOI: 10.1086/507918
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/507918
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    5. Free Access
      Epidemiology of Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Colonization in a Surgical Intensive Care Unit • (pp. 1032-1040)  Free Content
      David K. Warren , MD, MPH, Rebecca M. Guth , RRT, MPH, Craig M. Coopersmith , MD, Liana R. Merz , MPH, Jeanne E. Zack , RN, BSN, CIC, Victoria J. Fraser , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/507919
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/507919
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      Molecular Characterization of Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Disseminated in a Home Care System • (pp. 1041-1050)  Free Content
      R. Rozenbaum , MD, PhD, M. C. Silva‐Carvalho , MSc, R. R. Souza , BSc, M. C. N. Melo , PhD, C. N. Gobbi , BSc, L. R. Coelho , BSc, R. L. Ferreira , MSc, B. T. Ferreira‐Carvalho , PhD, A. L. Schuenck , RN, F. M. C. S. Neves , RN, L. R. P. O. F. Silva , RN, A. M. S. Figueiredo , PhD
      DOI: 10.1086/507921
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/507921
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      Community‐Associated Strains of Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococccus aureus as the Cause of Healthcare‐Associated Infection • (pp. 1051-1056)  Free Content
      Blanca E. Gonzalez , MD, Adriana M. Rueda , MD, Samuel A. Shelburne, III , MD, Daniel M. Musher , MD, Richard J. Hamill , MD, Kristina G. Hultén , PhD
      DOI: 10.1086/507923
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/507923
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      Emergence of Community‐Associated Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection Among Patients With End‐Stage Renal Disease • (pp. 1057-1062)  Free Content
      Leonard B. Johnson , MD, Anilrudh A. Venugopal , MD, Joan Pawlak , BS, Louis D. Saravolatz , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/507958
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/507958
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    9. Free Access
      Carriage of Multiple Subtypes of Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus aureus by Intensive Care Unit Patients • (pp. 1063-1067)  Free Content
      Megan S. C. Lim , B Biomed Sci (Hons), Caroline L. Marshall , MBBS, FRACP, PhD, Denis Spelman , MBBS, FRACP, FRCPA, MPH
      DOI: 10.1086/507959
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/507959
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    10. Free Access
      Surveillance for Vancomycin‐Resistant Enterococci: Type, Rates, Costs, and Implications • (pp. 1068-1075)  Free Content
      Brooke N. Shadel , PhD, MPH, Laura A. Puzniak , PhD, MPH, Kathleen N. Gillespie , PhD, Steven J. Lawrence , MD, Marin Kollef , MD, Linda M. Mundy , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/507960
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/507960
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      Molecular Characterization of Vancomycin‐Resistant Enterococci from Clinical and Surveillance Specimens • (pp. 1076-1080)  Free Content
      Ji Young Huh , MD, PhD, Wee Gyo Lee , MD, PhD, Hye Young Jin , RN
      DOI: 10.1086/507961
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/507961
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      Role of Horizontal Transfer of the Transposon Tn1546 in the Nosocomial Spread of vanA Vancomycin‐Resistant Enterococci at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Korea • (pp. 1081-1087)  Free Content
      Soo Jin Yoo , MD, PhD, Heungsup Sung , MD, Young‐Uk Cho , MD, Mi‐Na Kim , MD, PhD, Chik Hyun Pai , MD, PhD, Yang Soo Kim , MD, PhD
      DOI: 10.1086/507279
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/507279
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      Antimicrobial Use Control Measures to Prevent and Control Antimicrobial Resistance in US Hospitals • (pp. 1088-1095)  Free Content
      Alan J. Zillich , PharmD, Jason M. Sutherland , PhD, Stephen J. Wilson , MD, MPH, Daniel J. Diekema , MD, MS, Erika J. Ernst , PharmD, Thomas E. Vaughn , PhD, Bradley N. Doebbeling , MD, MSc
      DOI: 10.1086/507963
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/507963
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  3. Review Articles
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      What To Think If the Results of the National Institutes of Health Randomized Trial of Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Vancomycin‐Resistant Enterococcus Control Measures Are Negative (and Other Advice to Young Epidemiologists): A Review and an Au Revoir • (pp. 1096-1106)  Free Content
      Barry M. Farr , MD, MSc
      DOI: 10.1086/508759
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/508759
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    2. Free Access
      Use of Germicides in the Home and the Healthcare Setting: Is There a Relationship Between Germicide Use and Antibiotic Resistance? • (pp. 1107-1119)  Free Content
      David J. Weber , MD, MPH, William A. Rutala , PhD, MPH
      DOI: 10.1086/507964
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/507964
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  4. Concise Communications
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      Use of Gaseous Ozone for Eradication of Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus aureus From the Home Environment of a Colonized Hospital Employee • (pp. 1120-1122)  Free Content
      Hero E. L. de Boer , MD, Carla M. van Elzelingen‐Dekker , BSc, Cora M. F. van Rheenen‐Verberg , BSc, Lodewijk Spanjaard , MD, PhD
      DOI: 10.1086/507966
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/507966
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      How Often Do Asymptomatic Healthcare Workers Cause Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Outbreaks? A Systematic Evaluation • (pp. 1123-1127)  Free Content
      Ralf‐Peter Vonberg , MD, Sabine Stamm‐Balderjahn , MD, Sonja Hansen , MD, Irina Zuschneid , MD, Henning Rüden , MD, Michael Behnke , PhD, Petra Gastmeier , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/507922
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/507922
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    3. Free Access
      Association Between Hand Hygiene Compliance and Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Prevalence in a French Rehabilitation Hospital • (pp. 1128-1130)  Free Content
      Emmanuelle Girou, Patrick Legrand, Sophan Soing‐Altrach, Astrid Lemire, Céline Poulain, Alexandra Allaire, Latifa Tkoub‐Scheirlinck, Steeve Ho Tam Chai, Catherine Dupeyron, Catherine‐Marie Loche
      DOI: 10.1086/507967
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/507967
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    4. Free Access
      The Decrease in Healthcare‐Associated Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections and Savings From Glycopeptide Use • (pp. 1131-1132)  Free Content
      Diler Coşkun , MD, Jale Aytaç , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/507969
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/507969
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    5. Free Access
      Epidemiology of Community‐Acquired Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Skin Infections Among Healthcare Workers in an Outpatient Clinic • (pp. 1133-1136)  Free Content
      Cecilia P. Johnston , MD, MHS, Lisa Cooper , RN, William Ruby , DO, Karen C. Carroll , MD, Sara E. Cosgrove , MD, MS, Trish M. Perl , MD, MSc
      DOI: 10.1086/507970
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/507970
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      Incidence and Epidemiology of Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection in a Saudi Arabian Hospital, 1999‐2003 • (pp. 1137-1139)  Free Content
      Jaffar A. Al‐Tawfiq , MBBS, FACP
      DOI: 10.1086/507971
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/507971
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  5. Erratum
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      Warren et al. (2006; 27:1032‐1040)(pp. 1140-1141)  Free Content
      DOI: 10.1086/509590
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/509590
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