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Vol. 29, No. 1, January 2008
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/10.1086/527363
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  1. Original Articles
    1. Free Access
      Identifying Opportunities to Enhance Environmental Cleaning in 23 Acute Care Hospitals • (pp. 1-7)  Free Content
      P. C. Carling , MD, M. F. Parry , MD, S. M. Von Beheren , RN, BSN, MS, CIC, the Healthcare Environmental Hygiene Study Group
      DOI: 10.1086/524329
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/524329
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      Prospective, Controlled, Cross‐Over Trial of Alcohol‐Based Hand Gel in Critical Care Units • (pp. 8-15)  Free Content
      Mark E. Rupp , MD, Teresa Fitzgerald , RN, Susan Puumala , MS, James R. Anderson , PhD, Rita Craig , RN, Peter C. Iwen , PhD, Dawn Jourdan , RN, Janet Keuchel , RN, Nedra Marion , RN, Delayne Peterson , PA, Lee Sholtz , RN, Valerie Smith , RN
      DOI: 10.1086/524333
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/524333
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      Budget Impact Analysis of Rapid Screening for Staphylococcus aureus Colonization Among Patients Undergoing Elective Surgery in US Hospitals • (pp. 16-24)  Free Content
      Gary A. Noskin , MD, Robert J. Rubin , MD, Jerome J. Schentag , PharmD, Jan Kluytmans , MD, PhD, Edwin C. Hedblom , PharmD, Cassie Jacobson , MA, Maartje Smulders , MS, MPH, Eric Gemmen , MA, Murtuza Bharmal , BPharm, PhD
      DOI: 10.1086/524327
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/524327
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      Comparison of the Use of Administrative Data and an Active System for Surveillance of Invasive Aspergillosis • (pp. 25-30)  Free Content
      Douglas C. Chang , MD, Lauren A. Burwell , MD, G. Marshall Lyon , MD, MMSc, Peter G. Pappas , MD, Tom M. Chiller , MD, MPH, Kathleen A. Wannemuehler , PhD, Scott K. Fridkin , MD, Benjamin J. Park , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/524324
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/524324
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      Development of an Algorithm for Surveillance of Ventilator‐Associated Pneumonia With Electronic Data and Comparison of Algorithm Results With Clinician Diagnoses • (pp. 31-37)  Free Content
      Michael Klompas , MD, MPH, Ken Kleinman , ScD, Richard Platt , MD, MSc
      DOI: 10.1086/524332
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/524332
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      Impact of an Infection Control Program on the Prevalence of Nosocomial Infections at a Tertiary Care Center in Switzerland • (pp. 38-43)  Free Content
      Corina Ebnöther , MD, Beate Tanner , MD, Flavia Schmid , MD, Vittoria La Rocca , RN, Ivo Heinzer , MD, Thomas Bregenzer , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/524330
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/524330
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      Case‐Control Study of Antibiotic Use and Subsequent Clostridium difficile–Associated Diarrhea in Hospitalized Patients • (pp. 44-50)  Free Content
      Roger Baxter , MD, G. Thomas Ray , MBA, Bruce H. Fireman , MA
      DOI: 10.1086/524320
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/524320
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      Predictive Factors for the Development of Central Line–Associated Bloodstream Infection Due to Gram‐Negative Bacteria in Intensive Care Unit Patients After Surgery • (pp. 51-56)  Free Content
      Pranavi V. Sreeramoju , MD, MPH, Jocelyn Tolentino , MPH, Sylvia Garcia‐Houchins , MBA, CIC, Stephen G. Weber , MD, MS
      DOI: 10.1086/524334
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/524334
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      Pseudo‐outbreak of Mycobacterium abscessus Infection Caused by Laboratory Contamination • (pp. 57-62)  Free Content
      D. B. Blossom , MD, MS, K. A. Alelis , MPH, D. C. Chang , MD, A. H. Flores , BA, J. Gill , PhD, MPH, D. Beall , PhD, A. M. Peterson , MPH, B. Jensen , MMSc, J. Noble‐Wang , PhD, M. Williams , PhD, M. A. Yakrus , MS, MPH, M. J. Arduino , DrPH, A. Srinivasan , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/524328
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/524328
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  2. Concise Communications
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      Contamination of Examination Gloves in Patient Rooms and Implications for Transmission of Antimicrobial‐Resistant Microorganisms • (pp. 63-65)  Free Content
      Maureen H. Diaz , BS, Christina Silkaitis , MT, Michael Malczynski , BS, Gary A. Noskin , MD, John R. Warren , MD, Teresa Zembower , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/524338
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/524338
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      Compliance With Personal Precautions Against Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens Among Laboratory Workers: A Canadian Survey • (pp. 66-68)  Free Content
      Cheryl L. Main , MD, Soo Chan Carusone , PhD, Kurt Davis , FCSMLS, Mark Loeb , MD, MSc
      DOI: 10.1086/524325
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/524325
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      Impact of an Oil‐Based Lubricant on the Effectiveness of the Sterilization Processes • (pp. 69-72)  Free Content
      William A. Rutala , PhD, MPH, Maria F. Gergen , MT(ASCP), David J. Weber , MD, MPH
      DOI: 10.1086/524326
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/524326
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      Comparative Analysis of 75th Percentile Durations for Neurosurgical Procedures in France and in US National Noscomial Infection Surveillance System Data • (pp. 73-75)  Free Content
      Claire Lietard , PhD, Véronique Thébaud , MSc, Géraldine Burnichon , MD, Gérard Besson , MD, Benoist Lejeune , PhD, MD
      DOI: 10.1086/524339
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/524339
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      Case‐Control Study of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgical Site Infections • (pp. 76-79)  Free Content
      Galit Holzmann‐Pazgal , MD, Diane Hopkins‐Broyles , RN, MSN, CIC, Angela Recktenwald , MPH, Melinda Hohrein, Patricia Kieffer , BSN, Charles Huddleston , MD, Sharma Anshuman , MD, Victoria Fraser , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/524323
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/524323
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      Predictors of Mortality Among Patients With Community‐Onset Infection Due to Extended‐Spectrum β‐Lactamase–Producing Escherichia coli in Thailand • (pp. 80-82)  Free Content
      Anucha Apisarnthanarak , MD, Patarachai Kiratisin , MD, PhD, Piyawan Saifon , BSc, Rungrueng Kitphati , MD, Surang Dejsirilert , MSc, Linda M. Mundy , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/524321
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/524321
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      Prospective Study of Nosocomial Transmission of Hepatitis C in a Swedish Gastroenterology Unit • (pp. 83-85)  Free Content
      Hans Verbaan , MD, PhD, Vilma Molnegren, Inez Pentmo , RN, Lena Rubin, Anders Widell , MD, PhD
      DOI: 10.1086/524340
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/524340
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      Medical Residents’ Self‐Reported Adherence to Guidelines During Placement of Central Venous Catheters • (pp. 86-88)  Free Content
      Basel K. Al Aloul , MD, A. Selcuk Adabag , MD, MS, Tareq Y. Goussous , MD, Craig R. Weinert , MD, MPH
      DOI: 10.1086/524341
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/524341
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      Influenza Vaccination Among Medical Residents in a Teaching Hospital • (pp. 89-91)  Free Content
      Eliahu Bishburg , MD, Monica Shah , PharmD, A. Scott Mathis , PharmD
      DOI: 10.1086/524322
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/524322
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  3. Letters to the Editor
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      Surgical Site Infections After Laparoscopic and Open Cholecystectomies in Community Hospitals • (pp. 92-94)  Free Content
      Luke F. Chen , MBBS (Hons), FRACP, Deverick J. Anderson , MD, MPH, Matthew G. Hartwig , MD, Keith S. Kaye , MD, MPH, Daniel J. Sexton , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/524335
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/524335
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      Reply to Chen et al. • (pp. 94-95)  Free Content
      Fernando M. Biscione , MD, MSc
      DOI: 10.1086/524912
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      Are We “Squeezing The Balloon” When Reducing the Risk of Occupational Infection? Reply to Pan et al. • (pp. 95-96)  Free Content
      Ignacio Galed Placed , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/524914
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/524914
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  4. Erratum
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      Johnston et al. (2007; 28:1404‐1407)(p. 97)  Free Content
      DOI: 10.1086/525866
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/525866
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