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Vol. 29, No. 5, May 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/10.1086/589153
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  1. Original Articles
    1. Free Access
      Economic Evaluation of Standing Order Programs for Pneumococcal Vaccination of Hospitalized Elderly Patients • (pp. 385-394)  Free Content
      Donald B. Middleton , MD, Chyongchiou J. Lin , PhD, Kenneth J. Smith , MD, MS, Richard K. Zimmerman , MD, MPH, Mary Patricia Nowalk , PhD, RD, Mark S. Roberts , MD, MPP, Dwight E. Fox , DMD
      DOI: 10.1086/587155
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/587155
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      Commentary: Challenges in Cost‐Effectiveness Analyses of Hospital Interventions to Improve Quality • (pp. 395-397)  Free Content
      Matthew M. Davis , MD, MAPP
      DOI: 10.1086/587966
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/587966
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      Factors Associated with Acquisition of Vancomycin‐Resistant Enterococci (VRE) in Roommate Contacts of Patients Colonized or Infected with VRE in a Tertiary Care Hospital • (pp. 398-403)  Free Content
      Qian Zhou , MD, MHSc, Christine Moore , ART, Sarah Eden , RN, Agnes Tong , MSc, Allison McGeer , MD, FRCPC, Mount Sinai Hospital Infection Control Team
      DOI: 10.1086/587187
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/587187
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      Risk of Vancomycin‐Resistant Enterococcus (VRE) Bloodstream Infection Among Patients Colonized With VRE • (pp. 404-409)  Free Content
      Chamion N. Olivier , MD, MSc, Ruth K. Blake , MT, Lisa L. Steed , PhD, Cassandra D. Salgado , MD, MS
      DOI: 10.1086/587647
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/587647
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    5. Free Access
      Cross‐Transmission of Multidrug‐Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Clonal Strains Causing Episodes of Sepsis in a Trauma Intensive Care Unit • (pp. 410-417)  Free Content
      Antonios Markogiannakis , MPH, George Fildisis , MD, Sofia Tsiplakou , MD, Alexandros Ikonomidis , PhD, Alexandra Koutsoukou , MD, Spyros Pournaras , MD, Evangelos N. Manolis , MD, George Baltopoulos , MD, Athanassios Tsakris , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/533545
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/533545
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      Outbreak of Multidrug‐Resistant Serratia marcescens Infection in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit • (pp. 418-423)  Free Content
      Lisa L. Maragakis , MD, MPH, Amy Winkler , RN, MPH, Margaret G. Tucker , BS, Sara E. Cosgrove , MD, MS, Tracy Ross , BS, Edward Lawson , MD, Karen C. Carroll , MD, Trish M. Perl , MD, MSc
      DOI: 10.1086/587969
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/587969
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      Infection Control Experience in a Cooperative Care Center for Transplant Patients • (pp. 424-429)  Free Content
      Ahmad Nusair , MD, Dawn Jourdan , RN, Sharon Medcalf , RN, Nedra Marion , RN, Peter C. Iwen , PhD, Paul D. Fey , PhD, Elizabeth Reed , MD, Alan Langnas , DO, Mark E. Rupp , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/587188
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/587188
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      Lethal Activity of Nonthermal Plasma Sterilization Against Microorganisms • (pp. 430-436)  Free Content
      Richard A. Venezia , PhD, Michael Orrico , MS, Edward Houston , PhD, Shu‐Min Yin , PhD, Yelena Y. Naumova , PhD
      DOI: 10.1086/588003
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/588003
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  2. Concise Communications
    1. Free Access
      Reprocessing and Reuse of Single‐Use Medical Devices: A National Survey of Canadian Acute‐Care Hospitals • (pp. 437-439)  Free Content
      Julie Polisena , MSc, David Hailey , MSc, PhD, Kristen Moulton , BA, Hussein Z. Noorani , MSc, Philip Jacobs , DPhil, Nola Ries , MPA, LLM, Sarah Normandin , BSc, MLIS, Michael Gardam , MD, FRCPC
      DOI: 10.1086/587648
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/587648
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    2. Free Access
      University HealthSystem Consortium Quality Performance Benchmarking Study of the Insertion and Care of Central Venous Catheters • (pp. 440-442)  Free Content
      Brian P. Harting , MD, Thomas R. Talbot , MD, MPH, Timothy H. Dellit , MD, Joan Hebden , RN, MS, Joanne Cuny , RN, MBA, William H. Greene , MD, John Segreti , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/587716
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/587716
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    3. Free Access
      Some Observations on the Migration of Proteus mirabilis and Other Urinary Tract Pathogens Over Foley Catheters • (pp. 443-445)  Free Content
      Gareth J. Williams , PhD;, David J. Stickler , DPhil
      DOI: 10.1086/529551
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/529551
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    4. Free Access
      Interobserver Variability in the Assessment of Clinical Criteria for Suspected Urinary Tract Infection in Nursing Home Residents • (pp. 446-449)  Free Content
      Manisha Juthani‐Mehta , MD, Mary Tinetti , MD, Eleanor Perrelli , MSN, Virginia Towle , MPhil, Peter H. Van Ness , PhD, MPH, Vincent Quagliarello , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/586721
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/586721
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      Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection in a College Football Team: Risk Factors Outside the Locker Room and Playing Field • (pp. 450-453)  Free Content
      Lennox K. Archibald , MD, FRCP, Jerne Shapiro , MPH, Anthony Pass , MEd, Kenneth Rand , MD, Frederick Southwick , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/587971
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/587971
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      Incidence of Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Nosocomial Infections in Intensive Care Units in Lyon University Hospitals, France, 2003‐2006 • (pp. 454-456)  Free Content
      M. Moalla , PharmD, D. Baratin , MD, M. Giard , MD, P. Vanhems , MD, PhD
      DOI: 10.1086/533547
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/533547
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      Improvement in Prescribing Habits and Economic Outcomes Associated With the Introduction of a Standardized Approach for Surgical Antimicrobial Prophylaxis • (pp. 457-461)  Free Content
      Elizabeth D. Hermsen , PharmD, MBA, Sara Smith Shull , PharmD, MBA, Susan E. Puumala , MS, Mark E. Rupp , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/587811
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/587811
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      Effect of Building Construction on Aspergillus Concentrations in a Hospital • (pp. 462-464)  Free Content
      Marian D. Goebes , PhD, Ellen Jo Baron , PhD, Kathleen L. Mathews , RN, CIC, Lynn M. Hildemann , PhD
      DOI: 10.1086/587189
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      Effect of Accessibility of Influenza Vaccination on the Rate of Childcare Staff Vaccination • (pp. 465-467)  Free Content
      Ingi Lee , MD, Sarah Thompson , MD, Ebbing Lautenbach , MD, MPH, MSCE, Leanne B. Gasink , MD, MSCE, Barbara Watson , MBChB, FRCP, FAAP, Neil O. Fishman , MD, Zhen Chen , PhD, Darren R. Linkin , MD, MSCE
      DOI: 10.1086/587970
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  3. Letters to the Editor
    1. Free Access
      Should Infection Control Teams Enforce an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program for All Clinicians? • (pp. 468-469)  Free Content
      Kenichi Nomura , MD, PhD
      DOI: 10.1086/586719
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/586719
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      Simple Quality Improvement Interventions Reduce Unnecessary Intravascular Device Dwell Time • (pp. 469-470)  Free Content
      Stephen J. McBride , MB ChB, David W. Scott , PhD, David G. Partridge , MB BCh, Simon E. Briggs , MB ChB
      DOI: 10.1086/587968
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      Legionella Colonization of the Respiratory Tract in Patients Without Nosocomial Exposure • (pp. 470-471)  Free Content
      Savina Ditommaso , ScD, PhD, Monica Giacomuzzi , BSc, Marino Gentile , BSc, Angela Ruggenini Moiraghi , MD, PhD, Roberto Arione , MD, PhD, Sergio Baldi , MD, PhD, Paolo Solidoro , MD, PhD, Adriano Ceccarelli , MD, PhD, Carla M. Zotti , ScD, PhD
      DOI: 10.1086/586720
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      Impact of Knowledge and Positive Attitudes About Avian Influenza (H5N1 Virus Infection) on Infection Control and Influenza Vaccination Practices of Thai Healthcare Workers • (pp. 472-474)  Free Content
      Anucha Apisarnthanarak , MD, Piphob Phattanakeitchai , MD, David K. Warren , MD, Victoria J. Fraser , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/587495
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/587495
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    5. Free Access
      Disinfectants Containing Chlorine: An Occupational Hazard? • (p. 474)  Free Content
      Frank Andreas Van Laer , RN, CIC, Rudi Verdyck , EM, Hilde Jansens , MD, Elke Coenen , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/533481
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/533481
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      Prevalence of Nosocomial Infections in Adult Intensive Care Units at a Kosova Teaching Hospital • (p. 475)  Free Content
      Gazmend Spahija , MD, Lul Raka , MD, Gjyle Mulliqi , MD, PhD, Nexhmije Spahija , MD, Zana Bukoshi , MD, Faton Hoxha , MD, PhD, Avdyl Krasniqi , MD, PhD
      DOI: 10.1086/533480
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/533480
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