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Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology Publication Info

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  1. Original Article
    1. Free Access
      Risk Factors for Surgical Site Infection After Low Transverse Cesarean Section(pp. 477-484)  Free Content
      By Margaret A. Olsen, , Anne M. Butler, , Denise M. Willers, , Preetishma Devkota, , Gilad A. Gross, , Victoria J. Fraser,
      DOI: 10.1086/587810
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/587810
    2. Free Access
      Commentary: Superficial Incisional Infection After Cesarean Section(pp. 485-486)  Free Content
      By James T. Lee,
      DOI: 10.1086/588099
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/588099
    3. Free Access
      Decreased Rates of Nosocomial Endometritis and Urinary Tract Infection After Vaginal Delivery in a French Surveillance Network, 1997–2003(pp. 487-495)  Free Content
      By Louis Ayzac, , Emmanuelle Caillat-Vallet, , Raphaële Girard, , Catherine Chapuis, , Florence Depaix, , Anne-Marie Dumas, , Chantal Gignoux, , Catherine Haond, , Joëlle Lafarge-Leboucher, , Carine Launay, , Françoise Tissot-Guerraz, , Agnès Vincent, , Jacques Fabry, , Mater Sud-Est Study Group
      DOI: 10.1086/588158
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/588158
    4. Free Access
      Time-Series Analysis of the Impact of Bed Occupancy Rates on the Incidence of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection in Overcrowded General Wards(pp. 496-502)  Free Content
      By Michael A. Borg, , David Suda, , Elizabeth Scicluna,
      DOI: 10.1086/588157
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/588157
    5. Free Access
      Active Surveillance to Determine the Impact of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Colonization on Patients in Intensive Care Units of a Veterans Affairs Medical Center(pp. 503-509)  Free Content
      By Mukesh Patel, , Jeffrey D. Weinheimer, , Ken B. Waites, , John W. Baddley,
      DOI: 10.1086/588161
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/588161
    6. Free Access
      Highly Effective Regimen for Decolonization of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Carriers(pp. 510-516)  Free Content
      By M. Buehlmann, , R. Frei, , L. Fenner, , M. Dangel, , U. Fluckiger, , A. F. Widmer,
      DOI: 10.1086/588201
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/588201
    7. Free Access
      Intensive Care Unit Outbreak of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase–Producing Klebsiella Pneumoniae Controlled by Cohorting Patients and Reinforcing Infection Control Measures(pp. 517-524)  Free Content
      By C. Laurent, , H. Rodriguez-Villalobos, , F. Rost, , H. Strale, , J.-L. Vincent, , A. Deplano, , M. J. Struelens, , B. Byl,
      DOI: 10.1086/588004
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/588004
    8. Free Access
      Development of a Guideline for the Management of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Based on Local Microbiologic Findings and Impact of the Guideline on Antimicrobial Use Practices(pp. 525-533)  Free Content
      By Timothy H. Dellit, , Jeannie D. Chan, , Shawn J. Skerrett, , Avery B. Nathens,
      DOI: 10.1086/588160
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/588160
    9. Free Access
      Inverse Correlation Between Level of Professional Education and Rate of Handwashing Compliance in a Teaching Hospital(pp. 534-538)  Free Content
      By Joan M. Duggan, , Sandra Hensley, , Sadik Khuder, , Thomas J. Papadimos, , Lloyd Jacobs,
      DOI: 10.1086/588164
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/588164
    10. Free Access
      Intervention to Prevent Falls on the Medical Service in a Teaching Hospital(pp. 539-545)  Free Content
      By Melissa J. Krauss, , Nhial Tutlam, , Eileen Costantinou, , Shirley Johnson, , Diane Jackson, , Victoria J. Fraser,
      DOI: 10.1086/588222
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/588222
  2. Concise Communication
    1. Free Access
      Correlation Between Respiratory Colonization With Gram-Negative Bacteria and Development of Gram-Negative Bacterial Infection After Cardiac Surgery(pp. 546-548)  Free Content
      By Pranavi V. Sreeramoju, , Sylvia Garcia-Houchins, , Judith Bova, , Cynthia C. Kelly;, Jan E. Patterson, , Stephen G. Weber,
      DOI: 10.1086/588159
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/588159
    2. Free Access
      Controlling the Clonal Spread of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection(pp. 549-552)  Free Content
      By Graziella H. Pereira, , Anna S. Levin, , Helenice Bosco Oliveira, , Maria Luiza Moretti,
      DOI: 10.1086/588163
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/588163
    3. Free Access
      Genotypic Evolution of Acinetobacter baumannii Strains in an Outbreak Associated With War Trauma(pp. 553-555)  Free Content
      By Glenn Wortmann, , Amy Weintrob, , Melissa Barber, , Paul Scott, , Scott T. Zoll, , Mark W. Eshoo, , Rangarajan Sampath, , David J. Ecker, , Christian Massire,
      DOI: 10.1086/588221
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/588221
    4. Free Access
      Effect of an Infection Control Program on the Frequency of Nosocomial Viral Respiratory Infections(pp. 556-558)  Free Content
      By Ramiro J. Gómez-Villa, , Andreu Comas-García, Vicente López-Rojas, , Luis F. Pérez-González, , Josefina Sánchez-Alvarado, , Rocío Salazar-Zaragoza, , Juana M. Ruiz-González, , Ángel G. Alpuche-Solís, , Daniel E. Noyola,
      DOI: 10.1086/588000
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/588000
    5. Free Access
      Using Samples to Estimate the Sensitivity and Specificity of a Surveillance Process(pp. 559-563)  Free Content
      By Emma S. McBryde, , Heath Kelly, , Caroline Marshall, , Philip L. Russo, , D. L. Sean McElwain, , Anthony N. Pettitt,
      DOI: 10.1086/588203
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/588203
    6. Free Access
      Outbreak of Postoperative Endophthalmitis in a Thai Tertiary Care Center(pp. 564-566)  Free Content
      By Anucha Apisarnthanarak, , Supanee Jirajariyavej, , Kanokporn Thongphubeth, , Chananart Yuekyen, , David K. Warren, , Victoria J. Fraser,
      DOI: 10.1086/587809
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/587809
    7. Free Access
      Risk Factors for Infectious Spondylodiscitis in Patients Receiving Hemodialysis(pp. 567-571)  Free Content
      By Ramzi M. Helewa, , John M. Embil, , Cynthia G. Boughen, , Mary Cheang, , Michael Goytan, , James M. Zacharias, , Elly Trepman,
      DOI: 10.1086/588202
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/588202
    8. Free Access
      Nonjudicious Dispensing of Antibiotics by Drug Stores in Pratumthani, Thailand(pp. 572-575)  Free Content
      By Anucha Apisarnthanarak, , Jeeraluk Tunpornchai, , Korakot Tanawitt, , Linda M. Mundy,
      DOI: 10.1086/587496
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/587496
  3. Letters to the Editor
    1. Free Access
      Effectiveness of Alcohol-Based Hand Hygiene Gels in Reducing Nosocomial Infection Rates(p. 576)  Free Content
      By Andreas F. Widmer, , Manfred Rotter,
      DOI: 10.1086/587808
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/587808
    2. Free Access
      “Cannot Detect a Change” Is Not the Same as “There Is Not a Change”(pp. 576-577)  Free Content
      By Maryanne McGuckin, , Richard Waterman,
      DOI: 10.1086/587807
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/587807
    3. Free Access
      Trial of Alcohol-Based Hand Gel in Critical Care Units(pp. 577-578)  Free Content
      By Leonard A. Mermel, , John M. Boyce, , Andreas Voss, , Benedetta Allegranzi, , Didier Pittet,
      DOI: 10.1086/587812
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/587812
    4. Free Access
      Alcohol-Based Hand Hygiene and Nosocomial Infection Rates(pp. 579-580)  Free Content
      By Matthias Maiwald,
      DOI: 10.1086/587967
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/587967
    5. Free Access
      Not Perfect–Just Among the Best Available: Reply(pp. 580-582)  Free Content
      By Mark E. Rupp,
      DOI: 10.1086/588388
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/588388