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Vol. 29, No. 7, July 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/10.1086/591606
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  1. Original Article
    1. Free Access
      Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci on the Gowns and Gloves of Healthcare Workers(pp. 583-589)  Free Content
      By Graham M. Snyder, By , MD, Kerri A. Thom, , MD, Jon P. Furuno, , PhD, Eli N. Perencevich, , MD, MS, Mary-Claire Roghmann, , MD, MS, Sandra M. Strauss, , BS MT(ASCP), Giora Netzer, , MD, MSCE, Anthony D. Harris, , MD, MPH
      DOI: 10.1086/588701
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/588701
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      Contamination, Acquisition, and Transmission of Pathogens: Implications for Research and Practice of Infection Control(pp. 590-592)  Free Content
      By Linda M. Mundy, By , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/589558
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/589558
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      Impact of an Environmental Cleaning Intervention on the Presence of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci on Surfaces in Intensive Care Unit Rooms(pp. 593-599)  Free Content
      By Eric R. Goodman, By , BS, Richard Platt, , MD, MS, Richard Bass, , BS, CHESP, Andrew B. Onderdonk, , PhD, Deborah S. Yokoe, , MD, MPH, Susan S. Huang, , MD MPH
      DOI: 10.1086/588566
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/588566
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      Risk Factors for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Acquisition in Roommate Contacts of Patients Colonized or Infected With MRSA in an Acute-Care Hospital(pp. 600-606)  Free Content
      By Christine Moore, By , ART, Jastej Dhaliwal, , MSc, Agnes Tong, , MSc, Sarah Eden, , BScN, Cindi Wigston, , BSc, Barbara Willey, , ART, Allison McGeer, , MSc, MD
      DOI: 10.1086/588567
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/588567
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      Validation Study of Artificial Neural Network Models for Prediction of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Carriage(pp. 607-614)  Free Content
      By Cheng-Chuan Hsu, By , MS, Yusen E. Lin, , PhD, MBA, Yao-Shen Chen, , MD, Yung-Ching Liu, , MD, Robert R. Muder, , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/588588
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/588588
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      Differential Correlation Between Rates of Antimicrobial Drug Consumption and Prevalence of Antimicrobial Resistance in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Greece(pp. 615-622)  Free Content
      By Elias Iosifidis, By , MD, Charalampos Antachopoulos, , MD, PhD, Maria Tsivitanidou, , MD, Aspasia Katragkou, , MD, Evagelia Farmaki, , MD, PhD, Maria Tsiakou, , MD, Theano Kyriazi, , MSc, Danai Sofianou, , MD, PhD, Emmanuel Roilides, , MD, PhD
      DOI: 10.1086/589333
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/589333
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      Economic Burden of Surgical Site Infections at a European University Hospital(pp. 623-629)  Free Content
      By Walter P. Weber, By , MD, Marcel Zwahlen, , PhD, Stefan Reck, , MD, Chantal Feder-Mengus, , PhD, Heidi Misteli, , MD, Rachel Rosenthal, , MD, Daniel Brandenberger, , MD, Daniel Oertli, , MD, FACS, Andreas F. Widmer, , MD, Walter R. Marti, , MD, FACS
      DOI: 10.1086/589331
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/589331
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      Epidemiology of Sepsis in the Valencian Community (Spain), 1995–2004(pp. 630-634)  Free Content
      By Juan Carlos Andreu Ballester, By , MD, Ferran Ballester, , MD, PhD, Antonio González Sánchez, , MD, Amadeo Almela Quilis, , MD, Enrique Colomer Rubio, , MD, Carlos Peñarroja Otero, , MD, PhD
      DOI: 10.1086/589583
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/589583
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      Local Hospital Perspective on a Nationwide Outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection in Norway(pp. 635-641)  Free Content
      By Mette Walberg, By , PhD, Kathrine Frey Frøslie, , MSc, Jo Røislien, , PhD
      DOI: 10.1086/589332
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/589332
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      Prevention of Nosocomial Infection and Standard Precautions: Knowledge and Source of Information Among Healthcare Students(pp. 642-647)  Free Content
      By Marie-Pierre Tavolacci, By , MD, MPH, Joël Ladner, , MD, PhD, Laurent Bailly, , MD, MPH, Véronique Merle, , MD, PhD, Isabelle Pitrou, , MD, MPH, Pierre Czernichow, , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/588683
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/588683
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      Factors Associated With Diagnostic Evaluation for Tuberculosis Among Adults Hospitalized for Clinical Pneumonia in Thailand(pp. 648-657)  Free Content
      By Ann M. WeberBy , MPH, Peera Areerat , MD, Julie E. Fischer , PhD, Somsak Thamthitiwat , MD, MPH, Sonja J. Olsen , PhD, Jay K. Varma , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/588684
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/588684
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  2. Concise Communication
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      Effect of Telephoned Notification of Positive Clostridium difficile Test Results on the Time to the Ordering of Antimicrobial Therapy(pp. 658-660)  Free Content
      By Brandon P. Verdoorn, By , BS, Robert Orenstein, , DO, John W. Wilson, , MD, Lynn L. Estes, , PharmD, Randy F. Wendt, , AS, Cathy D. Schleck, , BSc, William S. Harmsen, , MS, Lisa M. Nyre, , MS, Robin Patel, , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/589586
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/589586
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      Emergence of Multidrug Resistance in Bacteria and Impact on Antibiotic Expenditure at a Major Army Medical Center Caring for Soldiers Wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan(pp. 661-663)  Free Content
      By Michael J. Zapor, By , MD, PhD, FACP, Daniel Erwin, , MS, Goldina Erowele, , PharmD, Glenn Wortmann, , MD, FACP, FIDSA
      DOI: 10.1086/588702
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/588702
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      Factors Associated with Recovery of Acinetobacter baumannii in a Combat Support Hospital(pp. 664-666)  Free Content
      By Matthew E. Griffith, By , MD, Russell S. Gonzalez, , MS, MT, John B. Holcomb, , MD, Duane R. Hospenthal, , MD, PhD, Glenn W. Wortmann, , MD, Clinton K. Murray, , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/589585
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/589585
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      Variability in Vancomycin Use in Newborn Intensive Care Units Determined From Data in an Electronic Medical Record(pp. 667-670)  Free Content
      By Cody Arnold, By , MD, MSc, Reese Clark, , MD, Jaclyn Bosco, , MPH, Craig Shoemaker, , MD, Alan R. Spitzer, , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/588589
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/588589
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      Predictors of Mortality From Community-Onset Bloodstream Infections Due to Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase–Producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae(pp. 671-674)  Free Content
      By Anucha Apisarnthanarak, By , MD, Pattarachai Kiratisin, , MD, PhD, Linda M. Mundy, , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/588082
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/588082
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      Relationship of Influenza Vaccination Declination Statements and Influenza Vaccination Rates for Healthcare Workers in 22 US Hospitals(pp. 675-677)  Free Content
      By Philip M. Polgreen, By , MD, MPH, Edward J. Septimus, , MD, Michael F. Parry, , MD, Susan E. Beekmann, , RN, MPH, Joseph E. Cavanaugh, , PhD, Arjun Srinivasan, , MD, Thomas R. Talbot, , MD, MPH
      DOI: 10.1086/588590
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  3. Letters to the Editor
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      Role of Combination Antibiogram in Empirical Treatment of Infection Due to Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii(pp. 678-679)  Free Content
      By Anucha Apisarnthanarak, By , MD, Linda M. Mundy, , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/588681
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/588681
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      Relationship Between Pathogenic and Colonizing Microorganisms Detected in Intensive Care Unit Patients and in Their Family Members and Visitors(pp. 679-681)  Free Content
      By Paolo Malacarne, By , MD, Silvia Pini, , MD, Nunzio De Feo, , RN
      DOI: 10.1086/588703
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/588703
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      Whole-Blood Interferon-Gamma Release Assay for Baseline Tuberculosis Screening of Healthcare Workers at a Swiss University Hospital(pp. 681-683)  Free Content
      By Ariane Stebler, By , MD, Patricia Iseli, , MD, Kathrin Mühlemann, , MD, PhD, Thomas Bodmer, , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/588587
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