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Vol. 30, No. 7, July 2009
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/10.1086/599166
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  1. WHO Guideline
    1. Free Access
      The World Health Organization Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Health Care and Their Consensus Recommendations • (pp. 611-622)  Free Content
      Didier Pittet , MD, MS, Benedetta Allegranzi , MD, John Boyce , MD, World Health Organization World Alliance for Patient Safety First Global Patient Safety Challenge Core Group of Experts
      DOI: 10.1086/600379
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/600379
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  2. Original Articles
    1. Free Access
      Topical Therapy for Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Colonization: Impact on Infection Risk • (pp. 623-632)  Free Content
      Ari Robicsek , MD, Jennifer L. Beaumont , MS, Richard B. Thomson, Jr. , PhD, Geetha Govindarajan , MD, PhD, Lance R. Peterson , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/597550
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/597550
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      Editorial: Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Decolonization: “Yes, We Can,” But Will It Help? • (pp. 633-635)  Free Content
      Jan Kluytmans , MD, PhD, Stephan Harbarth , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/599020
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/599020
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    3. Free Access
      Pediatric and Neonatal Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Outcome • (pp. 636-644)  Free Content
      Robert E. Burke , MD, Meira S. Halpern , PhD, Ellen Jo Baron , PhD, D(ABMM), Kathleen Gutierrez , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/597521
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/597521
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    4. Free Access
      Prevention of Central Venous Catheter–Associated Bloodstream Infections in Pediatric Intensive Care Units: A Performance Improvement Collaborative • (pp. 645-651)  Free Content
      Howard E. Jeffries , MD, MBA, MPH, Wilbert Mason , MD, MPH, Melanie Brewer , DNSc, Katie L. Oakes , MPA, Esther I. Muñoz , RN, BSN, CIC, Wendi Gornick , MS, CIC, Lee D. Flowers, Jodi E. Mullen , BC, CCRN, CCNS, Craig Harris Gilliam , CIC, BS, Stana Fustar , CRNI, Cary W. Thurm , PhD, Tina Logsdon , MS, William R. Jarvis , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/598341
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/598341
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    5. Free Access
      Surveillance for Healthcare‐Acquired Febrile Respiratory Infection in Pediatric Hospitals Participating in the Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program • (pp. 652-658)  Free Content
      Joseph V. Vayalumkal , MD, Denise Gravel , BScN, MSc, Dorothy Moore , MD, PhD, Anne Matlow , MD, Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program
      DOI: 10.1086/598247
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/598247
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    6. Free Access
      Healthcare‐Associated Infection in Italy: Annual Point‐Prevalence Surveys, 2002–2004 • (pp. 659-665)  Free Content
      Simone Lanini , MD, William R. Jarvis , MD, Emanuele Nicastri , MD, Gaetano Privitera , MD, Giovanni Gesu , MD, Federico Marchetti , MD, Luigi Giuliani , MD, Pierluca Piselli , MD, Vincenzo Puro , MD, Carla Nisii , PhD, Giuseppe Ippolito , MD, INF‐NOS Study Group (Gruppo Italiano per lo Studio delle Infezioni Noscomiali)
      DOI: 10.1086/597596
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/597596
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      Carbapenem Resistance Among Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolates: Risk Factors, Molecular Characteristics, and Susceptibility Patterns • (pp. 666-671)  Free Content
      Khetam Hussein , MD, Hanna Sprecher , PhD, Tania Mashiach , MA, Ilana Oren , MD, Imad Kassis , MD, Renato Finkelstein , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/598244
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/598244
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      Likelihood of Inadequate Treatment: A Novel Approach to Evaluating Drug‐Resistance Patterns • (pp. 672-677)  Free Content
      Heinz Burgmann , MD, Brigitte Stoiser , MD, Gottfried Heinz , MD, Peter Schenk , MD, Petra Apfalter , MD, Konstantin Zedtwitz‐Liebenstein , MD, Michael Frass , MD, Yehuda Carmeli , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/598245
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/598245
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    9. Free Access
      Monitoring the Effectiveness of Hospital Cleaning Practices by Use of an Adenosine Triphosphate Bioluminescence Assay • (pp. 678-684)  Free Content
      John M. Boyce , MD, Nancy L. Havill , MT, Diane G. Dumigan , RN, Michael Golebiewski, Ola Balogun , BS, MBA, Ramo Rizvani , BS
      DOI: 10.1086/598243
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/598243
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    10. Free Access
      Microbiological Efficacy and Tolerability of a New, Non–Alcohol‐Based Hand Disinfectant • (pp. 685-690)  Free Content
      Niina Agthe , RN, Kirsi Terho , MNSc, Tiina Kurvinen , MNSc, Marianne Routamaa , MNSc, Reijo Peltonen , MD, PhD, Kirsi Laitinen , PhD, Mari Kanerva , MD, PhD
      DOI: 10.1086/598239
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/598239
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    11. Free Access
      Factorial Design for Improving Influenza Vaccination Among Employees of a Large Health System • (pp. 691-697)  Free Content
      Richard Kent Zimmerman , MD, Mary Patricia Nowalk , PhD, Chyongchiou J. Lin , PhD, Mahlon Raymund , PhD, Dwight E. Fox , DMD, Jay D. Harper , MD, Mark D. Tanis , RN, Bayo C. Willis , MPH
      DOI: 10.1086/598343
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/598343
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  3. Concise Communications
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      Prospective Incidence Study of Bloodstream Infection in Infants and Children With Central Venous Catheters After Cardiac Surgery in Italy • (pp. 698-701)  Free Content
      Stefania Bezzio , MD, C. Scolfaro , MD, R. Broglia , MD, R. Calabrese, F. Mignone , MD, P. A. Abruzzese , MD, PhD, E. Aidala , MD, A. Valori , MD, S. Grassitelli , MD, A. Rizzo , MD, S. Iannandrea , MD, P. A. Tovo , MD, PhD
      DOI: 10.1086/598242
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/598242
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      Influence of Usage History, Instrument Complexity, and Different Cleaning Procedures on the Cleanliness of Blood‐Contaminated Dental Surgical Instruments • (pp. 702-704)  Free Content
      Gang Wu , PhD, Xuefen Yu , RN
      DOI: 10.1086/598241
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/598241
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      Tuberculin Skin Tests Among Medical Students With Prior Bacille‐Calmette Guérin Vaccination in a Setting With a High Prevalence of Tuberculosis • (pp. 705-709)  Free Content
      Thana Khawcharoenporn , MD, Anucha Apisarnthanarak , MD, Kanokporn Thongphubeth , RN, Chananart Yuekyen , RN, Linda M. Mundy , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/598344
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/598344
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  4. Research Briefs
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      Feasibility Exercise to Evaluate the Use of Particulate Respirators by Emergency Department Staff During the 2007 Influenza Season • (pp. 710-712)  Free Content
      Holly Seale , PhD, BSc, Stephen Corbett , MBBS, FAFPHM, Dominic E. Dwyer , MD, C. Raina MacIntyre , PhD
      DOI: 10.1086/599254
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    2. Free Access
      Reduction of Nosocomial Pneumonia Using Surveillance and Targeted Interventions in an Algerian Neonatal Intensive Care Unit • (pp. 712-713)  Free Content
      Mohamed Lamine Atif , MD, Fetta Sadaoui , MD, Abdeldjallil Bezzaoucha , MD, PhD, Chawki Ahmed Kaddache , MD, PhD, Rachida Boukari , MD, PhD, Salima Djelato , MD, Nora Boubechou , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/598337
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      Intra‐abdominal Abscesses and Laparoscopic Versus Open Appendectomies • (pp. 713-715)  Free Content
      S. Brümmer , MD, D. Sohr , PhD, P. Gastmeier , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/598246
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/598246
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  5. Letters to the Editor
    1. Free Access
      Evaluation Tool for the Assessment of Personal Protective Respiratory Equipment • (pp. 716-718)  Free Content
      Robyn R. M. Gershon , MT, MHS, DrPH, Julie M. Pearson , BA, Leah J. Westra , BA
      DOI: 10.1086/600290
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/600290
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      Did CA‐MRSA Bacteremia Exist in Taiwanese Patients With End‐Stage Renal Disease? • (p. 718)  Free Content
      Hung‐Chin Tsai , MD, PhD, Cheng‐Len Sy , MD, Yao‐Shen Chen , MD
      DOI: 10.1086/598238
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/598238
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    3. Free Access
      Reply to Tsai et al. • (pp. 718-719)  Free Content
      Chung‐Chih Lin , MD, Jiun‐Ling Wang , MD, Chi‐Ying Lin , MD, Shey‐Ying Chen , MD, Jann‐Tay Wang , MD, Kwan‐Dun Wu , MD, PhD, Shan‐Chwen Chang , MD, PhD
      DOI: 10.1086/600091
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