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    June 2008
  1. EVISON J , Muhlemann K
    Screening for Carriage of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Shortly After Exposure May Lead to False-Negative Results.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008;.
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  2. HSU CC , Lin YE, Chen YS, Liu YC, et al
    Validation Study of Artificial Neural Network Models for Prediction of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Carriage.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008;.
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  3. SNYDER GM , Thom KA, Furuno JP, Perencevich EN, et al
    Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci on the Gowns and Gloves of Healthcare Workers.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008;.
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  4. BUEHLMANN M , Frei R, Fenner L, Dangel M, et al
    Highly Effective Regimen for Decolonization of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Carriers.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008;29:510-6.
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  5. PATEL M , Weinheimer JD, Waites KB, Baddley JW, et al
    Active Surveillance to Determine the Impact of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Colonization on Patients in Intensive Care Units of a Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008;29:503-509.
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  6. BORG MA , Suda D, Scicluna E
    Time-Series Analysis of the Impact of Bed Occupancy Rates on the Incidence of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection in Overcrowded General Wards.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008;29:496-502.
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    May 2008
  7. MOALLA M , Baratin D, Giard M, Vanhems P, et al
    Incidence of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Nosocomial Infections in Intensive Care Units in Lyon University Hospitals, France, 2003-2006.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008;29:454-456.
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  8. ARCHIBALD LK , Shapiro J, Pass A, Rand K, et al
    Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection in a College Football Team: Risk Factors Outside the Locker Room and Playing Field.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008;29:450-3.
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  9. OLIVIER CN , Blake RK, Steed LL, Salgado CD, et al
    Risk of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus (VRE) Bloodstream Infection Among Patients Colonized With VRE.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008;29:404-9.
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  10. ZHOU Q , Moore C, Eden S, Tong A, et al
    Factors Associated With Acquisition of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci (VRE) in Roommate Contacts of Patients Colonized or Infected with VRE in a Tertiary Care Hospital.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008;29:398-403.
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  11. MARAGAKIS LL , Winkler A, Tucker MG, Cosgrove SE, et al
    Outbreak of multidrug-resistant Serratia marcescens infection in a neonatal intensive care unit.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008;29:418-23.
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  12. MARKOGIANNAKIS A , Fildisis G, Tsiplakou S, Ikonomidis A, et al
    Cross-transmission of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii clonal strains causing episodes of sepsis in a trauma intensive care unit.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008;29:410-7.
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    March 2008
  13. GRABER CJ , Schwartz BS
    Failure of Decolonization in Patients With Infections Due to Mupirocin-Resistant Strains of Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus *.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008;29:284.
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  14. OFNER-AGOSTINI M , Johnston BL, Simor AE, Embil J, et al
    Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci in Canada: Results from the Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program, 1999-2005 *
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008;29:271-274.
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  15. ANDERSON B , Nicholas S, Sprague B, Campos J, et al
    Molecular and descriptive epidemiologyof multidrug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in hospitalized infants.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008;29:250-5.
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    February 2008
  16. LAUTENBACH E , Santana E, Lee A, Tolomeo P, et al
    Efficient Recovery of Fluoroquinolone-Susceptible and Fluoroquinolone-Resistant Escherichia coli Strains From Frozen Samples.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008;.
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  17. HAYDEN MK , Blom DW, Lyle EA, Moore CG, et al
    Risk of hand or glove contamination after contact with patients colonized with vancomycin-resistant enterococcus or the colonized patients' environment *.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008;29:149-54.
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  18. STONE ND , Lewis DR, Lowery HK, Darrow LA, et al
    Importance of Bacterial Burden Among Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Carriers in a Long-Term Care Facility *
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008;29:143-148.
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  19. MODAK R , Ross D, Kan VL
    Macrolide and Clindamycin Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus Isolates and Antibiotic Use in a Veterans Affairs Medical Center *.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008;29:180-2.
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  20. TOLOMEO P , Wheeler M, Metlay JP, Armstrong K, et al
    Patient Attitudes Regarding Participation in Studies of Antimicrobial Resistance *
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008;29:155-159.
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    January 2008
  21. KAYE KS , Harris AD, McDonald JR, Strausbaugh LJ, et al
    Measuring Acceptable Treatment Failure Rates for Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Potential for Reducing Duration of Treatment and Antimicrobial Resistance.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008;.
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  22. DIAZ MH , Silkaitis C, Malczynski M, Noskin GA, et al
    Contamination of Examination Gloves in Patient Rooms and Implications for Transmission of Antimicrobial-Resistant Microorganisms *
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008;29:63-65.
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  23. APISARNTHANARAK A , Kiratisin P, Saifon P, Kitphati R, et al
    Predictors of mortality among patients with community-onset infection due to extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli in Thailand .
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008;29:80-2.
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  24. EBNOTHER C , Tanner B, Schmid F, La Rocca V, et al
    Impact of an infection control program on the prevalence of nosocomial infections at a tertiary care center in Switzerland .
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008;29:38-43.
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  25. RUPP ME , Fitzgerald T, Puumala S, Anderson JR, et al
    Prospective, controlled, cross-over trial of alcohol-based hand gel in critical care units .
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008;29:8-15.
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    December 2007
  26. HUMPHREYS H
    Understanding Why Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Control Measures Are Successful in Different Countries.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007;28:1418-9.
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  27. POGUE JM , Paterson DL, Pasculle AW, Potoski BA, et al
    Determination of risk factors associated with isolation of linezolid-resistant strains of vancomycin-resistant enterococcus.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007;28:1382-8.
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  28. GUERRA CM , Pereira CA, Neto AR, Cardo DM, et al
    Physicians' perceptions, beliefs, attitudes, and knowledge concerning antimicrobial resistance in a brazilian teaching hospital.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007;28:1411-4.
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  29. ROGUES AM , Dumartin C, Amadeo B, Venier AG, et al
    Relationship Between Rates of Antimicrobial Consumption and the Incidence of Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates From 47 French Hospitals.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007;28:1389-95.
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  30. JOHNSTON CP , Stokes AK, Ross T, Cai M, et al
    Staphylococcus aureus colonization among healthcare workers at a tertiary care hospital.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007;28:1404-7.
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  31. WEBER DJ , Sickbert-Bennett EE, Brown V, Rutala WA, et al
    Comparison of hospitalwide surveillance and targeted intensive care unit surveillance of healthcare-associated infections.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007;28:1361-6.
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    November 2007
  32. UPTON A , McGuiness C, Reed P, Roberts SA, et al
    Control of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Tertiary Hospital with Low Background Endemicity: Evidence That Interventions Do Work.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007;28:1318-9.
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  33. CASAS I , Sopena N, Esteve M, Quesada MD, et al
    Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Carriage at Hospital Admission.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007;28:1314-7.
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  34. MANGINI E , Segal-Maurer S, Burns J, Avicolli A, et al
    Impact of Contact and Droplet Precautions on the Incidence of Hospital-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007;28:1261-6.
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  35. THOM KA , Johnson JA, Strauss SM, Furuno JP, et al
    Increasing prevalence of gastrointestinal colonization with ceftazidime-resistant gram-negative bacteria among intensive care unit patients.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007;28:1240-6.
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  36. BUKE C , Armand-Lefevre L, Lolom I, Guerinot W, et al
    Epidemiology of multidrug-resistant bacteria in patients with long hospital stays.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007;28:1255-60.
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  37. YOUNG LS , Sabel AL, Price CS
    Epidemiologic, clinical, and economic evaluation of an outbreak of clonal multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infection in a surgical intensive care unit.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007;28:1247-54.
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    October 2007
  38. RAHIMIAN J , Khan R, Lascalea KA
    Does Nasal Colonization or Mupirocin Treatment Affect Recurrence of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Skin and Skin Structure Infections?
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007;28.
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  39. NEOFYTOS D , Kuhn B, Shen S, Hua Zhu X, et al
    Emergence of Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome mec Type IV Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus as a Cause of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007;28:1206-9.
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  40. RIDENOUR G , Lampen R, Federspiel J, Kritchevsky S, et al
    Selective Use of Intranasal Mupirocin and Chlorhexidine Bathing and the Incidence of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Colonization and Infection Among Intensive Care Unit Patients.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007;28:1155-61.
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  41. BOYCE JM , Havill NL, Otter JA, Adams NM, et al
    Widespread Environmental Contamination Associated With Patients With Diarrhea and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Colonization of the Gastrointestinal Tract.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007;28:1142-7.
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  42. CONTERNO LO , Shymanski J, Ramotar K, Toye B, et al
    Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: Impact on Nosocomial Transmission and Costs.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007;28:1134-41.
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  43. GASINK LB , Fishman NO, Nachamkin I, Bilker WB, et al
    Risk factors for and impact of infection or colonization with aztreonam-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007;28:1175-80.
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  44. MERRER J , Girou E, Lortat-Jacob A, Montravers P, et al
    Surgical site infection after surgery to repair femoral neck fracture: a French multicenter retrospective study.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007;28:1169-74.
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    September 2007
  45. GHANEM G , Hachem R, Jiang Y, Chemaly RF, et al
    Outcomes for and Risk Factors Associated With Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecalis and Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium Bacteremia in Cancer Patients.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007;28:1054-9.
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  46. ANDERSON DJ , Sexton DJ, Kanafani ZA, Auten G, et al
    Severe Surgical Site Infection in Community Hospitals: Epidemiology, Key Procedures, and the Changing Prevalence of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007;28:1047-53.
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  47. RIM JY , Bacon AE 3rd
    Prevalence of Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Colonization in a Random Sample of Healthy Individuals.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007;28:1044-6.
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  48. WENDT C , Schinke S, Wurttemberger M, Oberdorfer K, et al
    Value of Whole-Body Washing With Chlorhexidine for the Eradication of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind Clinical Trial.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007;28:1036-43.
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  49. HOSTE EA , Vandijck DM, Vanholder RC, Waele JJ, et al
    Health implications of antimicrobial resistance for patients with acute kidney injury and bloodstream infection.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007;28:1107-10.
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  50. WEST SK , Plantenga MS, Strausbaugh LJ
    Use of decolonization to prevent staphylococcal infections in various healthcare settings: results of an Emerging Infections Network survey.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007;28:1111-3.
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    August 2007
  51. OTTER JA , Havill NL, Boyce JM
    Evaluation of Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction for the Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus on Environmental Surfaces.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007;28:1003-5.
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  52. CAMINS BC , Farley MM, Jernigan JJ, Ray SM, et al
    A population-based investigation of invasive vancomycin-resistant enterococcus infection in metropolitan atlanta, georgia, and predictors of mortality.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007;28:983-91.
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  53. BALKHY HH , Memish ZA, Almuneef MA, Cunningham GC, et al
    Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: A 5-Year Review of Surveillance Data in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Saudi Arabia.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007;28:976-82.
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  54. VAN TRIJP MJ , Melles DC, Hendriks WD, Parlevliet GA, et al
    Successful Control of Widespread Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Colonization and Infection in a Large Teaching Hospital in The Netherlands.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007;28:970-5.
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  55. ZAFAR U , Johnson LB, Hanna M, Riederer K, et al
    Prevalence of Nasal Colonization Among Patients With Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection and Their Household Contacts.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007;28:966-9.
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  56. CRNICH CJ , Safdar N, Robinson J, Zimmerman D, et al
    Longitudinal Trends in Antibiotic Resistance in US Nursing Homes, 2000-2004.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007;28:1006-8.
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  57. LODISE TP JR , Miller C, Patel N, Graves J, et al
    Identification of Patients With Pseudomonas aeruginosa Respiratory Tract Infections at Greatest Risk of Infection With Carbapenem-Resistant Isolates.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007;28:959-65.
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  58. TAN TY , Poh K, Ng SY
    Molecular Typing of Imipenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii-calcoaceticus Complex in a Singapore Hospital Where Carbapenem Resistance Is Endemic.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007;28:941-4.
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  59. DRUDY D , Harnedy N, Fanning S, Hannan M, et al
    Emergence and Control of Fluoroquinolone-Resistant, Toxin A-Negative, Toxin B-Positive Clostridium difficile.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007;28:932-40.
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  60. MARCHAIM D , Navon-Venezia S, Leavitt A, Chmelnitsky I, et al
    Molecular and epidemiologic study of polyclonal outbreaks of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infection in an Israeli hospital.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007;28:945-50.
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    July 2007
  61. BENSON L , Sprague B, Campos J, Singh N, et al
    Epidemiology of Infection and Colonization With Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci and Frequency of Cocolonization With Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Children.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007;28:880-2.
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  62. WRIGHT MO , Furuno JP, Venezia RA, Johnson JK, et al
    Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection and Colonization Among Hospitalized Prisoners.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007;28:877-9.
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  63. HSU RB , Lin FY
    Methicillin Resistance and Risk Factors for Embolism in Staphylococcus aureus Infective Endocarditis.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007;28:860-6.
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  64. BARR B , Wilcox MH, Brady A, Parnell P, et al
    Prevalence of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Colonization Among Older Residents of Care Homes in the United Kingdom.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007;28:853-9.
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  65. COOMBS GW , Van Gessel H, Pearson JC, Godsell MR, et al
    Controlling a Multicenter Outbreak Involving the New York/Japan Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Clone.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007;28:845-52.
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  66. HARRINGTON G , Watson K, Bailey M, Land G, et al
    Reduction in Hospitalwide Incidence of Infection or Colonization with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus With Use of Antimicrobial Hand-Hygiene Gel and Statistical Process Control Charts.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007;28:837-44.
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  67. AL-TAWFIQ JA , Mohandhas TX
    Prevalence of Antimicrobial Resistance in Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-baumannii Complex in a Saudi Arabian Hospital.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007;28:870-2.
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  68. HAMILTON KW , Bilker WB, Lautenbach E
    Controlling for Severity of Illness in Assessment of the Association Between Antimicrobial-Resistant Infection and Mortality: Impact of Calculation of Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II Scores at Different Time Points.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007;28:832-6.
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  69. CIMOLAI N
    Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus public concern, and legislative mandates.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007;28:896.
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  70. GREEN HP , Johnson JA, Furuno JP, Strauss SM, et al
    Impact of freezing on the future utility of archived surveillance culture specimens.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007;28:886-8.
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  71. APISARNTHANARAK A , Kiratisin P, Saifon P, Kitphati R, et al
    Risk factors for and outcomes of healthcare-associated infection due to extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli or Klebsiella pneumoniae in Thailand.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007;28:873-6.
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  72. MALACARNE P , Corini M, Maremmani P, Viaggi B, et al
    Diagnostic characteristics of routine surveillance cultures of endotracheal aspirate samples in cases of late-onset ventilator-associated pneumonia due to Acinetobacter baumannii.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007;28:867-9.
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  73. WEBER DJ , Rutala WA, Sickbert-Bennett EE, Samsa GP, et al
    Microbiology of ventilator-associated pneumonia compared with that of hospital-acquired pneumonia.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007;28:825-31.
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  74. KAY RS , Vandevelde AG, Fiorella PD, Crouse R, et al
    Outbreak of healthcare-associated infection and colonization with multidrug-resistant Salmonella enterica serovar Senftenberg in Florida.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007;28:805-11.
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    June 2007
  75. RIOUX C , Armand-Lefevre L, Guerinot W, Andremont A, et al
    Acquisition of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the Acute Care Setting: Incidence and Risk Factors.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007;28:733-6.
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  76. TALBOT TR , Nania JJ, Wright PW, Jones I, et al
    Evaluation of the Microbiology of Soft-Tissue Abscesses in the Era of Community-Associated Strains of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: An Argument for Empirical Contact Precautions.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007;28:730-2.
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  77. HO PL , Wang TK, Ching P, Mak GC, et al
    Epidemiology and Genetic Diversity of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strains in Residential Care Homes for Elderly Persons in Hong Kong.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007;28:671-8.
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  78. FURUNO JP , Harris AD, Wright MO, Hartley DM, et al
    Value of Performing Active Surveillance Cultures on Intensive Care Unit Discharge for Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007;28:666-70.
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  79. HYLE EP , Bilker WB, Gasink LB, Lautenbach E, et al
    Impact of different methods for describing the extent of prior antibiotic exposure on the association between antibiotic use and antibiotic-resistant infection.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007;28:647-54.
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  80. COSGROVE SE , Patel A, Song X, Miller RE, et al
    Impact of Different Methods of Feedback to Clinicians After Postprescription Antimicrobial Review Based on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's 12 Steps to Prevent Antimicrobial Resistance Among Hospitalized Adults.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007;28:641-6.
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  81. SEYBOLD U , White N, Wang YF, Halvosa JS, et al
    Colonization with multidrug-resistant organisms in evacuees after Hurricane Katrina.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007;28:726-9.
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  82. LEE NY , Lee HC, Ko NY, Chang CM, et al
    Clinical and economic impact of multidrug resistance in nosocomial Acinetobacter baumannii bacteremia.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007;28:713-9.
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    May 2007
  83. MEAN M , Mallaret MR, Andrini P, Recule C, et al
    A Neonatal Specialist With Recurrent Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Carriage Implicated in the Transmission of MRSA to Newborns.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007;28:625-8.
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  84. RAMANATHAN V , Chiu EJ, Thomas JT, Khan A, et al
    Healthcare costs associated with hemodialysis catheter-related infections: a single-center experience.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007;28:606-9.
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  85. GAONKAR TA , Caraos L, Modak S
    Efficacy of a silicone urinary catheter impregnated with chlorhexidine and triclosan against colonization with Proteus mirabilis and other uropathogens.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007;28:596-8.
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  86. FRASER V , Murphy D, Brennan PJ, Frain J, et al
    Politically incorrect: legislation must not mandate specific healthcare epidemiology and infection prevention and control practices.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007;28:594-5.
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  87. FARR BM
    Political versus epidemiological correctness.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007;28:589-93.
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    April 2007
  88. YOONCHANG SW , Peck KR, Kim OS, Lee JH, et al
    Efficacy of infection control strategies to reduce transmission of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in a tertiary care hospital in Korea: a 4-year follow-up study.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007;28:493-5.
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  89. CHABERNY IF , Sohr D, Ruden H, Gastmeier P, et al
    Development of a Surveillance System for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in German Hospitals.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007;28:446-52.
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  90. NGUYEN DM , Bancroft E, Mascola L, Guevara R, et al
    Risk Factors for Neonatal Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection in a Well-Infant Nursery.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007;28:406-11.
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  91. BENNETT NJ , Bull AL, Dunt DR, Richards MJ, et al
    Quality of data reported to a smaller-hospital pilot surveillance program.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007;28:486-8.
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  92. INDRA A , Robl B, Aumuller I, Magnet E, et al
    A case of healthcare-associated, multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Austria: reconsidering the value of cohorting of patients with culture-positive tuberculosis.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007;28:483-5.
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  93. GASTMEIER P , Sohr D, Geffers C, Behnke M, et al
    Risk factors for death due to nosocomial infection in intensive care unit patients: findings from the Krankenhaus Infektions Surveillance System.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007;28:466-72.
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  94. CHAN PC , Huang LM, Lin HC, Chang LY, et al
    Control of an outbreak of pandrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii colonization and infection in a neonatal intensive care unit.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007;28:423-9.
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