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Frequency of outbreak investigations in US hospitals: Results of a national survey of infection preventionists
Background: A survey of infection preventionists was conducted to determine the frequency of outbreak investigations in US hospitals. Methods: A 2-part electronic survey was sent to Association for Pr...
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Emily Rhinehart,
Scott Walker,
Denise Murphy,
Karen O’Reilly,
Patty Leeman
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Outbreak or coincidental cases of tuberculosis? Genotyping provides the clue
30 May 2011
We illustrate how genotyping of mycobacterial strains contributed to the discovery of an undetected outbreak of tuberculosis in a hospital ward, ruling out misleading assumptions of transmission chain...
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Ricardo Casas-Fischer,
Ana Penedo-Pallares,
Juan José Palacios-Gutierrez,
Alfonso Moreno-Torrico
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Outbreak of bloodstream infections because of Serratia marcescens in a pediatric department
19 August 2011
Background: Serratia marcescens can cause health care-associated infections. We herewith report the investigation and control of an outbreak of S marcescens bloodstream infections (BSI) in a general p...
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Elias Iosifidis,
Evangelia Farmaki,
Natalia Nedelkopoulou,
Maria Tsivitanidou,
Maria Kaperoni,
Vassiliki Pentsoglou,
Spyros Pournaras,
Miranta Athanasiou-Metaxa,
Emmanuel Roilides
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11-15
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Outbreak of acute hepatitis B virus infections associated with podiatric care at a psychiatric long-term care facility
12 August 2011
Background: Effective measures exist to prevent health care–associated hepatitis B virus (HBV) transmission, yet outbreaks continue to occur. In 2008, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Healt...
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Matthew E. Wise,
Patricia Marquez,
Umid Sharapov,
Susan Hathaway,
Kenneth Katz,
Scott Tolan,
Alina Beaton,
Jan Drobeniuc,
Yury Khudyakov,
Dale J. Hu,
Joseph Perz,
Nicola D. Thompson,
Elizabeth Bancroft
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16-21
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Risk factors for coronary artery bypass graft chest surgical site infections in New York State, 2008
21 November 2011
Background: All hospitals in New York State (NYS) are required to report surgical site infections (SSIs) occurring after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. This report describes the risk adjustment...
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Valerie B. Haley,
Carole Van Antwerpen,
Marie Tsivitis,
Diana Doughty,
Kathleen A. Gase,
Peggy Hazamy,
Boldtsetseg Tserenpuntsag,
Michael Racz,
M. Recai Yucel,
Louise-Anne McNutt,
Rachel L. Stricof
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22-28
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Reducing health care-associated infections (HAIs): Lessons learned from a national collaborative of regional HAI programs
21 July 2011
Background: Health care-associated infections (HAIs) are a leading cause of death in United States health care settings, with an overall estimated annual incidence of 1.7 million. As antimicrobial res...
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Catherine Amber Welsh,
Mindy E. Flanagan,
Shawn C. Hoke,
Bradley N. Doebbeling,
Loreen Herwaldt,
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Hospital-Acquired Infections Collaborative
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29-34
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Infection control through the ages
25 July 2011
To appreciate the current advances in the field of health care epidemiology, it is important to understand the history of hospital infection control. Available historical sources were reviewed for 4 d...
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Philip W. Smith,
Kristin Watkins,
Angela Hewlett
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Femoral central venous catheters are not associated with higher rates of infection in the pediatric critical care population
27 June 2011
Background: Adult data show a difference in central venous catheter (CVC) infection rates between 3 major sites: subclavian (SC), internal jugular (IJ), and femoral veins. We hypothesized that in pati...
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Joel A. Reyes,
Michelle L. Habash,
Richard P. Taylor
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An unexpected increase in catheter-associated bloodstream infections at a children’s hospital following introduction of the Spiros closed male connector
22 July 2011
Background: Catheter-associated bloodstream infections (CA-BSIs) are associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Previous investigations have reported outbreaks of CA-BSI temporally associated ...
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Derek S. Wheeler,
MaryJo Giaccone,
Nancy Hutchinson,
Mary Haygood,
Kathy Demmel,
Maria T. Britto,
Peter A. Margolis,
Lloyd P. Provost
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48-50
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Inappropriate use of urinary catheters: A prospective observational study
01 August 2011
Background: Despite the well-recognized role of urinary catheters in nosocomial urinary tract infections, data on risk factors associated with inappropriate urinary catheter use are scarce. Methods: A...
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Manish M. Tiwari,
Mary E. Charlton,
James R. Anderson,
Elizabeth D. Hermsen,
Mark E. Rupp
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Accuracy of a urinary catheter surveillance protocol
04 August 2011
Background: Many hospitals are increasing surveillance for catheter-associated urinary tract infections, which requires documentation of urinary catheter device-days. However, device-days are usually ...
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Allison C. Burns,
Nancy J. Petersen,
Armandina Garza,
Monisha Arya,
Jan E. Patterson,
Aanand D. Naik,
Barbara W. Trautner
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Catheter management in neonates with bloodstream infection and a percutaneously inserted central venous catheter in situ: Removal or not?
16 August 2011
Background: This study investigated whether removal of a percutaneously inserted central venous catheter (PICC) is compulsory in neonates with bloodstream infection (BSI), and also examined the risk f...
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Ming-Horng Tsai,
Jen-Fu Hsu,
Reyin Lien,
Hsuan-Rong Huang,
Chiao-Ching Chiang,
Shih-Ming Chu,
Hwey-Fang Liang,
Yhu-Chering Huang
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59-64
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A prospective study of central venous catheters placed in a tertiary care emergency department: Indications for use, infectious complications, and natural history
11 July 2011
Despite successful efforts to improve overall central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) rates, little is known about CLABSI rates or even central venous catheter insertion practices in t...
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Katrina Diaz,
Sean G. Kelly,
Barbara Smith,
Preeti N. Malani,
John G. Younger
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Practice of universal precautions and risk of occupational blood-borne viral infection among Congolese health care workers
18 May 2011
The extent of occupational injuries among health care workers in central Africa, particularly in the Democratic Republic of Congo, is not documented. We sought to determine the incidence of percutaneo...
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Nlandu Roger Ngatu,
Elaine Kornblat Phillips,
Okitotsho Stanislas Wembonyama,
Ryoji Hirota,
Nsolo Joseph Kaunge,
Lukuke Hendrick Mbutshu,
Jane Perry,
Toru Yoshikawa,
Janine Jagger,
Narufumi Suganuma
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Horizontal transmission of Streptococcus pneumoniae in the surgical ward: A rare source of nosocomial wound infection
18 July 2011
Streptococcus pneumoniae is rarely isolated from nosocomial infections. We report an outbreak of 4 nosocomial-acquired surgical site infections due to S pneumoniae after retropubic simple prostatectom...
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Marlène Guillet,
Jean-Ralph Zahar,
Marc-Olivier Timsit,
Laure Grandin,
Etienne Carbonnelle,
Olivier Join-Lambert,
Gilles Quesne,
Xavier Nassif,
Arnaud Mejean,
Anne Carbonne
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Successful control of a norovirus outbreak among attendees of a hospital teaching conference
05 August 2011
We report an outbreak of norovirus gastroenteritis after a hospital teaching conference, and describe the specific measures instituted by the infection control team. No secondary cases of norovirus in...
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Christopher Vinnard,
Ingi Lee,
Darren Linkin
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Post‒cataract surgery endophthalmitis outbreak caused by multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa
08 July 2011
In June 2010, a severe outbreak of 13 cases of post–cataract surgery endophthalmitis caused by multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa occurred. Pulse-field gel electrophoresis in eye isolates foun...
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Helena C. Maltezou,
Olga Pappa,
Georgios Nikolopoulos,
Lemonia Ftika,
Antonios Maragos,
Helen Kaitsa,
Efthimia Protonotariou,
Eudoxia Diza,
Nikolaos Georgiadis,
Alkiviadis Vatopoulos,
Pavlos Nicolaidis
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Disinfection of an infrared coagulation device used to treat hemorrhoids
12 August 2011
Infrared coagulation devices are used to treat internal hemorrhoids, and as semicritical items should undergo high-level disinfection between patients. We developed and validated a method for disinfec...
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William A. Rutala,
Maria F. Gergen,
David J. Weber
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Compliance with standard precautions among gastrointestinal endoscopists and endoscopy nurses in Japan
09 December 2011
Gastrointestinal endoscopists (GEs) and gastrointestinal endoscopy nurses (GENs) are exposed to many potential hazards during endoscopy procedures. Standard precautions (SPs) are important, given that...
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Takayasu Kuwabara,
Kazuaki Chayama,
Shinji Tanaka,
Shiro Oka,
Toru Hiyama,
Masaharu Yoshihara
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A call for consideration of needlestick injury data in evaluating staffing effectiveness
08 December 2011
Dr Larson, I applaud the effort to promote improved understanding of contributing factors to occupational injuries and bloodborne pathogen exposures that Patrician, Prior, Fridman, and Loan discussed ...
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Glen A. Jett
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Response to “A call for consideration of needlestick injury data in evaluating staffing effectiveness”
12 December 2011
Mr Jett, my coauthors and I thank you for your thoughtful letter concerning our June 2011 paper on the association of needlestick injuries among inpatient staff nurses and nurse staffing. We particula...
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Patricia A. Patrician,
Erica Pryor,
Moshe Fridman,
Lori Loan
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Over-the-counter delivery of antibiotics: Are we sending the right message?
05 December 2011
In the preantibiotic era, infection syndromes had been treated with antibody-based therapy. Although effective, these forms of therapy were pathogen specific and were limited by adverse effects such a...
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Arif Al-Hamad
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Rapid screening method for multiple gastroenteric pathogens also detects novel enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O104:H4
21 November 2011
We have read a current article by Frank et al reporting the preliminary data on the current outbreak of a new aggressive enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) strain in Germany with great interest...
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Monika Malecki,
Verena Schildgen,
Matthias Kamm,
Frauke Mattner,
Oliver Schildgen
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Vancomycin-resistant enterococci rectal colonization in an intensive care unit: A report from Turkey
07 November 2011
The prevalance of vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE) nosocomial infections has dramatically increased in recent years throughout the world. Current recommendations for hospital infection control ...
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Gul Karagoz,
Ayten Kadanali,
Oznur Ak,
Serdar Ozer
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Factors affecting nursing students' knowledge of HIV/AIDS in Singapore
26 September 2011
Nursing students in Singapore are taught about HIV/AIDS during their course of training and also have the opportunity to interact with and care for patients living with HIV/AIDS during their clinical ...
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Moon Fai Chan,
RunBing Madeleine Lam,
Jeff Thayala
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Treatment of tuberculosis: Timely or accurately?
26 September 2011
We read with great interest the article by Chen et al in the June 2011 issue of the American Journal of Infection Control. In this study, the authors found that the implementation of an expedited acid...
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Che-Kim Tan,
Chih-Cheng Lai
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Standard for using a fluorescent marker
22 September 2011
In Australia, there is no commercially available fluorescent marker that can be used to demonstrate where cleaning has been undertaken. To overcome this, a fluorescent marker standard has been develop...
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Elizabeth Gillespie
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Home health agency’s pandemic preparedness
16 September 2011
The report on the problem of home health agency’s pandemic preparedness is very interesting. It seems that the small size agency might have the problem in preparedness and can be the problematic foci ...
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Somsri Wiwanitkit,
Viroj Wiwanitkit
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Mobile phone usage in the clinical setting: Evidence-based guidelines for all users is urgently required
12 September 2011
We commend the recent article that adds to the compelling body of evidence that suggests mobile phones as communication devices in the clinical environment are popular and regularly utilized by patien...
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Akila Visvanathan,
Mark A. Rodrigues,
Richard Brady,
Alan P. Gibb
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Patient awareness of the risks of central venous catheters in the outpatient setting
09 September 2011
Bloodstream infection remains the most common life-threatening complication of central venous access. Central venous catheters (CVCs) are the most frequent cause of nosocomial bloodstream infection wi...
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Nasia Safdar,
Kurt Mittelstadt,
Elizabeth A. Jacobs,
Martha E. Gaines
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Assessment beyond central line bundle: Audits for line necessity in infected central lines in a surgical intensive care unit
12 September 2011
Central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) is a major health care burden in the intensive care unit (ICU) setting. Many risk factors associated with central lines have been studied with mi...
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Seth Rotz,
Madhuri M. Sopirala
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Viral study on a ventilation filter from a public building
07 September 2011
We read the recent article by Goyal et al reporting a viral study on a ventilation filter from a public building with great interest. The authors concluded that “existing building HVAC filters may be ...
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Somsri Wiwanitkit,
Viroj Wiwanitkit
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Epidemiologic surveillance of postoperative endophthalmitis in a specialized ophthalmologic center in São Paulo, Brazil
02 September 2011
This article describes a postoperative endophthalmitis (POE) surveillance system in place in a specialized ophthalmologic center in São Paulo, Brazil. The study involved a review of medical records fr...
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Reginaldo Adalberto de Luz,
Maria Clara Padoveze,
Tadeu Cvintal
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Editorial Board
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APIC Masthead
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