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| AJIC: American Journal of Infection Control |
| Volume 38, Issue 5, Pages 335-420 (June 2010) |
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Editorial
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Martin S. Favero, PhD
Syed A. Sattar, William A. Rutala
pages 335-336
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Commentary
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Notes from the Decennial
pages 337-340
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Environmental culturing for Legionella: Can we build a better mouse trap?
Janet E. Stout, Victor L. Yu
pages 341-343
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Major Articles
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Effective environmental sampling strategies for monitoring Legionella spp contamination in hot water systems, 18 January 2010
Savina Ditommaso, Monica Giacomuzzi, Marino Gentile, Angela Ruggenini Moiraghi, Carla M. Zotti
pages 344-349
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Significant impact of terminal room cleaning with bleach on reducing nosocomial Clostridium difficile, 02 February 2010
Donna M. Hacek, Anna Marie Ogle, Adrienne Fisher, Ari Robicsek, Lance R. Peterson
pages 350-353
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Inactivation of influenza A virus H1N1 by disinfection process, 29 April 2010
Eun Kyo Jeong, Jung Eun Bae, In Seop Kim
pages 354-360
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Active surveillance testing and decontamination strategies in intensive care units to reduce methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections, 02 March 2010
Asok Kurup, Nidhi Chlebicka, Kwee Yuen Tan, Eileen Xueqin Chen, Lynette Oon, Tan Ai Ling, Moi Lin Ling, Jenny Low Guek Hong
pages 361-367
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Exposure of emergency medical responders to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, 09 April 2010
Jonathan D. Sexton, Kelly A. Reynolds
pages 368-373
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Prevalence of preventive behaviors and associated factors during early phase of the H1N1 influenza epidemic
Joseph T.F. Lau, Sian Griffiths, Kai-chow Choi, Chunqing Lin
pages 374-380
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Reusable elastomeric air-purifying respirators: Physiologic impact on health care workers, 02 March 2010
Raymond J. Roberge, Aitor Coca, W. Jon Williams, Jeffrey B. Powell, Andrew J. Palmiero
pages 381-386
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Who is really caring for your environment of care? Developing standardized cleaning procedures and effective monitoring techniques, 03 May 2010
Diane G. Dumigan, John M. Boyce, Nancy L. Havill, Michael Golebiewski, Ola Balogun, Ramo Rizvani
pages 387-392
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Effect of surfactants, temperature, and sonication on the virucidal activity of polyhexamethylene biguanide against the bacteriophage MS2, 14 December 2009
Federica Pinto, Jean-Yves Maillard, Stephen P. Denyer
pages 393-398
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Rural Indonesian health care workers' constructs of infection prevention and control knowledge, 15 March 2010
Brahmaputra Marjadi, Mary-Louise McLaws
pages 399-403
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Brief Reports
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Bacterial flora on cell phones of health care providers in a teaching institution, 05 April 2010
Mir Sadat-Ali, Ammar K. Al-Omran, Quamar Azam, Huda Bukari, AlHussain J. Al-Zahrani, Rasha A. Al-Turki, Abdallah S. Al-Omran
pages 404-405
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Outbreak of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in a tertiary hospital: The lack of effect of measures directed mainly by surveillance cultures and differences in response between Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus faecalis, 14 December 2009
Graziella H. Pereira, Patrícia R. Müller, Rosemeire C. Zanella, Marisa de Jesus Castro Lima, Dionisio Setaro Torchio, Anna S. Levin
pages 406-409
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Notifiable infectious disease reporting awareness among physicians and registered nurses in primary care and emergency department settings, 23 December 2009
Wayne Turnberg, William Daniell, Jeffrey Duchin
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Infection control nurse specialist education in Korea, 21 December 2009
Kyung Mi Kim, Jae Sim Jeong, Ho Ran Park
pages 413-415
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Special Article
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Healthcare-associated Infections Studies Project: An American Journal of Infection Control and National Healthcare Safety Network Data Quality Collaboration, 12 May 2010
Marc-Oliver Wright, Joan N. Hebden, Kathy Allen-Bridson, Gloria C. Morrell, Teresa Horan
pages 416-418
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Letter to the Editor
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Potential bacterial cross-contamination using pillboxes in the hospital
Claude Dussart, Catherine Mazenot, Virgine Lamand, Benoît Chevalier, Gilles Grelaud
pages 419-420
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APIC Annual Conference
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APIC 2010 Abstracts
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Abstract Awards
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Abstracts and Posters Were Submitted in Two Different Formats
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Poster Abstracts
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Antimicrobial Resistance
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A Process for Discontinuation of Contact Precautions
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An Overall Decrease in HAI MRSA Rates after Institution of an MRSA Screening Program in Critical Care
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Antibiotic Susceptibility Patterns for Community Acquired Methicillin- resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections in a Veterans Administration Medical Center in Northwest Louisiana, 2005-2007
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Comparison of Antimicrobial and Standard Privacy Curtains: Efficacy and Cost Analysis
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The Influence of Feedback on the Prescribing of Antibiotics by Family Physicians for Respiratory Tract Infections
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Antisepsis/Disinfection/Sterilization
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Comparison of Inactivation Profiles of Surrogate Strains of Human Norovirus and Clostridium difficile Against Gaseous Ozone
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Development of Fluorinated TiO2 Film and Evaluation of Its Potential Application to Control Human Norovirus on Environmental Surfaces
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Elimination of Clostridium difficile Infections (CDI) by Illumination? Surface Disinfection by Ultraviolet Light Treatment
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Elimination of Staphylococcus aureus Surgical Site Infections With a Common Susceptibility Pattern
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Evaluation of a Programmatic Approach to Improving Patient Room Cleaning Outcomes
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Persistence Factors in Handwashes
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Bioterrorism/Disaster/Emergency Preparedness
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Assessing Hospital Emergency Preparedness on Infectious Diseases in Japan
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Comparison of Filtration Efficiency of a N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirator and Surgical Mask Against Viral Aerosols
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Incident Management System Utilized for Pandemic Flu Response
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Infection Prevention in a Large Community-wide Drive-thru Point of Dispensing (POD) for H1N1 Pandemic Influenza Immunization
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Novel Influenza A (H1N1) Outbreak Response: An Exercise in Health System Preparedness
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The Flu and You: Information to Keep you Forewarned and Forearmed
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Device-Related Infections and/or Site Specific Infections
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A Collaborative Approach to Decreasing Knee Prosthesis (KPRO) SSI in a Total Joint Replacement Program
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A Comparison of Performance of Two Computer Algorithms to Identify Surgical Site Infections (SSIs) Using Electronic Data
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A Novel Five-tier Approach to Reduce Central Line-associated Blood Stream Infections in an Academic Medical Center
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A Successful Campaign: The Value of Teamwork in Implementing the Central Line Bundle on Six Medical Surgical Units and Interventional Radiology
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An Evidence-based Approach to Determining Hospital Suction Canister Change Protocols
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Central Venous Catheter Microbial Colonization in Relation to Insertion and Care Practices in Some Egyptian Intensive Care Units
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Did You Bathe Your Patient Today? Common Sense Practice to Reducing Hospital-acquired Infections
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Eradicating Post-circumcision Staphylococcal Infection in the Well Baby Nursery
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Incidence of and Risk Factors for Nosocomial Bloodstream Infections in Pediatric Intensive Care in Vietnam
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Infection Prevention Initiative—Reduction of Surgical Site Infections With Antimicrobial Impregnated Gauze Dressings
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Maintained Low Rate of Catheter-related Bloodstream Infections (CRBSIs) After the Discontinuation of a Luer-access Device (LAD) at an Academic Medical Center
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Maintaining a Zero Central Line-associated Blood Stream Infection Rate for 17 Months Across a Large and Diverse Adult Patient Population: What Gets the Credit?
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Prevention of Post-op Pneumonia Utilizing Pre-operative Oral Care
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Range of Policies for Prevention of Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infections in Intensive Care Units (ICUs)
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Reducing Ventilator-associated Pneumonia Using Team Approach
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Reduction in Central Line-associated Bloodstream Infections
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Reduction in Central Line-related Bloodstream Infection (CLBSI) as a Result of Multiple Process Improvement Changes
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Reduction of Indwelling Urinary Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI) through System-wide Interventions
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Reduction of Ventilator-associated Pneumonia Incidence in a 32-bed Combined Medical Surgical Intensive Care Unit After Adding Chlorhexidine Oral Care and Skin Cleansing to the Ventilator Bundle
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Targeting Zero: A Systematic Approach to Elimination of Catheter-related Bloodstream Infections in a Pediatric Healthcare System
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Use of an Observational, Nationwide Inpatient Discharge Database to Document the Economic Benefits Associated With Innovative Antimicrobial Technology to Reduce the Risk of Surgical Site Infection (SSI)
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