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AJIC: American Journal of Infection Control
Volume 38, Issue 7, Pages 501-584 (September 2010)
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Special Issue: Hand Hygiene

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Quantifying exposure risk: Surgical masks and respirators
Keith T. Diaz, Gerald C. Smaldone
pages 501-508
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Electronic surveillance systems in infection prevention: Organizational support, program characteristics, and user satisfaction, 22 February 2010
Patti G. Grota, Patricia W. Stone, Sarah Jordan, Monika Pogorzelska, Elaine Larson
pages 509-514
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Does hand hygiene compliance among health care workers change when patients are in contact precaution rooms in ICUs?, 02 March 2010
Kirven Gilbert, Cortney Stafford, Kali Crosby, Edna Fleming, Robert Gaynes
pages 515-517
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Defining the configuration of a hand hygiene monitoring system, 07 June 2010
Veronique M. Boscart, Alexander I. Levchenko, Geoff R. Fernie
pages 518-522
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Clostridium difficile colitis: A retrospective study of incidence and severity before and after institution of an alcohol-based hand rub policy, 14 April 2010
Nicole Knight, Taylor Strait, Nicholas Anthony, Roger Lovell, H. James Norton, Robert Sautter, Martin Scobey
pages 523-528
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Increased use of alcohol-based hand sanitizers and successful eradication of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from a neonatal intensive care unit: A multivariate time series analysis, 05 April 2010
Fumie Sakamoto, Hiroko Yamada, Chieko Suzuki, Hideko Sugiura, Yasuharu Tokuda
pages 529-534
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Diurnal variation in hand hygiene compliance in a tertiary level multidisciplinary intensive care unit, 28 June 2010
Sandeep Sahay, Sauren Panja, Sumit Ray, B.K. Rao
pages 535-539
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A preliminary assessment of the occupational risk of acquiring Legionnaires' disease for people working in telephone manholes, a new workplace environment for Legionella growth, 17 May 2010
Maria Luisa Ricci, Stefano Fontana, Antonino Bella, A. Gaggioli, R. Cascella, Antonio Cassone, Maria Scaturro, Microbiologists of the Regional Agency for Environmental Protection of Novara
pages 540-545
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Secular trends of candidemia in a tertiary care hospital
Thiago Zinsly Sampaio Camargo, Alexandre Rodrigues Marra, Claudia Vallone Silva, Maria Fatima Santos Cardoso, Marinês Dalla Valle Martino, Luis Fernando Aranha Camargo, Luci Correa
pages 546-551
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Decreasing ventilator-associated pneumonia in adult intensive care units using the Institute for Healthcare Improvement bundle, 19 April 2010
Jaffar A. Al-Tawfiq, Mahmoud S. Abed
pages 552-556
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Special Article


Health care-associated infections studies project: Case 2, 12 July 2010
Marc-Oliver Wright, Joan N. Hebden, Kathy Allen-Bridson, Gloria C. Morrell, Teresa Horan
pages 557-558
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Brief Reports


Are short training sessions on hand hygiene effective in preventing hospital-acquired MRSA? A time-series analysis, 15 March 2010
Andreas Conrad, Klaus Kaier, Uwe Frank, Markus Dettenkofer
pages 559-561
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Spreading the handwashing message: An alternative to traditional media campaigns, 12 April 2010
Laura Rosen, David Brody, David Zucker, Orly Manor, Marina Meier, Bruce Rosen, Eimi Lev, Dan Engelhard
pages 562-564
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Investigation of Panton-Valentine leukocidin expressing Staphylococcus aureus colonization among children in a child care center, 05 April 2010
Emel Sesli Çetin, Ebru Us, Hayati Güneş, Selçuk Kaya, Alper Tekeli, Mustafa Demirci
pages 565-567
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A program to limit urinary catheter use at an acute care hospital, 12 April 2010
Alan F. Rothfeld, Avelyne Stickley
pages 568-571
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Practice Forum


Improving hand hygiene compliance: A multidisciplinary approach, 22 February 2010
Brenda Helms, Sue Dorval, Paul St. Laurent, Melissa Winter
pages 572-574
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Changing the culture of hand hygiene compliance using a bundle that includes a violation letter, 26 April 2010
Teresa Chou, James Kerridge, Mandavi Kulkarni, Katie Wickman, James Malow
pages 575-578
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Letters to the Editor


Do as I say, not as I do: Handwashing compliance of infectious diseases experts during influenza pandemic free full text
Anu Kantele, Mari Kanerva, Mikko Seppänen, Jussi Sutinen, Kirsi Skogberg, Laura Pakarinen, Iiro H.S. Jääskeläinen, Inko Aho, Asko Järvinen, Taru Finnilä, Jukka Ollgren
pages 579-580
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Calling it ‘multidose’ doesn't make it so: Inappropriate sharing and contamination of parenteral medication vials free full text
Melissa K. Schaefer, Nadine Shehab, Joseph F. Perz
pages 580-581
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Is gastrointestinal endoscopy a risk factor for Clostridium difficile associated diarrhea? free full text
Christian P. Selinger, Shaun Greer, Chris J. Sutton
pages 581-582
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Exposure to blood and body fluid among medical students in Korea free full text
Chi-Sook Moon, Jeong-Hwan Hwang, Chang-Seop Lee, Kyung-Hwa Park, Eu Suk Kim
pages 582-583
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Microbial contamination in surgical instruments: A comment free full text
Viroj Wiwanitkit
pages 583-584
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Frontmatter


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Editorial Board free full text
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APIC Masthead free full text
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Information for Readers free full text
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