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Editorial
APIC launches “Targeting Zero” initiative Elizabeth Garman page 77 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (55 KB)
Major Articles
Guidelines for animal-assisted interventions in health care facilities Writing Panel of the Working Group, Sandra L. Lefebvre, Gail C. Golab, E'Lise Christensen, Louisa Castrodale, Kathy Aureden, Anne Bialachowski, Nigel Gumley, Judy Robinson, Andrew Peregrine, Marilyn Benoit, Mary Lou Card, Liz Van Horne, J. Scott Weese pages 78-85 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (184 KB)
Review of surface steam sterilization for validation purposes, 21 January 2008 Joost van Doornmalen, Klaas Kopinga pages 86-92 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (405 KB)
On the Move? page 92 Full-Text PDF (230 KB)
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus transmission: The possible importance of unrecognized health care worker carriage, 31 January 2008 Debby Ben-David, Leonard A. Mermel, Steve Parenteau pages 93-97 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (327 KB)
Transmission-associated nosocomial infections: Prolongation of intensive care unit stay and risk factor analysis using multistate models, 31 January 2008 Jan Beyersmann, Petra Gastmeier, Hajo Grundmann, Sina Bärwolff, Christine Geffers, Martin Behnke, Henning Rüden, Martin Schumacher pages 98-103 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (226 KB)
A systematic review comparing the relative effectiveness of antimicrobial-coated catheters in intensive care units Prabha Ramritu, Kate Halton, Peter Collignon, David Cook, David Fraenkel, Diana Battistutta, Michael Whitby, Nicholas Graves pages 104-117 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (397 KB)
Risk factors and mortality in patients with nosocomial Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia Fu-Der Wang, Yin-Yin Chen, Te-Li Chen, Cheng-Yi Liu pages 118-122 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (124 KB)
Variation in interpretation and counselling of blood exposure incidents by different medical practitioners, 13 February 2008 Paul Th. L. van Wijk, Marianne Pelk-Jongen, Clementine Wijkmans, Andreas Voss, Aura Timen, Peter M. Schneeberger pages 123-128 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (218 KB)
Air filtration systems and restrictive access conditions improve indoor air quality in clinical units: Penicillium as a general indicator of hospital indoor fungal levels, 21 January 2008 Ricardo Araujo, João Paulo Cabral, Acácio Gonçalves Rodrigues pages 129-134 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (237 KB)
Evaluation of the rationale for concurrent use of N95 filtering facepiece respirators with loose-fitting powered air-purifying respirators during aerosol-generating medical procedures, 13 February 2008 Raymond J. Roberge pages 135-141 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (461 KB)
Diphtheria, tetanus, and varicella immunity in health care workers in neonatal units, 13 February 2008 Amélia Miyashiro Nunes dos Santos, Erika Ono, Renata Tonzar Lobato, Seila Israel do Prado, Benjamin Israel Kopelman, Cláudia Macapani Cavalcanti, Mary Kazume Ikezawa Monomi, Lily Yin Weckx, Maria Isabel de Moraes-Pinto pages 142-147 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (133 KB)
Tuberculosis risk among nursing professionals from Central Brazil, 21 January 2008 Lillian K.O. Lopes, Sheila A. Teles, Adenicia C.S. Souza, Marcelo F. Rabahi, Anaclara F.V. Tipple pages 148-151 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (112 KB)
Letters to the Editor
Raised BMI is an independent risk factor for groin surgical site infections in patients undergoing varicose vein surgery Trevor M. Yeung, Alexandra C. Cope, Niamh Whittome, Patrick Lintott pages 152-153 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (67 KB)
WITHDRAWN: Additional concerns on glove pores Viroj Wiwanitkit page 153 Abstract | Full-Text PDF (41 KB)
Frontmatter
Table of Contents pages A1-A2 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (133 KB)
Editorial Board page A4 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (40 KB)
Information for Readers page A6 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (57 KB)
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