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Entries Tagged as 'Am J Infect Control'

Clinical and economic outcomes from a community hospital’s antimicrobial stewardship program.

May 15th, 2012 · Start a Discussion

Clinical and economic outcomes from a community hospital’s antimicrobial stewardship prog…

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Point-of-care hand hygiene: Preventing infection behind the curtain.

May 11th, 2012 · Start a Discussion

Point-of-care hand hygiene: Preventing infection behind the curtain.
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Bundling hand hygiene interventions and measurement to decrease health care-associated infections.

May 11th, 2012 · Start a Discussion

Bundling hand hygiene interventions and measurement to decrease health care-associated in…

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Patient-centered hand hygiene: The next step in infection prevention.

May 11th, 2012 · Start a Discussion

Patient-centered hand hygiene: The next step in infection prevention.
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Hospital privacy curtains are frequently and rapidly contaminated with potentially pathogenic bacteria.

April 4th, 2012 · Start a Discussion

Hospital privacy curtains are frequently and rapidly contaminated with potentially pathog…

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Effect of a multidisciplinary intervention on central line utilization in an acute care hospital.

March 16th, 2012 · Start a Discussion

Effect of a multidisciplinary intervention on central line utilization in an acute care h…

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Antibiotic use in Vietnamese hospitals: A multicenter point-prevalence study.

February 22nd, 2012 · Start a Discussion

Antibiotic use in Vietnamese hospitals: A multicenter point-prevalence study.
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A negative nares screen in combination with absence of clinical risk factors can be used to identify patients with very low likelihood of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in a Veterans Affairs hospital.

February 14th, 2012 · Start a Discussion

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Adoption of policies to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections in United States intensive care units.

February 10th, 2012 · Start a Discussion

Adoption of policies to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections in United St…

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Impact on hand hygiene compliance following migration to a new hospital with improved resources and the sequential introduction of World Health Organization recommendations.

January 31st, 2012 · Start a Discussion

Impact on hand hygiene compliance following migration to a new hospital with improved res…

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The burden of multidrug-resistant organisms on tertiary hospitals posed by patients with recent stays in long-term acute care facilities.

January 31st, 2012 · Start a Discussion

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Association between risk of bloodstream infection and duration of use of totally implantable access ports and central lines: a 24-month study.

January 6th, 2012 · Start a Discussion

Association between risk of bloodstream infection and duration of use of totally implanta…

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Evaluation of bacterial contaminants found on unused paper towels and possible postcontamination after handwashing: A pilot study.

December 20th, 2011 · Start a Discussion

Evaluation of bacterial contaminants found on unused paper towels and possible postcontam…

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Comparison of bacteria on new, disposable, laundered, and unlaundered hospital scrubs.

December 20th, 2011 · Start a Discussion

Comparison of bacteria on new, disposable, laundered, and unlaundered hospital scrubs.

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Contact Precautions for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization: Costly and unnecessary?

October 22nd, 2011 · Start a Discussion

Contact Precautions for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization: Costly and unnecessary?
Am J Infect Control. 2011 Oct 18;
Authors: Spence MR, Dammel T, Courser S
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BACKGROUND: Methicill…

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