Published in Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol on November 01, 2002
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Strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia in acute care hospitals. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2008) 1.81
Successful control of an outbreak of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase-producing K. pneumoniae at a long-term acute care hospital. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2010) 1.81
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Risk of hand or glove contamination after contact with patients colonized with vancomycin-resistant enterococcus or the colonized patients' environment. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2008) 1.74
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Electronic interpretation of chest radiograph reports to detect central venous catheters. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2003) 1.66
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American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons clinical practice guideline on: the diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infections of the hip and knee. J Bone Joint Surg Am (2011) 1.57
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Effectiveness of alcohol-based hand rubs for removal of Clostridium difficile spores from hands. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2010) 1.51
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Clinical outcomes of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii bloodstream infections: study of a 2-state monoclonal outbreak. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2010) 1.49
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