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Peter M Houck

Author PubWeight™ 39.28‹?›

Top papers

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1 Facemasks and hand hygiene to prevent influenza transmission in households: a cluster randomized trial. Ann Intern Med 2009 5.68
2 Antimicrobial prophylaxis for surgery: an advisory statement from the National Surgical Infection Prevention Project. Clin Infect Dis 2004 4.40
3 Viral shedding and clinical illness in naturally acquired influenza virus infections. J Infect Dis 2010 3.29
4 Use of antimicrobial prophylaxis for major surgery: baseline results from the National Surgical Infection Prevention Project. Arch Surg 2005 2.99
5 Antibiotics for bacteremic pneumonia: Improved outcomes with macrolides but not fluoroquinolones. Chest 2007 2.65
6 Antimicrobial prophylaxis for surgery: an advisory statement from the National Surgical Infection Prevention Project. Am J Surg 2005 2.50
7 Effects of oseltamivir treatment on duration of clinical illness and viral shedding and household transmission of influenza virus. Clin Infect Dis 2010 2.36
8 Predicting bacteremia in patients with community-acquired pneumonia. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2003 2.25
9 Preliminary findings of a randomized trial of non-pharmaceutical interventions to prevent influenza transmission in households. PLoS One 2008 2.04
10 Failure to vaccinate Medicare inpatients: a missed opportunity. Arch Intern Med 2002 1.54
11 Factors affecting QuickVue Influenza A + B rapid test performance in the community setting. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 2009 1.52
12 Volume, quality of care, and outcome in pneumonia. Ann Intern Med 2006 1.36
13 Performance measures for pneumonia: are they valuable, and are process measures adequate? Curr Opin Infect Dis 2007 0.99
14 Antibiotic treatment of acute respiratory tract infections in the elderly: effect of a multidimensional educational intervention. J Am Geriatr Soc 2004 0.96
15 Pneumonia treatment process and quality. Arch Intern Med 2002 0.87
16 In-hospital observation after antibiotic switch in pneumonia: a national evaluation. Am J Med 2006 0.85
17 Effects of previous influenza vaccination on subsequent readmission and mortality in elderly patients hospitalized with pneumonia. Am J Med 2003 0.84
18 Process and outcome measures in specialty surgery: early steps in defining quality. Bull Am Coll Surg 2005 0.80
19 Antibiotic administration in community-acquired pneumonia. Chest 2004 0.77
20 Antibiotics and pneumonia: is timing everything or just a cause of more problems? Chest 2006 0.77
21 Impact of physician reminders on the use of influenza vaccinations: a randomized trial. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2002 0.76
22 Office evaluation and treatment of elderly patients with acute bronchitis. J Am Geriatr Soc 2004 0.75
23 Blood culture and susceptibility results and allergy history do not influence fluoroquinolone use in the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia. Pharmacotherapy 2005 0.75