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Title |
Journal |
Year |
PubWeight™‹?› |
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1
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SHEA guideline for preventing nosocomial transmission of multidrug-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus and enterococcus.
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Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2003
|
10.16
|
|
2
|
Biocatalytic asymmetric synthesis of chiral amines from ketones applied to sitagliptin manufacture.
|
Science
|
2010
|
3.54
|
|
3
|
Secular trends in hospital-acquired Clostridium difficile disease in the United States, 1987-2001.
|
J Infect Dis
|
2004
|
3.42
|
|
4
|
Epidemiological and microbiological characterization of infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus with reduced susceptibility to vancomycin, United States, 1997-2001.
|
Clin Infect Dis
|
2003
|
3.39
|
|
5
|
Clostridium infections associated with musculoskeletal-tissue allografts.
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N Engl J Med
|
2004
|
3.08
|
|
6
|
Serratia marcescens bacteremia traced to an infused narcotic.
|
N Engl J Med
|
2002
|
2.66
|
|
7
|
Comparative efficacy of commercially available alcohol-based hand rubs and World Health Organization-recommended hand rubs: formulation matters.
|
Am J Infect Control
|
2012
|
2.18
|
|
8
|
A national point-prevalence survey of pediatric intensive care unit-acquired infections in the United States.
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J Pediatr
|
2002
|
1.99
|
|
9
|
Bloodstream infections in pediatric oncology outpatients: a new healthcare systems challenge.
|
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2002
|
1.76
|
|
10
|
Multi-society guideline for reprocessing flexible gastrointestinal endoscopes. Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America.
|
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2003
|
1.72
|
|
11
|
Socioeconomic impact on device-associated infections in pediatric intensive care units of 16 limited-resource countries: international Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium findings.
|
Pediatr Crit Care Med
|
2012
|
1.56
|
|
12
|
Risk factors for Burkholderia cepacia complex colonization and infection among patients with cystic fibrosis.
|
J Pediatr
|
2002
|
1.48
|
|
13
|
Evaluation and treatment of neonates with suspected late-onset sepsis: a survey of neonatologists' practices.
|
Pediatrics
|
2002
|
1.45
|
|
14
|
Prevalence of and risk factors for colonization with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in an outpatient clinic population.
|
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2003
|
1.38
|
|
15
|
Prevalence of and risk factors for colonization with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus at the time of hospital admission.
|
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2003
|
1.36
|
|
16
|
Epidemiology of bloodstream infections in a bacille Calmette-Guérin-vaccinated pediatric population in Malawi.
|
J Infect Dis
|
2003
|
1.34
|
|
17
|
Use of antimicrobial agents in United States neonatal and pediatric intensive care patients.
|
Pediatr Infect Dis J
|
2005
|
1.23
|
|
18
|
Clinical predictors of bloodstream infections and mortality in hospitalized Malawian children.
|
Pediatr Infect Dis J
|
2004
|
1.13
|
|
19
|
SHEA guideline for preventing nosocomial transmission of multidrug-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus.
|
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2003
|
1.07
|
|
20
|
Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infections among neonates in a high-risk nursery in Cali, Colombia.
|
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2004
|
1.07
|
|
21
|
Infection due to extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serotype infantis in a neonatal unit.
|
J Pediatr
|
2002
|
1.02
|
|
22
|
Clinical and immune impact of Mycobacterium bovis BCG vaccination scarring.
|
Infect Immun
|
2002
|
1.01
|
|
23
|
Comparison of routine glove use and contact-isolation precautions to prevent transmission of multidrug-resistant bacteria in a long-term care facility.
|
J Am Geriatr Soc
|
2004
|
1.01
|
|
24
|
Antibiotic use for emergency department patients with acute diarrhea: Prescribing practices, patient expectations, and patient satisfaction.
|
Ann Emerg Med
|
2003
|
0.99
|
|
25
|
Economic impact of use of chlorhexidine-impregnated sponge dressing for prevention of central line-associated infections in the United States.
|
Am J Infect Control
|
2011
|
0.98
|
|
26
|
Would active surveillance cultures help control healthcare-related methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections?
|
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2002
|
0.97
|
|
27
|
Antifungal susceptibilities of Cryptococcus neoformans.
|
Emerg Infect Dis
|
2004
|
0.96
|
|
28
|
Vancomycin use in hospitalized pediatric patients.
|
Pediatrics
|
2003
|
0.95
|
|
29
|
Vitamin A levels and immunity in humans.
|
Clin Diagn Lab Immunol
|
2002
|
0.93
|
|
30
|
Healthcare-associated infection in Italy: annual point-prevalence surveys, 2002-2004.
|
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2009
|
0.93
|
|
31
|
Prevalence of surgical-site infections and patterns of antimicrobial use in a large tertiary-care hospital in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
|
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2002
|
0.91
|
|
32
|
Targeted decolonization to prevent ICU infections.
|
N Engl J Med
|
2013
|
0.91
|
|
33
|
Spontaneous cytokine production and its effect on induced production.
|
Clin Diagn Lab Immunol
|
2002
|
0.90
|
|
34
|
The evolving world of healthcare-associated bloodstream infection surveillance and prevention: is your system as good as you think?
|
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2002
|
0.90
|
|
35
|
Are there regional variations in the diagnosis, surveillance, and control of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus?
|
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2003
|
0.90
|
|
36
|
Prevention of central venous catheter-associated bloodstream infections in pediatric intensive care units: a performance improvement collaborative.
|
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2009
|
0.90
|
|
37
|
Improving influenza immunization rates among healthcare workers caring for high-risk pediatric patients.
|
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2004
|
0.88
|
|
38
|
Health care-associated infection outbreak investigations by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1946-2005.
|
Am J Epidemiol
|
2011
|
0.86
|
|
39
|
Neonatal sepsis in Egypt associated with bacterial contamination of glucose-containing intravenous fluids.
|
Pediatr Infect Dis J
|
2005
|
0.86
|
|
40
|
Peripheral blood cell-specific cytokines in persons with untreated HIV infection in Malawi, Africa.
|
AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses
|
2002
|
0.85
|
|
41
|
Another tale of two guidelines.
|
Clin Infect Dis
|
2006
|
0.85
|
|
42
|
Incidence of pediatric and neonatal intensive care unit-acquired infections.
|
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2006
|
0.85
|
|
43
|
Saline-filled breast implant contamination with Curvularia species among women who underwent cosmetic breast augmentation.
|
J Infect Dis
|
2005
|
0.84
|
|
44
|
Risk factors and risk adjustment for surgical site infections in pediatric cardiothoracic surgery patients.
|
Am J Infect Control
|
2010
|
0.84
|
|
45
|
HICPAC/SHEA--conflicting guidelines: what is the standard of care?
|
Am J Infect Control
|
2004
|
0.83
|
|
46
|
Decision instrument for the isolation of pneumonia patients with suspected pulmonary tuberculosis admitted through US emergency departments.
|
Ann Emerg Med
|
2008
|
0.83
|
|
47
|
Prevention and control of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: dealing with reality, resistance, and resistance to reality.
|
Clin Infect Dis
|
2010
|
0.83
|
|
48
|
Nationwide outbreak of red eye syndrome associated with transfusion of leukocyte-reduced red blood cell units.
|
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2006
|
0.80
|
|
49
|
Reduction in surgical site infections in neurosurgical patients associated with a bedside hand hygiene program in Vietnam.
|
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2007
|
0.80
|
|
50
|
Pyrogenic reactions in hemodialysis patients, Hanoi, Vietnam.
|
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2006
|
0.80
|
|
51
|
Feasibility of national surveillance of health-care-associated infections in home-care settings.
|
Emerg Infect Dis
|
2002
|
0.79
|
|
52
|
Multi-society guideline for reprocessing flexible gastrointestinal endoscopes.
|
Dis Colon Rectum
|
2004
|
0.79
|
|
53
|
Demographic and immune correlates of human herpesvirus 8 seropositivity in Malawi, Africa.
|
Int J Infect Dis
|
2002
|
0.79
|
|
54
|
Searching many guidelines for how best to control methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus healthcare-associated spread and infection.
|
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2009
|
0.79
|
|
55
|
Infectious diseases physicians' preferences for continuing medical education on antimicrobial resistance and other general topics.
|
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2006
|
0.78
|
|
56
|
Dinosaurs, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, and infection control personnel: survival through translating science into prevention.
|
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2003
|
0.78
|
|
57
|
An outbreak of neonatal deaths in Brazil associated with contaminated intravenous fluids.
|
J Infect Dis
|
2002
|
0.78
|
|
58
|
Gram-negative bloodstream infections in hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients: the roles of needleless device use, bathing practices, and catheter care.
|
Am J Infect Control
|
2009
|
0.78
|
|
59
|
Multicenter cohort study to assess the impact of a silver-alloy and hydrogel-coated urinary catheter on symptomatic catheter-associated urinary tract infections.
|
J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs
|
2014
|
0.78
|
|
60
|
The state of the science of health care epidemiology, infection control, and patient safety, 2004.
|
Am J Infect Control
|
2004
|
0.77
|
|
61
|
In vitro study assessing the antibacterial activity of three silver-impregnated/coated mechanical valve needleless connectors after blood exposure.
|
Am J Infect Control
|
2012
|
0.76
|
|
62
|
Innovative Use of Existing Public and Private Data Sources for Postmarketing Surveillance of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections Associated With Intravenous Needleless Connectors.
|
J Infus Nurs
|
2016
|
0.75
|
|
63
|
Reply to letter to the editor on "comparative efficacy of commercially available alcohol-based hand rubs and World Health Organization-recommended hand rubs".
|
Am J Infect Control
|
2013
|
0.75
|
|
64
|
Has methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus stopped spreading in intensive care units?
|
Clin Infect Dis
|
2005
|
0.75
|
|
65
|
Vascular catheters inserted in the trenches versus guideline documents: can the discrepancies be resolved?
|
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2003
|
0.75
|
|
66
|
Prevention of surgical-site infections.
|
N Engl J Med
|
2010
|
0.75
|
|
67
|
Why we disagree with the analysis of Wenzel et al.
|
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2009
|
0.75
|
|
68
|
Universal screening for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus by hospitals.
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JAMA
|
2008
|
0.75
|
|
69
|
HIV-1 and HCV infections among antibody-negative blood donors.
|
N Engl J Med
|
2004
|
0.75
|
|
70
|
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: misinterpretation and misrepresentation of active detection and isolation.
|
Clin Infect Dis
|
2008
|
0.75
|
|
71
|
What works and what doesn't for the control of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection: dogma and data.
|
Clin Infect Dis
|
2009
|
0.75
|
|
72
|
Transmission of resistant bacteria in intensive care.
|
N Engl J Med
|
2011
|
0.75
|
|
73
|
Impact of a Comprehensive Workplace Hand Hygiene Program on Employer Health Care Insurance Claims and Costs, Absenteeism, and Employee Perceptions and Practices.
|
J Occup Environ Med
|
2016
|
0.75
|
|
74
|
Control of nosocomial methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection.
|
Clin Infect Dis
|
2006
|
0.75
|
|
75
|
Reprocessing and reuse of single-use medical devices used during hemodynamic procedures in Brazil: a widespread and largely overlooked problem.
|
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2008
|
0.75
|
|
76
|
Emergence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in San Francisco Bay area hospitals during 1994 to 1998.
|
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2004
|
0.75
|
|
77
|
The prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
|
Am J Infect Control
|
2006
|
0.75
|
|
78
|
Controlling antimicrobial-resistant pathogens.
|
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2004
|
0.75
|
|
79
|
Improving water quality can reduce pyrogenic reactions associated with reuse of cardiac catheters.
|
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2003
|
0.75
|