Donna M Hacek

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Top papers

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1 Universal surveillance for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in 3 affiliated hospitals. Ann Intern Med 2008 5.92
2 Detection of toxigenic Clostridium difficile in stool samples by real-time polymerase chain reaction for the diagnosis of C. difficile-associated diarrhea. Clin Infect Dis 2007 3.24
3 Improving patient safety by repeating (read-back) telephone reports of critical information. Am J Clin Pathol 2004 1.99
4 Performance of the BD GeneOhm methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus test before and during high-volume clinical use. J Clin Microbiol 2007 1.97
5 A laboratory-based, hospital-wide, electronic marker for nosocomial infection: the future of infection control surveillance? Am J Clin Pathol 2006 1.89
6 Influence of role models and hospital design on hand hygiene of healthcare workers. Emerg Infect Dis 2003 1.67
7 Direct detection of Staphylococcus aureus from adult and neonate nasal swab specimens using real-time polymerase chain reaction. J Mol Diagn 2004 1.49
8 5 Million Lives Campaign. Case study: an MRSA intervention at Evanston Northwestern Healthcare. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf 2007 1.40
9 Chromogenic media vs real-time PCR for nasal surveillance of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: impact on detection of MRSA-positive persons. Am J Clin Pathol 2009 1.35
10 Real-time detection of blaKPC in clinical samples and surveillance specimens. J Clin Microbiol 2011 1.29
11 Laboratory testing for Clostridium difficile infection: light at the end of the tunnel. Am J Clin Pathol 2011 1.07
12 Management of a multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii outbreak in an intensive care unit using novel environmental disinfection: a 38-month report. Am J Infect Control 2009 0.98
13 Optimization of a laboratory-developed test utilizing roche analyte-specific reagents for detection of Staphylococcus aureus, methicillin-resistant S. aureus, and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus species. J Clin Microbiol 2008 0.82
14 Electronic surveillance for infectious disease trend analysis following a quality improvement intervention. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2012 0.82
15 Three surveillance strategies for vancomycin-resistant enterococci in hospitalized patients: detection of colonization efficiency and a cost-effectiveness model. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2005 0.79
16 Dose-ranging study to assess the application of intranasal 2% mupirocin calcium ointment to eradicate Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization. Surg Infect (Larchmt) 2013 0.78
17 Detection of a community infection outbreak with virtual surveillance. Lancet 2003 0.75