Published in Am J Infect Control on April 01, 2008
Total knee arthroplasty volume, utilization, and outcomes among Medicare beneficiaries, 1991-2010. JAMA (2012) 4.89
Validity of ICD-9-CM coding for identifying incident methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections: is MRSA infection coded as a chronic disease? Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2011) 1.83
Neuropathy and poorly controlled diabetes increase the rate of surgical site infection after foot and ankle surgery. J Bone Joint Surg Am (2014) 1.54
CMS changes in reimbursement for HAIs: setting a research agenda. Med Care (2010) 1.54
Costs associated with health care-associated infections in cardiac surgery. J Am Coll Cardiol (2015) 1.45
Using electronically available inpatient hospital data for research. Clin Transl Sci (2011) 1.30
A comparison of methods to detect urinary tract infections using electronic data. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf (2010) 1.20
Central line-associated infections as defined by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' Hospital-acquired condition versus standard infection control surveillance: why hospital compare seems conflicted. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2013) 1.10
Economic burden of healthcare-associated infections: an American perspective. Expert Rev Pharmacoecon Outcomes Res (2009) 1.01
Use of diagnosis codes and/or wound culture results for surveillance of surgical site infection after mastectomy and breast reconstruction. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2010) 0.97
Comparison of two computer algorithms to identify surgical site infections. Surg Infect (Larchmt) (2011) 0.97
Has the rate of in-hospital infections after total joint arthroplasty decreased? Clin Orthop Relat Res (2013) 0.96
Accuracy of administrative data for surveillance of healthcare-associated infections: a systematic review. BMJ Open (2015) 0.89
Perceived impact of the Medicare policy to adjust payment for health care-associated infections. Am J Infect Control (2012) 0.87
Predicting hospital-acquired infections by scoring system with simple parameters. PLoS One (2011) 0.84
Data use and effectiveness in electronic surveillance of healthcare associated infections in the 21st century: a systematic review. J Am Med Inform Assoc (2014) 0.81
Surgical site infection: comparing surgeon versus patient self-report. J Surg Res (2015) 0.79
Use of the International Classification of Diseases, 9th revision, coding in identifying chronic hepatitis B virus infection in health system data: implications for national surveillance. J Am Med Inform Assoc (2013) 0.79
"What the eyes don't see, the heart doesn't grieve over": epidemiology and risk factors for bloodstream infections following cardiac catheterization. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2012) 0.78
Can additional information be obtained from claims data to support surgical site infection diagnosis codes? Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2014) 0.77
Is it possible to identify cases of coronary artery bypass graft postoperative surgical site infection accurately from claims data? BMC Med Inform Decis Mak (2014) 0.77
Low Completeness of Bacteraemia Registration in the Danish National Patient Registry. PLoS One (2015) 0.77
Which Kind of Provider's Operation Volumes Matters? Associations between CABG Surgical Site Infection Risk and Hospital and Surgeon Operation Volumes among Medical Centers in Taiwan. PLoS One (2015) 0.75
An electronic surveillance tool for catheter-associated urinary tract infection in intensive care units. Am J Infect Control (2015) 0.75
Nonpayment measures and surveillance for health care-associated infections. Am J Infect Control (2009) 0.75
Allergen immunotherapy: No evidence of infectious risk. J Allergy Clin Immunol (2016) 0.75
Influence of controllable lifestyle on recent trends in specialty choice by US medical students. JAMA (2003) 14.06
Delivering affordable cancer care in high-income countries. Lancet Oncol (2011) 12.79
Detection of microRNA expression in human peripheral blood microvesicles. PLoS One (2008) 8.04
Increasing carbon storage in intact African tropical forests. Nature (2009) 7.71
Antifungal susceptibility survey of 2,000 bloodstream Candida isolates in the United States. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2003) 5.48
Implementation of guidelines for management of possible multidrug-resistant pneumonia in intensive care: an observational, multicentre cohort study. Lancet Infect Dis (2011) 5.42
Adherence to treatment guidelines in clinical practice: study of antipsychotic treatment prior to clozapine initiation. Br J Psychiatry (2012) 4.54
A prospective observational study of candidemia: epidemiology, therapy, and influences on mortality in hospitalized adult and pediatric patients. Clin Infect Dis (2003) 4.29
Prevalence, incidence and nature of prescribing errors in hospital inpatients: a systematic review. Drug Saf (2009) 3.34
The influence of controllable lifestyle and sex on the specialty choices of graduating U.S. medical students, 1996-2003. Acad Med (2005) 3.32
Lay-led self-management in chronic illness: a review of the evidence. Chronic Illn (2006) 3.22
Nebulized lidocaine decreases the discomfort of nasogastric tube insertion: a randomized, double-blind trial. Ann Emerg Med (2004) 2.82
The causes of and factors associated with prescribing errors in hospital inpatients: a systematic review. Drug Saf (2009) 2.81
Higher doses of lenalidomide are associated with unacceptable toxicity including life-threatening tumor flare in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. J Clin Oncol (2008) 2.79
Multi-institutional phase II study of selumetinib in patients with metastatic biliary cancers. J Clin Oncol (2011) 2.59
The International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation Guidelines for the care of heart transplant recipients. J Heart Lung Transplant (2010) 2.59
Incidence and tracking of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in a major produce production region in California. PLoS One (2007) 2.42
Lenalidomide treatment promotes CD154 expression on CLL cells and enhances production of antibodies by normal B cells through a PI3-kinase-dependent pathway. Blood (2009) 2.39
Exposure to copper nanoparticles causes gill injury and acute lethality in zebrafish (Danio rerio). Environ Sci Technol (2007) 2.25
Clinical response and pharmacokinetics from a phase 1 study of an active dosing schedule of flavopiridol in relapsed chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Blood (2008) 2.22
Objective surveillance definitions for ventilator-associated pneumonia. Crit Care Med (2012) 2.17
Clinical experience in adults and children treated with intravenous peramivir for 2009 influenza A (H1N1) under an Emergency IND program in the United States. Clin Infect Dis (2011) 2.15
Comparative genomic analysis of the thermophilic biomass-degrading fungi Myceliophthora thermophila and Thielavia terrestris. Nat Biotechnol (2011) 2.11
17-DMAG targets the nuclear factor-kappaB family of proteins to induce apoptosis in chronic lymphocytic leukemia: clinical implications of HSP90 inhibition. Blood (2010) 2.07
Risk, causes, and outcomes of visual impairment after loss of vision in the non-amblyopic eye: a population-based study. Lancet (2002) 2.06
Discovery of anticancer agents of diverse natural origin. Pure Appl Chem (2009) 2.00
Above-ground biomass and structure of 260 African tropical forests. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci (2013) 1.96
Transcranial direct current stimulation for the treatment of Parkinson's disease. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry (2010) 1.93
Efficacy of drug treatments for generalised anxiety disorder: systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ (2011) 1.92
Botulinum toxin a versus placebo for refractory detrusor overactivity in women: a randomised blinded placebo-controlled trial of 240 women (the RELAX study). Eur Urol (2012) 1.88
Are physicians asking about tobacco use and assisting with cessation? Results from the 2001-2004 national ambulatory medical care survey (NAMCS). Prev Med (2006) 1.84
The novel plant-derived agent silvestrol has B-cell selective activity in chronic lymphocytic leukemia and acute lymphoblastic leukemia in vitro and in vivo. Blood (2009) 1.83
A comparison of normalization techniques for microRNA microarray data. Stat Appl Genet Mol Biol (2008) 1.82
Rapid and reproducible surveillance for ventilator-associated pneumonia. Clin Infect Dis (2012) 1.81
MSG-01: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of caspofungin prophylaxis followed by preemptive therapy for invasive candidiasis in high-risk adults in the critical care setting. Clin Infect Dis (2014) 1.78
Synergy testing by Etest, microdilution checkerboard, and time-kill methods for pan-drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2010) 1.75
Multicenter study of Clostridium difficile infection rates from 2000 to 2006. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2010) 1.73
Multicenter evaluation of a novel surveillance paradigm for complications of mechanical ventilation. PLoS One (2011) 1.70
FTY720 demonstrates promising preclinical activity for chronic lymphocytic leukemia and lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma. Blood (2007) 1.69
Compliance and efficacy of titratable thermoplastic versus custom mandibular advancement devices. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg (2012) 1.68
The morphology and natural history of childhood cataracts. Surv Ophthalmol (2003) 1.68
In-hospital treatment of obstructive sleep apnea during decompensation of heart failure. Chest (2009) 1.63
Review of infectious diseases applications for iPhone/iPad and Android: from pocket to patient. Clin Infect Dis (2013) 1.61
Treatment of coronary artery perforations complicating percutaneous coronary intervention with a polytetrafluoroethylene-covered stent graft. Am J Cardiol (2006) 1.59
Graduates from a traditional medical curriculum evaluate the effectiveness of their medical curriculum through interviews. BMC Med Educ (2009) 1.55
Tetraspanin CD37 directly mediates transduction of survival and apoptotic signals. Cancer Cell (2012) 1.52
Heritability of the specific cognitive ability of face perception. Curr Biol (2010) 1.52
Beyond 30 days: does limiting the duration of surgical site infection follow-up limit detection? Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2011) 1.52
Targeting CD37-positive lymphoid malignancies with a novel engineered small modular immunopharmaceutical. Blood (2007) 1.51
One-day quadruple therapy compared with 7-day triple therapy for Helicobacter pylori infection. Arch Intern Med (2003) 1.51
Subacute toxicity of colistin methanesulfonate in rats: comparison of various intravenous dosage regimens. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2008) 1.46
Combination therapy with anti-CTL antigen-4 and anti-4-1BB antibodies enhances cancer immunity and reduces autoimmunity. Cancer Res (2006) 1.45
Characterization of toxigenic Corynebacterium ulcerans strains isolated from humans and domestic cats in the United Kingdom. J Clin Microbiol (2005) 1.45
A critical distance study of stress concentrations in bone. J Biomech (2007) 1.43
Enteric gram-negative bacilli bloodstream infections: 17 years' experience in a neonatal intensive care unit. Am J Infect Control (2004) 1.41
Assessing QT interval prolongation and its associated risks with antipsychotics. CNS Drugs (2011) 1.39
Effects of oral procyclidine administration on cognitive functions in healthy subjects: implications for schizophrenia. J Clin Psychopharmacol (2002) 1.39
Conservation opportunities for securing in-stream flows in the Platte River Basin: a case study drawing on Casper, Wyoming's municipal water strategy. Environ Manage (2004) 1.39
Transtheoretical model-chronic disease care for obesity in primary care: a randomized trial. Obes Res (2005) 1.38
Pre-registration house officers' views on studying under a reformed medical curriculum in the UK. Med Educ (2006) 1.38
Sheep scab control in UK flocks. Vet Rec (2006) 1.38
Clinical research priorities in emergency medicine. Emerg Med Australas (2013) 1.38
Improved surveillance for surgical site infections after orthopedic implantation procedures: extending applications for automated data. Clin Infect Dis (2009) 1.35
SOX2 plays a critical role in the pituitary, forebrain, and eye during human embryonic development. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2008) 1.34
Effects of moderate-dose treatment with varenicline on neurobiological and cognitive biomarkers in smokers and nonsmokers with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder. Arch Gen Psychiatry (2011) 1.33
Multicenter study of surveillance for hospital-onset Clostridium difficile infection by the use of ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2010) 1.29
Pharmacy discounts on generic medicines in France: is there room for further efficiency savings? Curr Med Res Opin (2007) 1.28
Prediction of improved vision in the amblyopic eye after visual loss in the non-amblyopic eye. Lancet (2002) 1.27
Fracture toughness of locust cuticle. J Exp Biol (2012) 1.26
CD19 targeting of chronic lymphocytic leukemia with a novel Fc-domain-engineered monoclonal antibody. Blood (2009) 1.25
IL-12 enhances the antitumor actions of trastuzumab via NK cell IFN-γ production. J Immunol (2011) 1.25
Piwil2 is expressed in various stages of breast cancers and has the potential to be used as a novel biomarker. Int J Clin Exp Pathol (2010) 1.24
The effect of a monetary incentive on return of a postal health and development questionnaire: a randomised trial [ISRCTN53994660]. BMC Health Serv Res (2005) 1.24
Predicting control of primary tumor and survival by DCE MRI during early therapy in cervical cancer. Invest Radiol (2009) 1.24
Multicenter study of the impact of community-onset Clostridium difficile infection on surveillance for C. difficile infection. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2009) 1.23
Heart-specific ablation of Prkar1a causes failure of heart development and myxomagenesis. Circulation (2008) 1.23
The relationship between body mass index and thyroid cancer pathology features and outcomes: a clinicopathological cohort study. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2010) 1.22
Surgeons have held conferences in Second Life. BMJ (2008) 1.21
Microcrack accumulation at different intervals during fatigue testing of compact bone. J Biomech (2003) 1.21
Early experience with tigecycline for ventilator-associated pneumonia and bacteremia caused by multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii. Pharmacotherapy (2007) 1.21
Effectiveness of a postdischarge care management model for stroke and transient ischemic attack: a randomized trial. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis (2007) 1.20
Educational supervisors evaluate the preparedness of graduates from a reformed UK curriculum to work as pre-registration house officers (PRHOs): a qualitative study. Med Educ (2006) 1.20
Effectiveness of a group exercise program in a long-term care facility: a randomized pilot trial. J Am Med Dir Assoc (2003) 1.20
The use of direct toxicity assessment in the assessment and control of complex effluents in the UK: a demonstration programme. Ecotoxicology (2004) 1.19
Antimicrobial stewardship pharmacist interventions for coagulase-negative staphylococci positive blood cultures using rapid polymerase chain reaction. Ann Pharmacother (2012) 1.18
Comparative assessment of clinically utilized CD20-directed antibodies in chronic lymphocytic leukemia cells reveals divergent NK cell, monocyte, and macrophage properties. J Immunol (2013) 1.18
Congenital hypopituitarism: clinical, molecular and neuroradiological correlates. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) (2009) 1.17
Prospective evaluation of radiosurgery for hemangioblastomas in von Hippel-Lindau disease. Neuro Oncol (2009) 1.17
A novel Raji-Burkitt's lymphoma model for preclinical and mechanistic evaluation of CD52-targeted immunotherapeutic agents. Clin Cancer Res (2008) 1.17
Prescription errors in psychiatry - a multi-centre study. J Psychopharmacol (2006) 1.17
The impact of ICD-9-CM code rank order on the estimated prevalence of Clostridium difficile infections. Clin Infect Dis (2011) 1.16
Prevalence of exercise-induced bronchospasm in a cohort of varsity college athletes. Med Sci Sports Exerc (2007) 1.15
Estimating the cost of type 1 diabetes in the U.S.: a propensity score matching method. PLoS One (2010) 1.14
Enhanced surgical site infection surveillance following hysterectomy, vascular, and colorectal surgery. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2012) 1.14
An anthropomorphic phantom study of the accuracy of Cyberknife spinal radiosurgery. Neurosurgery (2004) 1.13