Published in Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol on August 01, 2008
A systematic review of hand hygiene improvement strategies: a behavioural approach. Implement Sci (2012) 1.29
Introduction of an electronic monitoring system for monitoring compliance with Moments 1 and 4 of the WHO "My 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene" methodology. BMC Infect Dis (2011) 1.17
Implementation and impact of an automated group monitoring and feedback system to promote hand hygiene among health care personnel. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf (2014) 0.78
Assessment of Fidelity in Interventions to Improve Hand Hygiene of Healthcare Workers: A Systematic Review. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2016) 0.77
A Prospective Controlled Trial of an Electronic Hand Hygiene Reminder System. Open Forum Infect Dis (2015) 0.75
A systematic approach for the location of hand sanitizer dispensers in hospitals. Health Care Manag Sci (2013) 0.75
Nosocomial bloodstream infections in US hospitals: analysis of 24,179 cases from a prospective nationwide surveillance study. Clin Infect Dis (2004) 20.99
Antibiotic prevention of acute exacerbations of COPD. N Engl J Med (2012) 4.11
Current trends in the epidemiology of nosocomial bloodstream infections in patients with hematological malignancies and solid neoplasms in hospitals in the United States. Clin Infect Dis (2003) 3.53
Managing SARS amidst uncertainty. N Engl J Med (2003) 2.87
Screening inpatients for MRSA--case closed. N Engl J Med (2013) 2.44
Screening for MRSA: a flawed hospital infection control intervention. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2008) 2.27
Nosocomial bloodstream infections in pediatric patients in United States hospitals: epidemiology, clinical features and susceptibilities. Pediatr Infect Dis J (2003) 2.22
Positive deviance: a new strategy for improving hand hygiene compliance. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2010) 1.64
Nosocomial bloodstream infections due to Acinetobacter baumannii, Acinetobacter pittii and Acinetobacter nosocomialis in the United States. J Infect (2011) 1.61
Nosocomial bloodstream infections in Brazilian hospitals: analysis of 2,563 cases from a prospective nationwide surveillance study. J Clin Microbiol (2011) 1.54
Hospital and community fluoroquinolone use and resistance in Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli in 17 US hospitals. Clin Infect Dis (2005) 1.54
Infections associated with religious rituals. Int J Infect Dis (2013) 1.44
Systemic inflammatory response syndrome in adult patients with nosocomial bloodstream infection due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa. J Infect (2005) 1.43
Patient-to-patient transmission of hepatitis C virus. Ann Intern Med (2005) 1.40
Ventilator associated pneumonia: comparison between quantitative and qualitative cultures of tracheal aspirates. Crit Care (2004) 1.36
Decreasing mortality in severe sepsis and septic shock patients by implementing a sepsis bundle in a hospital setting. PLoS One (2011) 1.35
Brazilian recommendations of mechanical ventilation 2013. Part I. Rev Bras Ter Intensiva (2014) 1.35
Nosocomial bloodstream infections caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae: impact of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) production on clinical outcome in a hospital with high ESBL prevalence. BMC Infect Dis (2006) 1.31
Septic shock--evaluating another failed treatment. N Engl J Med (2012) 1.30
Nosocomial bacteremia: clinical significance of a single blood culture positive for coagulase-negative staphylococci. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2005) 1.29
Hospital-acquired Clostridium difficile-associated disease in the intensive care unit setting: epidemiology, clinical course and outcome. BMC Infect Dis (2007) 1.22
Look before you leap: active surveillance for multidrug-resistant organisms. Clin Infect Dis (2007) 1.17
Clinical and economic impact of procalcitonin to shorten antimicrobial therapy in septic patients with proven bacterial infection in an intensive care setting. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis (2013) 1.17
Successful prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia in an intensive care setting. Am J Infect Control (2009) 1.16
Physicians' perceptions, beliefs, attitudes, and knowledge concerning antimicrobial resistance in a Brazilian teaching hospital. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2007) 1.16
Predicting hospital rates of fluoroquinolone-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa from fluoroquinolone use in US hospitals and their surrounding communities. Clin Infect Dis (2004) 1.12
Measuring rates of hand hygiene adherence in the intensive care setting: a comparative study of direct observation, product usage, and electronic counting devices. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2010) 1.11
Endocarditis due to vancomycin-resistant enterococci: case report and review of the literature. Clin Infect Dis (2005) 1.11
Epidemiology of bloodstream infections in patients receiving long-term total parenteral nutrition. J Clin Gastroenterol (2007) 1.10
Bloodstream infections with metallo-beta-lactamase-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa: epidemiology, microbiology, and clinical outcomes. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2006) 1.08
Use of ethanol lock therapy to reduce the incidence of catheter-related bloodstream infections in home parenteral nutrition patients. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr (2007) 1.08
Effect of implementing an acute myocardial infarction guideline on quality indicators. Einstein (Sao Paulo) (2013) 1.07
Impact of a program to prevent central line-associated bloodstream infection in the zero tolerance era. Am J Infect Control (2010) 1.06
Time to blood culture positivity as a predictor of clinical outcome of Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection. J Clin Microbiol (2006) 1.06
Post-malaria neurological syndrome: a case report and review of the literature. J Travel Med (2009) 1.05
A controlled trial of universal gloving versus contact precautions for preventing the transmission of multidrug-resistant organisms. Am J Infect Control (2007) 1.02
A program for sustained improvement in preventing ventilator associated pneumonia in an intensive care setting. BMC Infect Dis (2012) 1.02
Systemic inflammatory response syndrome in adult patients with nosocomial bloodstream infections due to enterococci. BMC Infect Dis (2006) 1.01
Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): new issues for infection control. Int J Antimicrob Agents (2007) 0.98
Team-based prevention of catheter-related infections. N Engl J Med (2006) 0.96
Positive deviance: a program for sustained improvement in hand hygiene compliance. Am J Infect Control (2011) 0.95
Inhibition of COX 1 and 2 prior to renal ischemia/reperfusion injury decreases the development of fibrosis. Mol Med (2008) 0.94
Comparison of severity of illness scoring systems for patients with nosocomial bloodstream infection due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa. BMC Infect Dis (2006) 0.92
A multicenter study using positive deviance for improving hand hygiene compliance. Am J Infect Control (2013) 0.92
Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, and fluoroquinolone use. Emerg Infect Dis (2005) 0.90
Nosocomial bloodstream infections in Brazilian pediatric patients: microbiology, epidemiology, and clinical features. PLoS One (2013) 0.88
Mycobacterium haemophilum: emerging or underdiagnosed in Brazil? Emerg Infect Dis (2002) 0.88
Infection control: the case for horizontal rather than vertical interventional programs. Int J Infect Dis (2010) 0.88
Influence of state laws mandating reporting of healthcare-associated infections: the case of central line-associated bloodstream infections. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2013) 0.88
Vancomycin susceptibility of oxacillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates causing nosocomial bloodstream infections. J Clin Microbiol (2002) 0.87
Practices and an assessment of health care workers' perceptions of compliance with infection control knowledge of nosocomial infections. Am J Infect Control (2005) 0.87
Trial of universal gloving with emollient-impregnated gloves to promote skin health and prevent the transmission of multidrug-resistant organisms in a surgical intensive care unit. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2010) 0.87
Surgeons do not listen: evaluation of compliance with antimicrobial stewardship program recommendations. Am Surg (2013) 0.85
Brazilian recommendations of mechanical ventilation 2013. Part 2. Rev Bras Ter Intensiva (2014) 0.85
Effect of contact precautions on wait time from emergency room disposition to inpatient admission. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2011) 0.84
Targeted decolonization to prevent ICU infections. N Engl J Med (2013) 0.84
An analysis of regulatory T-cell and Th-17 cell dynamics during cytomegalovirus replication in solid organ transplant recipients. PLoS One (2012) 0.83
Beta-lactam resistance mechanisms in Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains causing bloodstream infections: comparative results between Brazilian and American isolates. Microb Drug Resist (2012) 0.83
Secular trends of candidemia in a tertiary care hospital. Am J Infect Control (2010) 0.82
The effect of limiting antimicrobial therapy duration on antimicrobial resistance in the critical care setting. Am J Infect Control (2008) 0.82
Preparing for 2009 H1N1 Influenza. N Engl J Med (2009) 0.81
Central venous catheter colonization by linezolid-resistant, vancomycin-susceptible Enterococcus faecalis. J Clin Microbiol (2006) 0.81
Effects of simvastatin on cytokines secretion from mononuclear cells from critically ill patients with acute kidney injury. Cytokine (2011) 0.81
Are gym surfaces reservoirs for Staphylococcus aureus? A point prevalence survey. Am J Infect Control (2012) 0.81
Hand Hygiene: State-of-the-Art Review With Emphasis on New Technologies and Mechanisms of Surveillance. Curr Infect Dis Rep (2012) 0.81
Time to blood culture positivity as a predictor of clinical outcome in patients with Candida albicans bloodstream infection. BMC Infect Dis (2013) 0.80
Ertapenem disk performance to predict Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase produced by Gram-negative bacilli isolated in a São Paulo city public hospital. Einstein (Sao Paulo) (2013) 0.80
Comparison of the systemic inflammatory response syndrome between monomicrobial and polymicrobial Pseudomonas aeruginosa nosocomial bloodstream infections. BMC Infect Dis (2005) 0.80
Listening to SARS: lessons for infection control. Ann Intern Med (2003) 0.80
Improving the diagnosis of meningitis due to enterovirus and herpes simplex virus I and II in a tertiary care hospital. BMC Infect Dis (2013) 0.80
Analysis of vancomycin use and associated risk factors in a university teaching hospital: a prospective cohort study. BMC Infect Dis (2007) 0.80
Impact of acute kidney injury exposure period among liver transplantation patients. BMC Nephrol (2013) 0.79
Morbimortality of pandemic influenza A H1N1 infection in kidney transplant recipients requiring hospitalization: a comparative analysis with nonimmunocompromised patients. Transplantation (2012) 0.79
Systemic inflammatory response syndrome in nosocomial bloodstream infections with Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Enterococcus Species: comparison of elderly and nonelderly patients. J Am Geriatr Soc (2006) 0.79
Outcomes of patients with alcohol use disorders experiencing healthcare-associated infections. Alcohol Clin Exp Res (2011) 0.79