Published in Am J Infect Control on September 01, 2008
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Collaboration between infection control and occupational health in three continents: a success story with international impact. BMC Int Health Hum Rights (2011) 0.81
Relationship between patient safety climate and standard precaution adherence: a systematic review of the literature. J Hosp Infect (2015) 0.79
Febrile illness in healthcare workers caring for Ebola virus disease patients in a high-resource setting. Euro Surveill (2017) 0.75
Perceived competence and comfort in respiratory protection: results of a nationwide survey of occupational health nurses. Workplace Health Saf (2013) 0.75
Relationship between patient safety climate and adherence to standard precautions. Am J Infect Control (2016) 0.75
Hospital outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus. N Engl J Med (2013) 11.85
Complete nucleotide sequence of a 92-kilobase plasmid harboring the CTX-M-15 extended-spectrum beta-lactamase involved in an outbreak in long-term-care facilities in Toronto, Canada. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2004) 4.46
Investigation of a nosocomial outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in Toronto, Canada. CMAJ (2003) 3.96
Health care-associated Clostridium difficile infection in adults admitted to acute care hospitals in Canada: a Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program Study. Clin Infect Dis (2009) 3.86
Randomized controlled trial of chlorhexidine gluconate for washing, intranasal mupirocin, and rifampin and doxycycline versus no treatment for the eradication of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization. Clin Infect Dis (2006) 3.80
Health care-associated Clostridium difficile infection in Canada: patient age and infecting strain type are highly predictive of severe outcome and mortality. Clin Infect Dis (2010) 3.42
An immunogenetic and molecular basis for differences in outcomes of invasive group A streptococcal infections. Nat Med (2002) 3.39
West Nile virus infection in 2002: morbidity and mortality among patients admitted to hospital in southcentral Ontario. CMAJ (2003) 3.03
Evolutionary pathway to increased virulence and epidemic group A Streptococcus disease derived from 3,615 genome sequences. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2014) 2.63
Health human resources planning and the production of health: development of an extended analytical framework for needs-based health human resources planning. J Public Health Manag Pract (2009) 2.59
Predicting antimicrobial resistance in invasive pneumococcal infections. Clin Infect Dis (2005) 2.59
Laboratory characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Canadian hospitals: results of 5 years of National Surveillance, 1995-1999. J Infect Dis (2002) 2.57
Molecular complexity of successive bacterial epidemics deconvoluted by comparative pathogenomics. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2010) 2.43
Reducing antimicrobial therapy for asymptomatic bacteriuria among noncatheterized inpatients: a proof-of-concept study. Clin Infect Dis (2014) 2.37
Genome-wide molecular dissection of serotype M3 group A Streptococcus strains causing two epidemics of invasive infections. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2004) 2.32
SARS among critical care nurses, Toronto. Emerg Infect Dis (2004) 2.10
Healthcare-associated influenza in Canadian hospitals from 2006 to 2012. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2014) 2.06
Detection of airborne severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) coronavirus and environmental contamination in SARS outbreak units. J Infect Dis (2005) 2.03
Nurse turnover: a literature review. Int J Nurs Stud (2006) 1.98
SARS in healthcare facilities, Toronto and Taiwan. Emerg Infect Dis (2004) 1.95
Severe group a streptococcal soft-tissue infections in Ontario: 1992-1996. Clin Infect Dis (2002) 1.93
Is a mass immunization program for pandemic (H1N1) 2009 good value for money? Evidence from the Canadian Experience. Vaccine (2010) 1.91
Mosaic prophages with horizontally acquired genes account for the emergence and diversification of the globally disseminated M1T1 clone of Streptococcus pyogenes. J Bacteriol (2005) 1.90
Risk of infection following a visit to the emergency department: a cohort study. CMAJ (2012) 1.83
Pneumococcal pneumonia: potential for diagnosis through a urinary metabolic profile. J Proteome Res (2009) 1.78
Clostridium difficile infection in hospitals: a brewing storm. CMAJ (2004) 1.74
Update on herpes zoster vaccination: a family practitioner's guide. Can Fam Physician (2011) 1.74
Mupirocin-resistant, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains in Canadian hospitals. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2007) 1.72
Alternative methods of estimating an incubation distribution: examples from severe acute respiratory syndrome. Epidemiology (2007) 1.70
Research gaps in protecting healthcare workers from SARS and other respiratory pathogens: an interdisciplinary, multi-stakeholder, evidence-based approach. J Occup Environ Med (2005) 1.70
Clinical and epidemiologic features of group a streptococcal pneumonia in Ontario, Canada. Arch Intern Med (2003) 1.67
Modeling transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among patients admitted to a hospital. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2005) 1.61
Use of a selective enrichment broth to recover Clostridium difficile from stool swabs stored under different conditions. J Clin Microbiol (2005) 1.61
Guillain-Barré syndrome after influenza vaccination in adults: a population-based study. Arch Intern Med (2006) 1.57
'Stickiness' and 'inflow' as proxy measures of the relative attractiveness of various sub-sectors of nursing employment. Soc Sci Med (2006) 1.53
Effect of multivitamin and mineral supplementation on episodes of infection in nursing home residents: a randomized, placebo-controlled study. J Am Geriatr Soc (2007) 1.52
Interpretation of diagnostic laboratory tests for severe acute respiratory syndrome: the Toronto experience. CMAJ (2004) 1.50
High prevalence of ST131 isolates producing CTX-M-15 and CTX-M-14 among extended-spectrum-beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli isolates from Canada. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2010) 1.50
Identification of a progenitor of the CTX-M-9 group of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases from Kluyvera georgiana isolated in Guyana. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2005) 1.50
Use of, effectiveness of, and attitudes regarding influenza vaccine among house staff. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2003) 1.48
Invasive group A streptococcal disease: risk factors for adults. Emerg Infect Dis (2003) 1.48
Genome-wide dissection of globally emergent multi-drug resistant serotype 19A Streptococcus pneumoniae. BMC Genomics (2009) 1.47
Decreased necrotizing fasciitis capacity caused by a single nucleotide mutation that alters a multiple gene virulence axis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2010) 1.47
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization in veterinary personnel. Emerg Infect Dis (2006) 1.46
Nurse turnover: a literature review - an update. Int J Nurs Stud (2011) 1.45
Viable group A streptococci in macrophages during acute soft tissue infection. PLoS Med (2006) 1.43
Nurse staffing models as predictors of patient outcomes. Med Care (2003) 1.40
Outbreak of carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae containing blaNDM-1, Ontario, Canada. Clin Infect Dis (2012) 1.36
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization or infection in Canada: National Surveillance and Changing Epidemiology, 1995-2007. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2010) 1.35
Incidence of influenza in healthy adults and healthcare workers: a systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS One (2011) 1.34
New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase-1 in Enterobacteriaceae: emerging resistance. CMAJ (2011) 1.33
Patterns of research utilization on patient care units. Implement Sci (2008) 1.30
In vitro antimicrobial susceptibilities of Streptococcus pneumoniae clinical isolates obtained in Canada in 2002. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2004) 1.30
Antimicrobial susceptibility breakpoints and first-step parC mutations in Streptococcus pneumoniae: redefining fluoroquinolone resistance. Emerg Infect Dis (2003) 1.28
Assessment of occupational health and safety risks of farmworkers in Colorado. Am J Ind Med (2002) 1.23
Nursing staffing, nursing workload, the work environment and patient outcomes. Appl Nurs Res (2010) 1.23
Detection and characterization of heterogeneous vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus isolates in Canada: results from the Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program, 1995-2006. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2009) 1.22
Outbreak of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Klebsiella oxytoca infections associated with contaminated handwashing sinks(1). Emerg Infect Dis (2012) 1.20
Outbreak of vancomycin-susceptible Enterococcus faecium containing the wild-type vanA gene. J Clin Microbiol (2014) 1.20
Economic appraisal of Ontario's Universal Influenza Immunization Program: a cost-utility analysis. PLoS Med (2010) 1.19
Behind the mask: Determinants of nurse's adherence to facial protective equipment. Am J Infect Control (2012) 1.18
Effect of patterns of transferring patients among healthcare institutions on rates of nosocomial methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus transmission: a Monte Carlo simulation. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2011) 1.17
Serotype distribution of invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae in Canada after the introduction of the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 2010-2012. Can J Microbiol (2013) 1.16
An applied simulation model for estimating the supply of and requirements for registered nurses based on population health needs. Policy Polit Nurs Pract (2009) 1.15
Risk factors for pediatric invasive group A streptococcal disease. Emerg Infect Dis (2005) 1.15
Clinical trials and novel pathogens: lessons learned from SARS. Emerg Infect Dis (2004) 1.14
Use of oseltamivir during influenza outbreaks in Ontario nursing homes, 1999-2000. J Am Geriatr Soc (2002) 1.14
Hypervirulent Clostridium difficile strains in hospitalized patients, Canada. Emerg Infect Dis (2010) 1.13
Pandemic (H1N1) 2009: assessing the response. CMAJ (2010) 1.11
Focus group study of hand hygiene practice among healthcare workers in a teaching hospital in Toronto, Canada. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2010) 1.11
Towards the photonic nose: a novel platform for molecule and bacteria identification. Adv Mater (2010) 1.11
Necrotizing pneumonia and septic shock: suspecting CA-MRSA in patients presenting to Canadian emergency departments. CJEM (2007) 1.10
The relationship between busyness and research utilization: it is about time. J Clin Nurs (2008) 1.10
Evaluation of coseasonality of influenza and invasive pneumococcal disease: results from prospective surveillance. PLoS Med (2011) 1.10
Statistical estimates of respiratory admissions attributable to seasonal and pandemic influenza for Canada. Influenza Other Respir Viruses (2012) 1.09
Addressing the emergence of pediatric vaccination concerns: recommendations from a Canadian policy analysis. Can J Public Health (2006) 1.08
ampC gene expression in promoter mutants of cefoxitin-resistant Escherichia coli clinical isolates. FEMS Microbiol Lett (2007) 1.08
Planning for what? Challenging the assumptions of health human resources planning. Health Policy (2009) 1.07
Epidemic of group A Streptococcus M/emm59 causing invasive disease in Canada. Clin Infect Dis (2010) 1.06
Optimizing antibiotics in residents of nursing homes: protocol of a randomized trial. BMC Health Serv Res (2002) 1.06
Distribution of antiseptic resistance genes qacA, qacB, and smr in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated in Toronto, Canada, from 2005 to 2009. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2011) 1.05
Antivirals and the control of influenza outbreaks. Clin Infect Dis (2007) 1.05
Population structure and antimicrobial resistance of invasive serotype IV group B Streptococcus, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Emerg Infect Dis (2015) 1.04
Coordinated response to SARS, Vancouver, Canada. Emerg Infect Dis (2006) 1.04
SARS outbreak in the Greater Toronto Area: the emergency department experience. CMAJ (2004) 1.04
Can routine laboratory tests discriminate between severe acute respiratory syndrome and other causes of community-acquired pneumonia? Clin Infect Dis (2005) 1.04
A cross-sectional study of maternity care providers' and women's knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours towards influenza vaccination during pregnancy. J Obstet Gynaecol Can (2008) 1.03
Risk factors for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) acquisition in roommate contacts of patients colonized or infected with MRSA in an acute-care hospital. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2008) 1.03
Novel mutations in a patient isolate of Streptococcus agalactiae with reduced penicillin susceptibility emerging after long-term oral suppressive therapy. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2011) 1.02
Risk factors for SARS transmission from patients requiring intubation: a multicentre investigation in Toronto, Canada. PLoS One (2010) 1.01
Where are nurses working? Employment patterns by sub-sector in Ontario, Canada. Healthc Policy (2006) 1.00
Hospital preparedness and SARS. Emerg Infect Dis (2004) 1.00
Vancomycin-variable Enterococcus faecium: in vivo emergence of vancomycin resistance in a vancomycin-susceptible isolate. J Clin Microbiol (2014) 1.00
Fetal health surveillance: a community-wide approach versus a tailored intervention for the implementation of clinical practice guidelines. CMAJ (2002) 0.99
Surveillance for hospital outbreaks of invasive group a streptococcal infections in Ontario, Canada, 1992 to 2000. Ann Intern Med (2007) 0.99
Characterization of invasive group B streptococcus strains from the greater Toronto area, Canada. J Clin Microbiol (2014) 0.99