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Title |
Journal |
Year |
PubWeight™‹?› |
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1
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Clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of intravascular catheter-related infection: 2009 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America.
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Clin Infect Dis
|
2009
|
11.12
|
|
2
|
Effect of daily chlorhexidine bathing on hospital-acquired infection.
|
N Engl J Med
|
2013
|
7.75
|
|
3
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The effect of daily bathing with chlorhexidine on the acquisition of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus, and healthcare-associated bloodstream infections: results of a quasi-experimental multicenter trial.
|
Crit Care Med
|
2009
|
3.08
|
|
4
|
Universal glove and gown use and acquisition of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the ICU: a randomized trial.
|
JAMA
|
2013
|
2.55
|
|
5
|
Effectiveness of an educational program to reduce ventilator-associated pneumonia in a tertiary care center in Thailand: a 4-year study.
|
Clin Infect Dis
|
2007
|
2.07
|
|
6
|
Improving methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus surveillance and reporting in intensive care units.
|
J Infect Dis
|
2006
|
1.97
|
|
7
|
Attributable cost of nosocomial primary bloodstream infection in pediatric intensive care unit patients.
|
Pediatrics
|
2005
|
1.89
|
|
8
|
The value of infectious diseases consultation in Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia.
|
Am J Med
|
2010
|
1.73
|
|
9
|
The impact of prebiopsy antibiotics on pathogen recovery in hematogenous vertebral osteomyelitis.
|
Clin Infect Dis
|
2011
|
1.69
|
|
10
|
Peripherally inserted central venous catheter-associated bloodstream infections in hospitalized adult patients.
|
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2011
|
1.61
|
|
11
|
Ventilator-associated pneumonia in pediatric intensive care unit patients: risk factors and outcomes.
|
Pediatrics
|
2002
|
1.53
|
|
12
|
Prevalence of the use of central venous access devices within and outside of the intensive care unit: results of a survey among hospitals in the prevention epicenter program of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
|
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2003
|
1.47
|
|
13
|
Acute renal insufficiency during telavancin therapy in clinical practice.
|
J Antimicrob Chemother
|
2011
|
1.43
|
|
14
|
Mupirocin resistance in patients colonized with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a surgical intensive care unit.
|
Clin Infect Dis
|
2007
|
1.36
|
|
15
|
Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization and subsequent infection in intensive care unit patients: does methicillin resistance matter?
|
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2010
|
1.34
|
|
16
|
Strain-relatedness of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates recovered from patients with repeated infection.
|
Clin Infect Dis
|
2008
|
1.24
|
|
17
|
A multifaceted intervention to reduce pandrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii colonization and infection in 3 intensive care units in a Thai tertiary care center: a 3-year study.
|
Clin Infect Dis
|
2008
|
1.16
|
|
18
|
Effectiveness of multifaceted hospitalwide quality improvement programs featuring an intervention to remove unnecessary urinary catheters at a tertiary care center in Thailand.
|
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2007
|
1.16
|
|
19
|
The epidemiology of hematogenous vertebral osteomyelitis: a cohort study in a tertiary care hospital.
|
BMC Infect Dis
|
2010
|
1.11
|
|
20
|
Cardiovascular implantable electronic device replacement infections and prevention: results from the REPLACE Registry.
|
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol
|
2011
|
1.10
|
|
21
|
A retrospective comparison of ceftriaxone versus oxacillin for osteoarticular infections due to methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus.
|
Clin Infect Dis
|
2011
|
1.06
|
|
22
|
Both host and pathogen factors predispose to Escherichia coli urinary-source bacteremia in hospitalized patients.
|
Clin Infect Dis
|
2012
|
1.05
|
|
23
|
Daily bathing with chlorhexidine-based soap and the prevention of Staphylococcus aureus transmission and infection.
|
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2014
|
1.02
|
|
24
|
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus USA300 clone as a cause of Lemierre's syndrome.
|
J Clin Microbiol
|
2011
|
1.01
|
|
25
|
Catheter-associated bloodstream infections in general medical patients outside the intensive care unit: a surveillance study.
|
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2007
|
1.00
|
|
26
|
Gram-negative bacteraemia in non-ICU patients: factors associated with inadequate antibiotic therapy and impact on outcomes.
|
J Antimicrob Chemother
|
2008
|
0.97
|
|
27
|
Presence of the KPC carbapenemase gene in Enterobacteriaceae causing bacteremia and its correlation with in vitro carbapenem susceptibility.
|
J Clin Microbiol
|
2008
|
0.93
|
|
28
|
The impact of vancomycin susceptibility on treatment outcomes among patients with methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia.
|
BMC Infect Dis
|
2011
|
0.92
|
|
29
|
Initial inappropriate urinary catheters use in a tertiary-care center: incidence, risk factors, and outcomes.
|
Am J Infect Control
|
2007
|
0.92
|
|
30
|
Hospital-associated Clostridium difficile infection: is it necessary to track community-onset disease?
|
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2009
|
0.91
|
|
31
|
Application of a Framework to Assess the Usefulness of Alternative Sepsis Criteria.
|
Crit Care Med
|
2016
|
0.91
|
|
32
|
Between community and hospital: healthcare-associated gram-negative bacteremia among hospitalized patients.
|
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2009
|
0.90
|
|
33
|
Factors associated with the treatment of latent tuberculosis infection among health-care workers at a midwestern teaching hospital.
|
Chest
|
2002
|
0.89
|
|
34
|
Reducing the incidence of intraventricular catheter-related ventriculitis in the neurology-neurosurgical intensive care unit at a tertiary care center in St Louis, Missouri: an 8-year follow-up study.
|
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2010
|
0.88
|
|
35
|
Central nervous system infections: meningitis and brain abscess.
|
Infect Dis Clin North Am
|
2009
|
0.87
|
|
36
|
Increased Risk of Surgical Site Infection Among Breast-Conserving Surgery Re-excisions.
|
Ann Surg Oncol
|
2014
|
0.86
|
|
37
|
Use of hypochlorite solution to decrease rates of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea.
|
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2007
|
0.85
|
|
38
|
Leech-transmitted ciprofloxacin-resistant Aeromonas hydrophila.
|
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
|
2011
|
0.84
|
|
39
|
Identification of a pseudo-outbreak of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) and the effect of repeated testing, sensitivity, and specificity on perceived prevalence of CDI.
|
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2009
|
0.84
|
|
40
|
The changing susceptibilities of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus at a midwestern hospital: the emergence of "community-associated" MRSA.
|
Am J Infect Control
|
2008
|
0.84
|
|
41
|
The long-term outcome of a multifaceted intervention to reduce ventilator-associated pneumonia: can zero really be achieved?
|
Am J Infect Control
|
2011
|
0.84
|
|
42
|
Effectiveness of a catheter-associated bloodstream infection bundle in a Thai tertiary care center: a 3-year study.
|
Am J Infect Control
|
2009
|
0.83
|
|
43
|
Discontinuation of reflex testing of stool samples for vancomycin-resistant enterococci resulted in increased prevalence.
|
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2013
|
0.83
|
|
44
|
A Clostridium difficile infection "intervention": change in toxin assay results in fewer C difficile infection cases without changes in patient outcomes.
|
Am J Infect Control
|
2011
|
0.83
|
|
45
|
Patient- and device-specific risk factors for peripherally inserted central venous catheter-related bloodstream infections.
|
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2012
|
0.82
|
|
46
|
Long-term outcome of an interventionto remove unnecessary urinary catheters, with and without a quality improvement team, in a Thai tertiary care center.
|
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2008
|
0.81
|
|
47
|
Effects of an antibiotic cycling program on antibiotic prescribing practices in an intensive care unit.
|
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
|
2004
|
0.81
|
|
48
|
Issues relevant to the adoption and modification of hospital infection-control recommendations for avian influenza (H5N1 infection) in developing countries.
|
Clin Infect Dis
|
2007
|
0.80
|
|
49
|
The impact of an antibiotic cycling program on empirical therapy for gram-negative infections.
|
Chest
|
2006
|
0.80
|
|
50
|
Impact of knowledge and positive attitudes about avian influenza (H5N1 virus infection) on infection control and influenza vaccination practices of Thai healthcare workers.
|
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2008
|
0.79
|
|
51
|
Case-control study of surgical site infections associated with pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators.
|
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2007
|
0.79
|
|
52
|
Assessing colectomies due to Clostridium difficile infection: increases in the community, but not in the referral center.
|
Am J Infect Control
|
2012
|
0.79
|
|
53
|
Effect of chlorhexidine/silver sulfadiazine-impregnated central venous catheters in an intensive care unit with a low blood stream infection rate after implementation of an educational program: a before-after trial.
|
Surg Infect (Larchmt)
|
2007
|
0.79
|
|
54
|
Screening for carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii colonization sites: an implication for combination of horizontal and vertical approaches.
|
Clin Infect Dis
|
2012
|
0.78
|
|
55
|
Patient characteristics but not virulence factors discriminate between asymptomatic and symptomatic E. coli bacteriuria in the hospital.
|
BMC Infect Dis
|
2013
|
0.77
|
|
56
|
Risk factors associated with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization on hospital admission among oncology patients.
|
Am J Infect Control
|
2009
|
0.77
|
|
57
|
Surgical preparation solutions and preoperative skin disinfection.
|
J Hand Surg Am
|
2009
|
0.77
|
|
58
|
Outbreak of postoperative endophthalmitis in a Thai tertiary care center.
|
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2008
|
0.77
|
|
59
|
Hospital flood preparedness and flood-related psychological consequences in 15 provinces in central Thailand after implementation of a national guideline.
|
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2013
|
0.76
|
|
60
|
Termination of an Extreme-Drug Resistant-Acinetobacter baumannii Outbreak in a Hospital After Flooding: Lessons Learned.
|
Clin Infect Dis
|
2012
|
0.76
|
|
61
|
The epidemiology of recurrent Gram-negative bacteremia in a tertiary-care hospital.
|
Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis
|
2010
|
0.76
|
|
62
|
Not all nosocomial Escherichia coli bacteriurias are catheter associated.
|
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2011
|
0.75
|
|
63
|
Implantable arterial port-related bloodstream infection in patients with primary or metastatic hepatic malignancies.
|
Am J Infect Control
|
2013
|
0.75
|
|
64
|
Intervention to limit transmission of extremely drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in patients who underwent surgery.
|
Clin Infect Dis
|
2013
|
0.75
|
|
65
|
Variation in the use of diagnostic bronchoscopy among intensive care unit patients: implications for surveillance.
|
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2012
|
0.75
|
|
66
|
Impact of cohorting for multidrug-resistant organisms with and without real-time feedback.
|
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2013
|
0.75
|
|
67
|
Healthcare-associated infections and their prevention after extensive flooding.
|
Curr Opin Infect Dis
|
2013
|
0.75
|
|
68
|
Is central venous catheter tips' colonization with multi-drug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii a predictor for bacteremia?
|
Clin Infect Dis
|
2011
|
0.75
|
|
69
|
Using an intensified infection prevention intervention to control carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae at a Thai center.
|
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2012
|
0.75
|
|
70
|
Use of Quantile Regression to Determine the Impact on Total Health Care Costs of Surgical Site Infections Following Common Ambulatory Procedures.
|
Ann Surg
|
2017
|
0.75
|
|
71
|
Is central venous catheter tip colonization with Pseudomonas aeruginosa a predictor for subsequent bacteremia?
|
Clin Infect Dis
|
2011
|
0.75
|
|
72
|
Prevalence of nasal carriage of mupirocin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among hospitalized patients in Thailand.
|
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2011
|
0.75
|
|
73
|
Creating a cohort area to limit transmission of pandrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in a Thai tertiary care center.
|
Clin Infect Dis
|
2009
|
0.75
|
|
74
|
Long-term effect of infection prevention practices and case mix on cesarean surgical site infections.
|
Obstet Gynecol
|
2012
|
0.75
|
|
75
|
Hospital flood preparedness: a survey of 15 provinces in central Thailand.
|
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2012
|
0.75
|