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Kurt B Stevenson

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Top papers

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1 An antimicrobial stewardship program's impact with rapid polymerase chain reaction methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus/S. aureus blood culture test in patients with S. aureus bacteremia. Clin Infect Dis 2010 4.06
2 Quality of traditional surveillance for public reporting of nosocomial bloodstream infection rates. JAMA 2010 2.23
3 Surveillance definitions of infections in long-term care facilities: revisiting the McGeer criteria. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2012 2.15
4 Improved surveillance for surgical site infections after orthopedic implantation procedures: extending applications for automated data. Clin Infect Dis 2009 1.35
5 Independent risk factors for infection in tissue expander breast reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg 2009 1.32
6 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
7 Multicenter study of the impact of community-onset Clostridium difficile infection on surveillance for C. difficile infection. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2009 1.23
8 Market withdrawal of new molecular entities approved in the United States from 1980 to 2009. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 2011 1.23
9 Early experience with tigecycline for ventilator-associated pneumonia and bacteremia caused by multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii. Pharmacotherapy 2007 1.21
10 Guideline for the prevention and control of norovirus gastroenteritis outbreaks in healthcare settings. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2011 1.16
11 Enhanced surgical site infection surveillance following hysterectomy, vascular, and colorectal surgery. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2012 1.14
12 Developing a risk stratification model for surgical site infection after abdominal hysterectomy. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2009 1.09
13 Is the "low-hanging fruit" worth picking for antimicrobial stewardship programs? Clin Infect Dis 2012 1.09
14 Development of a reference information model and knowledgebase for electronic bloodstream infection detection. AMIA Annu Symp Proc 2008 0.95
15 Bacterial contamination of stethoscopes with antimicrobial diaphragm covers. Am J Infect Control 2007 0.89
16 Assessing specific secondary ICD-9-CM codes as potential predictors of surgical site infections. Am J Infect Control 2010 0.86
17 Outbreak of hemodialysis vascular access site infections related to malfunctioning permanent tunneled catheters: making the case for active infection surveillance. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2002 0.86
18 Colonization with Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant S. aureus among a sample of homeless individuals, Ohio. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2009 0.85
19 Disagreement between emergency physician and inpatient physician diagnosis of infection in older adults admitted from the emergency department. Acad Emerg Med 2012 0.84
20 Impact of formulary restriction with prior authorization by an antimicrobial stewardship program. Virulence 2012 0.84
21 Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus sequence type 239-III, Ohio, USA, 2007-2009. Emerg Infect Dis 2012 0.83
22 Implementing automated surveillance for tracking Clostridium difficile infection at multiple healthcare facilities. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2012 0.81
23 Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for pandemic (H1N1) 2009. Emerg Infect Dis 2009 0.81
24 Effect of body mass index and device type on infection in left ventricular assist device support beyond 30 days. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2010 0.79
25 Nitazoxanide versus metronidazole for Clostridium difficile-associated colitis. Clin Infect Dis 2007 0.76
26 Pneumococcal immunization in older adults: implications for the long-term-care setting. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2004 0.76
27 Antibiotic burden associated with treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2014 0.75
28 Functional status does not predict complicated clinical course in older adults in the emergency department with infection. J Am Geriatr Soc 2012 0.75
29 Multicenter evaluation of computer automated versus traditional surveillance of hospital-acquired bloodstream infections. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2014 0.75
30 Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Ohio EMS Providers: A Statewide Cross-sectional Study. Prehosp Emerg Care 2015 0.75
31 Retrospective analysis of culture-positive peripherally inserted central catheter infections at an academic medical center. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2012 0.75