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The clinical and economic burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the USA. Clinicoecon Outcomes Res (2013) 1.37

Progress in cystic fibrosis and the CF Therapeutics Development Network. Thorax (2012) 1.12

Cigarette smoke and CFTR: implications in the pathogenesis of COPD. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol (2013) 0.96

Single center experience of five diffuse panbronchiolitis patients clinically presenting as severe asthma. J Korean Med Sci (2015) 0.88

Effects of different antibiotic classes on airway bacteria in stable COPD using culture and molecular techniques: a randomised controlled trial. Thorax (2015) 0.85

Systemic inflammatory responses and lung injury following hip fracture surgery increases susceptibility to infection in aged rats. Mediators Inflamm (2013) 0.80

Incidence and outcomes of patients hospitalized with COPD exacerbation with and without pneumonia. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis (2016) 0.78

IL-17A in human respiratory diseases: innate or adaptive immunity? Clinical implications. Clin Dev Immunol (2013) 0.78

Positioning new pharmacotherapies for COPD. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis (2015) 0.77

Antibiotic prevention of acute exacerbations of COPD. N Engl J Med (2012) 0.76

Antibiotic prevention of acute exacerbations of COPD. N Engl J Med (2012) 0.76

Antibiotic prevention of acute exacerbations of COPD. N Engl J Med (2012) 0.75

Antibiotic prevention of acute exacerbations of COPD. N Engl J Med (2012) 0.75

Year in review 2012: lung cancer, respiratory infections, tuberculosis, pleural diseases, bronchoscopic intervention and imaging. Respirology (2013) 0.75

Antibiotic prevention of acute exacerbations of COPD. N Engl J Med (2012) 0.75

Gaps in the inpatient management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation and impact of an evidence-based order set. Can Respir J (2015) 0.75

The Belgian trial with azithromycin for acute COPD exacerbations requiring hospitalization: an investigator-initiated study protocol for a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis (2016) 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

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

HIF-1 activation attenuates postischemic myocardial injury: role for heme oxygenase-1 in modulating microvascular chemokine generation. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol (2005) 2.43

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

Hypoxia inducible factor-1 activation by prolyl 4-hydroxylase-2 gene silencing attenuates myocardial ischemia reperfusion injury. Circ Res (2005) 1.99

Ascorbic acid attenuates lipopolysaccharide-induced acute lung injury. Crit Care Med (2011) 1.68

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

Lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography: an analysis of the MEDCAC decision. J Thorac Imaging (2015) 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

Decreasing mortality in severe sepsis and septic shock patients by implementing a sepsis bundle in a hospital setting. PLoS One (2011) 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

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

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

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

Activation of hypoxia-inducible factor-1 via prolyl-4 hydoxylase-2 gene silencing attenuates acute inflammatory responses in postischemic myocardium. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol (2007) 1.05

A program for sustained improvement in preventing ventilator associated pneumonia in an intensive care setting. BMC Infect Dis (2012) 1.02

A controlled trial of universal gloving versus contact precautions for preventing the transmission of multidrug-resistant organisms. Am J Infect Control (2007) 1.02

Clinical practice. Acute bronchitis. N Engl J Med (2006) 1.01

Systemic inflammatory response syndrome in adult patients with nosocomial bloodstream infections due to enterococci. BMC Infect Dis (2006) 1.01

Mechanisms of attenuation of abdominal sepsis induced acute lung injury by ascorbic acid. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol (2012) 1.01

Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): new issues for infection control. Int J Antimicrob Agents (2007) 0.98

Hypoxia inducible factor-1 upregulates adiponectin in diabetic mouse hearts and attenuates post-ischemic injury. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol (2008) 0.97

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

Prolyl hydroxylase inhibition attenuates post-ischemic cardiac injury via induction of endoplasmic reticulum stress genes. Vascul Pharmacol (2009) 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

Hypoxia inducible factor-1 modulates hemin-induced IL-8 secretion in microvascular endothelium. Microvasc Res (2007) 0.90

Nosocomial bloodstream infections in Brazilian pediatric patients: microbiology, epidemiology, and clinical features. PLoS One (2013) 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

Hypoxia inducible factor-1: regulation by nitric oxide in posthypoxic microvascular endothelium. Biochem Cell Biol (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

Vitamin C: a novel regulator of neutrophil extracellular trap formation. Nutrients (2013) 0.86

Improvement of cardiac function with parecoxib, a cyclo-oxygenase-2 inhibitor, in a rat model of ischemic heart failure. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol (2007) 0.86

Atypical mechanism of NF-kappaB activation during reoxygenation stress in microvascular endothelium: a role for tyrosine kinases. Free Radic Biol Med (2002) 0.86

Controlled trial measuring the effect of a feedback intervention on hand hygiene compliance in a step-down unit. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2008) 0.86

Linoleic acid induces interleukin-8 production by Crohn's human intestinal smooth muscle cells via arachidonic acid metabolites. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol (2003) 0.85

Surgeons do not listen: evaluation of compliance with antimicrobial stewardship program recommendations. Am Surg (2013) 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

Beta-lactam resistance mechanisms in Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains causing bloodstream infections: comparative results between Brazilian and American isolates. Microb Drug Resist (2012) 0.83

The effect of limiting antimicrobial therapy duration on antimicrobial resistance in the critical care setting. Am J Infect Control (2008) 0.82

Characterization of eicosanoid synthesis in a genetic ablation model of ceramide kinase. J Lipid Res (2013) 0.82

Regulation of hypoxia inducible factor-1 by nitric oxide in contrast to hypoxia in microvascular endothelium. FEBS Lett (2003) 0.81

Reoxygenating microvascular endothelium exhibits temporal dissociation of NF-kappaB and AP-1 activation. Free Radic Biol Med (2002) 0.81

Central venous catheter colonization by linezolid-resistant, vancomycin-susceptible Enterococcus faecalis. J Clin Microbiol (2006) 0.81

Are gym surfaces reservoirs for Staphylococcus aureus? A point prevalence survey. Am J Infect Control (2012) 0.81

Preparing for 2009 H1N1 Influenza. N Engl J Med (2009) 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

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

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

Outcomes of patients with alcohol use disorders experiencing healthcare-associated infections. Alcohol Clin Exp Res (2011) 0.79

Positive Deviance: A New Tool for Infection Prevention and Patient Safety. Curr Infect Dis Rep (2013) 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

Lessons from severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS): implications for infection control. Arch Med Res (2005) 0.78

Central line-associated bloodstream infection surveillance outside the intensive care unit: a multicenter survey. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2012) 0.78

Surgical site infection surveillance for neurosurgical procedures: a comparison of passive surveillance by surgeons to active surveillance by infection control professionals. Am J Infect Control (2007) 0.78

Secular trends in the epidemiology of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI): relationship with alcohol gel and antimicrobial usage in a hospital. Int J Infect Dis (2013) 0.77

Preventing catheter-associated urinary tract infection in the zero-tolerance era. Am J Infect Control (2011) 0.77

Personal protective equipment for preventing highly infectious diseases due to exposure to contaminated body fluids in healthcare staff. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2016) 0.76

Positive deviance: using a nurse call system to evaluate hand hygiene practices. Am J Infect Control (2012) 0.76

Hand hygiene compliance in the critical care setting: a comparative study of 2 different alcohol handrub formulations. Am J Infect Control (2012) 0.76

Measuring hand hygiene compliance in a hematology-oncology unit: a comparative study of methodologies. Am J Infect Control (2013) 0.76

The rising tide: skin and soft tissue infections due to community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. South Med J (2009) 0.75

Antibiotics for abdominal sepsis. N Engl J Med (2015) 0.75

Understanding Luminal Microorganisms and Their Potential Effectiveness in Treating Intestinal Inflammation. Inflamm Bowel Dis (2016) 0.75

Catheter related bloodstream infection (CR-BSI) in ICU patients: making the decision to remove or not to remove the central venous catheter. PLoS One (2012) 0.75

Health care-associated transmission of hepatitis B and C in oncology care. Clin Liver Dis (2010) 0.75

Successful prevention of tracheostomy associated pneumonia in step-down units. Am J Infect Control (2011) 0.75

Contact precautions in the intensive care unit setting: 12 years of surveillance. Am J Infect Control (2012) 0.75

Beyond the IRB: examining common but rarely explored ethical issues in psychosocial research. Monash Bioeth Rev (2007) 0.75

Measurement and feedback of infection control process measures in the intensive care unit: Impact on compliance. Am J Infect Control (2006) 0.75

Implementation of an antibiotic prophylaxis protocol in an intensive care unit. Am J Infect Control (2012) 0.75

Watching them wash: description of a hand hygiene observation program. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2010) 0.75

The effect of contact precautions on hand hygiene compliance. Am J Infect Control (2012) 0.75