Published in Crit Care Med on December 01, 2012
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The prevalence and geographic distribution of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis in the United States. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol (2007) 6.19
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Plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance: a multifaceted threat. Clin Microbiol Rev (2009) 4.43
Effect of nonpayment for preventable infections in U.S. hospitals. N Engl J Med (2012) 4.19
Design of a national distributed health data network. Ann Intern Med (2009) 4.09
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Strategies to prevent central line-associated bloodstream infections in acute care hospitals. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2008) 3.13
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Developing the Sentinel System--a national resource for evidence development. N Engl J Med (2011) 2.93
Racial/ethnic differences in early-life risk factors for childhood obesity. Pediatrics (2010) 2.73
Use of antidepressant medications during pregnancy: a multisite study. Am J Obstet Gynecol (2007) 2.61
Decreasing prevalence of obesity among young children in Massachusetts from 2004 to 2008. Pediatrics (2012) 2.58
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Universal glove and gown use and acquisition of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the ICU: a randomized trial. JAMA (2013) 2.55
Veteran's affairs hospital discharge databases coded serious bacterial infections accurately. J Clin Epidemiol (2006) 2.51
Sociodemographic predictors of antenatal and postpartum depressive symptoms among women in a medical group practice. J Epidemiol Community Health (2006) 2.47
Health and economic impact of surgical site infections diagnosed after hospital discharge. Emerg Infect Dis (2003) 2.45
Automated identification of acute hepatitis B using electronic medical record data to facilitate public health surveillance. PLoS One (2008) 2.45
Electronic Support for Public Health: validated case finding and reporting for notifiable diseases using electronic medical data. J Am Med Inform Assoc (2008) 2.44
Intussusception risk after rotavirus vaccination in U.S. infants. N Engl J Med (2014) 2.41
Administrative coding data, compared with CDC/NHSN criteria, are poor indicators of health care-associated infections. Am J Infect Control (2008) 2.38
SHEA/APIC guideline: infection prevention and control in the long-term care facility, July 2008. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2008) 2.35
Adherence to PIOPED II investigators' recommendations for computed tomography pulmonary angiography. Am J Med (2012) 2.35
Effect of increased cost-sharing on oral hypoglycemic use in five managed care organizations: how much is too much? Med Care (2005) 2.33
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Strategies to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections in acute care hospitals. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2008) 2.30
Multivariate scan statistics for disease surveillance. Stat Med (2007) 2.27
Relationship between patient medication adherence and subsequent clinical inertia in type 2 diabetes glycemic management. Diabetes Care (2007) 2.22
Strategies to prevent surgical site infections in acute care hospitals. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2008) 2.22
Low frequency of treatment of osteoporosis among postmenopausal women following a fracture. Arch Intern Med (2003) 2.19
Molecular epidemiological analysis of Escherichia coli sequence type ST131 (O25:H4) and blaCTX-M-15 among extended-spectrum-β-lactamase-producing E. coli from the United States, 2000 to 2009. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2012) 2.17
Risk of acquiring antibiotic-resistant bacteria from prior room occupants. Arch Intern Med (2006) 2.17
Surveillance of medical device-related hazards and adverse events in hospitalized patients. JAMA (2004) 2.16
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Syndromic surveillance using minimum transfer of identifiable data: the example of the National Bioterrorism Syndromic Surveillance Demonstration Program. J Urban Health (2003) 2.15
Vital signs: improving antibiotic use among hospitalized patients. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep (2014) 2.15
Crossing growth percentiles in infancy and risk of obesity in childhood. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med (2011) 2.11
Risks of congenital malformations and perinatal events among infants exposed to antidepressant medications during pregnancy. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf (2007) 2.09
Incidence of outpatient visits and hospitalizations related to influenza in infants and young children. Pediatrics (2004) 2.08
Electronic health record-based detection of risk factors for Clostridium difficile infection relapse. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2013) 2.08
Development of an electronic public health case report using HL7 v2.5 to meet public health needs. J Am Med Inform Assoc (2010) 2.08
Health and economic outcomes of vancomycin-resistant enterococci. Arch Intern Med (2002) 2.07
Comparison of Escherichia coli ST131 pulsotypes, by epidemiologic traits, 1967-2009. Emerg Infect Dis (2012) 2.05
Estimation of the period prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease among nine health plans using computerized diagnoses and outpatient pharmacy dispensings. Inflamm Bowel Dis (2007) 2.03
Race differences in long-term diabetes management in an HMO. Diabetes Care (2005) 1.98
Improving methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus surveillance and reporting in intensive care units. J Infect Dis (2006) 1.97
Performance of the BD GeneOhm methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus test before and during high-volume clinical use. J Clin Microbiol (2007) 1.97
Developmental origins of childhood overweight: potential public health impact. Obesity (Silver Spring) (2008) 1.96
Clinical risk factors for severe Clostridium difficile-associated disease. Emerg Infect Dis (2009) 1.95
Opioid-related adverse drug events in surgical hospitalizations: impact on costs and length of stay. Ann Pharmacother (2007) 1.95
Vitamin D deficiency in pregnancy and gestational diabetes mellitus. Am J Obstet Gynecol (2012) 1.93
A trial of disclosing physicians' financial incentives to patients. Arch Intern Med (2006) 1.91
The impact of prescribing safety alerts for elderly persons in an electronic medical record: an interrupted time series evaluation. Arch Intern Med (2006) 1.91
Longitudinal study of birth weight and adult body mass index in predicting risk of coronary heart disease and stroke in women. BMJ (2005) 1.90
Comparing drug effectiveness at health plans: the ethics of cluster randomized trials. Hastings Cent Rep (2008) 1.86
Are physicians asking about tobacco use and assisting with cessation? Results from the 2001-2004 national ambulatory medical care survey (NAMCS). Prev Med (2006) 1.84
Strategies to prevent clostridium difficile infections in acute care hospitals. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2008) 1.84
FDA drug prescribing warnings: is the black box half empty or half full? Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf (2006) 1.83
Preferences and willingness to pay for health states prevented by pneumococcal conjugate vaccine. Pediatrics (2004) 1.82
Strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia in acute care hospitals. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2008) 1.81
Rapid and reproducible surveillance for ventilator-associated pneumonia. Clin Infect Dis (2012) 1.81
Epidemiology, complications, and cost of hospitalization in children with laboratory-confirmed influenza infection. Pediatrics (2006) 1.80
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Impact of an environmental cleaning intervention on the presence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant enterococci on surfaces in intensive care unit rooms. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2008) 1.78