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Deverick J Anderson

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1 Strategies to prevent central line-associated bloodstream infections in acute care hospitals. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2008 3.13
2 Comparison of the burdens of hospital-onset, healthcare facility-associated Clostridium difficile Infection and of healthcare-associated infection due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in community hospitals. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2011 2.71
3 Changing patient characteristics and the effect on mortality in endocarditis. Arch Intern Med 2002 2.68
4 Universal glove and gown use and acquisition of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the ICU: a randomized trial. JAMA 2013 2.55
5 A compendium of strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections in acute care hospitals. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2008 2.32
6 Strategies to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections in acute care hospitals. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2008 2.30
7 Strategies to prevent clostridium difficile infections in acute care hospitals. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2008 1.84
8 Strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia in acute care hospitals. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2008 1.81
9 Current definitions of central line-associated bloodstream infection: is the emperor wearing clothes? Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2010 1.79
10 Rising rates of carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae in community hospitals: a mixed-methods review of epidemiology and microbiology practices in a network of community hospitals in the southeastern United States. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2014 1.67
11 Strategies to prevent transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in acute care hospitals. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2008 1.66
12 A 9-Year retrospective review of antibiotic cycling in a surgical intensive care unit. J Surg Res 2012 1.58
13 Empirical antimicrobial therapy for bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: no better than a coin toss. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2009 1.38
14 Surgical site infection in the elderly following orthopaedic surgery. Risk factors and outcomes. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2006 1.29
15 The effect of surgical site infection on older operative patients. J Am Geriatr Soc 2009 1.24
16 Gram-negative bacteremia upon hospital admission: when should Pseudomonas aeruginosa be suspected? Clin Infect Dis 2009 1.19
17 The deadly toll of invasive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in community hospitals. Clin Infect Dis 2008 1.16
18 Cluster of oseltamivir-resistant 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus infections on a hospital ward among immunocompromised patients--North Carolina, 2009. J Infect Dis 2011 1.15
19 Effect of nosocomial bloodstream infections on mortality, length of stay, and hospital costs in older adults. J Am Geriatr Soc 2014 1.12
20 Strategies to prevent surgical site infections in acute care hospitals: 2014 update. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2014 1.10
21 Impact of change to molecular testing for Clostridium difficile infection on healthcare facility-associated incidence rates. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2013 1.10
22 Overview of the epidemiology and the threat of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemases (KPC) resistance. Infect Drug Resist 2012 1.10
23 Emergence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli in community hospitals throughout North Carolina: a harbinger of a wider problem in the United States? Clin Infect Dis 2009 1.07
24 Increasing rates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in academic hospitals: a result of active surveillance? Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2013 1.06
25 Observing and improving hand hygiene compliance: implementation and refinement of an electronic-assisted direct-observer hand hygiene audit program. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2012 1.04
26 Widespread dissemination of CTX-M-15 genotype extended-spectrum-β-lactamase-producing enterobacteriaceae among patients presenting to community hospitals in the southeastern United States. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2013 1.00
27 Poor functional status is an independent predictor of surgical site infections due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in older adults. J Am Geriatr Soc 2010 0.99
28 Casablanca redux: we are shocked that public reporting of rates of central line-associated bloodstream infections are inaccurate. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2012 0.93
29 Multidrug-resistant chronic osteomyelitis complicating war injury in Iraqi civilians. J Trauma 2011 0.91
30 A mathematical model to evaluate the routine use of fecal microbiota transplantation to prevent incident and recurrent Clostridium difficile infection. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2013 0.90
31 Hospital-acquired Clostridium difficile infections: estimating all-cause mortality and length of stay. Epidemiology 2014 0.90
32 Predictors of nosocomial bloodstream infections in older adults. J Am Geriatr Soc 2011 0.89
33 Utility of a clinical risk factor scoring model in predicting infection with extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing enterobacteriaceae on hospital admission. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2013 0.89
34 Assessing the relative burden of hospital-acquired infections in a network of community hospitals. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2013 0.88
35 Role of the environment in the transmission of Clostridium difficile in health care facilities. Am J Infect Control 2013 0.88
36 The epidemiology of ventilator-associated pneumonia in a network of community hospitals: a prospective multicenter study. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2013 0.88
37 "But my patients are different!": risk adjustment in 2012 and beyond. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2011 0.86
38 Surveying the surveillance: surgical site infections excluded by the January 2013 updated surveillance definitions. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2014 0.86
39 Fundoplication after lung transplantation prevents the allograft dysfunction associated with reflux. Ann Thorac Surg 2011 0.86
40 The evolving landscape of healthcare-associated infections: recent advances in prevention and a road map for research. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2014 0.85
41 The impact of depth of infection and postdischarge surveillance on rate of surgical-site infections in a network of community hospitals. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2012 0.84
42 Validating a 3-point prediction rule for surgical site infection after coronary artery bypass surgery. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2010 0.83
43 Risk factors for gram-negative bacterial surgical site infection: do allergies to antibiotics increase risk? Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2009 0.82
44 Epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia in community hospitals. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2014 0.82
45 Prevention of surgical site infection: beyond SCIP. AORN J 2014 0.81
46 Hand hygiene noncompliance and the cost of hospital-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2010 0.80
47 Constructing unit-specific empiric treatment guidelines for catheter-related and primary bacteremia by determining the likelihood of inadequate therapy. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2012 0.80
48 A compendium of strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections in acute care hospitals: 2014 updates. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2014 0.80
49 Measuring the effect of inappropriate initial antibiotic therapy on outcomes of patients with Gram-negative sepsis: An imprecise science. Crit Care Med 2011 0.80
50 Blood culture contamination with Enterococci and skin organisms: implications for surveillance definitions of primary bloodstream infections. Am J Infect Control 2011 0.79
51 When should contact precautions and active surveillance be used to manage patients with multidrug-resistant enterobacteriaceae? Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2012 0.79
52 Central line-associated bloodstream infections in adult hematology patients with febrile neutropenia: an evaluation of surveillance definitions using differential time to blood culture positivity. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2012 0.79
53 Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Skin and Soft Tissue Infections: Management and Prevention. Curr Infect Dis Rep 2011 0.78
54 An Infection Control Program for a 2009 influenza A H1N1 outbreak in a university-based summer camp. J Am Coll Health 2011 0.78
55 A compendium of strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections in acute care hospitals: 2014 updates. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2014 0.78
56 "What the eyes don't see, the heart doesn't grieve over": epidemiology and risk factors for bloodstream infections following cardiac catheterization. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2012 0.78
57 Comparison of non-intensive care unit (ICU) versus ICU rates of catheter-associated urinary tract infection in community hospitals. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2013 0.78
58 The growing importance of non-device-associated healthcare-associated infections: a relative proportion and incidence study at an academic medical center, 2008-2012. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2014 0.77
59 Surgical site infections after laparoscopic and open cholecystectomies in community hospitals . Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2008 0.77
60 Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection surveillance: National Healthcare Safety Network's laboratory-identified event reporting versus traditional laboratory-confirmed bloodstream infection surveillance. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2014 0.77
61 Delays in appropriate antibiotic therapy for gram-negative bloodstream infections: a multicenter, community hospital study. PLoS One 2013 0.77
62 Patient-days: a better measure of incidence of occupational bloodborne exposures. Am J Infect Control 2009 0.77
63 Antimicrobial stewardship as part of the infection prevention effort. Curr Infect Dis Rep 2012 0.77
64 A comparison of environmental contamination by patients infected or colonized with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus or vancomycin-resistant enterococci: a multicenter study. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2014 0.77
65 Efficacy and safety of fidaxomicin compared with oral vancomycin for the treatment of adults with Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea: data from the OPT-80-003 and OPT-80-004 studies. Future Microbiol 2012 0.76
66 Introduction to "A Compendium of Strategies To Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections in Acute Care Hospitals: 2014 updates". Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2014 0.76
67 Surgical site infection prophylaxis strategies for cardiothoracic surgery: a decision-analytic model. Scand J Infect Dis 2012 0.75
68 Inappropriate therapy for staphylococcal infection is common and commonly fatal. Crit Care Med 2008 0.75
69 Prevention of surgical-site infections. N Engl J Med 2010 0.75
70 Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in hospitals: time for a culture change. Med J Aust 2008 0.75
71 Conclusion of Avery et al--validation of findings but concern about rationale. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2012 0.75
72 Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia after isolation from urine. Clin Infect Dis 2006 0.75
73 Surgical site infections following bariatric surgery in community hospitals: a weighty concern? Obes Surg 2011 0.75
74 Recent changes in the NHSN definition for UTI: for better AND worse. Am J Infect Control 2010 0.75
75 Preventing surgical site infections in the era of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Curr Infect Dis Rep 2008 0.75
76 Introduction to "A compendium of strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections in acute care hospitals: 2014 updates". Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2014 0.75
77 Results from a Test-to-Release from Isolation Strategy Among Fully Vaccinated National Football League Players and Staff Members with COVID-19 - United States, December 14-19, 2021. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2022 0.75