Published in Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol on March 19, 2014
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Prospective surveillance for invasive fungal infections in hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients, 2001-2006: overview of the Transplant-Associated Infection Surveillance Network (TRANSNET) Database. Clin Infect Dis (2010) 5.53
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A clinical trial of a whole-virus H5N1 vaccine derived from cell culture. N Engl J Med (2008) 3.28
Strategies to prevent central line-associated bloodstream infections in acute care hospitals. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2008) 3.13
Yield of stool culture with isolate toxin testing versus a two-step algorithm including stool toxin testing for detection of toxigenic Clostridium difficile. J Clin Microbiol (2007) 2.77
Rising economic impact of clostridium difficile-associated disease in adult hospitalized patient population. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2008) 2.40
Google Flu Trends: correlation with emergency department influenza rates and crowding metrics. Clin Infect Dis (2012) 2.34
A compendium of strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections in acute care hospitals. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2008) 2.32
Strategies to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections in acute care hospitals. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2008) 2.30
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Strategies to prevent surgical site infections in acute care hospitals. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2008) 2.22
Chlorhexidine: expanding the armamentarium for infection control and prevention. Clin Infect Dis (2008) 2.16
International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) report, data summary of 36 countries, for 2004-2009. Am J Infect Control (2011) 2.13
A prospective study to determine whether cover gowns in addition to gloves decrease nosocomial transmission of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in an intensive care unit. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2002) 2.08
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A multicenter intervention to prevent catheter-associated bloodstream infections. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2006) 1.93
An evaluation of environmental decontamination with hydrogen peroxide vapor for reducing the risk of patient acquisition of multidrug-resistant organisms. Clin Infect Dis (2012) 1.90
Contact precautions: more is not necessarily better. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2014) 1.88
Catheter duration and risk of CLA-BSI in neonates with PICCs. Pediatrics (2010) 1.88
Outbreak management and implications of a nosocomial norovirus outbreak. Clin Infect Dis (2007) 1.87
Strategies to prevent clostridium difficile infections in acute care hospitals. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2008) 1.84
Dengue mortality: reassessing the risks in transition countries. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg (2008) 1.82
Strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia in acute care hospitals. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2008) 1.81
The critically ill child with novel H1N1 influenza A: a case series. Pediatr Crit Care Med (2010) 1.77
First NDM-positive Salmonella sp. strain identified in the United States. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2011) 1.74
Effects of early oseltamivir therapy on viral shedding in 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus infection. Clin Infect Dis (2010) 1.72
Strategies to prevent transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in acute care hospitals. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2008) 1.66
An outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections associated with flexible bronchoscopes. N Engl J Med (2003) 1.65
Chikungunya outbreak, Singapore, 2008. Emerg Infect Dis (2009) 1.64
Reduction of catheter-associated bloodstream infections in pediatric patients: experimentation and reality. Pediatr Crit Care Med (2008) 1.63
Vancomycin-sensitive and vancomycin-resistant enterococcal infections in the ICU: attributable costs and outcomes. Intensive Care Med (2002) 1.60
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in healthcare settings. Curr Opin Infect Dis (2015) 1.60
Clinical practice guidelines for antimicrobial prophylaxis in surgery. Surg Infect (Larchmt) (2013) 1.60
An outbreak of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii associated with pulsatile lavage wound treatment. JAMA (2004) 1.59
Enhanced identification of postoperative infections among inpatients. Emerg Infect Dis (2004) 1.56
Knowledge, awareness, and attitudes regarding methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among caregivers of hospitalized children. J Pediatr (2010) 1.54
The new Clostridium difficile--what does it mean? N Engl J Med (2005) 1.53
Past history of skin infection and risk of surgical site infection after elective surgery. Ann Surg (2013) 1.52
A prospective trial of a novel, silicone-based, silver-coated foley catheter for the prevention of nosocomial urinary tract infections. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2006) 1.51
Risk factors for development of vancomycin-resistant enterococcal bloodstream infection in patients with cancer who are colonized with vancomycin-resistant enterococci. Clin Infect Dis (2002) 1.51
Distinguishing community-associated from hospital-associated Clostridium difficile infections in children: implications for public health surveillance. Clin Infect Dis (2013) 1.50
Confirmed adult dengue deaths in Singapore: 5-year multi-center retrospective study. BMC Infect Dis (2011) 1.49
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
Effect of nosocomial vancomycin-resistant enterococcal bacteremia on mortality, length of stay, and costs. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2003) 1.46
Bronchoscope reprocessing and infection prevention and control: bronchoscopy-specific guidelines are needed. Chest (2004) 1.45
Guidelines for antimicrobial stewardship training and practice. Ann Acad Med Singapore (2012) 1.44
Improving the assessment of vancomycin-resistant enterococci by routine screening. J Infect Dis (2006) 1.44
Electronic-eye faucets: Legionella species contamination in healthcare settings. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2012) 1.42
Risk factors for positive admission surveillance cultures for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant enterococci in a neurocritical care unit. Crit Care Med (2011) 1.41
Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains in pediatric intensive care unit. Emerg Infect Dis (2010) 1.35
Combining free text and structured electronic medical record entries to detect acute respiratory infections. PLoS One (2010) 1.35
Invasive non-Aspergillus mold infections in transplant recipients, United States, 2001-2006. Emerg Infect Dis (2011) 1.34
Simple clinical and laboratory predictors of Chikungunya versus dengue infections in adults. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2012) 1.34
Risk factors for nephrotoxicity associated with continuous vancomycin infusion in outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy. J Antimicrob Chemother (2008) 1.33
Protecting health care workers from Ebola: personal protective equipment is critical but is not enough. Ann Intern Med (2014) 1.31
Combination strategies for pandemic influenza response - a systematic review of mathematical modeling studies. BMC Med (2009) 1.29
Diabetes with hypertension as risk factors for adult dengue hemorrhagic fever in a predominantly dengue serotype 2 epidemic: a case control study. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2012) 1.29
How will we know patients are safer? An organization-wide approach to measuring and improving safety. Crit Care Med (2006) 1.28
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization and risk of subsequent infection in critically ill children: importance of preventing nosocomial methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus transmission. Clin Infect Dis (2011) 1.26
Utilities and limitations of the World Health Organization 2009 warning signs for adult dengue severity. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2013) 1.25
Effect of a second-generation venous catheter impregnated with chlorhexidine and silver sulfadiazine on central catheter-related infections: a randomized, controlled trial. Ann Intern Med (2005) 1.23
Influenza in the tropics. Lancet Infect Dis (2009) 1.23
Orchestrated scientific collaboration: critical to the control of MERS-CoV. Ann Intern Med (2015) 1.21
Differential targeting of viral components by CD4+ versus CD8+ T lymphocytes in dengue virus infection. J Virol (2012) 1.17
Increased catheter-related bloodstream infection rates after the introduction of a new mechanical valve intravenous access port. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2006) 1.17
Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 surveillance and prevalence of seasonal influenza, Singapore. Emerg Infect Dis (2010) 1.16
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus transmission and infections in a neonatal intensive care unit despite active surveillance cultures and decolonization: challenges for infection prevention. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2014) 1.14
Incidence and prevalence of multidrug-resistant acinetobacter using targeted active surveillance cultures. JAMA (2008) 1.13
Intraoperative fraction of inspired oxygen is a modifiable risk factor for surgical site infection after spinal surgery. Anesthesiology (2009) 1.13
Vancomycin-resistant enterococci: a road map on how to prevent the emergence and transmission of antimicrobial resistance. Chest (2003) 1.13
Risk factors for fatality among confirmed adult dengue inpatients in Singapore: a matched case-control study. PLoS One (2013) 1.13
Clinical relevance and discriminatory value of elevated liver aminotransferase levels for dengue severity. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2012) 1.13
Clinical implications of varying degrees of vancomycin susceptibility in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia. Emerg Infect Dis (2003) 1.13
Evaluation of postprescription review and feedback as a method of promoting rational antimicrobial use: a multicenter intervention. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2012) 1.10
An outbreak of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in a neonatal intensive care unit. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2012) 1.10
Healthcare epidemiology: gastrointestinal flu: norovirus in health care and long-term care facilities. Clin Infect Dis (2008) 1.10
Evolving epidemiology of pediatric Staphylococcus aureus cutaneous infections in a Baltimore hospital. Pediatr Emerg Care (2006) 1.09
A prospective study of outcomes, healthcare resource utilization, and costs associated with postoperative nosocomial infections. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2006) 1.09
Utility of warning signs in guiding admission and predicting severe disease in adult dengue. BMC Infect Dis (2013) 1.08
A call for action: managing the emergence of multidrug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in the acute care settings. Curr Opin Infect Dis (2012) 1.07
Outbreak of multidrug-resistant Serratia marcescens infection in a neonatal intensive care unit. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2008) 1.07
The ability of hospital ventilation systems to filter Aspergillus and other fungi following a building implosion. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2002) 1.07
Nephrotoxicity of continuous versus intermittent infusion of vancomycin in outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy. Int J Antimicrob Agents (2009) 1.07
Incubation periods of viral gastroenteritis: a systematic review. BMC Infect Dis (2013) 1.06
Preventing nosocomial transmission of pulmonary tuberculosis: when may isolation be discontinued for patients with suspected tuberculosis? Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2002) 1.06