Published in Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol on July 23, 2014
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The use of cefepime for treating AmpC β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae. Clin Infect Dis (2013) 1.18
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Increased catheter-related bloodstream infection rates after the introduction of a new mechanical valve intravenous access port. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2006) 1.17
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Description of a multiplex Bordetella pertussis and Bordetella parapertussis LightCycler PCR assay with inhibition control. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis (2003) 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