Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology journal articles

695–701
Surveillance of Healthcare-Acquired Infections in Queensland, Australia: Data and Lessons From the First 5 Years
Anthony P. Morton, MSc(Appl), MD; Archie C. A. Clements, PhD; Shane R. Doidge, GDipPH; Jenny Stackelroth, RN, GDipInfControl; Merrilyn Curtis, MPH; Michael Whitby, MPH, FRACP


702–708
Implementation of an Industrial Systems-Engineering Approach to Reduce the Incidence of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection
Robert R. Muder, MD; Candace Cunningham, RN; Ellesha McCray, RN, MBA; Cheryl Squier, RN; Peter Perreiah, MBA; Rajiv Jain, MD; Ronda L. Sinkowitz-Cochran, MPH; John A. Jernigan, MD

709–715
Antibiotic Exposure and Room Contamination Among Patients Colonized With Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci
Marci Drees, MD, MS; David R. Snydman, MD, FACP; Christopher H. Schmid, PhD; Laurie Barefoot, RN; Karen Hansjosten, RN; Padade M. Vue, BA; Michel Cronin; Stanley A. Nasraway, MD, FCCM; Yoav Golan, MD, MS

716–722
Effect of a Program to Reduce Hospital Ciprofloxacin Use on Nosocomial Pseudomonas aeruginosa Susceptibility to Quinolones and Other Antimicrobial Agents
Paul P. Cook, MD; Titu D. Das, MD, MPH; Michael Gooch, RPh; Paul G. Catrou, MD

723–729
Impact of Hydrogen Peroxide Vapor Room Decontamination on Clostridium difficile Environmental Contamination and Transmission in a Healthcare Setting
John M. Boyce, MD; Nancy L. Havill, MT; Jonathan A. Otter, BSc; L. Clifford McDonald, MD; Nicholas M. T. Adams, BSc; Timothea Cooper, RN; Angela Thompson, MSc; Lois Wiggs; George Killgore, DrPH; Allison Tauman, PharmD; Judith Noble-Wang, PhD

730–735
Controlled Trial Measuring the Effect of a Feedback Intervention on Hand Hygiene Compliance in a Step-Down Unit
Alexandre R. Marra, MD; Cláudia D'Arco, RN; Bruno de Arruda Bravim, MD; Marinês Dalla Valle Martino, MD; Luci Correa, MD; Cláudia Vallone Silva, RN; Luiz Carlos R. Lamblet, RN; Moacyr Silva Junior, MD; Gisele de Lima, PharmD; Luciana Reis Guastelli, RN; Luciana Barbosa, PharmD; Oscar Fernando Pavão dos Santos, MD; Michael B. Edmond, MD, MPH, MPA

736–741
Rapid Antibacterial Activity of 2 Novel Hand Soaps: Evaluation of the Risk of Development of Bacterial Resistance to the Antibacterial Agents
Ingrid M. Geraldo, BS; Allan Gilman, MS; Milind S. Shintre, PhD; Shanta M. Modak, PhD

742–748
Outbreak of Shewanella algae and Shewanella putrefaciens Infections Caused by a Shared Measuring Cup in a General Surgery Unit in Korea
Hyang Soon Oh, RN, MPH, CIC, PhD; Kyung Ah Kum, RN, MPH; Eui-Chong Kim, MD; Hoan-Jong Lee, MD; Kang Won Choe, MD; Myoung Don Oh, MD

754–759
Variation in Mortality Rates Among Long-Term Care Facilities for Residents With Lower Respiratory Tract Infection
L. E. Nicolle, MD; S. Mubareka, MD; A. Simor, MD; B. Liu, MD; S. McNeil, MD; D. Lewis, PhD; H. Duckworth, RN; M. Cheang, PhD; M. Loeb, MD

COMMENTARY
760–763
Surveillance for Clostridium difficile–Associated Diarrhea in Long-Term Care Facilities: What You Get Is Not What You See
Joseph M. Mylotte, MD

771–773
Risk Factors for Surgical Site Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipients
Fernando G. Menezes, MD; Sérgio B. Wey, PhD; Clóvis A. Peres, PhD; José O. Medina-Pestana, PhD; Luis Fernando A. Camargo, PhD

774–776
Screening for Carriage of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Shortly After Exposure May Lead to False-Negative Results
John Evison, MD; Kathrin Mühlemann, MD, PhD

777–780
Outbreaks of Influenza A Among Nonvaccinated Healthcare Workers: Implications for Resource-Limited Settings
Anucha Apisarnthanarak, MD; Pilaipan Puthavathana, PhD; Rungrueng Kitphati, MD; Prasert Auewarakul, MD, PhD; Linda M. Mundy, MD

LETTER TO THE EDITOR
781–782
Attitudes of Healthcare Workers and Patients Toward Individualized Hand Hygiene Reminders
Kathleen G. Julian, MD; Kavitha Subramanian, MD; Arlene Brumbach, MS, CIC; Cynthia J. Whitener, MD

782–783
Alcohol-Based Hand Rub and Nosocomial Scabies
Fernando Bellissimo-Rodrigues, MD; Magda Fabbri Isaac Silva, RN, PhD; Regina Puti de Souza, RN; Paulo de Tarso de Oliveira e Castro, MD

783
Alcohol-Based Hand Rub and Nosocomial Scabies
Coralith Garcia, MD

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