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Breast Surgery

Monday 29 September 2008

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

SHEA/APIC GUIDELINE
785–814
SHEA/APIC Guideline: Infection Prevention and Control in the Long-Term Care Facility
Philip W. Smith, MD; Gail Bennett, RN, MSN, CIC; Suzanne Bradley, MD; Paul Drinka, MD; Ebbing Lautenbach, MD; James Marx, RN, MS, CIC; Lona Mody, MD; Lindsay Nicolle, MD; Kurt Stevenson, MD

ORIGINAL ARTICLE
815–819
Effect of Nurse-Led Multidisciplinary Rounds on Reducing the Unnecessary Use of Urinary Catheterization in Hospitalized Patients
Mohamad G. Fakih, MD, MPH; Cathleen Dueweke, RN; Susan Meisner, RN; Dorine Berriel-Cass, RN, MA; Ruth Savoy-Moore, PhD; Nicole Brach, RN; Janice Rey, MT(ASCP); Laura DeSantis, RN, MSN; Louis D. Saravolatz, MD

COMMENTARY
820–822
Indwelling Urinary Catheters in Hospitalized Patients: When in Doubt, Pull It Out
Paul B. Cornia, MD; Benjamin A. Lipsky, MD

ORIGINAL ARTICLE 823–828
Rising Economic Impact of Clostridium difficile–Associated Disease in Adult Hospitalized Patient Population
Xiaoyan Song, PhD, MD, MSc; John G Bartlett, MD; Kathleen Speck, MPH; April Naegeli, MPH; Karen Carroll, MD; Trish M. Perl, MD, MSc

COMMENTARY
829–831
Preventing Clostridium difficile–Associated Disease: Is It Time to Pay the Piper?
Eli N. Perencevich, MD, MS; Kerri A. Thom, MD, MS

ORIGINAL ARTICLE
832–839
Poor Functional Status as a Risk Factor for Surgical Site Infection Due to Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Deverick J. Anderson, MD, MPH; Luke F. Chen, MBBS, FRACP; Kenneth E. Schmader, MD; Daniel J. Sexton, MD; Yong Choi, RN, BSN; Katherine Link, RN, BSN; Rick Sloane, MPH; Keith S. Kaye, MD, MPH

COMMENTARY
840–841
Debility and the Risk for Surgical Site Infection: Defining the Next Steps
Preeti N. Malani, MD, MSJ

ORIGINAL ARTICLE
842–846
Automated Surveillance for Central Line–Associated Bloodstream Infection in Intensive Care Units
Keith F. Woeltje, MD, PhD; Anne M. Butler, MS; Ashleigh J. Goris, MPH; Nhial T. Tutlam, MPH; Joshua A. Doherty, BS; M. Brandon Westover, MD; Vicky Ferris, RN; Thomas C. Bailey, MD

847–853
Prospective Randomized Trial of 3 Antiseptic Solutions for Prevention of Catheter Colonization in an Intensive Care Unit for Adult Patients
J. Vallés, MD; I. Fernández, RN; D. Alcaraz, RN; E. Chacón, RN; A. Cazorla, RN; M. Canals, RN; D. Mariscal, MD; D. Fontanals, PharmD; A. Morón, PharmD

854–858
Reprocessing and Reuse of Single-Use Medical Devices Used During Hemodynamic Procedures in Brazil: A Widespread and Largely Overlooked Problem
Jorge M. Buchdid Amarante, MD, MsC; Cristiana M. Toscano, MD, PhD; Michele L. Pearson, MD; Virginia Roth, MD; William R. Jarvis, MD; Anna S. Levin, MD, PhD

859–865
Outbreak of Invasive Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection Associated With Acupuncture and Joint Injection
R. J. Murray, MBBS, FRACP; J. C. Pearson, BSc; G. W. Coombs, BApplSc; J. P. Flexman, MBBS, FRCPA; C. L. Golledge, MBBS, FRCPA; D. J. Speers, MBBS, FRACP; J. R. Dyer, MBBS, FRACP; D. G. McLellan, MBBS, FRACP; M. Reilly, MHlthSc; J. M. Bell, BSc, BA; S. F. Bowen, MBBS, FRACP; K. J. Christiansen, MBBS, FRCPA

871–877
Three-Year Prospective Study to Improve the Management of Blood-Exposure Incidents
Paul Th. L. van Wijk; Marianne Pelk-Jongen; Clementine Wijkmans, MD; Andreas Voss, MD, PhD; Peter M. Schneeberger, MD, PhD

878–886
Discordant QuantiFERON-TB Gold Test Results Among US Healthcare Workers With Increased Risk of Latent Tuberculosis Infection: A Problem or Solution?
Nira R. Pollock, MD, PhD; Antonio Campos-Neto, MD, PhD; Suely Kashino, PhD; Danielle Napolitano, PhD; Samuel M. Behar, MD, PhD; Daniel Shin, BS; Alex Sloutsky, PhD; Swati Joshi, PhD; Jasmine Guillet, MPH; Michael Wong, MD; Edward Nardell, MD

CONCISE COMMUNICATION
887–889
Rates of Clostridium difficile Infection in Patients Discharged From Spanish Hospitals, 1997–2005
Pilar Soler, MD; Francisco Nogareda, MD; Rosa Cano, MD

890–893
Risk Factors for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Surgical Site Infection
Stephan Harbarth, MD; Benedikt Huttner, MD; Pascal Gervaz, MD; Carolina Fankhauser, MS; Marie-Noelle Chraiti, RN; Jacques Schrenzel, MD; Marc Licker, MD; Didier Pittet, MD

894–897
Pilot Trial of N-acetylcysteine and Tigecycline as a Catheter-Lock Solution for Treatment of Hemodialysis Catheter–Associated Bacteremia
Saima Aslam, MD; Barbara W. Trautner, MD, PhD; Venkat Ramanathan, MD; Rabih O. Darouiche, MD

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