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The power of policy change, federal collaboration, and state coordination in healthcare-associated infection preventionArjun Srinivasan
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Emerging, Zoonotic, and Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Clin Infect Dis 55:426-31. 2012..The collaboration and action generated by these state and federal efforts have helped accelerate HAI prevention across the United States...- Engaging hospitalists in antimicrobial stewardship: the CDC perspectiveArjun Srinivasan
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
J Hosp Med 6:S31-3. 2011..I believe that hospitalists must play an important role in advancing antimicrobial stewardship... - Influential outbreaks of healthcare‐associated infections in the past decadeArjun Srinivasan
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 31:S70-2. 2010..This article describes some of the most influential outbreaks of healthcare‐associated infections in the past decade that serve as excellent illustrations of this point... - Outbreak of Burkholderia cepacia complex among ventilated pediatric patients linked to hospital sinksCynthia A Lucero
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Office of Workforce and Career Development, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Am J Infect Control 39:775-8. 2011..Hospital tap water used during oral and tracheostomy care was identified as the most likely mechanism for transmission... - An outbreak of postoperative gram-negative bacterial endophthalmitis associated with contaminated trypan blue ophthalmic solutionRebecca Sunenshine
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Clin Infect Dis 48:1580-3. 2009..Contamination of compounded medications should be considered when investigating outbreaks of postoperative endophthalmitis... - Multistate outbreak of Pseudomonas fluorescens bloodstream infection after exposure to contaminated heparinized saline flush prepared by a compounding pharmacyMark D Gershman
Epidemic Intelligence Service, National Center for Preparedness, Detection and Control of Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Clin Infect Dis 47:1372-9. 2008.... - Multistate outbreak of Serratia marcescens bloodstream infections caused by contamination of prefilled heparin and isotonic sodium chloride solution syringesDavid Blossom
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Arch Intern Med 169:1705-11. 2009.... - Outbreak of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in Puerto Rico associated with a novel carbapenemase variantChristopher J Gregory
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 31:476-84. 2010..Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) is resistant to almost all antimicrobial agents, and CRKP infections are associated with substantial morbidity and mortality... 
Outbreak of Burkholderia cepacia bloodstream infection at an outpatient hematology and oncology practiceKaron Abe
Division of Public Health, Georgia Department of Human Resources, Atlanta, GA, USA
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 28:1311-3. 2007..Though we did not identify the source of the organism, our findings support the hypothesis that cross-contamination of multidose medications through the use of the same needle and syringe was a contributing factor...- An outbreak of Burkholderia cepacia associated with contamination of albuterol and nasal sprayConcepcion F Estivariz
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Chest 130:1346-53. 2006..In March 2004, we investigated a hospital outbreak of Bcc possibly associated with a contaminated nasal spray... - Multidrug resistance among gram-negative pathogens that caused healthcare-associated infections reported to the National Healthcare Safety Network, 2006-2008Alexander J Kallen
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Preparedness, Detection, and Control of Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 31:528-31. 2010..The pooled mean percentage of resistance varied by the definition used; however, multidrug resistance was relatively common and widespread... - Outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa surgical site infections after arthroscopic procedures: Texas, 2009Pritish K Tosh
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 32:1179-86. 2011.... - A cluster of mucormycosis infections in hematology patients: challenges in investigation and control of invasive mold infections in high-risk patient populationsEloisa Llata
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 71:72-80. 2011.... - Epidemiologic investigation of a 2007 outbreak of Serratia marcescens bloodstream infection in Texas caused by contamination of syringes prefilled with heparin and salineJohn R Su
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 30:593-5. 2009..This report underscores the crucial contributions that epidemiologic studies can make to investigations of outbreaks that are possibly product related... - Prevalence of beta-lactam nonsusceptible Gram-negative bacilli and use and interpretation of current susceptibility breakpoints: a survey of infectious disease physiciansAlexander J Kallen
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 71:316-9. 2011..Many reported encountering resistant Enterobacteriaceae; respondents generally favored a more conservative interpretation of antimicrobial susceptibility results... - A national outbreak of Ralstonia mannitolilytica associated with use of a contaminated oxygen-delivery device among pediatric patientsMichael A Jhung
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, NE MS A 24, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Pediatrics 119:1061-8. 2007..Ralstonia are waterborne bacilli that have been implicated in hospital-acquired infections. We initiated an investigation to determine the source of the outbreak and implement infection control and prevention measures... 
Severe community-acquired pneumonia due to Staphylococcus aureus, 2003-04 influenza seasonJeffrey C Hageman
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 12:894-9. 2006..In communities with a high prevalence of MRSA, empiric therapy of severe CAP during periods of high influenza activity should include consideration for MRSA...- Developing a broader approach to management of infection control breaches in health care settingsPriti R Patel
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Am J Infect Control 36:685-90. 2008..We describe an approach to management of these incidents that focuses on risk of bloodborne pathogen transmission and the role of public health and other stakeholders to inform patient notification and testing decisions... - Infection control assessment of ambulatory surgical centersMelissa K Schaefer
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd NE, Mailstop A 31, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
JAMA 303:2273-9. 2010..The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) piloted an infection control audit tool in a sample of ASC inspections to assess facility adherence to recommended practices... - Multiphasic approach reveals genetic diversity of environmental and patient isolates of Mycobacterium mucogenicum and Mycobacterium phocaicum associated with an outbreak of bacteremias at a Texas hospitalRobert C Cooksey
Mycobacteriology Laboratory Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mail Stop F08, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Appl Environ Microbiol 74:2480-7. 2008..S. hospital. The investigation highlights important differences in the available typing methods for mycobacteria and demonstrates the genetic diversity of these organisms even within narrow confines of time and space... - Outbreak of adverse reactions associated with contaminated heparinDavid B Blossom
Epidemic Intelligence Service Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
N Engl J Med 359:2674-84. 2008..Preliminary findings suggested that heparin was a possible cause of the reactions... - Outbreak of cystoscopy related infections with Pseudomonas aeruginosa: New Mexico, 2007Aaron M Wendelboe
Epidemic Intelligence Service Program, Office of Workforce and Career Development, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
J Urol 180:588-92; discussion 592. 2008..Personnel at the New Mexico Department of Health investigated a Pseudomonas aeruginosa outbreak potentially associated with outpatient cystoscopy performed by a urologist during January 1 to April 22, 2007... - Catheter-related polymicrobial bloodstream infections among pediatric bone marrow transplant outpatients--Atlanta, Georgia, 2007Petra Wiersma
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 31:522-7. 2010..To identify risk factors for polymicrobial bloodstream infections (BSIs) in pediatric bone marrow transplant (BMT) outpatients attending a newly constructed clinic affiliated with a children's hospital... - Risk of infections associated with improperly reprocessed transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy equipmentFernanda Lessa
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 29:289-93. 2008..An investigation was initiated to assess the risks of transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and bacteria during prostate biopsies... - Health care transmission of a newly emergent adenovirus serotype in health care personnel at a military hospital in Texas, 2007Fernanda C Lessa
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Preparedness, Detection, and Control of Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
J Infect Dis 200:1759-65. 2009..From April through June 2007, 15 trainees at one base were hospitalized for pneumonia due to Ad14. Subsequent reports of febrile respiratory illness among health care personnel suggested nosocomial transmission... - Outbreak of Serratia marcescens bloodstream and central nervous system infections after interventional pain management proceduresAdam L Cohen
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Office of Workforce and Career Development, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Clin J Pain 24:374-80. 2008..To determine the cause of an outbreak of Serratia marcescens infections in patients after interventional pain management procedures at an outpatient pain clinic... - Investigation of increased rates of isolation of Bacillus speciesElissa Meites
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 31:1257-63. 2010..In 2007-2008, several US hospitals reported summertime increases in the number of clinical blood cultures positive for Bacillus species, which are common environmental bacteria... - Antimicrobial-resistant pathogens associated with healthcare-associated infections: summary of data reported to the National Healthcare Safety Network at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2009-2010Dawn M Sievert
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 34:1-14. 2013..To describe antimicrobial resistance patterns for healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) reported to the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) during 2009-2010... - Evaluation of International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification Codes for reporting methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections at a hospital in IllinoisMelissa K Schaefer
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 31:463-8. 2010.... - Invasive group-A streptococcal infection in an allograft recipient. A case reportEllen H Lee
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Career Development Division, Office of Workforce and Career Development, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
J Bone Joint Surg Am 89:2044-7. 2007 - Trends in catheter-associated urinary tract infections in adult intensive care units-United States, 1990-2007Deron C Burton
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 32:748-56. 2011..The CAUTI prevention guidelines of the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee were recently revised... - Molecular epidemiology of KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates in the United States: clonal expansion of multilocus sequence type 258Brandon Kitchel
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Antimicrob Agents Chemother 53:3365-70. 2009..Restriction analysis of plasmid DNA prepared from transformants revealed a diversity of band patterns, suggesting the presence of different plasmids harboring the bla(KPC) gene, even among isolates of the same ST... - Outbreak of cutaneous Rhizopus arrhizus infection associated with karaya ostomy bagsMysheika LeMaile-Williams
Epidemic Intelligence Service, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, 30333 USA
Clin Infect Dis 43:e83-8. 2006..We investigated an outbreak involving 2 patients hospitalized at hospital A with cutaneous Rhizopus arrhizus (oryzae) infections of surgically created stomas... - Outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections after transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsyJennifer L Gillespie
Georgia Department of Human Resources Division of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Urology 69:912-4. 2007.... - A survey of knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs of house staff physicians from various specialties concerning antimicrobial use and resistanceArjun Srinivasan
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Arch Intern Med 164:1451-6. 2004..Examination of knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs of house staff physicians will be important in developing interventions to improve antimicrobial use and prevent resistance... - Comparison of risk factors for recovery of Acinetobacter baumannii during outbreaks at two Kentucky hospitals, 2006Suzanne F Beavers
Kentucky Department for Public Health, Frankfort, KY, USA
Public Health Rep 124:868-74. 2009..We investigated A. baumannii outbreaks at two Kentucky hospitals to find risk factors for Acinetobacter acquisition in hospitalized patients... - Hospital preparedness for severe acute respiratory syndrome in the United States: views from a national survey of infectious diseases consultantsArjun Srinivasan
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Clin Infect Dis 39:272-4. 2004..Recent draft guidance on SARS preparedness from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may help address some of these issues... - A prospective trial of a novel, silicone-based, silver-coated foley catheter for the prevention of nosocomial urinary tract infectionsArjun Srinivasan
Department of Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control, John Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 27:38-43. 2006..To evaluate the efficacy of silicone-based, silver ion-impregnated urinary catheters in the prevention of nosocomial urinary tract infections (NUTIs)... - Outbreak of catheter-associated Klebsiella oxytoca and Enterobacter cloacae bloodstream infections in an oncology chemotherapy centerJohn T Watson
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Arch Intern Med 165:2639-43. 2005..This outbreak highlights the need for continued emphasis on safe injection practices and suggests the need for guidelines and recommendations tailored to outpatient settings... - Role of acid-suppressing medications during a sustained outbreak of Salmonella enteritidis infection in a long-term care facilityAnna Bowen
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 28:1202-5. 2007..Among vulnerable populations, the risks and benefits of acid-suppressing medications should be considered carefully before use... - Bloodstream infections in patients given treatment with intravenous prostanoidsAlexander J Kallen
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Preparedness, Detection, and Control of Infectious Diseases, Office of Workforce and Career Development, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 29:342-9. 2008..An investigation was conducted to determine rates of prostanoid-associated BSI in this patient population and possible risk factors for infection... - Streptococcal meningitis following myelogram proceduresJennifer Hsu
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 28:614-7. 2007..The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends the use of face masks by those performing myelograms... - Investigation of an outbreak of 2009 pandemic influenza A virus (H1N1) infections among healthcare personnel in a Chicago hospitalShelley S Magill
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 32:611-5. 2011..Eleven (55%) of HCP with pH1N1 infection worked for 1 day or more after the onset of illness. Personnel working with mild illness may have contributed to transmission among HCP... - Multistate outbreak of toxic anterior segment syndrome, 2005Preeta K Kutty
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Preparedness, Detection, and Control of Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PHS DHHS, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
J Cataract Refract Surg 34:585-90. 2008..To present the findings of an outbreak of toxic anterior segment syndrome (TASS)... - Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter infection mortality rate and length of hospitalizationRebecca H Sunenshine
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 13:97-103. 2007..5, 95% CI 1.2-5.4 and OR 4.2, 95% CI 1.5-11.6] respectively). Increased hospitalization associated with MDR Acinetobacter infection emphasizes the need for infection control strategies to prevent cross-transmission in healthcare settings... - Transmission of rabies virus from an organ donor to four transplant recipientsArjun Srinivasan
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Infectious Diseases, and the Epidemic Intelligence Service Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA
N Engl J Med 352:1103-11. 2005..CONCLUSIONS: This report documenting the transmission of rabies virus from an organ donor to multiple recipients underscores the challenges of preventing and detecting transmission of unusual pathogens through transplantation... - A clone of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among professional football playersSophia V Kazakova
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
N Engl J Med 352:468-75. 2005..We investigated an outbreak of abscesses due to MRSA among members of a professional football team and examined the transmission and microbiologic characteristics of the outbreak strain... - Implementation of the Campaign to Prevent Antimicrobial Resistance in Healthcare Settings: 12 Steps to Prevent Antimicrobial Resistance Among Hospitalized Adults--experiences from 3 institutionsKristin Brinsley
National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USDHHS, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Am J Infect Control 33:53-4. 2005 - Foundations of the severe acute respiratory syndrome preparedness and response plan for healthcare facilitiesArjun Srinivasan
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 25:1020-5. 2004..Recommendations in the CDC's SARS preparedness and response guidance for healthcare facilities will help facilities prepare for possible future outbreaks of SARS... - Bacterial infections associated with blood transfusion: experience and perspective of infectious diseases consultantsPreethi L Rao
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Office of Workforce and Career Development, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Transfusion 47:1206-11. 2007.... - Emergency department visits for antibiotic-associated adverse eventsNadine Shehab
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Detection, Preparedness, and Control of Infectious Diseases, Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Clin Infect Dis 47:735-43. 2008..Our objective was to estimate and compare the numbers and rates of emergency department (ED) visits for drug-related adverse events associated with systemic antibiotics in the United States by drug class, individual drug, and event type... - Current epidemiology of multidrug‐resistant gram‐negative bacilli in the United StatesAlexander J Kallen
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 31:S51-4. 2010..This synopsis reviews the incidence of multidrug resistance among gram‐negative bacilli in the United States and describes emerging issues in their epidemiology... - Multistate outbreak of Fusarium keratitis associated with use of a contact lens solutionDouglas C Chang
Mycotic Diseases Branch, Career Development Division, Office of Workforce and Career Development, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
JAMA 296:953-63. 2006..Beginning in March 2006, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention received multiple reports of Fusarium keratitis among contact lens wearers...