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| Michael Y LinSummaryAffiliation: Rush University Medical Center Country: USA Publications
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The dilemma of assessment bias in infection control researchMichael Y Lin
Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA
Clin Infect Dis 54:1342-7. 2012..To ensure validity, infection control studies should incorporate study design elements to control assessment bias, such as blinded assessment or use of objective outcome measures...
Prior antimicrobial therapy and risk for hospital-acquired Candida glabrata and Candida krusei fungemia: a case-case-control studyMichael Y Lin
University of Chicago Hospitals, Illinois, USA
Antimicrob Agents Chemother 49:4555-60. 2005..glabrata or C. krusei candidemia. Further studies are needed to prospectively analyze specific antimicrobial risks for nosocomial candidemia across multiple hospital centers...
A man with a chronic painful perianal ulcerMichael Lin
Section of Infectious Diseases, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Clin Infect Dis 46:575-6; 637-9. 2008- Septic pulmonary emboli and bacteremia associated with deep tissue infections caused by community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusMichael Y Lin
Rush University Medical Center, Section of Infectious Diseases, 600 S Paulina St, Suite 143, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
J Clin Microbiol 46:1553-5. 2008..The patients lacked evidence of right-sided endocarditis or thrombophlebitis. This association, previously described in children, may also be important in adults... - Delay of active antimicrobial therapy and mortality among patients with bacteremia: impact of severe neutropeniaMichael Y Lin
Section of Infectious Diseases, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA
Antimicrob Agents Chemother 52:3188-94. 2008..While the delay of active antimicrobial therapy was not significantly associated with higher mortality for most patients in this cohort, patients with severe neutropenia appeared to be vulnerable... - Classic pyomyositis of the extremities as an unusual manifestation of Blastomyces dermatitidis: a report of two casesMichael Y Lin
Section of Infectious Diseases, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
Mycoses 53:356-9. 2010..dermatitidis, particularly of the extremity muscles, is unique. We conclude that B. dermatitidis is a potential cause of classic pyomyositis... - Quality of traditional surveillance for public reporting of nosocomial bloodstream infection ratesMichael Y Lin
Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA
JAMA 304:2035-41. 2010..However, such comparisons are valid only if surveillance is performed consistently across institutions... - Anatomic sites of patient colonization and environmental contamination with Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae at long-term acute care hospitalsCaroline J Thurlow
Section of Infectious Diseases, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 34:56-61. 2013..To determine anatomic sites of colonization in patients and to assess environmental contamination with Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-producing Enterobacteriaceae... - Long-term serologic follow-up of isolated hepatitis B core antibody in HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected womenAudrey L French
CORE Center Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA
Clin Infect Dis 49:148-54. 2009..Isolated antibody to hepatitis B core antigen (anti-HBc) is a common serologic finding in persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), but the outcome and clinical significance are uncertain... - Formulation of a model for automating infection surveillance: algorithmic detection of central-line associated bloodstream infectionBala Hota
Department of Medicine, John H Stroger, Jr Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, USA
J Am Med Inform Assoc 17:42-8. 2010..To formulate a model for translating manual infection control surveillance methods to automated, algorithmic approaches... - Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant enterococcus: recognition and prevention in intensive care unitsMichael Y Lin
Departments of Medicine, Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL, USA
Crit Care Med 38:S335-44. 2010..Others are pathogen nonspecific (global), such as daily chlorhexidine bathing of all patients in the ICU. We review the evidence for these interventions to help ICU personnel better control MRSA and VRE in their units... - Use of the point of origin code from a universal billing form, UB-04, to efficiently identify hospitalized patients admitted from other health care facilitiesKavitha K Prabaker
Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
Am J Infect Control 40:659-62. 2012..Recent exposure to health care facilities is a risk factor for carriage of multidrug-resistant organisms, but identification of hospitalized patients admitted from other health care facilities is often inefficient... - Transfer from High-Acuity Long-Term Care Facilities Is Associated with Carriage of Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae: A Multihospital StudyKavitha Prabaker
Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 33:1193-9. 2012..Identification of healthcare facilities with a high prevalence of colonized patients presents an opportunity for focused interventions that may aid regional control efforts...