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Severe eczema vaccinatum in a household contact of a smallpox vaccineeSurabhi Vora
Section of Infectious Diseases, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
Clin Infect Dis 46:1555-61. 2008..The father had a history of inactive eczema but reportedly reacted normally to the vaccine. The child's mother also developed contact vaccinia infection...
Legislative mandates for use of active surveillance cultures to screen for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant enterococci: Position statement from the Joint SHEA and APIC Task ForceStephen G Weber
Section of Infectious Diseases, University of Chicago Hospitals, 5841 South Maryland Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
Am J Infect Control 35:73-85. 2007..5) The APIC and the SHEA support stronger collaboration between state and local public health authorities and institutional infection prevention and control experts...
Fluoroquinolones and the risk for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in hospitalized patientsStephen G Weber
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 9:1415-22. 2003..4; p <0.0001; ciprofloxacin OR 2.5; p = 0.005) but not MSSA. Exposure to levofloxacin or ciprofloxacin is a significant risk factor for the isolation of MRSA, but not MSSA...- Antibacterial agents in the elderlyStephen Weber
Section of Infectious Diseases and Global Health, University of Chicago Medical Center, 5841 South Maryland Avenue, MC 5065, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
Infect Dis Clin North Am 23:881-98, viii. 2009..Specific recommendations for common infectious syndromes must take into account the unique needs of older patients and should be tailored for each individual case... - SARS, emerging infections, and bioterrorism preparednessStephen G Weber
Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
Lancet Infect Dis 4:483-4. 2004 - Legislative mandates for use of active surveillance cultures to screen for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant enterococci: position statement from the Joint SHEA and APIC Task ForceStephen G Weber
Section of Infectious Diseases, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 28:249-60. 2007..5) APIC and SHEA support stronger collaboration between state and local public health authorities and institutional infection prevention and control experts... - Prevalence of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria isolated from older versus younger hospitalized adults: results of a two-centre studyStephen G Weber
Section of Infectious Diseases, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
J Antimicrob Chemother 64:1291-8. 2009..To compare the proportion of antimicrobial-resistant strains among bacterial isolates from younger and older hospital patients and to quantify changes in the proportion of antimicrobial-resistant strains in both groups over time... - Epidemiology of vancomycin-resistant enterococci among patients on an adult stem cell transplant unit: observations from an active surveillance programMichael S Calderwood
Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 29:1019-25. 2008..To use the findings of an active surveillance program to delineate the unique epidemiology of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) in a mixed population of transplant and nontransplant patients hospitalized on a single patient care unit... - Management of outbreaks of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in the neonatal intensive care unit: a consensus statementSusan I Gerber
Chicago Department of Public Health, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 27:139-45. 2006..To better understand these issues on a regional level, the CDPH and the Evanston Department of Health and Human Services (EDHHS; Evanston, Illinois) began an investigation... - Transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus to preterm infants through breast milkPriya Behari
Section of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, University of Chicago, 5841 S. Maryland Avenue MC 5065, Chicago, IL 60637-1463, USA
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 25:778-80. 2004..CONCLUSIONS: MRSA can be passed from mother to preterm infant through contaminated breast milk, even in the absence of maternal infection. Colonization and clinical disease can result... - Predictive factors for the development of central line-associated bloodstream infection due to gram-negative bacteria in intensive care unit patients after surgeryPranavi V Sreeramoju
Department of Infection Control, University of Chicago, Illinois, USA
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 29:51-6. 2008..The study also evaluated clinical predictive factors and unadjusted outcomes associated with central line-associated BSI caused by gram-negative bacteria in the postoperative period... - 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... - Optimizing empirical antimicrobial therapy for infection due to gram-negative pathogens in the intensive care unit: utility of a combination antibiogramJennifer Christoff
Section of Infectious Diseases, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 31:256-61. 2010.... - Back to basics: Four years of sustained improvement in implementation of contact precautions at a university hospitalEmily Landon Mawdsley
Section of Infectious Diseases and Global Health, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, USA
Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf 36:418-23. 2010..The experience and data derived from the rollout period were intended to shape the long-term plan to sustain high levels of compliance with contact-precaution initiation... - Glycopeptides are no more effective than beta-lactam agents for prevention of surgical site infection after cardiac surgery: a meta-analysisMaureen K Bolon
Division of Infectious Diseases, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA
Clin Infect Dis 38:1357-63. 2004..58-1.01) and were superior for prevention of SSIs caused by methicillin-resistant gram-positive bacteria (RR, 0.54; 95% CI, 0.33-0.90). Standard prophylaxis for cardiac surgery should continue to be beta-lactams in most circumstances... - Correlation between respiratory colonization with gram-negative bacteria and development of gram-negative bacterial infection after cardiac surgeryPranavi V Sreeramoju
Department of Medicine Infectious Diseases, University of Chicago, USA
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 29:546-8. 2008..4 of 40; relative risk 2.3 [95% confidence interval, 1.3-4.1; P value <.05])... - Two cases of necrotizing fasciitis due to Acinetobacter baumanniiAngella Charnot-Katsikas
Department of Pathology, The University of Chicago, 5841 S Maryland, MC 0001, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
J Clin Microbiol 47:258-63. 2009..We report on two cases of fatal monomicrobial necrotizing fasciitis due to Acinetobacter baumannii, an unusual finding that may be an indication of enhanced virulence of the organism... - Prior antimicrobial exposure and the risk for bloodstream infection with fluconazole-non-susceptible Candida strainsCourtney Hebert
Section of Infectious Diseases, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
Scand J Infect Dis 42:506-9. 2010..Despite adjustment for prior exposure to fluconazole, exposure to specific antibacterial agents was associated with hospital-acquired bloodstream infection with fluconazole-non-susceptible Candida... - Differential effects of levofloxacin and ciprofloxacin on the risk for isolation of quinolone-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosaKeith S Kaye
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Antimicrob Agents Chemother 50:2192-6. 2006..6; 95% CI = 0.4 to 0.9), whereas ciprofloxacin had no significant effect (OR = 1.0; 95% CI = 0.6 to 1.8). In conclusion, the use of levofloxacin, but not ciprofloxacin, was associated with isolation of QR P. aeruginosa... - Quality of care and satisfaction among patients isolated for infection controlStephen G Weber
JAMA 291:421; author reply 421-2. 2004 - Accuracy of a local surveillance system for early detection of emerging infectious diseaseStephen G Weber
JAMA 290:596-8. 2003