The Economic Burden of Hospital-Acquired Clostridium difficile Infection: A Population-Based Matched Cohort Study
Research ArticlesNatasha Nanwa, Jeffrey C. Kwong, Murray Krahn, Nick Daneman, Hong Lu, Peter C. Austin, Anand Govindarajan, Laura C. Rosella, Suzanne M. Cadarette, Beate Sander,Infection Control& Hospital Epidemiology,Volume 37 Issue 09, pp 1068-1078Abstract (Source: Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology)
Source: Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology - March 20, 2019 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Evaluating the Accuracy of Sampling Strategies for Estimation of Compliance Rate for Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Process Measures
Research ArticlesAdam Diehl, Ting Yang, Kathleen Speck, James Battles, Sara E. Cosgrove, Sean Berenholtz, Michael Klompas,Infection Control& Hospital Epidemiology,Volume 37 Issue 09, pp 1037-1043Abstract (Source: Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology)
Source: Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology - March 20, 2019 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Cardiac Electrophysiology Laboratories: A Potential Target for Antimicrobial Stewardship and Quality Improvement?
Research ArticlesWestyn Branch-Elliman, Maggie Stanislawski, Judith Strymish, Anna E. Bar ón, Kalpana Gupta, Paul D. Varosy, Howard S. Gold, P. Michael Ho,Infection Control& Hospital Epidemiology,Volume 37 Issue 09, pp 1005-1011Abstract (Source: Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology)
Source: Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology - March 20, 2019 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Policies for Controlling Multidrug-Resistant Organisms in US Healthcare Facilities Reporting to the National Healthcare Safety Network, 2014
Rapid CommunicationLindsey M. Weiner, Amy K. Webb, Maroya S. Walters, Margaret A. Dudeck, Alexander J. Kallen,Infection Control& Hospital Epidemiology,Volume 37 Issue 09, pp 1105-1108Abstract (Source: Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology)
Source: Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology - March 20, 2019 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

National Bloodstream Infection Surveillance in Switzerland 2008 –2014: Different Patterns and Trends for University and Community Hospitals
Research ArticlesNiccol ò Buetti, Jonas Marschall, Andrew Atkinson, Andreas Kronenberg,Infection Control& Hospital Epidemiology,Volume 37 Issue 09, pp 1060-1067Abstract (Source: Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology)
Source: Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology - March 20, 2019 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of the Use of Probiotics for the Prevention of Clostridium difficile –Associated Diarrhea in a Provincial Healthcare System
Research ArticlesJenine R. Leal, Steven J. Heitman, John M. Conly, Elizabeth A. Henderson, Braden J. Manns,Infection Control& Hospital Epidemiology,Volume 37 Issue 09, pp 1079-1086Abstract (Source: Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology)
Source: Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology - March 20, 2019 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Reduction in Acute Respiratory Infection Among Military Trainees: Secondary Effects of a Hygiene-Based Cluster-Randomized Trial for Skin and Soft-Tissue Infection Prevention
Brief ReportEugene V. Millar, Carey D. Schlett, Natasha N. Law, Wei-Ju Chen, Michael J. D ’Onofrio, Jason W. Bennett, David R. Tribble, Michael W. Ellis,Infection Control& Hospital Epidemiology,Volume 37 Issue 09, pp 1118-1120Abstract (Source: Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology)
Source: Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology - March 20, 2019 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Surveillance for Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia: Can We Apply Centers for Disease Control and Prevention –National Healthcare Safety Network 2013 Definitions for All Settings?
LetterG ökhan Metan, Hümeyra Zengin, Burcu Çınar, Hanife Aytaç, Mutlu Hayran, Serhat Ünal,Infection Control& Hospital Epidemiology,Volume 37 Issue 09, pp 1125-1127Abstract (Source: Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology)
Source: Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology - March 20, 2019 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Response to Allen-Bridson and Pollock
LetterM. Todd Greene, Mohamad G. Fakih, Sanjay Saint,Infection Control& Hospital Epidemiology,Volume 37 Issue 09, pp 1122-1122Abstract (Source: Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology)
Source: Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology - March 20, 2019 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Response to “Potential Misclassification of Urinary Tract Related Bacteremia Upon Applying the 2015 Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection Surveillance Definition From the National Healthcare Safety Network”
LetterKatherine Allen-Bridson, Daniel Pollock,Infection Control& Hospital Epidemiology,Volume 37 Issue 09, pp 1121-1121Abstract (Source: Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology)
Source: Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology - March 20, 2019 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Fecal Microbiota Therapy as Rescue Therapy for Life-Threatening Clostridium difficile Infection in the Critically Ill: A Small Case Series
LetterSebastian Schulz-St übner, Zoran Textor, Martin Anetseder,Infection Control& Hospital Epidemiology,Volume 37 Issue 09, pp 1129-1131Abstract (Source: Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology)
Source: Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology - March 20, 2019 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Accounting for Competing Events in Multivariate Analyses of Hospital-Acquired Infection Risk Factors
LetterMartin Wolkewitz,Infection Control& Hospital Epidemiology,Volume 37 Issue 09, pp 1122-1124Abstract (Source: Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology)
Source: Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology - March 20, 2019 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Relation of Diagnostic Accuracy of Viral Respiratory Polymerase Chain Reaction to Specimen Number and Source in Severe Adenovirus Pneumonia: Antimicrobial Stewardship Implications
LetterCheston B. Cunha,Infection Control& Hospital Epidemiology,Volume 37 Issue 09, pp 1127-1129Abstract (Source: Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology)
Source: Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology - March 20, 2019 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Reply to Wolkewitz: When to Use Cumulative Risk-Based Versus Rate-Based Approaches in the Analysis of Hospital-Acquired Infection Risk Factors? That Depends on the Question
ReplyKevin A. Brown, Nick Daneman, Vanessa Stevens, Tom H. Greene, Paul Arora,Infection Control& Hospital Epidemiology,Volume 37 Issue 09, pp 1124-1125Abstract (Source: Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology)
Source: Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology - March 20, 2019 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Potential Uses of a National Healthcare-Associated Infection Reporting System
Article CommentaryGraham M. Snyder, Daniel J. Morgan,Infection Control& Hospital Epidemiology,Volume 37 Issue 09, pp 1109-1110Abstract (Source: Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology)
Source: Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology - March 20, 2019 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research