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Identification of a pseudo-outbreak of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) and the effect of repeated testing, sensitivity, and specificity on perceived prevalence of CDI.

Litvin M, Reske KA, Mayfield J, McMullen KM, Georgantopoulos P, Copper S, Hoppe-Bauer JE, Fraser VJ, Warren DK, Dubberke ER.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2009 Dec;30(12):1166-71.PMID: 19848606 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Between community and hospital: healthcare-associated gram-negative bacteremia among hospitalized patients.

Marschall J, Fraser VJ, Doherty J, Warren DK.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2009 Nov;30(11):1050-6.PMID: 19803723 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Developing a risk stratification model for surgical site infection after abdominal hysterectomy.

Olsen MA, Higham-Kessler J, Yokoe DS, Butler AM, Vostok J, Stevenson KB, Khan Y, Fraser VJ; Prevention Epicenter Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2009 Nov;30(11):1077-83.PMID: 19803722 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

What's bugging you now?

Fraser VJ, Goldberg DE.

Mo Med. 2009 Jul-Aug;106(4):253-4. No abstract available. PMID: 19753913 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Clostridium difficile-associated disease in allogeneic hematopoietic stem-cell transplant recipients: risk associations, protective associations, and outcomes.

Dubberke ER, Reske KA, Srivastava A, Sadhu J, Gatti R, Young RM, Rakes LC, Dieckgraefe B, Dipersio J, Fraser VJ.

Clin Transplant. 2009 Jul 13. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19624693 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Marketing data: has the rise of impact factor led to the fall of objective language in the scientific article?

Fraser VJ, Martin JG.

Respir Res. 2009 May 11;10:35.PMID: 19432970 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Difficulty in diagnosing surgical site infection after arthroscopy in developing countries.

Apisarnthanarak A, Wittayachanyapong S, Sitaposa P, Thongphubeth K, Babcock H, Fraser VJ.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2009 Jun;30(6):609-10. No abstract available. PMID: 19432510 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Multicenter study of the impact of community-onset Clostridium difficile infection on surveillance for C. difficile infection.

Dubberke ER, Butler AM, Hota B, Khan YM, Mangino JE, Mayer J, Popovich KJ, Stevenson KB, Yokoe DS, McDonald LC, Jernigan J, Fraser VJ; Prevention Epicenters Program from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2009 Jun;30(6):518-25.PMID: 19419269 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The effect of daily bathing with chlorhexidine on the acquisition of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus, and healthcare-associated bloodstream infections: results of a quasi-experimental multicenter trial.

Climo MW, Sepkowitz KA, Zuccotti G, Fraser VJ, Warren DK, Perl TM, Speck K, Jernigan JA, Robles JR, Wong ES.

Crit Care Med. 2009 Jun;37(6):1858-65.PMID: 19384220 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Creating a cohort area to limit transmission of pandrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in a Thai tertiary care center.

Apisarnthanarak A, Warren DK, Fraser VJ.

Clin Infect Dis. 2009 May 15;48(10):1487-8. No abstract available. PMID: 19374565 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Herpes zoster risk factors in a national cohort of veterans with rheumatoid arthritis.

McDonald JR, Zeringue AL, Caplan L, Ranganathan P, Xian H, Burroughs TE, Fraser VJ, Cunningham F, Eisen SA.

Clin Infect Dis. 2009 May 15;48(10):1364-71.PMID: 19368499 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Improved surveillance for surgical site infections after orthopedic implantation procedures: extending applications for automated data.

Bolon MK, Hooper D, Stevenson KB, Greenbaum M, Olsen MA, Herwaldt L, Noskin GA, Fraser VJ, Climo M, Khan Y, Vostok J, Yokoe DS; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Epicenters Program.

Clin Infect Dis. 2009 May 1;48(9):1223-9.PMID: 19335165 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Hospital-associated Clostridium difficile infection: is it necessary to track community-onset disease?

Dubberke ER, McMullen KM, Mayfield JL, Reske KA, Georgantopoulos P, Warren DK, Fraser VJ.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2009 Apr;30(4):332-7.PMID: 19239377 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Feasibility and efficacy of infection-control interventions to reduce the number of nosocomial infections and drug-resistant microorganisms in developing countries: what else do we need?

Apisarnthanarak A, Fraser VJ.

Clin Infect Dis. 2009 Jan 1;48(1):22-4. No abstract available. PMID: 19067618 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Presence of the KPC carbapenemase gene in Enterobacteriaceae causing bacteremia and its correlation with in vitro carbapenem susceptibility.

Marschall J, Tibbetts RJ, Dunne WM Jr, Frye JG, Fraser VJ, Warren DK.

J Clin Microbiol. 2009 Jan;47(1):239-41. Epub 2008 Nov 19.PMID: 19020072 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Long-term outcome of an interventionto remove unnecessary urinary catheters, with and without a quality improvement team, in a Thai tertiary care center.

Apisarnthanarak A, Suwannakin A, Maungboon P, Warren DK, Fraser VJ.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008 Nov;29(11):1094-5. No abstract available. PMID: 18947323 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Reducing medication prescribing errors in a teaching hospital.

Garbutt J, Milligan PE, McNaughton C, Highstein G, Waterman BM, Dunagan WC, Fraser VJ.

Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2008 Sep;34(9):528-36.PMID: 18792657 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Case-control study of clinical features of influenza in hospitalized patients.

Babcock HM, Merz LR, Dubberke ER, Fraser VJ.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008 Oct;29(10):921-6.PMID: 18754739 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Risk factors for surgical site infection after major breast operation.

Olsen MA, Lefta M, Dietz JR, Brandt KE, Aft R, Matthews R, Mayfield J, Fraser VJ.

J Am Coll Surg. 2008 Sep;207(3):326-35. Epub 2008 Jun 26.PMID: 18722936 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

A multifaceted intervention to reduce pandrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii colonization and infection in 3 intensive care units in a Thai tertiary care center: a 3-year study.

Apisarnthanarak A, Pinitchai U, Thongphubeth K, Yuekyen C, Warren DK, Fraser VJ; Thammasat University Pandrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Control Group.

Clin Infect Dis. 2008 Sep 15;47(6):760-7.PMID: 18684100 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Attributable outcomes of endemic Clostridium difficile-associated disease in nonsurgical patients.

Dubberke ER, Butler AM, Reske KA, Agniel D, Olsen MA, D'Angelo G, McDonald LC, Fraser VJ.

Emerg Infect Dis. 2008 Jul;14(7):1031-8.PMID: 18598621 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Risk factors for surgical site infection after low transverse cesarean section.

Olsen MA, Butler AM, Willers DM, Devkota P, Gross GA, Fraser VJ.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008 Jun;29(6):477-84; discussion 485-6.PMID: 18510455 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Intervention to prevent falls on the medical service in a teaching hospital.

Krauss MJ, Tutlam N, Costantinou E, Johnson S, Jackson D, Fraser VJ.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008 Jun;29(6):539-45.PMID: 18476777 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Outbreak of postoperative endophthalmitis in a Thai tertiary care center.

Apisarnthanarak A, Jirajariyavej S, Thongphubeth K, Yuekyen C, Warren DK, Fraser VJ.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008 Jun;29(6):564-6.PMID: 18476774 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Inappropriate use of antifungal medications in a tertiary care center in Thailand: a prospective study.

Sutepvarnon A, Apisarnthanarak A, Camins B, Mondy K, Fraser VJ.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008 Apr;29(4):370-3.PMID: 18462151 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Duration of stool colonization in patients infected with extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae.

Apisarnthanarak A, Bailey TC, Fraser VJ.

Clin Infect Dis. 2008 Apr 15;46(8):1322-3. No abstract available. PMID: 18444877 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Mortality associated with bloodstream infection after coronary artery bypass surgery.

Olsen MA, Krauss M, Agniel D, Schootman M, Gentry CN, Yan Y, Damiano RJ Jr, Fraser VJ.

Clin Infect Dis. 2008 May 15;46(10):1537-46.PMID: 18419488 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Impact of knowledge and positive attitudes about avian influenza (H5N1 virus infection) on infection control and influenza vaccination practices of Thai healthcare workers.

Apisarnthanarak A, Phattanakeitchai P, Warren DK, Fraser VJ.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008 May;29(5):472-4. No abstract available. PMID: 18419378 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Gram-negative bacteraemia in non-ICU patients: factors associated with inadequate antibiotic therapy and impact on outcomes.

Marschall J, Agniel D, Fraser VJ, Doherty J, Warren DK.

J Antimicrob Chemother. 2008 Jun;61(6):1376-83. Epub 2008 Mar 15.PMID: 18344548 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The attitudes and experiences of trainees regarding disclosing medical errors to patients.

White AA, Gallagher TH, Krauss MJ, Garbutt J, Waterman AD, Dunagan WC, Fraser VJ, Levinson W, Larson EB.

Acad Med. 2008 Mar;83(3):250-6.PMID: 18316869 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The effect of nondevice interventions to reduce needlestick injuries among health care workers in a Thai tertiary care center.

Apisarnthanarak A, Babcock HM, Fraser VJ.

Am J Infect Control. 2008 Feb;36(1):74-5. No abstract available. PMID: 18241741 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Hospital-associated costs due to surgical site infection after breast surgery.

Olsen MA, Chu-Ongsakul S, Brandt KE, Dietz JR, Mayfield J, Fraser VJ.

Arch Surg. 2008 Jan;143(1):53-60; discussion 61.PMID: 18209153 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Short- and long-term attributable costs of Clostridium difficile-associated disease in nonsurgical inpatients.

Dubberke ER, Reske KA, Olsen MA, McDonald LC, Fraser VJ.

Clin Infect Dis. 2008 Feb 15;46(4):497-504.PMID: 18197759 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Clostridium difficile--associated disease in a setting of endemicity: identification of novel risk factors.

Dubberke ER, Reske KA, Yan Y, Olsen MA, McDonald LC, Fraser VJ.

Clin Infect Dis. 2007 Dec 15;45(12):1543-9.PMID: 18190314 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Risk factors for surgical site infection following orthopaedic spinal operations.

Olsen MA, Nepple JJ, Riew KD, Lenke LG, Bridwell KH, Mayfield J, Fraser VJ.

J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2008 Jan;90(1):62-9.PMID: 18171958 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Initial inappropriate urinary catheters use in a tertiary-care center: incidence, risk factors, and outcomes.

Apisarnthanarak A, Rutjanawech S, Wichansawakun S, Ratanabunjerdkul H, Patthranitima P, Thongphubeth K, Suwannakin A, Warren DK, Fraser VJ.

Am J Infect Control. 2007 Nov;35(9):594-9.PMID: 17980238 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Issues relevant to the adoption and modification of hospital infection-control recommendations for avian influenza (H5N1 infection) in developing countries.

Apisarnthanarak A, Warren DK, Fraser VJ.

Clin Infect Dis. 2007 Nov 15;45(10):1338-42. Epub 2007 Oct 11.PMID: 17968831 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Case-control study of surgical site infections associated with pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators.

Marschall J, Hopkins-Broyles D, Jones M, Fraser VJ, Warren DK.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007 Nov;28(11):1299-304. Epub 2007 Aug 27.PMID: 17926282 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The long-term outcomes of an antibiotic control program with and without education.

Apisarnthanarak A, Srichomkwun P, Sutepvarnon A, Bailey TC, Fraser VJ.

Clin Infect Dis. 2007 Nov 1;45(9):1245-7. No abstract available. PMID: 17918096 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Effect of chlorhexidine/silver sulfadiazine-impregnated central venous catheters in an intensive care unit with a low blood stream infection rate after implementation of an educational program: a before-after trial.

Schuerer DJ, Zack JE, Thomas J, Borecki IB, Sona CS, Schallom ME, Venker M, Nemeth JL, Ward MR, Verjan L, Warren DK, Fraser VJ, Mazuski JE, Boyle WA, Buchman TG, Coopersmith CM.

Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2007 Aug;8(4):445-54.PMID: 17883361 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The emotional impact of medical errors on practicing physicians in the United States and Canada.

Waterman AD, Garbutt J, Hazel E, Dunagan WC, Levinson W, Fraser VJ, Gallagher TH.

Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2007 Aug;33(8):467-76.PMID: 17724943 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Effectiveness of an educational program to reduce ventilator-associated pneumonia in a tertiary care center in Thailand: a 4-year study.

Apisarnthanarak A, Pinitchai U, Thongphubeth K, Yuekyen C, Warren DK, Zack JE, Warachan B, Fraser VJ.

Clin Infect Dis. 2007 Sep 15;45(6):704-11. Epub 2007 Aug 6.PMID: 17712753 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Mupirocin resistance in patients colonized with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a surgical intensive care unit.

Jones JC, Rogers TJ, Brookmeyer P, Dunne WM Jr, Storch GA, Coopersmith CM, Fraser VJ, Warren DK.

Clin Infect Dis. 2007 Sep 1;45(5):541-7. Epub 2007 Jul 13.PMID: 17682986 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Catheter-associated bloodstream infections in general medical patients outside the intensive care unit: a surveillance study.

Marschall J, Leone C, Jones M, Nihill D, Fraser VJ, Warren DK.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007 Aug;28(8):905-9. Epub 2007 Jun 27.PMID: 17620235 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Prevalence of Clostridium difficile environmental contamination and strain variability in multiple health care facilities.

Dubberke ER, Reske KA, Noble-Wang J, Thompson A, Killgore G, Mayfield J, Camins B, Woeltje K, McDonald JR, McDonald LC, Fraser VJ.

Am J Infect Control. 2007 Jun;35(5):315-8.PMID: 17577478 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Effectiveness of multifaceted hospitalwide quality improvement programs featuring an intervention to remove unnecessary urinary catheters at a tertiary care center in Thailand.

Apisarnthanarak A, Thongphubeth K, Sirinvaravong S, Kitkangvan D, Yuekyen C, Warachan B, Warren DK, Fraser VJ.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007 Jul;28(7):791-8. Epub 2007 May 31.PMID: 17564980 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Evaluation of Clostridium difficile-associated disease pressure as a risk factor for C difficile-associated disease.

Dubberke ER, Reske KA, Olsen MA, McMullen KM, Mayfield JL, McDonald LC, Fraser VJ.

Arch Intern Med. 2007 May 28;167(10):1092-7.PMID: 17533213 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Circumstances of patient falls and injuries in 9 hospitals in a midwestern healthcare system.

Krauss MJ, Nguyen SL, Dunagan WC, Birge S, Costantinou E, Johnson S, Caleca B, Fraser VJ.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007 May;28(5):544-50. Epub 2007 Mar 22.PMID: 17464913 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Can an evidence-based intervention reduce the rate of bloodstream infections in patients with venous catheters?

Jones JC, Fraser VJ.

Nat Clin Pract Cardiovasc Med. 2007 Jun;4(6):304-5. No abstract available. PMID: 17406369 [PubMed]Related articles

Patient safety event reporting in critical care: a study of three intensive care units.

Harris CB, Krauss MJ, Coopersmith CM, Avidan M, Nast PA, Kollef MH, Dunagan WC, Fraser VJ.

Crit Care Med. 2007 Apr;35(4):1068-76.PMID: 17334258 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles