PubMed

Health Care-Associated Bloodstream Infections Associated with Negative- or Positive-Pressure or Displacement Mechanical Valve Needleless Connectors.

Jarvis WR, Murphy C, Hall KK, Fogle PJ, Karchmer TB, Harrington G, Salgado C, Giannetta ET, Cameron C, Sherertz RJ.

Clin Infect Dis. 2009 Nov 13. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19911973 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

What works and what doesn't for the control of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection: dogma and data.

Farr BM, Jarvis WR.

Clin Infect Dis. 2009 Sep 15;49(6):987-8; author reply 989-90. No abstract available. PMID: 19694537 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Searching many guidelines for how best to control methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus healthcare-associated spread and infection.

Farr BM, Jarvis WR.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2009 Aug;30(8):808-9. No abstract available. PMID: 19591585 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Prevention of central venous catheter-associated bloodstream infections in pediatric intensive care units: a performance improvement collaborative.

Jeffries HE, Mason W, Brewer M, Oakes KL, Muñoz EI, Gornick W, Flowers LD, Mullen JE, Gilliam CH, Fustar S, Thurm CW, Logsdon T, Jarvis WR.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2009 Jul;30(7):645-51.PMID: 19496731 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Healthcare-associated infection in Italy: annual point-prevalence surveys, 2002-2004.

Lanini S, Jarvis WR, Nicastri E, Privitera G, Gesu G, Marchetti F, Giuliani L, Piselli P, Puro V, Nisii C, Ippolito G; INF-NOS Study Group (Gruppo Italiano per lo Studio delle Infezioni Noscomiali).

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2009 Jul;30(7):659-65.PMID: 19496645 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Gram-negative bloodstream infections in hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients: the roles of needleless device use, bathing practices, and catheter care.

Toscano CM, Bell M, Zukerman C, Shelton W, Novicki TJ, Nichols WG, Corey L, Jarvis WR.

Am J Infect Control. 2009 May;37(4):327-34.PMID: 19406332 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Why we disagree with the analysis of Wenzel et al.

Farr BM, Jarvis WR.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2009 May;30(5):497-9; author reply 499-500. No abstract available. PMID: 19344270 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

National point prevalence of Clostridium difficile in US health care facility inpatients, 2008.

Jarvis WR, Schlosser J, Jarvis AA, Chinn RY.

Am J Infect Control. 2009 May;37(4):263-70. Epub 2009 Mar 10.PMID: 19278754 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: misinterpretation and misrepresentation of active detection and isolation.

Farr BM, Jarvis WR.

Clin Infect Dis. 2008 Nov 1;47(9):1238-9; author reply 1239-40. No abstract available. PMID: 18831705 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Decision instrument for the isolation of pneumonia patients with suspected pulmonary tuberculosis admitted through US emergency departments.

Moran GJ, Barrett TW, Mower WR, Krishnadasan A, Abrahamian FM, Ong S, Nakase JY, Pinner RW, Kuehnert MJ, Jarvis WR, Talan DA; EMERGEncy ID NET Study Group.

Ann Emerg Med. 2009 May;53(5):625-32. Epub 2008 Aug 29.PMID: 18760503 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Universal screening for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus by hospitals.

Jarvis WR, Muto C.

JAMA. 2008 Aug 6;300(5):504; author reply 504-6. No abstract available. PMID: 18677021 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Reprocessing and reuse of single-use medical devices used during hemodynamic procedures in Brazil: a widespread and largely overlooked problem.

Amarante JM, Toscano CM, Pearson ML, Roth V, Jarvis WR, Levin AS.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008 Sep;29(9):854-8.PMID: 18647118 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

National prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in inpatients at US health care facilities, 2006.

Jarvis WR, Schlosser J, Chinn RY, Tweeten S, Jackson M.

Am J Infect Control. 2007 Dec;35(10):631-7.PMID: 18063126 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The Lowbury Lecture. The United States approach to strategies in the battle against healthcare-associated infections, 2006: transitioning from benchmarking to zero tolerance and clinician accountability.

Jarvis WR.

J Hosp Infect. 2007 Jun;65 Suppl 2:3-9.PMID: 17540232 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Epidemiology of nosocomial fungal infection in the 1990s.

Trick WE, Jarvis WR.

Rev Iberoam Micol. 1998 Mar;15(1):2-6. No abstract available. PMID: 17655394 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articlesFree article

Reduction in surgical site infections in neurosurgical patients associated with a bedside hand hygiene program in Vietnam.

Le TA, Dibley MJ, Vo VN, Archibald L, Jarvis WR, Sohn AH.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007 May;28(5):583-8. Epub 2007 Apr 5.PMID: 17464919 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

Cortazal M, Soule BM, Jarvis WR.

Am J Infect Control. 2006 Dec;34(10):613-5. No abstract available. PMID: 17161734 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Nationwide outbreak of red eye syndrome associated with transfusion of leukocyte-reduced red blood cell units.

Alonso-Echanove J, Sippy BD, Chin AE, Cairns L, Haley R, Epstein JS, Richards MJ, Edelhauser H, Hedberg K, Kuehnert MJ, Jarvis WR, Pearson ML; Transfusion-Associated Red Eye Syndrome Study Group.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2006 Nov;27(11):1146-52. Epub 2006 Oct 9.PMID: 17080369 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Lessons from recent nosocomial epidemics.

Richards CL, Jarvis WR.

Curr Opin Infect Dis. 1999 Aug;12(4):327-34.PMID: 17035794 [PubMed]Related articles

Another tale of two guidelines.

Muto CA, Jarvis WR, Farr BM.

Clin Infect Dis. 2006 Sep 15;43(6):796-7;; author reply 797-8. No abstract available. PMID: 16912962 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Infectious diseases physicians' preferences for continuing medical education on antimicrobial resistance and other general topics.

Blakely JT, Sinkowitz-Cochran RL, Jarvis WR.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2006 Aug;27(8):873-5. Epub 2006 Jul 20.PMID: 16874650 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Control of nosocomial methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection.

Muto CA, Vos MC, Jarvis WR, Farr BM.

Clin Infect Dis. 2006 Aug 1;43(3):387-8. No abstract available. PMID: 16804860 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Incidence of pediatric and neonatal intensive care unit-acquired infections.

Banerjee SN, Grohskopf LA, Sinkowitz-Cochran RL, Jarvis WR; National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance System; Pediatric Prevention Network.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2006 Jun;27(6):561-70. Epub 2006 May 3.PMID: 16755474 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Pyrogenic reactions in hemodialysis patients, Hanoi, Vietnam.

Archibald LK, Khoi NN, Jarvis WR, Reller LB, Cam PD, Thu TA, Hung NV.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2006 Apr;27(4):424-6. Epub 2006 Mar 29.PMID: 16622825 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

A multicenter evaluation of tuberculin skin test positivity and conversion among health care workers in Brazilian hospitals.

Roth VR, Garrett DO, Laserson KF, Starling CE, Kritski AL, Medeiros EA, Binkin N, Jarvis WR.

Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2005 Dec;9(12):1335-42.PMID: 16466055 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Use of antimicrobial agents in United States neonatal and pediatric intensive care patients.

Grohskopf LA, Huskins WC, Sinkowitz-Cochran RL, Levine GL, Goldmann DA, Jarvis WR; Pediatric Prevention Network.

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2005 Sep;24(9):766-73.PMID: 16148841 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

TST reversion in a BCG-revaccinated population of nursing and medical students, São Paulo, Brazil, 1997-2000.

Levy MZ, Medeiros EA, Shang N, Soares MC, Homenko AS, Almeida RM, Garrett DO, Roth VR, Jarvis WR, Wells CD, Binkin N, Laserson KF.

Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2005 Jul;9(7):771-6. Erratum in: Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2005 Sep;9(9):1060. PMID: 16013773 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Neonatal sepsis in Egypt associated with bacterial contamination of glucose-containing intravenous fluids.

Moore KL, Kainer MA, Badrawi N, Afifi S, Wasfy M, Bashir M, Jarvis WR, Graham TW, el-Kholy A, Gipson R, Jernigan DB, Mahoney F.

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2005 Jul;24(7):590-4.PMID: 15998998 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Has methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus stopped spreading in intensive care units?

Muto CA, Farr BM, Jarvis WR.

Clin Infect Dis. 2005 Jul 15;41(2):269-70; author reply 270-1. No abstract available. PMID: 15983929 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Saline-filled breast implant contamination with Curvularia species among women who underwent cosmetic breast augmentation.

Kainer MA, Keshavarz H, Jensen BJ, Arduino MJ, Brandt ME, Padhye AA, Jarvis WR, Archibald LK.

J Infect Dis. 2005 Jul 1;192(1):170-7. Epub 2005 May 18.PMID: 15942908 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

HICPAC/SHEA--conflicting guidelines: what is the standard of care?

Jackson M, Jarvis WR, Scheckler WE.

Am J Infect Control. 2004 Dec;32(8):504-11. No abstract available. PMID: 15573060 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The state of the science of health care epidemiology, infection control, and patient safety, 2004.

Jarvis WR.

Am J Infect Control. 2004 Dec;32(8):496-503. Review.PMID: 15573058 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Comparison of routine glove use and contact-isolation precautions to prevent transmission of multidrug-resistant bacteria in a long-term care facility.

Trick WE, Weinstein RA, DeMarais PL, Tomaska W, Nathan C, McAllister SK, Hageman JC, Rice TW, Westbrook G, Jarvis WR.

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2004 Dec;52(12):2003-9.PMID: 15571534 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Improving influenza immunization rates among healthcare workers caring for high-risk pediatric patients.

Bryant KA, Stover B, Cain L, Levine GL, Siegel J, Jarvis WR.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2004 Nov;25(11):912-7.PMID: 15566023 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

HIV-1 and HCV infections among antibody-negative blood donors.

Kainer MA, Jarvis WR.

N Engl J Med. 2004 Nov 18;351(21):2232-5; author reply 2232-5. No abstract available. PMID: 15559958 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Clostridium infections associated with musculoskeletal-tissue allografts.

Kainer MA, Linden JV, Whaley DN, Holmes HT, Jarvis WR, Jernigan DB, Archibald LK.

N Engl J Med. 2004 Jun 17;350(25):2564-71. Erratum in: N Engl J Med. 2004 Jul 22;351(4):397-8. N Engl J Med. 2004 Nov 4;351(19):2025. PMID: 15201413 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Emergence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in San Francisco Bay area hospitals during 1994 to 1998.

Rosenberg J, Jarvis WR, Abbott SL, Vugia DJ; California Emerging Infections Program.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2004 May;25(5):408-12.PMID: 15188847 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Controlling antimicrobial-resistant pathogens.

Jarvis WR.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2004 May;25(5):369-72. No abstract available. PMID: 15188840 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Controlling healthcare-associated infections: the role of infection control and antimicrobial use practices.

Jarvis WR.

Semin Pediatr Infect Dis. 2004 Jan;15(1):30-40. Review.PMID: 15175993 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Secular trends in hospital-acquired Clostridium difficile disease in the United States, 1987-2001.

Archibald LK, Banerjee SN, Jarvis WR.

J Infect Dis. 2004 May 1;189(9):1585-9. Epub 2004 Apr 20.PMID: 15116293 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Antifungal susceptibilities of Cryptococcus neoformans.

Archibald LK, Tuohy MJ, Wilson DA, Nwanyanwu O, Kazembe PN, Tansuphasawadikul S, Eampokalap B, Chaovavanich A, Reller LB, Jarvis WR, Hall GS, Procop GW.

Emerg Infect Dis. 2004 Jan;10(1):143-5.PMID: 15078612 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infections among neonates in a high-risk nursery in Cali, Colombia.

Richards C, Alonso-Echanove J, Caicedo Y, Jarvis WR.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2004 Mar;25(3):221-5.PMID: 15061414 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Benchmarking for prevention: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance (NNIS) system experience.

Jarvis WR.

Infection. 2003 Dec;31 Suppl 2:44-8. Review.PMID: 15018472 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Multi-society guideline for reprocessing flexible gastrointestinal endoscopes.

Nelson DB, Jarvis WR, Rutala WA, Foxx-Orenstein AE, Isenberg G, Dash GP, Alvarado CJ, Ball M, Griffin-Sobel J, Petersen C, Ball KA, Henderson J, Stricof RL; Shea.

Dis Colon Rectum. 2004 Apr;47(4):413-20; discussion 420-1. Epub 2004 Mar 4. No abstract available. PMID: 14994116 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Clinical predictors of bloodstream infections and mortality in hospitalized Malawian children.

Norton EB, Archibald LK, Nwanyanwu OC, Kazembe PN, Dobbie H, Reller LB, Jarvis WR, Jason J.

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2004 Feb;23(2):145-51; discussion 151-5.PMID: 14872181 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Improving water quality can reduce pyrogenic reactions associated with reuse of cardiac catheters.

Duffy RE, Couto B, Pessoa JM, Starling C, Pinheiro S, Pearson ML, Arduino MJ, Mattson BJ, Jarvis WR.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2003 Dec;24(12):955-60.PMID: 14700413 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Vascular catheters inserted in the trenches versus guideline documents: can the discrepancies be resolved?

Sherertz RJ, Jarvis WR.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2003 Dec;24(12):887-9. No abstract available. PMID: 14700402 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Antibiotic use for emergency department patients with acute diarrhea: Prescribing practices, patient expectations, and patient satisfaction.

Karras DJ, Ong S, Moran GJ, Nakase J, Kuehnert MJ, Jarvis WR, Talan DA; EMERGEncy ID NET Study Group.

Ann Emerg Med. 2003 Dec;42(6):835-42.PMID: 14634611 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

SHEA guideline for preventing nosocomial transmission of multidrug-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus.

LeDell K, Muto CA, Jarvis WR, Farr BM.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2003 Sep;24(9):639-41. No abstract available. PMID: 14510243 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Vancomycin use in hospitalized pediatric patients.

Keyserling HL, Sinkowitz-Cochran RL, Harris JM 2nd, Levine GL, Siegel JD, Stover BH, Lau SA, Jarvis WR; Pediatric Prevention Network.

Pediatrics. 2003 Aug;112(2):e104-11.PMID: 12897315 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article