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Microbiologic assessment of disposable sterile endoscopic sheaths to replace high-level disinfection in reprocessing: a prospective clinical trial with nasopharygoscopes.

Alvarado CJ, Anderson AG, Maki DG.

Am J Infect Control. 2009 Jun;37(5):408-13.PMID: 19482219 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Coming to grips with foodborne infection--peanut butter, peppers, and nationwide salmonella outbreaks.

Maki DG.

N Engl J Med. 2009 Mar 5;360(10):949-53. Epub 2009 Feb 11. No abstract available. PMID: 19213675 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Preventing central venous catheter-associated bloodstream infections: development of an antiseptic barrier cap for needleless connectors.

Menyhay SZ, Maki DG.

Am J Infect Control. 2008 Dec;36(10):S174.e1-5.PMID: 19084153 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC): goals and objectives, description of surveillance methods, and operational activities.

Rosenthal VD, Maki DG, Graves N.

Am J Infect Control. 2008 Nov;36(9):e1-12. Review.PMID: 18992646 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium report, data summary for 2002-2007, issued January 2008.

Rosenthal VD, Maki DG, Mehta A, Alvarez-Moreno C, Leblebicioglu H, Higuera F, Cuellar LE, Madani N, Mitrev Z, Dueñas L, Navoa-Ng JA, Garcell HG, Raka L, Hidalgo RF, Medeiros EA, Kanj SS, Abubakar S, Nercelles P, Pratesi RD; International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium Members.

Am J Infect Control. 2008 Nov;36(9):627-37. Epub 2008 Oct 3.PMID: 18834725 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Low-dose vasopressin did not reduce mortality more than norepinephrine in septic shock.

Maki DG.

ACP J Club. 2008 Sep 16;149(3):14. No abstract available. PMID: 18783190 [PubMed]Related articles

Improving the safety of peripheral intravenous catheters.

Maki DG.

BMJ. 2008 Jul 8;337:a630. doi: 10.1136/bmj.a630. No abstract available. PMID: 18614483 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Guidelines for evaluation of new fever in critically ill adult patients: 2008 update from the American College of Critical Care Medicine and the Infectious Diseases Society of America.

O'Grady NP, Barie PS, Bartlett JG, Bleck T, Carroll K, Kalil AC, Linden P, Maki DG, Nierman D, Pasculle W, Masur H; American College of Critical Care Medicine; Infectious Diseases Society of America.

Crit Care Med. 2008 Apr;36(4):1330-49. Review. Erratum in: Crit Care Med. 2008 Jun;36(6):1992. PMID: 18379262 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Cohort study of the pathogenesis and molecular epidemiology of catheter-related bloodstream infection in neonates with peripherally inserted central venous catheters.

Garland JS, Alex CP, Sevallius JM, Murphy DM, Good MJ, Volberding AM, Hofer LL, Gordon BJ, Maki DG.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008 Mar;29(3):243-9.PMID: 18220483 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Case study and panel discussion.

Maki DG, Ebert SC, Rybak MJ.

Pharmacotherapy. 2007 Oct;27(10 Pt 2):136S-143S. No abstract available. PMID: 17896907 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Prevalence, consequences, and solutions.

Maki DG, Safdar N, Ebert SC.

Pharmacotherapy. 2007 Oct;27(10 Pt 2):121S-125S.PMID: 17896904 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Don't eat the spinach--controlling foodborne infectious disease.

Maki DG.

N Engl J Med. 2006 Nov 9;355(19):1952-5. No abstract available. PMID: 17093245 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Device-associated nosocomial infections in 55 intensive care units of 8 developing countries.

Rosenthal VD, Maki DG, Salomao R, Moreno CA, Mehta Y, Higuera F, Cuellar LE, Arikan OA, Abouqal R, Leblebicioglu H; International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium.

Ann Intern Med. 2006 Oct 17;145(8):582-91.PMID: 17043340 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Effectiveness of preemptive barrier precautions in controlling nosocomial colonization and infection by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a burn unit.

Safdar N, Marx J, Meyer NA, Maki DG.

Am J Infect Control. 2006 Oct;34(8):476-83.PMID: 17015152 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The risk of bloodstream infection in adults with different intravascular devices: a systematic review of 200 published prospective studies.

Maki DG, Kluger DM, Crnich CJ.

Mayo Clin Proc. 2006 Sep;81(9):1159-71. Review.PMID: 16970212 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Use of vancomycin-containing lock or flush solutions for prevention of bloodstream infection associated with central venous access devices: a meta-analysis of prospective, randomized trials.

Safdar N, Maki DG.

Clin Infect Dis. 2006 Aug 15;43(4):474-84. Epub 2006 Jul 11. Review.PMID: 16838237 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Disinfection of needleless catheter connectors and access ports with alcohol may not prevent microbial entry: the promise of a novel antiseptic-barrier cap.

Menyhay SZ, Maki DG.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2006 Jan;27(1):23-7. Epub 2006 Jan 6.PMID: 16418982 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Lost in translation.

Safdar N, Maki DG.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2006 Jan;27(1):3-7. Epub 2006 Jan 6. No abstract available. PMID: 16418979 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

History forgotten is history relived: nosocomial infection control is also essential in the outpatient setting.

Maki DG, Crnich CJ.

Arch Intern Med. 2005 Dec 12-26;165(22):2565-7. No abstract available. PMID: 16344410 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Avian H5N1 influenza--are we inching closer to a global pandemic?

Sampathkumar P, Maki DG.

Mayo Clin Proc. 2005 Dec;80(12):1552-5. No abstract available. PMID: 16342647 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Effect of a second-generation venous catheter impregnated with chlorhexidine and silver sulfadiazine on central catheter-related infections: a randomized, controlled trial.

Rupp ME, Lisco SJ, Lipsett PA, Perl TM, Keating K, Civetta JM, Mermel LA, Lee D, Dellinger EP, Donahoe M, Giles D, Pfaller MA, Maki DG, Sherertz R.

Ann Intern Med. 2005 Oct 18;143(8):570-80.PMID: 16230723 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The effects of prolonged ethanol exposure on the mechanical properties of polyurethane and silicone catheters used for intravascular access.

Crnich CJ, Halfmann JA, Crone WC, Maki DG.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2005 Aug;26(8):708-14.PMID: 16156328 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Risk of catheter-related bloodstream infection with peripherally inserted central venous catheters used in hospitalized patients.

Safdar N, Maki DG.

Chest. 2005 Aug;128(2):489-95. Review.PMID: 16100130 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Line sepsis in the ICU: prevention, diagnosis, and management.

Maki DG, Crnich CJ.

Semin Respir Crit Care Med. 2003 Feb;24(1):23-36.PMID: 16088522 [PubMed]Related articles

Are antimicrobial-impregnated catheters effective? When does repetition reach the point of exhaustion?

Crnich CJ, Maki DG.

Clin Infect Dis. 2005 Sep 1;41(5):681-5. Epub 2005 Jul 20. No abstract available. PMID: 16080091 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

A vancomycin-heparin lock solution for prevention of nosocomial bloodstream infection in critically ill neonates with peripherally inserted central venous catheters: a prospective, randomized trial.

Garland JS, Alex CP, Henrickson KJ, McAuliffe TL, Maki DG.

Pediatrics. 2005 Aug;116(2):e198-205. Epub 2005 Jul 1.PMID: 15995005 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The role of the intensive care unit environment in the pathogenesis and prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia.

Crnich CJ, Safdar N, Maki DG.

Respir Care. 2005 Jun;50(6):813-36; discussion 836-8. Review.PMID: 15913471 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The pathogenesis of ventilator-associated pneumonia: its relevance to developing effective strategies for prevention.

Safdar N, Crnich CJ, Maki DG.

Respir Care. 2005 Jun;50(6):725-39; discussion 739-41. Review.PMID: 15913465 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Severe community-acquired pneumonia as a cause of severe sepsis: data from the PROWESS study.

Laterre PF, Garber G, Levy H, Wunderink R, Kinasewitz GT, Sollet JP, Maki DG, Bates B, Yan SC, Dhainaut JF; PROWESS Clinical Evaluation Committee.

Crit Care Med. 2005 May;33(5):952-61.PMID: 15891319 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Meta-analysis: methods for diagnosing intravascular device-related bloodstream infection.

Safdar N, Fine JP, Maki DG.

Ann Intern Med. 2005 Mar 15;142(6):451-66. Erratum in: Ann Intern Med. 2005 May 3;142(9):803. PMID: 15767623 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

SARS revisited: the challenge of controlling emerging infectious diseases at the local, regional, federal, and global levels.

Maki DG.

Mayo Clin Proc. 2004 Nov;79(11):1359-66. No abstract available. PMID: 15544012 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Infected bilomas in liver transplant recipients: clinical features, optimal management, and risk factors for mortality.

Safdar N, Said A, Lucey MR, Knechtle SJ, D'Alessandro A, Musat A, Pirsch J, McDermott J, Kalayoglu M, Maki DG.

Clin Infect Dis. 2004 Aug 15;39(4):517-25. Epub 2004 Aug 3.PMID: 15356815 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Nosocomial infection with vancomycin-dependent enterococci.

Tambyah PA, Marx JA, Maki DG.

Emerg Infect Dis. 2004 Jul;10(7):1277-81.PMID: 15324549 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Does combination antimicrobial therapy reduce mortality in Gram-negative bacteraemia? A meta-analysis.

Safdar N, Handelsman J, Maki DG.

Lancet Infect Dis. 2004 Aug;4(8):519-27.PMID: 15288826 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Prospective study of the impact of open and closed infusion systems on rates of central venous catheter-associated bacteremia.

Rosenthal VD, Maki DG.

Am J Infect Control. 2004 May;32(3):135-41.PMID: 15153924 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Pneumococcal bacteremia: lessons learned, yet more to learn.

Maki DG.

Mayo Clin Proc. 2004 May;79(5):599-603. No abstract available. PMID: 15132400 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Are antimicrobial-impregnated catheters effective? Don't throw out the baby with the bathwater.

Crnich CJ, Maki DG.

Clin Infect Dis. 2004 May 1;38(9):1287-92. Epub 2004 Apr 15.PMID: 15127342 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Microbiologic diagnosis of blood culture-negative sepsis by hemofiltration.

Maki DG.

Crit Care Med. 2004 Apr;32(4):1075-7. No abstract available. PMID: 15071407 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Infected bilomas in liver transplant recipients, incidence, risk factors and implications for prevention.

Said A, Safdar N, Lucey MR, Knechtle SJ, D'Alessandro A, Musat A, Pirsch J, Kalayoglu M, Maki DG.

Am J Transplant. 2004 Apr;4(4):574-82.PMID: 15023150 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Quality of care and satisfaction among patients isolated for infection control.

Safdar N, Maki DG.

JAMA. 2004 Jan 28;291(4):420-1; author reply 421-2. No abstract available. PMID: 14747491 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The pathogenesis of catheter-related bloodstream infection with noncuffed short-term central venous catheters.

Safdar N, Maki DG.

Intensive Care Med. 2004 Jan;30(1):62-7. Epub 2003 Nov 26.PMID: 14647886 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Comparison of culture screening methods for detection of nasal carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: a prospective study comparing 32 methods.

Safdar N, Narans L, Gordon B, Maki DG.

J Clin Microbiol. 2003 Jul;41(7):3163-6.PMID: 12843058 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

SARS: 1918 revisited? The urgent need for global collaboration in public health.

Maki DG.

Mayo Clin Proc. 2003 Jul;78(7):813-6. Review. No abstract available. PMID: 12839074 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Systemic host responses in severe sepsis analyzed by causative microorganism and treatment effects of drotrecogin alfa (activated).

Opal SM, Garber GE, LaRosa SP, Maki DG, Freebairn RC, Kinasewitz GT, Dhainaut JF, Yan SB, Williams MD, Graham DE, Nelson DR, Levy H, Bernard GR.

Clin Infect Dis. 2003 Jul 1;37(1):50-8. Epub 2003 Jun 24.PMID: 12830408 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

National preparedness for biological warfare and bioterrorism: smallpox and the ophthalmologist.

Maki DG.

Arch Ophthalmol. 2003 May;121(5):710-1. No abstract available. PMID: 12742850 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Conclusions: drotrecogin alfa (activated)--from bench to practical use at the bedside.

Maki DG.

Am J Surg. 2002 Dec;184(6A Suppl):S47-50. Review. No abstract available. PMID: 12521617 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Guidelines for the prevention of intravascular catheter-related infections.

O'Grady NP, Alexander M, Dellinger EP, Gerberding JL, Heard SO, Maki DG, Masur H, McCormick RD, Mermel LA, Pearson ML, Raad II, Randolph A, Weinstein RA; Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2002 Dec;23(12):759-69.PMID: 12517020 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Inflammation at the insertion site is not predictive of catheter-related bloodstream infection with short-term, noncuffed central venous catheters.

Safdar N, Maki DG.

Crit Care Med. 2002 Dec;30(12):2632-5.PMID: 12483050 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Guidelines for the prevention of intravascular catheter-related infections.

O'grady NP, Alexander M, Dellinger EP, Gerberding JL, Heard SO, Maki DG, Masur H, McCormick RD, Mermel LA, Pearson ML, Raad II, Randolph A, Weinstein RA; Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee.

Am J Infect Control. 2002 Dec;30(8):476-89. Review.PMID: 12461511 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

A review of risk factors for catheter-related bloodstream infection caused by percutaneously inserted, noncuffed central venous catheters: implications for preventive strategies.

Safdar N, Kluger DM, Maki DG.

Medicine (Baltimore). 2002 Nov;81(6):466-79. Review.PMID: 12441903 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles