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Should vascular surgery patients be screened preoperatively for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus?

Lee BY, Tsui BY, Bailey RR, Smith KJ, Muder RR, Lewis GJ, Harrison LH.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2009 Dec;30(12):1158-65.PMID: 19852665 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Toyota production system quality improvement initiative improves perioperative antibiotic therapy.

Burkitt KH, Mor MK, Jain R, Kruszewski MS, McCray EE, Moreland ME, Muder RR, Obrosky DS, Sevick MA, Wilson MA, Fine MJ.

Am J Manag Care. 2009 Sep;15(9):633-42.PMID: 19747028 [PubMed - in process]Related articlesFree article

Influenza outbreak management on a locked behavioral health unit.

Risa KJ, McAndrew JM, Muder RR.

Am J Infect Control. 2009 Feb;37(1):76-8. Epub 2008 Oct 22.PMID: 18945518 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Protothecosis after liver transplantation.

Narita M, Muder RR, Cacciarelli TV, Singh N.

Liver Transpl. 2008 Aug;14(8):1211-5.PMID: 18668655 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Implementation of an industrial systems-engineering approach to reduce the incidence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection.

Muder RR, Cunningham C, McCray E, Squier C, Perreiah P, Jain R, Sinkowitz-Cochran RL, Jernigan JA.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008 Aug;29(8):702-8, 7 p following 708.PMID: 18624651 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Validation study of artificial neural network models for prediction of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage.

Hsu CC, Lin YE, Chen YS, Liu YC, Muder RR.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008 Jul;29(7):607-14.PMID: 18549315 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Optimizing therapy for Stenotrophomonas maltophilia.

Muder RR.

Semin Respir Crit Care Med. 2007 Dec;28(6):672-7. Review.PMID: 18095231 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Role of environmental surveillance in determining the risk of hospital-acquired legionellosis: a national surveillance study with clinical correlations.

Stout JE, Muder RR, Mietzner S, Wagener MM, Perri MB, DeRoos K, Goodrich D, Arnold W, Williamson T, Ruark O, Treadway C, Eckstein EC, Marshall D, Rafferty ME, Sarro K, Page J, Jenkins R, Oda G, Shimoda KJ, Zervos MJ, Bittner M, Camhi SL, Panwalker AP, Donskey CJ, Nguyen MH, Holodniy M, Yu VL; Legionella Study Group.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007 Jul;28(7):818-24. Epub 2007 Jun 5.PMID: 17564984 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Epidemiology and outcomes of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection.

Davis SL, Perri MB, Donabedian SM, Manierski C, Singh A, Vager D, Haque NZ, Speirs K, Muder RR, Robinson-Dunn B, Hayden MK, Zervos MJ.

J Clin Microbiol. 2007 Jun;45(6):1705-11. Epub 2007 Mar 28.PMID: 17392441 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Hand hygiene practices after brief encounters with patients: an important opportunity for prevention.

Dedrick RE, Sinkowitz-Cochran RL, Cunningham C, Muder RR, Perreiah P, Cardo DM, Jernigan JA.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007 Mar;28(3):341-5. Epub 2007 Feb 20.PMID: 17326027 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Quinupristin-dalfopristin resistance in Enterococcus faecium isolates from humans, farm animals, and grocery store meat in the United States.

Donabedian SM, Perri MB, Vager D, Hershberger E, Malani P, Simjee S, Chow J, Vergis EN, Muder RR, Gay K, Angulo FJ, Bartlett P, Zervos MJ.

J Clin Microbiol. 2006 Sep;44(9):3361-5.PMID: 16954273 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Isolation of Staphylococcus aureus from the urinary tract: association of isolation with symptomatic urinary tract infection and subsequent staphylococcal bacteremia.

Muder RR, Brennen C, Rihs JD, Wagener MM, Obman A, Stout JE, Yu VL.

Clin Infect Dis. 2006 Jan 1;42(1):46-50. Epub 2005 Nov 23.PMID: 16323090 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Efficacy of new point-of-use water filter for preventing exposure to Legionella and waterborne bacteria.

Sheffer PJ, Stout JE, Wagener MM, Muder RR.

Am J Infect Control. 2005 Jun;33(5 Suppl 1):S20-5.PMID: 15940113 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Legionnaires' disease in long-term care facilities: overview and proposed solutions.

Seenivasan MH, Yu VL, Muder RR.

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2005 May;53(5):875-80. Review.PMID: 15877568 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Nursing home-acquired pneumonia: an emergency department treatment algorithm.

Muder RR, Aghababian RV, Loeb MB, Solot JA, Higbee M.

Curr Med Res Opin. 2004 Aug;20(8):1309-20. Review.PMID: 15324534 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The anergy panel: an ineffective tool to validate tuberculin skin testing.

Squier CL, Goetz AM, Wagener MM, Muder RR.

Am J Infect Control. 2004 Jun;32(4):243-5. No abstract available. PMID: 15175623 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Infection due to Legionella species other than L. pneumophila.

Muder RR, Yu VL.

Clin Infect Dis. 2002 Oct 15;35(8):990-8. Epub 2002 Sep 24.PMID: 12355387 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Staphylococcus aureus rectal carriage and its association with infections in patients in a surgical intensive care unit and a liver transplant unit.

Squier C, Rihs JD, Risa KJ, Sagnimeni A, Wagener MM, Stout J, Muder RR, Singh N.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2002 Sep;23(9):495-501.PMID: 12269445 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Association between the presence of enterococcal virulence factors gelatinase, hemolysin, and enterococcal surface protein and mortality among patients with bacteremia due to Enterococcus faecalis.

Vergis EN, Shankar N, Chow JW, Hayden MK, Snydman DR, Zervos MJ, Linden PK, Wagener MM, Muder RR.

Clin Infect Dis. 2002 Sep 1;35(5):570-5. Epub 2002 Aug 2.PMID: 12173131 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Pharmacokinetics of cefoperazone and sulbactam in liver transplant patients.

Muder RR, Agarwala S, Mirani A, Gayowski T, Venkataramanan R.

J Clin Pharmacol. 2002 Jun;42(6):644-50.PMID: 12043952 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Pneumonia in long-term care: a prospective case-control study of risk factors and impact on survival.

Vergis EN, Brennen C, Wagener M, Muder RR.

Arch Intern Med. 2001 Oct 22;161(19):2378-81.PMID: 11606155 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Determinants of vancomycin resistance and mortality rates in enterococcal bacteremia. a prospective multicenter study.

Vergis EN, Hayden MK, Chow JW, Snydman DR, Zervos MJ, Linden PK, Wagener MM, Schmitt B, Muder RR.

Ann Intern Med. 2001 Oct 2;135(7):484-92.PMID: 11578151 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Control of an outbreak of infection due to extended-spectrum beta-lactamase--producing Escherichia coli in a liver transplantation unit.

Paterson DL, Singh N, Rihs JD, Squier C, Rihs BL, Muder RR.

Clin Infect Dis. 2001 Jul 1;33(1):126-8. Epub 2001 May 23.PMID: 11389506 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Prevalence of ceftriaxone- and ceftazidime-resistant gram-negative bacteria in long-term-care facilities.

Mody L, Bradley SF, Strausbaugh LJ, Muder RR.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2001 Apr;22(4):193-4. No abstract available. PMID: 11379705 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Frequency of intravenous administration set changes and bacteremia: defining the risk.

Muder RR.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2001 Mar;22(3):134-5. No abstract available. PMID: 11310689 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Development of minimum criteria for the initiation of antibiotics in residents of long-term-care facilities: results of a consensus conference.

Loeb M, Bentley DW, Bradley S, Crossley K, Garibaldi R, Gantz N, McGeer A, Muder RR, Mylotte J, Nicolle LE, Nurse B, Paton S, Simor AE, Smith P, Strausbaugh L.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2001 Feb;22(2):120-4. Review.PMID: 11232875 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Legionnaires' disease in a newly constructed long-term care facility.

Stout JE, Brennen C, Muder RR.

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2000 Dec;48(12):1589-92.PMID: 11129747 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Approach to the problem of pneumonia in long-term care facilities.

Muder RR.

Compr Ther. 2000 Winter;26(4):255-62. Review.PMID: 11126096 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Nosocomial Legionella micdadei infection in transplant patients: fortune favors the prepared mind.

Muder RR, Stout JE, Yu VL.

Am J Med. 2000 Mar;108(4):346-8. No abstract available. PMID: 11014731 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Management of nursing home-acquired pneumonia: unresolved issues and priorities for future investigation.

Muder RR.

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2000 Jan;48(1):95-6. Review. No abstract available. PMID: 10642029 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the community: a hospital-based study.

Goetz A, Posey K, Fleming J, Jacobs S, Boody L, Wagener MM, Muder RR.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 1999 Oct;20(10):689-91.PMID: 10530648 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Feedback to nursing staff as an intervention to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infections.

Goetz AM, Kedzuf S, Wagener M, Muder RR.

Am J Infect Control. 1999 Oct;27(5):402-4.PMID: 10511486 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Controlling Legionella in hospital water systems: experience with the superheat-and-flush method and copper-silver ionization.

Stout JE, Lin YS, Goetz AM, Muder RR.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 1998 Dec;19(12):911-4. Erratum in: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 1999 May;20(5):302. PMID: 9872527 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Infection and colonization with vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium in an acute care Veterans Affairs Medical Center: a 2-year survey.

Goetz AM, Rihs JD, Wagener MM, Muder RR.

Am J Infect Control. 1998 Dec;26(6):558-62.PMID: 9836838 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Risk of infection due to central venous catheters: effect of site of placement and catheter type.

Goetz AM, Wagener MM, Miller JM, Muder RR.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 1998 Nov;19(11):842-5.PMID: 9831940 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Pneumonia in residents of long-term care facilities: epidemiology, etiology, management, and prevention.

Muder RR.

Am J Med. 1998 Oct;105(4):319-30. Review.PMID: 9809694 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Complications related to intravenous midline catheter usage. A 2-year study.

Goetz AM, Miller J, Wagener MM, Muder RR.

J Intraven Nurs. 1998 Mar-Apr;21(2):76-80.PMID: 9601314 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium in a long-term care facility.

Brennen C, Wagener MM, Muder RR.

J Am Geriatr Soc. 1998 Feb;46(2):157-60.PMID: 9475442 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Multiply antibiotic-resistant gram-negative bacilli in a long-term-care facility: a case-control study of patient risk factors and prior antibiotic use.

Muder RR, Brennen C, Drenning SD, Stout JE, Wagener MM.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 1997 Dec;18(12):809-13.PMID: 9442404 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Pneumonia in a long-term care facility. A prospective study of outcome.

Muder RR, Brennen C, Swenson DL, Wagener M.

Arch Intern Med. 1996 Nov 11;156(20):2365-70.PMID: 8911243 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Vancomycin-gentamicin synergism revisited: effect of gentamicin susceptibility of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

Mulazimoglu L, Drenning SD, Muder RR.

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1996 Jun;40(6):1534-5.PMID: 8726033 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Bacteremia due to Stenotrophomonas (Xanthomonas) maltophilia: a prospective, multicenter study of 91 episodes.

Muder RR, Harris AP, Muller S, Edmond M, Chow JW, Papadakis K, Wagener MW, Bodey GP, Steckelberg JM.

Clin Infect Dis. 1996 Mar;22(3):508-12.PMID: 8852971 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Reduction in nosocomial intravenous device-related bacteremias after institution of an intravenous therapy team.

Miller JM, Goetz AM, Squier C, Muder RR.

J Intraven Nurs. 1996 Mar-Apr;19(2):103-6.PMID: 8852171 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

An outbreak of infusion-related Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteremia in a liver transplantation unit.

Goetz AM, Rihs JD, Chow JW, Singh N, Muder RR.

Clin Infect Dis. 1995 Dec;21(6):1501-3.PMID: 8749645 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Recurrent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus osteomyelitis: combination antibiotic therapy with evaluation by serum bactericidal titers.

Aspinall SL, Friedland DM, Yu VL, Rihs JD, Muder RR.

Ann Pharmacother. 1995 Jul-Aug;29(7-8):694-7.PMID: 8520082 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Prevalence of hepatitis C infection in health care workers affiliated with a liver transplant center.

Goetz AM, Ndimbie OK, Wagener MM, Muder RR.

Transplantation. 1995 Apr 15;59(7):990-4.PMID: 7535961 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Nosocomial infections in the human immunodeficiency virus-infected patient: a two-year survey.

Goetz AM, Squier C, Wagener MM, Muder RR.

Am J Infect Control. 1994 Dec;22(6):334-9.PMID: 7695111 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Antibiotic-resistant Acinetobacter meningitis in neurosurgical patients.

Nguyen MH, Harris SP, Muder RR, Pasculle AW.

Neurosurgery. 1994 Nov;35(5):851-5; discussion 855.PMID: 7838333 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Adult respiratory distress syndrome associated with epidural fentanyl infusion.

Goetz AM, Rogers PL, Schlichtig R, Muder RR, Diven WF, Prior RB.

Crit Care Med. 1994 Oct;22(10):1579-83.PMID: 7924368 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Aspergillus peritonitis in a continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patient. Case report and review of the literature.

Nguyen MH, Muder RR.

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 1994 Oct;20(2):99-103. Review.PMID: 7867312 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles