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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 Dec 15;49(12):1821-7.PMID: 19911973 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Surgical site infection as a surrogate marker of physician impairment.

Sherertz RJ, Karchmer TB.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2009 Nov;30(11):1120-2.PMID: 19780676 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of intravascular catheter-related infection: 2009 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America.

Mermel LA, Allon M, Bouza E, Craven DE, Flynn P, O'Grady NP, Raad II, Rijnders BJ, Sherertz RJ, Warren DK.

Clin Infect Dis. 2009 Jul 1;49(1):1-45. No abstract available. PMID: 19489710 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Activity of novel antibiotic lock solutions in a model against isolates of catheter-related bloodstream infections.

Bookstaver PB, Williamson JC, Tucker BK, Raad II, Sherertz RJ.

Ann Pharmacother. 2009 Feb;43(2):210-9. Epub 2009 Feb 3.PMID: 19193593 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Role of ethylene diamine tetra-acetic acid (EDTA) in catheter lock solutions: EDTA enhances the antifungal activity of amphotericin B lipid complex against Candida embedded in biofilm.

Raad II, Hachem RY, Hanna HA, Fang X, Jiang Y, Dvorak T, Sherertz RJ, Kontoyiannis DP.

Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2008 Dec;32(6):515-8. Epub 2008 Sep 9.PMID: 18783924 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The role of chelators in preventing biofilm formation and catheter-related bloodstream infections.

Raad II, Fang X, Keutgen XM, Jiang Y, Sherertz R, Hachem R.

Curr Opin Infect Dis. 2008 Aug;21(4):385-92. Review.PMID: 18594291 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Preventing the airborne spread of Staphylococcus aureus by persons with the common cold: effect of surgical scrubs, gowns, and masks.

Bischoff WE, Tucker BK, Wallis ML, Reboussin BA, Pfaller MA, Hayden FG, Sherertz RJ.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007 Oct;28(10):1148-54. Epub 2007 Aug 29.PMID: 17828691 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Comparative activities of daptomycin, linezolid, and tigecycline against catheter-related methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus bacteremic isolates embedded in biofilm.

Raad I, Hanna H, Jiang Y, Dvorak T, Reitzel R, Chaiban G, Sherertz R, Hachem R.

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2007 May;51(5):1656-60. Epub 2007 Mar 12.PMID: 17353249 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

"Gesundheit!" sneezing, common colds, allergies, and Staphylococcus aureus dispersion.

Bischoff WE, Wallis ML, Tucker BK, Reboussin BA, Pfaller MA, Hayden FG, Sherertz RJ.

J Infect Dis. 2006 Oct 15;194(8):1119-26. Epub 2006 Sep 11.PMID: 16991087 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Comparative in vitro efficacies of various catheter lock solutions.

Sherertz RJ, Boger MS, Collins CA, Mason L, Raad II.

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2006 May;50(5):1865-8.PMID: 16641463 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Intracellular Staphylococcus aureus and antibiotic resistance: implications for treatment of staphylococcal osteomyelitis.

Ellington JK, Harris M, Hudson MC, Vishin S, Webb LX, Sherertz R.

J Orthop Res. 2006 Jan;24(1):87-93.PMID: 16419973 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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

A randomized, controlled trial of a new vascular catheter flush solution (minocycline-EDTA) in temporary hemodialysis access.

Bleyer AJ, Mason L, Russell G, Raad II, Sherertz RJ.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2005 Jun;26(6):520-4.PMID: 16018426 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Are SARS superspreaders cloud adults?

Bassetti S, Bischoff WE, Sherertz RJ.

Emerg Infect Dis. 2005 Apr;11(4):637-8. No abstract available. PMID: 15834986 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Dispersal of Staphylococcus aureus into the air associated with a rhinovirus infection.

Bassetti S, Bischoff WE, Walter M, Bassetti-Wyss BA, Mason L, Reboussin BA, D'Agostino RB Jr, Gwaltney JM Jr, Pfaller MA, Sherertz RJ.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2005 Feb;26(2):196-203.PMID: 15756892 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Outbreak of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection associated with an outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome.

Bassetti S, Bischoff WE, Sherertz RJ.

Clin Infect Dis. 2005 Feb 15;40(4):633-4; author reply 634-5. No abstract available. PMID: 15712093 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Airborne dispersal as a novel transmission route of coagulase-negative staphylococci: interaction between coagulase-negative staphylococci and rhinovirus infection.

Bischoff WE, Bassetti S, Bassetti-Wyss BA, Wallis ML, Tucker BK, Reboussin BA, D'Agostino RB Jr, Pfaller MA, Gwaltney JM Jr, Sherertz RJ.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2004 Jun;25(6):504-11.PMID: 15242200 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage in a student community: prevalence, clonal relationships, and risk factors.

Bischoff WE, Wallis ML, Tucker KB, Reboussin BA, Sherertz RJ.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2004 Jun;25(6):485-91.PMID: 15242197 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Update on vascular catheter infections.

Sherertz RJ.

Curr Opin Infect Dis. 2004 Aug;17(4):303-7. Review.PMID: 15241073 [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

Skin: the first battlefield.

Prielipp RC, Sherertz RJ.

Anesth Analg. 2003 Oct;97(4):933-5. No abstract available. PMID: 14500134 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Airborne dispersal of Staphylococcus aureus associated with symptomatic rhinitis allergica.

Bassetti S, Sherertz RJ, Pfaller MA.

Ann Intern Med. 2003 Aug 5;139(3):W-W60. No abstract available. PMID: 12899606 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Minocycline-ethylenediaminetetraacetate lock solution for the prevention of implantable port infections in children with cancer.

Chatzinikolaou I, Zipf TF, Hanna H, Umphrey J, Roberts WM, Sherertz R, Hachem R, Raad I.

Clin Infect Dis. 2003 Jan 1;36(1):116-9. Epub 2002 Dec 11.PMID: 12491212 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus among patients receiving allergen-injection immunotherapy: associated factors and quantitative nasal cultures.

Bassetti S, Dunagan DP, D'Agostino RB Jr, Sherertz RJ.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2001 Dec;22(12):741-5.PMID: 11876451 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Can antibiotic-resistant nosocomial infections be controlled?

Farr BM, Salgado CD, Karchmer TB, Sherertz RJ.

Lancet Infect Dis. 2001 Aug;1(1):38-45. Review.PMID: 11871409 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Efficacy of minocycline and EDTA lock solution in preventing catheter-related bacteremia, septic phlebitis, and endocarditis in rabbits.

Raad I, Hachem R, Tcholakian RK, Sherertz R.

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2002 Feb;46(2):327-32.PMID: 11796338 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Guidelines for the management of intravascular catheter-related infections.

Mermel LA, Farr BM, Sherertz RJ, Raad II, O'Grady N, Harris JS, Craven DE; Infectious Diseases Society of America, American College of Critical Care Medicine, Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America.

J Intraven Nurs. 2001 May-Jun;24(3):180-205. Review.PMID: 11530364 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Guidelines for the management of intravascular catheter-related infections.

Mermel LA, Farr BM, Sherertz RJ, Raad II, O'Grady N, Harris JS, Craven DE; Infectious Diseases Society of America; American College of Critical Care Medicine; Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2001 Apr;22(4):222-42. Review. No abstract available. PMID: 11379714 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Guidelines for the management of intravascular catheter-related infections.

Mermel LA, Farr BM, Sherertz RJ, Raad II, O'Grady N, Harris JS, Craven DE; Infectious Diseases Society of America; American College of Critical Care Medicine; Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America.

Clin Infect Dis. 2001 May 1;32(9):1249-72. Epub 2001 Apr 3. Review. No abstract available. PMID: 11303260 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Prolonged antimicrobial activity of a catheter containing chlorhexidine-silver sulfadiazine extends protection against catheter infections in vivo.

Bassetti S, Hu J, D'Agostino RB Jr, Sherertz RJ.

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2001 May;45(5):1535-8.PMID: 11302823 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

"Cloud" health-care workers.

Sherertz RJ, Bassetti S, Bassetti-Wyss B.

Emerg Infect Dis. 2001 Mar-Apr;7(2):241-4. Review.PMID: 11294715 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

In vitro zones of inhibition of coated vascular catheters predict efficacy in preventing catheter infection with Staphylococcus aureus in vivo.

Bassetti S, Hu J, D'Agostino RB Jr, Sherertz RJ.

Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2000 Aug;19(8):612-7.PMID: 11014624 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Education of physicians-in-training can decrease the risk for vascular catheter infection.

Sherertz RJ, Ely EW, Westbrook DM, Gledhill KS, Streed SA, Kiger B, Flynn L, Hayes S, Strong S, Cruz J, Bowton DL, Hulgan T, Haponik EF.

Ann Intern Med. 2000 Apr 18;132(8):641-8.PMID: 10766683 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Neutrophil chemotaxis on silicone and polyurethane surfaces.

Indorf AS, Poate T, Sherertz RJ.

J Infect Dis. 1999 Nov;180(5):1603-7.PMID: 10515822 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Look before you leap: discontinuation of an infusion therapy team.

Sherertz R.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 1999 Feb;20(2):99-100. No abstract available. PMID: 10064211 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Minocycline and ethylenediaminetetraacetate for the prevention of recurrent vascular catheter infections.

Raad I, Buzaid A, Rhyne J, Hachem R, Darouiche R, Safar H, Albitar M, Sherertz RJ.

Clin Infect Dis. 1997 Jul;25(1):149-51.PMID: 9243049 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Microbial interactions with catheter material.

Lewis WJ, Sherertz RJ.

Nutrition. 1997 Apr;13(4 Suppl):5S-9S. Review.PMID: 9178303 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The risk of peripheral vein phlebitis associated with chlorhexidine-coated catheters: a randomized, double-blind trial.

Sherertz RJ, Stephens JL, Marosok RD, Carruth WA, Rich HA, Hampton KD, Motsinger SM, Harris LC, Scuderi PE, Pappas JG, Felton SC, Solomon DD.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 1997 Apr;18(4):230-6.PMID: 9131364 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Diagnosis of triple-lumen catheter infection: comparison of roll plate, sonication, and flushing methodologies.

Sherertz RJ, Heard SO, Raad II.

J Clin Microbiol. 1997 Mar;35(3):641-6.PMID: 9041404 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Surveillance for infections associated with vascular catheters.

Sherertz RJ.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 1996 Nov;17(11):746-52. Review.PMID: 8934244 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Gamma radiation-sterilized, triple-lumen catheters coated with a low concentration of chlorhexidine were not efficacious at preventing catheter infections in intensive care unit patients.

Sherertz RJ, Heard SO, Raad II, Gentry L, Bowton D, Scuderi P, Hu J, Carruth W, Satishchandra B, Pepe J, Mosenthal A, Burke T, Dupuis J.

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1996 Sep;40(9):1995-7.PMID: 8878569 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Contribution of vascular catheter material to the pathogenesis of infection: depletion of complement by silicone elastomer in vitro.

Marosok R, Washburn R, Indorf A, Solomon D, Sherertz R.

J Biomed Mater Res. 1996 Feb;30(2):245-50.PMID: 9019490 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Contribution of vascular catheter material to the pathogenesis of infection: the enhanced risk of silicone in vivo.

Sherertz RJ, Carruth WA, Marosok RD, Espeland MA, Johnson RA, Solomon DD.

J Biomed Mater Res. 1995 May;29(5):635-45.PMID: 7622549 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

HEPA respirators and tuberculosis in hospital workers.

Sherertz RJ, Streed SA.

N Engl J Med. 1994 Dec 15;331(24):1659; author reply 1659-60. No abstract available. PMID: 7969352 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Medical devices. Significant risk vs nonsignificant risk.

Sherertz RJ, Streed SA.

JAMA. 1994 Sep 28;272(12):955-6. No abstract available. PMID: 8084063 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Efficacy of microbial identification system for epidemiologic typing of coagulase-negative staphylococci.

Birnbaum D, Herwaldt L, Low DE, Noble M, Pfaller M, Sherertz R, Chow AW.

J Clin Microbiol. 1994 Sep;32(9):2113-9.PMID: 7814534 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Subcutaneous, catheter-related inflammation in a rabbit model correlates with peripheral vein phlebitis in human volunteers.

Carruth WA, Byron MP, Solomon DD, White WL, Stoddard GJ, Marosok RD, Sherertz RJ.

J Biomed Mater Res. 1994 Feb;28(2):259-67.PMID: 8207039 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Natural history of bloodstream infections in a burn patient population: the importance of candidemia.

Ekenna O, Sherertz RJ, Bingham H.

Am J Infect Control. 1993 Aug;21(4):189-95.PMID: 8239049 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Efficacy of antibiotic-coated catheters in preventing subcutaneous Staphylococcus aureus infection in rabbits.

Sherertz RJ, Carruth WA, Hampton AA, Byron MP, Solomon DD.

J Infect Dis. 1993 Jan;167(1):98-106.PMID: 7734001 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Vancomycin is not an essential component of the initial empiric treatment regimen for febrile neutropenic patients receiving ceftazidime: a randomized prospective study.

Ramphal R, Bolger M, Oblon DJ, Sherertz RJ, Malone JD, Rand KH, Gilliom M, Shands JW Jr, Kramer BS.

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1992 May;36(5):1062-7.PMID: 1510394 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article