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Preparing for 2009 H1N1 Influenza.

Wenzel RP, Edmond MB.

N Engl J Med. 2009 Nov 12;361(20):1991-3. No abstract available. PMID: 19907047 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Screening for MRSA: a flawed hospital infection control intervention.

Wenzel RP, Bearman G, Edmond MB.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008 Nov;29(11):1012-8.PMID: 18937571 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Antibiotic options for treating community-acquired MRSA.

Powell JP, Wenzel RP.

Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2008 Jun;6(3):299-307. Review.PMID: 18588495 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

R = 20: bias in the reporting of respiratory rates.

Mukkamala SG, Gennings C, Wenzel RP.

Am J Emerg Med. 2008 Feb;26(2):237-9. No abstract available. PMID: 18272111 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Intranasal mupirocin for reduction of Staphylococcus aureus infections in surgical patients with nasal carriage: a systematic review.

van Rijen MM, Bonten M, Wenzel RP, Kluytmans JA.

J Antimicrob Chemother. 2008 Feb;61(2):254-61. Epub 2008 Jan 3. Review.PMID: 18174201 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

A controlled trial of universal gloving versus contact precautions for preventing the transmission of multidrug-resistant organisms.

Bearman GM, Marra AR, Sessler CN, Smith WR, Rosato A, Laplante JK, Wenzel RP, Edmond MB.

Am J Infect Control. 2007 Dec;35(10):650-5.PMID: 18063129 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Health care-associated infections: major issues in the early years of the 21st century.

Wenzel RP.

Clin Infect Dis. 2007 Jul 15;45 Suppl 1:S85-8. Review.PMID: 17582577 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): new issues for infection control.

Wenzel RP, Bearman G, Edmond MB.

Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007 Sep;30(3):210-2. Epub 2007 Jun 12.PMID: 17566712 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Hospital-acquired Clostridium difficile-associated disease in the intensive care unit setting: epidemiology, clinical course and outcome.

Marra AR, Edmond MB, Wenzel RP, Bearman GM.

BMC Infect Dis. 2007 May 21;7:42.PMID: 17517130 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Using theater to teach clinical empathy: a pilot study.

Dow AW, Leong D, Anderson A, Wenzel RP; VCU Theater-Medicine Team.

J Gen Intern Med. 2007 Aug;22(8):1114-8. Epub 2007 May 8.PMID: 17486385 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Team-based prevention of catheter-related infections.

Wenzel RP, Edmond MB.

N Engl J Med. 2006 Dec 28;355(26):2781-3. No abstract available. PMID: 17192545 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Ramoplanin: a topical lipoglycodepsipeptide antibacterial agent.

Fulco P, Wenzel RP.

Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2006 Dec;4(6):939-45. Review.PMID: 17181409 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

A prospective study of outcomes, healthcare resource utilization, and costs associated with postoperative nosocomial infections.

Herwaldt LA, Cullen JJ, Scholz D, French P, Zimmerman MB, Pfaller MA, Wenzel RP, Perl TM.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2006 Dec;27(12):1291-8. Epub 2006 Nov 17.PMID: 17152025 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Clinical practice. Acute bronchitis.

Wenzel RP, Fowler AA 3rd.

N Engl J Med. 2006 Nov 16;355(20):2125-30. Review. No abstract available. PMID: 17108344 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Systemic inflammatory response syndrome in adult patients with nosocomial bloodstream infections due to enterococci.

Bar K, Wisplinghoff H, Wenzel RP, Bearman GM, Edmond MB.

BMC Infect Dis. 2006 Sep 26;6:145.PMID: 17002792 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Comparison of severity of illness scoring systems for patients with nosocomial bloodstream infection due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Marra AR, Bearman GM, Wenzel RP, Edmond MB.

BMC Infect Dis. 2006 Aug 17;6:132.PMID: 16916466 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Infection control and the prevention of nosocomial infections in the intensive care unit.

Bearman GM, Munro C, Sessler CN, Wenzel RP.

Semin Respir Crit Care Med. 2006 Jun;27(3):310-24. Review.PMID: 16791763 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Systemic inflammatory response syndrome in nosocomial bloodstream infections with Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Enterococcus Species: comparison of elderly and nonelderly patients.

Marra AR, Bar K, Bearman GM, Wenzel RP, Edmond MB.

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2006 May;54(5):804-8.PMID: 16696747 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Time to blood culture positivity as a predictor of clinical outcome of Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection.

Marra AR, Edmond MB, Forbes BA, Wenzel RP, Bearman GM.

J Clin Microbiol. 2006 Apr;44(4):1342-6.PMID: 16597860 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Inflammatory response and clinical course of adult patients with nosocomial bloodstream infections caused by Candida spp.

Wisplinghoff H, Seifert H, Wenzel RP, Edmond MB.

Clin Microbiol Infect. 2006 Feb;12(2):170-7.PMID: 16441456 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Comparison of the systemic inflammatory response syndrome between monomicrobial and polymicrobial Pseudomonas aeruginosa nosocomial bloodstream infections.

Marra AR, Bearman GM, Wenzel RP, Edmond MB.

BMC Infect Dis. 2005 Oct 31;5:94.PMID: 16259623 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Antibiotic-resistant bloodstream infections in hospitalized patients: specific risk factors in a high-risk population?

von Baum H, Ober JF, Wendt C, Wenzel RP, Edmond MB.

Infection. 2005 Oct;33(5-6):320-6.PMID: 16258861 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Systemic inflammatory response syndrome in adult patients with nosocomial bloodstream infection due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Marra AR, Bar K, Bearman GM, Wenzel RP, Edmond MB.

J Infect. 2006 Jul;53(1):30-5. Epub 2005 Oct 25.PMID: 16253333 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Bacteremias: a leading cause of death.

Bearman GM, Wenzel RP.

Arch Med Res. 2005 Nov-Dec;36(6):646-59. Review.PMID: 16216646 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Lessons from severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS): implications for infection control.

Wenzel RP, Bearman G, Edmond MB.

Arch Med Res. 2005 Nov-Dec;36(6):610-6. Review.PMID: 16216641 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Bloodstream infections due to Candida species in the intensive care unit: identifying especially high-risk patients to determine prevention strategies.

Wenzel RP, Gennings C.

Clin Infect Dis. 2005 Sep 15;41 Suppl 6:S389-93. Erratum in: Clin Infect Dis. 2005 Sep 15;41 Suppl 6:1694. PMID: 16108005 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

John E. Bennett Forum on Deep Mycoses Study Design 2004: Candidiasis and salvage therapy for aspergillosis.

Wenzel RP.

Clin Infect Dis. 2005 Sep 15;41 Suppl 6:S369-70. No abstract available. PMID: 16108000 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Patient-to-patient transmission of hepatitis C virus.

Wenzel RP, Edmond MB.

Ann Intern Med. 2005 Jun 7;142(11):940-1. No abstract available. Erratum in: Ann Intern Med. 2005 Sep 6;143(5):395. PMID: 15941703 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Predicting hospital rates of fluoroquinolone-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa from fluoroquinolone use in US hospitals and their surrounding communities.

Polk RE, Johnson CK, McClish D, Wenzel RP, Edmond MB.

Clin Infect Dis. 2004 Aug 15;39(4):497-503. Epub 2004 Aug 2.PMID: 15356812 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Nosocomial bloodstream infections in US hospitals: analysis of 24,179 cases from a prospective nationwide surveillance study.

Wisplinghoff H, Bischoff T, Tallent SM, Seifert H, Wenzel RP, Edmond MB.

Clin Infect Dis. 2004 Aug 1;39(3):309-17. Epub 2004 Jul 15. Erratum in: Clin Infect Dis. 2004 Oct 1;39(7):1093. Clin Infect Dis. 2005 Apr 1;40(7):1077. PMID: 15306996 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The antibiotic pipeline--challenges, costs, and values.

Wenzel RP.

N Engl J Med. 2004 Aug 5;351(6):523-6. No abstract available. PMID: 15295041 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Emerging resistance among bacterial pathogens in the intensive care unit--a European and North American Surveillance study (2000-2002).

Jones ME, Draghi DC, Thornsberry C, Karlowsky JA, Sahm DF, Wenzel RP.

Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob. 2004 Jul 29;3:14.PMID: 15283864 [PubMed]Related articlesFree article

Preoperative risk factors for nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus.

Herwaldt LA, Cullen JJ, French P, Hu J, Pfaller MA, Wenzel RP, Perl TM.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2004 Jun;25(6):481-4.PMID: 15242196 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Listening to SARS: lessons for infection control.

Wenzel RP, Edmond MB.

Ann Intern Med. 2003 Oct 7;139(7):592-3. No abstract available. PMID: 14530231 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Antibiotic resistance in the community.

Gonzalez A, Bischoff T, Tallent S, Sheke G, Ostrowsky B, Edmond MB, Wenzel RP.

J Hosp Infect. 2003 Oct;55(2):156-7. No abstract available. PMID: 14529646 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

In vitro susceptibilities of gram-negative bacteria isolated from hospitalized patients in four European countries, Canada, and the United States in 2000-2001 to expanded-spectrum cephalosporins and comparator antimicrobials: implications for therapy.

Wenzel RP, Sahm DF, Thornsberry C, Draghi DC, Jones ME, Karlowsky JA.

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2003 Oct;47(10):3089-98.PMID: 14506014 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Nosocomial bloodstream infections in pediatric patients in United States hospitals: epidemiology, clinical features and susceptibilities.

Wisplinghoff H, Seifert H, Tallent SM, Bischoff T, Wenzel RP, Edmond MB.

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2003 Aug;22(8):686-91.PMID: 12913767 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Managing SARS amidst uncertainty.

Wenzel RP, Edmond MB.

N Engl J Med. 2003 May 15;348(20):1947-8. No abstract available. PMID: 12748313 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

High altitude headache: efficacy of acetaminophen vs. ibuprofen in a randomized, controlled trial.

Harris NS, Wenzel RP, Thomas SH.

J Emerg Med. 2003 May;24(4):383-7.PMID: 12745039 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Current trends in the epidemiology of nosocomial bloodstream infections in patients with hematological malignancies and solid neoplasms in hospitals in the United States.

Wisplinghoff H, Seifert H, Wenzel RP, Edmond MB.

Clin Infect Dis. 2003 May 1;36(9):1103-10. Epub 2003 Apr 14.PMID: 12715303 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Clonal spread of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a large geographic area of the United States.

da Silva Coimbra MV, Silva-Carvalho MC, Wisplinghoff H, Hall GO, Tallent S, Wallace S, Edmond MB, Figueiredo AM, Wenzel RP.

J Hosp Infect. 2003 Feb;53(2):103-10.PMID: 12586568 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Treating sepsis.

Wenzel RP.

N Engl J Med. 2002 Sep 26;347(13):966-7. No abstract available. PMID: 12324551 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Intranasal mupirocin to prevent postoperative Staphylococcus aureus infections.

Perl TM, Cullen JJ, Wenzel RP, Zimmerman MB, Pfaller MA, Sheppard D, Twombley J, French PP, Herwaldt LA; Mupirocin And The Risk Of Staphylococcus Aureus Study Team.

N Engl J Med. 2002 Jun 13;346(24):1871-7.PMID: 12063371 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Recognizing the real threat of biological terror.

Wenzel RP.

Trans Am Clin Climatol Assoc. 2002;113:42-53; discussion 53-5. Review.PMID: 12053717 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Vancomycin susceptibility of oxacillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates causing nosocomial bloodstream infections.

Tallent SM, Bischoff T, Climo M, Ostrowsky B, Wenzel RP, Edmond MB.

J Clin Microbiol. 2002 Jun;40(6):2249-50.PMID: 12037100 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Risk factors for Candida species colonization of neonatal intensive care unit patients.

Saiman L, Ludington E, Dawson JD, Patterson JE, Rangel-Frausto S, Wiblin RT, Blumberg HM, Pfaller M, Rinaldi M, Edwards JE, Wenzel RP, Jarvis W; National Epidemiology of Mycoses Study Group.

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2001 Dec;20(12):1119-24.PMID: 11740316 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Racial bias in using USMLE step 1 scores to grant internal medicine residency interviews.

Edmond MB, Deschenes JL, Eckler M, Wenzel RP.

Acad Med. 2001 Dec;76(12):1253-6.PMID: 11739053 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Effective suppression of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus species in asymptomatic gastrointestinal carriers by a novel glycolipodepsipeptide, ramoplanin.

Wong MT, Kauffman CA, Standiford HC, Linden P, Fort G, Fuchs HJ, Porter SB, Wenzel RP; Ramoplanin VRE2 Clinival Stury Group.

Clin Infect Dis. 2001 Nov 1;33(9):1476-82. Epub 2001 Oct 4.PMID: 11588692 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Systemic inflammatory response syndrome in adult patients with nosocomial bloodstream infection due to Staphylococcus aureus.

Wisplinghoff H, Seifert H, Coimbra M, Wenzel RP, Edmond MB.

Clin Infect Dis. 2001 Sep 1;33(5):733-6. Epub 2001 Aug 6.PMID: 11486296 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Severe sepsis-national estimates.

Wenzel RP, Edmond MB.

Crit Care Med. 2001 Jul;29(7):1472-4. Review. No abstract available. PMID: 11445711 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles