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Postoperative Infections Traced to Contamination of an Intravenous Anesthetic, Propofol by Bennett, Siiri N, McNeil, Michael M, Bland, Lee A, Arduino, Matthew J, Villarino, M. Elsa, Perrotta, Dennis M, Burwen, Dale R, Welbel, Sharon F, Pegues, David A, Stroud, Leonardo, Zeitz, Paul S, Jarvis, William R

“…Outbreaks of postoperative surgical-site infections or bloodstream infections are usually thought to be related to the surgeon or the surgical procedure. In…”
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Acremonium kiliense Endophthalmitis That Occurred After Cataract Extraction in an Ambulatory Surgical Center and Was Traced to an Environmental Reservoir by Fridkin, Scott K., Kremer, Frederic B., Bland, Lee A., Padhye, Arvind, McNeil, Michael M., Jarvis, William R.

“…During October and November 1993, four patients contracted Acremonium kiliense endophthalmitis at one ambulatory surgical center. We hypothesized that the…”
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Candida parapsilosis Bloodstream Infections in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Patients: Epidemiologic and Laboratory Confirmation of a Common Source Outbreak by WELBEL, SHARON F, MCNEIL, MICHAEL M, KUYKENDALL, RANDALL J, LOTT, TIMOTHY J, PRAMANIK, ARUN, SILBERMAN, RONALD, OBERLE, ARNOLD D, BLAND, LEE A, AGUERO, SONIA, ARDUINO, MATTHEW, CROW, SUSAN, JARVIS, WILLIAM R

“…BACKGROUNDCandida parapsilosis is a common cause of sporadic and epidemic infections in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). When a cluster of C…”
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Comparison of the microbial barrier properties of a needleless and a conventional needle-based intravenous access system by Luebke, Michelle A., Arduino, Matthew J., Duda, Denise L., Dudar, Thomas E., McAllister, Sigrid K., Bland, Lee A., Wesley, John R.

“…Background: Sporadic reports of increased infection rates involving needleless access systems, especially in home-care settings, have raised questions…”
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Mycobacterium chelonae wound infections after plastic surgery employing contaminated gentian violet skin-marking solution by Safranek, T J, Jarvis, W R, Carson, L A, Cusick, L B, Bland, L A, Swenson, J M, Silcox, V A

“…From April 1 to October 31, 1985, postoperative surgical-wound infections due to rapidly growing mycobacteria developed in eight patients undergoing cosmetic…”
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Ochrobactrum anthropi Meningitis in Pediatric Pericardial Allograft Transplant Recipients by Chang, Huan J., Christenson, John C., Pavia, Andrew T., Bobrin, Brad D., Bland, Lee A., Carson, Loretta A., Arduino, Matthew J., Verma, Punam, Aguero, Sonia M., Carroll, Karen, Jenkins, Eileen, Daly, Judy A., Woods, Marion L., Jarvis, William R.

“…An epidemiologic investigation was done after 3 patients contracted Ochrobactrum anthropi meningitis at one hospital in October 1994. Neurosurgical patients…”
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National surveillance of dialysis associated diseases in the United States, 1992 by Tokars, J I, Alter, M J, Favero, M S, Moyer, L A, Miller, E, Bland, L A

“…To determine trends in a number of hemodialysis associated diseases and practices, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in collaboration with the…”
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Mycobacterium chelonae causing otitis media in an ear-nose-and-throat practice by Lowry, P W, Jarvis, W R, Oberle, A D, Bland, L A, Silberman, R, Bocchini, Jr, J A, Dean, H D, Swenson, J M, Wallace, Jr, R J

“…Seventeen cases of otitis media caused by Mycobacterium chelonae were detected among patients seen at a single ear-nose-and-throat (ENT) office (Office A) in…”
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National surveillance of dialysis associated diseases in the United States, 1993 by Tokars, J I, Alter, M J, Favero, M S, Moyer, L A, Miller, E, Bland, L A

“…To determine trends in a number of hemodialysis associated diseases and practices, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in collaboration with the…”
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National surveillance of hemodialysis associated diseases in the United States, 1990 by Tokars, J I, Alter, M J, Favero, M S, Moyer, L A, Bland, L A

“…To determine trends in several hemodialysis associated diseases and practices, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), in collaboration with the Health Care…”
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National surveillance of dialysis associated diseases in the United States, 1991 by Tokars, J I, Alter, M J, Favero, M S, Moyer, L A, Bland, L A

“…To determine trends in a number of hemodialysis associated diseases and practices, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in collaboration with the…”
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Pyrogenic Reactions Associated With the Reuse of Disposable Hollow-Fiber Hemodialyzers by Gordon, Steven M, Tipple, Margaret, Bland, Lee A, Jarvis, William R

“…We investigated 18 pyrogenic reactions (PRs) that occurred between July 1 and 13,1987, in 16 patients receiving long-term hemodialysis at one dialysis center…”
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Reuse of Hemodialyzers: Results of Nationwide Surveillance for Adverse Effects by Alter, Miriam J, Favero, Martin S, Miller, Joan K, Coleman, Patrick J, Bland, Lee A

“…In 1986, the Centers for Disease Control, in collaboration with the Health Care Financing Administration, surveyed 1350 chronic hemodialysis centers in the…”
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Epidemiology and Mortality Risk of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcal Bloodstream Infections by Shay, David K., Maloney, Susan A., Montecalvo, Marisa, Banerjee, Shailen, Wormser, Gary P., Arduino, Matthew J., Bland, Lee A., Jarvis, William R.

“…Risk factors for vancomycin-resistant enterococcal (VRE) bloodstream infection (BSI) were studied at a tertiary-care hospital by comparing 46 patients with…”
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Epidemic aluminum intoxication in hemodialysis patients traced to use of an aluminum pump by Burwen, Dale R., Olsen, Steven M., Bland, Lee A., Arduino, Matthew J., Reid, Marie H., Jarvis, William R.

“…Epidemic aluminum intoxication in hemodialysis patients traced to use of an aluminum pump. This study was designed to identify the source, risk factors, and…”
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An outbreak of fatal fluoride intoxication in a long-term hemodialysis unit by ARNOW, P. M, BLAND, L. A, GARCIA-HOUCHINS, S, FRIDKIN, S, FELLNER, S.K

“…To determine the cause of an outbreak of acute illness and death in a long-term hemodialysis unit. A retrospective cohort and case-control study of patients…”
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Microbiologic evaluation of needleless and needle-access devices by Arduino, Matthew J., Bland, Lee A., Danzig, Lisa E., McAllister, Sigrid K., Aguero, Sonia M.

“…Objective: This study was carried out to determine whether needleless intravenous access devices are more likely to allow microorganisms to enter the fluid…”
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Anaphylactoid reactions associated with reuse of hollow-fiber hemodialyzers and ACE inhibitors by Pegues, David A., Beck-Sague, Consuelo M., Woollen, Stan W., Greenspan, Bonnie, Burns, Susan M., Bland, Lee A., Arduino, Matthew J., Favero, Martin S., Mackow, Robert C., Jarvis, William R.

“…Anaphylactoid reactions associated with reuse of hollow-fiber hemodialyzers and ACE inhibitors. From July 18 through November 27, 1989, 12 anaphylactoid…”
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Pyrogenic reactions in patients receiving conventional, high-efficiency, or high-flux hemodialysis treatments with bicarbonate dialysate containing high concentrations of bacteria and endotoxin by Gordon, S M, Oettinger, C W, Bland, L A, Oliver, J C, Arduino, M J, Aguero, S M, McAllister, S K, Favero, M S, Jarvis, W R

“…High-efficiency (HE) and high-flux (HF) hemodialysis are becoming increasingly popular methods for treating patients with chronic renal failure because they…”
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Mycobacterium chelonae Infection among Patients Receiving High-Flux Dialysis in a Hemodialysis Clinic in California by Lowry, Philip W., Sague, Consuelo M. Beck, Bland, Lee A., Aguero, Sonia M., Arduino, Matthew J., Minuth, Andre N., Murray, Robert A., Swenson, Jana M., Jarvis, William R.

“…Between July 1987 and January 1988, five patients dialyzed at a hemodialysis outpatient clinic developed systemic Mycobacterium chelonae abscessus (MCA)…”
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