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Estimating Health Care-Associated Infections and Deaths in U.S. Hospitals, 2002 by Klevens, R. Monina, Edwards, Jonathan R., Richards, Chesley L., Horan, Teresa C., Gaynes, Robert P., Pollock, Daniel A., Cardo, Denise M.

“…Objective: The purpose of this study was to provide a national estimate of the number of healthcare-associated infections (HAI) and deaths in United States…”
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Transmission of Rabies Virus from an Organ Donor to Four Transplant Recipients by Srinivasan, Arjun, Burton, Elizabeth C, Kuehnert, Matthew J, Rupprecht, Charles, Sutker, William L, Ksiazek, Thomas G, Paddock, Christopher D, Guarner, Jeannette, Shieh, Wun-Ju, Goldsmith, Cynthia, Hanlon, Cathleen A, Zoretic, James, Fischbach, Bernard, Niezgoda, Michael, El-Feky, Waleed H, Orciari, Lillian, Sanchez, Edmund Q, Likos, Anna, Klintmalm, Goran B, Cardo, Denise, LeDuc, James, Chamberland, Mary E, Jernigan, Daniel B, Zaki, Sherif R

“…Neurologic deterioration followed by fatal encephalitis occurred in four patients who had received kidneys, liver, and an artery segment from the same donor…”
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Impact of Different Methods of Feedback to Clinicians After Postprescription Antimicrobial Review Based on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s 12 Steps to Prevent Antimicrobial Resistance Among Hospitalized Adults by Cosgrove, Sara E., Patel, Alpa, Song, Xiaoyan, Miller, Robert E., Speck, Kathleen, Banowetz, Amy, Hadler, Rachel, Sinkowitz‐Cochran, Ronda L., Cardo, Denise M., Srinivasan, Arjun

“…To evaluate (1) the framework of the 12 Steps to Prevent Antimicrobial Resistance Among Hospitalized Adults that is part of the Centers for Disease Control and…”
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Implementation research for the prevention of antimicrobial resistance and healthcare-associated infections; 2017 Geneva infection prevention and control (IPC)-think tank (part 1) by Zingg, Walter, Storr, Julie, Park, Benjamin J, Ahmad, Raheelah, Tarrant, Carolyn, Castro-Sanchez, Enrique, Tomczyk, Sara, Kilpatrick, Claire, Allegranzi, Benedetta, Cardo, Denise, Pittet, Didier

“…Around 5-15% of all hospital patients worldwide suffer from healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), and years of excessive antimicrobial use in human and…”
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Estimate of the Annual Number of Percutaneous Injuries Among Hospital‐Based Healthcare Workers in the United States, 1997–1998 by Panlilio, Adelisa L., Orelien, Jean G., Srivastava, Pamela U., Jagger, Janine, Cohn, Richard D., Cardo, Denise M.

“…To construct a single estimate of the number of percutaneous injuries sustained annually by healthcare workers (HCWs) in the United States. Statistical…”
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Vital Signs: Containment of Novel Multidrug-Resistant Organisms and Resistance Mechanisms — United States, 2006–2017 by Woodworth, Kate Russell, Walters, Maroya Spalding, Weiner, Lindsey M., Edwards, Jonathan, Brown, Allison C., Huang, Jennifer Y., Malik, Sarah, Slayton, Rachel B., Paul, Prabasaj, Capers, Catherine, Kainer, Marion A., Wilde, Nancy, Shugart, Alicia, Mahon, Garrett, Kallen, Alexander J., Patel, Jean, McDonald, L. Clifford, Srinivasan, Arjun, Craig, Michael, Cardo, Denise M.

“…Approaches to controlling emerging antibiotic resistance in health care settings have evolved over time. When resistance to broad-spectrum antimicrobials…”
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Guidance on Public Reporting of Healthcare-Associated Infections: Recommendations of the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee by McKibben, Linda, Horan, Teresa, Tokars, Jerome I., Fowler, Gabrielle, Cardo, Denise M., Pearson, Michele L., Brennan, Patrick J., the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee

“…Since 2002, 4 states have enacted legislation that requires health care organizations to publicly disclose health care–associated infection (HAI) rates…”
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A Case–Control Study of HIV Seroconversion in Health Care Workers after Percutaneous Exposure by Cardo, Denise M, Culver, David H, Ciesielski, Carol A, Srivastava, Pamela U, Marcus, Ruthanne, Abiteboul, Dominique, Heptonstall, Julia, Ippolito, Giuseppe, Lot, Florence, McKibben, Penny S, Bell, David M

“…The average risk of transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) to a health care worker after percutaneous exposure to HIV-infected blood has been…”
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Liver Failure and Death after Exposure to Microcystins at a Hemodialysis Center in Brazil by Jochimsen, Elise M, Carmichael, Wayne W, An, JiSi, Cardo, Denise M, Cookson, Susan T, Holmes, Christianne E.M, Antunes, M. Bernade, de Melo Filho, Djalma A, Lyra, Tereza M, Barreto, Victorino Spinelli T, Azevedo, Sandra M.F.O, Jarvis, William R

“…In the past 30 years, knowledge about end-stage renal disease and the use of maintenance hemodialysis for patients with the disease have both increased…”
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Moving toward elimination of healthcare-associated infections: A call to action by Cardo, Denise, MD, Dennehy, Penelope H., MD, Halverson, Paul, DrPH, MHSA, FACHE, Fishman, Neil, MD, Kohn, Mel, MD, MPH, Murphy, Cathryn L., RN, PhD, CIC, Whitley, Richard J., MD, FIDSA

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A Research Framework for Reducing Preventable Patient Harm by Pronovost, Peter J., Cardo, Denise M., Goeschel, Christine A., Berenholtz, Sean M., Saint, Sanjay, Jernigan, John A.

“…Programs to reduce central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) have improved the safety of hospitalized patients. Efforts are underway to…”
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Antimicrobial resistance: international control strategies, with a focus on limited-resource settings by DiazGranados, Carlos A, Cardo, Denise M, McGowan, John E

“…Abstract Microorganisms resistant to multiple anti-infective agents have increased worldwide. These organisms threaten both optimal care of patients with…”
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The Changing Face of Surveillance for Health Care—Associated Infections by Tokars, Jerome I., Richards, Chesley, Andrus, Mary, Klevens, Monina, Curtis, Amy, Horan, Teresa, Jernigan, John, Cardo, Denise

“…Surveillance of health care—associated infections and antimicrobial resistance is an important aspect of prevention. In 2004, the Centers for Disease Control…”
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Technology for the prevention of antimicrobial resistance and healthcare-associated infections; 2017 Geneva IPC-Think Tank (Part 2) by Zingg, Walter, Park, Benjamin J, Storr, Julie, Ahmad, Raheelah, Tarrant, Carolyn, Castro-Sanchez, Enrique, Perencevich, Eli, Widmer, Andreas, Krause, Karl-Heinz, Kilpatrick, Claire, Tomczyk, Sara, Allegranzi, Benedetta, Cardo, Denise, Pittet, Didier

“…The high burden of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is partially due to excessive antimicrobial use both in human and…”
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Broadening the infection prevention and control network globally; 2017 Geneva IPC-think tank (part 3) by Zingg, Walter, Storr, Julie, Park, Benjamin J, Jernigan, John A, Harbarth, Stephan, Grayson, M Lindsay, Tacconelli, Evelina, Allegranzi, Benedetta, Cardo, Denise, Pittet, Didier

“…Healthcare-associated infection (HAI) is a major challenge for patient safety worldwide, and is further complicated by antimicrobial resistance (AMR) due to…”
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Physicians’ Perceptions, Beliefs, Attitudes, and Knowledge Concerning Antimicrobial Resistance in a Brazilian Teaching Hospital by Guerra, Carla Morales, Pereira, Carlos Alberto Pires, Neto, Armando R. Neves, Cardo, Denise Mary, Correa, Luci

“…This cross‐sectional survey assessed physicians’ perceptions, knowledge and practices concerning antimicrobial resistance. Ninety‐nine percent of participants…”
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Guidance on Public Reporting of Healthcare‐Associated Infections: Recommendations of the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee by McKibben, Linda, Horan, Teresa C., Tokars, Jerome I., Fowler, Gabrielle, Cardo, Denise M., Pearson, Michele L., Brennan, Patrick J.

“…Consumer demand for healthcare information, including data about the performance of healthcare providers, has increased steadily during the past decade. Many…”
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Hand Hygiene Practices After Brief Encounters With Patients: An Important Opportunity for Prevention by Dedrick, Rebecca E., Sinkowitz‐Cochran, Ronda L., Cunningham, Candace, Muder, Robert R., Perreiah, Peter, Cardo, Denise M., Jernigan, John A.

“…To identify characteristics of encounters between healthcare workers (HCWs) and patients that correlated with hand hygiene adherence among HCWs. Observational…”
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Updated U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines for the Management of Occupational Exposures to HIV and Recommendations for Postexposure Prophylaxis by Panlilio, Adelisa L., Cardo, Denise M., Grohskopf, Lisa A., Heneine, Walid, Ross, Clara Sue

“…This report updates U.S. Public Health Service recommendations for the management of health-care personnel (HCP) who have occupational exposure to blood and…”
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Health Care Safety during the Pandemic and Beyond — Building a System That Ensures Resilience by Fleisher, Lee A, Schreiber, Michelle, Cardo, Denise, Srinivasan, Arjun

“…Since the pandemic began, U.S. health care safety has declined severely, suggesting that our system lacks a sufficiently resilient safety culture and…”
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