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Implementing antibiotic practice guidelines through computer-assisted decision support : Clinical and financial outcomes by PESTOTNIK, S. L, CLASSEN, D. C, EVANS, R. S, BURKE, J. P

“…To determine the clinical and financial outcomes of antibiotic practice guidelines implemented through computer-assisted decision support. Descriptive…”
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A Computer-Assisted Management Program for Antibiotics and Other Antiinfective Agents by Evans, R. Scott, Pestotnik, Stanley L, Classen, David C, Clemmer, Terry P, Weaver, Lindell K, Orme, James F, Lloyd, James F, Burke, John P

“…Faced with an increasing loss of autonomy in the managed care marketplace, physicians often view the debate about the quality of care as simply about finding…”
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Improving medication safety: the measurement conundrum and where to start by Classen, David C., Metzger, Jane

“…The use of medication remains the most common intervention in health care. The complexity of both medication use and the medication management process,…”
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The Timing of Prophylactic Administration of Antibiotics and the Risk of Surgical-Wound Infection by Classen, David C, Evans, R. Scott, Pestotnik, Stanley L, Horn, Susan D, Menlove, Ronald L, Burke, John P

“…THE widespread use of antimicrobial agents for prophylaxis has altered surgical practice markedly in the past 20 years and now represents one of the most…”
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Clinical Decision Support Systems to Improve Clinical Practice and Quality of Care by Classen, David C

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A large randomized clinical trial of a silver-impregnated urinary catheter: lack of efficacy and staphylococcal superinfection by Riley, D K, Classen, D C, Stevens, L E, Burke, J P

“…The antibacterial activity of silver-containing compounds has recently been employed in constructing medical devices, such as vascular and urinary catheters,…”
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Evaluation of a Computer-Assisted Antibiotic-Dose Monitor by Evans, R Scott, Pestotnik, Stanley L, Classen, David C, Burke, John P

“…OBJECTIVE: To examine the effect of a computer-assisted antibiotic-dose monitor used to reduce the number of days that patients receive excessive dosages of…”
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Vaccines and the risk of insulin-dependent diabetes (IDDM): potential mechanism of action by Classen, J.B., Classen, D.C.

“…Immunization with a number of different vaccines, including live and killed vaccines, has been linked to the development of insulin-dependent (type 1) diabetes…”
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Association of Borderline Oxacillin-Susceptible Strains of Staphylococcus aureus with Surgical Wound Infections by KERNODLE, D. S, CLASSEN, D. C, STRATTON, C. W, KAISER, A. B

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Preventing adverse drug events in hospitalized patients by Evans, R S, Pestotnik, S L, Classen, D C, Horn, S D, Bass, S B, Burke, J P

“…To use computerized adverse drug event (ADE) surveillance to help identify methods to reduce the number of ADEs in hospitalized patients. Prospective study of…”
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Infectious Diseases Consultation: Impact on Outcomes for Hospitalized Patients and Results of a Preliminary Study by Classen, David C., Burke, John P., Wenzel, Richard P.

“…In the absence of detailed and specific data on outcomes, specialists are thought to contribute excessively to the cost of care. Infectious diseases physicians…”
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Candidal Brain Abscess Associated with Vascular Invasion: A Devastating Complication of Vascular Catheter-Related Candidemia by Burgert, Susan J., Classen, David C., Burke, John P., Blatter, Duane D.

“…We describe a patient who developed Candida albicans brain abscess associated with prominent vascular invasion following an episode of central venous…”
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Information Management in Infectious Diseases: Survival of the Fittest by CLASSEN, D. C

“…Like all physicians, infectious disease practitioners are concerned and uncertain about their future role as the United States undergoes a major reform of its…”
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Treatment of infected left ventricular assist device using antibiotic-impregnated beads by McKellar, Stephen H, Allred, Bryce D, Marks, John D, Cowley, Cris G, Classen, David C, Gardner, Scott C, Long, James W

“…There is no well-established therapy for treating infections of heart-assist or artificial heart devices, a serious problem with life-threatening consequences…”
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Immunization in the First Month of Life may Explain Decline in Incidence of IDDM in the Netherlands by Classen, John Barthelow, Classen, David C.

“…A low cumulative incidence of IDDM was reported in Dutch males born in 1962 (Diabetologia 1992: 35: 139-142) compared to males born in previous or later years…”
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Vertically transmitted enteroviruses and the benefits of neonatal immunization by Classen, J B, Classen, D C

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Computerized Surveillance of Adverse Drug Events in Hospital Patients by Classen, David C, Pestotnik, Stanley L, Evans, R. Scott, Burke, John P

“…Objective.—To develop a new method to improve the detection and characterization of adverse drug events (ADEs) in hospital patients.Design.—Prospective study…”
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Oral Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Bone Marrow Transplant Recipients: Randomized Trial of Ciprofloxacin versus Ciprofloxacin-Vancomycin by FORD, C. D, REILLY, W, WOOD, J, CLASSEN, D. C, BURKE, J. P

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Evaluation of the financial impact of ketorolac tromethamine therapy in hospitalized patients by Burke, John P., Pestotnik, Stanley L., Classen, David C., Lloyd, James F.

“…This retrospective cohort study aimed to determine the resource utilization and cost consequences of ketorolac tromethamine in postoperative pain management in…”
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Vaccines modulate IDDM by Classen, J B, Classen, D C

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