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Temporal Trends in Rates of Patient Harm Resulting from Medical Care by Landrigan, Christopher P, Parry, Gareth J, Bones, Catherine B, Hackbarth, Andrew D, Goldmann, Donald A, Sharek, Paul J

“…In this retrospective study of 10 hospitals, harms to patients resulting from medical care were common (25 per 100 admissions) and did not decline…”
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Intervention to Reduce Transmission of Resistant Bacteria in Intensive Care by Huskins, W. Charles, Huckabee, Charmaine M, O'Grady, Naomi P, Murray, Patrick, Kopetskie, Heather, Zimmer, Louise, Walker, Mary Ellen, Sinkowitz-Cochran, Ronda L, Jernigan, John A, Samore, Matthew, Wallace, Dennis, Goldmann, Donald A

“…In this cluster-randomized trial, the use of expanded barrier precautions did not decrease the incidence of vancomycin-resistant enterococcus and…”
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Approaches for Preventing Healthcare-Associated Infections: Go Long or Go Wide? by Septimus, Edward, Weinstein, Robert A., Perl, Trish M., Goldmann, Donald A., Yokoe, Deborah S.

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Reducing Absenteeism From Gastrointestinal and Respiratory Illness in Elementary School Students: A Randomized, Controlled Trial of an Infection-Control Intervention by Sandora, Thomas J, Shih, Mei-Chiung, Goldmann, Donald A

“…Students often miss school because of gastrointestinal and respiratory illnesses. We assessed the effectiveness of a multifactorial intervention, including…”
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Recommendations for Evaluation of Health Care Improvement Initiatives by Parry, Gareth J., PhD, Carson-Stevens, Andrew, MBBCh, MPhil, Luff, Donna F., PhD, McPherson, Marianne E., PhD, MS, Goldmann, Donald A., MD

“…Abstract Intensive efforts are underway across the world to improve the quality of health care. It is important to use evaluation methods to identify…”
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Microstream Capnography Improves Patient Monitoring During Moderate Sedation: A Randomized, Controlled Trial by Lightdale, Jenifer R, Goldmann, Donald A, Feldman, Henry A, Newburg, Adrienne R, DiNardo, James A, Fox, Victor L

“…Investigative efforts to improve monitoring during sedation for patients of all ages are part of a national agenda for patient safety. According to the…”
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Use of Confocal Microscopy To Analyze the Rate of Vancomycin Penetration through Staphylococcus aureus Biofilms by JEFLERSON, Kimberly K, GOLDMANN, Donald A, PIER, Gerald B

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Comparative Opsonic and Protective Activities of Staphylococcus aureus Conjugate Vaccines Containing Native or Deacetylated Staphylococcal Poly-N-Acetyl-β-(1-6)-Glucosamine by MAIRA-LITRAN, Tomas, KROPEC, Andrea, GOLDMANN, Donald A, PIER, Gerald B

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Animal and human antibodies to distinct Staphylococcus aureus antigens mutually neutralize opsonic killing and protection in mice by Skurnik, David, Merighi, Massimo, Grout, Martha, Gadjeva, Mihaela, Maira-Litran, Tomas, Ericsson, Maria, Goldmann, Donald A, Huang, Susan S, Datta, Rupak, Lee, Jean C, Pier, Gerald B

“…New prophylactic approaches are needed to control infection with the Gram-positive bacterium Staphylococcus aureus, which is a major cause of nosocomial and…”
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Molecular Basis for Preferential Protective Efficacy of Antibodies Directed to the Poorly Acetylated Form of Staphylococcal Poly-N-Acetyl-β-(1-6)-Glucosamine by Cerca, Nuno, Jefferson, Kimberly K, Maira-Litrán, Tomas, Pier, Danielle B, Kelly-Quintos, Casie, Goldmann, Donald A, Azeredo, Joana, Pier, Gerald B

“…Poly-N-acetyl-glucosamine (PNAG) is a staphylococcal surface polysaccharide influencing biofilm formation that is also under investigation for its vaccine…”
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Prioritizing Strategies for Preventing Medication Errors and Adverse Drug Events in Pediatric Inpatients by Fortescue, Elizabeth B, Kaushal, Rainu, Landrigan, Christopher P, McKenna, Kathryn J, Clapp, Margaret D, Federico, Frank, Goldmann, Donald A, Bates, David W

“…Medication errors in pediatric inpatients occur at similar rates as in adults but have 3 times the potential to cause harm. Error prevention strategies in this…”
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Unit-based clinical pharmacists’ prevention of serious medication errors in pediatric inpatients by Kaushal, Rainu, Bates, David W, Abramson, Erika L, Soukup, Jane R, Goldmann, Donald A

“…Rates of serious medication errors in three pediatric inpatient units (intensive care, general medical, and general surgical) were measured before and after…”
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Poly-N-Acetylglucosamine Production in Staphylococcus aureus Is Essential for Virulence in Murine Models of Systemic Infection by Kropec, Andrea, Maira-Litran, Tomas, Jefferson, Kimberly K, Grout, Martha, Cramton, Sarah E, Götz, Friedrich, Goldmann, Donald A, Pier, Gerald B

“…The contribution of the Staphylococcus aureus surface polysaccharide poly-N-acetylglucosamine (PNAG) to virulence was evaluated in three mouse models of…”
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The Teicoplanin-Associated Locus Regulator (TcaR) and the Intercellular Adhesin Locus Regulator (IcaR) Are Transcriptional Inhibitors of the ica Locus in Staphylococcus aureus by JEFFERSON, Kimberly K, PIER, Danielle B, GOLDMANN, Donald A, PIERS, Gerald B

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COAGULASE-NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCI: Role as Pathogens by Huebner, MD, Johannes, Goldmann, MD, Donald A

“…Coagulase-negative staphylococci have long been regarded as apathogenic but their important role as pathogens and their increasing incidence have been…”
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Impact of Enhanced Infection Control at 2 Neonatal Intensive Care Units in The Philippines by Gill, Christopher J., Mantaring, Jose B. V., Macleod, William B., Mendoza, Myrna, Mendoza, Sookee, Huskins, W. Charles, Goldmann, Donald A., Hamer, Davidson H.

“…Background. The growing burden of neonatal mortality associated with hospital-acquired neonatal sepsis in the developing world creates an urgent need for…”
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Immunochemical Properties of the Staphylococcal Poly-N-Acetylglucosamine Surface Polysaccharide by MAIRA-LITRAN, Tomas, KROPEC, Andrea, ABEYGUNAWARDANA, C, JOYCE, Joseph, MARK, George III, GOLDMANN, Donald A, PIER, Gerald B

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Protection against Escherichia coli infection by antibody to the Staphylococcus aureus poly-N-acetylglucosamine surface polysaccharide by Cerca, Nuno, Maira-Litrán, Tomás, Jefferson, Kimberly K, Grout, Martha, Goldmann, Donald A, Pier, Gerald B

“…Poly-N-acetylglucosamine (PNAG) is a surface polysaccharide produced by Staphylococcus aureus and Staphyloccus epidermidis and is an effective target for…”
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Health information management and perceptions of the quality of care for children with tracheotomy: a qualitative study by Berry, Jay G, Goldmann, Donald A, Mandl, Kenneth D, Putney, Heather, Helm, David, O'Brien, Jane, Antonelli, Richard, Weinick, Robin M

“…Children with tracheotomy receive health care from an array of providers within various hospital and community health system sectors. Previous studies have…”
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Use of Antimicrobial Agents in United States Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care Patients by Grohskopf, Lisa A, Huskins, W Charles, Sinkowitz-Cochran, Ronda L, Levine, Gail L, Goldmann, Donald A, Jarvis, William R

“…OBJECTIVE:Antimicrobial use contributes to the development of emergence and dissemination of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria among intensive care unit (ICU)…”
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