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Championing Patient Safety through Mandatory Influenza Vaccination for All Healthcare Personnel and Affiliated Physicians by Karanfil, Lynne V., Bahner, Jan, Hovatter, Joan, Thomas, William L.

“…Objective. To determine whether a mandatory seasonal influenza vaccination program will increase vaccination rates among healthcare personnel (HCP) and…”
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Use of whole-genome sequencing to guide a Clostridioides difficile diagnostic stewardship program by Jakharia, Kunal K, Ilaiwy, Ghassan, Moose, Siobhan S, Waga, Masashi, Appalla, Lakshmi, McAlduff, Joel D, Karanfil, Lynne V, McGann, Patrick T, Wortmann, Glenn W

“…Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) has yielded new insights into the transmission patterns of healthcare facility-onset Clostridioides difficile infection (HO-CDI)…”
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An Outbreak of Scabies in a Teaching Hospital: Lessons Learned by Obasanjo, Olugbenga O., Wu, Peggy, Conlon, Martha, Karanfil, Lynne V., Pryor, Patty, Moler, Geraldine, Anhalt, Grant, Chaisson, Richard E., Perl, Trish M.

“…To investigate an outbreak of scabies in an inner-city teaching hospital, identify pathways of transmission, institute effective control measures to end the…”
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Prevention and control of epidemic kerato-conjunctivitis in a teaching eye institute by Gottsch, D. John, Froggatt III, W. John, Smith, M. Dorothy, Dwyer, M. Diane, Borenstein, Penny, Karanfil, V. Lynne, Vitale, Susan, Goldberg, F. Morton

“…Purpose To determine if an ongoing infection control program is associated with a reduction in rates of nosocomial outbreaks of epidemic keratoconjunctivitis…”
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A Cluster of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium in an Intensive Care Unit by Karanfil, Lynne V., Murphy, Mary, Josephson, Adele, Gaynes, Robert, Mandel, Laura, Hill, Bertha C., Swenson, Jana M.

“…Objective: To describe the epidemiology of a cluster of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VAREC) in a cardiothoracic surgery intensive care unit…”
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Reducing the rate of nosocomially transmitted respiratory syncytial virus by Karanfil, Lynne V., Conlon, Martha, Lykens, Kelly, Masters, Carolyn F., Forman, Michael, Griffith, Mary Elizabeth, Townsend, Timothy R., Perl, Trish M.

“…Background: A large number (17) of nosocomial respiratory syncytial virus cases led to the development of control measures to prevent transmission of…”
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Prevention and control of epidemic keratoconjunctivitis in a teaching eye institute by Gottsch, J D, Froggatt, 3rd, J W, Smith, D M, Dwyer, D M, Borenstein, P, Karanfil, L V, Vitale, S, Goldberg, M F

“…To determine if an ongoing infection control program is associated with a reduction in rates of nosocomial outbreaks of epidemic keratoconjunctivitis (EKC) and…”
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A Cluster of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium in an Intensive Care Unit by Karanfil, Lynne V., Murphy, Mary, Josephson, Adele, Gaynes, Robert, Mandel, Laura, Hill, Bertha C., Swenson, Jana M.

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The relationship between intravenous fluid contamination and the frequency of tubing replacement by Josephson, A, Gombert, M E, Sierra, M F, Karanfil, L V, Tansino, G F

“…Medical patients receiving IV therapy were randomly assigned to one of two IV tubing change groups. One group had a 48-hour tubing change and the other had no…”
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