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Assessing the Burden of Acinetobacter baumannii in Maryland: A Statewide Cross-Sectional Period Prevalence Survey by Thom, Kerri A., Maragakis, Lisa L., Richards, Katie, Johnson, J. Kristie, Roup, Brenda, Lawson, Patricia, Harris, Anthony D., Fuss, Elizabeth P., Pass, Margaret A., Blythe, David, Perencevich, Eli N., Wilson, Lucy, Maryland MDRO Prevention Collaborative

“…Objective. To determine the prevalence of Acinetobacter baumannii, an important healthcare-associated pathogen, among mechanically ventilated patients in…”
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Hospitalizations and Deaths Due to Salmonella Infections, FoodNet, 1996–1999 by Kennedy, Malinda, Villar, Rodrigo, Vugia, Duc J., Rabatsky-Ehr, Therese, Farley, Monica M., Pass, Margaret, Smith, Kirk, Smith, Perry, Cieslak, Paul R., Imhoff, Beth, Griffin, Patricia M.

“…Nontyphoidal Salmonella causes a higher proportion of food-related deaths annually than any other bacterial pathogen in the United States. We reviewed 4 years…”
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Invasive Meningococcal Disease in Adolescents and Young Adults by Harrison, Lee H, Pass, Margaret A, Mendelsohn, Aaron B, Egri, Mucahit, Rosenstein, Nancy E, Bustamante, Alicia, Razeq, Jafar, Roche, Jeffrey C

“…CONTEXT Incidence of invasive meningococcal disease has increased recently in persons aged 15 through 24 years. OBJECTIVE To characterize meningococcal…”
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Assessing the Burden of Acinetobacter baumannii in Maryland: A Statewide Cross-Sectional Period Prevalence Survey by THOM, Kerri A, MARAGAKIS, Lisa L, PERENCEVICH, Eli N, WILSON, Lucy, RICHARDS, Katie, KRISTIE JOHNSON, J, ROUP, Brenda, LAWSON, Patricia, HARRIS, Anthony D, FUSS, Elizabeth P, PASS, Margaret A, BLYTHE, David

“…To determine the prevalence of Acinetobacter baumannii, an important healthcare-associated pathogen, among mechanically ventilated patients in Maryland. The…”
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Infection control program disparities between acute and long-term care facilities in Maryland by Roup, Brenda J., Roche, Jeffrey C., Pass, Margaret

“…In January 2003, the Maryland State Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) surveyed, for the first time, all acute care hospitals (ACHs), long-term…”
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Recurrent Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in Individuals with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection by McEllistrem, M. Catherine, Mendelsohn, Aaron B., Pass, Margaret A., Elliott, John A., Whitney, Cynthia G., Kolano, John A., Harrison, Lee H.

“…The proportion of relapses and reinfections that are potentially preventable by vaccine in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected persons with recurrent…”
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Candida dubliniensis fungemia: the first four cases in North America by Brandt, M E, Harrison, L H, Pass, M, Sofair, A N, Huie, S, Li, R K, Morrison, C J, Warnock, D W, Hajjeh, R A

“…We report the first four North American cases of Candida dubliniensis fungemia, including the first isolation of this organism from the bloodstream of an…”
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Correlating epidemiologic trends with the genotypes causing meningococcal disease, Maryland by McEllistrem, M Catherine, Kolano, John A, Pass, Margaret A, Caugant, Dominique A, Mendelsohn, Aaron B, Fonseca Pacheco, Antonio Guilherme, Shutt, Kathleen A, Razeq, Jafar, Harrison, Lee H

“…Epidemic meningococcal infection is generally caused by single clones; whether nonepidemic increases in infection are clonal is unknown. We studied the…”
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Nosocomial malaria and saline flush by Jain, Sanjay K, Persaud, Deborah, Perl, Trish M, Pass, Margaret A, Murphy, Kathleen M, Pisciotta, John M, Scholl, Peter F, Casella, James F, Sullivan, David J

“…An investigation of malaria in a US patient without recent travel established Plasmodium falciparum molecular genotype identity in 2 patients who shared a…”
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Aggregated antibiograms and monitoring of drug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae by Van Beneden, Chris A, Lexau, Catherine, Baughman, Wendy, Barnes, Brenda, Bennett, Nancy, Cassidy, P Maureen, Pass, Margaret, Gelling, Lisa, Barrett, Nancy L, Zell, Elizabeth R, Whitney, Cynthia G

“…Community-specific antimicrobial susceptibility data may help monitor trends among drug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae and guide empiric therapy. Because…”
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Geographic, Demographic, and Seasonal Differences in Penicillin-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae in Baltimore by Albanese, Bernadette A., Roche, Jeffrey C., Margaret, Pass, Whitney, Cynthia G., McEllistrem, M. Catherine, Harrison, Lee H.

“…We examined the epidemiology of invasive penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae (PRSP) infections among residents of the Baltimore metropolitan area…”
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Using hospital claim data to monitor surgical site infections for inpatient procedures by Song, Xiaoyan, MS, PhD, MD, Cosgrove, Sara E., MS, MD, Pass, Margaret A., RN, BSN, MS, CIC, Perl, Trish M., MSc, MD

“…Background To facilitate surveillance for surgical site infections, alternative screening models developed on the basis of postoperative antimicrobial…”
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Clonal Groups of Penicillin-Nonsusceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae in Baltimore, Maryland: a Population-Based, Molecular Epidemiologic Study by MCELLISTREM, M. Catherine, PASS, Margaret, ELLIOTT, John A, WHITNEY, Cynthia G, HARRISON, Lee H

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Distribution of Penicillin-Nonsusceptible Pneumococcal Clones in the Baltimore Metropolitan Area and Variables Associated with Drug Resistance by McEllistrem, M. Catherine, Mendelsohn, Aaron B., Pass, Margaret, Elliott, John A., Whitney, Cynthia G., Albanese, Bernadette A., Harrison, Lee H.

“…We assessed the distribution of the clonal groups (as determined by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis) of penicillin-nonsusceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae…”
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Epidemiology of Invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae Infections in the United States, 1995-1998: Opportunities for Prevention in the Conjugate Vaccine Era by Robinson, Katherine A, Baughman, Wendy, Rothrock, Gretchen, Barrett, Nancy L, Pass, Margaret, Lexau, Catherine, Damaske, Barbara, Stefonek, Karen, Barnes, Brenda, Patterson, Jan, Zell, Elizabeth R, Schuchat, Anne, Whitney, Cynthia G, for the Active Bacterial Core Surveillance (ABCs)/Emerging Infections Program Network

“…CONTEXT Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine is recommended for elderly persons and adults with certain chronic illnesses. Additionally, a recently licensed…”
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Macrolide Resistance Among Invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolates by Hyde, Terri B, Gay, Kathryn, Stephens, David S, Vugia, Duc J, Pass, Margaret, Johnson, Susan, Barrett, Nancy L, Schaffner, William, Cieslak, Paul R, Maupin, Peggy S, Zell, Elizabeth R, Jorgensen, James H, Facklam, Richard R, Whitney, Cynthia G, for the Active Bacterial Core Surveillance/Emerging Infections Program Network

“…CONTEXT Macrolide antibiotics, including erythromycin, clarithromycin, and azithromycin, are the mainstays of empirical pneumonia therapy. Macrolide resistance…”
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Using hospital claim data to monitor surgical site infections for inpatient procedures: Informatics and Infection Prevention and Control: Are we there Yet? by XIAOYAN SONG, COSGROVE, Sara E, PASS, Margaret A, PERI, Trish M

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Infection control program disparities between acute and long-term care facilities in Maryland: Hand hygiene by ROUP, Brenda J, ROCHE, Jeffrey C, PASS, Margaret

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Cluster of Serogroup C Meningococcal Disease Associated With Attendance at a Party by FINN, REBECCA, GROVES, CARMELA, COE, MELANIE, PASS, MARGARET, HARRISON, LEE H.

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Hospitalizations and deaths due to Salmonella infections, FoodNet, 1996-1999: Studies of foodborne infectious diseases in the United States - Findings from the Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet) of the Emerging Infections Program by KENNEDY, Malinda, VILLAR, Rodrigo, GRIFFIN, Patricia M, VUGIA, Duc J, RABATSKY-EHR, Therese, FARLEY, Monica M, PASS, Margaret, SMITH, Kirk, SMITH, Perry, CIESLAK, Paul R, IMHOFF, Beth

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