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Successful reduction in catheter-associated urinary tract infections: Focus on nurse-directed catheter removal by Parry, Michael F., MD, Grant, Brenda, RN, Sestovic, Merima, RN

“…Background Despite using sterile technique for catheter insertion, closed drainage systems, and structured daily care plans, catheter-associated urinary tract…”
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Environmental approaches to controlling Clostridioides difficile infection in healthcare settings by Carling, Philip C, Parry, Michael F, Olmstead, Russell

“…Abstract As today’s most prevalent and costly healthcare-associated infection, hospital-onset Clostridioides difficile infection (HO-CDI) represents a major…”
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Environmental cleaning and disinfection: Sustaining changed practice and improving quality in the community hospital by Parry, Michael F, Sestovic, Merima, Renz, Christopher, Pangan, Abegail, Grant, Brenda, Shah, Asha K

“…Short-term improvements in hospital room cleaning can readily be achieved but are difficult to maintain. This is particularly true for high-risk, "high-touch"…”
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Mupirocin susceptibility of staphylococci 2022: Is it time for a change in MRSA decolonization protocols? by Labrecque, Sophie, Shah, Sonia, Fergus, Diedre, Parry, Michael F.

“…•About 22.5% of clinical MRSA isolates studied were resistant to mupirocin.•About 75% of mupirocin-resistant strains of MRSA exhibited high-level mupirocin…”
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Improving environmental hygiene in 27 intensive care units to decrease multidrug-resistant bacterial transmission by Carling, Philip C, Parry, Michael F, Bruno-Murtha, Lou Ann, Dick, Brian

“…OBJECTIVE:To determine the thoroughness of terminal disinfection and cleaning of patient rooms in hospital intensive care units and to assess the value of a…”
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Precipitous Fall in Common Respiratory Viral Infections During COVID-19 by Parry, Michael F, Shah, Asha K, Sestovic, Merima, Salter, Selma

“…Abstract In the midst of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, we were surprised to find that all other respiratory viral infections fell…”
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Candida Osteomyelitis and Diskitis after Spinal Surgery: An Outbreak That Implicates Artificial Nail Use by Parry, Michael F., Grant, Brenda, Yukna, Marie, Adler-Klein, Debra, McLeod, Gavin X., Taddonio, Rudolph, Rosenstein, Cory

“…Postoperative wound infection after laminectomy is uncommon. In February 1997, 3 patients were confirmed to have postlaminectomy deep wound infections due to…”
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Efficacy and Safety of Danirixin (GSK1325756) Co-administered With Standard-of-Care Antiviral (Oseltamivir): A Phase 2b, Global, Randomized Study of Adults Hospitalized With Influenza by Madan, Anuradha, Chen, Shuguang, Yates, Phillip, Washburn, Michael L, Roberts, Grace, Peat, Andrew J, Tao, Yu, Parry, Michael F, Barnum, Otis, McClain, Micah T, Roy-Ghanta, Sumita

“…Excessive neutrophil migration has been correlated with influenza symptom severity. Danirixin (GSK1325756), a selective and reversible antagonist of C-X-C…”
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Relationship of Influenza Vaccination Declination Statements and Influenza Vaccination Rates for Healthcare Workers in 22 US Hospitals by Polgreen, Philip M., Septimus, Edward J., Parry, Michael F., Beekmann, Susan E., Cavanaugh, Joseph E., Srinivasan, Arjun, Talbot, Thomas R.

“…The use of declination statements was associated with a mean increase of 11.6% in influenza vaccination rates among healthcare workers at 22 hospitals. In most…”
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Decreasing Clostridium difficile infections in surgery: impact of a practice bundle incorporating a resident rounding protocol by Bishop, Jennifer, Parry, Michael F, Hall, Timothy

“…Clostridium difficile (CD) infection is a significant health problem. A new systems approach was introduced to reduce the risk of hospital-acquired CD…”
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Antimicrobial Lock Therapy as an Adjunct to Management of Catheter-Related Bacteremia: A Community Hospital Experience by Tejwani, Rohit, Parry, Michael F

“…BACKGROUND:Episodes of central venous catheter-related bacteremia (CVCB) have become common events in patients with long-term indwelling central venous…”
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The Impact of Hospital Practice on Central Venous Catheter—Associated Bloodstream Infection Rates at the Patient and Unit Level: A Multicenter Study by Kritchevsky, Stephen B., Braun, Barbara I., Kusek, Linda, Wong, Edward S., Solomon, Steven L., Parry, Michael F., Richards, Cheryl L., Simmons, Bryan

“…Objective : Little is known about factors driving variation in bloodstream infection (BSI) rates between institutions. The objectives of this study are to (1)…”
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Influenza Vaccination: A Collaborative Effort to Improve the Health of the Community by Parry, Michael F., Grant, Brenda, Iton, Anthony, Parry, Patricia D., Baranowsky, Diane

“…The need to improve influenza vaccination delivery in our community became painfully clear during the winter of 1997-1998 when high rates of respiratory…”
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1232. Mupirocin Susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus (SA), 2022: Is It Time for Change in MRSA Decolonization? by Shah, Sonia, Labrecque, Sophie, Fergus, Diedre, Parry, Michael F

“…Abstract Background Nasal decolonization with mupirocin has been a commonly used strategy for the prevention of surgical site infections (SSIs) due to SA. We…”
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A Therapeutic Challenge Due to Infection with an Unusual New Delhi Metallo-Beta-Lactamase-Producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Pregnancy by Shah, Sonia, Parry, Michael F., Salter, Selma, Pangan, Abegail

“…Connecticut saw its first multi-drug- and carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (CRPA) isolate in 2019. The global prevalence of such isolates has…”
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Impact of an Adherence Program on the Health and Outlook of HIV-Infected Patients Failing Antiretroviral Therapy by Parry, Michael F, Wright, Pamela, Stewart, Julie, McLeod, Gavin X, Tucker, James, Weinberg, Amy R

“…We prospectively studied the impact of an adherence counselor on the outcome of patients failing antiretroviral therapy because of nonadherence. Forty-six…”
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Timing of Antimicrobial Prophylaxis and the Risk of Surgical Site Infections: Results From the Trial to Reduce Antimicrobial Prophylaxis Errors by STEINBERG, James P, BRAUN, Barbara I, HELLINGER, Walter C, KUSEK, Linda, BOZIKIS, Michele R, BUSH, Andrew J, PATCHEN DELLINGER, E, BURKE, John P, SIMMONS, Bryan, KRITCHEVSKY, Stephen B

“…The objective of this study is to determine the optimal timing for surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis (AMP). National AMP guidelines should be supported by…”
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The New Era of Hospital Epidemiology: What You Need to Succeed by Simmons, Bryan P., Parry, Michael F., Williams, Michael, Weinstein, Robert A.

“…Managed care and competition are creating pressures to control costs and prevent adverse outcomes in health care. These forces are also creating a new era in…”
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Comparison and Evaluation of Ticarcillin and Carbenicillin Using Disk Diffusion Methods by Parry, M F, Neu, H C

“…Classifications Services AAC Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley Reddit…”
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False positive EBNA IgM and IgG antibody tests for infectious mononucleosis in children by LEVINE, D, TILTON, R. C, PARRY, M. F, KLENK, R, MORELLI, A, HOFREUTER, N

“…To assess the reliability of the Monolert test, a new enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the diagnosis of acute infectious mononucleosis (IM). A…”
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