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Occurrence of phthalates and musk fragrances in indoor air and dust from apartments and kindergartens in Berlin (Germany) by Fromme, H., Lahrz, T., Piloty, M., Gebhart, H., Oddoy, A., Rüden, H.

“…In this study, the occurrence of persistent environmental contaminants room air samples from 59 apartments and 74 kindergartens in Berlin were tested in 2000…”
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Particulate matter in the indoor air of classrooms—exploratory results from Munich and surrounding area by Fromme, H., Twardella, D., Dietrich, S., Heitmann, D., Schierl, R., Liebl, B., Rüden, H.

“…Numerous epidemiological studies have demonstrated the association between particle mass (PM) concentration in outside air and the occurrence of health related…”
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Surveillance of Nosocomial Sepsis and Pneumonia in Patients with a Bone Marrow or Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplant: A Multicenter Project by Dettenkofer, M., Wenzler-Röttele, S., Babikir, R., Bertz, H., Ebner, W., Meyer, E., Rüden, H., Gastmeier, P., Daschner, F. D.

“…Background. For surveillance of nosocomial bloodstream infections (BSIs) and pneumonia during neutropenia in adult patients who have undergone bone marrow…”
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Closure of medical departments during nosocomial outbreaks: data from a systematic analysis of the literature by Hansen, S, Stamm-Balderjahn, S, Zuschneid, I, Behnke, M, Rüden, H, Vonberg, R.-P, Gastmeier, P

“…Summary A total closure of an affected medical department is one of the most expensive infection control measures during investigation of a nosocomial…”
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Effectiveness of a nationwide nosocomial infection surveillance system for reducing nosocomial infections by Gastmeier, P., Geffers, C., Brandt, C., Zuschneid, I., Sohr, D., Schwab, F., Behnke, M., Daschner, F., Rüden, H.

“…In recent years, several countries have established surveillance systems for nosocomial infections (NIs) on a national basis. Limited information has been…”
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Reduction of Surgical Site Infection Rates Associated With Active Surveillance by Brandt, C., Sohr, D., Behnke, M., Daschner, F., Rüden, H., Gastmeier, P.

“…To evaluate whether surgical site infection (SSI) rates decrease in surgical departments as a result of performing active SSI surveillance. Retrospective…”
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Occurrence of organotin compounds in house dust in Berlin (Germany) by Fromme, H., Mattulat, A., Lahrz, T., Rüden, H.

“…In a study in the year 2000 on the occurrence of hazardous environmental contaminants house dust samples from 28 Berlin apartments were measured for the…”
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Elemental carbon and respirable particulate matter in the indoor air of apartments and nursery schools and ambient air in Berlin (Germany) by Fromme, H., Lahrz, T., Hainsch, A., Oddoy, A., Piloty, M., Rüden, H.

“…This study was performed to examine exposure to typical carcinogenic traffic air pollutants in the city center of an urban area. In all, 123 apartments and 74…”
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons inside and outside of apartments in an urban area by Fromme, H., Lahrz, T., Piloty, M., Gebhardt, H., Oddoy, A., Rüden, H.

“…In the context of environmental monitoring in Berlin polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) concentrations in air and household dust were measured inside 123…”
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Survival of Acinetobacter baumannii on dry surfaces by Wendt, C, Dietze, B, Dietz, E, Rüden, H

“…Article Usage Stats Services JCM Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley…”
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Risk factor analysis of blood stream infection and pneumonia in neutropenic patients after peripheral blood stem-cell transplantation by MEYER, E, BEYERSMANN, J, BERTZ, H, WENZLER-ROTTELE, S, BABIKIR, R, SCHUMACHER, M, DASCHNER, F. D, RUDEN, H, DETTENKOFER, M

“…The purpose of this study was to analyse risk factors for blood stream infection (BSI) and pneumonia in neutropenic patients who have undergone peripheral…”
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Use of Multistate Models to Assess Prolongation of Intensive Care Unit Stay Due to Nosocomial Infection by Beyersmann, J., Gastmeier, P., Grundmann, H., Bärwolff, S., Geffers, C., Behnke, M., Rüden, H., Schumacher, M.

“…Reliable data on the costs attributable to nosocomial infection (NI) are crucial to demonstrating the real cost-effectiveness of infection control measures…”
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Wide dissemination of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp. in acute care and rehabilitation hospitals by KOHLENBERG, A., SCHWAB, F., RÜDEN, H.

“…A prospective surveillance system for extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli (ESBL-E) and ESBL-producing Klebsiella spp. (ESBL-K) was…”
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Reducing neonatal nosocomial bloodstream infections through participation in a national surveillance system by Schwab, F, Geffers, C, Bärwolff, S, Rüden, H, Gastmeier, P

“…Summary A national nosocomial surveillance system for neonatal intensive care patients with a very low birthweight was set up in Germany in 2000 (NEO-KISS)…”
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Trends in Ventilator‐Associated Pneumonia Rates Within the German Nosocomial Infection Surveillance System (KISS) by Zuschneid, I., Schwab, F., Geffers, C., Behnke, M., Rüden, H., Gastmeier, P.

“…To investigate trends in ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) rates during participation in the German nosocomial infection surveillance system…”
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An outbreak of hospital-acquired Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection caused by contaminated bottled water in intensive care units by Eckmanns, T., Oppert, M., Martin, M., Amorosa, R., Zuschneid, I., Frei, U., Rüden, H., Weist, K.

“…This study describes an outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections caused by contaminated bottled still water (BSW) in six intensive care units (ICUs) of a…”
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Device‐Associated Infection Rates for Non–Intensive Care Unit Patients by Vonberg, Ralf‐Peter, Behnke, M., Geffers, C., Sohr, D., Rüden, H., Dettenkofer, M., Gastmeier, P.

“…Reference data from intensive care units (ICUs) are not applicable to non-ICU patients because of the differences in device use rates, length of stay, and…”
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Development of a surveillance system for nosocomial infections: the component for neonatal intensive care units in Germany by Gastmeier, P., Geffers, C., Schwab, F., Fitzner, J., Obladen, M., Rüden, H.

“…Neonates are at high risk of nosocomial infections and surveillance has been shown to be valuable for the reduction of nosocomial infections. The National…”
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Effectiveness of a hospital-wide selective screening programme for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriers at hospital admission to prevent hospital-acquired MRSA infections by Wernitz, M.H., Swidsinski, S., Weist, K., Sohr, D., Witte, W., Franke, K-P., Roloff, D., Rüden, H., Veit, S.K.

“…Screening of potential MRSA-positive patients at hospital admission is recommended in German and international guidelines. This policy has been shown to be…”
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Mortality risk factors with nosocomial Staphylococcus aureus infections in intensive care units: results from the German Nosocomial Infection Surveillance System (KISS) by Gastmeier, P, Sohr, D, Geffers, C, Behnke, M, Daschner, F, Rüden, H

“…As the number of nosocomial methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections in German intensive care units increases, the problem of MRSA…”
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