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Cost Analysis of Universal Screening vs. Risk Factor-Based Screening for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) by Roth, Virginia R, Longpre, Tara, Coyle, Doug, Suh, Kathryn N, Taljaard, Monica, Muldoon, Katherine A, Ramotar, Karamchand, Forster, Alan

“…The literature remains conflicted regarding the most effective way to screen for MRSA. This study was designed to assess costs associated with universal versus…”
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Influenza Infection Screening Tools Fail to Accurately Predict Influenza Status for Hospitalized Patients During Pandemic H1N1 Influenza Season by Mulpuru, Sunita, Roth, Virginia R, Lawrence, Nadine, Forster, Alan J

“…BACKGROUND: Following the severe acute respiratory syndrome outbreak in 2003, hospitals have been mandated to use infection screening questionnaires to…”
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Clostridium difficile: The More We Learn, the Less We Know by Roth, Virginia R.

“…Acquisition is traditionally thought to involve the ingestion of spores from the contaminated healthcare environment by patients whose normal bowel flora is…”
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Estimating the volume of alcohol-based hand rub required for a hand hygiene program by Sicoli, Silvana, BEc, BCom, MHA, Hunter, Linda, RN, BScN, MScN, Shymanski, Josée, RN, BScN, CIC, Suh, Kathryn, MD, MSc, CIC, Roth, Virginia R., MD

“…Background Providing alcohol-based hand rub (ABHR) at the point of care is a key success factor in enabling health care providers to achieve optimal hand…”
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A point prevalence survey of health care–associated infections in pediatric populations in major Canadian acute care hospitals by Gravel, Denise, BScN, MSc, CIC, Matlow, Anne, MD, Ofner-Agostini, Marianna, RN, PhD, Loeb, Mark, MD, Johnston, Lynn, MD, Bryce, Elizabeth, MD, Sample, Mary Lu, RN, CIC, Roth, Virginia R., MD, Goldman, Carol, RN, CIC, Taylor, Geoff, MD

“…Objective To estimate the prevalence of pediatric health care–associated infections (HAI) in Canadian acute care hospitals. Methods A point-prevalence study…”
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Periprosthetic Infection following Primary Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: The Impact of Limiting the Postoperative Surveillance Period by Roth, Virginia R, Mitchell, Robyn, Vachon, Julie, Alexandre, Stéphanie, Amaratunga, Kanchana, Smith, Stephanie, Vearncombe, Mary, Davis, Ian, Mertz, Dominik, Henderson, Elizabeth, John, Michael, Johnston, Lynn, Lemieux, Camille, Pelude, Linda, Gravel, Denise

“…BACKGROUND Hip and knee arthroplasty infections are associated with considerable healthcare costs. The merits of reducing the postoperative surveillance period…”
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BCGitis induced inflammatory granuloma of the bone marrow by Xu, Zhaodong, Roth, Virginia R.

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Ocular tuberculosis: diagnostic and treatment challenges by Alvarez, Gonzalo G, Roth, Virginia R, Hodge, William

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Women physicians as healthcare leaders: a qualitative study by Roth, Virginia R, Theriault, Anne, Clement, Chris, Worthington, Jim

“…Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the under-representation of women physicians in clinical leadership by examining the issue from their…”
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Risk Factors for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Colonization Among Patients Admitted to Obstetrical Units: A Nested Case-Control Study by Wang, Bing, Suh, Kathryn N., Muldoon, Katherine A., Oake, Natalie, Forster, Alan, Ramotar, Karam, Roth, Virginia R.

“…Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) among obstetrical patients can increase birth complications for both mothers and infants, but little is…”
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Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Canadian inner-city shelter by Szakacs, Tom A, Toye, Baldwin, Turnbull, Jeffrey M, Muckle, Wendy, Roth, Virginia R

“…Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization is increasingly of concern in community settings. However, despite a recent outbreak in…”
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Evaluation of a reporting system for bacterial contamination of blood components in the United States by Roth, Virginia R., Kuehnert, Matthew J., Haley, N. Rebecca, Gregory, Kay R., Schreiber, George B., Arduino, Matthew J., Holt, Stacey C., Carson, Loretta A., Elder, Kathleen V., Jarvis, William R.

“…BACKGROUND: The transfusion of blood components contaminated with bacteria may have serious clinical consequences, but few data are available on the incidence…”
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Transfusion-transmitted bacterial infection in the United States, 1998 through 2000 by KUEHNERT, Matthew J, ROTH, Virginia R, JARVIS, William R, HALEY, N. Rebecca, GREGORY, Kay R, ELDER, Kathy V, SCHREIBER, George B, ARDUINO, Matthew J, HOLT, Stacey C, CARSON, Loretta A, BANERJEE, Shailen N

“…Bacterial contamination of blood components can result in transfusion-transmitted infection, but the risk is not established. Suspected cases of…”
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Skin and soft tissue infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): an affliction of the underclass by Vayalumkal, Joseph V, Suh, Kathryn N, Toye, Baldwin, Ramotar, Karamchand, Saginur, Raphael, Roth, Virginia R

“…The objective of this study was to determine whether skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in…”
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Serratia liquefaciens Bloodstream Infections from Contamination of Epoetin Alfa at a Hemodialysis Center by Grohskopf, Lisa A, Roth, Virginia R, Feikin, Daniel R, Arduino, Matthew J, Carson, Loretta A, Tokars, Jerome I, Holt, Stacey C, Jensen, Bette J, Hoffman, Richard E, Jarvis, William R

“…Over 200,000 persons in the United States currently receive hemodialysis, 1 and the costs of the treatment are paid principally by Medicare. Rates of…”
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Motivators and Barriers to pH1N1 Vaccine Uptake among Healthcare Workers by Corace, Kimberly M., PhD, Prematunga, Chathura B., BSc, MSc, McCarthy, Anne E., MD, MSc, Roth, Virginia R., MD, Hayes, Thomas, BASc, Suh, Kathryn N., MD, MSc, Balfour, Louise, PhD, Garber, Gary E., MD

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Development of Cervical Fat Pads Following Therapy with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Protease Inhibitors by Roth, Virginia R., Kravcik, Stephen, Angel, Jonathan B.

“…Eight patients with infection due to human immunodeficiency virus type 1 developed fat pads at the bases of their necks a median of 22 weeks (range, 4–61…”
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Transfusion-transmitted bacterial infectionin the United States, 1998 through 2000 by Kuehnert, Matthew J., Roth, Virginia R., Haley, N. Rebecca, Gregory, Kay R., Elder, Kathy V., Schreiber, George B., Arduino, Matthew J., Holt, Stacey C., Carson, Loretta A., Banerjee, Shailen N., Jarvis, William R.

“…BACKGROUND: Bacterial contamination of blood components can result in transfusion‐transmitted infection, but the risk is not established. STUDY DESIGN AND…”
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Should We Routinely Use Mupirocin to Prevent Staphylococcal Infections? by Roth, Virginia R., Murphy, Cathryn, Perl, Trish M., DeMaria, Alfred, Sohn, Annette H., Sinkowitz‐Cochran, Ronda L., Jarvis, William R.

“…Routine use of mupirocin to prevent staphylococcal infections is controversial. We assessed attitudes and practices of healthcare professionals attending the…”
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Influenza infection screening tools fail to accurately predict influenza status for hospitalized patients during pandemic H1N1 influenza season/Les outils de dépistage de l'infection par la grippe n'ont pas réussi à prédire avec exactitude le statut d'influenza des patients hospitalisés pendant la saison de pandémie de grippe H1N1 by Mulpuru, Sunita, Roth, Virginia R, Lawrence, Nadine, ster, Alan J

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