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Response to emerging infection leading to outbreak of linezolid-resistant enterococci by KAINER, M.A, DEVASIA, R.A, JONES, T.F, SIMMONS, B.P, MELTON, K, CHOW, S, BROYLES, J, MOORE, K.L, CRAIG, A.S, SCHAFFNER, W

“…Linezolid was approved in 2000 for treatment of gram-positive coccal infections. We performed a case-control study during a hospital outbreak of…”
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Multiple drug resistant organisms in healthcare: the failure of contact precautions by Simmons, Bryan P, Larson, Elaine L

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Continuous Quality Improvement: Concepts and Applications for Physician Care by Kritchevsky, Stephen B, Simmons, Bryan P

“…There has been a growing interest by health care leaders in the continuous quality improvement method of quality management. This method uses measurements of…”
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Neurologic complications including paralysis after a medication error involving implanted intrathecal catheters by Jones, Timothy F, Feler, Claudio A, Simmons, Bryan P, Melton, Kelley, Craig, Allen S, Moore, William L, Smith, Mark D, Schaffner, William

“…Long-term continuous intrathecal infusion of medications for chronic medical problems is common. We investigated the cause of a cluster of severe neurologic…”
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Impact of hospital care on incidence of bloodstream infection: the evaluation of processes and indicators in infection control study by Kritchevsky, S B, Braun, B I, Wong, E S, Solomon, S L, Steele, L, Richards, C, Simmons, B P

“…The Evaluation of Processes and Indicators in Infection Control (EPIC) study assesses the relationship between hospital care and rates of central venous…”
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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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A Collaborative Project to Study Hospital Performance Measures by Schyve, Paul M, Loeb, Jerod M, Simmons, Bryan P

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Risk factors for wound infections after total knee arthroplasty by Gordon, S M, Culver, D H, Simmons, B P, Jarvis, W R

“…Wound infections are an infrequent but serious complication of total knee arthroplasty. Between January 1984 and November 1987, 20 of 243 (8.2%) patients at…”
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Comparison of clinical indicators for performance measurement of health care quality: a cautionary note by Gross, Peter A, Braun, Barbara I, Kritchevsky, Stephen B, Simmons, Bryan P

“…The use of clinical performance data is increasing rapidly. Yet, substantial variation exists across indicators designed to measure the same clinical event. We…”
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Mycoplasma pneumoniae Pneumonia: Symptoms Mimicking Pulmonary Embolism With Infarction by Simmons, Bryan P, Aber, Robert C

“…PNEUMONIA and pulmonary embolism may present clinically in a similar fashion.1 Hemoptysis, dyspnea, tachypnea, pleuritic chest pain, hypoxemia, respiratory…”
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Preventing Central Venous Catheter—Associated Primary Bloodstream Infections: Characteristics of Practices Among Hospitals Participating in the Evaluation of Processes and Indicators in Infection Control (EPIC) Study by Braun, Barbara I., Kritchevsky, Stephen B., Wong, Edward S., Solomon, Steve L., Steele, Lynn, Richards, Cheryl L., Simmons, Bryan P.

“…To describe the conceptual framework and methodology of the Evaluation of Processes and Indicators in Infection Control (EPIC) study and present results of CVC…”
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Enterobacter sakazakii Infections in Neonates Associated with Intrinsic Contamination of a Powdered Infant Formula by Simmons, Bryan P., Gelfand, Michael S., Haas, Michael, Metts, Linda, Ferguson, John

“…We report an outbreak of Enterobacter sakazakii infection and colonization in neonates related to an infant formula contaminated during the manufacturing…”
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Enterobacter sakazakii Infections in Neonates Associated with Intrinsic Contamination of a Powdered Infant Formula by Simmons, Bryan P., Gelfand, Michael S., Haas, Michael, Metts, Linda, Ferguson, John

“…Abstract We report an outbreak of Enterobacter sakazakii infection and colonization in neonates related to an infant formula contaminated during the…”
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Multiple Hepatic Abscesses Caused by Streptococcus milleri in Association with an Intrauterine Device by GELFAND, M. S, HODGKISS, T, SIMMONS, B. P

“…We report a case of Streptococcus milleri bacteremia and multiple hepatic abscesses secondary to an intrauterine device and a tuboovarian abscess. Hepatic…”
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Impact of Hospital Care on Incidence of Bloodstream Infection: The Evaluation of Processes and Indicators in Infection Control Study by Stephen B. Kritchevsky, Barbara I. Braun, Edward S. Wong, Steven L. Solomon, Lynn Steele, Cheryl Richards, Bryan P. Simmons

“…The Evaluation of Processes and Indicators in Infection Control (EPIC) study assesses the relationship between hospital care and rates of central venous…”
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Guidelines for prevention of surgical wound infection by Polk, Jr, H C, Simpson, C J, Simmons, B P, Alexander, J W

“…Despite the widespread use of antibiotics, surgical wound infections continue to cause patient discomfort and drain on health care finances. More serious local…”
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The Tools of Quality Improvement: CQI versus Epidemiology by Kritchevsky, Stephen B., Simmons, Bryan P.

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Intra-abdominal abscess and fungemia caused by candida krusei by Gordon, R A, Simmons, B P, Appelbaum, P C, Aber, R C

“…A 73-year-old man with chronic lymphocytic leukemia experienced an intra-abdominal abscess caused by Candida krusei. Treatment with drainage alone led to…”
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Epidemiologic Approaches to Quality Assessment by Simmons, Bryan P., Kritchevsky, Stephen B.

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SHEA and JCAHO: Partners in Science by Simmons, Bryan P., Schyve, Paul M.

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