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Duration of Influenza A Virus Shedding in Hospitalized Patients and Implications for Infection Control by Leekha, Surbhi, Zitterkopf, Nicole L., Espy, Mark J., Smith, Thomas F., Thompson, Rodney L., Sampathkumar, Priya

“…To assess the duration of shedding of influenza A virus detected by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and cell culture among patients hospitalized with influenza…”
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Preoperative risk prediction of surgical site infection requiring hospitalization or reoperation in patients undergoing vascular surgery by Leekha, Surbhi, MBBS, MPH, Lahr, Brian D., MS, Thompson, Rodney L., MD, Sampathkumar, Priya, MD, Duncan, Audra A., MD, Orenstein, Robert, DO

“…Objective The objective of this study was to develop a surgical site infection (SSI) prediction score for risk assessment before elective vascular surgery…”
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What is preventable harm in healthcare? A systematic review of definitions by Nabhan, Mohammed, Elraiyah, Tarig, Brown, Daniel R, Dilling, James, LeBlanc, Annie, Montori, Victor M, Morgenthaler, Timothy, Naessens, James, Prokop, Larry, Roger, Veronique, Swensen, Stephen, Thompson, Rodney L, Murad, M Hassan

“…Mitigating or reducing the risk of harm associated with the delivery of healthcare is a policy priority. While the risk of harm can be reduced in some…”
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Epidemiology and Control of Pertussis Outbreaks in a Tertiary Care Center and the Resource Consumption Associated With These Outbreaks by Leekha, Surbhi, Thompson, Rodney L., Sampathkumar, Priya

“…To describe the epidemiology and control of 2 separate outbreaks of pertussis at a large tertiary care center and the resource consumption associated with…”
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Should National Standards for Reporting Surgical Site Infections Distinguish between Primary and Revision Orthopedic Surgeries? by Leekha, Surbhi, Sampathkumar, Priya, Berry, Daniel J., Thompson, Rodney L.

“…To compare the surgical site infection (SSI) rate after primary total hip arthroplasty with the SSI rate after revision total hip arthroplasty. Retrospective…”
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Sternal wound infections by Mauermann, William J., MD, Sampathkumar, Priya, MD, Thompson, Rodney L., MD

“…Deep sternal wound infections (DSWI) continue to be a relatively uncommon event occurring in about 1%–2% of all patients undergoing cardiac surgery. However,…”
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Extended antibiotic prophylaxis for prevention of surgical-site infections in morbidly obese women who undergo combined hysterectomy and medically indicated panniculectomy: a cohort study by El-Nashar, Sherif A., MBBCh, MS, Diehl, Courtenay L., MD, Swanson, Casey L., PA-C, Thompson, Rodney L., MD, Cliby, William A., MD, Famuyide, Abimbola O., MD, Stanhope, C. Robert, MD

“…Objective The purpose of this study was to compare surgical-site infection rates in obese women who had extended prophylactic antibiotic (EPA) vs standard…”
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79-Year-Old Man With Fever, Malaise, and Jaundice by Kreuziger, Lisa M. Baumann, MD, Tafur, Alfonso J., MD, Thompson, Rodney L., MD

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A Cluster of Mycobacterium wolinskyi Surgical Site Infections at an Academic Medical Center by Nagpal, Avish, Wentink, Jean E., Berbari, Elie F., Aronhalt, Kimberly C., Wright, Alan J., Krageschmidt, Dale A., Wengenack, Nancy L., Thompson, Rodney L., Tosh, Pritish K.

“…Objective. To study a cluster of Mycobacterium wolinskyi surgical site infections (SSIs). Design. Observational and case-control study. Setting. Academic…”
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Incidence of Infectious Complications After an Ultrasound-Guided Intervention by CERVINI, Patrick, HESLEY, Gina K, THOMPSON, Rodney L, SAMPATHKUMAR, Priya, KNUDSEN, John M

“…The objective of our study was to determine the incidence of infectious complications of common ultrasound-guided procedures including fine-needle aspiration…”
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A Man with a Prosthetic Aortic Valve and Subacute Calf Pain by Mackowiak, Philip A., Prabhu, Rajesh M., Prasad, Abhiram, Thompson, Rodney L.

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Assessment of Prophylactic Antibiotic Use in Patients with Surgical Site Infections by Goede, Whitney J., Lovely, Jenna K., Thompson, Rodney L., Cima, Robert R.

“…Background Surgical site infections (SSIs) are the leading cause of hospital-acquired infections and are associated with substantial health care costs, with…”
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SARS: epidemiology, clinical presentation, management, and infection control measures by Sampathkumar, Priya, Temesgen, Zelalem, Smith, Thomas F, Thompson, Rodney L

“…Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a recently recognized febrile respiratory illness that first appeared in southern China in November 2002, has since…”
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Q fever endocarditis in the United States by Gami, Apoor S, Antonios, Vera S, Thompson, Rodney L, Chaliki, Hari P, Ammash, Naser M

“…Infections due to Coxiella burnetii, the causative organism of Q fever, are extremely rare in North America. Endocarditis due to the organism has an unusual…”
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21-year-old woman with flank pain by Siddiqui, Mustaqeem A, Thompson, Rodney L

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Natural history of vancomycin-resistant enterococcal colonization in liver and kidney transplant recipients by Patel§, Robin, Allen, Sharlene L., Manahan, Janice M., Wright, Alan J., Krom, Ruud A.F., Wiesner‡, Russell H., Persing∥, David H., Cockerill, Franklin R., Thompson, Rodney L.

“…At Mayo Medical Center (Rochester, MN), surveillance rectal (and other-site) cultures have been routinely collected from liver transplant recipients as part of…”
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Surgical Management of Abdominal Tuberculosis by Hassan, Imran, Brilakis, Emmanouil S, Thompson, Rodney L, Que, Florencia G

“…Recent reports suggest an increased incidence of abdominal tuberculosis in the United States, particularly in high-risk groups. The aim of this study was to…”
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Comparison of Protein A Gene Sequencing with Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis and Epidemiologic Data for Molecular Typing of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus by TANG, Y.-W, WADDINGTON, M. G, PERSING, D. H, SMITH, D. H, MANAHAN, J. M, KOHNER, P. C, HIGHSMITH, L. M, HAIJING LI, COCKERILL, F. R, THOMPSON, R. L, MONTGOMERY, S. O

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Hospital rules-based system: The next generation of medical informatics for patient safety by Wilson, John W, Oyen, Lance J, Ou, Narith N, McMahon, M. Molly, Thompson, Rodney L, Manahan, Janice M, Graner, Kevin K, Lovely, Jenna K, Estes, Lynn L

“…The hospital rules-based system (HRBS) and its subsystems at a major medical center are described. The HRBS was implemented at the Mayo Clinic to rapidly…”
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Staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome: Suspicion and prevention are keys to control by Issa, Nicolas C., Thompson, Rodney L.

“…The incidence of staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome (TSS) has decreased steadily since the 1980s, when it was first linked with use of superabsorbent tampons…”
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