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The new frontier of diagnostics: Molecular assays and their role in infection prevention and control by Das, Sanchita, MD, Shibib, Dena R., DO, Vernon, Michael O., DrPH

“…Recent advances in technology over the last decade have propelled the microbiology laboratory into a pivotal role in infection prevention and control. The…”
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Multicenter Intervention Program to Increase Adherence to Hand Hygiene Recommendations and Glove Use and to Reduce the Incidence of Antimicrobial Resistance by Trick, William E., Vernon, Michael O., Welbel, Sharon F., DeMarais, Patricia, Hayden, Mary K., Weinstein, Robert A.

“…To determine whether a multimodal intervention could improve adherence to hand hygiene and glove use recommendations and decrease the incidence of…”
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Computer algorithms to detect bloodstream infections by Trick, William E, Zagorski, Brandon M, Tokars, Jerome I, Vernon, Michael O, Welbel, Sharon F, Wisniewski, Mary F, Richards, Chesley, Weinstein, Robert A

“…We compared manual and computer-assisted bloodstream infection surveillance for adult inpatients at two hospitals. We identified hospital-acquired, primary,…”
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Impact of Ring Wearing on Hand Contamination and Comparison of Hand Hygiene Agents in a Hospital by Trick, William E., Vernon, Michael O., Hayes, Robert A., Nathan, Catherine, Rice, Thomas W., Peterson, Brian J., Segreti, John, Welbel, Sharon F., Solomon, Steven L., Weinstein, Robert A.

“…We determined risk factors for hand contamination and compared the efficacy of 3 randomly allocated hand hygiene agents in a group of surgical intensive care…”
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Unnecessary Use of Central Venous Catheters: The Need to Look Outside the Intensive Care Unit by Trick, William E., Vernon, Michael, Welbel, Sharon F., Wisniewski, Mary F., Jernigan, John A., Weinstein, Robert A.

“…We developed criteria for justifiable CVC use and evaluated CVC use in a public hospital. Unjustified CVC‐days were more common for non‐ICU patients compared…”
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Outbreak of Human Adenovirus Type 3 Infection in a Pediatric Long-Term Care Facility—Illinois, 2005 by James, Lyn, Vernon, Michael O., Jones, Roderick C., Stewart, Anita, Lu, Xiaoyan, Zollar, Lowell M., Chudoba, Maria, Westercamp, Matthew, Alcasid, Grace, Duffee-Kerr, Liane, Wood, Linda, Boonlayangoor, Sue, Bethel, Cindy, Ritger, Kathleen, Conover, Craig, Erdman, Dean D., Gerber, Susan I.

“…Background.Human adenovirus type 3 (HAdV-3) causes severe respiratory illness in children, but outbreaks in long-term care facilities have not been frequently…”
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Outbreak of Pantoea agglomerans Bloodstream Infections at an Oncology Clinic-Illinois, 2012-2013 by Yablon, Brian R, Dantes, Raymund, Tsai, Victoria, Lim, Rachel, Moulton-Meissner, Heather, Arduino, Matthew, Jensen, Bette, Patel, Megan Toth, Vernon, Michael O, Grant-Greene, Yoran, Christiansen, Demian, Conover, Craig, Kallen, Alexander, Guh, Alice Y

“…OBJECTIVE To determine the source of a healthcare-associated outbreak of Pantoea agglomerans bloodstream infections. DESIGN Epidemiologic investigation of the…”
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Acute Hepatitis B Outbreaks Related to Fingerstick Blood Glucose Monitoring in Two Assisted Living Facilities by Counard, Catherine A., Perz, Joseph F., Linchangco, Purisima C., Christiansen, Demian, Ganova-Raeva, Lilia, Xia, Guoliang, Jones, Steven, Vernon, Michael O.

“…OBJECTIVES: To establish the etiology for outbreaks of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections at two assisted living facilities (ALFs) and devise appropriate…”
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First Confirmed Cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) Infection in the United States, Updated Information on the Epidemiology of MERS-CoV Infection, and Guidance for the Public, Clinicians, and Public Health Authorities — May 2014 by Bialek, Stephanie R., Allen, Donna, Alvarado-Ramy, Francisco, Arthur, Ray, Balajee, Arunmozhi, Bell, David, Best, Susan, Blackmore, Carina, Breakwell, Lucy, Cannons, Andrew, Brown, Clive, Cetron, Martin, Chea, Nora, Chommanard, Christina, Cohen, Nicole, Conover, Craig, Crespo, Antonio, Creviston, Jeanean, Curns, Aaron T., Dahl, Rebecca, Dearth, Stephanie, Alfred, DeMaria, Echols, Fred, Erdman, Dean D., Feikin, Daniel, Frias, Mabel, Gerber, Susan I., Gulati, Reena, Hale, Christa, Haynes, Lia M., Heberlein-Larson, Lea, Holton, Kelly, Ijaz, Kashef, Kapoor, Minal, Kohl, Katrin, Kuhar, David T., Kumar, Alan M., Kundich, Marianne, Lippold, Susan, Liu, Lixia, Lovchik, Judith C., Madoff, Larry, Martell, Sandra, Matthews, Sarah, Moore, Jessica, Murray, Linda R., Onofrey, Shauna, Pallansch, Mark A., Pesik, Nicki, Pham, Huong, Pillai, Satish, Pontones, Pam, Poser, Sarah, Pringle, Kimberly, Pritchard, Scott, Rasmussen, Sonja, Richards, Shawn, Sandoval, Michelle, Schneider, Eileen, Schuchat, Anne, Sheedy, Kristine, Sherin, Kevin, Swerdlow, David L., Tappero, Jordan W., Vernon, Michael O., Watkins, Sharon, Watson, John

“…Since mid-March 2014, the frequency with which cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection have been reported has increased,…”
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Chlorhexidine gluconate to cleanse patients in a medical intensive care unit: the effectiveness of source control to reduce the bioburden of vancomycin-resistant enterococci by Vernon, Michael O, Hayden, Mary K, Trick, William E, Hayes, Robert A, Blom, Donald W, Weinstein, Robert A

“…Historically, methods of interrupting pathogen transmission have focused on improving health care workers' adherence to recommended infection control…”
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Adherence With Hand Hygiene: Does Number of Sinks Matter? by Vernon, Michael O., Trick, William E, Welbel, Sharon F., Peterson, Brian J., Weinstein, Robert A.

“…We observed adherence with hand hygiene in 14 units at 4 hospitals with varying sink‐to‐bed ratios (range, 1:1 to 1:6). Adherence was less than 50% in all…”
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2109. Reducing Catheter-associated Urinary Infections (CAUTI) in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU): Changing the Culture of Culturing by Shah, Mona, Hines, Cammy, Vernon, Michael O, Singh, Kamaljit, Peterson, Lance

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2178. Detection of Key Potential Healthcare Pathogens Using Periodic Point Prevalence Surveillance by Schora, Donna, Vernon, Michael O, Fisher, Adrienne, Kufner, Bridget, Shah, Mona, Lim, Rachel, Komutanon, Vanida, Bockoven, Crystal, Thomson, Richard, Peterson, Lance, Singh, Kamaljit

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First Confirmed Cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS‐CoV) Infection in the United States, Updated Information on the Epidemiology of MERS‐CoV Infection, and Guidance for the Public, Clinicians, and Public Health Authorities—May 2014 by Bialek, Stephanie R., Allen, Donna, Alvarado-Ramy, Francisco, Arthur, Ray, Balajee, Arunmozhi, Bell, David, Best, Susan, Blackmore, Carina, Breakwell, Lucy, Cannons, Andrew, Brown, Clive, Cetron, Martin, Chea, Nora, Chommanard, Christina, Cohen, Nicole, Conover, Craig, Crespo, Antonio, Creviston, Jeanean, Curns, Aaron T., Dahl, Rebecca, Dearth, Stephanie, DeMaria, Alfred, Echols, Fred, Erdman, Dean D., Feikin, Daniel, Frias, Mabel, Gerber, Susan I., Gulati, Reena, Hale, Christa, Haynes, Lia M., Heberlein-Larson, Lea, Holton, Kelly, Ijaz, Kashef, Kapoor, Minal, Kohl, Katrin, Kuhar, David T., Kumar, Alan M., Kundich, Marianne, Lippold, Susan, Liu, Lixia, Lovchik, Judith C., Madoff, Larry, Martell, Sandra, Matthews, Sarah, Moore, Jessica, Murray, Linda R., Onofrey, Shauna, Pallansch, Mark A., Pesik, Nicki, Pham, Huong, Pillai, Satish, Pontones, Pam, Pringle, Kimberly, Pritchard, Scott, Rasmussen, Sonja, Richards, Shawn, Sandoval, Michelle, Schneider, Eileen, Schuchat, Anne, Sheedy, Kristine, Sherin, Kevin, Swerdlow, David L., Tappero, Jordan W., Vernon, Michael O., Watkins, Sharon, Watson, John

“…This report highlights the first two cases of MERS coronavirus in the United States. Although these patients were not transplant recipients, it is important…”
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Automated Alerts Generated From Illinois' Extensively Drug-Resistant Organism (XDRO) Registry Can Improve Awareness of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) Carriage at the Time of Hospital Admission by Lin, Michael Y., Tang, Angela, Gao, Wei, Xiang, Shawn, Runningdeer, Erica, Donceras, Onofre, Haake, Jayne M., Parada, Jorge P., Pavlak, Deborah B., Schmitt, Barbara, Trulis, Elaine, Vernon, Michael O., Welbel, Sharon F., Zelencik, Shane, Weinstein, Robert A., Trick, William E.

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Using Cloud Technology to Support Monitoring During High Profile Events by Patel, Megan, Adighibe, Enyinnaya, Lombardo, Joseph, Loschen, Wayne, Stewart, Miles, Vernon, Michael O.

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In Vitro Study of Amniotic Fluid Gram Stain: Effect of Centrifugation by Gauthier, D W, Torres, W, Meyer, W J, Lewis, B G, Vernon, M O, Janda, W M

“…Objective: Gram stain of amniotic fluid (AF) is used to detect intraamniotic infection. The purpose of this study was to determine if centrifugation improved…”
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