NOSOCOMIAL INFECTION
Diagnosis, Diagnostics, Immunodiagnosis &
Immunodiagnostics:
11084.
Butler KL, Best IM, Oster RA, Katon-Benitez I, Lynn Weaver W, Bumpers
HL. Is bilateral protected specimen brush sampling necessary for the accurate
diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia? J Trauma. 2004 Aug;57(2):316-22.
11085.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Tuberculosis
transmission in a renal dialysis center--Nevada, 2003. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly
Rep. 2004 Sep 24;53(37):873-5.
11086.
Vincent JL. Ventilator-associated pneumonia. J Hosp Infect. 2004
Aug;57(4):272-80. Review.
11087.
Zheng L, Keller SF, Lyerly DM, Carman RJ, Genheimer CW, Gleaves CA,
Kohlhepp SJ, Young S, Perez S, Ye K. Multicenter evaluation of a new screening
test that detects Clostridium difficile in fecal specimens. J Clin Microbiol.
2004 Aug;42(8):3837-40.
Pathogenesis:
11088.
Drinka PJ, Stemper ME, Gauerke CD, Miller JM, Reed KD. The
identification of genetically related bacterial isolates using pulsed field gel
electrophoresis on nursing home units: a clinical experience. J Am Geriatr Soc.
2004 Aug;52(8):1373-7.
11089.
Lescat
M, Dupeyron C, Faubert E, Mangeney N. Pulse-field gel electrophoresis typing of
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains susceptible to
aminoglycosides isolated from 1993 to 2002. J Hosp Infect. 2004
Jul;57(3):253-7.
11090. Moustaoui N, Soukri A, Elmdaghri N, Boudouma M, Benbachir M. Molecular biology of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae responsible for digestive tract colonization. J Hosp Infect. 2004 Jul;57(3):202-8.
11091. Pournaras S, Ikonomidis A, Kristo I, Tsakris A, Maniatis AN. CTX-M enzymes are the most common extended-spectrum beta-lactamases among Escherichia coli in a tertiary Greek hospital. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2004 Aug;54(2):574-5.
Vaccines:
11092. Richeldi L, Ewer K, Losi M, Bergamini BM, Roversi P, Deeks J, Fabbri LM, Lalvani A. T cell-based tracking of multidrug resistant tuberculosis infection after brief exposure. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2004 Aug 1;170(3):288-95.
Therapy:
11093. Carlet J, Ben Ali A, Chalfine A. Epidemiology and control of antibiotic resistance in the intensive care unit. Curr Opin Infect Dis. 2004 Aug;17(4):309-16. Review.
11094. Cooper BS, Stone SP, Kibbler CC, Cookson BD, Roberts JA, Medley GF, Duckworth G, Lai R, Ebrahim S. Isolation measures in the hospital management of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): systematic review of the literature. BMJ. 2004 Sep 4;329(7465):533. Review.
11095. Rydock JP, Eian PK. Containment testing of isolation rooms. J Hosp Infect. 2004 Jul;57(3):228-32.