2004
Conjunctival Colonization of Infants Hospitalized in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Longitudinal Analysis
Raskind CH, Sabo BE, Callan DA, Farrel PA, Dembry LM, Gallagher PG. Conjunctival Colonization of Infants Hospitalized in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Longitudinal Analysis. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2004, 25: 216-220. PMID: 15061413, DOI: 10.1086/502381.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1999
A Decade of Prevalence Surveys in a Tertiary-Care Center: Trends in Nosocomial Infection Rates, Device Utilization, and Patient Acuity
Weinstein J, Mazon D, Pantelick E, Reagan-Cirincione P, Dembry L, Hierholzer W. A Decade of Prevalence Surveys in a Tertiary-Care Center: Trends in Nosocomial Infection Rates, Device Utilization, and Patient Acuity. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 1999, 20: 543-548. PMID: 10466554, DOI: 10.1086/501675.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNosocomial infection ratesAcute care patientsNosocomial bloodstream infectionsPrevalence surveyNosocomial infectionsInfection rateBloodstream infectionsPotential quality improvement initiativesAbnormal laboratory indicatorsAnnual prevalence surveysInvasive device utilizationTertiary care centerAbnormal laboratory valuesSeverity of illnessAcute care bedsInfection control practitionersSurveillance System dataRate of infectionQuality improvement initiativesObstetric-gynecologic servicesCase mix indexChart reviewCare patientsFoley catheterLaboratory indicators