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NEW! DANMAP. Use of antimicrobial agents and occurrence of antimicrobial resistance in bacteria from food animals, foods and humans in Denmark. 2006. Danish Veterinary and Food Administration; Danish Medicines Agency; National Veterinary Institute and National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark. NEW! New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Surveillance for vancomycin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus. 2007 Alert # 31. NEW! Foley SL, Lynne AM. Food animal-associated Salmonella challenges: Pathogenicity and antimicrobial resistance. J Anim Sci. 2007 Sep 18; [Epub ahead of print]. NEW! Verma C, Seebah S, Low SM, Zhou L, Liu SP, Li, J, Beuerman RW. Defensins: Antimicrobial peptides for therapeutic development. Biotechnol J. 2001 Sep 20; [Epub ahead of print]. NEW! Shardell M, Harris AD, El-Kamary SS, Furuno JP, Miller RR, Perencevich EN. Statistical analysis and application of quasi experiments to antimicrobial resistance intervention studies. Clin Infect Dis. 2007 Oct 1; 45(7): 901-907. NEW! Neofytos D, Kuhn B, Shen S, Zhu XH, Jungkind D, Flomenberg P. Emergence of staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec type IV methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus as a cause of ventilator-associated pneumonia. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007 Oct; 28(10): 1206-1209. NEW! Conterno LO, Shymanski J, Ramotar K, Toye B, van Walraven C, Coyle D, Roth R. Real-time polymerase chain reaction detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: Impact on nosocomial transmission and costs. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007 Oct; 28(10):1134-1141. NEW! Clemmitt M. Fighting Superbugs. The CQ Researcher. 2007 Aug 24; 17: 673-696. (Reprinted with permission from CQ Press. View other articles in this publication at: CQ Researcher.) Ghanem G, Hachem R, Jian Y, Chemaly RF, Raad I. Outcomes for and risk factors associated with vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium bacterium in cancer patients. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007 Sept; 28(9): 1054-1059. Hoste EAJ, Vandijck DM, Vanholder RC, De Waele JJ, Lameire NH, Claus S, et al. Health implications of antimicrobial resistance for patients with acute kidney injury and bloodstream infection. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007 Sept; 28(9): 1107-1110. Plantenga MS, Strausbaugh LJ, Infectious Diseases Society of America Emerging Infections Network. Use of decolonization to prevent staphylococcal infections in various healthcare settings: Results of an Emerging Infections Network survey. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007 Sept; 28(9): 1111-1113. Kader AA, Kumar A, Kamath KA. Fecal carriage of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae in patients and asymptomatic healthy individuals. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007 Sept; 28(9): 1114-1116. Wenzel RP, Bearman G, Edmond MB. Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): New issues for infection control. Intern J Antim Agents. 2007 Sept; 30(3): 210-212. Perlin DS. Resistance to echinocandin-class antifungal drugs. Drug Resis Updates. 2007; 10: 121-130. September 1st Supplement of Clinical Infectious Diseases is devoted to antimicrobial resistance. September 15th Supplement of Clinical Infectious Diseases is devoted to antimicrobial resistance. Li J, Nation RL, Owen RJ, Wong S, Spelman D, Franklin C. Antibiograms of multidrug-resistant clinical Acinetobacter baumannii: Promising therapeutic options for treatment of infection and colistin-resistant strains. Clin Infect Dis. 2007 Sept 1; 45(5): 594-598. Boucher HW & Sakoulas G. Perspectives on daptomycin resistance, with emphasis on resistance in Staphylococcus aureus. Clin Infect Dis. 2007 Sept 1; 45(5): 601-608. Elixhauser A & Steiner C. Infections with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in U.S. hospitals, 1993-2005. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. 2007 Jul; Statistical Brief #35. Moellering RC Jr, Graybill JR, McGowan JE Jr, Corey L. Antimicrobial resistance prevention initiative--an update: Proceedings of an expert panel on resistance. Am J Med. 2007 Jul; 120(7): S4-25. Hotz RL. Evolution at work: Watching bacteria grow drug resistant. Science Journal of the The Wall Street Journal. 2007 June 8; B1. Deresinski S. Vancomycin: Does it still have a role as an antistaphylococcal agent? Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2007 Jun; 5(3):393-401. Gillespie EE, Boer FJ, Stuart RL, Buist MD, Wilson JM. A sustained reduction in the transmission of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus in an intensive care unit. Crit Care Resusc. 2007 Jun; 9(2):161-5. Zhanel GG, Wiebe R, Dilay L, Thomson K, Rubinstein E, Hoban DJ, Noreddin AM, Karlowsky JA. Comparative review of the carbapenems. Drugs. 2007; 67(7):1027-52. Goldstein FW. Combating resistance in a challenging, changing environment. Clin Mircoiol Infect. 2007 Jun; 13 Suppl 2:2-6. Rossolini GM. Redesigning beta-lactams to combat resistance: Summary and conclusions. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2001 Jun; 13 Suppl 2:30-3. Handsfield HH. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in sex partners: What is a sexually transmitted disease? (Letter to the editor.) Clin Infect Dis. 2007 June 15; 44(12): 1664. Cook HA, Furuya EY, Larson E, Vasquez G, Lowy FD. Reply to Handsfield. Clin Infect Dis. 2007 June 15; 44(12): 1664. Mohr JF, Murray BE. Point: Vancomycin is not obsolete for treatment of infection caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Clin Infect Dis. 2007 June 15; 44(12): 1536-42. Deresinkski S. Counterpoint: Vancomycin and Staphylococcus aureus - an antibiotic enters obsolescence. Clin Infect Dis. 2007 June 15; 44(12): 1543-8. Haar CH, Cobelens FGJ, Kalisvaart NA, van der Have JJ, van Gerven PJHJ, van Soolingen D. Tuberculosis drug resistance and HIV infection, the Netherlands. Emerg Infect Dis [serial on the Internet]. 2007 May [date cited]. Available from http://www.cdc.gov/EID/content/13/5/776.htm. Poirel L, Villa L, Bertini A, Pitout JD, Nordmann P, Carattoli A. Expanded-spectrum β-lactamase and plasmid-mediated quinolone Resistance. Emerg Infect Dis [serial on the Internet]. 2007 May [date cited]. Available from http://www.cdc.gov/EID/content/13/5/803.htm. Mwangi MM, Shang WW, Zhou Y, Sieradzki K, de Lencastre H, Richardson P, Bruce D, Rubin E, Myers E, Siggia ED, Tomasz A. Tracking the in vivo evolution of multidrug resistance in Staphylococcus aureus by whole-genome sequencing. Proceed Nat Acad Sci. 2007 May; 104(22):9451-9456. Cookson B. Hypervirulent strains of Clostridium difficile. Postgrad Med J. 2007 May; 83(979):291-5. Arias DC. Tuberculosis rates level off, but drug resistance a concern: More research, funding called for. The Nation's Health (Medscape). 2007; 37(4). Wright GD, Sutherland AD. New strategies for combating multidrug-resistant bacteria. Trends Mol Med. 2007 May 8; [epub ahead of print]. Delgado M, Neto I, Correia JHD, Pomba Constanca. Antimicrobial resistance and evaluation of susceptibility testing among pathogenic enterococci isolated from dogs and cats. Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007 May 15 [epub ahead of print]. Kawasaki K, China K, Nishijima M. Release of lipopolysaccharide deacylase PagL from latency compensates from lack of lipopolysaccharide aminoarabinose modification-dependent resistance in antimicrobial peptide polymyxin B in Salmonella enterica. J Bacteriol. 2007 May 4; [Epub ahead of print]. Bubacz MR. Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: An ever-emerging epidemic. AAOHN J. 2007 May; 55(5):193-4. Veerman EC, Valentijn-Benz M, Nazmi K, Ruissen AL, Walgreen-Weterings E, van Marle J, Doust AB, van T Hof W, Bolscher JG, Nieuw Amerongen AV. Energy depletion protects Candida albicans against antimicrobial peptides by rigidifying its cell membrane. J Biol Chem. 2007 May 7 [Epub ahead of print]. Hsu YM, Shieh HK, Chen WH, Sun TY, Shiang JH. Antimicrobial susceptibility, plasmid profiles, and haemocin activities of Avibacterium paragallinarum strains. Vet Microbiol. 2007 Apr 19; [Epub ahead of print]. Toleman MA, Bennett PM, Bennett DMC, Ronald N. Jones RN, Walsh TR. Global emergence of trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole resistance in Stenotrophomonas maltophilia mediated by acquisition of sul genes. Emerg Infect Dis [serial on the Internet]. 2007 Apr [date cited]. Available from http://www.cdc.gov/EID/content/13/4/559.htm. Saye DE. Recurring and antimicrobial-resistant infections: Considering the potential role of biofilms in clinical practice. Ostomy Wound Manage. 2007 Apr; 53(4):46-62. Tristan A, Bes M, Meugnier H, Lina G, Bozdogan B, Courvalin P, et al. Global distribution of Panton-Valentine leukocidin–positive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, 2006. Emerg Infect Dis [serial on the Internet]. 2007 Apr [date cited]. Available from http://www.cdc.gov/EID/content/13/4/594.htm. Falagas ME, Bliziotis IA, Michalopoulos A, Sermaides G, Papaioannou VE, Nikita D, Choulis N. Effect of a policy for restriction of selected classes of antibiotics on antimicrobial drug cost and resistance. J Chemother 2007 Apr; 19(2): 178-84. Diekema DJ, Edmond MB. Look before you leap: Active surveillance for multidrug-resistant organisms. Clin Infect Dis. 2007 Apr 15; 44(8): 1101-7. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Incentives essential to ease antibiotic resistance crisis. 2007 Mar. Gorwitz RJ. Editorial Commentary: The role of ancillary antimicrobial therapy for treatment of uncomplicated skin infections in the era of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Clin Infect Dis. 2007 Mar 15; 44:785-787. Letter to the Editor. The FDA and the evidence on an antibiotic. The Washington Post. 11 Mar 2007. Editorial. Resistant bugs. The Washington Post. 11 Mar 2007. Falagas ME, Bliziotis IA, Fragoulis KN. Oral rifampin for eradication of Staphylococcus aureus carriage from healthy and sick populations: A systematic review of the evidence from comparative trials. Am J Infect Control. 2007 Mar; 35(2) 106-14. Weber SG, Huang SS, Oriola S, Huskins WC, Noskin GA, Harriman K, et al. Legislative mandates for use of active surveillance cultures to screen for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant enterococci: Position statement from the Joint SHEA and APIC Task Force. Am J Infect Control. 2007 Mar; 35(2) 73-85. Zell BL, Goldmann DA. Healthcare-associated infection and antimicrobial resistance: Moving beyond description to prevention. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007 Mar; 28(3): 261-4. Rhoten, D. Interdisciplinary research: Trend or transition. The Social Science Research Council. Weiss, R. FDA rules override warnings about drug: Cattle antibiotic moves forward despite fears of human risk. The Washington Post. 4 Mar 2007. Mejicano GC, Wright M. Web resources for antimicrobial resistance. Clin Infect Dis. 2007 Mar 15; 44:886-887. Kim S, Hu J, Gautom R, Kim J, Lee B, Boyle DS. CTX-M extended-spectrum β-lactamase, Washington State. Emerg Infect Dis [serial on the Internet]. 2007 Mar. Available from http://www.cdc.gov/EID/content/13/3/513.htm Drudy D, Kyne L, O'Mahony, R, Fanning S. gyrA mutations in fluoroquinolone-resistant Clostridium difficile PCR-027. Emerg Infect Dis [serial on the Internet]. 2007 Mar. Available from http://www.cdc.gov/EID/content/13/3/504.htm Kulwichit W, Chatsuwan T, Unhasuta C, Pulsrikarn C, Bangtrakulnonth A, Chongthaleong A. Drug-resistant nontyphoidal Salmonella bacteremia, Thailand. Emerg Infect Dis [serial on the Internet]. 2007 Mar. Available from http://www.cdc.gov/EID/content/13/3/501.htm Reeves D. The 2005 Garrod Lecture: The changing access of patients to antibiotics - for better or worse? J Antimicrob Chemother. 2007 Feb 8; [Epub ahead of print]. Tega L, Raieta K, Ottaviani D, Russo GL, Blanco G, Carraturo A. Catheter-related bacteremia and multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter lwoffii [letter]. Emerg Infect Dis [serial on the Internet]. 2007 Feb. Available from http://www.cdc.gov/EID/content/13/2/355.htm. Bizzarro MJ, Gallagher PG. Antibiotic-resistant organisms in the neonatal intensive care unit. Semin Perinatol. 2007 Feb; 31:26-32. Falagas ME, Karveli EA. The changing global epidemiology of Acinetobacter baumannii infections: A development with major public health implications. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2007 Feb;13(2):117-9. Johnson, AP. Drug Evaluation: OPT-80, a narrow-spectrum antibiotic. Curr Opin Investig Drugs. 2007 Feb; 8(2):168-73. Su Z, Honek JF. Emerging bacterial enzyme targets. Curr Opin Investig Drugs. 2007 Feb; 8(2): 140-9. Witte W, Strommenger B, Stanek C, Cuny C. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST398 in humans and animals, central Europe. Emerg Infect Dis [serial on the Internet]. Feb 2007. Available from http://www.cdc.gov/EID/content/13/2/255.htm. Vila J, Marti S, Sanchez-Cespedes J. Porins, efflux pumps and multidrug resistance in Acinobacter baumannii. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2007 Feb 26; [Epub ahead of print]. Klugman KP. Clinical impact of antibiotic resistance in respiratory tract infections. Intern Jr Antimicr Agents. 2007; 29 (Suppl): S6-S10. Talbot TR. Two Studies Feed the Debate on Active Surveillance for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci Carriage: To Screen or Not to Screen?. Journal of Infectious Diseases 2007;195:314-317. Benton C. Hand hygiene - meeting the JCAHO safety goal: Can compliance with CDC hand hygiene guidelines be improved by a surveillance and educational program? Plast Surg Nurs. 2007 Jan-Mar; 27(1):40-4. Ocana V, Silva C, Nader-Macias ME. Antibiotic susceptibility of potentially probiotic vaginal lactobacilli. Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol. 2006 Sep; 14(3): 181-82.
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Sep. Grundmann H, Aires-de-Sousa M, Boyce J, Tiemersma E. Emergence and resurgence of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus as a public-health threat. Lancet 2006;368:874-885. Heuer OE, Hammerum AM, Collignon P, Wegener HC. Human health hazard from antimicrobial-resistant enterococci in animals and food. Clin Infect Dis 2006;43:911-916. Gkrania-Klotsas E, Hershow RC. Colonization or infection with multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii may be an independent risk factor for increased mortality. Clin Infect Dis 2006;43:1224. October 2006 issue of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology devoted to MRSA. Weber DJ, Rutala WA. Use of germicides in the home and the healthcare setting: is there a relationship between germicide use and antibiotic resistance? Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2006;27:1107-1119. Yagupsky P. Selection of antibiotic-resistant pathogens in the community. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2006;25:974-976. Heuer OE, Hammerum AM, Collignon P, Wegener HC. Human health hazard from antimicrobial-resistant enterococci in animals and food. Clin Infect Dis 2006;43:911-916. Falagas M.E. and Kopterides P. Risk factors for the isolation of multi-drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa: a systematic review of the literature Journal of Hospital Infection, Volume 64, Issue 1, September 2006, Pages 7-15. Henderson DK. Managing methicillin-resistant staphylococci: A paradigm for preventing nosocomial transmission of resistant organisms American Journal of Infection Control, Volume 34, Issue 5, Supplement 1, June 2006, Pages S46-S54. Grundmann H, Aires-de-Sousa M, Boyce J, Tiemersma E. Emergence and resurgence of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus as a public-health threat. The Lancet, Volume 368, Issue 9538, 2 September 2006-8 September 2006, Pages 874-885. Paterson DL. Serious infections in the intensive care unit: Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii. Clin Infect Dis 2006;43:S41-S42. Bonomo RA, Szabo D. Mechanisms of multidrug resistance in Acinetobacter species and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Clin Infect Dis 2006;43:S49-S56. Harris AD, McGregor JC, Furuno JP. What infection control interventions should be undertaken to control multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria? Clin Infect Dis 2006;43:S57-S61. Kollef MH. Is antibiotic cycling the answer to preventing the emergence of bacterial resistance in the intensive care unit? Clin Infect Dis 2006;43:S82-S88. Rice LB. Challenges in identifying new antimicrobial agents effective for treatment infections with Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Clin Infect Dis 2006;43:S100-S105. Harbarth S, Emonet S. Navigating the World Wide Web in search of resources on antimicrobial resistance. Clin Infect Dis 2006;43:72-78. Tenover FC. Mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance in bacteria American Journal of Infection Control, Volume 34, Issue 5, Supplement 1, June 2006, Pages S3-S10. Fishman N. Antimicrobial stewardship. Am J Med 2006;119(6 Suppl 1):S53-S61; discussion S62-S70.
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Infect Dis [serial online] 2003 Oct. Research: Epidemiologic/Descriptive NEW! Klevens RM, Morrison MA, Nadle J, Petit S, Gershman K, Ray S, et al. Invasive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in the United States. JAMA. 2007 Oct; 298(15):1763-1771. Accompanying JAMA editorial by Elizabeth Bancroft and NY Times article by Kevin Sack. NEW! Sym D, Brennan C, Hart AM, Larson EL. Characteristics of nurse practitioner curricula in the United States related to antimicrobial prescribing and resistance. J Am Acad Nurse Pract. 2007 Sep;19(9):477-485. NEW! Vickers AA, Chopra I, O'Neill AJ. Intrinsic novobiocin resistance in Staphylococcus saprophyticus. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2007 Sep 17; [Epub ahead of print]. NEW! Serichantalergs O, Jensen LB, Pitarangsi C, Mason CJ, Dalsgaard A. A possible mechanism of macrolide resistance among multiple resistant Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli isolated from Thai children during 1991-2000. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2007 May; 38(3):501-6. NEW! Tellevik MG, Sollid JE, Blomberg B, Jureen R, Urassa WK, Langeland N. Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-type SHV-12-producing Enterobacteriaceae causing septicemia in Tanzanian children: Vectors for horizontal transfer of antimicrobial resistance. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2007 Sep 17; [Epub ahead of print]. NEW! Peng CF, Lee MF, Fu HT, Chen YJ, Hsu HJ. Characterization of class 1 integrons and antimicrobial resistance in CTX-M-3-producing Serratia marcescens isolates from southern Taiwan. Jpn J Infect Dis. 2007 Sep; 60(5):250-6. NEW! Asai T, Harada K, Ishihara K, Kojima A, Sameshima T, Tamura Y, Takahashi T. Association of antimicrobial resistance in campylobacter isolated from food-producing animals with antimicrobial use on farms. Jpn J Infect Dis. 2007 Sep; 60(5):290-4. NEW! Deep, Arora U. Extended spectrum beta lactamase-mediated resistance among isolates of family enterobacteriaceae. Indian J Pathol Microbiol. 2007 Apr; 50(2):458-61. NEW! Chao G, Zhou X, Jiao X, Qian X, Xu L. Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of foodborne pathogens isolated from food products in China. Foodborne Pathog Dis. 2007 Fall; 4(3) 277-84. NEW! Hald T, Lo Fo Wong DM, Aarestrup FM. The attribution of human infections with antimicrobial resistant infections salmonella bacteria in Denmark to sources of animal origin. Foodborne Pathog Dis. 2007 Fall; 4(3): 313-26. NEW! Crivaro V, Bagattini M, Salza MF, Raimondi F, Rossano F, Triassi M, Zarrilli R. Risk factors for extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Serratia marcescens and Klebsiella pneomoniae acquisition in a neonatal intensive care unit. J Hosp Infect. 2007 Sep 18; [Epub ahead of print]. NEW! Boyce JM, Havill NL, Otter JA, Adams NMT. Widespread environmental contamination associated with patients with diarrhea and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization of the gastrointestinal tract. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007 Oct; 28(10): 1142-1147. NEW! Chen KT, Campbell H, Borrell LN, Huard RC, Saiman LS, Della-Latta P. Predictors and outcomes for pregnant women with vaginal-rectal carriage of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Amer J Perinat. 2007; 24(4): 235-240. NEW! Bischoff WE, Tucker BK, Wallis ML, Reboussin BA, Pfaller MA, Hayden FG, Sherertz RJ. Preventing the airborne spread of Staphylococcus aureus by persons with the common cold: Effect of surgical scrubs, gowns, and masks. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007 Oct; 28(10): 1148-1154. NEW! Reddy P, Malczynski M, Obias A, Reiner S, Jin N, Huang J, Noskin GA, Zembower T. Screening for extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae among high-risk patients and rates of subsequent bacteremia. Clin Infect Dis. 2007 Oct 1; 45(7): 846-852. Lowy FD, Aiello AE, Bhat M, Johnson-Lawrence VD, Lee M, Burrell E, Wright LN, Vasquez G, Larson EL. Staphylococcus aureus colonization and infection in New York State prisons. J Infect Dis. 2007 Sept 15; 196(6): 911-918. Rim JY, Bacon AE. Prevalence of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization in a random sample of healthy individuals. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007 Sept; 28(9): 1044-1046. Anderson DJ, Sexton DJ, Kanafani ZA, Auten G, Kay KS. Severe surgical site infection in community hospitals: Epidemiology, key procedures, and the changing prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007 Sept; 28(9): 1047-1053. Jones JC, Rogers TJ, Brookmeyer P, Dunne WM, Storch GA, Coopersmith CM, et al. Mupirocin resistance in patients colonized with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a surgical intensive care unit. Clin Infect Dis. 2007 Sept 1; 45(5): 541-547. Schneider-Lindner V, Delaney JA, Dial S, Dascal A, Suissa A. Antimicrobial drugs and community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, United Kingdom. Emerg Infect Dis. [serial on the Internet]. 2007 Jul. Available from http://www.cdc.gov/EID/content/13/7/994.htm Martineau AR, Newton SM, Wilkinson KA, Kampmann B, Hall BM, Nawroly N, et al. Neutrophil-mediated innate immune resistance to mycobacteria. J Clin Invest. 2007 Jul 2; 117(7):1988-1994. Chiang WC, Chen SY, Chien KL, Wu GH, Yen AM, Su CP, et al. Predictive model of antimicrobial-resistant gram-negative bacteremia at the ED. Am J Emerg Med. 2007 Jul; 25(6):597-607. Tam VH, Louie A, Fritsche TR, Deziel M, Liu W, Brown DL, et al. Impact of drug-exposure intensity and duration of therapy on the emergence of Staphylococcus aureus resistance to a quinolone antimicrobial. J Infect Dis. 2007 June 15; 195(12): 1818-27. Scott P, Deye G, Srinivasa A, Murray C, Moran K, Hulten E, et al. An outbreak of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii-calcoaceticus complex infection in the US military health care system associated with military operations in Iraq. Clin Infect Dis. 2007 June 15; 44(12): 1577-84. Knoll B, Tleyjeh IM, Steckelberg JM, Wilson WR, Baddour LM. Infective endocarditis due to penicillin-resistant viridans group streptococci. Clin Infect Dis. 2007 June 15; 44(12): 1585-92. Riedel S, Beekman SE, Heilmann KP, Richter SS, Garcia-de-Lomas J, Ferech M, et al. Antimicrobial use in Europe and antimicrobial resistance in Streptococcus pnuemoniae. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infec Dis. 2007 Jun 6. [Epub ahead of print]. LaRosa LA, Fishman NO, Lautenbach E, Koppel RJ, Morales KH, Linkin DR. Evaluation of antimicrobial therapy orders circumventing an antimicrobial stewardship program: Investigating the strategy of "stealth dosing". Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007; 28:551-556. Delaney JAC, Dial S, Barkun A, Suissa S. Antimicrobial drugs and community-acquired Clostridium difficile–associated disease, UK. Emerg Infect Dis [serial on the Internet]. 2007 May [date cited]. Available from http://www.cdc.gov/EID/content/13/5/761.htm Schmidt C, Loffler B, Ackermann G. Antimicrobial phenotypes and molecular basis in clinical strains of Clostridium difficile. Diagn Microb Infect Dis. 2007 May 15 [epub ahead of print]. Wei HL, Wang YW, Li CC, Tung SK, Chiou CS. Epidemiology and evolution of genotype and antimicrobial resistance of an imported Shigella sonnei clone circulating in central Taiwan. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2007 May 15 [epub ahead of print]. Askarian M, Reza Moravveji A, Assadian O. Prescription of prophylactic antibiotics for neurosurgical procedures in teaching hospitals in Iran. Am J Infect Control. 2007 May; 35(4): 260-2. Boczek LA, Rice EW, Johnston B, Johnson JR. Occurrence of antibiotic resistant uropathogenic Escherichia coli colonal group A in wastewater effluents. 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