EPIDEMIOLOGIC / DESCRIPTIVE ARTICLES

Sengstock DM, Thyagarajan J, Apalara A, et al. Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii: an emerging pathogen among older adults in community hospitals and nursing homes. CID 2010; 50:1611-1616.

Mamhidir AG, Lindberg M, Larsson R, Fläckman B, Engström M. Deficient knowledge of multidrug-resistant bacteria and preventive hygiene measures among primary healthcare personnel. J Adv Nurs 2010 [Epub ahead of print].

Jafari F, Hamidian M, Rezadehbashi M, Doyle M, Salmanzadeh-Ahrabi S, Derakhshan F, Reza Zali M. Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of diarrheagenic Escherichia coli and Shigella species associated with acute diarrhea in Tehran, Iran. Can J Infect Dis Med Microbiol 2009;20:e56-62.

Filice GA, Nyman JA, Lexau C, et al. Excess Costs and Utilization Associated with Methicillin Resistance for Patients with Staphylococcus aureus Infection. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2010;31:365-373.

Clock SA, Cohen B, Behta M, Ross B, Larson EL. Contact precautions for multidrug-resistant organisms: Current recommendations and actual practice. Am J Infect Control 2010;38(2):105-111.

Klein E, Smith DL, Laxminarayan R. Community-associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Outpatients, United States, 1999-2006. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2009;15(12).

Patel JB, Gorwitz RJ, Jernigan JA. Mupirocin Resistance. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2009;49:935-941.

Lautenbach E. Antimicrobial Resistance in Gram-Negative Pathogens: Crafting the Tools Necessary to Navigate the Long Ascent out of the Abyss. Editorial Commentary. Journal of Infectious Diseases 2009;200:838-840.

Miller M, Cook HA, Furuya EY, Bhat M, Lee MH, Vavagiakis P, Visitainer P, Vasquez G, Larson E, Lowy FD. Staphylococcus aureus in the community: Colonization versus infection. PLoS One. 2009 Aug 20;4(8):e6708.

Cottell A, Denyer SP, Hanlon GW, et al. Triclosan-Tolerant Bacteria: Changes in Susceptibility to Antibiotics. The Hospital Infection Society 2009.

Landers TF, Harris RE, Wittum TE, Stevenson KB. Colonization with Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant S. aureus among a sample of homeless individuals, Ohio. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2009 Aug;30(8):801-3.

Stone PW, Dick A, Pogorzelska M, Horan TC, Furuya EY, Larson E. Staffing and Structure of Infection Prevention and Control Programs. Am J Infect Control. In Press. E-publication ahead of print. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19201510

Wright A, Zignol M, Van Deun A, Falzon D, Ruesch Gerdes S, Feldman K, Hoffner S, Drobniewski F, Barrera L, van Soolingen D, Boulabhal F, Paramasivan CN, Kam KM, Mitarai S, Nunn P, Raviglione M. Epidemiology of antituberculosis drug resistance 2002–07: an updated analysis of the Global Project on Anti-Tuberculosis Drug Resistance Surveillance. Lancet 2009;373:1861-1873.

Llor C, Cots JM. The sale of antibiotics without prescription in pharmacies in Catalonia, Spain. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2009;48:1345-1349.

Burton DC, Edwards JR, Horan TC, et al. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus central line-assocaited bloodstream infections in US intensive care units, 1997-2007. JAMA 2009;301(7):727-36.

Jensen US, Skjøt-Rasmussen L, Olsen SS, Frimodt-Møller N, Hammerum AM; on behalf of the DANRES Study Group. Consequences of increased antibacterial consumption and change in pattern of antibacterial use in Danish hospitals. J Antimicrob Chemother 2009. [Epub ahead of print]

Gill CJ, Mantaring JBV, Macleod WB, Mendoza M, Mendoza S, Huskins WC, Goldmann DA, Hamer DH. Impact of enhanced infection control at 2 neonatal intensive care units in the Philippines. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2009;48:13-21.

Apisarnthanarak A, Fraser VJ. Feasibility and efficacy of infection-control interventions to reduce the number of nosocomial infections and drug-resistant microorganisms in developing countries: What else do we need? Clinical Infectious Diseases 2009;48:22-24.

Van de Sande-Bruinsma N, Grundmann H, Verloo D, et al. Antimicrobial Drug Use and Resistance in Europe. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2008. [serial on the internet].

Farley JE, Ross T, Stamper P, Baucom S, Larson E, Carroll KC. Prevalence, risk factors, and molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among newly arrested men in Baltimore, Maryland. Am J Infec Contr 2008; 36:644-650.

Prelog M, Grif K, Decristoforo C, Würzner R, Kiechl-Kohlendorfer U, Brunner A, Zimmerhackl LB, Orth D. Tetracycline-resistant Escherichia coli strains are inherited from parents and persist in the infant's intestines in the absence of selective pressure. Eur J Pediatr. 2008 Dec 19.

Nimmo GR, Fong J, Paterson DL, McLaws M-L. Changing epidemiology of meticillin-resistant S. aureus in Queensland, Australia, 2000–2006: use of passive surveillance of susceptibility phenotypes. J Hosp Infection J Hosp Infection 2008;70(Suppl 2):305-313.

Rollason J, Bastin L, Hilton AC, Pillay DG, Worthington T, McKeon C, De P, Burrows K, Lambert PA. Epidemiology of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus obtained from UK West Midlands region. J Hosp Infection 2008;70(Suppl 2):314-320.

Bizzarro MJ, Dembry LM, Baltimore RS, and Gallagher PJ. Matched Case-Control Analysis of Polymicrobial Bloodstream Infection in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology 2008; 29(10): 914-920.

Stone PW, Pogorzelska M, Kunches L, Hirschhorn LR. Healthcare epidemiology: Hospital staffing and health care-associated infections: a systematic review of the literature. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2008;47:937-944.

Whitman TJ, Qasba SS, Timpone JG, Babel BS, Kasper MR, English JF, et al. Occupational Transmission of Acinetobacter baumannii from a United States Serviceman Wounded in Iraq to a Health Care Worker. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2008;47:439–443.

Sebeny PJ, Riddle MS, Petersen K. Acinetobacter baumannii Skin and Soft-Tissue Infection Associated with War Trauma. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2008;47:444–449.

Banerjee R, Allen J, Westenhouse J, Oh P, Elms W, Desmond E, et al. Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in California, 1993–2006. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2008;47:450–457.

Sánchez-Somolinos M, Alcalá L, Peláez T, Marín A, Martín A, Catalán P, et al. High Levels of Resistance to Fluoroquinolones among Clostridium difficile Isolates in a Spanish Hospital. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2008;47:818–822.

Shehab N, Patel PR, Srinivasan A, Budnitz DS. Emergency department visits for antibiotic-associated adverse events. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2008;47:000-000.

Datta R, Huang SS. Risk of Infection and Death due to Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Long-Term Carriers. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2008;47(2):176-181.

Laupland KB, Ross T, Gregson DB. Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Infections: Risk Factors, Outcomes, and the Influence of Methicillin Resistance in Calgary, Canada, 2000-2006. J Infect Dis 2008 Jun 3; [Epub ahead of print]

Al-Harthi AA, Al-Fifi SH. Antibiotic resistance pattern and empirical therapy for urinary tract infections in children. Saudi Med J. 2008;29(6):854-8.

Franke MF, Appleton SC, Bayona J, et al. Risk Factors and Mortality Associated with Default from Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Treatment. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2008; 46(12): 1844-1851.

Dagan R, Barkai G, Givon-Lavi N, Sharf AZ, Vardy D, Cohen T, Lipsitch M, and Greenberg D. Seasonality of AntibioticResistant Streptococcus pneumoniae That Causes Acute Otitis Media: A Clue for an Antibiotic-Restriction Policy? The Journal of Infectious Diseases 2008; 197(8): 1094-1102.

Centers for Disease Control and Infection. International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases 2008: Slide Sessions and Poster Abstracts. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2008.

Popovich KJ, Weinstein RA, Hota B. Are community-associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains replacing traditional nosocomial MRSA strains? Clinical Infectious Diseases 2008;46:787-794.

Wang JL, Chen SY, Wang JT, Wu GHM, Chiang WC, et al. Comparison of Both Clinical Features and Mortality Risk Associated with Bacteremia due to Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Methicillin-Susceptible S. aureus. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2008;46:799-806.

Sievert, DM, Rudrik, JT, Patel, JB, McDonald, LC, Wilkins, MJ, Hageman, JC. Vancomycin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the United States, 2002–2006. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2008;46:668–674.

Zhanel GG, Decroby M, Laing N, Weshnoweski B, Vashisht R, Tailor F, Nichol KA, Wierzbowski A, Baudry PJ, Karlowsky JA, Lagace-Wiens P, Walkty A, McCracken M, Mulvey MR, Johnson J, The Canadian Antimicrobial Resistance Alliance (CARA), Hoban DJ. Antimicrobial resistant pathogens in intensive care units in Canada: Results of the Canadian National Intensive Care Unit (CAN-ICU) Study, 2005/2006. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 2008 Feb 19 [Epub ahead of print].

Libert M, Elkholti M, Massaut J, Karmali R, Mascart G, Cherifi S. Risk factors for meticillin resistance and outcome of Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection in a Belgian university hospital. Journal of Hospital Infection 2008;68:17-24.

Stone ND, Lewis DR, Lowery HK, Darrow LA, Kroll CM, Gaynes RP, Jernigan JA, McGowan JE Jr., Tenover FC, and Richards CL Jr. Importance of bacterial burden among Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriers in a long-term care facility. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology February 2008;29(2):143-148.

Hayden MK, Blom DW, Lyle EA, Moore CG, Weinstein, RA. Risk of hand or glove contamination after contact with patients colonized with Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus or the colonized patients’ environment. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology February 2008;29(2):149-154.

Tolomeo P, Wheeler M, Metlay JP, Armstrong K, Fishman NO, Bilker WB, Lautenbach E. Patient attitudes regarding participation in studies of antimicrobial resistance. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology February 2008;29(2):155-159.

Soriano A, Marco F, Martinez JA, Pisos E, Almela M, Dimova VP, Alamo D, Ortega M, Lopez J, Mensa J. Influence of vancomycin minimum inhibitory concentration on the treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2008;46:193-200.

Scott E, Vanick K. A survey of hand hygiene practices on a residential college campus. Am J Infect Control 2007;35;694-696.

Tousman S, Arnold D, Helland W, Roth R, Heshelman N, Castaneda O, Fischer E, O'Neil K, Bileto S. Evaluation of a hand washing program for 2nd-graders. J Sch Nurs 2007;23:342-348.

Jarvis WR, Schlosser J, Chinn RY, Tweeten S, Jackson M. National prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in inpatients at US health care facilities, 2006. Am J Infect Control 2007;35;631-637.

Gasink LB, Zaoutis TE, Bilker WB, Lautenbach E. The categorization of prior antibiotic use: Impact on the identification of risk factors for drug resistance in case control studies. Am J Infect Control 2007;35:638-642.

Bennett NJ, Bull AL, Dunt DR, Gurrin LC, Spelman DW, Russo PL, Richards MJ. MRSA infections in smaller hospitals, Victoria, Australia. Am J Infect Control 2007;35:697699.

Pillay M, Sturm AW. Evolution of the Extensively Drug-Resistant F15/LAM4/KZN Strain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2007;45:1409–1414.

Iseman MD. Extensively Drug ‐Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Charles Darwin Would Understand. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2007;45:1415–1416.

Coenen S, Ferech M, Haaijer-Ruskamp FM, Butler CC, Vander Stichele RH, Verheij TJ, Monnet DL, Little P, Goossens H; ESAC Project Group. European Surveillance of Antimicrobial Consumption (ESAC): quality indicators for outpatient antibiotic use in Europe. Qual Saf Health Care 2007;16:440-445.

Ofner-Agostini M, Varia M, Johnston L, Green K, Simor A, Amihod B, Bryce E, Henderson E, Stegenga J, Bergeron F, Gravel D. Infection control and antimicrobial restriction practices for antimicrobial-resistant organisms in Canadian tertiary care hospitals. American Journal of Infection Control 2007;35:563-568.

van Loo, IHM, Diederen BMW, Savelkoul PHM, Woudenberg JHC, Roosendaal R, van Belkum A, et al. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in meat products, the Netherlands. Emerg Infect Dis [serial on the Internet]. 2007 Nov. Available from http://www.cdc.gov/EID/content/13/11/1753.htm

Ménard D, Randrianarivo-Solofoniaina AE, Ahmed BS, Jahevitra M, Andriantsoanirina LV, Rasolofomanana JR, et al. Drug-resistant malaria parasites introduced into Madagascar from Comoros Islands. Emerg Infect Dis [serial on the Internet]. 2007 Nov. Available from http://www.cdc.gov/EID/content/13/11/1759.htm

Karon AE, Archer JR, Sotir MJ, Monson TA, Kazmierczak JJ. Human multidrug-resistant Salmonella Newport infections, Wisconsin, 2003–2005. Emerg Infect Dis [serial on the Internet]. 2007 Nov. Available from http://www.cdc.gov/EID/content/13/11/1777.htm

Hammerum AM, Heuer OE, Emborg H-D, Bagger-Skjøt L, Jensen V-F, Rogues AM, et al. Danish integrated antimicrobial resistance monitoring and research program. Emerg Infect Dis [serial on the Internet]. 2007 Nov. Available from http://www.cdc.gov/EID/content/13/11/1632.htm

Okeke IN, Aboderin OA, Byarugaba DK, Ojo KK, Opintan JA. Growing problem of multidrug-resistant enteric pathogens in Africa. Emerg Infect Dis [serial on the Internet]. 2007 Nov. Available from http://www.cdc.gov/EID/content/13/11/1640.htm

Cohen AL, Shuler C, McAllister S, Fosheim GE, Brown MG, Abercrombie D, et al. Methamphetamine use and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus skin infections. Emerg Infect Dis [serial on the Internet]. 2007 Nov. Available from http://www.cdc.gov/EID/content/13/11/1707.htm

Whichard JM, Gay K, Stevenson JE, Joyce KJ, Cooper KL, Omondi M, et al. Human Salmonella and concurrent decreased susceptibility to quinolones and extended-spectrum cephalosporins. Emerg Infect Dis [serial on the Internet]. 2007 Nov. Available from http://www.cdc.gov/EID/content/13/11/1681.htm

Nimmo GR, Pearson JC, Collignon PJ, Christiansen KJ, Coombs GW, Bell JM, McLaws ML; Australian Group for Antimicrobial Resistance. Prevalence of MRSA among Staphylococcus aureus isolated from hospital inpatients, 2005: report from the Australian Group for Antimicrobial Resistance. Commun Dis Intell. 2007 Sep;31(3):288-96.

Pogue JM, Paterson DL, Pasculle AM, Potoski BA. Determination of Risk Factors Associated With Isolation of Linezolid-Resistant Strains of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2007;28:1382-1388.

Rogues AM, Cumartin C, Amadeo B, Venier AG, Marty N, Parneix P, Gachie JP. Relationship Between Rates of Antimicrobial Consumption and the Incidence of Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates From 47 French Hospitals. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2007;28:1389-1395.

Guerra CM, Pereira CAP, Neto ARN, Cardo DM, Correa L. Physicians' perceptions, beliefs, attitudes, and knowledge concerning antimicrobial resistance in a Brazilian teaching hospital. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2007;28:1411-1414.

Planta MB. The role of poverty in antimicrobial resistance. J Am Board Fam Med. 2007 Nov-Dec;20:533-9.

Niyogi SK. Increasing antimicrobial resistance-an emerging problem in the treatment of shigellosis. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2007;13:1141-1143.

Projan SJ, Bradford PA. Late stage antibacterial drugs in the clinical pipeline. Curr Opin Microbiol 2007 Oct 18; [Epub ahead of print].

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.

Vickers AA, Chopra I, O'Neill AJ. Intrinsic novobiocin resistance in Staphylococcus saprophyticus. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2007 Sep 17; [Epub ahead of print].

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.

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].

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.

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.

Deep, Arora U. Extended spectrum beta lactamase-mediated resistance among isolates of family enterobacteriaceae. Indian J Pathol Microbiol. 2007 Apr; 50(2):458-61.

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.

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.

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].

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.

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.

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.

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. 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. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2007 May 4; [Epub ahead of print].

Almeida FS, Nakano V, Avila-Campos MJ. Occurrence of enterotoxigenic and nonenterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis in calves and evaluation of their antimicrobial susceptibility. FEMS Microbiol Lett. 2007 May 4; [Epub ahead of print].

Ahmed NA, Petersen FC, Scheie AA. AI-2 quorum sensing affects antibiotic susceptibility in Streptococcus anginosus.J Antimicrob Chemother. 2007 May 9; [Epub ahead of print].

Landman D, Bratu S, Kochar S, Panwar M, Trehan M, Doymaz M, Quale J. Evolution of antimicrobial resistance among Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter baumannii, and Klebsiella pneumoniae in Brooklyn, NY. J Antimcirob Chemother. 2007 May 9; [Epub ahead of print].

Lee YJ, Kim HJ, Park CK, Kim KS, Bae DH, Kang MS, Cho JK, Kim AR, Kim JW, Kim BH. Characterization of Salmonella spp. isolated from an integrated broiler chicken operation in Korea. J Vet Med Sci. 2007 Apr; 69(4):399-404.

McBryde ES, Pettitt AN, McElwain DL. A stochastic mathematical model of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus transmission in an intensive care unit: Predicting the impact of interventions. J Theor Biol. 2007 Apr 7; 245(3):470-81 [Epub 2006 Nov 17].

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Severe methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus community-acquired pneumonia associated with influenza --- Louisiana and Georgia, December 2006-January 2007. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2007 Apr 13; 56(14): 325-329.

Nguyen DM, Bancroft E, Mascola L, Guevara R, Yasuda L. Risk factors for neonatal methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in a well-infant nursery. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007 Apr; 28(4):406-11.

Dorobat OM, Moisoiu A, Talapan D. Incidence and resistance patterns of pathogens from lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI). Pneumologia. 2007 Jan-Mar; 56(1): 7-15.

Pearson J, Turnidge J, Franklin C, Bell J, Australian Group on Antimicrobial Resistance. Prevalence of antimicrobial resistance in common pathogenic Enterobacteriaceae in Australia, 2004: Report from the Australian Group on Antimicrobial Resistance. 2007 Mar; 31(1): 106-12.

MacKenzie FM, Bruce J, Struelens MJ, Goossens H, Mollison J, Gould IM, ARPAC Steering Group. Antimicrobial drug use and infection control practices associated with the prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in European hospitals. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2007 Mar; 13(3):269-276.

Mohapatra PR. The threat of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis. Clin Infect Dis. 2007 Mar 15; 44:888-889.

Ruhe JJ, Smith N, Bradsher RW, Menon A. Community-onset methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus skin and soft-tissue infections: Impact of antimicrobial therapy on outcome. Clin Infect Dis. 2007 Mar 15; 44:777-784.

Taur T & Smith MA. Adherence to the Infectious Diseases Society of America Guidelines in the treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infection. Clin Infect Dis. 2007 Mar 15; 44:769-774.

Mackenzie FM, Bruce J, Struelens MJ, Goossens H, Mollison J, Gould IM. Antimicrobial drug use and infection control practices associated with the prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in European hospitals. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2007 Mar; 13(3): 269-76.

Shah NS, Wright A, Bai G-H, Barrera L, Boulahbal F, Martín-Casabona N, et al. Worldwide emergence of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis. Emerg Infect Dis [serial on the Internet]. 2007 Mar. Available from http://www.cdc.gov/EID/content/13/3/06-1400.htm

Lesens O, Haus-Cheymol R, Dubrous P, Verret C, Spiegel A, Bonnet R, et al. Methicillin-susceptible, doxycyline-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Côte d'Ivoire. Emerg Infect Dis [serial on the Internet]. 2007 Mar. Available from http://www.cdc.gov/EID/content/13/3/488.htm

Graber CJ, Wong MK, Carleton HA, Perdreau-Remington F, Haller BL, Chambers HF. Intermediate vancomycin susceptibility in a community-associated MRSA clone. Emerg Infect Dis [serial on the Internet]. 2007 Mar. Available from http://www.cdc.gov/EID/content/13/3/491.htm

Kleiner DK, Katz SE, Ward PL. Development of in vitro antimicrobial resistance in bacteria exposed to residue level exposures in antimicrobial drugs, pesticides and veterinary drugs. Chemoth. 2007;53:132-136.

Wang J-T, Fang C-T, Chen Y-C, Wu C-L, Chen M-L, Chang S-C. Staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec in MRSA, Taiwan. Emerg Infect Dis [serial on the Internet]. 2007 Mar. Available from http://www.cdc.gov/EID/content/13/3/494.htm

Polk RE, Fox C, Mahoney A, Letcavage J, MacDougall C. Measurement of adult antibacterial use in 130 US hospitals: Comparison of defined daily dose and days of therapy. Clin Infect Dis. 2007 Mar 1; 44:664-670.

Larson EL, Quiros D, Giblin T, Lin S. Relationship of antimicrobial control policies and hospital and infection control characteristics to antimicrobial resistance rates. Amer J Crit Care. 2007 Mar; 16(2):1-11.

O'neill AJ, McLaws F, Kahlmeter G, Henriksen AS, Chopra I. Genetic basis of resistance to fusidic acid in staphylococci. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2007 Feb 26; [Epub ahead of print].

Brissette CA, Lukehart SA. Mechanisms of decreased susceptibility to beta-defensins by Treponema denticola. Infect Immun. 2007 Feb 26; [Epub ahead of print].

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