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CIRAR PUBLICATIONS

2011

NEW!  Kulage KM, Larson EL, Begg MD.  Sharing facilities and administrative cost recovery to facilitate interdisciplinary research.  Academic Medicine 2011 Jan 18 [Epub ahead of print].

NEW!  Larson EL, Cohen B, Gebbie K, Clock S, Saiman L.  Interdisciplinary research training in a school of nursing.  Nursing Outlook 2011;59(1):29-36.

2010

Cohen B, Larson EL, Stone PW, Neidell M, Glied SA.  Factors associated with variation in estimates of the cost of resistant infections.  Medical Care 2010;48(9):767-75.

Patel SJ, Saiman L.  Antibiotic resistance in neonatal intensive care unit pathogens: mechanisms, clinical impact, and prevention including antibiotic stewardship.   Clin Perinatol 2010;37:547-63.

Stone PW, Glied SA, McNair PD, Matthes N, Cohen B, Landers TF, Larson EL.  CMS Changes in reimbursement for HAIs: setting a research agenda.  Medical Care.  [Epub ahead of print].

Kulage KM.  Interdisciplinary Research at an Academic Medical Center: An Administrator's Journey.  National Council of University Research Administrators Magazine.  2010;42(2):26-27.

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. 

2009

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.  2009;37:351-357.

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.

Larson EL, Cohen B, Ross B, Behta M.  Isolation Precautions for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: Electronic Surveillance to Monitor Adherence.  Am J Crit Care first published on February 20, 2009 as doi:10.4037/ajcc2009467.

2008

Behta M, Ross B, Chaudhry R.  A Comprehensive Decision Support System for the Identification, Monitoring and Management of Patients with Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms (MDRO).  AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2008 Nov 6;:1218.

Bright TJ, Furuya EY, Kuperman GJ, Bakken S. Creating an ontology for an antibiotic prescribing decision support system.  AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2008 Nov 6;:888.

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.

Meier BM, Stone PW, and Gebbie KM.  Public health law for the collection and reporting of health care-associated infections.  American Journal of Infection Control 2008;36(8):537-551.

Carson R, Larson E, Levy SB, Marshall BM, Aiello AE.  Use of antibacterial products containing quarternary ammonium compounds and drug resistance in the community.  J Antimicrob Chemotherap 2008; Aug 11. [Epub ahead of print]

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.

Gebbie KM, Meier BM, Bakken S, Carrasquillo O, Formicola A, Aboelela S, Glied S, Larson E. Training for Interdisciplinary Health Research: Defining the Required Competencies. J Allied Health, 2008;37:65-70.

2007

Lowy FD, Aiello AE, Bhat M, et al.  Staphylococcus aureus colonization and infection in New York State prisons.  The Journal of Infectious Diseases 2007;196:911-918.

Glied S, Bakken S, Formicola A, Gebbie K, Larson E. Institutional challenges of interdisciplinary research centers. J Res Admin, 2007;38:153-160.

Aboelela SW, Merrill JA, Carley KM, Larson EL. Social network analysis to evaluate and interdisciplinary research center. J Res Admin 2007;38:97-108. 

Patel S, Larson E, Kubin C, Saiman L. A review of antimicrobial control strategies in hospitalized and ambulatory pediatric populations. Ped Inf Dis 2007;26:531-537.

Cook HA, Cimiotti JP, Della-Latta, P, Saiman L, Larson EL. Antimicrobial resistance patterns of colonizing flora on nurses' hands in the neonatal intensive care unit. Am J Infec Control 2007;35:231-236.

Schwartz AB, Larson EL.  Antibiotic prophylaxis and postoperative complications after tooth extraction and implacement placement: A review of the literature.  Journal of Dentistry 2007;35:881-888.

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. 

Furuya EY, Cook HA, Lee MH, Miller M, Larson E, Hyman S, et al. Community-associated MRSA prevalence: How common is it? A methodological comparison of prevalence ascertainment. AJIC. 2007; 36(6):359-366.

Aboelela SW, Stone PW, Larson EL. Effectiveness of bundled behavioural interventions to control health-care associated infections: A systematic review of the literature. J Hosp Infec. 2007; 66:101-108.

Cook HA, Furuya EY, Larson E, Vasquez G, Lowy FD. Reply to Handsfield. Clin Infect Dis. 2007 June 15; 44(12): 1664.

Larson E. Community factors in the development of antibiotic resistance. Annu Rev Public Health. 2007; 28:435-437. 

Larson EL, Quiros D, Giblin T, Lin S. Relationship of antimicrobial control policies and hospital and infection control characteristics to antimicrobial resistance rates. Am J Crit Care. 2007; 16:110-120.

Aboelela SW, Stone PW, Larson EL. Effectiveness of bundled behavioural interventions to control healthcare-associated infections: A systematic review of the literature. J Hosp Infect. 2007 Feb 20; [Epub ahead of print].

Haas J, Larson E. Measurement of compliance with hand hygiene. Emerg Infec Dis. 2007 Feb 2; [Epub ahead of print].

Cook H, Furuya EY, Larson E, Vasquez G, Lowy FD. Heterosexual transmission of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Clin Infec Dis. 2007 Feb 1; 44:410-413.

Larson E. Community factors in the development of antibiotic resistance. Ann Rev Public Health. 2007; 28:435-437.

Aboelela SW, Larson E, Bakken S, Carrasquillo O, Formicola A, Glied SA, Haas J, Gebbie KM. Defining interdisciplinary research: Conclusions from a critical review of the literature. Health Serv Res. 2007 Feb; 42(1 Pt 1):329-46. 

Chen KT, Campbell H, Borrell LN, Huard RC, Saiman L, Della-Latta P.  Predictors and Outcomes for Pregnant Women with Vaginal-Rectal Carriage of Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus.  American Journal of Perinatology 2007;24:235-240.

2006

Furuya EY, Lowy FD.  Antimicrobial resistant bacteria in the community setting.  Nature Microbiol Rev 2006; 4:36-45.

Aboelela S,  Saiman L, Stone P, Lowy FD, Quiros D, Larson E.  Effectiveness of barrier precautions and surveillance cultures to control the transmission of multi-drug resistant organisms.  Am J Infect Contr 2006; 34:484-494.

Cespedes A, Larson EL. Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding antibiotic use among Latinos in the United States: Review and recommendations. Am J Infec Contr. 2006; 34:495-502.

Aiello A, Lowy F, Wright L, Larson EL. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among US prisoners and military personnel: Review and recommendations for future studies. Lancet ID. 2006; 6:335-341. 

Larson E, Aiello A. Systematic risk assessment methods for the infection control professional. Am J Infec Contr. 2006; 34:323-326.

Graham PG, Lin SX, Larson EL. A U.S. population-based survey of Staphylococcus aureus colonization. Ann Intern Med. 2006; 144:318-325.

Chen KT, Huard RC, Della-Latta P, Saiman L. Prevalence of methicillin-sensitive and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in pregnant women. Obstetr Gynecol. 2006; 108:482-487 (with accompanying editorial: pp 480-481.)

Larson EL. Warned, but not well armed: Preventing viral upper respiratory infections in households. Public Health Nurs. 2006; 24:48-59. 

Haas J. Measurement of infection control department performance: State of the science. Am J Infec Control. 2006; 34:543-549.

2005

Larson EL, Saiman L, Haas J, Newmann A, Lowy FD, Fatato B, Bakken S. Perspectives on antimicrobial resistance: Establishing an interdisciplinary research approach. Am J Infect Contr. 2005; 33: 410-418.