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- Guideline for disinfection and sterilization in healthcare facilities, 2008 (2008) (1132)
- Role of hospital surfaces in the transmission of emerging health care-associated pathogens: norovirus, Clostridium difficile, and Acinetobacter species. (2010) (700)
- Effects of Air Temperature and Relative Humidity on Coronavirus Survival on Surfaces (2010) (654)
- APIC guideline for selection and use of disinfectants. (1996) (612)
- Uses of inorganic hypochlorite (bleach) in health-care facilities (1997) (440)
- The role of the surface environment in healthcare-associated infections (2013) (392)
- Disinfection and sterilization in health care facilities: what clinicians need to know. (2004) (330)
- Obesity as a predictor of poor antibody response to hepatitis B plasma vaccine. (1985) (330)
- Survival of surrogate coronaviruses in water (2009) (319)
- Disinfection and Sterilization In Healthcare Facilities (2004) (308)
- Transparent polyurethane film as an intravenous catheter dressing. A meta-analysis of the infection risks. (1992) (294)
- APIC guideline for selection and use of disinfectants. 1994, 1995, and 1996 APIC Guidelines Committee. Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. (1990) (291)
- Nosocomial infections in the ICU: the growing importance of antibiotic-resistant pathogens. (1999) (227)
- Draft Guideline for Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities (2002) (220)
- A Quantitative Approach to Defining “High-Touch” Surfaces in Hospitals (2010) (197)
- Disinfection of Endoscopes: Review of New Chemical Sterilants Used for High-Level Disinfection (1999) (196)
- Room Decontamination with UV Radiation (2010) (195)
- Outbreaks Associated with Contaminated Antiseptics and Disinfectants (2007) (192)
- Multi-society Guideline for Reprocessing Flexible Gastrointestinal Endoscopes (2003) (190)
- New disinfection and sterilization methods. (2001) (183)
- Disinfection and sterilization: an overview. (2013) (183)
- Risk factors for nosocomial pneumonia: comparing adult critical-care populations. (1996) (182)
- Virus Transfer from Personal Protective Equipment to Healthcare Employees’ Skin and Clothing (2008) (176)
- Infection control: the role of disinfection and sterilization. (1999) (170)
- Healthcare Outbreaks Associated With a Water Reservoir and Infection Prevention Strategies. (2016) (169)
- Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: recommendations for disinfection and sterilization. (2001) (162)
- Bacterial Contamination of Keyboards: Efficacy and Functional Impact of Disinfectants (2006) (162)
- Multisociety guideline on reprocessing flexible gastrointestinal endoscopes: 2011. (2011) (158)
- Guideline for Disinfection and Sterilization of Prion-Contaminated Medical Instruments (2010) (157)
- Antimicrobial Activity of Home Disinfectants and Natural Products Against Potential Human Pathogens (2000) (157)
- Microbiology of Ventilator–Associated Pneumonia Compared With That of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia (2007) (156)
- Environmental study of a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus epidemic in a burn unit (1983) (154)
- Increased recovery of Aspergillus flavus from respiratory specimens during hospital construction. (1982) (148)
- A Review of Single-Use and Reusable Gowns and Drapes in Health Care (2001) (144)
- Surface disinfection: should we do it? (2001) (142)
- In vitro susceptibility of Bacillus spp. to selected antimicrobial agents (1988) (140)
- Review of fungal outbreaks and infection prevention in healthcare settings during construction and renovation. (2015) (131)
- Comparative evaluation of the sporicidal activity of new low-temperature sterilization technologies: ethylene oxide, 2 plasma sterilization systems, and liquid peracetic acid. (1998) (131)
- Role of Environmental Contamination in the Transmission of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci (1997) (130)
- Self-disinfecting surfaces: review of current methodologies and future prospects. (2013) (129)
- Effectiveness of ultraviolet devices and hydrogen peroxide systems for terminal room decontamination: Focus on clinical trials (2016) (128)
- Risks and prevention of nosocomial transmission of rare zoonotic diseases. (2001) (122)
- Susceptibility of Antibiotic-Susceptible and Antibiotic-Resistant Hospital Bacteria to Disinfectants (1997) (121)
- Efficacy of selected hand hygiene agents used to remove Bacillus atrophaeus (a surrogate of Bacillus anthracis) from contaminated hands. (2003) (118)
- Reprocessing endoscopes: United States perspective. (2004) (118)
- Decontamination of Targeted Pathogens from Patient Rooms Using an Automated Ultraviolet-C-Emitting Device (2013) (116)
- Efficacy of Hospital Germicides against Adenovirus 8, a Common Cause of Epidemic Keratoconjunctivitis in Health Care Facilities (2006) (115)
- Disinfectants used for environmental disinfection and new room decontamination technology. (2013) (113)
- Disinfection practices for endoscopes and other semicritical items. (1991) (105)
- Multi-society guideline for reprocessing flexible gastrointestinal endoscopes (2004) (105)
- Inactivation of surrogate coronaviruses on hard surfaces by health care germicides (2011) (104)
- Stability and Bactericidal Activity of Chlorine Solutions (1998) (102)
- Risk factors for nosocomial pneumonia in the elderly. (1992) (98)
- Understanding and Preventing Transmission of Healthcare-Associated Pathogens Due to the Contaminated Hospital Environment (2013) (97)
- Reduction of Healthcare-Associated Infections by Exceeding High Compliance with Hand Hygiene Practices (2016) (93)
- Emerging infectious diseases: Focus on infection control issues for novel coronaviruses (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-CoV and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome-CoV), hemorrhagic fever viruses (Lassa and Ebola), and highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses, A(H5N1) and A(H7N9) (2016) (93)
- Impaired immunogenicity of hepatitis B vaccine in obese persons. (1986) (93)
- Nosocomial infections in the elderlyIncreased risk per hospital day (1988) (92)
- The Effect of Blood on the Antiviral Activity of Sodium Hypochlorite, a Phenolic, and a Quaternary Ammonium Compound (1999) (91)
- Disinfection, Sterilization, and Control of Hospital Waste (2014) (91)
- Use of Germicides in the Home and the Healthcare Setting Is There a Relationship Between Germicide Use and Antibiotic Resistance? (2006) (90)
- The benefits of surface disinfection. (2004) (90)
- Lessons From Outbreaks Associated With Bronchoscopy (2001) (90)
- Comparative efficacy of hand hygiene agents in the reduction of bacteria and viruses (2005) (89)
- Levels of microbial contamination on surgical instruments. (1998) (88)
- Inactivation of Cryptosporidium parvum oocyst infectivity by disinfection and sterilization processes. (1999) (87)
- Inactivation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium bovis by 14 hospital disinfectants. (1991) (84)
- Management of infectious waste by US hospitals. (1989) (84)
- How to Assess Risk of Disease Transmission to Patients When There Is a Failure to Follow Recommended Disinfection and Sterilization Guidelines (2007) (83)
- Disinfection, sterilization, and antisepsis: An overview. (2019) (82)
- Disinfection and Sterilization in Health Care Facilities (2016) (82)
- ‘No touch’ technologies for environmental decontamination: focus on ultraviolet devices and hydrogen peroxide systems (2016) (80)
- Role of the environment in the transmission of Clostridium difficile in health care facilities. (2013) (80)
- Effect of single- versus double-gloving on virus transfer to health care workers’ skin and clothing during removal of personal protective equipment (2011) (80)
- Inactivation of Clostridium difficile spores by disinfectants. (1993) (79)
- Selection of the Ideal Disinfectant (2014) (79)
- Are Room Decontamination Units Needed to Prevent Transmission of Environmental Pathogens? (2011) (78)
- OYSTER-ASSOCIATED OUTBREAK OF DIARRHOEAL DISEASE POSSIBLY CAUSED BY PLESIOMONAS SHIGELLOIDES (1982) (78)
- Gastrointestinal endoscopes: a need to shift from disinfection to sterilization? (2014) (75)
- Multisociety Guideline on Reprocessing Flexible GI Endoscopes: 2011 (2011) (75)
- Best practices for disinfection of noncritical environmental surfaces and equipment in health care facilities: A bundle approach. (2019) (75)
- Incidence of Catheter-Associated and Non-Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in a Healthcare System (2011) (74)
- Effectiveness of targeted enhanced terminal room disinfection on hospital-wide acquisition and infection with multidrug-resistant organisms and Clostridium difficile: a secondary analysis of a multicentre cluster randomised controlled trial with crossover design (BETR Disinfection). (2018) (74)
- Central line-associated bloodstream infections: prevention and management. (2011) (71)
- FDA Labeling Requirements for Disinfection of Endoscopes: A Counterpoint (1995) (69)
- Sterilization, high-level disinfection, and environmental cleaning. (2011) (69)
- Impact and costs of varicella prevention in a university hospital. (1988) (69)
- A Prolonged Outbreak of KPC-3-Producing Enterobacter cloacae and Klebsiella pneumoniae Driven by Multiple Mechanisms of Resistance Transmission at a Large Academic Burn Center (2016) (67)
- Efficacy of Different Cleaning and Disinfection Methods against Clostridium difficile Spores: Importance of Physical Removal versus Sporicidal Inactivation (2012) (65)
- Disinfection, sterilization, and antisepsis: An overview. (2016) (64)
- Disinfection and Sterilization of Patient-Care Items (1996) (64)
- Monitoring and improving the effectiveness of surface cleaning and disinfection. (2016) (63)
- Water as a Reservoir of Nosocomial Pathogens (1997) (63)
- Serratia marcescens nosocomial infections of the urinary tract associated with urine measuring containers and urinometers. (1981) (63)
- Coronavirus Survival on Healthcare Personal Protective Equipment (2010) (63)
- Bacillus species. (1988) (61)
- Rapid Hospital Room Decontamination Using Ultraviolet (UV) Light with a Nanostructured UV-Reflective Wall Coating (2013) (61)
- Outbreaks of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae infections associated with duodenoscopes: What can we do to prevent infections? (2016) (61)
- ERCP Scopes: What Can We Do to Prevent Infections? (2015) (61)
- Effect of methodology, dilution, and exposure time on the tuberculocidal activity of glutaraldehyde-based disinfectants (1990) (58)
- Lessons learned: Protection of healthcare workers from infectious disease risks (2010) (57)
- Comparison of Hospitalwide Surveillance and Targeted Intensive Care Unit Surveillance of Healthcare-Associated Infections (2007) (57)
- Compliance With Isolation Precautions at a University Hospital (2007) (57)
- Efficacy of Portable Filtration Units in Reducing Aerosolized Particles in the Size Range of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis (1995) (57)
- Clinical Effectiveness of Low-Temperature Sterilization Technologies (1998) (56)
- Antiseptics and Disinfectants— Safe and Effective? (1984) (56)
- Microbiologic evaluation of microfiber mops for surface disinfection. (2007) (55)
- Statewide costs of health care-associated infections: estimates for acute care hospitals in North Carolina. (2013) (51)
- New developments in reprocessing semicritical items. (2013) (51)
- Cost-effective application of the Centers for Disease Control Guideline for Handwashing and Hospital Environmental Control. (1985) (51)
- Infection Control Programs in Twelve North Carolina Extended Care Facilities (1985) (50)
- Preventing healthcare-associated Aspergillus infections: review of recent CDC/HICPAC recommendations. (2009) (50)
- The Role of Patient Care Items as a Fomite in Healthcare-Associated Outbreaks and Infection Prevention. (2017) (50)
- Nosocomial infections in the elderly. Increased risk per hospital day. (1988) (49)
- Water as a reservoir of nosocomial pathogens. (1997) (49)
- Prevention and control of varicella-zoster infections in healthcare facilities. (1996) (49)
- Faucet aerators: A source of patient colonization with Stenotrophomonas maltophilia. (1999) (49)
- Wound Infection Rates After Invasive Procedures in HIV‐1 Seropositive Versus HIV‐1 Seronegative Hemophiliacs (1990) (48)
- The Emerging Nosocomial Pathogens Cryptosporidium, Escherichia coli 0157: H7, Helicobacter pylori, and Hepatitis C: Epidemiology, Environmental Survival, Efficacy of Disinfection, and Control Measures (2001) (48)
- Manual ventilation bags as a source for bacterial colonization of intubated patients. (1990) (47)
- Susceptibility of Candida auris and Candida albicans to 21 germicides used in healthcare facilities (2019) (46)
- Assessment of Self-Contamination During Removal of Personal Protective Equipment for Ebola Patient Care (2016) (46)
- Relative frequency of nosocomial pathogens at a university hospital during the decade 1980 to 1989. (1992) (46)
- Low-Temperature Sterilization Technologies: Do We Need to Redefine “Sterilization”? (1996) (45)
- Timeline of health care-associated infections and pathogens after burn injuries. (2016) (45)
- Infection risks associated with spirometry. (1991) (44)
- Infectious waste--mismatch between science and policy. (1991) (44)
- The effects of test variables on the efficacy of hand hygiene agents. (2004) (44)
- Nosocomial Respiratory Tract Colonization and Infection with Aminoglycoside-Resistant Acinetobacter calcoaceticus var anitratus: Epidemiologic Characteristics and Clinical Significance (1988) (43)
- Room Decontamination Using an Ultraviolet-C Device with Short Ultraviolet Exposure Time (2014) (43)
- Sporicidal Activity of a New Low-Temperature Sterilization Technology: The Sterrad 50 Sterilizer (1999) (42)
- Microbial Assessment of High-, Medium-, and Low-Touch Hospital Room Surfaces (2013) (41)
- Clinical Significance of Bacillus Species Isolated From Blood Cultures (1989) (40)
- Prevention of simian virus 40 tumors by hamster fetal tissue: influence of parity status of donor females on immunogenicity of fetal tissue and on immune cell cytotoxicity. (1973) (40)
- Assessing the risk of disease transmission to patients when there is a failure to follow recommended disinfection and sterilization guidelines. (2013) (40)
- Comparison of a Rapid Readout Biological Indicator for Steam Sterilization With Four Conventional Biological Indicators and Five Chemical Indicators (1996) (40)
- Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae: Frequency of Hospital Room Contamination and Survival on Various Inoculated Surfaces (2015) (39)
- Enhanced disinfection leads to reduction of microbial contamination and a decrease in patient colonization and infection (2018) (39)
- Bacterial contamination of keyboards : Efficacy and functional impact of disinfectants (2007) (38)
- Self-Disinfecting Surfaces (2012) (37)
- The Role of the Environment in Transmission of Clostridium difficile Infection in Healthcare Facilities (2011) (36)
- Next-Generation Sequencing and Comparative Analysis of Sequential Outbreaks Caused by Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii at a Large Academic Burn Center (2015) (36)
- Genomic Analysis of Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli from North Carolina Community Hospitals: Ongoing Circulation of CTX-M-Producing ST131-H30Rx and ST131-H30R1 Strains (2017) (36)
- Evaluation of the Tentative Standard Method for Enteric Virus Concentration From Large Volumes of Tap Water (1980) (36)
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa-related postoperative endophthalmitis linked to a contaminated phacoemulsifier. (2002) (36)
- Reprocessing semicritical items: Current issues and new technologies. (2016) (36)
- Pseudoepidemic of Rhodotorula rubra in Patients Undergoing Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy (1989) (35)
- Evaluation of a rapid readout biological indicator for flash sterilization with three biological indicators and three chemical indicators. (1994) (34)
- Efficacy of Improved Hydrogen Peroxide against Important Healthcare-Associated Pathogens (2012) (33)
- Modifications of the Tentative Standard Method for Improved Virus Recovery Efficiency (1980) (33)
- Management of Infectious Waste from Hospitals (1983) (33)
- Ineffectiveness of Hospital Disinfectants Against Bacteria: A Collaborative Study (1987) (33)
- Lesser-known or hidden reservoirs of infection and implications for adequate prevention strategies: Where to look and what to look for (2015) (33)
- Disinfection and Sterilization in Health Care Facilities: An Overview and Current Issues. (2021) (32)
- Completeness of Surveillance Data Reported by the National Healthcare Safety Network: An Analysis of Healthcare-Associated Infections Ascertained in a Tertiary Care Hospital, 2010 (2012) (32)
- Sporicidal Activity of Chemical Sterilants Used in Hospitals (1993) (32)
- Zoonotic infections. (1999) (31)
- Lessons Learned From a Norovirus Outbreak in a Locked Pediatric Inpatient Psychiatric Unit (2005) (30)
- Relative frequency of health care-associated pathogens by infection site at a university hospital from 1980 to 2008. (2012) (30)
- Decontamination of laboratory microbiological waste by steam sterilization. (1982) (30)
- Tuberculosis in Hospital Personnel (1987) (30)
- The Antimicrobial Scrub Contamination and Transmission (ASCOT) Trial: A Three-Arm, Blinded, Randomized Controlled Trial With Crossover Design to Determine the Efficacy of Antimicrobial-Impregnated Scrubs in Preventing Healthcare Provider Contamination (2017) (30)
- Multiple nosocomial infections. An incidence study. (1989) (29)
- Effectiveness of improved hydrogen peroxide in decontaminating privacy curtains contaminated with multidrug-resistant pathogens. (2014) (29)
- An outbreak of Pseudomonas cepacia bacteremia associated with a contaminated intra-aortic balloon pump. (1988) (28)
- Registration of Disinfectants Based on Relative Microbicidal Activity (2004) (27)
- A prospective study of transmission of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms (MDROs) between environmental sites and hospitalized patients—the TransFER study (2018) (27)
- Management of Healthcare Workers Exposed to Pertussis (1994) (27)
- Economic and microbiologic evaluation of single-dose vial extension for hazardous drugs. (2012) (27)
- Impact of an Oil-Based Lubricant on the Effectiveness of the Sterilization Processes (2008) (26)
- Pertussis: A Continuing Hazard for Healthcare Facilities (2001) (26)
- The benefits of surface disinfection. (2005) (26)
- Medical Waste (1992) (26)
- Healthcare-Associated Infections among Patients in a Large Burn Intensive Care Unit: Incidence and Pathogens, 2008–2012 (2014) (26)
- Management of Healthcare Workers With Pharyngitis or Suspected Streptococcal Infections (1996) (25)
- Methods for the recovery of a model virus from healthcare personal protective equipment (2009) (25)
- Implementation Lessons Learned From the Benefits of Enhanced Terminal Room (BETR) Disinfection Study: Process and Perceptions of Enhanced Disinfection with Ultraviolet Disinfection Devices (2018) (25)
- Immunization of immunocompromised persons. (2003) (25)
- Pertussis: An Underappreciated Risk for Nosocomial Outbreaks (1998) (24)
- A Comparison of Environmental Contamination by Patients Infected or Colonized with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus or Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci: A Multicenter Study (2014) (24)
- Efficacy of a Washer-Pasteurizer for Disinfection of Respiratory-Care Equipment (2000) (24)
- Ineffectiveness of hospital disinfectants against bacteria: a collaborative study. (1987) (24)
- What's new in reprocessing endoscopes: Are we going to ensure "the needs of the patient come first" by shifting from disinfection to sterilization? (2019) (23)
- Postoperative Infections Following Cardiac Surgery: Association with an Environmental Reservoir in a Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit (1984) (23)
- Draft guideline for selection and use of disinfectants. (1989) (23)
- Managing the risk of nosocomial transmission of prion diseases (2002) (22)
- Multi-society guideline for reprocessing flexible gastrointestinal endoscopes. Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. (2003) (22)
- Nosocomial infection rate as a function of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 status in hemophiliacs. (1991) (22)
- Disinfection of a Probe Used in Ultrasound-Guided Prostate Biopsy (2007) (22)
- Gas and steam sterilization of assembled versus disassembled laparoscopic equipment. Microbiologic studies. (1991) (22)
- Reducing health care-associated infections by implementing a novel all hands on deck approach for hand hygiene compliance. (2016) (22)
- New and emerging infectious diseases (Ebola, Middle Eastern respiratory syndrome coronavirus, carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, Candida auris): Focus on environmental survival and germicide susceptibility (2019) (22)
- Disinfectant testing using a modified use-dilution method: collaborative study. (1988) (21)
- The role of the healthcare surface environment in SARS-CoV-2 transmission and potential control measures (2020) (21)
- Tuberculosis Screening in the Long-term Care Setting (1987) (21)
- Longitudinal Trends in All Healthcare-Associated Infections through Comprehensive Hospital-wide Surveillance and Infection Control Measures over the Past 12 Years: Substantial Burden of Healthcare-Associated Infections Outside of Intensive Care Units and “Other” Types of Infection (2015) (21)
- Sustained and Prolonged Reduction in Central Line–Associated Bloodstream Infections as a Result of Multiple Interventions (2010) (21)
- Continuous room decontamination technologies. (2019) (20)
- Lessons Learned From Outbreaks and Pseudo-Outbreaks Associated with Bronchoscopy (2012) (20)
- Role of the Healthcare Surface Environment in Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Transmission and Potential Control Measures (2020) (19)
- Impact of Safety-Engineered Devices on the Incidence of Occupational Blood and Body Fluid Exposures Among Healthcare Personnel in an Academic Facility, 2000–2014 (2016) (19)
- Patient Injury From Flash-Sterilized Instruments (1999) (19)
- Current principles and practices; new research; and new technologies in disinfection, sterilization, and antisepsis. (2013) (19)
- Device-Related Infections in Home Health Care and Hospice Infection Rates, 1998–2008 (2009) (19)
- Evaluation of penicylinders used in disinfectant testing: bacterial attachment and surface texture. (1987) (18)
- Patient Room Decontamination against Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Using a Fixed Cycle-Time Ultraviolet-C Device and Two Different Radiation Designs (2016) (18)
- Role of the hospital environment in disease transmission, with a focus on Clostridium difficile (2013) (18)
- The Growing Importance of Non-Device-Associated Healthcare-Associated Infections: A Relative Proportion and Incidence Study at an Academic Medical Center, 2008-2012 (2014) (17)
- Protecting Healthcare Personnel from Acquiring Ebola Virus Disease (2015) (17)
- Serious postoperative infections caused by coagulase-negative staphylococci: an epidemiological and clinical study. (1986) (17)
- Disinfection and Flash Sterilization in the Operating Room (1991) (17)
- Antimicrobial activity of a continuously active disinfectant against healthcare pathogens (2019) (16)
- Occupational health risks associated with the use of germicides in health care. (2016) (16)
- Expanding Role of Hospital Epidemiology: Employee Health—Chemical Exposure in the Health Care Setting (1989) (16)
- Assessment of a Mandatory Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis Vaccination Requirement on Vaccine Uptake over Time (2012) (15)
- Sporicidal activity of chemical sterilants used in hospitals. (1993) (15)
- Comparison of stainless steel penicylinders used in disinfectant testing. (1988) (15)
- Plaster-associated Bacillus cereus wound infection. A case report. (1986) (14)
- Invasive Cutaneous Rhizopus Infections in an Immunocompromised Patient Population Associated with Hospital Laundry Carts (2016) (14)
- Reduction in Central Line–Associated Bloodstream Infections in Patients with Burns (2014) (14)
- Decontamination of laboratory microbiological waste by steam sterilization (1982) (14)
- Management of the Healthcare Worker Infected With Human Immunodeficiency Virus Lessons From Nosocomial Transmission of Hepatitis B Virus (1991) (14)
- Epidemiology of Tuberculosis in North Carolina, 1966 to 1986: Analysis of Demographic Features, Geographic Variation, AIDS, Migrant Workers, and Site of Infection (1989) (14)
- Changes in the incidence of health care-associated pathogens at a university hospital from 2005 to 2011. (2014) (13)
- Surface Disinfection: Treatment Time (Wipes and Sprays) Versus Contact Time (Liquids) (2018) (13)
- Healthcare Worker with “Pertussis”: Consequences of a False-Positive Polymerase Chain Reaction Test Result (2010) (13)
- Recommendations for pregnant employee interaction with patients having communicable infectious diseases. (1983) (13)
- A Potential Infection Hazard Associated with the Use of Disposable Saline Vials (1984) (13)
- Reprocessing semicritical items: Outbreaks and current issues. (2019) (12)
- Epidemiology of nosocomial fungal infections. (1988) (12)
- Environmental interventions to control nosocomial infections. (1995) (12)
- Outbreak of Wound Infections Following Outpatient Podiatric Surgery due to Contaminated Bone Drills (1987) (12)
- Prevention of mumps, measles, and rubella among hospital personnel. (1991) (12)
- Susceptibility to Measles, Mumps, and Rubella in Newly Hired (2006-2008) Healthcare Workers Born before 1957 (2010) (12)
- Pertussis: an underappreciated risk for nosocomial outbreaks. (1998) (12)
- Antimicrobial activity of a continuous visible light disinfection system (2016) (11)
- Gene Therapy: A New Challenge for Infection Control (1999) (11)
- Vaccines for health care personnel (2013) (11)
- Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 on a Patient Transport Van (2021) (11)
- Evaluation Of Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria In Home Kitchens And Bathrooms (2000) (11)
- Pseudomonas pellicle in disinfectant testing: electron microscopy, pellicle removal, and effect on test results (1989) (11)
- Control of Healthcare-Associated Staphylococcus aureus Survey of Practices in North Carolina Hospitals (2009) (11)
- Healthcare-Associated Mycobacterium chimaera Transmission and Infection Prevention Challenges: Role of Heater-Cooler Units as a Water Source in Cardiac Surgery. (2017) (11)
- Effectiveness of a Hydrogen Peroxide Mist (Trophon) System in Inactivating Healthcare Pathogens on Surface and Endocavitary Probes (2016) (11)
- How to improve influenza vaccine coverage of healthcare personnel (2016) (11)
- Studies on the disinfection of VRE-contaminated surfaces. (2000) (11)
- Preventable Patient Harm: a Multidisciplinary, Bundled Approach to Reducing Clostridium difficile Infections While Using a Glutamate Dehydrogenase/Toxin Immunochromatographic Assay/Nucleic Acid Amplification Test Diagnostic Algorithm (2018) (11)
- Comparative evaluation of the microbicidal activity of low-temperature sterilization technologies to steam sterilization (2020) (10)
- Occupational Health Update (2016) (10)
- Management of the healthcare worker infected with human immunodeficiency virus: lessons from nosocomial transmission of hepatitis B virus. (1991) (10)
- Does Coating All Room Surfaces with an Ultraviolet C Light–Nanoreflective Coating Improve Decontamination Compared with Coating Only the Walls? (2014) (10)
- Selection and Use of Vaccines for Healthcare Workers (1997) (10)
- Bacterial numbers on penicylinders used in disinfectant testing: use of 24 hour adjusted broth cultures. (1988) (9)
- Should we routinely disinfect floors? Reply to Professor F. Daschner (2002) (9)
- Understanding the effect of ultraviolet light intensity on disinfection performance through the use of ultraviolet measurements and simulation (2018) (9)
- Management of HIV-1 Infection in the Hospital Setting (1989) (9)
- Effects of long-term storage on sterility of medical supplies. (2006) (9)
- Self-monitoring by Environmental Services May Not Accurately Measure Thoroughness of Hospital Room Cleaning (2017) (9)
- Hepatitis B Immunization Update (1989) (9)
- Survey of North Carolina Hospital Policies Regarding Visitor Use of Personal Protective Equipment for Entering the Rooms of Patients under Isolation Precautions (2014) (9)
- Disinfection of an infrared coagulation device used to treat hemorrhoids. (2012) (8)
- Response to deltoid muscle injection of hepatitis B vaccine after failure to respond to gluteal injections. (1986) (8)
- Efficacy of a Washer-Disinfector in Eliminating Healthcare-Associated Pathogens from Surgical Instruments (2014) (8)
- Infectious Waste (1984) (8)
- Multi-Use Venturi Nasal Atomizer Contamination in a Clinical Rhinologic Practice (2004) (8)
- Standardization of bacterial numbers of penicylinders used in disinfectant testing: interlaboratory study. (1987) (8)
- Management of healthcare workers exposed to pertussis. (1994) (7)
- Rates of Hospital-Associated Respiratory Infections and Associated Pathogens in a Regional Burn Center, 2008–2012 (2015) (7)
- Can Copper-Coated Surfaces Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections? (2017) (7)
- HEPA respirators and tuberculosis in hospital workers. (1994) (7)
- Multidrug-resistant Enterococcus faecium in a patient with burns. (2003) (7)
- Transmission of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in a Patient Transport Van (7)
- Disinfection in the OR. (1990) (6)
- Dentistry and the environment. Medical waste: a Society for Hospital Epidemiology of America (SHEA) position paper. (1994) (6)
- Effective High-Level Disinfection of Cystoscopes: Is Perfusion of Channels Required? (2015) (6)
- Disinfection, sterilization, and antisepsis: Principles, practices, current issues, new research, and new technologies. (2019) (6)
- 57 – The Acutely Ill Patient with Fever and Rash (2015) (6)
- Infection Control Strategies Relevant to Employee Health (1991) (6)
- Infectious waste--a growing problem. (1988) (6)
- A case study of a real-time evaluation of the risk of disease transmission associated with a failure to follow recommended sterilization procedures (2014) (6)
- Focus on Preventing the Acquisition of Infections with Pre-exposure Prophylaxis and Postexposure Prophylaxis (2016) (6)
- The Benefits of Enhanced Terminal Room (BETR) Disinfection Study: A Cluster Randomized, Multicenter Crossover Study with 2 × 2 Factorial Design to Evaluate the Impact of Enhanced Terminal Room Disinfection on Acquisition and Infection Caused by Multidrug-Resistant Organisms (MDRO) (2015) (6)
- Quantitative evaluation of bacteria washed from stainless steel penicylinders during AOAC use-dilution method. (1988) (6)
- Hepatitis C Virus Outbreaks in Hemodialysis Centers: A Continuing Problem (2016) (6)
- Recognition and management of anthrax. (2002) (5)
- Sterilization of endoscopic instruments--reply. (2015) (5)
- Microbial Contamination on Used Surgical Instruments (2014) (5)
- Use of germicides in health care settings-is there a relationship between germicide use and antimicrobial resistance: A concise review. (2019) (5)
- Epidemiology: a critical tool for infection control professionals. (1997) (5)
- Frequency of Contamination of Single-Patient-Use Nebulizers Over Time (2014) (5)
- From VAP to VAE: Implications of the New CDC Definitions on a Burn Intensive Care Unit Population (2017) (5)
- Germicidal Activity against Carbapenem/Colistin-resistant Enterobacteriaceae Using a Quantitative Carrier Test Method (2017) (5)
- Preventing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections: Hospital Location of Catheter Insertion (2012) (5)
- Semipermeable Dressing Used to Cover Smallpox Vaccination Sites as a Cause of Skin Damage (2004) (4)
- Reply to Saliou et al. (2016) (4)
- New antibiotic agents: problems and prospects. (2005) (4)
- Epidemiologic characteristics of health care–associated outbreaks and lessons learned from multiple outbreak investigations with a focus on the usefulness of routine molecular analysis (2018) (4)
- Prevention and Control of Varicella-Zoster Infections in Healthcare Facilities (1996) (4)
- Evaluation of dilute hydrogen peroxide technology for continuous room decontamination of multidrug-resistant organisms (2019) (4)
- Impact of Oral Metronidazole, Vancomycin, and Fidaxomicin on Host Shedding and Environmental Contamination with Clostridioides difficile. (2021) (4)
- July Effect: Impact of the Academic Year-End Changeover on the Incidence of Healthcare-Associated Infections (2014) (4)
- A bronchoscopy-associated pseudo-outbreak of Mycobacterium mucogenicum traced to use of contaminated ice used for bronchoalveolar lavage (2019) (4)
- Microbial Assessment of Health Care–Associated Pathogens on Various Environmental Sites in Patient Rooms After Terminal Room Disinfection (2021) (4)
- Evaluation of a Rapid Readout Biological Indicator for Flash Sterilization with Three Biological Indicators and Three Chemical Indicators (1993) (4)
- Reply to Belay et al (2010) (3)
- Self-Monitoring of Hospital Room Cleaning by Environmental Services May Not Accurately Measure Cleanliness (2015) (3)
- Application of Dilute Hydrogen Peroxide Gas Technology for Continuous Room Decontamination of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms: Negative Results from A Preliminary Experimental Study (2017) (3)
- Comparison of a novel triclosan hand protectant versus handwashing alone for reducing transient hand bacterial colonization and nosocomial infectons (1999) (3)
- Continuously active disinfectant inactivates severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and human coronavirus 229E two days after the disinfectant was applied and following wear exposures (2021) (3)
- Disinfection Practices for Endoscopes and Other Semicritical Items (1991) (3)
- Comparative sensitivities of viruses to cell cultures and transport media. (1977) (3)
- Hydrogen peroxide instillations into the urinary drainage bag: should we or shouldn't we? (1982) (3)
- Reply to Petti. (2016) (3)
- Pseudoepidemic of Rhodotorula rubra in Patients Undergoing Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy (1990) (3)
- Comparative Analysis of Four Major Hospital Cleaning Validation Methods (2017) (3)
- Measuring the Impact of Continuous Disinfection Strategies on Environmental Burden in Outpatient Settings: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial (2020) (3)
- Waterborne Outbreaks in Hemodialysis Patients and Infection Prevention (2022) (3)
- Current use of green dye curves. (1995) (2)
- Hepatitis B immunization update. (1989) (2)
- Microbial Assessment of Recontamination with Acinetobacter in Patient Room Environment in Burn Units (2020) (2)
- 72 – Vaccines for Healthcare Personnel (2018) (2)
- Transparent Polyurethane Film as a Catheter Dressing-Reply (1992) (2)
- Descriptive Analysis of Healthcare-Associated Infections Other than Bloodstream, Respiratory, Urinary Tract, or Surgical Site Infections, 2001–2011 (2012) (2)
- Comparative evaluation of a traditional and a "tissue technique" method for determining air pressure differentials in hospital isolation rooms. (1984) (2)
- Eliminating Healthcare-Associated Pathogens from Surgical Instruments (2014) (2)
- Incidence of Healthcare-associated Infections by Pathogen at a University Hospital from 2005 to 2011 (2012) (2)
- Should we routinely disinfect floors? Authors' reply (2002) (2)
- Does blood on “dirty” instruments interfere with the effectiveness of sterilization technologies? (2021) (2)
- New and Proposed Medical Waste Regulations (1992) (2)
- Immunization for Vaccine-Preventable Diseases: Why Aren’t We Protecting Our Students? (2011) (2)
- Resistance in Aerobic Gram-Positive Bacilli (2009) (2)
- SARS Management: Lessons Learned at the University of North Carolina Health Care System (2004) (1)
- Bacillus Species (1988) (1)
- Comparative Evaluation of the Microbicidal Activity of Low-Temperature Sterilization Technologies to Steam Sterilization (2020) (1)
- Perioperative Bacterial Contamination From Patients on Contact Precaution in Operating Room Environment (2020) (1)
- A case study of a real-time evaluation of the risk of disease transmission associated with a failure to follow recommended sterilization procedures (2014) (1)
- 1727. Sustained Antimicrobial Activity of a Novel Disinfectant Against Healthcare Pathogens (2018) (1)
- Reply to Randal W. Eveland regarding comparative evaluation of the microbicidal activity of low-temperature sterilization technologies to steam sterilization (2020) (1)
- Transfer efficiency of an enveloped virus, human coronavirus 229E, from various hard surface fomites to finger pads of the hands (2021) (1)
- A Preliminary Study of Germicidal Efficacy against Candida auris (2017) (1)
- Designing Healthcare Facilities to Maximize the Effectiveness of UV Disinfection (2014) (1)
- Pseudo-outbreak of rhodotorula rubra in patients undergoing fiberoptic bronchoscopy (1989) (1)
- A case of triplicate publication. (2002) (1)
- Healthcare-associated infections (2016) (1)
- Inactivation of Candida auris and Candida albicans by Ultraviolet-C (2020) (1)
- Response to letter to the editor regarding "Occupational health risks associated with the use of germicides in health care". (2017) (1)
- Light-emitting diode Disinfection as Continuous Room Surface Decontamination against Healthcare-Associated Pathogens (2017) (1)
- Inactivation of Clostridium Difficile Spores by Disinfectants (1993) (1)
- Does Blood on “Dirty” Instruments Interfere With the Effectiveness of Sterilization Technologies? (2020) (1)
- Joan F. GardnerDPhil ; Margaret M. PeelPhD Introduction to Sterilization and Disinfection New York, Churchill Livingstone, 1986 (1987) (1)
- 782. Clostridioides difficile environmental contamination in hospitalized patients with diarrhea: a pilot study (2020) (1)
- A randomized trial of ultraviolet-C (UV-C) light versus sodium hypochlorite delivered by an electrostatic sprayer for adjunctive decontamination of hospital rooms. (2022) (1)
- A Prospective Study of Transmission of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms (MDRO) Between Environmental Sites and Hospitalized Patients: The TransFER Study (2015) (1)
- Whole-Genome Sequencing of Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli Isolates From Community Hospitals in North Carolina, 2010–2015 (2016) (1)
- Continuous Visible Light Disinfection Against Multidrug-Resistant Organisms and Clostridium difficile: Efficacy Analysis Using a Statistical Model (2017) (0)
- of Parity Status of Donor Females on Imi and on Immune Cell Cytotoxicity (primiparous and multiparous hamsters/lymph node cel (2016) (0)
- Clinical Infectious Disease: Systemic Infection from Animals (2015) (0)
- Prion disease Mechanism of pathogenesis Incidence rate Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease 1 per million Familial Germline mutations in PrP genea Iatrogenic (2001) (0)
- 12. Lantagne DS. Sodium hypochlorite dosage for household and emergency water treatment. J Am Water (2009) (0)
- 1242. Quantitative Analysis of Microbial Burden on LTCF Environmental Surfaces (2018) (0)
- Comparative Phylogenomic Analysis of Escherichia coli ST131 Isolates and IncF-type Plasmids from North Carolina Community Hospitals and Other Regions of the United States (2017) (0)
- Prevention of C. difficile Transmission in Health Care Facilities (2007) (0)
- APIC bulletin Committee reportGuidelines committee (1986) (0)
- 1519"Clean in, Clean out" initiative: Improving hand hygiene compliance among frontline healthcare personnel by observations of each other and immediate feedback (2014) (0)
- Inactivation of Candida auris and Candida albicans by ultraviolet-C (2021) (0)
- Reply to Eric Schlote regarding “Evaluation of dilute hydrogen peroxide technology for continuous room decontamination of multidrug-resistant organisms” (2020) (0)
- Quantitative Analysis of Microbial Burden on Hospital Room Environmental Surfaces Contributing to Healthcare-Associated Infections (2017) (0)
- Infectious Diseases in Travelers (2009) (0)
- Effects of Air Temperature and Relative Humidity on Coronavirus Survival on Surfaces (cid:1) (2010) (0)
- 895Rates and Pathogens Causing Hospital-Associated Respiratory Infections in a Regional Burn Center, 2008-2012 (2014) (0)
- Community hospital outbreak of MRSA producing toxic shock syndrome toiin (TSST-1) (1997) (0)
- 103 – Tuberculose pulmonaire (2011) (0)
- Visualization of Inpatient Clostridium difficile Transmission Events: Can Pictures Speak Louder Than Words? (2016) (0)
- Martin S. Favero, PhD. (2010) (0)
- Intravascular Catheter Infections (2009) (0)
- Environmental Interventions to Control Nosocomial Infections (1995) (0)
- Evaluation of Asparagine in the AOAC Use-Dilution Method (1986) (0)
- Statewide Program for Infection Control and Epidemiology Spreads Computer Virus (1998) (0)
- Chemical Disinfection in HospitalsGAJ Ayliffe, D Coates, PN Hoffman London, England: Public Health Laboratory Service1993 (1995) (0)
- Systemic infection from animals (2021) (0)
- Effectiveness of Twenty Germicides Against Five Strains of C. difficile spores, With and Without Calf Serum, at Several Exposure Times (2020) (0)
- Perioperative Microbial Contamination From Patients on Contact Precaution in Operating Room Environment (2020) (0)
- Microbial Load on Environmental Surfaces: The Relationship Between Reduced Environmental Contamination and Reduction of Healthcare-Associated Infections (2016) (0)
- The authors reply (1992) (0)
- Epidemiologic Characteristics of Healthcare-Associated Outbreaks and Lessons Learned from Multiple Outbreak Investigations (2017) (0)
- A New Disinfectant : Superoxidized Water (2001) (0)
- 1212. Environmental Contamination Characterization of Two Outpatient Clinics (2019) (0)
- 782. A Comparison of Four Different Sampling Methods Used to Recover Contamination from Environmental Surfaces (2021) (0)
- The Antiseptic Scrub Contamination and Transmission (ASCOT) Trial: a 3-Arm Cluster-Randomized Controlled Crossover Trial to Determine the Impact of Antiseptic-Impregnated Scrubs on Healthcare Worker Contamination (2016) (0)
- M tuberculosis cluster likely linked to an atomizer (1999) (0)
- 1141. Microbial Assessment of Healthcare-Associated Pathogens on Various Environmental Sites in Patient Rooms After Terminal Room Disinfection (2018) (0)
- Application of Whole-Genome Sequencing to Investigation of a Prolonged Outbreak Caused by Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii at A Large Academic Burn Center (2015) (0)
- What's New in Disinfection and Sterilization of Patient-Care Equipment (2003) (0)
- Transparent polyurethane-film catheter dressings: A meta-analysis (1992) (0)
- Inappropriate federal standards for air control in hospital intensive care units. (1981) (0)
- Hepatitis C virus in hemodialysis centers. (1998) (0)
- 1364Enhanced Terminal Room Disinfection: A Qualitative Summary of Perspectives from Environmental Services (EVS) and Nurse Managers (2014) (0)
- Meet the Professors (2004) (0)
- A comparison of methods for microbiologic environmental sampling. (2022) (0)
- C. difficile : What Antiseptics and Disinfectants Should We Use? (2009) (0)
- Chemical Disinfection in Hospitals G. A. J. Ayliffe D. Coates P. N. Hoffman (1995) (0)
- Onsite-Assessment of Infection Prevention Preparedness in Community Healthcare Settings (2020) (0)
- William A. Rutala, PhD; Karen K. Hoffmann, RN, MS; and David J. Weber, MD, were asked to respond to this letter (1990) (0)
- G. A. J. Ayliffe , D. Coates , and P. N. Hoffman .Chemical Disinfection in Hospitals. (1995) (0)
- Susceptibility of human papillomavirus 16 to disinfectants (2021) (0)
- Patient Room Decontamination Against Multidrug Resistant Organisms Using a Fixed Cycle-Time Ultraviolet-C Device and Two Different Device Locations (2016) (0)
- A Twenty-Five Year Experience with the University-Based Statewide Program for Infection Control and Epidemiology (SPICE), 1981-2005 (2007) (0)
- Twenty-five years of diagnostic virology in a reference laboratory. (1977) (0)
- 39 precautions for cleaning up spills of medical waste similar to protocols for cleaning up spills of toxic chemicals (1999) (0)
- The authors reply (1996) (0)
- 841. Implications of C. difficile Treatment on Environmental Contamination: A Randomized Controlled Trial with Microbiologic, Environmental, and Molecular Outcomes (2019) (0)
- 1367A Prospective Longitudinal Study of Transmission of Multidrug Resistant Organisms (MDROs) between Environmental Sites and Hospitalized Patients – Interim Analysis of the TransFER Study (2014) (0)
- A Preliminary Study of Germicidal Efficacy against. (2017) (0)
- Current Issues in Disinfection and Sterilization (2011) (0)
- MINIREVIEW Outbreaks Associated with Contaminated Antiseptics and Disinfectants (cid:1) (2007) (0)
- Antiviral Activity of a Continuously Active Disinfectant Against the Human Coronavirus 229E (2021) (0)
- Varicella immunization of health care workers (1998) (0)
- 1143. Epidemiologic Characteristics of Outbreaks Associated With the Healthcare Environment (2018) (0)
- Infection Risks Associated with Spirometry (1991) (0)
- Environmental Studyofa Methicillin-Resi stant Staphylococcus aureus Epidemic ina BurnUnit (1983) (0)
- STUDY ROOM DECONTAMINATION WITH UV RADIATION EFFECTIVENESS OF ULTRAVIOLET DEVICES AND HYDROGEN PEROXIDE SYSTEMS FOR TERMINAL RO M DECONTAMINATION: FOCUS ON CLINICAL TRIALS (2016) (0)
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