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Volume 22 - August 2001

Contents

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SHEA News

  • Calendar

  • Andreas Voss, William R. Jarvis, Cassandra Salgado
  • Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    31 March 2016, p. 664
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Letters to the Editor

Letter to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

  • Glycopeptide Resistance in Staphylococcus haemolyticus During Treatment With Teicoplanin

  • Marjolijn Blans, Annet Troelstra
  • Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    02 January 2015, pp. 263-264
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Letter to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

  • Enterococcal Bacteremia in Cancer Patients

  • E. Bilíková, J. Hanzen, I. Svetlansky, M. Lisková, A. Roidová, V. Krcméry
  • Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    02 January 2015, p. 668
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Editorial

  • Lessons From Outbreaks Associated With Bronchoscopy

  • David J. Weber, William A. Rutala
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    02 January 2015, pp. 403-408
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  • Pertussis: A Continuing Hazard for Healthcare Facilities

  • David J. Weber, William A. Rutala
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    02 January 2015, pp. 736-740
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Editorial

  • Preventing Surgical-Site Infections: The Importance of Timing and Glucose Control

  • E. Patchen Dellinger
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    02 January 2015, pp. 604-606
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  • Frequency of Intravenous Administration Set Changes and Bacteremia: Defining the Risk

  • Robert R. Muder
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    02 January 2015, pp. 134-135
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Original Articles

  • Nasal Carriage of Staphylococcus aureus Among Patients Receiving Allergen-Injection Immunotherapy: Associated Factors and Quantitative Nasal Cultures

  • Stefano Bassetti, Donnie P. Dunagan, Ralph B. D'Agostino, Jr, Robert J. Sherertz
  • Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    02 January 2015, pp. 741-745
  • Objective:

    To compare the prevalence of nasal Staphylococcus aureus carriage among outpatients receiving allergen-injection immunotherapy with the prevalence among healthy controls and to determine predictors of nasal S aureus carriage.

    Design:

    Survey.

    Setting:

    Allergy clinic of a university hospital.

    Participants:

    A volunteer sample consisting of 45 outpatients undergoing desensitization therapy and 84 first- and second-year medical students.

    Results:

    The nasal S aureus carriage rate was significantly higher among patients (46.7%) than among students (26.2%; P=.019). In a multivariate model adjusted for age and gender, the presence of atopic dermatitis or eczema was the only independent predictor of nasal S aureus carriage (odds ratio [OR], 4.4; 95% confidence interval [CI95], 1.2-16.0; P=.02). The only other participant characteristic associated with nasal S aureus carriage was immunotherapy with allergen injections (OR, 1.98; CI95, 0.7-6.0), but this association did not reach statistical significance (P=.23). The probability of nasal S aureus carriage was 88.9% for patients receiving allergen injections and having atopic dermatitis or eczema, and 36.1% for patients receiving allergen injections without atopic dermatitis or eczema.

    Conclusions:

    Patients undergoing desensitization have a higher nasal carriage rate of S aureus. However, factors other than the regular use of needles, and in particular abnormalities related to the atopic constitution of these patients, may predispose this population for S aureus carriage.

Editorial

  • Requiem for Reuse of Single-Use Devices in US Hospitals

  • Martin S. Favero
  • Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    02 January 2015, pp. 539-541
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Letters to the Editor

  • Recommendations for Preventing Hepatitis C Virus Infection Analysis of a Brooklyn Endoscopy Clinic's Outbreak

  • Lawrence F. Muscarella
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    02 January 2015, p. 669
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