Volume 39


Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology 2018


CONTENTS SHEA White Paper


1149 SHEA neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) white paper series: Practical approaches to Clostridioides difficile prevention Thomas J. Sandora, Kristina K. Bryant, Joseph B. Cantey, Alexis M. Elward, Deborah S. Yokoe and Allison H. Bartlett


Original Articles


1154 A noninferiority cluster-randomized controlled trial on antibiotic postprescription review and authorization by trained general pharmacists and infectious disease clinical fellows Pinyo Rattanaumpawan, Prasit Upapan and Visanu Thamlikitkul


1163 A pilot study using telehealth to implement antimicrobial stewardship at two rural Veterans Affairs medical centers Lauren D. Stevenson, Richard E. Banks, Krysttel C. Stryczek, Christopher J. Crnich, Emma M. Ide, Brigid M. Wilson, Roberto A. Viau, Sherry L. Ball and Robin L.P. Jump


1170 Nosocomial transmission of hepatitis C virus in a liver transplant center in Hong Kong: implication of reusable blood collection tube holder as the vehicle for transmission Vincent C.C. Cheng, Shuk-Ching Wong, Sally C.Y. Wong, Siddharth Sridhar, Cyril C.Y. Yip, Jonathan H.K. Chen, James Fung, Kelvin H.Y. Chiu, Pak-Leung Ho, Sirong Chen, Ben W.C. Cheng, Chi-Lai Ho, Chung-Mau Lo and Kwok-Yung Yuen


1178 Practical methods for effective vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) surveillance: experience in a liver transplant surgical intensive care unit Rebecca Y. Linfield, Shelley Campeau, Patil Injean, Aric Gregson, Fady Kaldas, Zachary Rubin, Tae Kim, Danielle Kunz, Alfred Chan, Delphine J. Lee, Romney M. Humphries and James A. McKinnell


1183 The cost of managing complex surgical site infections following primary hip and knee arthroplasty: A population-based cohort study in Alberta, Canada Elissa D. Rennert-May, John Conly, Stephanie Smith, Shannon Puloski, Elizabeth Henderson, Flora Au and Braden Manns


1189 The projected burden of complex surgical site infections following hip and knee arthroplasties in adults in the United States, 2020 through 2030 Hannah M. Wolford, Kelly M. Hatfield, Prabasaj Paul, Sarah H. Yi and Rachel B. Slayton


1196 Improving nested case-control studies to conduct a full competing-risks analysis for nosocomial infections Derek Hazard, Martin Schumacher, Mercedes Palomar-Martinez, Francisco Alvarez-Lerma, Pedro Olaechea-Astigarraga and Martin Wolkewitz


Cover image: A replica of the original 1854 Broad Street Pump has stood at the corner of Broadwick and Lexington Streets in Soho, London since 1992. The John SnowPub can be seen in the background. Image “John Snowmemorial and pub,” copyright Justinc -made available under aCreativeCommons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0Generic license.


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