1202 A ten-year review of healthcare-associated bloodstream infections from forty hospitals in Québec, Canada Iman Fakih, Élise Fortin, Marc-André Smith, Alex Carignan, Claude Tremblay, Jasmin Villeneuve, Danielle Moisan, Charles Frenette, Caroline Quach and for SPIN-BACTOT


1210 Surveillance for central-line–associated bloodstream infections: Accuracy of different sampling strategies Elani Kourkouni, Georgia Kourlaba, Evangelia Chorianopoulou, Grammatiki-Christina Tsopela, Ioannis Kopsidas, Irene Spyridaki, Sotirios Tsiodras, Emmanuel Roilides, Susan Coffin and Theoklis E. Zaoutis for the PHIG investigators


1216 From insertion to removal: A multicenter survival analysis of an admitted cohort with peripheral intravenous catheters inserted in the emergency department Peter J. Carr, James C.R. Rippey, Marie L. Cooke, Niall S. Higgins, Michelle Trevenen, Aileen Foale and Claire M. Rickard


1222 Preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia—a mixed-method study to find behavioral leverage for better protocol adherence Aline Wolfensberger, Marie-Theres Meier, Lauren Clack, Peter W. Schreiber and Hugo Sax


Reviews


1230 Emerging outbreaks associated with conflict and failing healthcare systems in the Middle East Issam I. Raad, Anne-Marie Chaftari, Rita Wilson, Edward A. Graviss and Ray Hachem


1237 Antimicrobial stewardship for acute-care hospitals: An Asian perspective Anucha Apisarnthanarak, Andrea Lay-Hoon Kwa, Cheng-Hsun Chiu, Suresh Kumar, Le Thi Anh Thu, Ban Hock Tan, Zhiyong Zong, Yin Ching Chuang, Anis Karuniawati, Maria Fe Tayzon, Thomas Man-Kit So and Lance R. Peterson


Concise Communications


1246 Costs versus earnings in colon surgery and coronary artery bypass grafting under a prospective payment system: Sufficient financial incentives to reduce surgical site infections? Fabrice Juchler, Jan A. Roth, Alexander Schweiger, Marc Dangel, Massimo Gugliotta, Manuel Battegay, Friedrich S. Eckstein, Christoph Kettelhack, Christian Abshagen, Balthasar L. Hug, John M. Boyce and Andreas F. Widmer


1250 Antimicrobial activity of a continuous visible light disinfection system William A. Rutala, Hajime Kanamori, Maria F. Gergen, Emily E. Sickbert-Bennett, Daniel J. Sexton, Deverick J. Anderson, Jeffrey Laux, David J. Weber and the CDC Prevention Epicenters Program


1254 A novel sink drain cover prevents dispersal of microorganisms from contaminated sink drains Scott H. Livingston, Jennifer L. Cadnum, Scott Gestrich, Annette L. Jencson and Curtis J. Donskey


1257 Comparison of nylon-flocked swab and cellulose sponge methods for carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae and gram-negative organism recovery from high-touch surfaces in patient rooms Clare Rock, Michael Anderson, Shawna Lewis, Verna Scheeler, Elaine Nowakowski, Yea-Jen Hsu, Aaron M. Milstone, Karen C. Carroll, Lisa L. Maragakis and Patricia J. Simner for the CDC Prevention Epicenters Program


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