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R A Weinstein

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Articles 155
Citations 2414
Followers 0
Related Specialties
Infectious Diseases
General Medicine
Microbiology
Top 10 Co-Authors
C Nathan
S A KABINS
C L Bennett
M K Hayden
M J Bonten
J A DeHovitz
W E Stamm
J P Quinn
S E Cohn
M B Goetz
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Clin Infect Dis
J Infect Dis
JAMA
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
Lancet
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Recent Articles
11.
Vancomycin-resistant enterococci: why are they here, and where do they come from?
Bonten M, Willems R, Weinstein R
Lancet Infect Dis . 2002 Mar; 1(5):314-25. PMID: 11871804
Vancomcyin-resistant enterococci (VRE) have emerged as nosocomial pathogens in the past 10 years, causing epidemiological controversy. In the USA, colonisation with VRE is endemic in many hospitals and increasingly causes...
12.
Multi-hospital analysis of antimicrobial usage and resistance trends
Lesch C, Itokazu G, Danziger L, Weinstein R
Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis . 2001 Dec; 41(3):149-54. PMID: 11750169
We report a pilot study comparing antimicrobial usage and antimicrobial resistance trends for prominent nosocomial pathogens between 1994-1996. A convenience sample of ten hospitals participated in this retrospective review. We...
13.
Device-related infections
Weinstein R
Clin Infect Dis . 2001 Sep; 33(8):1386. PMID: 11565079
No abstract available.
14.
HIV-related Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in older patients hospitalized in the early HAART era
Kim B, Lyons T, Parada J, Uphold C, Yarnold P, Hounshell J, et al.
J Gen Intern Med . 2001 Sep; 16(9):583-9. PMID: 11556938
Objective: To determine whether older age continues to influence patterns of care and in-hospital mortality for hospitalized persons with HIV-related Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP), as determined in our prior study...
15.
The effect of glucagon-like peptide 2 on intestinal permeability and bacterial translocation in acute necrotizing pancreatitis
Kouris G, Liu Q, Rossi H, Djuricin G, Gattuso P, Nathan C, et al.
Am J Surg . 2001 Aug; 181(6):571-5. PMID: 11513789
Background: Acute pancreatitis (AP) initiates a generalized inflammatory response that increases intestinal permeability and promotes bacterial translocation (BT). Impairment of the intestinal epithelial barrier is known to promote BT. Glucagon-like...
16.
Intravascular catheter use. How to tell when the medicine is worse than the malady
Trick W, Weinstein R
Am J Respir Crit Care Med . 2001 Jun; 163(7):1515-6. PMID: 11401863
No abstract available.
17.
Hand hygiene for intensive care unit personnel: rub it in
Trick W, Weinstein R
Crit Care Med . 2001 May; 29(5):1083-4. PMID: 11378625
No abstract available.
18.
Lessons from an epidemic, again
Weinstein R
N Engl J Med . 2001 May; 344(20):1544-5. PMID: 11357159
No abstract available.
19.
Variations in institutional review board decisions for HIV quality of care studies: a potential source of study bias
Bennett C, Sipler A, Parada J, Goetz M, DeHovitz J, Weinstein R
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr . 2001 Apr; 26(4):390-1. PMID: 11317085
No abstract available.
20.
Colonization of skilled-care facility residents with antimicrobial-resistant pathogens
Trick W, Weinstein R, DeMarais P, Kuehnert M, Tomaska W, Nathan C, et al.
J Am Geriatr Soc . 2001 Apr; 49(3):270-6. PMID: 11300237
Objectives: To determine the frequency of and risk factors for colonization of skilled-care unit residents by several antimicrobial-resistant bacterial species, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE), or extended-spectrum-beta-lactamase-producing (ESBL-producing)...