Publications - W C . Huskins, M.D.

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1. Tleyjeh IM, Ghomrawi HM, Steckelberg JM, Montori VM, Hoskin TL, Enders F, Huskins WC, Mookadam F, Wilson WR, Zimmerman V, Baddour LM. Propensity score analysis with a time-dependent intervention is an acceptable although not an optimal analytical approach when treatment selection bias and survivor bias coexist. J Clin Epidemiol 2009 Nov 11. [Epub ahead of print]
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2. Li G, Yilmaz M, Kojicic M, Fernandez-Perez E, Wahab R, Huskins WC, Afessa B, Truwit JD, Gajic O. Outcome of critically ill patients with influenza virus infection. J Clin Virol 2009 Nov; 46(3):275-8. Epub 2009 Aug 20.
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3. Tsigrelis C, Tleyjeh IM, Huskins WC, Lahr BD, Nyre LM, Virk A, Baddour LM. Incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease among children after introduction of a 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine: a population-based study in Olmsted County, Minnesota. Mayo Clin Proc 2009 Oct; 84(10):871-5.
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4. Huckabee CM, Huskins WC, Murray PR. Predicting clearance of colonization with vancomycin-resistant Enterococci and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus by use of weekly surveillance cultures. J Clin Microbiol 2009 Apr; 47(4):1229-30. Epub 2009 Feb 25.
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5. Saphyakhajon P, Joshi AY, Huskins WC, Henry NK, Boyce TG. Empiric antibiotic therapy for acute osteoarticular infections with suspected methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus or Kingella. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2008 Aug; 27(8):765-7.
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6. Tleyjeh IM, Steckelberg JM, Georgescu G, Ghomrawi HM, Hoskin TL, Enders FB, Mookadam F, Huskins WC, Wilson WR, Baddour LM. The association between the timing of valve surgery and 6-month mortality in left-sided infective endocarditis. Heart 2008 Jul; 94(7):892-6. Epub 2008 Feb 28.
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7. Huskins WC. Interventions to prevent transmission of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria in the intensive care unit. Curr Opin Crit Care 2007 Oct; 13(5):572-7.
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8. Tleyjeh IM, Ghomrawi HM, Steckelberg JM, Hoskin TL, Mirzoyev Z, Anavekar NS, Enders F, Moustafa S, Mookadam F, Huskins WC, Wilson WR, Baddour LM. The impact of valve surgery on 6-month mortality in left-sided infective endocarditis. Circulation 2007 Apr 3; 115(13):1721-8. Epub 2007 Mar 19.
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9. Weber SG, Huang SS, Oriola S, Huskins WC, Noskin GA, Harriman K, Olmsted RN, Bonten M, Lundstrom T, Climo MW, Roghmann MC, Murphy CL, Karchmer TB. Legislative mandates for use of active surveillance cultures to screen for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant enterococci: Position statement from the Joint SHEA and APIC Task Force. Am J Infect Control 2007 Mar; 35(2):73-85.
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10. Weber SG, Huang SS, Oriola S, Huskins WC, Noskin GA, Harriman K, Olmsted RN, Bonten M, Lundstrom T, Climo MW, Roghmann MC, Murphy CL, Karchmer TB. Legislative mandates for use of active surveillance cultures to screen for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant enterococci: Position statement from the joint SHEA and APIC task force. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2007 Mar; 28(3):249-60.
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11. Dellit TH, Owens RC, McGowan JE, Gerding DN, Weinstein RA, Burke JP, Huskins WC, Paterson DL, Fishman NO, Carpenter CF, Brennan PJ, Billeter M, Hooton TM. Infectious Diseases Society of America and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America guidelines for developing an institutional program to enhance antimicrobial stewardship. Clin Infect Dis 2007 Jan 15; 44(2):159-77.
12. Dellit TH, Owens RC, McGowan JE Jr, Gerding DN, Weinstein RA, Burke JP, Huskins WC, Paterson DL, Fishman NO, Carpenter CF, Brennan PJ, Billeter M, Hooton TM, Infectious Diseases Society of America, Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. Infectious Diseases Society of America and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America guidelines for developing an institutional program to enhance antimicrobial stewardship. Clin Infect Dis 2007 Jan 15; 44(2):159-77. Epub 2006 Dec 13.
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13. Grohskopf LA, Huskins WC, Sinkowitz-Cochran RL, Levine GL, Goldmann DA, Jarvis WR. Use of antimicrobial agents in United States neonatal and pediatric intensive care patients. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2005 Sep; 24(9):766-73.
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14. Zaidi AKM, Huskins WC, Thaver D, Bhutta ZA, Abbas Z, Goldmann DA. Hospital-acquired neonatal infections in developing countries. Lancet 2005 Mar-Apr; 365(9465):1175-88.
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15. Jump SM, Sauver JL, Weaver AL, Bagniewski SM, Wilson JW, Huskins WC, Aksamit TR, Brutinel WM, Scalcini MC, Sia IG, Correa AG, McCoy K, Boyce TG. Incidence of tuberculosis in Olmsted County, Minnesota, 1990-2001. Mayo Clin Proc 2004 Sep; 79(9):1119-23.
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16. Wright SB, Huskins WC, Dokholyan RS, Goldmann DA, Platt R. Administrative databases provide inaccurate data for surveillance of long-term central venous catheter-associated infections. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2003 Dec; 24(12):946-9.
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17. Harbarth S, Levine GL, Jarvis WR, Goldmann DA, Huskins WC. Computerized pharmacy databases as source of data on antimicrobial prescriptions in children's hospitals. Am J Health Syst Pharm 2001 Nov 1; 58(21):2069-71.
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18. Weinberg M, Fuentes JM, Ruiz AI, Lozano FW, Angel E, Gaitan H, Goethe B, Parra S, Hellerstein S, Ross-Degnan D, Goldmann DA, Huskins WC. Reducing infections among women undergoing cesarean section in Colombia by means of continuous quality improvement methods. Arch Intern Med 2001 Oct 22; 161(19):2357-65.
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19. Huskins WC, Ba-Thike K, Festin MR, Limpongsanurak S, Lumbiganon P, Peedicayil A, Purwar M, Shenoy S, Goldmann DA, Tolosa JE. An international survey of practice variation in the use of antibiotic prophylaxis in cesarean section. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2001 May; 73(2):141-5.
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20. Gulacsi L, Kiss ZT, Goldmann DA, Huskins WC. Risk-adjusted infection rates in surgery: a model for outcome measurement in hospitals developing new quality improvement programs. J Hosp Infect 2000; 44:43-52.
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21. Chen A, Zaidi AKM, Mueller BU, Huskins WC, Perez-Atayde AR, McIntosh K. Pneumocystis carinii presenting as a mediastinal mass in a child with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Pediatr Infect Dis J 1999; 18:827-31.
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22. Carmeli Y, Samore MH, Huskins WC. The association between antecedent vancomycin treatment and vancomycin resistant enterococci: a meta-analysis. Arch Intern Med 1999; 159:2461-8.
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23. Huskins WC, Soule B. Infection control in countries with limited resources. Curr Opin Infect Dis 1998 Aug; 11(4):449-55.
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24. Huskins WC, Soule BM, Williams CO, Gulacsi L, O'Rourke EJ, Goldmann DA. Hospital infection prevention and control: a model for improving the quality of hospital care in low- and middle-income countries. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 1998; 19:125-35.
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25. Malley R, Inkelis SH, Coelho P, Huskins WC, Kuppermann N. Cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis and prognosis in invasive meningococcal disease in children. Pediatr Infect Dis J 1998; 17:855-9.
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26. Malley R, Huskins WC, Kuppermann N. Multivariable predictive models for adverse outcome from meningococcal disease in children. J Pediatr 1996; 129:702-10.
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27. Bird LM, Jones MC, Kuppermann N, Huskins WC. Gram-negative bacteremia in four patients with Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber syndrome. Pediatr 1996; 97:739-41.
28. Huskins WC, Griffiths JK, Faruque ASG, Bennish MO. Shigellosis in neonates and young infants. J Pediatr 1994; 125:14-22.
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29. Huskins WC, Kaplan EK. Inhibitory substances produced by Streptococcus salivarius and colonization of the upper respiratory tract with group A streptococci. Epidemiol Inf 1989; 102:401-12.
30. Smith TD, Huskins WC, Kim KS, Kaplan EK. Efficacy of beta-lactamase resistant penicillin and influence of penicillin tolerance in eradicating streptococci from the pharynx after failure of penicillin therapy for group A streptococcal pharyngitis. J Pediatr 1987; 110:777-82.
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