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List of works by D M Hacek

A laboratory-based, hospital-wide, electronic marker for nosocomial infection: the future of infection control surveillance?

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An outbreak of bloodstream infections in an outpatient hemodialysis center

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Carbapenem-resistant Serratia marcescens isolates producing Bush group 2f beta-lactamase (SME-1) in the United States: results from the MYSTIC Programme

scientific article published in February 2001

Comparison of the Rodac imprint method to selective enrichment broth for recovery of vancomycin-resistant enterococci and drug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae from environmental surfaces.

scientific article published on December 2000

Computer-assisted surveillance for detecting clonal outbreaks of nosocomial infection

scientific article published on March 2004

Contamination of the clinical microbiology laboratory with vancomycin-resistant enterococci and multidrug- resistant Enterobacteriaceae: implications for hospital and laboratory workers

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Direct detection of Staphylococcus aureus from adult and neonate nasal swab specimens using real-time polymerase chain reaction

scientific article published on August 2004

Dose-Ranging Study To Assess the Application of Intranasal 2% Mupirocin Calcium Ointment To EradicateStaphylococcus aureusNasal Colonization

scientific article published on February 28, 2013

Effects of incubation time and buffer concentration on in vitro activities of antifungal agents against Candida albicans

scientific article published on June 1997

Electronic Surveillance for Infectious Disease Trend Analysis following a Quality Improvement Intervention

scientific article published on June 11, 2012

Highly reproducible bactericidal activity test results by using a modified National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards broth macrodilution technique.

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Implementation of a universal admission surveillance and decolonization program for methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) reduces the number of MRSA and total number of S. aureus isolates reported by the clinical laboratory

scientific article published on 30 September 2009

In vitro activities of linezolid against important gram-positive bacterial pathogens including vancomycin-resistant enterococci

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Influence of role models and hospital design on hand hygiene of healthcare workers

scientific article published on February 2003

Initial use of a broth microdilution method suitable for in vitro testing of fungal isolates in a clinical microbiology laboratory

scientific article published on July 1, 1995

Low Prevalence of Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Adults at a University Hospital in the Central United States

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Medical and economic benefit of a comprehensive infection control program that includes routine determination of microbial clonality

scientific article published on 01 May 1999

Molecular typing for investigating an outbreak of Candida krusei

scientific article published on 01 November 1996

Optimization of a laboratory-developed test utilizing roche analyte-specific reagents for detection of Staphylococcus aureus, methicillin-resistant S. aureus, and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus species

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Performance of the BD GeneOhm methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus test before and during high-volume clinical use.

scientific article published on 11 July 2007

Real-Time Detection of bla KPC in Clinical Samples and Surveillance Specimens

scientific article published on 06 July 2011

Significant impact of terminal room cleaning with bleach on reducing nosocomial Clostridium difficile

scientific article published on 31 January 2010

Staphylococcus aureus nasal decolonization in joint replacement surgery reduces infection

scientific article published on 18 March 2008

Successful treatment of persistent bacteremia due to vancomycin-resistant, ampicillin-resistant Enterococcus faecium

scientific article published on January 1995

Three surveillance strategies for vancomycin-resistant enterococci in hospitalized patients: detection of colonization efficiency and a cost-effectiveness model.

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Yield of vancomycin-resistant enterococci and multidrug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae from stools submitted for Clostridium difficile testing compared to results from a focused surveillance program

scientific article published on March 2001