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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Hospital and societal costs of antimicrobial-resistant infections in a Chicago teaching hospital: implications for antibiotic stewardship.

13 Oct 2009 BACKGROUND: Organisms resistant to antimicrobials continue to emerge and spread. This study was performed to measure the medical and societal cost attributable to antimicrobial-resistant infection (ARI). METHODS: A sample of high-risk hospitalized ... Read more...

HIV-infected adults from minority ethnic groups are willing to participate in research if asked.

29 Sep 2009 HIV-infected ethnic minorities are underrepresented in HIV research. We sought to better understand the reasons for the low participation rates. An anonymous 1-page survey was administered to HIV-infected patients attending primary care clinics at ... Read more...

Design and recruitment of the Chicago Healthy Living Study: a study of health behaviors in a diverse cohort of adult childhood cancer survivors.

13 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: Adult childhood cancer survivors are at higher risk for developing late medical effects related to their cancer treatments. Health-promoting behaviors may reduce the risk of some late effects and the severity of others. This article ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Chicago'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Resident orientation: nurses create a program to improve care coordination. 30 Oct 2009
• Hospital and societal costs of antimicrobial-resistant infections in a Chicago teaching hospital: implications for antibiotic stewardship. 13 Oct 2009
• HIV-infected adults from minority ethnic groups are willing to participate in research if asked. 29 Sep 2009
• Design and recruitment of the Chicago Healthy Living Study: a study of health behaviors in a diverse cohort of adult childhood cancer survivors. 13 Sep 2009
• A model asthma program. 30 Aug 2009
• Active surveillance for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the neonatal intensive care unit. 30 Aug 2009
• Outbreak of life-threatening coxsackievirus B1 myocarditis in neonates. 30 Aug 2009
• Implementing an "always practice" to redefine skin care management. 30 Aug 2009
• 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus infections - Chicago, Illinois, April-July 2009. 26 Aug 2009
• Biden makes his case. VP comes to Chicago touting $1.2 billion for IT. 22 Aug 2009
• Use of simulation-based education to reduce catheter-related bloodstream infections. 8 Aug 2009
• Development of the Chicago Food Allergy Research Surveys: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs of parents, physicians, and the general public. 5 Aug 2009
• Elder self-neglect and abuse and mortality risk in a community-dwelling population. 3 Aug 2009
• President Obama and the AMA in the Windy City. 30 Jul 2009
• Asthma 1-2-3: a low literacy multimedia tool to educate African American adults about asthma. 30 Jul 2009
• The long-term health consequences of relationship violence in adulthood: an examination of low-income women from Boston, Chicago, and San Antonio. 14 Jul 2009
• Life after near death. 11 Jul 2009
• Hostility is associated with visceral, but not subcutaneous, fat in middle-aged African American and white women. 8 Jul 2009
• Murder by structure: dominance relations and the social structure of gang homicide. 29 Jun 2009
• Acute fungal sinusitis: natural history and the role of frozen section. 29 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Chicago'

Descriptor UI: D002641

Alternative terms: Chicago;

Allowable Qualifiers: ethnology; epidemiology;

Tree Number: Z01.107.567.875.350.350.200; Z01.107.567.875.510.350.200; Z01.433.305;