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VOLUME 22, NUMBER 1JANUARY 2001An Official J o u r n a l of T h e Society for H e a l t h c a r e Epidemiology of A m e r i c aPUBLISHEDFOR THE SOCIETY BY SLACKINCORPORATEDINFECTION CONTROL ANDHOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY 3 EDITORIALOccupationally Acquired Infections: A Timely ReminderCHARLES W. STRATTON, MDORIGINAL ARTICLESNosocomial Transmission of MycobacteriumFrom an Extrapulmonary SitetuberculosisERIKA M.C. D'AGATA, MD, MPH; SHARON WISE, RN; AMELIA STEWART, RN; LEWIS B. LEFKOWITZ, JR, MD10An Outbreak of Scabies in a Teaching Hospital: Lessons LearnedOLUGBENGA O. OBASANJO, MBBS, P H D ; PEGGY WU, MD, MPH; MARTHA CONLON, RN, MAS;LYNNE V. KARANFIL, RN, MA; PATTY PRYOR; GERALDINE MOLER, RN; GRANT ANHALT, MD;RICHARD E. CHAISSON, MD; TRISH M. PERL, MD, MSc13An Evaluation of Hospital Special-Ventilation-Room Pressures19NANCY RICE, MPH; ANDREW STREIFEL, MPH; DONALD VESLEY, P H DEpidemiology of Surgical-Site Infections Diagnosed AfterHospital Discharge: A Prospective Cohort StudyMIGUEL DELGADO-RODRIGUEZ, MD, P H D ; ANTONIO GOMEZ-ORTEGA, MD, P H D ;MARIA SILLERO-ARENAS, MD, P H D ; JAVIER LLORCA, MD, P H D24Converting Incidence and Prevalence Data of Nosocomial Infections:Results From Eight HospitalsPETRA GASTMEIER, MD; HELGA BRAUER; DORLT SOHR, P H D ; CHRISTINE GEFFERS, MD;DIETMAR H. FORSTER, MD; FRANZ DASCHNER, MD; HENNING RUDEN, MDAn Outbreak of Imipenem-Resistant Acinetobacterin Critically 111 Surgical Patients31baumanniiLISIANE FIEROBE, MD; JEAN-CHRISTOPHE LUCET, MD; DOMINIQUE DECRE, MD, P H D ;CLAUDETTE MULLER-SERIEYS, MD, P H D ; ARNAUD DELEUZE, MD; MARIE-LAURE JOLY-GUILLOU, MD, P H D ;JEAN MANTZ, MD, P H D ; JEAN-MARIE DESMONTS, MD35CONCISE C O M M U N I C A T I O N SIncrease in Hand-Alcohol Consumption Among Medical Staffin a General Hospital as a Result of Introducing aTraining Program and a Visualization TestCHRISTIAN CONRAD, RN, ICP41Clostridium difficile-Associated Diarrhea in a VA Medical Center:Clustering of Cases, Association With Antibiotic Usage, andImpact on HIV-infected PatientsLONA R. MODY, MD; SHARON M. SMITH, P H D ; LISA L. DEVER, MD42Continued inside.Downloaded from https://www.cambridge.org/core. 13 Jun 2021 at 11:11:22, subject to the Cambridge Core terms of use.

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Vol. 22 No. 1January 2001INFECTION CONTROL AND/'HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY- C O N X E N X SContinued from coverInvasive Aspergillosis Outbreak o n a Hematology-Oncology WardDALE R. BURWEN, MD, MPH; BRENT A. LASKER, P H D ; NALINI RAO, MD;ELLAS DURRY, MD, MPH; ARVIND A. PADHYE, P H D ; WILLIAM R. JARVIS, MDA Nosocomial Outbreak of Multiresistant AcinetobacterOriginating From an Intensive Care Unit45baumanniiMoi LIN LING, MBBS, FRCPA; ANGELA ANG, RN; MOLLY W E E , RN, BHS;GRACE CHEE YANG WANG, M S C48Tap Water Colonization With Pseudomonasaeruginosain a Surgical Intensive Care Unit (ICU) a n d Relationto PseudomonasInfections of ICU PatientsMATTHIAS TRAUTMANN, MD; THOMAS MICHALSKY; HEIDEMARIE WIEDECK, MD;VLADAN RADOSAVLJEVIC, MD; MARKUS RUHNKE, MD49FROM THE 4TH DECENNIAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCEManagement of Occupational Exposures to Hepatitis C Virus:Current Practice a n d ControversiesFRANCISCO ALVARADO-RAMY, MD; MIRIAM J. ALTER, P H D ;WILLIAM BOWER, MD; DAVID K. HENDERSON, MD; ANNETTE H. SOHN, MD;RONDA L. SINKOWTTZ-COCHRAN, MPH; WILLIAM R. JARVIS, MD53INFORMATION FOR AUTHORSCOPYRIGHT FORMSMEDICAL NEWS56GINA PUGLIESE, RN, MS; MARTIN S. FAVERO, P H DSHEA NEWS60ANDREAS VOSS. MD, P H DTo view abstracts of these articles,visit us on the Internet at http://www.slackinc.com/general/icheTHE PUBUCATION OF ADVERTISING IN THE JOURNAL DOES NOT CONSTITUTE ANY GUARANTEE OR ENDORSEMENT BY T H E SOCIETY FOR HEALTHCARE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF AMERICA OR SLACK INCORPORATED OF THE ADVERTISED PRODUCT OR SERVICE OR OF CLAIMS MADE BY THE ADVERTISER.T H E PUBUCATION OF ARTICLES AND OTHER EDITORIALMATERIAL IN THE JOURNAL DOES NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE P O U C Y RECOMMENDATIONS OR ENDORSEMENT BY THE SOCIETY.PUBLISHER: Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology (TSSN-089M23X, Canadian GST#129780466) is published exclusively by SLACK Incorporated 12 times a year. Address: 6900 Grove Rd.,Thorofare, NJ 08086. Telephone: (856) 848-1000.SHEA: 19 Mantua Rd., Mt. Royal, NJ 08061; telephone, 856-423-0087; fax. 856423-3420; e-mail address, sheahq@talley.com.COPYRIGHT 2 0 0 1 The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, Inc. and SLACK Incorporated. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced without written permission from the publisher. Printed in the USASUBSCRIPTIONS: Requests should be addressed to the publisher (except Japan). In Japan, contact Woodbell Incorporated, 4-22-11, Kitakasai, Edogawaku, Tokyo 134, Japan. Subscription rates in theUnited States and possessions: Individual: One year- 109.00; Two years- 169.00; Three years- 229.00; Institutional: One year- 139.00; Two years-S209.00; Three years- 269.00. Fellows: §54.50 per yearwith proof of training status. Canada: add 7% Goods & Services tax; Overseas: add 49.00 each year for delivery by air service. Single copies of current issues may be obtained for 19.00.INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS: Authors may submit manuscripts prepared in accordance with the 1997 revision of the "Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals."The Uniform Requirements has been published in several journals, including Infect Control Hasp Epidemiol 1997; 18:457464 and Ann Intern Med 1997;126:3647. A digital version is available on our web .htm). Submit to ICHE Editorial Offices, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, A-1131 Medical Center North, Nashville, TN 37232-2637, USA All submissions must be accompanied by copyright form (s) signed by all authors (see January issue or our web site).REPRINTS: All requests to reprint or use material published herein should be addressed to Karen Lambertson, SLACK Incorporated, 6900 Grove Rd., Thorofare, NJ 08086. For reprint orders andprices, contact Karen Lambertson at (856) 848-1000. Authorization to photocopy items for internal or personal use, or the internal or personal use of specific clients, is granted by SLACK Incorporated,provided that the base fee of 1.00 per copy, plus .15 per page is paid directly to Copyright Clearance Center, 27 Congress St., Salem, MA 01970. This consent does not extend to other kinds of copying, such asforgeneral distribution, resale, advertising and promotional purposes, or for creating new collective works.CHANGE OF ADDRESS: Notice should be sent to the publisher 6 weeks in advance of effective date. Include old and new addresses with zip codes. The publisher cannot accept responsibility forundelivered copies. Periodicals postage paid at Thorofare, New Jersey 08086-9447 and at additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to SLACK Incorporated, 6900 Grove Rd., Thorofcre.NJ 08086.INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY is listed in Index Medicus, Current Contents-Clinical Practice, Hospital Literature Index, Cumulative Index to Nursing & AlliedHealth literature, Nursing Abstracts, Laboratory Performance Information Exchange System, and RNdex Top 100.Downloaded from https://www.cambridge.org/core. 13 Jun 2021 at 11:11:22, subject to the Cambridge Core terms of use.