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Thomas W. Rice
Researcher at John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County
Publications - 14
Citations - 825
Thomas W. Rice is an academic researcher from John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County. The author has contributed to research in topics: Endocarditis & Staphylococcus aureus. The author has an hindex of 11, co-authored 14 publications receiving 810 citations. Previous affiliations of Thomas W. Rice include Centers for Disease Control and Prevention & Rush Medical College.
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A Comparison of the Effect of Universal Use of Gloves and Gowns with That of Glove Use Alone on Acquisition of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci in a Medical Intensive Care Unit
Sarah Slaughter,Mary K. Hayden,Catherine Nathan,T C Hu,Thomas W. Rice,J Van Voorhis,Marian Matushek,Cory Franklin,Robert A. Weinstein +8 more
TL;DR: An epidemiologic study and a controlled clinical trial comparing the efficacy of the universal use of gloves with that of theuniversal use of gowns and gloves in the prevention of colonization by vancomycin-resistant enterococci in a medical intensive care unit of a hospital in which vancomYcin- resistantEnterococci are endemic are conducted.
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Clinical Significance of Tolerant Strains of Staphylococcus aureus in Patients with Endocarditis
TL;DR: It is concluded that infection with a tolerant organism adversely influences the outcome of staphylococcal endocarditis.
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Stability of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcal Genotypes Isolated from Long-Term-Colonized Patients
TL;DR: Genotypic variation and stability of isolates of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) were studied to determine genetic diversity and whether strain definition based on pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) is applicable to an endemic setting and empirical evidence that PFGE can be used to study the epidemiology of VRE endemicity is provided.
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Comparison of Routine Glove Use and Contact-Isolation Precautions to Prevent Transmission of Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria in a Long-Term Care Facility
William E. Trick,Robert A. Weinstein,Patricia DeMarais,Wanda Tomaska,Catherine Nathan,Sigrid K. McAllister,Jeffrey C. Hageman,Thomas W. Rice,Glennis Westbrook,William R. Jarvis +9 more
TL;DR: To compare routine glove use by healthcare workers for all residents, without use of contact‐isolation precautions, with contact‐ isolation precautions for the care of residents who had vancomycin‐resistant enterococci or methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from a clinical culture.
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Phenotypic Prediction Rule for Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
TL;DR: The performance characteristics of a rule using the antimicrobial phenotype to predict genotype could be applied for epidemiologic purposes to describe the trend in CA-MRSA infections over time.