Context. —Sepsis syndrome is a leading cause of mortality in hospitalized patients.
However, few studies have described the epidemiology of sepsis syndrome in a hospitalwide …

ContextLipid-lowering agents are widely prescribed in the United States. Reliable estimates
of rhabdomyolysis risk with various lipid-lowering agents are not available.ObjectiveTo …

Background Skin diseases, including adverse reactions to drugs, are thought to be more
common among patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and the acquired …

Background Both targeted decolonization and universal decolonization of patients in intensive
care units (ICUs) are candidate strategies to prevent health care–associated infections, …

Background: There are few population-based studies of the natural history and epidemiology
of herpes zoster. Although a relatively common cause of morbidity, especially among the …

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to provide information on the prevalence of the
use of prescription drugs among pregnant women in the United States. STUDY DESIGN: A …

In a prospective study, 131 of 1458 patients acquired 136 urinary-tract infections (defined as
≥10 5 colony-forming units per milliliter) during 1474 indwelling bladder catheterizations. …

Background Environmental contamination with methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus(MRSA)
and vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) occurs during the care of patients …

Studies evaluating the risk of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)–associated
sequelae in colonized or infected inpatients have not extended follow-up into the period …

Objectives. To evaluate the validity of patient report, pharmacy dispensing records, and pill
counts as measures of antihypertensive adherence using electronic monitoring as the …