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Recommended Reading List

Please review the references listed below in order to prepare for the meeting.

Suggested Readings
1. Basoli A et al. A Prospective, Double-Blind, Multicenter, Randomized Trial Comparing Ertapenem 3 Vs ≥5 Days in Community-Acuired Intraabdominal Infection. J Gastrointest Surg.2008;12:592-600.
2. Boyle-Vavra S, Daum RS. Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: the role of Panton-Valentine leukocidin. Lab Invest. 2007;87:3-9.
3. Klevens R M et al. Invasive Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections in the United States. JAMA. 2007;298:1763-1771.
4. Kollef MH. Limitations of vancomycin in the management of resistant staphylococcal infections. Clin Infect Dis. 2007;45:S191-S195.
5. Koperna T et al. Relaparotomy in Peritonitis: Prognosis and Treatment of Patients with Persisting Intraabdominal Infection. World J Surg. 2000;24:32-37.
6. Mandell LA et al. Infectious Diseases Society of America/American Thoracic Society Consensus Guidelines on the Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults. Clin Infect Dis. 2007;44(suppl 2):S27-S72.
7. McDonald LC. Trends in Antimicrobial Resistance in Health Care–Associated Pathogens and Effect on Treatment. Clin Infect Dis. 2006;42:S65-S71.
8. Moore MR et al. Population Snapshot of Emergent Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotype 19A in the United States, 2005. J Infect Dis. 2008;197:1016-1027.
9. Mosdell DM et al. Antibiotic treatment for surgical peritonitis. Ann Surg. 1991;214:543-549.
10. Wenisch C et al. Moxifloxacin versus Standard Therapy in Patients with Pneumonia Hospitalized after Failure of Preclinical Anti-infective Treatment. Infection. 2006;34:190-195.
 
Additional Resources
Alexander Project 1992–2001. Available at http://www.alexandernetwork.com.