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Meddings J, Reichert H, McMahon LF. 2014. Challenges and proposed improvements for reviewing symptoms and catheter use to identify National Healthcare Safety Network catheter-associated urinary tract infections. Am J Infect Cont 42(10):S236-S241; doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2014.05.024. PMID: 25239716.

Meddings J, Saint S, Krein S, Gaies E, Reichert H, Hickner A, McNamara S, Mody L. Systematic review of interventions to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infection in the long-term care setting. Presented at ID Week, Philadelphia, PA, October 2014.

Greene T, Kiyoshi-Teo H, Reichert H, Krein S, Saint S. 2014. Urinary catheter indications in the United States: Results from a national survey of acute care hospitals. Infect Contr Hosp Epidemiol 35(Sup 3):S96-S98; doi: 10.1086/677823. PMID: 25222904.

Movva N, Babik I, Galloway JC, Lobo MA. Use of an innovative rehabilitation device for infants to improve upper extremity functionality. Poster presentation at the Undergraduate Research and Service Celebratory Symposium, Newark, DE, August 2014.

Meddings J, Reichert H, Dueweke E, Rhyner J. 2014. Issues regarding identification of urinary catheter use from medical records. In: Battles JB, Cleeman JI, Kahn KK, Weinberg DA, eds. Advances in the Prevention and Control of Healthcare-Associated Infections. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US).

Budelmann C, Reichert H, Meddings J. Are you ex-Foley-ating? A hospital-wide intervention to decrease urinary catheter use, including nurse-directed positive-reinforcement strategies. Presented at the Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, April 2014.

Reichert H, McMahon LF, Meddings J. Hospital-acquired catheter-associated urinary tract infections: Reported by mandate to the National Healthcare Safety Network, but rarely listed as diagnoses in claims data. Presented at the Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, April 2014.