Journal Articles

One way of disseminating information learned from projects of the Centers for Education & Research on Therapeutics (CERTs) is through publication in peer-reviewed medical journals. This section shows CERTs journal articles published from 2000 through 2009.

2005

A-E

• Aberra FN, Brensinger CM, Bilker WB, et al. Antibiotic use and the risk of flare of inflammatory bowel disease. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2005 May;3(5):459-465. Select to access the abstract.
• Al-Khatib SM, Allen LaPointe NM, Kramer JM, et al. A survey of health care practitioners' knowledge of the QT interval. J Gen Intern Med 2005 May;20(5):392-396. Select to access the abstract.
• Aspinall SL, Berlin JA, Zhang Y, et al. Facility-level variation in antibiotic prescriptions for veterans with upper respiratory infections. Clin Ther 2005 Feb;27(2):258-262. Select to access the abstract.
• Barton TD, Fishman NO, Weiner MG, et al. High rate of coadministration of di- or tri-valent cation-containing compounds with oral fluoroquinolones: risk factors and potential implications. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2005 Jan;26(1):93-99. Select to access the abstract.
• Cooper WO, Arbogast PG, Hickson GB, et al. Gaps in enrollment from a Medicaid managed care program: effects on emergency department visits and hospitalizations for children with asthma. Med Care 2005 Jul;43(7):718-725. Select to access the abstract.
• Cowper PA, Udayakumar K, Sketch Jr MH, et al. Economic effects of prolonged clopidogrel therapy following percutaneous coronary intervention. J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 Feb 1;45(3):369-376. Select to access the abstract.
• Curtis JR, Olivieri J, Allison JJ, et al. A group randomized trial to improve safe use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs Am J Manag Care 2005 Sep;11(9):537-543. Select to access the abstract.
• Curtis JR, Westfall AO, Allison JJ, et al. Longitudinal patterns in the prevention of osteoporosis in glucocorticoid-treated patients Arthritis Rheum 2005 Aug;52(8):2485-2494. Select to access the abstract.

F-I

• Fessler BJ, Alarcon GS, McGwin Jr G, et al. Systemic lupus erythematosus in three ethnic groups: XVI: Association of hydroxychloroquine use with reduced risk of damage accrual. Arthritis Rheum 2005 May;52(5):1473-1480. Select to access the abstract.
• Graham DJ, Campen D, Hui R, et al. Risk of acute myocardial infarction and sudden cardiac death in patients treated with cyclo-oxygenase 2 selective and non-selective non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: nested case control study Lancet 2005 Feb 5-11;365(9458):475-481. Select to access the abstract.
• Gross R, Zhang Y, Grossberg R. Medication refill logistics and refill adherence in HIV. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 2005 Nov;14(11):789-793. Select to access the abstract.
• Halpern SD, Barton TD, Gross R, et al. Epidemiologic studies of adverse effects of anti-retroviral drugs: how well is statistical power reported. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 2005 Mar;14(3):155-161. Select to access the abstract.
• Halpern SD, Asch DA, Shaked A, et al. Determinants of transplant surgeons' willingness to provide organs for patients infected with HBV, HCV or HIV. Am J Transplant 2005 Jun;5(6):1319-1325. Select to access the abstract.
• Harrold LR, Andrade SE, Go AS, et al. Incidence of Churg-Strauss syndrome in asthma drug users: a population-based perspective. J Rheumatol 2005 Jun;32(6):1076-1080. Select to access the abstract.
• Hyle EP, Lipworth AD, Zaoutis TE, et al. Impact of inadequate initial antimicrobial therapy on mortality in infections due to extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing enterobacteriaceae: variability by site of infection. Arch Intern Med 2005 Jun 27;165(12):1375-1380. Select to access the abstract.
• Hyle EP, Lipworth AD, Zaoutis TE, et al. Risk factors for increasing multidrug resistance among extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella species Clin Infect Dis 2005 May 1;40(9):1317-1324. Select to access the abstract.

J-N

• Kramer JM. Managing the risks of therapeutic products: proceedings of a workshop. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 2005 Sep;14(9):619-628. Select to access the abstract.
• Lautenbach E, Metlay JP, Bilker WB, et al. Association between fluoroquinolone resistance and mortality in Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae infections: the role of inadequate empirical antimicrobial therapy. Clin Infect Dis 2005 Oct 1;41(7):923-929. Select to access the abstract.
• Lautenbach E, Harris AD, Perencevich EN, et al. Test characteristics of perirectal and rectal swab compared to stool sample for detection of fluoroquinolone-resistant Escherichia coli in the gastrointestinal tract. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2005 Feb;49(2):798-800. Select to access the abstract.
• Lewis JD, Bilker WB, Weinstein RB, et al. The relationship between time since registration and measured incidence rates in the General Practice Research Database. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 2005 Jul;14(7):443-451. Select to access the abstract.
• Levy RM, Leyden JJ, Margolis DJ. Colonisation of Streptococcus pyogenes and Staphylococcus aureus in the oropharynx of a young adult population. Clin Microbiol Infect 2005 Feb;11(2):153-155. Select to access the abstract.
• Long CB, Shah SS, Lautenbach E, et al. Postoperative mediastinitis in children: epidemiology, microbiology and risk factors for Gram-negative pathogens. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2005 Apr;24(4):315-319. Select to access the abstract.
• Malone DC, Hutchins DS, Haupert H, et al. Assessment of potential drug-drug interactions with a prescription claims database. Am J Health Syst Pharm 2005 Oct 1;62(19):1983-1991. Select to access the abstract.
• Margolis DJ, Bowe WP, Hoffstad O, et al. Antibiotic treatment of acne may be associated with upper respiratory tract infections. Arch Dermatol 2005 Sep;141(9):1132-1136. Select to access the abstract.
• Mazor KM, Simon SR, Yood RA, et al. Health plan members' views on forgiving medical errors. Am J Manag Care 2005 Jan;11(1):49-52. Select to access the abstract.
• McPhillips HA, Stille CJ, Smith D, et al. Potential medication dosing errors in outpatient pediatrics. J Pediatr 2005 Dec;147(6):761-767. Select to access the abstract.
• Mebane FE. The importance of news media in pharmaceutical risk communication: proceedings of a workshop. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 2005 May;14(5):297-306. Select to access the abstract.
• M'ikanatha NM, Julian KG, Kunselman AR, et al. Patients' request for and emergency physicians' prescription of antimicrobial prophylaxis for anthrax during the 2001 bioterrorism-related outbreak. BMC Public Health 2005Jan 5;5:2. Select to access the abstract.
• Mikuls TR, Farrar JT, Bilker WB, et al. Gout epidemiology: results from the UK General Practice Research Database, 1990-1999. Ann Rheum Dis 2005 Feb;64(2):267-272. Select to access the abstract.
• Mikuls TR, Saag KG, George V, et al. Racial disparities in the receipt of osteoporosis related healthcare among community-dwelling older women with arthritis and previous fracture. J Rheumatol 2005 May;32(5):870-875. Select to access abstract.
• Mikuls TR, Farrar JT, Bilker WB, et al. Sub-optimal physician adherence to quality indicators for the management of gout and asymptomatic hyperuricemia: results from the U.K. General Practice Research Database (GPRD) Rheumatology (Oxford) 2005 Aug;44(8):1038-1042. Select to access the abstract.
• Mouton JW, Vinks AA. Pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic modelling of antibacterials in vitro and in vivo using bacterial growth and kill kinetics: the minimum inhibitory concentration versus stationary concentration. Clin Pharmacokinet 2005;44(2):201-210. Select to access the abstract.

O-Z

• Pearson EC, Woosley RL. QT prolongation and torsades de pointes among methadone users: reports to the FDA spontaneous reporting system. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 2005 Nov;14(11):747-753. Select to access the abstract.
• Pisu M, James N, Sampsel N, et al. The cost of glucocorticoid-associated adverse events in rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2005 Jun;44(6):781-788. Select to access the abstract.
• Raebel MA, Ellis JL, Andrade SE. Evaluation of gestational age and admission date assumptions used to determine prenatal drug exposure from administrative data. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 2005 Dec;14(12):829-836. Select to access the abstract.
• Roblin DW, Platt R, Goodman MJ, et al. Effect of increased cost-sharing on oral hypoglycemic use in five managed care organizations: how much is too much? Med Care 2005 Oct;43(10):951-959. Select to access the abstract.
• Santell JP, Hicks RW. Medication errors involving pediatric patients. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf 2005 Jun;31(6):348-353. Select to access the abstract.
• Simon SR, Chan KA, Soumerai SB, et al. Potentially inappropriate medication use by elderly persons in US Health Maintenance Organizations, 2000-2001. J Am Geriatr Soc 2005 Feb;53(2):227-232. Select to access the abstract.
• Simon SR, Majumdar SR, Prosser LA, et al. Group versus individual academic detailing to improve the use of antihypertensive medications in primary care: a cluster-randomized controlled trial. Am J Med 2005 May;118(5):521-528. Select to access the abstract.
• Skrepnek GH, Abarca J, Malone DC, et al. Incremental effects of concurrent pharmacotherapeutic regimens for heart failure on hospitalizations and costs. Ann Pharmacother 2005 Nov;39(11):1785-1791. Select to access the abstract.
• Touw DJ, Neef C, Thomson AH, et al. Cost-Effectiveness of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Committee of the International Association for Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Clinical Toxicology. Cost-effectiveness of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring: A Systematic Review. Ther Drug Monit 2005;Feb;27(1):10-17. Select to access the abstract.
• Viray M, Linkin D, Maslow JN, et al. Longitudinal trends in antimicrobial susceptibilities across long-term-care facilities: emergence of fluoroquinolone resistance. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2005 Jan;26(1):56-62. Select to access the abstract.
• Zaoutis TE, Goyal M, Chu JH, et al. Risk factors for and outcomes of bloodstream infection caused by extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella species in children. Pediatrics 2005 Apr;115(4):942-949. Select to access the abstract.