Chief of Medicine, Wm. S. Middleton VA Hospital; Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Infectious Disease

Dr. Christopher J. Crnich works in the field of Infectious Disease. He graduated from Rush Medical College. Christopher J. Crnich, MD has written publications. He has 36 publications published with PubMed. The lastest paper is: 'Results of a Veterans Affairs employee education program on antimicrobial stewardship for older adults.' He accepts Medicare payments and is registered with Medicare.gov.

Publications

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• Results of a Veterans Affairs employee education program on antimicrobial stewardship for older adults.
• "Oops! I forgot HIV": Resident physician self-audits and universal HIV screening.
• Assessing Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Clustering in Different Healthcare Facilities: A Comparison of Pulsed-Gel Electrophoresis and a Commercial...
• Clinical uncertainties in the approach to long term care residents with possible urinary tract infection.
• An antibiotic prescription induces resistance at the individual level more than the group level.
• Predicting the Impact of Contact Precautions on Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Outcomes: Caution Up Ahead.
• Antibiotic resistance in non-major metropolitan skilled nursing facilities: prevalence and interfacility variation.
• Swab Culture of Purulent Skin Infection to Detect Infection or Colonization With Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria.
• Estimating excess length of stay due to central line-associated bloodstream infection: separating the wheat from the chaff.
• Assessment of Risk Factors for Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms to Guide Empiric Antibiotic Selection in Long Term Care: A Dilemma.
• Herpes zoster vaccine in nursing facility residents: safety questions remain.
• Treatment of bacteriuria in older adults: still room for improvement.
• Bacteremic outcomes in older adults: what is age telling us?
• Diagnostic accuracy of criteria for urinary tract infection in a cohort of nursing home residents.
• Longitudinal trends in antibiotic resistance in US nursing homes, 2000-2004.
• Does the composition of urinary catheters influence clinical outcomes and the results of research studies?
• The risk of bloodstream infection in adults with different intravascular devices: a systematic review of 200 published prospective studies.
• History forgotten is history relived: nosocomial infection control is also essential in the outpatient setting.
• Are antimicrobial-impregnated catheters effective? When does repetition reach the point of exhaustion?
• Pneumonia in the nursing home.
• The effects of prolonged ethanol exposure on the mechanical properties of polyurethane and silicone catheters used for intravascular access.
• The role of the intensive care unit environment in the pathogenesis and prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia.
• The pathogenesis of ventilator-associated pneumonia: its relevance to developing effective strategies for prevention.
• An approach to endemic multi-drug-resistant bacteria in nursing homes.
• Are antimicrobial-impregnated catheters effective? Don't throw out the baby with the bathwater.
• Treatment of pneumococcal pneumonia: what's in an MIC?
• The attributable cost, length of hospital stay, and mortality of central line-associated bloodstream infection in intensive care departments in Argentina: A prospectiv...
• Effect of an infection control program using education and performance feedback on rates of intravascular device-associated bloodstream infections in intensive care un...
• Ventilator-associated pneumonia: does surveillance have a role in its management?
• Hot tub-associated necrotizing pneumonia due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
• Line sepsis in the ICU: prevention, diagnosis, and management.
• The promise of novel technology for the prevention of intravascular device-related bloodstream infection. II. Long-term devices.
• The promise of novel technology for the prevention of intravascular device-related bloodstream infection. I. Pathogenesis and short-term devices.
• The Role of Intravascular Devices in Sepsis.
• Nosocomial Infections in the Intensive Care Unit Associated with Invasive Medical Devices.

Schools

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• Rush University

• University Of Wi Hospital and Cli

Doctors Specialties

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• Infectious Disease Medicine
• Infectious Disease

Accepted Insurances

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Education

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• University of Wisconsin
• Rush Medical College

Hospital

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• William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital

Drug Facts

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NPI NUMBER		1740257419
NPPES Provider LastName		CRNICH
NPPES Provider FirstName		CHRISTOPHER
NPPES Provider ZIPCode		53792
NPPES Provider State		WI
Specialty Description		Infectious Disease
Total Claim Count		114.0
Distinct Opioid Count		0.0
Opioid Claim Count		0.0
Percent Opioid Claims		0.0

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Medicare Facts

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National Provider Identifier [NPI]	1740257419
Last Name Of The Provider	CRNICH
First Name Of The Provider	CHRISTOPHER
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