Publications

William A. Rutala, Ph.D., M.P.H.

Publications Since 1990

• Referred Journals
  
• Books


• Contributions to Textbooks


• Editorials/Commentaries/Correspondence/Letters/WhitePapers (Refereed Journals)


• Non-Refereed Journals


• Proceedings


• Project Reports


• Book Reviews


• Abstracts
  

Referred Journals

• Buehrer J, DJ Weber, AA Meyer, PR Becherer , WA Rutala, B Wilson, ML Smiley and GC White. 1990. Wound infection rates after invasive procedures in HIV-1 seropositive versus HIV-1 seronegative hemophiliacs. Ann. Surg. 211:492-498.
• Rutala WA . 1990. APIC guideline for selection and use of disinfectants. Am. J. Infect. Control. 18:99-117 (translanted into Spanish by the Pan American Health Organization).
• Cole EC, WA Rutala, L Nessen , NS Wannamaker and DJ Weber. 1990. Effect of methodology, dilution, and exposure time on the tuberculocidal activity of glutaraldehyde-based disinfectants. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 56:1813-1817.
• Weber DJ, MB Wilson , WA Rutala and CA Thomann. 1990. Manual ventilation bags as a source for bacterial colonization of intubated patients. Am. Review Resp. Dis. 142:892-894.
• a. Rutala WA. Disinfection in the operating room. 1990. Today's OR Nurse 12:30-38.
• b. Rutala WA. Disinfection and flash sterilization in the operating room. 1991. J. Ophthal. Nursing Technol. 10:106-115.
• Rutala DR, WA Rutala, DJ Weber and CA Thomann. 1991. Infection risks associated with spirometry. Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol. 12:89-92. pdf
• Hoffmann KK, DJ Weber and WA Rutala. 1991. Infection control strategies relevant to employee health. J. Am. Assoc. Occup. Health Nurses. 39:167-181.
• Rutala WA , EP Clontz, DJ Weber and KK Hoffmann. 1991. Disinfection practices for endoscopes and other semicritical items. Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol. 12:282-288. pdf
• Weber DJ, WA Rutala and WA Orenstein. 1991. Prevention of mumps, measles and rubella among hospital personnel. J. Pediatrics. 119:233-236.
• Marshburn PB, WA Rutala , NS Wannamaker and JF Hulka. 1991. Gas and steam sterilization of assembled versus disassembled laparoscopic equipment: Microbiologic studies. J. Reprod. Med. 36:483-487.
• Rutala WA and DJ Weber. 1991. Infectious waste: Mismatch between science and policy. N. Engl. J. Med. 325:578-582.
• Rutala WA , EC Cole , NS Wannamaker and DJ Weber. l991. Inactivation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium bovis by 14 hospital disinfectants. Am. J. Med. 91(3B):267S-271S.
• Weber DJ, PR Becherer , WA Rutala , MB Wilson, GP Samsa and GC White. 1991. Nosocomial infections rate as a function of HIV-1 status in hemophiliacs. Am. J. Med. 91(3B):206S-212S.
• Weber DJ, KK Hoffmann and WA Rutala. 1991. Management of the healthcare worker infected with human immunodeficiency virus: Lessons from nosocomial transmission of hepatitis B virus. Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol. 12:625-630. pdf
• a. Rutala WA, CG Mayhall and the Society of Hospital Epidemiology of America . l992. SHEA position paper: Medical waste . Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol. 13:38-48. pdf
• b. Also published in Penn Dental J. 1994;61:13-21.
• Hanson LG, DJ Weber, WA Rutala and GP Samsa. 1992. Risk factors for nosocomial pneumonia in the elderly. Am. J. Med. 92:161-166.
• Weber DJ, WA Rutala, GP Samsa , MB Wilson and KK Hoffmann. 1992 Relative frequency of nosocomial pathogens at a university hospital during the decade, 1980-1989. Am. J. Infect. Control. 20:192-197.
• Hoffmann KK, DJ Weber, GP Samsa and WA Rutala. 1992. Transparent polyurethene film as an intravenous catheter dressing: A meta analysis of the infection risks. JAMA. 267:2072-2076.
• Rutala WA and DJ Weber. 1992. Medical waste: Dissonance between science and policy. INDA Journal Nonwoven Research. (Adapted from NEJM article). 4:22-25.
• Rutala WA , MF Gergen and DJ Weber. 1993 Inactivation of Clostridium difficile spores by disinfectants. Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol. 14:36-39. pdf
• Rutala WA , MF Gergen and DJ Weber. 1993. Evaluation of a rapid readout biological indicator for flash sterilization with three biological indicators and three chemical indicators. Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol. 14:390-394. pdf
• Rutala WA , MF Gergen and DJ Weber. 1993. Sporicidal activity of chemical sterilants used in hospitals. Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol. 14:713-718.
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• Weber DJ and WA Rutala. 1994. Management of healthcare workers exposed to pertussis. Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol. 15:411-415.
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• Rutala WA and DJ Weber. 1995. FDA labeling requirements for disinfection of endoscopes: A counterpoint. Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol. 16:231-235.
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• Rutala WA , SM Jones, JM Worthington, PC Reist, and DJ Weber. 1995. Efficacy of portable filtration units in reducing aerosolized particles in the size range of Mycobacterium tuberculosis . Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol. 16:391-398.
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• Rutala WA and the APIC Guidelines Committee. 1995. Draft APIC guideline for selection and use of disinfectants. Am. J. Infect. Control. 23:35A-67A.
• Cunnion K, DJ Weber, WE Broadhead, LG Hanson, CF Pieper, WA Rutala. 1996. Risk factors for nosocomial pneumonia: Comparing adult critical-care populations. Am. J. Resp. Crit. Care Med. 153:158-162.
• Rutala WA and DJ Weber. 1996. Low-temperature sterilization technology: Do we need to redefine sterilization? Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol. 17:87-91.
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• Rutala WA , Disinfection and sterilization of patient-care items. 1996. Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol. 17:377-384.
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• Rutala WA , SM Jones and DJ Weber. 1996. Comparison of a rapid readout biological indicator for steam sterilization with four conventional biological indicators and five chemical indicators. Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol. 17:423-428.
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• Weber DJ, WA Rutala and H Hamilton. 1996. Prevention and control of varicella zoster infections in healthcare facilities. Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol. 17:694-705.
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• Weber DJ, WA Rutala and FW Denny. 1996. Management of healthcare workers with pharyngitis or suspected streptococcal infections. Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol. 17:753-761.
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• Rutala WA and the APIC Guideline Committee. 1996. APIC guideline for selection and use of disinfectants. Am. J. Infect. Control. 24:312-342.
• Rutala WA , MM Steigel, FA Sarubbi and DJ Weber. 1997. Susceptibility of antibiotic-susceptible and antibiotic-resistant hospital bacteria to disinfectants. Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol. 18:417-421.
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• Rutala WA and DJ Weber. 1997. Uses of inorganic hypochlorite (bleach) in health care facilities. Clin. Microbiol. Rev. 10:597-610.
• Rutala WA , EC Cole , CA Thomann and DJ Weber. 1998. Stability and bactericidal activity of chlorine solutions. Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol. 19:323-327.
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• Rutala WA , MF Gergen, JF Jones, DJ Weber. 1998. Levels of microbial contamination on surgical instruments. Am. J. Infect. Control. 26:143-145.
• Rutala WA , MF Gergen, DJ Weber. 1998. Comparative evaluation of the sporicidal activity of low-temperature sterilization technologies: Ethylene oxide, 2 plasma sterilization systems, and liquid peracetic acid. Am. J. Infect. Control. 26:393-398.
• Rutala WA and DJ Weber. 1998. Clinical effectiveness of low-temperature sterilization technology. Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol. 19:798-804. pdf
• Rutala WA and DJ Weber. 1999. Disinfection of endoscopes: Review of new chemical sterilants used as high-level disinfectants. Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol. 20:69-76. pdf
• Barbee SL, DJ Weber, MD Sobsey , WA Rutala. 1999. Susceptibility of Cryptosporidium parvum to disinfection and sterilization processes. Gastroint. Endosc. 49:605-611.
• Weber DJ, WA Rutala, CN Bennett, M Jordon, M Gergen. 1999. Faucet aerators: A source of patient colonization with Stenotrophomonas maltophilia . Am. J. Infect. Control. 27:56-58.
• Weber DJ, R Raasch and WA Rutala. 1999. Nosocomial infections in the intensive care unit: The growing importance of antibiotic resistant pathogens. Chest. 115:34S-41S.
• Rutala WA , MF Gergen and DJ Weber. 1999. Sporicidal activity of a new low-temperature sterilization technology: The Sterrad 50 Sterilizer. Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol. 20:514-516. pdf
• Rutala WA and DJ Weber. 1999. Infection control: The role of disinfection and sterilization. J Hosp. Infect. 43:S43-S55.
• Weber DJ, SL Barbee, MD Sobsey , WA Rutala. 1999. The effect of blood on the antiviral activity of sodium hypochlorite, a phenolic, and a quaternary ammonium compound. Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol. 20:821-827. pdf
• Rutala WA , SL Barbee, N Aguiar, MD Sobsey and DJ Weber. 2000. Antimicrobial activity of home disinfectants and natural products against potential human pathogens. Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol. 21:33-38. pdf
• Rutala WA , DJ Weber, MF Gergen , AR Gratta. 2000. Effectiveness of pasteurization for disinfection of respiratory care equipment. Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol. 21:333-336. pdf
• Weber DJ and WA Rutala. 2001. Risks and prevention of nosocomial transmission of rare zoonotic diseases. Clin Infect Dis. 32:446-456.
• Rutala WA and DJ Weber. 2001. New methods in disinfection and sterilization. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 7:348-353. pdf
• Rutala WA and DJ Weber. 2001. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: Recommendations for Disinfection and Sterilization. Clin Infect Dis. 32:1348-1356.
• Rutala WA and DJ Weber. 2001 A review of the use of gowns and drapes (single use and reusable) in healthcare. Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol. 22:248-257. pdf
• Weber DJ and WA Rutala. 2001. The emerging infectious pathogens Cryptosporidium , E. coli O157:H7, Helicobacter pylori , and Hepatitis C: Epidemiology, environmental survival, efficacy of disinfection and control measures. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 22:306-315. pdf
• Rutala WA and DJ Weber. 2001. Surface disinfection: Should we do it? J Hosp Infect. 48:S64- S68.
• Weber DJ and WA Rutala. 2001. Lessons from outbreaks associated with bronchoscopy. Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol. 22:403-408. pdf
• Weber DJ, Raasch RH, Rutala WA. Healthcare-associated pneumonia. 2002. Current Treatment Opinions in Pulmonary Med. 4:141-151.
• Hoffmann KK, DJ Weber, WA Rutala, MF Gergen and LJ Weaver. 2002. Pseudomonas aeruginosa post-operative endophthalmitis linked to a contaminated phacoemulsifier. Arch Opthalmol. 120:90-93.
• Weber DJ and Rutala WA. 2002. Managing the risks of nosocomial transmission of prion diseases. Current Opinions in Infectious Diseases. 15:421-426.
• Weber DJ, Sickbert-Bennett E, Gergen MF, Rutala WA. 2003. Efficacy of selected hand hygiene agents used to remove Bacillus atrophaeus (a surrogate of Bacillus anthracis ) from contaminated hands. JAMA. 289:1274-1277.
• Nelson DB, Jarvis WR, Rutala WA, Foxx-Orenstein AE, Isenberg G, Dash GP, et al. 2003. Multi-society guideline for reprocessing flexible gastrointestinal endoscopes. Gastro Endoscopy 58:1-8 and Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2003;24:532-537 and Am J Infect Control 2003;31:309-315.
• Min SS, Weber DJ, Donovan BJ, Gilligan P, Bairns B, Rutala WA. 2003. Multidrug resistant Enterococcus faecium in a burn patient. Clin Infect Dis 36:1210-1211.
• Sickbert-Bennett E, Weber DJ, Gergen-Teague MF, Rutala WA. 2004. The effect of test variables on the efficacy of hand hygiene agents. Am J Infect Control 32:69-83.
• Rutala WA, Weber DJ. 2004. Registration of disinfectants based on relative microbicidal activity. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 25:333-41. pdf
• Rutala WA , DJ Weber. 2004. Reprocessing endoscopes: United States perspective. J Hosp Infection. 56 (Supplement 2): S27-S39.
• Dubin MG, White DR, Melroy CT, Gergan MT, Rutala WA, Senior BA. 2004. Multi-use Venturi nasal atomizer contamination in a clinical rhinologic practice. Am J Rhinol. 18:151-156.
• Rutala WA, Weber DJ. 2004. Disinfection and sterilization in health-care facilities: What clinicians need to know. Clin Infect Dis. 39:702-9.
• Sickbert-Bennett E, Weber DJ, Gergen MF, Sobsey MD, Rutala WA. 2005. Comparative efficacy of hand hygiene agents in the reduction of bacteria and viruses. Am J Infect Control. 33:66-77.
• Weber DJ and WA Rutala. New antibiotic agents: Problems and prospects. 2005. Surg Infect. 6 (Suppl 2); S-97-107.
• Weber DJ, Sickbert-Bennett EE, Vinje J, Brown VM, MacFarquhar JK, Engel JP, Rutala WA. 2005. Lessons learned from a norovirus outbreak in a locked pediatric inpatient psychiatry unit. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 26:841-843. pdf (scroll to p 841)
• Rutala WA, Peacock JE, Gergen MF, Sobsey MD, Weber DJ. 2006. Efficacy of hospital germicides against adenovirus 8, a common cause of epidemic keratoconjunctivitis in health care facilities. Antimicrobial Agents Chemother. 50:1419-24.
• Rutala WA, White MS, Gergen MF, Weber DJ. 2006. Bacterial contamination of keyboards: Efficacy and functional impact of disinfectants. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 27:372-7. pdf
• Weber DJ, WA Rutala. 2006. Use of germicides in the home and health care setting: Is there a relationship between germicide use and antimicrobial resistance. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 27;1107-19. pdf
• Rutala WA, Weber DJ. 2007. How to Assess Risk of Disease Transmission to Patients When There Is a Failure to Follow Recommended Disinfection and Sterilization Guidelines. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 28;146-155. pdf
• Rutala WA, Weber DJ, and Healthcare Infection Control Advisory Committee. CDC guideline for disinfection and sterilization in health-care facilities. Morb Mort Wkly Report. In Press
• Weber DJ, Rutala WA, Samsa GP, Brown V, Sickbert-Bennett EE, Neiderman MS. 2007. Microbiology of ventilator-associated pneumonia compared to non-ventilator associated hospital-acquired pneumonia. Control Hosp. Epidemiol. 28:825-831. pdf
• Rutala WA, MF Gergen, DJ Weber. 2007. Disinfection of a probe used in ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy. Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol. 28:916-919. pdf
• Rutala WA, MF Gergen, DJ Weber. 2007. Microbiologic evaluation of microfiber mops for surface disinfection. Am J Infect Control 35:569-573.
• Weber DJ, Rutala WA, Sickbert-Bennett EE. 2007. Outbreaks associated with contaminated antiseptics and disinfectants. Antimicrob. Agents Chemotherapy. 51:4217-4224.
• Weber DJ, Sickbert-Bennett EE, Brown V, Rutala WA. 2007. Comparison of hospitalwide surveillance and targeted intensive care unit surveillance of healthcare-associated infections. Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol. 28:1361-1366. pdf
• Rutala WA, MF Gergen, and DJ Weber. 2008. Impact of an oil-based lubricant on the effectiveness of the sterilization processes. Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol. 29:69-72. pdf
• Weber DJ, Engemann JJ, Patterson KB, Hoffmann KK, Duffus W, Arduino M, Cox GM, Schell W, Edupuganti S, Cook PP, Kaye KS, Rutala WA, Lim S, Engel J. Outbreak of Wangiella dermatitidis linked to contaminated injectable steroids prepared by a compounding pharmacy. Submitted for publication.
• Jordan JG, Weber DJ, Sheridan SL, Rutala WA. Mandatory Tdap vaccine: A survey of nurses' and other healthcare workers' attitudes and beliefs. Submitted for publication.
• Casanova L, Alfano-Sobsey E, Rutala WA, Weber DJ, Sobsey MD. Assessing the risk of viral transmission from contaminated personal protective equipment in the healthcare setting. Submitted for publication.

Books

• Rutala WA (editor). Chemical Germicides in Health Care. Polyscience Publications, Quebec, Canada. 1995. 312 pages.
• Rutala WA and DJ Weber (editors). Nosocomial Infections: Current Topics. Infectious Disease Clinics of North America . Volume 11, June 1997. WB Saunders, Philadelphia .
• Rutala WA (editor). Disinfection, Sterilization and Antisepsis in Health Care. Polyscience Publications, Champlain , NY . 1998. 292 pages.
• Rutala WA (editor). Disinfection, Sterilization, and Antisepsis: Principles and Practices in Healthcare Facilities. Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Washington , DC . 2001. 233 pages.
• Rutala WA (editor). Disinfection, Sterilization, and Antisepsis. Principles, Practices, Challenges, and New Research. Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Washington , DC . 2004. 232 pages.
• Rutala WA (editor). Disinfection, Sterilization and Antisepsis: Principles, Practices, Current Issues, and New Research. Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Washington, DC. 2007. 281 pages.

Contributions to Textbooks

• Weber DJ and WA Rutala. 1991. Public health for medical staff. In Yamada T, Alpers DH, Owyang C, Powell DW, Silverstein FE (eds): Textbook of Gastroenterology. JB Lippincott Company, Philadelphia . pp. 1042-1064.
• Rutala WA . Disinfection, sterilization and waste disposal. 1993. In Wenzel RP, editor: Prevention and control of nosocomial infections. Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore. pp. 460-495.
• Weber DJ and WA Rutala. 1993. Environmental reservoirs of infectious agents. In Wenzel RP, Prevention and control of nosocomial infections. Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore. pp. 420-449.
• Weber DJ and WA Rutala. 1994. Infection control in critical care units. In Moylan, Surgical Critical Care. Mosby, St. Louis . pp.807-843.
• Rutala WA and DJ Weber. 1995. Chemical germicides use in the United States : 1994 and Beyond. In Rutala WA . Chemical Germicides in Health Care, Polyscience Publications. Quebec , Canada . pp. 1-22.
• Weber DJ and WA Rutala. 1995. The use of metals as microbicides in the prevention of nosocomial infections. In Rutala WA . Chemical Germicides in Health Care, Polyscience Publications. Quebec , Canada . pp. 271-286.
• Rutala WA . 1995. Antisepsis, disinfection and sterilization in the hospital and related institutions. In Balows A, Manual of Clinical Microbiology, ASM, Washington DC . 227-245.
• Weber DJ and WA Rutala. 1996. Nosocomial infections associated with respiratory therapy. In Mayhall CG, Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control. Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore. 748-758.
• Weber DJ, AS Baker, WA Rutala. 1996. Epidemiology and prevention of nosocomial infections associated with animals in the hospital. In Mayhall CG, Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control. Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore. 1109-1126.
• Rutala WA . 1996. Selection and use of disinfectants in health care. In Mayhall CG, Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control. Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore. 913-936.
• Weber DJ, KH Hoffmann , WA Rutala. 1996. Infection control in gene therapy. In Mayhall CG, Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control. Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore. 794-797.
• Weber DJ, AS Baker and WA Rutala. 1996. Nosocomial ocular infections. In Mayhall CG, Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control. Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore. 237-246.
• Rutala WA and KM Shafer. 1996. Cleaning, disinfection and sterilization, In Olmstead R, editor: The APIC curriculum for infection control practice. Mosby, St. Louis . 15-1-15-7.
• Rutala WA . Disinfection, sterilization and waste disposal. 1997. In Wenzel RP, edition: Prevention and control of nosocomial infections. Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore. pp. 539-593.
• Weber DJ and WA Rutala. 1997. Environmental reservoirs of infectious agents. In Wenzel RP, editor: Prevention and control of nosocomial infections. Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore. pp. 491-514.
• Weber DJ, WA Rutala and CG Mayhall. 1998. Nosocomial respiratory tract infections and gram-negative pneumonia. In Fishman AP, 3rd edition, Pulmonary Diseases and Disorders. McGraw-Hill , NY . pp. 2213-2233.
• Rutala WA . 1998. Disinfection and sterilization of patient care items. In Herwaldt LA and Decker MD, editors. A practical handbook for hospital epidemiologists. Slack Inc., Thorofare , NJ . pp. 271-280.
• Rutala WA and DJ Weber. 1998. Principles of disinfection. In Rutala WA , Sterilization, Disinfection and Antisepsis in Health Care, Polyscience Publications, Champlain , New York . pp.133-150.
• Weber DJ and WA Rutala. 1998. Occupational risks associated with the use of selected disinfectants and sterilants. In Rutala WA . Sterilization, Disinfection and Antisepsis in Health Care, Polyscience Publications, Champlain , NY . pp. 211-226.
• Rutala WA and DJ Weber. 1999. Low-temperature sterilization technologies. In Morrissey RF, and JB Kowalski. Sterilization of Medical Products, Polyscience Publications, Champlain , NY . pp. 301-312.
• Weber DJ, K Weigle and WA Rutala. 1999. Vaccines for healthcare workers. In Plotkin SA and WA Orenstein, editors. Vaccines. 3 rd edition. WB Saunders, Philadelphia . pp. 1107-1130.
• Weber DJ and WA Rutala. Zoonotic infections. 1999. In Langley RL, Occupational Medicine: Animal Handlers. Hanley & Belfus Medical Publishers, Philadelphia . pp.247-284
• Weber DJ, M Durand and WA Rutala. Nosocomial ocular infections. 1999. In Mayhall CG, Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins , New York . pp. 287-300.
• Weber DJ and WA Rutala. 1999. Epidemiology and prevention of nosocomial infections associated with animals in the hospital. In Mayhall CG, Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins , New York . pp. 1399-1422.
• Weber DJ and WA Rutala. 1999. Nosocomial infections associated with respiratory therapy. In Mayhall CG, Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins , New York . pp. 959-972.
• Israel BF, DJ Weber and WA Rutala. Infection Control in gene therapy. 1999. In Mayhall CG, Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins , New York . pp. 1015-1020.
• Rutala WA . Selection and use of disinfectants in health care. 1999. In Mayhall CG, ed. Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins , New York . pp. 1161-1189.
• Weber DJ and WA Rutala. 2000. A Varicella Immunization Program. In Poland GA, Schaffner W, Pugliese G editors. Immunizing Healthcare Workers: A Practical Approach. Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America , Thorofare , NJ . pp. 243-260.
• Weber DJ, K. Weigle and WA Rutala. 2000. Immunization of healthcare workers with altered host defenses. In Poland GA, Schnaffer W, Pugliese G, editors. Immunizing Healthcare Workers: A Practical Approach. Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America , Thorofare , NJ . pp.193-208.
• Weber DJ and WA Rutala. 2000. Systemic infections in animals. In Schlossberg D, Current Therapy of Infectious Diseases. Mosby, St. Louis , Missouri . pp. 306-310.
• Rutala WA and DJ Weber. 2000. Cleaning, disinfection and sterilization. In APIC Text of Infection Control and Epidemiology. APIC, Washington , DC , 55-1 - 55-60.
• Weber DJ and WA Rutala. 2000. Varicella immunization of health care workers. In Panlilio and DM Cardo, editors. Bailliere's Clinical Infectious Diseases. Prevention strategies for health care workers. Harcourt, London , pp. 405-419.
• Weber DJ and WA Rutala. 2001. Use of metals as microbiocides. In Block SS, editor. Disinfection, Sterilization and Preservation. 6 th edition. Lea & Febiger, Philadelphia . 415-430.
• Weber DJ and WA Rutala. 2001. Biologic basis of infectious diseases. In Thomas J, Weber DJ, Epidemiologic Methods for the Study of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Oxford University Press, New York, 3-27.
• Rutala WA and DJ Weber. 2001. New technologies in disinfection and sterilization. In Rutala WA , editor. Disinfection, Sterilization, and Antisepsis in Health Care: Principles and Practices in Healthcare, APIC, Washington DC , pp. 97-109.
• Rutala WA and DJ Weber. 2001. An overview of the use of chemical germicides. In Rutala WA , editor. Disinfection, Sterilization, and Antisepsis in Health Care: Principles and Practices in Healthcare, APIC, Washington DC , pp. 1-15.
• Weber DJ and WA Rutala. 2001. Disinfection and environmental survival of emerging pathogens. In Rutala WA , editor. Disinfection, Sterilization, and Antisepsis in Health Care: Principles and Practices in Healthcare, APIC, Washington DC , pp. 120-129.
• Rutala WA and DJ Weber. 2001. Management of equipment contaminated with Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. In Rutala WA , editor. Disinfection, Sterilization, and Antisepsis in Health Care: Principles and Practices in Healthcare, APIC, Washington DC , pp. 167-172.
• Weber DJ, Rutala WA, DiMarino Jr. 2002. Prevention of Infection following Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: The Importance of Prophylaxis and Reprocessing. In DiMarino AJ, Benjamin SB, editors. Gastrointestinal Diseases: An Endoscopic Approach. Slack, Thorofare , NJ , pp. 87-106.
• Rutala WA . 2002. Flash sterilization and sterilization monitoring. In APIC Text of Infection Control and Epidemiology. APIC, Washington , DC , 55B-1 – 55B-5.
• Rutala WA, Weber DJ. 2003. Modern advances in disinfection, sterilization and medical waste management. In Wenzel RP, editor. Prevention and Control of Nosocomial Infections. 4 th edition. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, pp. 542-574.
• Weber DJ, Rutala WA. 2003. The environment as a source of nosocomial infections. In Wenzel RP, editor. Prevention and Control of Nosocomial Infections. 4 th edition. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, pp. 575-597.
• Weber DJ, Rutala WA. Tuberculosis. 2003. Netter's Internal Medicine. In Runge MS, Greganti MA. Icon Learning Systems, Teterboro , NJ . 535-544.
• Weber DJ, Rutala WA. Infectious diseases in travelers. 2003. Netter's Internal Medicine. In Runge MS, Greganti MA. Icon Learning Systems, Teterboro , NJ . 496-502.
• Weber DJ, Dolan MS, Rutala WA. 2003. Infections and infectious exposures in pregnancy. In MD Perlman, JE Tintinalli, PL Dyne, editors. Obstetrics and Gynecologic Emergencies: Diagnosis and Management. McGraw Hill , New York . 225-262.
• Weber DJ, Wohl DA, Rutala WA. 2003. Rabies. In J Tintinalli, GD Kelen, JS Stapczynski, editors. Emergency Medicine. McGraw Hill. 946-952.
• Weber DJ, WA Rutala. 2003. Immunization of immune-compromised persons. Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America . In: GA Poland , editor. Vaccines in the 21 st Century. WB Saunders Company, Philadelphia . 23:605-634.
• Rutala WA , DJ Weber. Selection and use of disinfectants in health care. 2004. In Mayhall CG, ed. Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins , New York . 1473-1522.
• DJ Weber, WA Rutala. Epidemiology and prevention of nosocomial infections associated with animals in the hospital. 2004. In Mayhall CG, ed. Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins , New York . 1787-1808.
• DJ Weber, ME Evans , WA Rutala. Infection control in gene therapy. 2004. In Mayhall CG, ed. Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins , New York . 1279-1288.
• Durand M, DJ Weber DJ, WA Rutala. Nosocomial ocular infections. 2004. In Mayhall CG, ed. Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins , New York . 401-414.
• Kaye SM, DJ Weber, WA Rutala. Nosocomial infections associated with respiratory therapy. 2004. In Mayhall CG, ed. Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins , New York . 1207-1222.
• Rutala WA, DJ Weber. 2004. Disinfection and sterilization in healthcare facilities: Draft CDC Guidelines. In Rutala WA, editor. Disinfection, Sterilization, and Antisepsis: Principles, Practices, Challenges, and New Research. Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Washington, DC. 42-75.
• Rutala WA, DJ Weber. 2004. Surface disinfection: Should we do it? In Rutala WA, editor. Disinfection, Sterilization, and Antisepsis. Principles, Practices, Challenges, and New Research. Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Washington, DC. 216-225.
• Sterilization, and Antisepsis. Principles, Practices, Challenges, and New Research. Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Washington, DC. 158-161.
• Weber DJ, WA Rutala. 2004. Disinfection and sterilization of potential bioterrorism agents. In Rutala WA, editor. Disinfection, Sterilization, and Antisepsis. Principles, Practices, Challenges, and New Research. Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Washington, DC. 86-103.
• perspective. In Morrissey RF, and JB Kowalski. International Kilmer Conference Proceedings, Polyscience Publications, Laval, Canada. 128-148.
• Rutala WA, DJ Weber. 2005. Disinfection, sterilization and control of hospital waste. In GL Mandell, JE Bennett, R Dolan, editors. Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases, Elsevier, Philadelphia. 3331-3346.
• Weber DJ, Cohen MS, WA Rutala. 2005. The acutely ill patient with fever and rash. In GL Mandell, JE Bennett, R Dolan, editors. Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases, Elsevier, Philadelphia. 729-746.
• Weber DJ, Rutala WA. 2005. Zoonoses. In BS Levy, GR Wagner, KM Rest, JL Weeks, editors. Preventing occupational disease and injury. American Public Health Association. 506-523.
• Rutala WA, DJ Weber. The hospital environment. Brewer T, editor. Guide to Infection Control in the Hospital. International Society for Infectious Diseases. Boston. 13-20.
• Rutala WA and DJ Weber. 2005. Cleaning, disinfection and sterilization in health care facilities. In APIC Text of Infection Control and Epidemiology. APIC, Washington, DC. 21.1-21.12
• Rutala WA and DJ Weber. 2006. Disinfection and sterilization in health-care facilities. In Jarvis WR, editor. Hospital Infections. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA.
• Rutala WA and DJ Weber. 2007. How to assess risk of disease transmission to patients when there is a failure to follow recommended disinfection and sterilization practices. In Rutala WA, editor. Disinfection, Sterilization, and Antisepsis: Principles, Practices, Current Issues and New Research. Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Washington, DC. 221-236.
• Rutala WA and DJ Weber. 2007. An overview of disinfection and sterilization in health care facilities. In Rutala WA, editor. Disinfection, Sterilization, and Antisepsis: Principles, Practices, Current Issues and New Research. Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Washington, DC. 12-48.
• Weber DJ, Rutala WA, Sickbert-Bennett-EE. 2007. Efficacy of medical devices impregnated with antiseptics or antibiotics for preventing healthcare-associated infections. In Rutala WA, editor. Disinfection, Sterilization, and Antisepsis: Principles, Practices, Current Issues and New Research. Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Washington, DC. 164-187.
• Rutala WA and DJ Weber. 2007. Surface disinfection: New processes and products. In Rutala WA, editor. Disinfection, Sterilization, and Antisepsis: Principles, Practices, Current Issues and New Research. Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Washington, DC. 97-106.
• Weber DJ, Rutala WA, Sickbert-Bennett-EE. 2007. Outbreaks associated with contaminated antiseptics and disinfectants. In Rutala WA, editor. Disinfection, Sterilization, and Antisepsis: Principles, Practices, Current Issues and New Research. Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Washington, DC. 49-59.
• Weber DJ, Rutala WA. 2007. Use of germicides in the home and the healthcare setting: Is there a relationship between germicide use and antibiotic resistance? In Rutala WA, editor. Disinfection, Sterilization, and Antisepsis: Principles, Practices, Current Issues and New Research. Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Washington, DC. 248-271.
• Weber DJ and WA Rutala. 2008. Vaccines for healthcare workers. In Plotkin SA, WA Orenstein, PA Offitt, editors. Vaccines. 5th edition. Saunders Elsevier. 1453-1477.
• Weber DJ, Leone P, Rutala WA. Pulmonary tuberculosis. Netter's Internal Medicine. In Runge MS, Greganti MA. Icon Learning Systems, Teterboro, NJ. In press.
• Weber DJ, Wohl DA, Rutala WA. Infectious diseases in travelers. Netter's Internal Medicine. In Runge MS, Greganti MA. Icon Learning Systems, Teterboro, NJ. In press.
• Weber DJ, Brown V, Sickbert-Bennett EE, Rutala WA. Intravascular catheter infections. Netter's Internal Medicine. In Runge MS, Greganti MA. Icon Learning Systems, Teterboro, NJ. In press.
• Weber DJ, Peppercorn A, Rutala WA. Cellulitis. Netter's Internal Medicine. In Runge MS, Greganti MA. Icon Learning Systems, Teterboro, NJ. In press.
• Weber DJ, Peppercorn A, Rutala WA. Community-acquired pneumonia. Netter's Internal Medicine. In Runge MS, Greganti MA. Icon Learning Systems, Teterboro, NJ. In press.
• Weber DJ, Ghneim GS and WA Rutala. Systemic infections from animals. In Schlossberg D, Clinical Infectious Diseases. Cambridge University Press. In press.

Editorials/Commentaries/Correspondence/Letters/White Papers (Refereed Journals )

• Brown V, C Bishop, WA Rutala and DJ Weber. 1994. HEPA respirators and tuberculosis in hospital workers. N Engl J Med. 331;1659. Letter.
• Dehmer GJ and WA Rutala. 1994. Current use of green dye curves. Am J Cardiol. 75:170-171. Editorial.
• Rutala WA and DJ Weber. 1995. Environmental interventions to control nosocomial infections. Infect. Control Hosp Epidemiol. 16:442-443. Editorial.
• Rutala WA and DJ Weber. 1995. FDA labeling requirements for disinfection of endoscopes: A counterpoint. Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol. 16:496-498. Reply.
• DiMarino AJ, J Leung, D Wolf, G Zuccaro, T Gage, W Ravich, G Zuckerman, V Walter, S Walker, WA Rutala, S Barrett, W Bond (ASGE Ad Hoc Committee on Disinfection). Reprocessing of flexible Gastrointestinal Endoscopes - An American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy White Paper. Gastroenterology Nursing. 1996; 19:109-122.
• Rutala WA and DJ Weber. 1996. Comparison of a rapid readout biological indicator for steam sterilization with four conventional biological indicators and five chemical indicators. Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol. 17:773. Reply.
• Rutala WA and DJ Weber. 1997. Epidemiology: A critical tool for infection control professionals. Am J Infect Control. 25:193-194. Editorial.
• Weber DJ and WA Rutala. 1997. Role of environmental contamination in the transmission of vancomycin-resistant Enterococci. Infect Cont Hosp Epidemiol. 18:306-309. Editorial.
• Rutala WA, FA Sarubbi, CS Finch, JN MacCormack, GE Steinkraus. 1982. Oyster-associated outbreak of diarrheal disease possibly caused by Plesiomonas shigelloides . Lancet. 1:739. Letter.
• Rutala WA and DJ Weber. 1997. Water as a reservoir of nosocomial pathogens. Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol. 18:609-616. Editorial.
• Weber DJ, WA Rutala and K Wergle. 1997. Selection and use of vaccines for healthcare workers. Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol. 18:682-687. Editorial.
• Rutala WA and DJ Weber. 1998. Soaking endoscopes in 2% glutaraldehyde for 20 minutes. A risk management perspective. Am. J. Infect. Control. 26:154-155. Reply.
• Clontz EP, KK Hoffmann, WA Rutala and DJ Weber. 1998. Statewide program for infection control and epidemiology spread computer virus. Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol. 19:737-738.
• Shimokura G, DJ Weber and WA Rutala. 1998. Hepatitis C virus in hemodialysis centers. Am Nephrol Nurses Assoc. J. 25:541-542.
• Weber DJ and WA Rutala. 1999. Pertussis: An under appreciated risk for nosocomial outbreaks. Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol. 19:825-828. Editorial.
• Rutala WA, DJ Weber and KJ Chappell. 1999. Patient injury from flash-sterilized instruments. Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol. 20:458-459. Letter
• Rutala WA and DJ Weber. 1999. Health hazard associated with chemical indicator tapes. Infect Control Steril Technol. Infect. Control Steril. Technol. 5:8.
• Rutala WA and DJ Weber. 1999. Importance of lumen flow in liquid chemical sterilization. Am J Infect Control. 27:374-375.
• Weber DJ and WA Rutala. 1999. Gene Therapy. A new challenge for infection control. Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol. 20:530-532. Editorial
• Hoffmann KK, EP Clontz, WA Rutala, DJ Weber. 2001. Patient attire in ambulatory surgery. Am J Infect Control. 29:345-346. Letter
• Weber DJ, WA Rutala. 2002. A case of triplicate publication. Am J Med. 112:78-79. Letter
• Weber DJ, WA Rutala. 2002. Evidence for person-to-person transmission of cutaneous anthrax. N Engl J Med 346:944. Letter
• Rutala WA, DJ Weber. 2002. Should we routinely disinfect floors? J Hosp Infection 51:309-311.
• Weber DJ, WA Rutala. 2002. Cyptosporidiosis. N Engl J Med. 347;1287. Letter
• Weber DJ, WA Rutala. 2003. Lessons learned from managing a case of SARS. IDSA News 13:8-9.
• Crittenton E, A Davis, KK Hoffmann, WA Rutala, DJ Weber. 2003. Semipermeable dressing used to cover smallpox vaccination site as a cause of skin damage. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 25:96. Letter
• Rutala WA and DJ Weber. 2004. The benefits of surface disinfection. Am J Infect Control. 32:226-231.
• Rutala WA and DJ Weber. 2005. The benefits of surface disinfection. Am J Infect Control. 33:434-5. Letter.
• Sickbert-Bennett EE, DJ Weber, GS Samsa, WA Rutala. 2005. Reply: Comparative efficacy of hand hygiene agents. 33:436-8.
• Rutala WA, L Morelli, DJ Weber, CA Thomann. 2006. Effects of long-term storage on sterility of medical supplies. Am J Infect Control. 34:248. Letter.

CD–ROM/Posters/Interet

• Weber DJ and WA Rutala. Clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and therapy of Pasteurella multocida . UpToDate, Wellesley MA. 2001;9:3
• Weber DJ, WA Rutala and J Eron. Management of healthcare workers exposed to bloodborne pathogens I. UpToDate, Wellesley MA. 2001;9:3
• Weber DJ, WA Rutala and J Eron. Management of healthcare workers exposed to bloodborne pathogens II. UpToDate, Wellesley MA. 2001;9:3
• Weber DJ, WA Rutala and J Eron. Prevention and control of varicella in hospitals. UpToDate, Wellesley MA. 2001;9:3
• Hoffmann KK, DJ Weber, Clontz EP, Rutala WA. 2001. Bioterrorist Agents-Recognition and Management. www.unc.edu/depts/spice/bioterrorism.html
• O'Grady NP, Alexander M, Dellinger EP, Gerberding, JL, Heard SO, Maki DG, Masur H. McCormick RD, Mermel LA, Pearson ML, Raad II, Randolph A, Weinstein RA, and Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee of CDC (includes WA Rutala). Draft Guideline for the Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-Related Infections. www.cdc.gov/ncidod/hip/ivguide.htm Am J Infect Control 2002;30:476-489
• Rutala WA, Weber DJ, and Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee of CDC. Draft Guideline for the Disinfection and Sterilization of Healthcare Equipment. www.cdc.gov/ncidod/hip/dsguide.htm . April 2002.
• Boyce JM, Pittet D, the HICPAC/SHEA/APIC/IDSA Hand Hygiene Task Force, and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (includes WA Rutala). Draft Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Settings. www.cdc.gov/ncidod/hip/hhguide.htm Am J Infect Control 2002; 30:S1-S46
• Hoffmann KK, DJ Weber, EP Clontz, WA Rutala, W Stopford, CG Smith, J Newmark, BI Maliner. 2002. Chemical terrorism agents and syndromes. www.unc.edu/depts/spice/chemical.html.
• Weber DJ, WA Rutala. Now is a good time to review what we know about anthrax. 2002. www.unchealthcare.org/health_patient_care/good_medicine/anthrax.htm
• Tablan O and the Healthcare Infection Control Advisory Committee (includes WA Rutala). Draft Guidelines for Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia, 2003. www.cdc.gov/ncidod/hip/pnguide.htm
• Weber DJ and WA Rutala. Clinical manifestations; diagnosis; and therapy of Pasteurella multocida . UpToDate, Wellesley MA. 2002, In press.
• Weber DJ, WA Rutala and J Eron. Management of healthcare workers exposed to bloodborne pathogens I. UpToDate, Wellesley MA. In press.
• Weber DJ, WA Rutala. Streptococcus pneumoniae : Microbiology, epidemiology, treatment and prevention. Medscap from WebMD. April 17, 2003. www.medscape.com
• Hoffmann KK, DJ Weber, Clontz EP, Rutala WA. 2003. Bioterrorism Agents II. www.unc.edu/depts/spice/bioterrorism.html
• Schulster L, Chinn RYW, and the Healthcare Infection Control Advisory Committee (includes WA Rutala). Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control in Healthcare Facilities. 235 pages. www.cdc.gov/ncidod/hip/enviro/guide.htm
• Weber WA, DJ Weber. 2004. Everyone should do their part to help prevent the spread of flu. Good Medicine columns on www.unchealthcare.org/health_patient_care/good_medicine/index.htm and News 14 website. rdu.news14.com/content/headlines/?ArlD=41113&SecID=2
• Siegel JD, Rhinehart E, Jackson M, Chiarello LA and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (includes WA Rutala). Management of multidrug-resistant organisms in healthcare settings, 2006. 73 pages. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/pdf/ar/mdroGuideline2006.pdf.
• Siegel J, Rhinehart E, Jackson M, Chiarello LA and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (includes WA Rutala). Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings, 2007. 219 pages. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/pdf/guidelines/Isolation2007.pdf

Web Page

• Rutala WA (website owner). http://disinfectionandsterilization.org/

Non-Refereed Journals

• Rutala WA and DJ Weber. 2000. Choosing a sterilization wrap. Infection Control Today. 4:64,70.
• Rutala WA and DJ Weber. Commercial disinfectants demonstrate significantly greater efficacy than natural alternatives. Water Quality and Health Council Newsletter. 2001;7:1,3.
• Rutala WA and DJ Weber. New technologies for low temperature sterilization. Central Sterilizing Club (United Kingdom).
• Kelley M, Weber DJ, Dooley KE, Rutala WA. 2002. Healthcare associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus . Sem Infect Control 1:157-183.
• Weber DJ and Rutala WA. 2002. Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease: Preventing nosocomial acquisition. Sem Infect Control.
• Engeman J, K Kaye, G Cox, J Perfect, W Schell, SA McGarry, K Patterson, S Edupuganti, P Cook, WA Rutala, DJ Weber, KK Hoffmann, and others. 2002. Exophila infection fro contaminated injectable steroids prepared by a compounding pharmacy—United States, July-November 2002. Morb Mort Weekly Report. 51:1109-1112.
• O'Grady NP, Alexander M, Dellinger EP, Gerberding, JL, Heard SO, Maki DG, Masur H. McCormick RD, Mermel LA, Pearson ML, Raad II, Randolph A, Weinstein RA, and Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee of CDC (includes WA Rutala). Guideline for the Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-Related Infections. MMWR 2002;51:1-33.
• Boyce JM, Pittet D, the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (includes WA Rutala) and the HICPAC/SHEA/APIC/IDSA Hand Hygiene Task Force. Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Health-Care Settings. MMWR 2002;51(RR-16):1-48.
• Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and the Healthcare Infection Control Advisory Committee (includes WA Rutala). Recommendations for using the smallpox vaccine in a pre-event vaccination program. MMWR 2003;52(February 26, 2003):1-16.
• Schulster L, Chinn RYW, and the Healthcare Infection Control Advisory Committee (includes WA Rutala). Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control in Healthcare Facilities. MMWR 2003;52:1-44.
• Tablan OC, Anderson LJ, Besser R, Bridges C, Hajjeh R and the Healthcare Infection Control Advisory Committee (includes WA Rutala). Guidelines for Preventing Health-Care Associated Pneumonia, 2003. MMWR 2004;53 (RR03):1-36.
• Weber DJ, WA Rutala. Help for noses: Preventing the spread of flu. Carolina Woman. December 2004, 58. .
• Rutala WA. Q/A in Disinfection and Sterilization. Life Sciences: Business and Technology Review. 2005;2:112-113. .
• Rutala WA. Q/A in Disinfection and Sterilization. Life Sciences: Business and Technology Review. 2005;3:91-92.

Proceedings

• Rutala WA. 1993. Public Health implications of medical waste. In Morrissey RF (editor): Sterilization of medical products, Volume VI. pp.17-30.

Project Reports

• Rutala WA, EC Cole, EM Alfano, GP Samsa and NS Wannamaker. 1990. Disinfectant test methodologies update, 357 pp, US Environmental Protection Agency, Washington DC. CR813006.

Book Reviews

• Rutala WA. 1995. Reviewed book by Ayliffe GAJ, D Coates, PN Hoffman Chemical Disinfection in Hospitals. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 16:183.

Abstracts

• Weber DJ, Becherer PR, Rutala WA, Samsa GP and White GC. 1990. Rate of nosocomial infections as a function of HIV-1 status in hemophiliacs. Abs. Third Intl. Conf. Nosocomial Infections, 55, p. 29.
• Hoffmann KK, Weber DJ, Samsa GP and Rutala WA. 1990. A meta-analysis of transparent polyurethane for use as a central venous catheter dressing. Abs. Third International. Conf. Nosocomial Infections, 86, p. 34.
• Hoffmann KK, Weber DJ, Samsa GP and Rutala WA. 1990. A meta-analysis of transparent polyurethane for use as a peripheral intravenous catheter dressing. Abs. Third International Conf. Nosocomial Infections, B/30, p.53.
• Hanson LC, Weber DJ, Rutala WA and Samsa GP. 1990. Risk factors for nosocomial pneumonia in the elderly. Abs. Third International Conf. Nosocomial Infections, B/53, p. 57.
• Rutala WA, Cole EC, Wannamaker N and Weber DJ. 1990. Inactivation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium bovis by 13 hospital disinfectants. Abs. Third International Conf. Nosocomial Infections, 71, p.31.
• Rutala WA, Clontz EP, Weber DJ and Hoffmann KK. 1990. Disinfection practices for endoscopes and other semicritical items. Abs. Third International Conf. Nosocomial Infections, B/36, p.54.
• Weber DJ, Rutala WA and Samsa GP. 1990. Changing frequencies of nosocomial pathogens in a university hospital, 1980-1989. Abs. Third International Conf. Nosocomial Infections, A/65, p.47.
• Marshburn PB, Rutala WA, Wannamaker NS and Hulka JF. 1990. Microbiological studies of gas and steam sterilization of assembled versus disassembled laparoscopic equipment. Abs. American Assoc. Gynecologic Laparoscopists.
• Rutala WA. 1990. Infectious waste: Dissonance between science and policy. 30th Interscience Conf. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, S-40, p. 323.
• Rutala WA, Gergen MF, Weber DJ. 1991. Sporicidal activity of chemical sterilants used in hospitals. 31st Interscience Conf Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 1271, p.311.
• Rutala WA, Gergen MF, Weber DJ. 1991. Evaluation of glutaraldehyde-based disinfectants against Clostridium difficile . 31st Interscience Conf. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 1270, p.310.
• Rutala WA. 1992. Comparative approaches and public health implications of disposal of medical waste. 5th National Forum on AIDS, Hepatitis, and other Bloodborne Diseases, M-3.1, p.26.
• Rutala WA. 1992. Are current disinfection practices adequate to protect public health? 5th National Forum on AIDS, Hepatitis, and other Bloodborne Diseases, M-8.2, p.32.
• Rutala WA, Gergen MF, Weber DJ. 1992. Evaluation of three conventional biological indicators and a rapid readout biological indicator for flash sterilization. 19th Annual Conference of Assoc. Practitioners in Infection Control, Am J Infect Control, 20:91.
• Rutala WA. 1992. Disinfection practices for endoscopes and other semicritical items. Australasian Infection Control Association. 6th National Conference, F1.1,36.
• Rutala WA. 1992. Infection control issues of the 90's. Australasian Infection Control Association. 6th National Conference, T1.4,21.
• Morton T, vander Horst C, Rutala WA, Eron JJ. 1993. Blood exposure of health-care personnel in a university hospital. IXth International Conference on AIDS.
• Rutala WA. 1994. Chemical germicide use in the United States: 1994 and Beyond. International Symposium on Chemical Germicides in Health Care, p.9.
• Weber DJ and WA Rutala. 1994. Inactivation of microorganisms by metals. International Symposium on Chemical Germicides in Health Care, p.15.
• Rutala WA, Gergen MF, Weber DJ. 1994. Evaluation of rapid readout biological indicator for flash sterilization with three biological indicators and three chemical indicators. 3rd International Conference of the Hospital Infection Society, F8/6, p.19.
• a. Rutala WA, Jones SM, Worthington JM, Reist PC, Weber DJ. 1994. Efficacy of portable HEPA units in removing submicron aerosolized particles: Utility of HEPA units in preventing transmission of tuberculosis. 3rd International Conference of the Hospital Infection Society, P289, p.105.
• b. Also in Am. J. Infection. Control, 1995; 23:96.
• Rutala WA, Jones SM, Weber DJ. 1995. Evaluation of a rapid readout biological indicator (BI) for steam sterilization with four conventional BIs and five chemical indicators. Joint conference of World Federation for Central Service Healthcare and European Society for Hospital Sterile Supply, p.24-25.
• Rutala WA, Gergen MF, Jones JF, Weber DJ. 1997. Levels of microbial contamination on surgical instruments. International Symposium-Sterilization, Disinfection and Antisepsis: Current Topics and Future Challenges. Am J Infect Control. 25:185.
• Rutala WA, Gergen MF, Weber DJ. 1997. Comparative evaluation of the sporicidal activity of the Sterrad 100 and the Sterrad 100S. International Symposium-Sterilization, Disinfection and Antisepsis: Current Topics and Future Challenges. Am J Infect Control. 25:186.
• Hoffmann KK, Clontz EP, Rutala WA, Weber DJ. 1997. A fifteen-year experience with a university based statewide infection control program, 1981-1995. 24th Annual APIC Educational and International Conference. Am J Infect Control. 25:152.
• a. Ferree K, Hoffmann K, Kashkari M, Rutala WA, Weber DJ. 1997. Community hospital outbreak of MRSA producing toxic shock syndrome toxin (TSST-1). 24th Annual APIC Educational and International Conference. Am J Infect Control. 25:142.
• b. Also presented at the Seventh Annual Meeting of the Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 1997; 18:P30 (Abstract 62).
• Rutala WA, Barbee SL, Aguiar NC, Sobsey MD, Weber DJ. 1998. Antimicrobial activity of home disinfectants and natural products against potential human pathogens. 8 th Annual Meeting of SHEA. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 1785:66.
• Barbee SL, DJ Weber, Sobsey MD, Rutala WA. 1998. Susceptibility of Cryptosporidium parvum to disinfection and sterilization processes. 8 th Annual Meeting of SHEA. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. M84:66.
• Rutala WA. 1998. Infection control: The role of disinfection and sterilization. The 4 th International Conference of the Hospital Infection Society. J Hosp. Infect. 40:HC3.
• Weber DJ, S Barbee, MD Sobsey, WA Rutala. 1999. The effect of blood on the antiviral activity of disinfectants. Ninth Annual Meeting of SHEA. M62:72.
• a. Hoffmann K, K Winstead, M Edmundson, D Weber, W Rutala. 1999. Comparison of a novel triclosan hand protectant versus handwashing alone for reducing transient hand bacterial colonization and nosocomial infections. 26 th Annual APIC Educational and International Conference. Am J Infect Control 27:210
• b. Also presented at Ninth Annual Meeting of SHEA. S12:47.
• Southwick K, K Hoffmann, J Maillard, K Ferree, D Weber, W Rutala. 1999. M. tuberculous cluster likely linked to an atomizer. 26 th Annual APIC Educational and International Conference. Am J Infect Control 27:193.
• a. Rutala WA, DJ Weber MF Gergen. 2000. Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus sp. (VRE): Surface disinfection and transmissibility via contaminated surfaces. 4 th Decennial International Conference on Nosocomial and Healthcare-Associated Infections.
• b. Also presented at the APIC Postconference on Disinfection, Antisepsis and Sterilization, p 47.
• Weber DJ, WA Rutala, CP Kanoy, SA Consoli. 2000. Infectious disease exposure evaluation at a university hospital, 1994-1998. 4 th Decennial International Conference on Nosocomial and Healthcare-Associated Infections. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 21:141.
• a. Rutala WA, DJ Weber, SL Barbee, MF Gergen, MD Sobsey. 2000. Evaluation of antibiotic resistant bacteria in home kitchens and bathrooms. 4 th Decennial International Conference on Nosocomial and Healthcare-Associated Infections. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 21:132.
• b. Also presented at the APIC Postconference on Disinfection, Antisepsis and Sterilization, p 47-48.
• Weber DJ, PJ Padgett, KK Hoffmann, WA Rutala. 2000. Immunization of healthcare workers: A survey of hospitals for compliance with current guidelines. 4 th Decennial International Conference on Nosocomial and Healthcare-Associated Infections. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 21:113.
• a. Rutala WA, MF Gergen, and DJ Weber. 2000. Evaluation of a new surface germicide (Surfacine TM ) with antimicrobial persistence. 4 th Decennial International Conference on Nosocomial and Healthcare-Associated Infections. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 21:103.
• b. Also presented at the APIC Postconference on Disinfection, Antisepsis and Sterilization, p 47.
• Hoffmann KK, DJ Weber, WA Rutala, MF Gergen, LJ Weaver. 2000. Pseudomonas aeruginosa endophthalmitis outbreak associated with a contaminated phacoemulsifier. 4 th Decennial International Conference on Nosocomial and Healthcare-Associated Infections. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 21:136.
• Hoffmann KK, DJ Weber, R Bost, WA Rutala. 2000. Neonatal Staphylococcus aureus pustulous rash outbreak linked by molecular typing to colonized healthcare workers. 4 th Decennial International Conference on Nosocomial and Healthcare-Associated Infections. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 21:136.
• Weber DJ, WA Rutala, V Brown, GP Samsa. 2000. Relative frequency of nosocomial pathogens at a university hospital, 1980-1998. 4 th Decennial International Conference on Nosocomial and Healthcare-Associated Infections. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 21:161.
• Clontz EP, Hoffmann KK, Rutala WA, Weber DJ. 2001. A twenty-year experience with a university-based statewide program for infection control and epidemiology. 28 th Annual APIC Educational and International Conference, Conference manual, poster 43, page 31.
• Sickbert-Bennett EE, Rutala WA, Weber DJ, Gergen-Teague MF, Sobsey MD. 2002. Comparative efficacy of hand hygiene products in the reduction of bacteria with a use time of 10 seconds. 29 th Annual APIC Educational and International Conference, Conference manual.
• Sickbert-Bennett EE, Rutala WA, Weber DJ, Gergen-Teague MF, Sobsey MD. 2002. Comparative efficacy of hand hygiene products in the reduction of viruses. 29 th Annual APIC Educational and International Conference, Conference manual.
• Rutala WA. 2002. Decontamination of heat-sensitive items. Fifth International Conference of the Hospital Infection Society. Conference book. KL1, page 8.
• Rutala WA, Favero MS. 2002. Detergents or disinfectants for environmental cleaning. Fifth International Conference of the Hospital Infection Society. Conference book. W17, page 28.
• Dombrowski JC, Weber DJ, Samsa GP, Brown V, Rutala WA. 2003. Epidemiology of Nosocomial infections other than bloodstream, pneumonia, urinary tract and and surgical site infections over a 22-year period at a university hospital. 41 st Annual Meeting of the Infectious Disease Society of America. Conference book abstract 540, p.114.
• Brown V, Kittrell I, Brooks B, Weber D, Rutala W. 2004. SARS Management: Lessons Learned at the University of North Carolina Health Care System. 31st Annual APIC Educational and International Conference, Conference Abstracts, p. 66.
• Engemann JJ, McDonald JR, Rutala WA, Weber DJ, Gergen MF, Gregg LA, Schneider LL, Padgette PW, Sexton DJ, Frush KS, Kaye KS. Contamination of surgical instruments with hydraulic fluid during cleaning did not affect sterilization. Abstract 312, p.138
• Byerly FL, Buchanan IB, Brown V, Kittrell I, Weber DJ, Rutala WA, Meyer AA, Cairns BA. The introduction of antiseptic coated central line catheters is associated with a decrease in catheter-related bloodstream infection in burn patients. Surgical Infections Society, Miami, FL. May 2005.
• Casanova L, Rutala WA, Weber DJ, Sobsey MD. Evaluation of methods for recovery of surrogate viruses from protective clothing worn by health care workers. American Society for Microbiology. June 2005
• Brown VM, Brooks BH, Adams TL, Featherstone BJ, Kitrell IP, Sickbert-Bennett EE, Rutala WA, Weber DJ. Implementation of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation infection control guidelines: A multidisciplinary approach requiring continuous quality improvement. Association for Infection Control and Epidemiology. Baltimore, MD. June 2005
• Kittrell IP, Brown VM, Weber DJ, Rutala WA. Reducing infections in a burn center using continuous quality improvement methodology. 19th Annual Southern Region Burn Centers of the American Burn Association. Durham, NC. 2006.
• Hoffmann K, Rutala WA, Weber DJ, and EP Clontz. A twenty-five year experience with University-based Statewide Program for infection Control and Epidemiology. 33rd Annual APIC Educational and International Conference, Conference manual. 2007
• Rutala WA. Disinfection and sterilization in health care facilities. Fifth Congress on Disinfection, Antisepsis and Sterilization, Conference Text, p 5. April 2007.
• Rutala WA. Selection and use of disinfectants. Fifth Congress on Disinfection, Antisepsis and Sterilization, Conference Text, p 33-34. April 2007.
• Casanova LM, Rutala WA, Weber DJ, Sobsey MD. Effect of temperature and humidity on survival of coronoviruses on hard surfaces. American Society for Microbiology, Toronto, Canada, May 2007.
• Folan MP, LA Talon, Lyman WH, Park GW, Sobsey MD, Weber DJ, Rutala WA. Efficacy of hospital germicides against human norovirus, a Common cause of epidemic gastroenteritis in health care. American Society for Microbiology, Toronto, Canada, May 2007.
• New Developments in Disinfection and Sterilization. 3rd International Congress of the Asia Pacific Society of Infection Control, p. 32. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, July 2007.
• Reprocessing of Endoscopes: Issues and Solutions. 3rd International Congress of the Asia Pacific Society of Infection Control. p. 30, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, July 2007.