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Autor:
Kimberly B. Wilson, Lauren Satchell, Sarah A. Smathers, Lauren F. Le Goff, Julia S. Sammons, Susan E. Coffin
Publikováno v:
American Journal of Infection Control. 51:142-148
Hand hygiene (HH) is a fundamental component of infection prevention within all healthcare settings. We implemented a hospital-wide program built on overt HH observation, real-time feedback, and thematic analysis of HH misses.A robust observer traini
Autor:
Yasaman Fatemi, Marisse Plaras, Lauren Le Goff, Lori Handy, Sarah Smathers, Julia S Sammons, Susan Coffin, Eimear Kitt
Publikováno v:
Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 9
Background Infection prevention and control (IPC) is a potential area of career specialization for infectious diseases (ID) fellows. However, ID fellows are not consistently involved in IPC operations or content expertise. IPC education for ID fellow
Autor:
Price T. Edwards, Cary W. Thurm, Matthew Hall, Jordan D. Busing, Stacy A. Kahn, Richard Kellermayer, Larry K. Kociolek, Maria M. Oliva-Hemker, Julia S. Sammons, Madison Weatherly, Kathryn M. Edwards, Maribeth R. Nicholson
Publikováno v:
The Journal of pediatrics. 252
To compare the incidence, epidemiology, testing patterns, treatment, and outcomes of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) among hospitalized pediatric patients from 2013 to 2019.The Pediatric Health Information System database was queried for pat
Autor:
Julia S. Sammons, Sarah Smathers
Publikováno v:
American Journal of Infection Control. 48:975-981
Background The field of infection prevention is rapidly evolving and becoming increasingly complex, as resource-intensive responses to device-associated outbreaks, global epidemics, and regulatory requirements continue to grow. This increasing comple
Autor:
Kathleen Chiotos, Susan E. Coffin, Julia S. Sammons, Lori Handy, Caryn Kerman, Daniela Davis, Rebecca M Harris, Kevin P. O’Callaghan, Louis M. Bell, Elizabeth Gallagher, Eimear Kitt
Publikováno v:
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
Early in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the CDC recommended collection of a lower respiratory tract (LRT) specimen for severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) testing in addition to the routinely recommended upper
Autor:
Cindy L. Hoegg, Sara Townsend, Katie Williams, Ursula Nawab, Erin H. Graf, Graham E. Quinn, Gil Binenbaum, David Munson, Stephanie L. Mitchell, Julia S. Sammons, Sarah Smathers, Susan E. Coffin
Publikováno v:
Ophthalmology. 126:137-143
Purpose Outbreaks of adenovirus in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) can lead to widespread transmission and serious adverse outcomes. We describe the investigation, response, and successful containment of an adenovirus outbreak in a NICU associa
Autor:
Kelly Horan, Marvin B. Harper, Grace M. Lee, Gregory P. Priebe, Philip Toltzis, Manjiree V. Karandikar, Julia S. Sammons, Thomas J. Sandora, James E. Gray, Matthew D. Lakoma, Latania K. Logan, Noelle M. Cocoros, Michael Klompas, Gitte Y. Larsen, Susan E. Coffin
Publikováno v:
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology. 40:32-39
ObjectiveTo assess variability in antimicrobial use and associations with infection testing in pediatric ventilator-associated events (VAEs).DesignDescriptive retrospective cohort with nested case-control study.SettingPediatric intensive care units (
Autor:
Kevin P O’Callaghan, Kyle Winser, Vaidehi Mehta, Eimear Kitt, Coralee DelValle Mojica, Caryn Kerman, Susan E Coffin, Julia S Sammons
Publikováno v:
Open Forum Infectious Diseases
Background Global spread of SARS-CoV-2 led to an urgent need for data on national and regional prevalence to inform public health policy. Healthcare systems were also in need of data to develop best practices around defining patient risk. We describe
Autor:
Karen Keough, Julia S. Sammons, Grayson Privette, Lori Handy, Jennifer Osborne, Eric Shelov, Emma Paras, Eimear Kitt
Publikováno v:
Open Forum Infectious Diseases
Background Screening for communicable diseases at entry to any healthcare setting due to a patient’s travel or exposure history is an important tenet of reducing transmission of pathogens among patients and healthcare providers. We identified multi
Autor:
Sarah Smathers, Regan Deming, Lauren Le Goff, David Lenar, Cheryl Gebeline-myers, Jeanette Trella, Susan E Coffin, Julia S Sammons
Publikováno v:
Open Forum Infectious Diseases
Background Contact tracing is a critical component in controlling the spread of infectious diseases. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the demands for contract tracing far exceeded the resources available to infection prevention and control (IPC) program