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Autor:
Heba Alhmidi, Sreelatha Koganti, Myreen E. Tomas, Jennifer L. Cadnum, Annette Jencson, Curtis J. Donskey
Publikováno v:
Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, Vol 5, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2016)
Abstract Background Simulations using fluorescent tracers can be useful in understanding the spread of pathogens and in devising effective infection control strategies. Methods During simulated patient care interactions in which providers wore gloves
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/f897bea039c140ca8a097c3cc805ac59
Publikováno v:
Medical Education Online, Vol 22, Iss 1 (2017)
Background: Healthcare personnel often use incorrect technique for donning and doffing of personal protective equipment (PPE). Objective: We tested the hypothesis that medical students receive insufficient training on correct methods for donning and
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/ffa239bd10da49b0a417aad795a286f3
Autor:
Basya S Pearlmutter, Myreen E. Tomas, Amy J Ray, Curtis J. Donskey, Annette L. Jencson, Jennifer L. Cadnum, Hanan Haydar, Elie Saade, Michelle T. Hecker
Publikováno v:
Infection control and hospital epidemiology. 43(8)
Objective:To investigate the frequency of environmental contamination in hospital areas outside patient rooms and in outpatient healthcare facilities.Design:Culture survey.Setting:This study was conducted across 4 hospitals, 4 outpatient clinics, and
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https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::e3d9b1e6ec2660cd5b481233f2724da5
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34294185
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34294185
Autor:
Myreen E. Tomas, Curtis J. Donskey, Thriveen Sankar Chittoor Mana, Zeina Hajar, Heba Alhmidi, Brigid Wilson
Publikováno v:
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology. 40:1278-1280
In a crossover trial, a gown designed to increase skin coverage at the hands and wrists significantly reduced contamination of personnel during personal protective equipment (PPE) removal, and education on donning and doffing technique further reduce
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https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::c0b2492b5a9d43a343c945e634932d00
https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2019.211
https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2019.211
Autor:
Sreelatha Koganti, Jennifer L. Cadnum, Myreen E. Tomas, Annette L. Jencson, Christopher Sass, Heba Alhmidi, Curtis J. Donskey
Publikováno v:
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology. 38:364-366
An ethanol-based spray disinfectant significantly reduced bacteriophage MS2 contamination on material from gowns meeting ASTM standard 1671 for resistance to blood and viral penetration and on a cover gown worn by personnel. Effectiveness of disinfec
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https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::cb9220029422001a3cb5c9e2d9e54bb0
https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2016.295
https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2016.295
Autor:
Michelle M. Nerandzic, Curtis J. Donskey, Brigid Wilson, Myreen E. Tomas, Thriveen S.C. Mana, Miguel E. Quiñones-Mateu, Samira Joussef-Piña
Vancomycin taper regimens are commonly used for the treatment of recurrent Clostridium difficile infections. One rationale for tapering and pulsing of the dose at the end of therapy is to reduce the selective pressure of vancomycin on the indigenous
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https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::49100f822937e087519d1cb7db5778fb
https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5923165/
https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5923165/
Autor:
Steven H. Marshall, David van Duin, T. Nicholas Domitrovic, Michael R. Jacobs, Susan D. Rudin, Andrea M. Hujer, Barry N. Kreiswirth, Liang Chen, Laura J. Rojas, Myreen E. Tomas, Anubhav Kanwar, Robert A. Bonomo, Federico Perez, Miguel E. Quiñones-Mateu
Publikováno v:
Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 5
We report the emergence of colistin resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)–producing Klebsiella pneumoniae after 8 days of colistin-based therapy, resulting in relapse of bloodstream infection and death. Disruption of the mgrB gene
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https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_________::f4823460cdd57bbaf54479a0cda1fa44
https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy054
https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy054
Autor:
Trina F. Zabarsky, Brigid Wilson, Aaron A Shaikh, Amrita John, Annette Jencson, Myreen E. Tomas, Thriveen Sankar Chittoor Mana, Curtis J. Donskey, Jennifer L. Cadnum
Publikováno v:
American Journal of Infection Control. 44:840-842
Effective use of personal protective equipment (PPE) is essential to protect personnel and patients in health care settings. However, in a survey of 222 health care personnel, PPE training was often suboptimal with no requirement for demonstration of
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https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::b53be620dc4c19caba3424298f49c9b2
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2016.03.031
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2016.03.031
Autor:
Thriveen Sankar Chittoor Mana, Sirisha Kundrapu, Venkata C. K. Sunkesula, Myreen E. Tomas, Sreelatha Koganti, Curtis J. Donskey, Jennifer L. Cadnum, Heba Alhmidi, Annette L. Jencson
Publikováno v:
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology. 37:711-713
In an experimental study, the frequency of contamination of healthcare personnel during removal of contaminated personal protective equipment (PPE) was similar for bacteriophage MS2 and a novel reflective marker visualized using flash photography. Th
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https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::5e6aed458080094154fb347b9476662e
https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2016.44
https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2016.44
Autor:
Venkata C. K. Sunkesula, Sirisha Kundrapu, Subarna K. Shrestha, Myreen E. Tomas, Michelle M. Nerandzic, Curtis J. Donskey
Publikováno v:
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology. 37:475-477
In an observational study, we found that healthcare personnel frequently acquired Clostridium difficile on their hands when caring for patients with recently resolved C. difficile infection (CDI) (Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol. 2016;37(4):475–477
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https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::70e0009658b2cc405ccb7fe95f8bbea7
https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2015.335
https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2015.335