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Li R, Deutsch-Feldman M, Adams T, Law M, Biak C, Pitcher E, et al.
Clin Infect Dis . 2023 Jan; 76(10):1847-1849. PMID: 36660866
A nationwide tuberculosis outbreak linked to a viable bone allograft product contaminated with Mycobacterium tuberculosis was identified in June 2021. Our subsequent investigation identified 73 healthcare personnel with new latent...
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Jordan A, James A, Gold J, Wu K, Glowicz J, Wolfe F, et al.
Open Forum Infect Dis . 2022 Nov; 9(10):ofac510. PMID: 36320193
Background: Outbreaks of healthcare-associated mucormycosis (HCM), a life-threatening fungal infection, have been attributed to multiple sources, including contaminated healthcare linens. In 2020, staff at Hospital A in Arkansas alerted public...
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Penna A, Hunter J, Sanchez G, Mohelsky R, Barnes L, Benowitz I, et al.
J Public Health Manag Pract . 2022 Oct; 28(6):682-692. PMID: 36194814
Context: Between April 2020 and May 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded more than $40 billion to health departments nationwide for COVID-19 prevention and response activities....
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Schwartz N, Hernandez-Romieu A, Annambhotla P, Filardo T, Althomsons S, Free R, et al.
Lancet Infect Dis . 2022 Aug; 22(11):1617-1625. PMID: 35934016
Background: Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission through solid organ transplantation has been well described, but transmission through transplanted tissues is rare. We investigated a tuberculosis outbreak in the USA linked to a...
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Glowicz J, Benowitz I, Arduino M, Li R, Wu K, Jordan A, et al.
Am J Infect Control . 2022 Jul; 50(10):1178-1181. PMID: 35868458
Outbreaks of health care-associated infections, particularly invasive mold infections, have been linked to environmental contamination of laundered health care textiles. Contamination may occur at the laundry or health care facility....
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Li R, Beshearse E, Malden D, Truong H, Kraushaar V, Bonin B, et al.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol . 2022 May; 44(7):1187-1192. PMID: 35591783
We describe a large outbreak of severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) involving an acute-care hospital emergency department during December 2020 and January 2021, in which 27 healthcare personnel...
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Spalding Walters M, Prestel C, Fike L, Shrivastwa N, Glowicz J, Benowitz I, et al.
J Am Med Dir Assoc . 2022 May; 23(6):909-916.e2. PMID: 35504326
Background: Nursing homes (NHs) provide care in a congregate setting for residents at high risk of severe outcomes from SARS-CoV-2 infection. In spring 2020, NHs were implementing new guidance to...
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Blau E, Flinchum A, Gaub K, Hartnett K, Curran M, Allen V, et al.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep . 2021 Oct; 70(42):1472-1477. PMID: 34673748
During December 2018-February 2019, a multistate investigation identified 101 patients with vaccination-associated adverse events among an estimated 940 persons in Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio who had received influenza; hepatitis A;...
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Li R, Wilson W, Schwartz N, Hernandez-Romieu A, Glowicz J, Hanlin E, et al.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep . 2021 Sep; 70(36):1261-1263. PMID: 34499629
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Benowitz I, Moulton-Meissner H, Epstein L, Arduino M
Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am . 2020 Sep; 30(4):723-733. PMID: 32891228
Flexible endoscopes require cleaning, high-level disinfection, and sterilization between each patient use to reduce risk of transmitting pathogens. Public health investigations have identified concerns, including endoscope damage, mishandling, and reprocessing...