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Daneman N, Rishu A, Pinto R, Rogers B, Rogers B, Shehabi Y, et al.
N Engl J Med . 2024 Nov; 392(11):1065-1078. PMID: 39565030
Background: Bloodstream infections are associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. Early, appropriate antibiotic therapy is important, but the duration of treatment is uncertain. Methods: In a multicenter, noninferiority trial, we...
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Tan C, Chan C, Ofner M, OBrien J, Thomas N, Callahan J, et al.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol . 2024 Apr; :1-5. PMID: 38659123
Objective: To implement and evaluate a point-of-care (POC) molecular testing platform for respiratory viruses in congregate living settings (CLS). Design: Prospective quality improvement study. Setting: Seven CLS, including three nursing...
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Leis J, Chan C, Tan C, Callahan J, Serapion V, Pascual B, et al.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol . 2024 Apr; :1-6. PMID: 38562085
Background: Older adults residing in congregate living settings (CLS) such as nursing homes and independent living facilities remain at increased risk of morbidity and mortality from coronavirus disease 2019. We...
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Chan C, Leis J, Candon H, Thomas N, OBrien J, Callahan J, et al.
Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol . 2024 Jan; 4(1):e4. PMID: 38234418
We conducted a tabletop exercise on influenza outbreak preparedness that engaged a large group of congregate living settings (CLS), with improvements in self-reported knowledge and readiness. This proactive approach to...
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Kandel C, Banete A, Taylor M, Llanes A, McCready J, Crowl G, et al.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol . 2022 May; 44(6):1002-1004. PMID: 35598890
Among outpatients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) due to the severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) δ (delta) variant who did and did not receive 2 vaccine doses at...
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Williams V, Kovacs-Litman A, Muller M, Hota S, Powis J, Ricciuto D, et al.
CMAJ Open . 2021 Dec; 9(4):E1175-E1180. PMID: 34906993
Background: Reliable reports on hand hygiene performance throughout the COVID-19 pandemic are lacking as most hospitals continue to rely on direct observation to measure this quality indicator. Using group electronic...
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Leis J, Obaidallah M, Williams V, Muller M, Powis J, Johnstone J, et al.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol . 2021 Nov; 43(7):834-839. PMID: 34784996
Objectives: An accurate estimate of the average number of hand hygiene opportunities per patient hour (HHO rate) is required to implement group electronic hand hygiene monitoring systems (GEHHMSs). We sought...
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Marchand-Senecal X, Brasg I, Kozak R, Elligsen M, Vermeiren C, Corbeil A, et al.
Open Forum Infect Dis . 2021 Jan; 8(1):ofaa609. PMID: 33511234
In this controlled before-after study, wound swabs were only processed for culture, identification, and susceptibility testing if a quality metric, determined by the Q score, was met. Rejection of low-quality...
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Kandel C, Young M, Serbanescu M, Powis J, Bulir D, Callahan J, et al.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol . 2021 Jan; 42(11):1340-1344. PMID: 33436122
Background: Widespread testing for severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is necessary to curb the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), but testing is undermined when the only option...
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Kandel C, Zheng J, McCready J, Serbanescu M, Racher H, Desaulnier M, et al.
Viruses . 2020 Nov; 12(11). PMID: 33212817
Widely available and easily accessible testing for COVID-19 is a cornerstone of pandemic containment strategies. Nasopharyngeal swabs (NPS) are the currently accepted standard for sample collection but are limited by...