Leonard A Mermel
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Recent Articles
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Fabre V, Hsu Y, Carroll K, Salinas A, Gadala A, Bower C, et al.
JAMA Netw Open
. 2025 Jan;
8(1):e2454738.
PMID: 39813030
Importance: Blood culture (BC) use benchmarks in US hospitals have not been defined. Objective: To characterize BC use in adult intensive care units (ICUs) and wards in US hospitals. Design,...
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Gibas K, Mermel L
Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol
. 2024 Nov;
4(1):e195.
PMID: 39563921
Objective: To examine practices of providers and nursing staff in evaluating febrile patients and identify drivers of excessive diagnostic testing. Design: Prospective multiple-choice surveys. Setting: Inpatient areas and the Emergency...
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Touzard Romo F, Auld D, de Abreu A, Roberts K, Jackson G, Whitehead V, et al.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
. 2024 Oct;
:1-2.
PMID: 39449602
No abstract available.
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Pralea A, Has P, Auld D, Mermel L
Open Forum Infect Dis
. 2024 Oct;
11(10):ofae553.
PMID: 39416991
Background: The incidence of spine infections has increased due to the surge in injection drug use driven by the opioid epidemic. Few recent studies have evaluated the microbiology of spinal...
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Wales R, McCormick W, Matteo A, Del Pozo J, Has P, Mermel L
Open Forum Infect Dis
. 2024 Jul;
11(7):ofae339.
PMID: 38962523
Background: Nosocomial bloodstream infections associated with intravascular catheters pose significant financial burden, morbidity, and mortality. There is much debate about whether or not blood cultures should be drawn through central...
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Mermel L, Rupp M
Open Forum Infect Dis
. 2024 May;
11(5):ofae248.
PMID: 38770214
There is no practical way to definitively diagnose a catheter-related bloodstream infection in situ if blood cultures are only obtained percutaneously unless there is the rare occurrence of purulent drainage...
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Gibas K, Auld D, Parente S, Horoho J, Mermel L
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep
. 2024 Apr;
73(14):312-316.
PMID: 38602895
External ventricular drains (EVDs) are medical devices that are inserted into the ventricles of the brain to drain excess fluid, manage intracranial hypertension, monitor intracranial pressure, and administer medications. Unintentional...
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Iorga A, Velezis M, Marinac-Dabic D, Lario R, Huff S, Gore B, et al.
J Med Internet Res
. 2023 Nov;
25:e43658.
PMID: 37999957
There are over 8 million central venous access devices inserted each year, many in patients with chronic conditions who rely on central access for life-preserving therapies. Central venous access device-related...
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Pralea A, Walek K, Auld D, Mermel L
J Neurosurg
. 2023 Oct;
140(3):892-899.
PMID: 37877962
Objective: The primary aim of this retrospective study was to assess differences in the pathogens causing surgical site infections (SSIs) following craniectomies/craniotomies and open spinal surgery. The secondary aim was...
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Yokoe D, Advani S, Anderson D, Babcock H, Bell M, Berenholtz S, et al.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
. 2023 Oct;
44(10):1533-1539.
PMID: 37855077
Since the initial publication of in 2008, the prevention of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) has continued to be a national priority. Progress in healthcare epidemiology, infection prevention, antimicrobial stewardship, and implementation...