2022
National Cohort Study of Homebound Persons Living With Dementia: Antibiotic Prescribing Trends and Opportunities for Antibiotic Stewardship
Datta R, Fried T, O’Leary J, Zullo AR, Allore H, Han L, Juthani-Mehta M, Cohen A. National Cohort Study of Homebound Persons Living With Dementia: Antibiotic Prescribing Trends and Opportunities for Antibiotic Stewardship. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2022, 9: ofac453. PMID: 36147594, PMCID: PMC9487603, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofac453.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHome-based primary careDays of therapyAntibiotic use ratesAntibiotic useHomebound personsOverall median lengthPhysician home visitsNational cohort studyAntibiotic prescribing trendsVeterans Health AdministrationUse ratesProvider visitsAntibiotic prescriptionsCohort studyPrescribing trendsTelephone visitsMedian agePrescription fillsMedian lengthAntibiotic stewardshipNational cohortPrimary careHome visitsHealth AdministrationPrescribed class
2014
Confounding by indication affects antimicrobial risk factors for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus but not vancomycin-resistant enterococci acquisition
Datta R, Kleinman K, Rifas-Shiman S, Placzek H, Lankiewicz J, Platt R, Huang SS, for the CDC Prevention Epicenters. Confounding by indication affects antimicrobial risk factors for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus but not vancomycin-resistant enterococci acquisition. Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2014, 3: 19. PMID: 24932407, PMCID: PMC4057914, DOI: 10.1186/2047-2994-3-19.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusVancomycin-resistant enterococci acquisitionEmpiric antibioticsRisk factorsVRE acquisitionAntibiotic prescriptionsMRSA acquisitionScreening culturesIntensive care unit patientsAntibiotic utilization dataMRSA-positive patientsVRE-positive patientsCare unit patientsMedical record reviewDiagnosis of infectionEvidence of treatmentSymptoms of infectionStaphylococcus aureusBackgroundObservational studiesEmpiric therapyUnit patientsRecord reviewTreatment indicationsPrior historyLow prevalence