2022
Epidemiology and outcomes of surgical site infections among pediatric liver transplant recipients
Banach DB, Lopez‐Verdugo F, Sanchez‐Garcia J, Tran A, Gomez‐Llerena A, Munoz‐Abraham A, Bertacco A, Valentino PL, Yoo P, Dembry L, Mulligan DC, Ekong UD, Emre SH, Rodriguez‐Davalos M. Epidemiology and outcomes of surgical site infections among pediatric liver transplant recipients. Transplant Infectious Disease 2022, 24: e13941. PMID: 35989545, DOI: 10.1111/tid.13941.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurgical site infectionLiver transplant recipientsLiver transplantationBiliary complicationsGraft recipientsTransplant recipientsSite infectionRisk factorsOutcomes of SSIPediatric liver transplant recipientsLong-term graftPediatric liver transplantationRetrospective descriptive analysisPrimary endpointHospital daysPatient agePediatric populationPatient survivalSignificant causeComplicationsPatientsRecipientsOutcomesInfectionIncidenceClinical outcomes following dalbavancin administration in patients with barriers to outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy
Tuan J, Kayani J, Fisher A, Kotansky B, Dembry L, Datta R. Clinical outcomes following dalbavancin administration in patients with barriers to outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy. Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology 2022, 2: e83. PMID: 36483361, PMCID: PMC9726471, DOI: 10.1017/ash.2022.229.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDalbavancin administrationOutpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapyDose of dalbavancinMedian antibiotic durationSoft tissue infectionsParenteral antimicrobial therapyAntibiotic durationDeveloped hepatotoxicityClinical cureSeptic arthritisClinical outcomesAntimicrobial therapyPatientsAdministrationDaysEndocarditisArthritisBacteremiaOsteomyelitisHepatotoxicityTherapyDalbavancinInfectionDoseComparison of traditional instruction versus nontraditional learning to improve trainee knowledge of urine culture practices in catheterized patients
Gao CA, Datta R, Dunne D, Dembry LM, Martinello RA, Juthani-Mehta M, Advani SD. Comparison of traditional instruction versus nontraditional learning to improve trainee knowledge of urine culture practices in catheterized patients. Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology 2022, 2: e81. PMID: 35647610, PMCID: PMC9139028, DOI: 10.1017/ash.2022.225.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Focal renal infections and papillary necrosis
Fisher A, Dembry L. Focal renal infections and papillary necrosis. 2021, 433-438. DOI: 10.1093/med/9780190888367.003.0067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute focal bacterial nephritisPapillary necrosisIntrarenal abscessXanthogranulomatous pyelonephritisRenal infectionAcute multifocal bacterial nephritisRenal cortical abscessRenal medullary vasculatureUrinary tract obstructionFocal bacterial nephritisVariety of syndromesCortical abscessesRenal corticomedullaryPerirenal abscessRenal impairmentTract obstructionClinicopathologic syndromeIschemic necrosisFocal infectionMedullary vasculatureAbscessRenal medullaNecrosisInfectionPerinephric fasciaEvidence-Based Interventions for Antimicrobial Resistance in Conflict-Afflicted Arab Countries
Reffat N, Khoshnood K, Dembry L. Evidence-Based Interventions for Antimicrobial Resistance in Conflict-Afflicted Arab Countries. 2021, 3177-3201. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-36811-1_213.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSurveillance of adverse drug events associated with tocilizumab in hospitalized veterans with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) to inform patient safety and pandemic preparedness
Datta R, Barrett A, Burk M, Salone C, Au A, Cunningham F, Fisher A, Dembry LM, Akgün KM. Surveillance of adverse drug events associated with tocilizumab in hospitalized veterans with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) to inform patient safety and pandemic preparedness. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2021, 43: 1488-1491. PMID: 33985598, PMCID: PMC8160489, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2021.227.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEvidence-Based Interventions for Antimicrobial Resistance in Conflict-Afflicted Arab Countries
Reffat N, Khoshnood K, Dembry L. Evidence-Based Interventions for Antimicrobial Resistance in Conflict-Afflicted Arab Countries. 2021, 1-25. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-74365-3_213-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIncreasing face-mask compliance among healthcare personnel during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic
Datta R, Glenn K, Pellegrino A, Tuan J, Linde B, Kayani J, Patel K, Calo L, Dembry LM, Fisher A. Increasing face-mask compliance among healthcare personnel during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2021, 43: 616-622. PMID: 33938417, PMCID: PMC8144836, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2021.205.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEvidence-Based Interventions for Antimicrobial Resistance in Conflict-Afflicted Arab Countries
Reffat N, Khoshnood K, Dembry L. Evidence-Based Interventions for Antimicrobial Resistance in Conflict-Afflicted Arab Countries. 2021, 1-25. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-74365-3_213-1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Management of healthcare personnel living with hepatitis B, hepatitis C, or human immunodeficiency virus in US healthcare institutions
Henderson DK, Dembry LM, Sifri CD, Palmore TN, Dellinger EP, Yokoe DS, Grady C, Heller T, Weber D, del Rio C, Fishman NO, Deloney VM, Lundstrom T, Babcock HM. Management of healthcare personnel living with hepatitis B, hepatitis C, or human immunodeficiency virus in US healthcare institutions. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2020, 43: 147-155. PMID: 33050959, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2020.458.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEducation needed to improve antimicrobial use during end-of-life care of older adults with advanced cancer: A cross-sectional survey
Datta R, Topal J, McManus D, Sanft T, Dembry LM, Morrison LJ, Quagliarello V, Juthani-Mehta M. Education needed to improve antimicrobial use during end-of-life care of older adults with advanced cancer: A cross-sectional survey. Palliative Medicine 2020, 35: 236-241. PMID: 32928066, DOI: 10.1177/0269216320956811.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEscalation of careAdvance care planningLife careAdvanced cancerCross-sectional surveyIntravenous antimicrobialsOlder adultsAntimicrobial useCare planningSingle-center cross-sectional surveyEducational interventionAdvance care plansRole of antimicrobialsClinical deteriorationPercent of respondentsAdverse eventsOral antimicrobialsMedicine subspecialistsCare plansInpatient medicineCareCancerPatientsAdultsSubspecialistsAntimicrobial Stewardship Optimization in the Emergency Department: The Effect of Multiplex Respiratory Pathogen Testing and Targeted Educational Intervention
Durant TJS, Kubilay NZ, Reynolds J, Tarabar AF, Dembry LM, Peaper DR. Antimicrobial Stewardship Optimization in the Emergency Department: The Effect of Multiplex Respiratory Pathogen Testing and Targeted Educational Intervention. The Journal Of Applied Laboratory Medicine 2020, 5: 1172-1183. PMID: 32918445, DOI: 10.1093/jalm/jfaa130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntibiotic prescription ratesEmergency departmentPrescription ratesAntibiotic prescriptionsED visitsRespiratory pathogen testingRespiratory tract infectionsAdult emergency departmentAntimicrobial treatment decisionsProvider-patient interactionsDetection of influenzaTargeted educational interventionsAntimicrobial stewardship educationOseltamivir prescriptionsASP interventionsTract infectionsInfluenza seasonIntervention cohortTreatment decisionsPatient engagementPatientsResult availabilityCohortEducational interventionStewardship educationSARS-CoV-2 detection in setting of viral swabs scarcity: Are MRSA swabs and viral swabs equivalent?
Federman DG, Gupta S, Stack G, Campbell SM, Peaper DR, Dembry LM, Fisher A, Tarabar AF, Kozal M, Ruser CB. SARS-CoV-2 detection in setting of viral swabs scarcity: Are MRSA swabs and viral swabs equivalent? PLOS ONE 2020, 15: e0237127. PMID: 32756602, PMCID: PMC7406068, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0237127.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMRSA swabsViral swabSARS-CoV-2 PCR testingCopan ESwabSevere acute respiratory syndromeMRSA nasal swabSARS-CoV-2 assayAcute respiratory syndromeCOVID-19SARS-CoV-2SARS-CoV-2 detectionNasopharyngeal swabsCoronavirus 2Nasal swabsRespiratory syndromePCR testingSwab collectionSwabsSwab samplesCepheid Xpert XpressXpert XpressWidespread testingCollection kitHealthcare systemViral mediaAn evaluation of metrics for assessing catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs): A statewide comparison
Pepe DE, Maloney M, Leung V, Harizaj A, Banach DB, Dembry LM, Advani SD. An evaluation of metrics for assessing catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs): A statewide comparison. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2020, 41: 481-483. PMID: 32089141, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2020.30.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Quantifying influenza exposure within California hospitals and nursing homes using administrative data
Dickinson DT, He J, Gussin G, Gravenstein S, Dembry LM, Huang SS. Quantifying influenza exposure within California hospitals and nursing homes using administrative data. American Journal Of Infection Control 2019, 48: 831-833. PMID: 31780203, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2019.10.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStethoscope hygiene: Using cultures and real-time feedback with bioluminescence-based adenosine triphosphate technology to change behavior
Holleck JL, Campbell S, Alrawili H, Frank C, Merchant N, Rodwin B, Perez MF, Gupta S, Federman DG, Chang JJ, Vientos W, Dembry L. Stethoscope hygiene: Using cultures and real-time feedback with bioluminescence-based adenosine triphosphate technology to change behavior. American Journal Of Infection Control 2019, 48: 380-385. PMID: 31761292, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2019.10.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPerspectives on antimicrobial use at the end of life among antibiotic stewardship programs: A survey of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Research Network
Datta R, Topal J, McManus D, Dembry LM, Quagliarello V, Juthani-Mehta M. Perspectives on antimicrobial use at the end of life among antibiotic stewardship programs: A survey of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Research Network. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2019, 40: 1074-1076. PMID: 31328703, PMCID: PMC7165360, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2019.194.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchKnowledge and Practices of Physicians and Nurses Related to Urine Cultures in Catheterized Patients: An Assessment of Adherence to IDSA Guidelines
Advani S, Gao C, Datta R, Sann L, Smith C, Leapman MS, Hittelman A, Sabetta J, Dembry LM, Martinello RA, Juthani-Mehta M. Knowledge and Practices of Physicians and Nurses Related to Urine Cultures in Catheterized Patients: An Assessment of Adherence to IDSA Guidelines. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2019, 6: ofz305. PMID: 31375836, PMCID: PMC6677670, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofz305.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCatheter-associated urinary tract infectionsClostridioides difficile infectionUrine cultureChart reviewPractice patternsInitiation of antimicrobialsUrine culture ordersPositive urine cultureInfectious Diseases SocietyUrinary tract infectionAcademic health care systemAbsence of symptomsDrug adverse eventsAssessment of adherencePractices of physiciansHealth care systemOdor of urineIDSA guidelinesCatheterized patientsAdverse eventsDiseases SocietyTract infectionsDifficile infectionUrinary catheterResponse rateAntimicrobial therapy for asymptomatic bacteriuria or candiduria in advanced cancer patients transitioning to comfort measures
Datta R, Wang T, Zhu M, Dembry LM, Han L, Allore H, Quagliarello V, Juthani-Mehta M. Antimicrobial therapy for asymptomatic bacteriuria or candiduria in advanced cancer patients transitioning to comfort measures. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2019, 40: 470-472. PMID: 30821230, PMCID: PMC6482377, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2019.22.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrinary tract infectionIncidence rate ratiosAdvanced cancer patientsAsymptomatic bacteriuriaCancer patientsAntimicrobial therapySymptomatic urinary tract infectionPotential urinary tract infectionTract infectionsInappropriate therapyAntimicrobial daysComfort measuresBacteriuriaCandiduriaCFU/mLPatientsTherapyRate ratioMLInfection
2018
807. A Risk-Stratified Approach to Healthcare-Associated Tuberculosis Exposures Following the “Stone in the Pond” Principle
Pepe D, Aniskiewicz M, Paci G, Sullivan L, Dembry L, Martinello R, Advani S. 807. A Risk-Stratified Approach to Healthcare-Associated Tuberculosis Exposures Following the “Stone in the Pond” Principle. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2018, 5: s289-s289. PMCID: PMC6255516, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofy210.814.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRisk-stratified approachHealthcare personnelTB exposureType of exposureBed academic medical centerExposure investigationsLatent TB casesLow TB incidenceAcademic medical centerComplete exposure dataTB contactTuberculosis exposureInfectivity riskPulmonary TBTB patientsInfectious tuberculosisTB casesPatient chartsTB incidenceMicrobiology recordsRetrospective studyRisk groupsLower incidenceMedical CenterPrevention database