2017
Norovirus and Clostridium difficile outbreaks
Fisher A, Dembry LM. Norovirus and Clostridium difficile outbreaks. Current Opinion In Infectious Diseases 2017, 30: 440-447. PMID: 28538249, DOI: 10.1097/qco.0000000000000382.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfection prevention measuresHealthcare settingsInfection prevention practicesAntimicrobial stewardship initiativesInfection prevention approachClostridium difficile outbreakBaseline infection ratesRisk of transmissionPrevention measuresDifficile infectionAsymptomatic carriersGastrointestinal outbreaksDifficile outbreaksAntimicrobial stewardshipTouch disinfection systemsTesting modalitiesInfection ratePrevention practicesClostridium difficileEnvironmental disinfectionSuch outbreaksVulnerable populationsPrevention approachesStewardship initiativesNorovirus
2016
The clinical and molecular epidemiology of pre‐transplant vancomycin‐resistant enterococci colonization among liver transplant recipients
Banach DB, Peaper DR, Fortune BE, Emre S, Dembry LM. The clinical and molecular epidemiology of pre‐transplant vancomycin‐resistant enterococci colonization among liver transplant recipients. Clinical Transplantation 2016, 30: 306-311. PMID: 26780305, DOI: 10.1111/ctr.12690.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiver transplant recipientsLiver transplantationVRE colonizationTransplant recipientsVancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) infectionPolymerase chain reaction testingVancomycin-resistant enterococci colonizationPre-transplant colonizationSubsequent liver transplantationMore hospital daysObservational cohort studyCentral venous catheterizationInfection prevention measuresWarrants further studyRifaximin useAntimicrobial prophylaxisCohort studyHospital daysSignificant morbidityVenous catheterizationProspective studyActive surveillanceRisk factorsSurveillance culturesVRE isolates