2021
Utility of Mass SARS-CoV-2 Testing of Asymptomatic Patients Before Ambulatory and Inpatient Preplanned Procedures Requiring Moderate Sedation or General Anesthesia
Roberts SC, Peaper DR, Sussman LS, Martinello RA, Pettker CM. Utility of Mass SARS-CoV-2 Testing of Asymptomatic Patients Before Ambulatory and Inpatient Preplanned Procedures Requiring Moderate Sedation or General Anesthesia. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2114526. PMID: 34170307, PMCID: PMC8233702, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.14526.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTracking smell loss to identify healthcare workers with SARS-CoV-2 infection
Weiss JJ, Attuquayefio TN, White EB, Li F, Herz RS, White TL, Campbell M, Geng B, Datta R, Wyllie AL, Grubaugh ND, Casanovas-Massana A, Muenker MC, Moore AJ, Handoko R, Iwasaki A, Martinello RA, Ko AI, Small DM, Farhadian SF, Team T. Tracking smell loss to identify healthcare workers with SARS-CoV-2 infection. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0248025. PMID: 33657167, PMCID: PMC7928484, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0248025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionSARS-CoV-2 positive healthcare workersSmell lossHealthcare workersHome assessmentNeurological symptomsPositive SARS-CoV-2 testSARS-CoV-2 test positivitySARS-CoV-2 testPolymerase chain reaction testingReal-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction testingQuantitative polymerase chain reaction testingCOVID-19 patientsHigh-risk groupHigh-risk individualsSARS-CoV-2Self-reported changesProspective studyTest positivityAsymptomatic infectionSymptom SurveyVulnerable patientsHigh riskPositive testRisk individualsCritical Care Nursing: A Key Constraint to COVID-19 Response and Healthcare Now and in the Future.
Kurth A, Pinker E, Martinello RA, Honan L, Choi S, Beckman B. Critical Care Nursing: A Key Constraint to COVID-19 Response and Healthcare Now and in the Future. JONA The Journal Of Nursing Administration 2021, 51: e6-e12. PMID: 33570376, DOI: 10.1097/nna.0000000000000991.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEpidemiology, Infection Prevention, Testing Data, and Clinical Outcomes of COVID-19 on Five Inpatient Psychiatric Units in a large Academic Medical Center
Li L, Roberts SC, Kulp W, Wing A, Barnes T, Colandrea N, Klink B, Fortunati F, Martinello R. Epidemiology, Infection Prevention, Testing Data, and Clinical Outcomes of COVID-19 on Five Inpatient Psychiatric Units in a large Academic Medical Center. Psychiatry Research 2021, 298: 113776. PMID: 33571800, PMCID: PMC7987366, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2021.113776.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInpatient psychiatric unitLarge academic medical centerAcademic medical centerPsychiatric unitMedical CenterCOVID-19Retrospective cohort analysisEmergency room visitsInpatient psychiatric facilityLow patientsClinical outcomesRoom visitsHospitalized individualsInfection preventionStudy populationCohort analysisPrevention strategiesAdmission statusTriage protocolDiverse patientsInfection rateMental illnessPsychiatric facilitiesDemographic dataPatients
2018
Detection of influenza myocarditis using national healthcare safety network surveillance definitions accounting for fever in older adults
Datta R, Helou E, Tucker M, John B, Martinello RA, Malinis M. Detection of influenza myocarditis using national healthcare safety network surveillance definitions accounting for fever in older adults. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2018, 39: 1145-1147. PMID: 29945685, PMCID: PMC6540757, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2018.147.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical Notes
2015
An Outbreak of Severe Group A Streptococcus Infections Associated with Podiatric Application of a Biologic Dermal Substitute
Ibrahim LA, Sellick JA, Watson EL, McCabe LM, Schoenhals KA, Martinello RA, Lesse AJ. An Outbreak of Severe Group A Streptococcus Infections Associated with Podiatric Application of a Biologic Dermal Substitute. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2015, 37: 306-312. PMID: 26673775, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2015.306.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere group A Streptococcus (GAS) infectionsGroup A Streptococcus InfectionStreptococcus infectionSubstitute useDermal substituteVeterans Affairs Medical CenterEmm type 28Inter-patient transmissionSETTING/PATIENTSRetrospective cohort studyMicrobiology laboratory dataCase-cohort studyInfection control techniquesNumber of patientsPrior strokeUninfected patientsCohort studyPodiatry clinicFoot woundsPatient cohortRisk factorsCase definitionClinic staffEmm typingMedical CenterReuse of Insulin Pens Among Multiple Patients at 2 Veterans Affairs Medical Centers
Schirmer P, Winston CA, Lucero-Obusan C, Winters M, Lesse A, de Comarmond C, Oda G, Martinello RA, Holodniy M. Reuse of Insulin Pens Among Multiple Patients at 2 Veterans Affairs Medical Centers. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2015, 36: 1121-1129. PMID: 26198627, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2015.165.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Affairs Medical CenterHuman immunodeficiency virusHepatitis B virusHepatitis C virusBloodborne pathogensInsulin pensImmunodeficiency virusB virusMedical CenterMultiple patientsMedian genetic distanceRetrospective cohort studyBlood-borne pathogensViral genetic analysisElectronic health recordsEnvelope gene sequencingHCV transmissionCohort studyHCV casesMethods PatientsCase patientsC virusFurther testingHospitalized veteransPatientsIntended and unintended effects of large-scale adverse event disclosure: a controlled before-after analysis of five large-scale notifications
Wagner TH, Taylor T, Cowgill E, Asch SM, Su P, Bokhour B, Durfee J, Martinello RA, Maguire E, Elwy AR. Intended and unintended effects of large-scale adverse event disclosure: a controlled before-after analysis of five large-scale notifications. BMJ Quality & Safety 2015, 24: 295. PMID: 25882785, PMCID: PMC4413746, DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2014-003800.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatitis C virusVeterans Health AdministrationHepatitis B virusLarge-scale adverse eventsMajority of patientsVeterans Affairs medical facilitiesRestorative dental careAfrican American patientsNon-VA facilitiesType of careHBV testingAdverse eventsWhite patientsDental careBloodborne pathogensDental servicesC virusB virusPatient notificationAdverse event disclosureMedicare dataTesting ratesPatientsHealth AdministrationPost exposure
2014
STI Diagnosis and HIV Testing Among OEF/OIF/OND Veterans
Goulet JL, Martinello RA, Bathulapalli H, Higgins D, Driscoll MA, Brandt CA, Womack JA. STI Diagnosis and HIV Testing Among OEF/OIF/OND Veterans. Medical Care 2014, 52: 1064-1067. PMID: 25334054, PMCID: PMC4232995, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000253.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusHIV testing ratesSTI diagnosisHIV testingTesting ratesPatient characteristicsHigher HIV testing ratesPrevious HIV test resultsVeterans Health Administration (VHA) servicesRoutine HIV testingVHA administrative dataHIV test resultsRelative risk regressionSubstance abuse disordersPositive test resultsOEF/OIF/OND veteransPosttraumatic stress disorderHIV testImmunodeficiency virusRisk regressionInfection diagnosisMAIN OUTCOMEAbuse disordersService veteransOlder age
2013
Expanded HIV testing in the US Department of Veterans Affairs, 2009-2011.
Czarnogorski M, Halloran, CNS J, Pedati C, Dursa EK, Durfee J, Martinello R, Davey V, Ross D. Expanded HIV testing in the US Department of Veterans Affairs, 2009-2011. American Journal Of Public Health 2013, 103: e40-5. PMID: 24134344, PMCID: PMC3828973, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2013.301376.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectronic clinical remindersPositive test resultsTesting ratesOutpatient visitsClinical remindersRepeated-measures cross-sectional studyHIV testing ratesVA electronic health recordVeterans Affairs (VA) careCross-sectional studyElectronic data extractionHigher testing ratesCalendar year 2009Electronic health recordsHIV testPatient demographicsHIV testingSeropositivityOlder individualsData extractionHealth recordsDemographic characteristicsHIVOutpatientsVeterans
2009
Veterans' attitudes to influenza vaccination in the setting of shortage of vaccine, 2004-2005
Benin AL, Learsy-Cahill D, Das R, Kancir S, Welch B, Martinello RA. Veterans' attitudes to influenza vaccination in the setting of shortage of vaccine, 2004-2005. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics 2009, 5: 237-241. PMID: 18948733, DOI: 10.4161/hv.5.4.6808.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElderly veteransAdministration HospitalHigh-risk criteriaVeterans Administration HospitalProportion of veteransUnvaccinated participantsInfluenza vaccinationHigh riskVaccinationVeterans' attitudesVaccineInfluenzaVeteransMore participantsRandom sampleSmall proportionParticipantsAltruistic reasonsQualitative interviewsHospitalProportionUrgencyDose
2006
Human metapneumovirus and exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Martinello RA, Esper F, Weibel C, Ferguson D, Landry ML, Kahn JS. Human metapneumovirus and exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Journal Of Infection 2006, 53: 248-254. PMID: 16412516, PMCID: PMC7112509, DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2005.11.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExacerbation of COPDChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseObstructive pulmonary diseaseRespiratory syncytial virusHuman metapneumovirusPulmonary diseaseSyncytial virusObservational cohort studyRespiratory tract infectionsParainfluenza type 3Urban teaching hospitalCOPD patientsCohort studyTract infectionsParainfluenza 1HMPV genotypesRespiratory virusesNasopharyngeal specimensViral cultureEnrollment criteriaInfluenza ATeaching hospitalDirect immunofluorescenceExacerbationPatients