2021
Increased SARS-CoV-2 Testing Capacity with Pooled Saliva Samples - Volume 27, Number 4—April 2021 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Watkins AE, Fenichel EP, Weinberger DM, Vogels CBF, Brackney DE, Casanovas-Massana A, Campbell M, Fournier J, Bermejo S, Datta R, Dela Cruz CS, Farhadian SF, Iwasaki A, Ko AI, Grubaugh ND, Wyllie AL, . Increased SARS-CoV-2 Testing Capacity with Pooled Saliva Samples - Volume 27, Number 4—April 2021 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2021, 27: 1184-1187. PMID: 33755009, PMCID: PMC8007323, DOI: 10.3201/eid2704.204200.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 individuals
2019
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
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 Research
2018
Uncomplicated Cystitis in Nursing Home Residents: A Practical Guide to Diagnosis and Management
Datta R, Juthani-Mehta M. Uncomplicated Cystitis in Nursing Home Residents: A Practical Guide to Diagnosis and Management. Journal Of The American Medical Directors Association 2018, 19: 733-735. PMID: 30149841, PMCID: PMC6510384, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2018.07.015.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2013
Discord among Performance Measures for Central Line—Associated Bloodstream Infection
Tehrani DM, Russell D, Brown J, Boynton-Delahanty K, Quan K, Gibbs L, Braddock G, Zaroda T, Koopman M, Thompson D, Nichols A, Cui E, Liu C, Cohen S, Rubin Z, Pegues D, Torriani F, Datta R, Huang SS. Discord among Performance Measures for Central Line—Associated Bloodstream Infection. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2013, 34: 176-183. PMID: 23295564, DOI: 10.1086/669090.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcademic Medical CentersAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBacteremiaCaliforniaCatheter-Related InfectionsCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.Clinical CodingCross InfectionFemaleHumansInsurance Claim ReviewMaleMandatory ProgramsMedical AuditMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsCentral line-associated bloodstream infectionsChart reviewConsecutive patientsBloodstream infectionsNHSN criteriaClaims codesCommon reasonNational Healthcare Safety Network criteriaCentral Line–Associated Bloodstream InfectionsMulticenter retrospective cohort studyLine–Associated Bloodstream InfectionsLine-associated bloodstream infectionsRetrospective cohort studyMedical record reviewCLABSI eventsCLABSI reportingCohort studyRecord reviewPrevention criteriaClaims dataNetwork criteriaPhysician documentationClaims cohortPatientsDisease control
2011
Use of Medicare Claims to Rank Hospitals by Surgical Site Infection Risk following Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
Huang SS, Placzek H, Livingston J, Ma A, Onufrak F, Lankiewicz J, Kleinman K, Bratzler D, Olsen MA, Lyles R, Khan Y, Wright P, Yokoe DS, Fraser VJ, Weinstein RA, Stevenson K, Hooper D, Vostok J, Datta R, Nsa W, Platt R. Use of Medicare Claims to Rank Hospitals by Surgical Site Infection Risk following Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2011, 32: 775-783. PMID: 21768761, DOI: 10.1086/660874.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWorst decileSSI ratesMedicare beneficiariesCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryArtery bypass graft surgerySurgical site infection rateSurgical site infection riskBypass graft surgeryRetrospective cohort studyCoronary artery bypassMedical record reviewDay of surgeryAdjusted odds ratioService Medicare beneficiariesQuality of careArtery bypassGraft surgeryCohort studySSI riskRecord reviewGroup of hospitalsCurrent surveillance methodsMedical recordsOdds ratioMedicare claims