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
2015
Quantifying the Exposure to Antibiotic-Resistant Pathogens Among Patients Discharged From a Single Hospital Across All California Healthcare Facilities
Datta R, Brown S, Nguyen VQ, Cao C, Billimek J, Avery T, Lee BY, Huang SS. Quantifying the Exposure to Antibiotic-Resistant Pathogens Among Patients Discharged From a Single Hospital Across All California Healthcare Facilities. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2015, 36: 1275-1282. PMID: 26387690, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2015.181.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnti-Bacterial AgentsCaliforniaCarrier StateClostridiumCross InfectionDrug Resistance, BacterialFemaleHospitalsHumansKlebsiella pneumoniaeLength of StayMaleMethicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusMiddle AgedNursing HomesPatient DischargePatient ReadmissionRetrospective StudiesVancomycin-Resistant EnterococciYoung AdultConceptsMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusClostridium difficile infectionVancomycin-resistant enterococciNursing homesAntibiotic-resistant pathogensDays of dischargeHealthcare facilitiesLength of stayExtended-spectrum β-lactamaseYear of dischargeMultiple cohort studiesTime-dependent exposureESBL carriersMore readmissionsCDI patientsHospital readmissionDifficile infectionSingle hospitalReadmissionHospitalPatientsKlebsiella pneumoniaeΒ-lactamaseStaphylococcus aureusNoncarriers
2014
Protective Effect of Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Carriage against Methicillin-Resistant S. aureus Acquisition in Nursing Homes: A Prospective Cross-Sectional Study
Datta R, Quan V, Kim D, Peterson EM, Reynolds C, Meyers H, Cheung M, Huang SS. Protective Effect of Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Carriage against Methicillin-Resistant S. aureus Acquisition in Nursing Homes: A Prospective Cross-Sectional Study. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2014, 35: 1257-1262. PMID: 25203179, DOI: 10.1086/678062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProspective cross-sectional studyCross-sectional studyS. aureus prevalencePoint prevalenceAdmission prevalenceNursing homesAureus prevalenceInverse associationMethicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) prevalenceS. aureus acquisitionMethicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) carriageDay of admissionStaphylococcus aureus carriageNursing home stayBlood agarMinimal associationMSSA carriageAureus carriageMRSA acquisitionPercentage of residentsNares swabsProtective effectSkin lesionsTotal swabsSheep blood agar