Hospital Microbiologic Culture Results to Predict the Use of Anti–methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
Wu H, Kratzer T, Zhou L, Soe M, Edwards J, Neuhauser M, Benin A, Hicks L, Srinivasan A, Pollock D. Hospital Microbiologic Culture Results to Predict the Use of Anti–methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2020, 41: s40-s40. DOI: 10.1017/ice.2020.521.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnti-MRSA agentsNational Healthcare Safety NetworkPositive infectionsMicrobiologic culture resultsInfection burdenAntimicrobial useHospital characteristicsCulture resultsStandardized antimicrobial administration ratioStaphylococcus aureusRisk adjustmentLower respiratory specimensIntensive care unitAcute care hospitalsQuinupristin/dalfopristinResistant Staphylococcus aureusMedical school affiliationAU ratesIntravenous vancomycinMicrobiologic dataCare unitDay patientsRespiratory specimensAntimicrobial daysHigh prevalenceAnalysis of National Healthcare Safety Network Clostridioides difficile Infection Standardized Infection Ratio by Test Type
Li Q, Benin A, Guh A, Dudeck M, Allen-Bridson K, Leaptrot D, McDonald L, Pollock D, Edwards J. Analysis of National Healthcare Safety Network Clostridioides difficile Infection Standardized Infection Ratio by Test Type. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2020, 41: s116-s118. DOI: 10.1017/ice.2020.624.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNucleic acid amplification testsStandardized infection ratioEnzyme immunoassaySIR differenceInfection ratioRisk adjustmentCDI incidence ratePositive laboratory testsAcute care hospitalsNHSN dataIncidence rateNAAT useAmplification testsInpatient locationHospital personnelHospitalMost hospitalsCalendar quarterIncident rateNHSNT-testTest combinationsLaboratory testsCDITest typeAnalysis of National Healthcare Safety Network Clostridioides difficile Infection Standardized Infection Ratio by Test Type
Li Q, Benin A, Guh A, Dudeck M, Allen-Bridson K, Leaptrot D, McDonald L, Pollock D, Edwards J. Analysis of National Healthcare Safety Network Clostridioides difficile Infection Standardized Infection Ratio by Test Type. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2020, 41: s87-s89. DOI: 10.1017/ice.2020.583.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNucleic acid amplification testsNational Healthcare Safety NetworkStandardized infection ratioEnzyme immunoassaySIR differenceRisk adjustmentInfection ratioCDI incidence ratePositive laboratory testsAcute care hospitalsNHSN dataIncidence rateAmplification testsNAAT useInpatient locationHospital personnelHospitalMost hospitalsCalendar quarterIncident rateT-testTest combinationsLaboratory testsCDISafety Network