2023
Clinicians who primarily practice in nursing homes and outcomes among residents with urinary tract infection or pneumonia
Riester M, Douglas C, Silva J, Datta R, Zullo A. Clinicians who primarily practice in nursing homes and outcomes among residents with urinary tract infection or pneumonia. Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology 2023, 3: e253. PMID: 38178878, PMCID: PMC10762639, DOI: 10.1017/ash.2023.527.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUrinary tract infectionNursing homesNH residentsTract infectionsAntibiotic dispensingLower riskGreater riskInfection-related outcomesAdjusted risk ratioMinimum Data Set dataPrimary practice settingPoisson regression modelsU.S. nursing homesPneumonia groupUTI groupRetrospective cohortRisk ratioStudy populationSimilar riskClinician trainingMedicare feeService claimsPneumoniaResident outcomesPractice settings
2017
Serious adverse events of older adults in nursing home and community intervention trials
Datta R, Trentalange M, Van Ness PH, McGloin JM, Guralnik JM, Miller ME, Walkup MP, Nadkarni N, Pahor M, Gill TM, Quagliarello V, Juthani-Mehta M, Group F. Serious adverse events of older adults in nursing home and community intervention trials. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications 2017, 9: 77-80. PMID: 29696228, PMCID: PMC5898490, DOI: 10.1016/j.conctc.2017.12.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUnanticipated serious adverse eventsSerious adverse eventsNursing home residentsTotal serious adverse eventsHome residentsSAE incidenceAdverse eventsClinical trialsOlder adultsCommunity dwellersNursing homesIncidence of SAEsFemale nursing home residentsProportion of patientsRandomized clinical trialsCommunity intervention trialStructured physical activityCranberry capsulesLifestyle interventionRandomized trialsIntervention trialsElders StudyHealth centersSecondary data analysisPhysical activity
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