2023
A cluster of gram-negative bloodstream infections in Connecticut hemodialysis patients associated with contaminated wall boxes and prime buckets.
Backman L, Dumigan DG, Oleksiw M, Carusillo E, Patel PR, Nguyen DB, Moulton-Meissner H, Boyce JM. A cluster of gram-negative bloodstream infections in Connecticut hemodialysis patients associated with contaminated wall boxes and prime buckets. Am J Infect Control 2023, 51: 638-643. PMID: 35970421, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2022.08.007.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Suggestions for the prevention of Clostridioides difficile spread within outpatient hemodialysis facilities.
D'Agata EMC, Apata IW, Booth S, Boyce JM, Deaver K, Gualandi N, Neu A, Nguyen D, Novosad S, Palevsky PM, Rodgers D, Nephrologist Transforming Dialysis Safety Committee. Electronic address: ntds@asn-online.org. Suggestions for the prevention of Clostridioides difficile spread within outpatient hemodialysis facilities. Kidney Int 2021, 99: 1045-1053. PMID: 33667504, DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2021.02.028.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsWeil's Disease in an HIV-Infected Patient.
Nguyen DB, Chaparala S, Morel L, Bueno Y, Lovell RD. Weil's Disease in an HIV-Infected Patient. Cureus 2021, 13: e14241. PMID: 33954063, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.14241.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical Notes
2020
Risk of Vascular Access Infection Associated With Buttonhole Cannulation of Fistulas: Data From the National Healthcare Safety Network.
Lyman M, Nguyen DB, Shugart A, Gruhler H, Lines C, Patel PR. Risk of Vascular Access Infection Associated With Buttonhole Cannulation of Fistulas: Data From the National Healthcare Safety Network. Am J Kidney Dis 2020, 76: 82-89. PMID: 32151430, DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2019.11.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVascular Access and Risk of Bloodstream Infection Among Older Incident Hemodialysis Patients.
Kazakova SV, Baggs J, Apata IW, Yi SH, Jernigan JA, Nguyen D, Patel PR. Vascular Access and Risk of Bloodstream Infection Among Older Incident Hemodialysis Patients. Kidney Med 2020, 2: 276-285. PMID: 32734247, DOI: 10.1016/j.xkme.2019.12.010.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Multicenter Outbreak of Gram-Negative Bloodstream Infections in Hemodialysis Patients.
Novosad SA, Lake J, Nguyen D, Soda E, Moulton-Meissner H, Pho MT, Gualandi N, Bepo L, Stanton RA, Daniels JB, Turabelidze G, Van Allen K, Arduino M, Halpin AL, Layden J, Patel PR. Multicenter Outbreak of Gram-Negative Bloodstream Infections in Hemodialysis Patients. Am J Kidney Dis 2019, 74: 610-619. PMID: 31375298, DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2019.05.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHepatitis B Virus Mutant Infections in Hemodialysis Patients: A Case Series.
Apata IW, Nguyen DB, Khudyakov Y, Mixson-Hayden T, Rosenberg J, Zahn M, Greenko J, Clement E, Portney AE, Kulkarni PA, Comer M, Adams E, Kamili S, Patel PR, Moorman AC. Hepatitis B Virus Mutant Infections in Hemodialysis Patients: A Case Series. Kidney Med 2019, 1: 347-353. PMID: 32734215, DOI: 10.1016/j.xkme.2019.07.011.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesTransmission of hepatitis C virus in the dialysis setting and strategies for its prevention.
Nguyen DB, Bixler D, Patel PR. Transmission of hepatitis C virus in the dialysis setting and strategies for its prevention. Semin Dial 2019, 32: 127-134. PMID: 30569604, DOI: 10.1111/sdi.12761.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Dialysis Event Surveillance Report for 2014.
Nguyen DB, Shugart A, Lines C, Shah AB, Edwards J, Pollock D, Sievert D, Patel PR. National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Dialysis Event Surveillance Report for 2014. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2017, 12: 1139-1146. PMID: 28663227, DOI: 10.2215/CJN.11411116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTrends in Prevalence of Advanced HIV Disease at Antiretroviral Therapy Enrollment - 10 Countries, 2004-2015.
Auld AF, Shiraishi RW, Oboho I, Ross C, Bateganya M, Pelletier V, Dee J, Francois K, Duval N, Antoine M, Delcher C, Desforges G, Griswold M, Domercant JW, Joseph N, Deyde V, Desir Y, Van Onacker JD, Robin E, Chun H, Zulu I, Pathmanathan I, Dokubo EK, Lloyd S, Pati R, Kaplan J, Raizes E, Spira T, Mitruka K, Couto A, Gudo ES, Mbofana F, Briggs M, Alfredo C, Xavier C, Vergara A, Hamunime N, Agolory S, Mutandi G, Shoopala NN, Sawadogo S, Baughman AL, Bashorun A, Dalhatu I, Swaminathan M, Onotu D, Odafe S, Abiri OO, Debem HH, Tomlinson H, Okello V, Preko P, Ao T, Ryan C, Bicego G, Ehrenkranz P, Kamiru H, Nuwagaba-Biribonwoha H, Kwesigabo G, Ramadhani AA, Ng'wangu K, Swai P, Mfaume M, Gongo R, Carpenter D, Mastro TD, Hamilton C, Denison J, Wabwire-Mangen F, Koole O, Torpey K, Williams SG, Colebunders R, Kalamya JN, Namale A, Adler MR, Mugisa B, Gupta S, Tsui S, van Praag E, Nguyen DB, Lyss S, Le Y, Abdul-Quader AS, Do NT, Mulenga M, Hachizovu S, Mugurungi O, Barr BAT, Gonese E, Mutasa-Apollo T, Balachandra S, Behel S, Bingham T, Mackellar D, Lowrance D, Ellerbrock TV. Trends in Prevalence of Advanced HIV Disease at Antiretroviral Therapy Enrollment - 10 Countries, 2004-2015. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2017, 66: 558-563. PMID: 28570507, DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6621a3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHemodialyzer Reuse and Gram-Negative Bloodstream Infections.
Edens C, Wong J, Lyman M, Rizzo K, Nguyen D, Blain M, Horwich-Scholefield S, Moulton-Meissner H, Epson E, Rosenberg J, Patel PR. Hemodialyzer Reuse and Gram-Negative Bloodstream Infections. Am J Kidney Dis 2017, 69: 726-733. PMID: 27940061, DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2016.09.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDetection, Reporting, and Treatment of Hepatitis C Infections Among Hemodialysis Patients.
Collier MG, Nguyen DB, Patel PR, Moorman AC. Detection, Reporting, and Treatment of Hepatitis C Infections Among Hemodialysis Patients. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2017, 38: 493-494. PMID: 28052785, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2016.317.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Dialysis Event Surveillance Report: National Healthcare Safety Network data summary, January 2007 through April 2011.
Patel PR, Shugart A, Mbaeyi C, Goding Sauer A, Melville A, Nguyen DB, Kallen AJ, NHSN Outpatient Hemodialysis Center Participants. Dialysis Event Surveillance Report: National Healthcare Safety Network data summary, January 2007 through April 2011. Am J Infect Control 2016, 44: 944-7. PMID: 27040568, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2016.02.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMultistate US Outbreak of Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections Associated with Medical Tourism to the Dominican Republic, 2013-2014(1).
Schnabel D, Esposito DH, Gaines J, Ridpath A, Barry MA, Feldman KA, Mullins J, Burns R, Ahmad N, Nyangoma EN, Nguyen DB, Perz JF, Moulton-Meissner HA, Jensen BJ, Lin Y, Posivak-Khouly L, Jani N, Morgan OW, Brunette GW, Pritchard PS, Greenbaum AH, Rhee SM, Blythe D, Sotir M, RGM Outbreak Investigation Team. Multistate US Outbreak of Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections Associated with Medical Tourism to the Dominican Republic, 2013-2014(1). Emerg Infect Dis 2016, 22: 1340-1347. PMID: 27434822, DOI: 10.3201/eid2208.151938.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchResponse to Emergence of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2013-2014.
Al Hosani FI, Pringle K, Al Mulla M, Kim L, Pham H, Alami NN, Khudhair A, Hall AJ, Aden B, El Saleh F, Al Dhaheri W, Al Bandar Z, Bunga S, Abou Elkheir K, Tao Y, Hunter JC, Nguyen D, Turner A, Pradeep K, Sasse J, Weber S, Tong S, Whitaker BL, Haynes LM, Curns A, Gerber SI. Response to Emergence of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2013-2014. Emerg Infect Dis 2016, 22: 1162-8. PMID: 27314227, DOI: 10.3201/eid2207.160040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTransmission of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infections in Healthcare Settings, Abu Dhabi.
Hunter JC, Nguyen D, Aden B, Al Bandar Z, Al Dhaheri W, Abu Elkheir K, Khudair A, Al Mulla M, El Saleh F, Imambaccus H, Al Kaabi N, Sheikh FA, Sasse J, Turner A, Abdel Wareth L, Weber S, Al Ameri A, Abu Amer W, Alami NN, Bunga S, Haynes LM, Hall AJ, Kallen AJ, Kuhar D, Pham H, Pringle K, Tong S, Whitaker BL, Gerber SI, Al Hosani FI. Transmission of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infections in Healthcare Settings, Abu Dhabi. Emerg Infect Dis 2016, 22: 647-56. PMID: 26981708, DOI: 10.3201/eid2204.151615.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA Large Outbreak of Hepatitis C Virus Infections in a Hemodialysis Clinic.
Nguyen DB, Gutowski J, Ghiselli M, Cheng T, Bel Hamdounia S, Suryaprasad A, Xu F, Moulton-Meissner H, Hayden T, Forbi JC, Xia GL, Arduino MJ, Patel A, Patel PR. A Large Outbreak of Hepatitis C Virus Infections in a Hemodialysis Clinic. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2016, 37: 125-33. PMID: 26573412, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2015.247.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNotes from the Field: Hepatitis C Outbreak in a Dialysis Clinic--Tennessee, 2014.
Muleta D, Kainer MA, Moore-Moravian L, Wiese A, Ward J, McMaster S, Nguyen D, Forbi JC, Mixson-Hayden T, Collier M. Notes from the Field: Hepatitis C Outbreak in a Dialysis Clinic--Tennessee, 2014. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2016, 64: 1386-7. PMID: 26720110, DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6450a5.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesHemodialysis-associated infections
Nguyen D.B., Arduino M.A., Patel P.R. Hemodialysis-associated infections, in Chronic Kidney Disease, Dialysis, and Transplantation: A Companion to Brenner and Rector's The Kidney 4th Edition. Elsevier. Dec 2018Chapters
2015
Lower Levels of Antiretroviral Therapy Enrollment Among Men with HIV Compared with Women - 12 Countries, 2002-2013.
Auld AF, Shiraishi RW, Mbofana F, Couto A, Fetogang EB, El-Halabi S, Lebelonyane R, Pilatwe PT, Hamunime N, Okello V, Mutasa-Apollo T, Mugurungi O, Murungu J, Dzangare J, Kwesigabo G, Wabwire-Mangen F, Mulenga M, Hachizovu S, Ettiegne-Traore V, Mohamed F, MSAE, Bashorun A, Nhan do T, Hai NH, Quang TH, Van Onacker JD, Francois K, Robin EG, Desforges G, Farahani M, Kamiru H, Nuwagaba-Biribonwoha H, Ehrenkranz P, Denison JA, Koole O, Tsui S, Torpey K, Mukadi YD, van Praag E, Menten J, Mastro TD, Hamilton CD, Abiri OO, Griswold M, Pierre E, Xavier C, Alfredo C, Jobarteh K, Letebele M, Agolory S, Baughman AL, Mutandi G, Preko P, Ryan C, Ao T, Gonese E, Herman-Roloff A, Ekra KA, Kouakou JS, Odafe S, Onotu D, Dalhatu I, Debem HH, Nguyen DB, Yen le N, Abdul-Quader AS, Pelletier V, Williams SG, Behel S, Bicego G, Swaminathan M, Dokubo EK, Adjorlolo-Johnson G, Marlink R, Lowrance D, Spira T, Colebunders R, Bangsberg D, Zee A, Kaplan J, Ellerbrock TV. Lower Levels of Antiretroviral Therapy Enrollment Among Men with HIV Compared with Women - 12 Countries, 2002-2013. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2015, 64: 1281-6. PMID: 26605861, DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6446a2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research