2016
Pseudomonas aeruginosa Colonization in the Intensive Care Unit: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Clinical Outcomes
Harris AD, Jackson SS, Robinson G, Pineles L, Leekha S, Thom KA, Wang Y, Doll M, Pettigrew MM, Johnson JK. Pseudomonas aeruginosa Colonization in the Intensive Care Unit: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Clinical Outcomes. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2016, 37: 544-548. PMID: 26832307, PMCID: PMC4833506, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2015.346.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntensive care unitPseudomonas aeruginosa colonizationRisk factorsICU admissionClinical culturesCurrent hospitalizationAeruginosa colonizationCare unitIntensive care unit admissionP. aeruginosaSurgical intensive care unitPositive clinical cultureCare unit admissionEmpirical antibiotic therapyTertiary care hospitalType of ICUSignificant risk factorsP. aeruginosa colonizationRapid diagnostic testingPerirectal surveillance culturesUnit admissionCohort studyAntibiotic therapyCare hospitalClinical outcomes
2009
Molecular Epidemiology of Pediatric Pneumococcal Empyema from 2001 to 2007 in Utah
Byington CL, Hulten KG, Ampofo K, Sheng X, Pavia AT, Blaschke AJ, Pettigrew M, Korgenski K, Daly J, Mason EO. Molecular Epidemiology of Pediatric Pneumococcal Empyema from 2001 to 2007 in Utah. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 2009, 48: 520-525. PMID: 20018815, PMCID: PMC2815589, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01200-09.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUtah childrenPCV-7Nonvaccine serotypesPneumococcal empyemaMolecular epidemiologyStreptococcus pneumoniae serotype 1Pneumococcal conjugate vaccineSerotype 1Sequence typesCommon sequence typesEmpyema ratesSerotype replacementConjugate vaccineSerotype switchReplacement diseasePPE casesEmpyemaChildrenSerotypesHigh rateEpidemiologyLicensureMLSTVaccineIncidence
2004
Diversity and sharing of Haemophilus influenzae strains colonizing healthy children attending day-care centers
FARJO RS, FOXMAN B, PATEL MJ, ZHANG L, PETTIGREW MM, MCCOY SI, MARRS CF, GILSDORF JR. Diversity and sharing of Haemophilus influenzae strains colonizing healthy children attending day-care centers. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 2004, 23: 41-46. PMID: 14743045, DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000106981.89572.d1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCarrier StateChild Day Care CentersChild, PreschoolCohort StudiesColony Count, MicrobialDNA, BacterialElectrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-FieldFemaleGenotypeHaemophilus InfectionsHaemophilus influenzaeHumansIncidenceMaleMass ScreeningMichiganOtitis MediaPolymerase Chain ReactionReference ValuesRisk AssessmentSerotypingConceptsDay care centersH. influenzaeHealthy childrenH. influenzae organismsAcute otitis mediaH. influenzae colonizationH. influenzae strainsUnique strainsEnterobacterial repetitive intergenic consensus PCRThroat culturesOtitis mediaInitial screening techniqueNasopharyngeal colonizationPrevalence ratesColonizing strainsHaemophilus influenzaeHeterogeneity of strainInfluenzaeConsensus PCRRate of colonizationChildrenField gel electrophoresisSame strainPathogenic microorganismsEvidence of sharing