2020
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 prevalence
2007
Risk Factors for Invasive Pneumococcal Disease among Navajo Adults
Watt J, O'Brien K, Benin A, McCoy S, Donaldson C, Reid R, Schuchat A, Zell E, Hochman M, Santosham M, Whitney C. Risk Factors for Invasive Pneumococcal Disease among Navajo Adults. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2007, 166: 1080-1087. PMID: 17693393, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwm178.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAlcoholismAnalysis of VarianceBody Mass IndexCase-Control StudiesFemaleHeart FailureHumansIndians, North AmericanKidney Failure, ChronicMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPneumococcal InfectionsPopulation SurveillanceProspective StudiesRisk FactorsSocioeconomic FactorsStreptococcus pneumoniaeSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesConceptsInvasive pneumococcal diseaseChronic renal failureCongestive heart failureBody mass indexNavajo adultsGeneral US populationRisk factorsRenal failureSelf-reported alcohol useHeart failurePneumococcal diseaseMass indexRisk of IPDUS populationAlcohol useActive laboratory surveillanceModifiable risk factorsMedical record reviewPopulation attributable fractionFinal multivariable analysisCase-control studyMultivariable analysisRecord reviewAttributable fractionHigh prevalence