2022
Association between prevalence of laboratory-identified Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) and antibiotic treatment for CDI in US acute-care hospitals, 2019
Xu K, Wu H, Li Q, Edwards J, O’Leary E, Leaptrot D, Benin A. Association between prevalence of laboratory-identified Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) and antibiotic treatment for CDI in US acute-care hospitals, 2019. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2022, 43: 1847-1852. PMID: 35068404, PMCID: PMC10877317, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2022.6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClostridioides difficile infectionFirst-line antibioticsAcute care hospitalsCDI prevalenceAntimicrobial useSignificant dose-response associationNational Healthcare Safety NetworkUS acute care hospitalsPositive dose-response relationshipDose-response associationHospital-level variationExtreme discordanceDose-response relationshipMedical school affiliationCDI eventsDifficile infectionAntibiotic treatmentPrevalence ratesHospitalNegative binomial regressionPrevalenceTreatment practicesBinomial regressionInfectionDiscordance
2021
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on central-line–associated bloodstream infections during the early months of 2020, National Healthcare Safety Network
Patel P, Weiner-Lastinger L, Dudeck M, Fike L, Kuhar D, Edwards J, Pollock D, Benin A. Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on central-line–associated bloodstream infections during the early months of 2020, National Healthcare Safety Network. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2021, 43: 790-793. PMID: 33719981, PMCID: PMC8047389, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2021.108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Healthcare Safety NetworkStandardized infection ratioBloodstream infectionsPrevention's National Healthcare Safety NetworkAcute care hospitalsCOVID-19 pandemicInfection ratioDisease controlSafety NetworkInfectionBed sizeEarly monthsDescriptive analysisPandemicGeographic areasHospitalMonths
2010
How Can We Communicate About Vaccines With Adolescents and Their Parents?
Benin AL, Wu AC, Holmboe ES, Shapiro ED, Anyan W. How Can We Communicate About Vaccines With Adolescents and Their Parents? Clinical Pediatrics 2010, 49: 373-380. PMID: 20118100, PMCID: PMC3773171, DOI: 10.1177/0009922809351091.Peer-Reviewed Original Research