2023
Declines in Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Health Care Personnel in Acute Care Hospitals During the COVID-19 Pandemic — United States, 2017–2023
Lymon H, Meng L, Reses H, Barbre K, Dubendris H, Shafi S, Wiegand R, Reddy G, Woods A, Kuhar D, Stuckey M, Lindley M, Haas L, Qureshi I, Wong E, Benin A, Bell J. Declines in Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Health Care Personnel in Acute Care Hospitals During the COVID-19 Pandemic — United States, 2017–2023. MMWR Morbidity And Mortality Weekly Report 2023, 72: 1244-1247. PMID: 37943698, PMCID: PMC10651322, DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7245a6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Healthcare Safety NetworkHealth care personnelInfluenza vaccination coverageAcute care hospitalsVaccination coverageCare hospitalInfluenza vaccinationCare personnelCDC's National Healthcare Safety NetworkCOVID-19 pandemicInfluenza-related morbidityEvidence-based strategiesNHSN dataAnnual vaccinationPrepandemic periodVaccinationHospitalInfluenzaPandemicSafety NetworkMorbidityMortality
2020
Analysis of National Healthcare Safety Network Clostridioides difficile Infection Standardized Infection Ratio by Test Type
Li Q, Benin A, Guh A, Dudeck M, Allen-Bridson K, Leaptrot D, McDonald L, Pollock D, Edwards J. Analysis of National Healthcare Safety Network Clostridioides difficile Infection Standardized Infection Ratio by Test Type. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2020, 41: s116-s118. DOI: 10.1017/ice.2020.624.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNucleic acid amplification testsStandardized infection ratioEnzyme immunoassaySIR differenceInfection ratioRisk adjustmentCDI incidence ratePositive laboratory testsAcute care hospitalsNHSN dataIncidence rateNAAT useAmplification testsInpatient locationHospital personnelHospitalMost hospitalsCalendar quarterIncident rateNHSNT-testTest combinationsLaboratory testsCDITest typeAnalysis of National Healthcare Safety Network Clostridioides difficile Infection Standardized Infection Ratio by Test Type
Li Q, Benin A, Guh A, Dudeck M, Allen-Bridson K, Leaptrot D, McDonald L, Pollock D, Edwards J. Analysis of National Healthcare Safety Network Clostridioides difficile Infection Standardized Infection Ratio by Test Type. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2020, 41: s87-s89. DOI: 10.1017/ice.2020.583.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNucleic acid amplification testsNational Healthcare Safety NetworkStandardized infection ratioEnzyme immunoassaySIR differenceRisk adjustmentInfection ratioCDI incidence ratePositive laboratory testsAcute care hospitalsNHSN dataIncidence rateAmplification testsNAAT useInpatient locationHospital personnelHospitalMost hospitalsCalendar quarterIncident rateT-testTest combinationsLaboratory testsCDISafety Network