2024
Pseudo-outbreak of Parengyodontium album related to contaminated saline used in specimen processing in the microbiology laboratory
Havill N, Colandrea N, Merwede J, Aniskiewicz M, Roberts S, Patel K, Martinello R, Peaper D. Pseudo-outbreak of Parengyodontium album related to contaminated saline used in specimen processing in the microbiology laboratory. American Journal Of Infection Control 2024, 52: 1099-1101. PMID: 38825239, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2024.05.016.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
PROSER: A Web-Based Peripheral Blood Smear Interpretation Support Tool Utilizing Electronic Health Record Data
Iscoe M, Loza A, Turbiville D, Campbell S, Peaper D, Balbuena-Merle R, Hauser R. PROSER: A Web-Based Peripheral Blood Smear Interpretation Support Tool Utilizing Electronic Health Record Data. American Journal Of Clinical Pathology 2023, 160: 98-105. PMID: 37026746, DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/aqad024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality improvement studyElectronic health recordsLaboratory valuesWeb-based clinical decision support toolClinical decision support toolElectronic health record dataHealth record dataImprovement studyResident trainingBlood smear interpretationClinical outcomesMorphologic findingsAcademic hospitalCorresponding reference rangesMedication informationReference rangeMicroscopy findingsCDS toolsIntervention effectsPathology practiceSmear interpretationHealth recordsRecord dataPathologistsPatientsChoice Architecture to Assist Clinicians with Appropriate COVID-19 Test Ordering
Sangal R, Venkatesh A, Cahill J, Pettker C, Peaper D. Choice Architecture to Assist Clinicians with Appropriate COVID-19 Test Ordering. The Journal Of Applied Laboratory Medicine 2023, 8: 98-105. PMID: 36610419, DOI: 10.1093/jalm/jfac104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRSV testingSymptomatic visitsED visitsSARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid amplification testsCOVID-19Respiratory syncytial virus testingNucleic acid amplification testsElectronic health record ordersSystems-based interventionsSARS-CoV-2Symptomatic patientsPrimary outcomeInfluenza testingClinical guidelinesClinician educationClinician practiceVirus testingAmplification testsPatientsTest orderingInstitutional guidelinesClinical needHospital systemVisitsTesting patterns
2021
Pyomyositis and Infectious Myositis: A Comprehensive, Single-Center Retrospective Study
Radcliffe C, Gisriel S, Niu YS, Peaper D, Delgado S, Grant M. Pyomyositis and Infectious Myositis: A Comprehensive, Single-Center Retrospective Study. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2021, 8: ofab098. PMID: 33884279, PMCID: PMC8047863, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofab098.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInfectious myositisPercutaneous drainage proceduresRetrospective studyDrainage proceduresSingle-center retrospective studyThird of patientsTertiary care institutionTreatment success rateCases of pyomyositisSubjective feverMuscle painDiabetes mellitusAbscess formationCommon symptomsMedian lengthMean ageMental statusAntimicrobial therapyMost infectionsTreatment strategiesPyomyositisMyositisPathology specimensPatientsBacterial infections
2014
Clinical and Molecular Epidemiology of Pretransplant Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci (VRE) Colonization Among Patients Who Undergo Liver Transplantation.
Banach D, Peaper D, Emre S, Fortune B, Dembry L. Clinical and Molecular Epidemiology of Pretransplant Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci (VRE) Colonization Among Patients Who Undergo Liver Transplantation. Transplantation 2014, 98: 769. DOI: 10.1097/00007890-201407151-02627.Peer-Reviewed Original Research