2016
The clinical and molecular epidemiology of pre‐transplant vancomycin‐resistant enterococci colonization among liver transplant recipients
Banach DB, Peaper DR, Fortune BE, Emre S, Dembry LM. The clinical and molecular epidemiology of pre‐transplant vancomycin‐resistant enterococci colonization among liver transplant recipients. Clinical Transplantation 2016, 30: 306-311. PMID: 26780305, DOI: 10.1111/ctr.12690.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiver transplant recipientsLiver transplantationVRE colonizationTransplant recipientsVancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) infectionPolymerase chain reaction testingVancomycin-resistant enterococci colonizationPre-transplant colonizationSubsequent liver transplantationMore hospital daysObservational cohort studyCentral venous catheterizationInfection prevention measuresWarrants further studyRifaximin useAntimicrobial prophylaxisCohort studyHospital daysSignificant morbidityVenous catheterizationProspective studyActive surveillanceRisk factorsSurveillance culturesVRE isolates
2013
Universal Glove and Gown Use and Acquisition of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in the ICU: A Randomized Trial
Harris AD, Pineles L, Belton B, Johnson JK, Shardell M, Loeb M, Newhouse R, Dembry L, Braun B, Perencevich EN, Hall KK, Morgan DJ, Shahryar S, Price C, Gadbaw J, Drees M, Kett D, Muñoz-Price L, Jacob J, Herwaldt L, Sulis C, Yokoe D, Maragakis L, Lissauer M, Zervos M, Warren D, Carver R, Anderson D, Calfee D, Bowling J, Safdar N. Universal Glove and Gown Use and Acquisition of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in the ICU: A Randomized Trial. JAMA 2013, 310: 1571-1580. PMID: 24097234, PMCID: PMC4026208, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2013.277815.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCross InfectionEnterococcusFemaleGloves, ProtectiveGram-Positive Bacterial InfectionsGuideline AdherenceHand DisinfectionHumansInfection ControlIntensive Care UnitsMaleMethicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusMiddle AgedPersonnel, HospitalStaphylococcal InfectionsSurgical AttireVancomycin ResistanceConceptsIntensive care unitMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusVancomycin-resistant EnterococcusIntervention ICUsSurgical intensive care unitPrimary outcomeHand hygiene complianceSecondary outcomesAdverse eventsPatient contactUniversal gloveVRE acquisitionUsual careMRSA acquisitionGown useHygiene complianceAcquisition of MRSAAntibiotic-resistant bacteriaControl intensive care unitHealth care-associated infectionsStudy periodKey secondary outcomesBaseline periodCare-associated infectionsHealth care workers
2004
Approaches to vancomycin-resistant enterococci
Torres-Viera C, Dembry LM. Approaches to vancomycin-resistant enterococci. Current Opinion In Infectious Diseases 2004, 17: 541-547. PMID: 15640708, DOI: 10.1097/00001432-200412000-00006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnti-Bacterial AgentsEnterococcusGram-Positive Bacterial InfectionsHumansVancomycin ResistanceConceptsVancomycin-resistant enterococciVancomycin-resistant enterococci colonizationNew drugsSerious enterococcal infectionsLimited clinical dataInfection control practicesVitro bactericidal activityLipopeptide antimicrobialBloodstream infectionsClinical trialsEnterococcal infectionsOral administrationClinical dataInfectionAntimicrobial drugsBactericidal activityPhase IIDrugsEnterococciTreatmentNew antimicrobial drugsStrict guidelinesTrialsControl practicesBacterial isolates
2001
Comparative antimicrobial activity of gatifloxacin with ciprofloxacin and beta-lactams against gram-positive bacteria
Bassetti M, Dembry L, Farrel P, Callan D, Andriole V. Comparative antimicrobial activity of gatifloxacin with ciprofloxacin and beta-lactams against gram-positive bacteria. Diagnostic Microbiology And Infectious Disease 2001, 41: 143-148. PMID: 11750168, DOI: 10.1016/s0732-8893(01)00298-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmoxicillin/clavulanic acidPiperacillin/tazobactamClavulanic acidMethicillin-susceptible S. aureusPenicillin-nonsusceptible Streptococcus pneumoniaeMethicillin-sensitive S. epidermidisMethicillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococciGram-positive infectionsViridans group streptococciCoagulase-negative staphylococciPromising new fluoroquinoloneActive agentsNew fluoroquinoloneStreptococcal isolatesGroup streptococciVitro antibacterial activityClinical isolatesStreptococcus pneumoniaeComparative antimicrobial activityStaphylococcal isolatesClinical useEnterococcal isolatesImipenemGatifloxacinE. faecalis
1996
Comparison of rectal and perirectal swabs for detection of colonization with vancomycin-resistant enterococci
Weinstein JW, Tallapragada S, Farrel P, Dembry LM. Comparison of rectal and perirectal swabs for detection of colonization with vancomycin-resistant enterococci. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 1996, 34: 210-212. PMID: 8748308, PMCID: PMC228765, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.1.210-212.1996.Peer-Reviewed Original Research