2022
Room of Hazards: A Comparison of Differences in Safety Hazard Recognition Among Various Hospital-Based Healthcare Professionals and Trainees in a Simulated Patient Room
Wang M, Banda B, Rodwin BA, Merchant NB. Room of Hazards: A Comparison of Differences in Safety Hazard Recognition Among Various Hospital-Based Healthcare Professionals and Trainees in a Simulated Patient Room. Journal Of Patient Safety 2022, 18: 624-629. PMID: 35587392, DOI: 10.1097/pts.0000000000001043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital-based healthcare professionalsPatient roomsHealthcare professionalsAdverse eventsHealthcare workersStaff membersHealthcare membersPatient harmNursesPhysiciansSafety hazards identificationComparison of differencesFuture studiesNonparametric statistical analysisTrainees' skillsMore hazardsHazard identificationParticipantsPrevious studiesStatistical analysisProfessionalsDifferent professionsHospitalDifferencesStudy
2016
Diagnostic accuracy of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization to predict methicillin-resistant S aureus soft tissue infections
Gunderson CG, Holleck JL, Chang JJ, Merchant N, Lin S, Gupta S. Diagnostic accuracy of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization to predict methicillin-resistant S aureus soft tissue infections. American Journal Of Infection Control 2016, 44: 1176-1177. PMID: 27311510, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2016.03.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSoft tissue infectionsMRSA infectionTissue infectionsPrevalence populationsMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonizationMRSA soft tissue infectionsStaphylococcus aureus nasal colonizationHigh-prevalence populationsLow-prevalence populationsPositive likelihood ratioNegative likelihood ratioNasal MRSALikelihood ratioNasal colonizationClinical utilityInfectionDiagnostic accuracyAdmissionHospitalPopulationMRSAPrevalence