2023
Severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) RNA and viable virus contamination of hospital emergency department surfaces and association with patient coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) status and aerosol-generating procedures
Roberts S, Barbell E, Barber D, Dahlberg S, Heimer R, Jubanyik K, Parwani V, Pettigrew M, Tanner J, Ulrich A, Wade M, Wyllie A, Yolda-Carr D, Martinello R, Tanner W. Severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) RNA and viable virus contamination of hospital emergency department surfaces and association with patient coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) status and aerosol-generating procedures. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2023, 45: 244-246. PMID: 37767709, PMCID: PMC10877528, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2023.183.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCharacterizing healthcare worker attitudes toward the bivalent COVID-19 booster
Willebrand K, Fredrick J, Pischel L, Patel K, Roberts S, Murray T, Martinello R. Characterizing healthcare worker attitudes toward the bivalent COVID-19 booster. Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology 2023, 3: s56-s57. PMCID: PMC10594485, DOI: 10.1017/ash.2023.300.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBooster doseBehavioral health unitHealthcare workersHealth unitsCOVID-19COVID-19 outbreakInpatient behavioral health unitFirst booster dosePrimary vaccination seriesCOVID-19 vaccinationCOVID-19 exposureBehavioral health settingsMonovalent vaccinationVaccination seriesBooster dosesBooster vaccineComplete responsePrevious vaccinationVaccine uptakeHealth HospitalGeneral populationSide effectsPsychiatric hospitalHealth settingsDemographic dataAnalysis of Failure Rates for COVID-19 Entrance Screening at a US Academic Medical Center
Roberts S, Faruq R, Wilkinson A, Pashankar D, Russi M, Khokhar B, Martinello R. Analysis of Failure Rates for COVID-19 Entrance Screening at a US Academic Medical Center. JAMA Internal Medicine 2023, 183: 84-86. PMID: 36441528, PMCID: PMC9706395, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.5426.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
An outbreak of SARS‐CoV‐2 on a transplant unit in the early vaccination era
Roberts SC, Palacios C, Grubaugh ND, Alpert T, Ott IM, Breban MI, Initiative Y, Martinello RA, Smith C, Davis MW, Mcmanus D, Tirmizi S, Topal JE, Azar MM, Malinis M. An outbreak of SARS‐CoV‐2 on a transplant unit in the early vaccination era. Transplant Infectious Disease 2022, 24: e13782. PMID: 34969164, DOI: 10.1111/tid.13782.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2Infection prevention practicesSARS-CoV-2 outbreakTransplant unitCOVID-19-associated morbiditySolid organ transplant recipientsSARS-CoV-2 vaccinationPrevention practicesHospital day 18Potential index casesOrgan transplant recipientsInfection prevention behaviorsMonoclonal antibody therapyCOVID-19SARS-CoV-2 clustersHospital staff membersWhole-genome sequencingAsymptomatic patientsTransplant recipientsPositive patientsAtypical presentationImmunocompromised patientsAntibody therapyVaccination eraDisease progression
2021
Epidemiology, Infection Prevention, Testing Data, and Clinical Outcomes of COVID-19 on Five Inpatient Psychiatric Units in a large Academic Medical Center
Li L, Roberts SC, Kulp W, Wing A, Barnes T, Colandrea N, Klink B, Fortunati F, Martinello R. Epidemiology, Infection Prevention, Testing Data, and Clinical Outcomes of COVID-19 on Five Inpatient Psychiatric Units in a large Academic Medical Center. Psychiatry Research 2021, 298: 113776. PMID: 33571800, PMCID: PMC7987366, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2021.113776.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInpatient psychiatric unitLarge academic medical centerAcademic medical centerPsychiatric unitMedical CenterCOVID-19Retrospective cohort analysisEmergency room visitsInpatient psychiatric facilityLow patientsClinical outcomesRoom visitsHospitalized individualsInfection preventionStudy populationCohort analysisPrevention strategiesAdmission statusTriage protocolDiverse patientsInfection rateMental illnessPsychiatric facilitiesDemographic dataPatients
2020
540. Prolonged Viral Shedding of SARS-CoV-2 In Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
Nam H, Roberts S, Tanna S, Ison M. 540. Prolonged Viral Shedding of SARS-CoV-2 In Solid Organ Transplant Recipients. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2020, 7: s337-s337. PMCID: PMC7777463, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.734.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSolid organ transplant recipientsOrgan transplant recipientsViral sheddingSevere diseaseTransplant recipientsSARS-CoV-2SOT recipientsMedian durationPositive SARS-CoV-2 PCR testPositive SARS-CoV-2 RTSARS-CoV-2 PCR resultSARS-CoV-2 PCR testSARS-CoV-2 PCR positivitySARS-CoV-2 infectionSARS-CoV-2 RTKidney transplant recipientsMajority of patientsConclusion COVID-19COVID-19African American/BlackKidney recipientsSOT patientsMedian ageModerate diseaseOverall mortality