2022
Bacterial Surface Detachment during Nebulization with Contaminated Reusable Home Nebulizers
Harris JC, Collins MS, Huang PH, Schramm CM, Nero T, Yan J, Murray TS. Bacterial Surface Detachment during Nebulization with Contaminated Reusable Home Nebulizers. Microbiology Spectrum 2022, 10: e02535-21. PMID: 35107362, PMCID: PMC8809330, DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.02535-21.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlbuterol nebulizationNebulized therapyHome nebulizersCystic fibrosisChronic respiratory diseasesAerosolized medicationsLung infectionCF patientsRespiratory diseasePathogenic bacteriaPatientsNext Generation ImpactorClinical isolatesMedicationsLungPari LCTherapyAnonymous patientsClinical bacteriaNebulizationNebulizerAerosolizationPathogenic microbesDetachmentSubset of bacteria
2020
Oxygen nipple and nut (Christmas tree) adaptor contamination rates and decontamination with disinfecting wipes
Colandrea NA, Cleary ML, Peaper DR, Sullivan LK, Martinello RA, Murray TS. Oxygen nipple and nut (Christmas tree) adaptor contamination rates and decontamination with disinfecting wipes. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2020, 41: 396-399. PMID: 31983357, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2020.9.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Deposition of Bacteria and Bacterial Spores by Bathroom Hot-Air Hand Dryers
del Carmen Huesca-Espitia L, Aslanzadeh J, Feinn R, Joseph G, Murray TS, Setlow P. Deposition of Bacteria and Bacterial Spores by Bathroom Hot-Air Hand Dryers. Applied And Environmental Microbiology 2018, 84: e00044-18. PMID: 29439992, PMCID: PMC5881072, DOI: 10.1128/aem.00044-18.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Baby bottle steam sterilizers disinfect home nebulizers inoculated with bacterial respiratory pathogens
Towle D, Callan DA, Farrel PA, Egan ME, Murray TS. Baby bottle steam sterilizers disinfect home nebulizers inoculated with bacterial respiratory pathogens. Journal Of Cystic Fibrosis 2012, 12: 512-516. PMID: 23267773, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcf.2012.11.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHome nebulizersMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusBacterial respiratory pathogensResistant Staphylococcus aureusNon-mucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosaMucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosaRespiratory pathogensHaemophilus influenzaeBacterial infectionsClinical settingAdditional studiesBacterial growthStaphylococcus aureusStenotrophomonas maltophiliaPseudomonas aeruginosaViable bacteriaTreatmentNebulizerBurkholderia cepaciaInfectionInfluenzae
2011
Microbiota regulates immune defense against respiratory tract influenza A virus infection
Ichinohe T, Pang IK, Kumamoto Y, Peaper DR, Ho JH, Murray TS, Iwasaki A. Microbiota regulates immune defense against respiratory tract influenza A virus infection. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2011, 108: 5354-5359. PMID: 21402903, PMCID: PMC3069176, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1019378108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfluenza virus infectionVirus infectionDendritic cellsImmune responseCommensal bacteriaRespiratory influenza virus infectionToll-like receptor ligandsVirus-specific CD4CD8 T cellsT cell primingCommensal microbiota compositionProductive immune responseExpression of mRNADistal injectionLymph nodesImmune impairmentIntact microbiotaIL-1βAntibody responseImmune homeostasisRespiratory mucosaAntibiotic treatmentT cellsInflammasome activationCommensal microbiota