2015
Clinical and Molecular Epidemiology of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in the Decade following Implementation of an Active Detection and Isolation Program
Nelson MU, Bizzarro MJ, Baltimore RS, Dembry LM, Gallagher PG. Clinical and Molecular Epidemiology of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in the Decade following Implementation of an Active Detection and Isolation Program. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 2015, 53: 2492-2501. PMID: 26019206, PMCID: PMC4508396, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00470-15.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDNA, BacterialEpidemiological MonitoringFemaleGenetic VariationGenotypeGenotyping TechniquesHumansInfantInfant, NewbornIntensive Care Units, NeonatalMaleMethicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusMolecular EpidemiologyMolecular TypingRetrospective StudiesStaphylococcal InfectionsVirulence FactorsConceptsNeonatal intensive care unitMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusIntensive care unitMRSA colonizationMolecular epidemiologyCare unitStaphylococcal cassette chromosome mec type IIAccessory gene regulator (agr) groupsMRSA colonization rateToxic shock syndrome toxinAgr group 1Exfoliative toxin AStaphylococcus aureusPotential virulence factor genesVirulence factor genesMRSA infectionSignificant morbidityClinical differencesPatient daysPulsed-field gel electrophoresisToxin AUSA300 strainGroup 1Continued vigilanceInfection
2011
Granulicatella adiacens and Early-Onset Sepsis in Neonate - Volume 17, Number 10—October 2011 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Bizzarro MJ, Callan DA, Farrel PA, Dembry LM, Gallagher PG. Granulicatella adiacens and Early-Onset Sepsis in Neonate - Volume 17, Number 10—October 2011 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2011, 17: 1971-1973. PMID: 22000391, PMCID: PMC3310662, DOI: 10.3201/eid1710.101967.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2000
Molecular Typing Demonstrating Transmission of Gram-Negative Rods in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in the Absence of a Recognized Epidemic
Almuneef M, Baltimore R, Farrel P, Reagan-Cirincione P, Dembry L. Molecular Typing Demonstrating Transmission of Gram-Negative Rods in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in the Absence of a Recognized Epidemic. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2000, 32: 220-227. PMID: 11170911, DOI: 10.1086/318477.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacterial Typing TechniquesCross InfectionDNA, BacterialDrug Resistance, MicrobialElectrophoresisFecesFemaleGenotypeGentamicinsGram-Negative Aerobic Rods and CocciGram-Negative Bacterial InfectionsHumansInfantInfant, NewbornIntensive Care Units, NeonatalMaleMicrobial Sensitivity TestsConceptsNeonatal intensive care unitIntensive care unitShared strainsCare unitMolecular typing techniquesRectal swab culturesColonization of infantsGentamicin-resistant strainsWeeks of ageTyping techniquesAntibiotic treatmentAntibiotic useSwab culturesGram-negative rodsGentamicin susceptibilityInfantsTotal daysOutbreak investigationIdentical strainsNegative rodsUnique strainsHigh rateContour-clamped homogeneous electric field electrophoresisAdmissionGentamicin
1998
Molecular Analysis of Glycopeptide-ResistantEnterococcus faecium Isolates Collected from Michigan Hospitals over a 6-Year Period
Thal L, Donabedian S, Robinson-Dunn B, Chow J, Dembry L, Clewell D, Alshab D, Zervos M. Molecular Analysis of Glycopeptide-ResistantEnterococcus faecium Isolates Collected from Michigan Hospitals over a 6-Year Period. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 1998, 36: 3303-3308. PMID: 9774583, PMCID: PMC105319, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.11.3303-3308.1998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacterial Typing TechniquesChromosomes, BacterialCross InfectionDNA, BacterialDrug Resistance, MicrobialElectrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-FieldEnterococcus faeciumGene Transfer TechniquesGenes, BacterialGram-Positive Bacterial InfectionsHumansMichiganMolecular EpidemiologyNucleic Acid HybridizationPlasmidsVancomycinConceptsExtended-care facilityPulsed-field gel electrophoresisEnterococcus faecium isolatesFaecium isolatesClonal disseminationVancomycin-resistant E. faeciumStrain typesE. faecium isolatesVancomycin-resistant E. faecium isolatesIntrahospital disseminationSpread of resistanceMichigan hospitalsMajority of isolatesPatientsHospitalClinical isolatesGentamicin resistanceVanA geneErythromycin resistanceE. faeciumVancomycin resistanceType M2VanB genesMolecular relatednessMost isolates