2019
2385. Evaluating the Antibiotic Risk for Clostridioides difficile Infection (CDI): Comparing Piperacillin/Tazobactam to Cefepime and Ceftazidime
Rathod S, McManus D, Rivera-Vinas J, Topal J, Martinello R. 2385. Evaluating the Antibiotic Risk for Clostridioides difficile Infection (CDI): Comparing Piperacillin/Tazobactam to Cefepime and Ceftazidime. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2019, 6: s823-s824. PMCID: PMC6810941, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofz360.2063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPiperacillin/tazobactamClostridioides difficile infectionMultivariate logistic regression modelCDI riskHealthcare-associated infectionsPTZ exposureLogistic regression modelsHospital admissionDifficile infectionΒ-lactam/β-lactamase inhibitorsCharlson Comorbidity Index scoreCommon healthcare-associated infectionsYale-New Haven HospitalComorbidity Index scoreAntibiotic stewardship effortsObservational cohort studyAntibiotic-associated diarrheaNew Haven HospitalFrequency of testingAnti-pseudomonal cephalosporinsCephalosporin therapyCohort studyΒ-lactamase inhibitorsAntibiotic therapySuppression therapy
2013
MRSA Nasal Carriage Patterns and the Subsequent Risk of Conversion between Patterns, Infection, and Death
Gupta K, Martinello RA, Young M, Strymish J, Cho K, Lawler E. MRSA Nasal Carriage Patterns and the Subsequent Risk of Conversion between Patterns, Infection, and Death. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e53674. PMID: 23326483, PMCID: PMC3542362, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0053674.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-colonized patientsActive surveillance programCarriage patternsMethicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) nasal carriageS. aureus nasal carriageSurveillance programNon-colonized groupAcute hospital admissionOutcome of deathRetrospective cohort studyAureus nasal carriageHours of admissionInfection prevention strategiesOutpatient care visitsRisk of deathHealth care systemLong-term careCare visitsCohort studyNasal carriageHospital admissionMRSA infectionSubsequent riskAntibiotic exposureCare settings