2018
Detection of influenza myocarditis using national healthcare safety network surveillance definitions accounting for fever in older adults
Datta R, Helou E, Tucker M, John B, Martinello RA, Malinis M. Detection of influenza myocarditis using national healthcare safety network surveillance definitions accounting for fever in older adults. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2018, 39: 1145-1147. PMID: 29945685, PMCID: PMC6540757, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2018.147.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical Notes
2015
Quantifying the Exposure to Antibiotic-Resistant Pathogens Among Patients Discharged From a Single Hospital Across All California Healthcare Facilities
Datta R, Brown S, Nguyen VQ, Cao C, Billimek J, Avery T, Lee BY, Huang SS. Quantifying the Exposure to Antibiotic-Resistant Pathogens Among Patients Discharged From a Single Hospital Across All California Healthcare Facilities. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2015, 36: 1275-1282. PMID: 26387690, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2015.181.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnti-Bacterial AgentsCaliforniaCarrier StateClostridiumCross InfectionDrug Resistance, BacterialFemaleHospitalsHumansKlebsiella pneumoniaeLength of StayMaleMethicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusMiddle AgedNursing HomesPatient DischargePatient ReadmissionRetrospective StudiesVancomycin-Resistant EnterococciYoung AdultConceptsMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusClostridium difficile infectionVancomycin-resistant enterococciNursing homesAntibiotic-resistant pathogensDays of dischargeHealthcare facilitiesLength of stayExtended-spectrum β-lactamaseYear of dischargeMultiple cohort studiesTime-dependent exposureESBL carriersMore readmissionsCDI patientsHospital readmissionDifficile infectionSingle hospitalReadmissionHospitalPatientsKlebsiella pneumoniaeΒ-lactamaseStaphylococcus aureusNoncarriers
2014
Substantial Shifts in Ranking of California Hospitals by Hospital-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection Following Adjustment for Hospital Characteristics and Case Mix
Tehrani DM, Phelan MJ, Cao C, Billimek J, Datta R, Nguyen H, Kwark H, Huang SS. Substantial Shifts in Ranking of California Hospitals by Hospital-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection Following Adjustment for Hospital Characteristics and Case Mix. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2014, 35: 1263-1270. PMID: 25203180, DOI: 10.1086/678069.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHA-MRSA infectionsCase mixHospital rankingsCalifornia acute care hospitalsHospital-Associated MethicillinRetrospective cohort studyMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusAcute care hospitalsFacility-level characteristicsPatient population characteristicsFacility-level factorsMandatory hospitalizationMRSA pneumoniaSerious comorbiditiesCohort studyCare hospitalHospital proportionHospital characteristicsCommunity hospitalPopulation characteristicsHospital case mixAdmissionInfection prevention performanceHospitalInfection risk
2013
High Nasal Burden of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Increases Risk of Invasive Disease
Datta R, Shah A, Huang SS, Cui E, Nguyen V, Welbourne SJ, Quan KA, Thrupp L. High Nasal Burden of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Increases Risk of Invasive Disease. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 2013, 52: 312-314. PMID: 24153126, PMCID: PMC3911445, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01606-13.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDiscord among Performance Measures for Central Line—Associated Bloodstream Infection
Tehrani DM, Russell D, Brown J, Boynton-Delahanty K, Quan K, Gibbs L, Braddock G, Zaroda T, Koopman M, Thompson D, Nichols A, Cui E, Liu C, Cohen S, Rubin Z, Pegues D, Torriani F, Datta R, Huang SS. Discord among Performance Measures for Central Line—Associated Bloodstream Infection. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2013, 34: 176-183. PMID: 23295564, DOI: 10.1086/669090.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcademic Medical CentersAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBacteremiaCaliforniaCatheter-Related InfectionsCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.Clinical CodingCross InfectionFemaleHumansInsurance Claim ReviewMaleMandatory ProgramsMedical AuditMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsCentral line-associated bloodstream infectionsChart reviewConsecutive patientsBloodstream infectionsNHSN criteriaClaims codesCommon reasonNational Healthcare Safety Network criteriaCentral Line–Associated Bloodstream InfectionsMulticenter retrospective cohort studyLine–Associated Bloodstream InfectionsLine-associated bloodstream infectionsRetrospective cohort studyMedical record reviewCLABSI eventsCLABSI reportingCohort studyRecord reviewPrevention criteriaClaims dataNetwork criteriaPhysician documentationClaims cohortPatientsDisease control
2011
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection and Hospitalization in High-Risk Patients in the Year following Detection
Huang SS, Hinrichsen VL, Datta R, Spurchise L, Miroshnik I, Nelson K, Platt R. Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection and Hospitalization in High-Risk Patients in the Year following Detection. PLOS ONE 2011, 6: e24340. PMID: 21949707, PMCID: PMC3174953, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0024340.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infectionsPost-discharge infectionsStaphylococcus aureus infectionMRSA infectionHealthcare utilizationAureus infectionTertiary care medical centerPrimary bloodstream infectionsRetrospective cohort studyHigh-risk patientsTertiary care patientsHarvard Pilgrim Health CareSubstantial attributable mortalitySingle hospitalizationMRSA carriageMRSA carriersAdult patientsCohort studyHospital dischargeSubsequent readmissionCare patientsAttributable mortalityBloodstream infectionsCommon infectionsMost infections