Scott Roberts, MD
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2025
Decontamination approaches and strategies for the prevention of sink drain-related healthcare-associated infections
Tanner W, Mathew T, Roberts S, Dieter L, Healy H, Peaper D, Peccia J, Martinello R, Blake E, Trumpler J, Frye N, Nilsen E, Paek H, Boyce M, Mayeran C, Polcaro T, Hallet A, Greene-Upshaw L, Kashyap N, Martinello R, Roberts S, Murray T, Peaper D, Evans L, Hieftje K, Marks A, Weser V, Truesdell E, Crocker A, Tanner W, Peccia J, Dieter L, Healy H, Mathew T. Decontamination approaches and strategies for the prevention of sink drain-related healthcare-associated infections. Clinical Microbiology Reviews 2025, 38: e00061-24. PMID: 41269016, PMCID: PMC12697124, DOI: 10.1128/cmr.00061-24.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultidrug-resistantSink drainsCarbapenem-resistant EnterobacteralesHospital sink drainsNon-outbreak settingsHealthcare-associated pathogensInfection control practitionersBiofilm managementPatient exposureInfection controlMedical literatureInfectionMultidisciplinary approachNarrative reviewPatientsInfectious diseasesInfection preventionistsControl practitionersHealthcare epidemiologistsPathogensHealthcare settingsBiofilmEnterobacteralesMedical settingsStandard cleaningAerosol-based Exposure to Opportunistic Pathogens Originating from Hospital Sink Drains
Dieter L, Bowie K, Luhung I, Healy H, Roberts S, Mathew T, Peaper D, Martinello R, Gerstein M, Peccia J. Aerosol-based Exposure to Opportunistic Pathogens Originating from Hospital Sink Drains. American Journal Of Infection Control 2025 PMID: 41198034, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2025.10.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSink drainsOpportunistic pathogenDrain biofilmsStenotrophomonas maltophilia isolatesHospital sink drainsSingle-nucleotide levelSingle-nucleotide polymorphism analysisGenome-based approachesWhole-genome sequencingDeoxyribonucleic acid sequencesAcid sequenceTransmission of bacteriaHospital roomMicrobial community analysisPatients rangePolymorphism analysisPatientsBiofilm bacteriaHospital room surfacesPathogensCommunity analysisHospitalBiofilmPatient roomsPotential exposure routesBactericidal Efficacy of Ultraviolet-C Light on Virtual Reality Devices: In Vitro Assessment of Bacterial Killing
Roberts S, Wright J, Mustafa M, Feinn R, Marks A, Hieftje K, Huang P, Martinello R, Murray T, Blake E, Trumpler J, Frye N, Nilsen E, Paek H, Boyce M, Mayeran C, Polcaro T, Hallet A, Greene-Upshaw L, Kashyap N, Peaper D, Evans L, Weser V, Truesdell E, Crocker A, Tanner W, Peccia J, Dieter L, Healy H, Mathew T. Bactericidal Efficacy of Ultraviolet-C Light on Virtual Reality Devices: In Vitro Assessment of Bacterial Killing. JMIR Formative Research 2025, 9: e70326. PMID: 41038799, PMCID: PMC12483473, DOI: 10.2196/70326.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBacterial killingPathogen killingVR headsetManufacturer's instructionsVirtual realityBactericidal efficacyIn vitro assessmentStrains of bacteriaOculus Quest 2Virtual reality devicesMicrobe killingP aeruginosaS epidermidisS aureusClinical indicationsMicrobial killingPrimary outcomeUltraviolet C lightVR devicesBacteriaReality devicesQuest 2VR equipmentDevice manufacturer instructionsHeadsetApplying principles to practice: cleaning and disinfection of extended reality equipment used in healthcare settings
Murray T, Shenoy E, Roberts S, Martinello R, Marks A, Hieftje K, Green C, Rothschild J, Shradar M, McKinney T, Hand L, Novosad S, Glowicz J. Applying principles to practice: cleaning and disinfection of extended reality equipment used in healthcare settings. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2025, 46: 855-857. PMID: 40826908, PMCID: PMC12483620, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2025.10249.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBacterial recolonization of hospital sink biofilms
Healy H, Pawluk E, Dieter L, Roberts S, Tanner W, Mathew T, Peaper D, Martinello R, Peccia J. Bacterial recolonization of hospital sink biofilms. Journal Of Hospital Infection 2025, 162: 95-105. PMID: 40466811, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2025.05.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBacterial abundanceRRNA gene amplicon sequencingHospital sink drainsGene amplicon sequencingBacterial gene copiesPathogen abundanceAmplicon sequencingMethylobacterium-MethylorubrumDrain biofilmsHealthcare-Associated InfectionsCommunity taxonomyGene copiesMicrobial communitiesSkin microbiomeCulturable bacteriaRecolonizationSink drainsBacterial recolonizationMALDI-TOFCulturable countsBacteriaHospital sinksAbundanceSphingobiumDigital droplet PCRA mixed-methods study assessing the performance of a clinical decision support tool for Clostridioides difficile testing for patients receiving laxatives
Peaper D, Rathod S, Sussman L, Azar M, Murdzek C, Roberts S, Tichy E, Topal J, Kashyap N, McManus D, Martinello R. A mixed-methods study assessing the performance of a clinical decision support tool for Clostridioides difficile testing for patients receiving laxatives. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2025, 46: 497-503. PMID: 40079209, PMCID: PMC12034449, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2025.30.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical decision supportAdvanced practice providersClinical decision support alertsClinical decision support toolMixed-methods studyPractice providersClinician interactionClinician concernsPhysician's instructionsTest orderingAttending physiciansMixed-methodsDoses of laxativesPatient riskLaxative useClinicians' rationaleCliniciansDecision support toolHospitalized patientsStudy periodDecision supportAttendanceCase seriesAntibiotic exposureResidents
2024
A human factors engineering approach to improving hand hygiene quality
Boyce M, Mathew T, Roberts S, Aniskiewicz M, Krechevsky K, Dahlberg S, Frye N, Trumpler J, Evans L, Martinello R, Team T. A human factors engineering approach to improving hand hygiene quality. Human Factors In Healthcare 2024, 6: 100085. DOI: 10.1016/j.hfh.2024.100085.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealthcare personnelHealthcare-Associated InfectionsHospital settingWorld Health OrganizationPatient safetyHuman factors engineeringHuman factors engineering approachImprove patient safetyPrevent Healthcare-Associated InfectionsPerformance of HHHealthcare-associated infection ratesSubject matter expertsInfection prevention specialistsHospital leadershipHealthcare settingsAlcohol-based handMatter expertsInpatient hospitalizationQualitative interviewsPrevention specialistsInfection preventionHealthcareHealth OrganizationHospitalHH techniqueWhat can building information modeling do for you? A perspective on integration into infection prevention and control programs for patient safety
Roberts S, Mathew T, Tanner W, Martinello R, team H. What can building information modeling do for you? A perspective on integration into infection prevention and control programs for patient safety. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2024, 46: 112-113. PMID: 39498632, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2024.179.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDefining the Landscape of Educational Experiences in Transplant Infectious Diseases: A National Survey of Infectious Diseases Fellows in the United States
Phadke V, Nematollahi S, Steinbrink J, Bartash R, Morales M, Roberts S, Ardura M, Theodoropoulos N. Defining the Landscape of Educational Experiences in Transplant Infectious Diseases: A National Survey of Infectious Diseases Fellows in the United States. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2024, 11: ofae473. PMID: 39263215, PMCID: PMC11389608, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofae473.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTransplant infectious diseasesNon-direct patient care activityPatient care activitiesPediatric fellowsSurvey of fellowsHematopoietic stem cell transplant recipientsStem cell transplant recipientsInfectious disease fellowsInfectious diseasesCare activitiesEducational resourcesDidactic exposureClinical exposureAmerican SocietyTraining programTransplant recipientsIntestine recipientsPatient typesNonclinical experimentsProtocol developmentCurricular contentTransplantation medicineClinical experienceDonor evaluationSurveyBlood exposure to Babesia microti through sharps injury
Roberts S, Krause P. Blood exposure to Babesia microti through sharps injury. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2024, 45: 1261-1262. PMID: 39075016, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2024.100.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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Scott Roberts, MD, is an infectious diseases specialist who cares for patients while they are in the hospital.
Dr. Roberts says he became a doctor so he could help others in their time of need while also gaining a better understanding of the pathophysiology of diseases. “I am excited by the challenge of medicine and seek to improve my practice with every patient I meet,” he says. “It has been a privilege to care for such a broad and diverse patient population as the one I’ve had the opportunity to work with in New Haven.”
In addition to caring for patients, Dr. Roberts is associate medical director of infection prevention for the Yale School of Medicine. As a researcher, he is focused on preventing health care-associated infections developed in the hospital. This includes device-related infections, respiratory viral infections including COVID-19, and infections in specific patient populations such as immunocompromised patients.
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