2016
The clinical and molecular epidemiology of pre‐transplant vancomycin‐resistant enterococci colonization among liver transplant recipients
Banach DB, Peaper DR, Fortune BE, Emre S, Dembry LM. The clinical and molecular epidemiology of pre‐transplant vancomycin‐resistant enterococci colonization among liver transplant recipients. Clinical Transplantation 2016, 30: 306-311. PMID: 26780305, DOI: 10.1111/ctr.12690.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiver transplant recipientsLiver transplantationVRE colonizationTransplant recipientsVancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) infectionPolymerase chain reaction testingVancomycin-resistant enterococci colonizationPre-transplant colonizationSubsequent liver transplantationMore hospital daysObservational cohort studyCentral venous catheterizationInfection prevention measuresWarrants further studyRifaximin useAntimicrobial prophylaxisCohort studyHospital daysSignificant morbidityVenous catheterizationProspective studyActive surveillanceRisk factorsSurveillance culturesVRE isolates
1993
Nosocomial Acquisition of Candida albicans: An Epidemiologic Study
Vazquez J, Sanchez V, Dmuchowski C, Dembry L, Sobel J, Zervos M. Nosocomial Acquisition of Candida albicans: An Epidemiologic Study. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 1993, 168: 195-201. PMID: 8515108, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/168.1.195.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNosocomial acquisitionMedical intensive care unitBone marrow transplant unitIntensive care unitMarrow transplant unitIndirect patient contactC. albicansPrior antibioticsCare unitProspective studyTransplant unitUniversity HospitalRisk factorsEpidemiologic studiesPatient contactPatientsEnvironmental surfacesHospital personnelCandida albicansIdentical strainsStrain typesAdmissionLength of timeRestriction enzyme analysisAlbicans