2019
Antimicrobial therapy for asymptomatic bacteriuria or candiduria in advanced cancer patients transitioning to comfort measures
Datta R, Wang T, Zhu M, Dembry LM, Han L, Allore H, Quagliarello V, Juthani-Mehta M. Antimicrobial therapy for asymptomatic bacteriuria or candiduria in advanced cancer patients transitioning to comfort measures. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2019, 40: 470-472. PMID: 30821230, PMCID: PMC6482377, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2019.22.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrinary tract infectionIncidence rate ratiosAdvanced cancer patientsAsymptomatic bacteriuriaCancer patientsAntimicrobial therapySymptomatic urinary tract infectionPotential urinary tract infectionTract infectionsInappropriate therapyAntimicrobial daysComfort measuresBacteriuriaCandiduriaCFU/mLPatientsTherapyRate ratioMLInfection
2004
Conjunctival Colonization of Infants Hospitalized in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Longitudinal Analysis
Raskind CH, Sabo BE, Callan DA, Farrel PA, Dembry LM, Gallagher PG. Conjunctival Colonization of Infants Hospitalized in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Longitudinal Analysis. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2004, 25: 216-220. PMID: 15061413, DOI: 10.1086/502381.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1999
Management of a Sabiá Virus-Infected Patient in a US Hospital
Armstrong L, Dembry L, Rainey P, Russi M, Khan A, Fischer S, Edberg S, Ksiazek T, Rollin P, Peters CJ. Management of a Sabiá Virus-Infected Patient in a US Hospital. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 1999, 20: 176-182. PMID: 10100543, DOI: 10.1086/501607.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIsolation precautionsUS hospitalsViral hemorrhagic fever patientsUniversity-affiliated medical centerVirus-infected patientsLocal hospital settingLaboratory-acquired infectionsPatient care settingsEnhanced precautionsNosocomial transmissionEarly diseaseFever patientsVirus antibodiesHealthcare workersSecondary casesVirus infectionMedical CenterHospital settingSecondary infectionLocal hospitalPatientsHospital staffAerosol spreadSabiá virusClinical specimens
1998
Nosocomial Candida glabrata Colonization: an Epidemiologic Study
Vazquez J, Dembry L, Sanchez V, Vazquez M, Sobel J, Dmuchowski C, Zervos M. Nosocomial Candida glabrata Colonization: an Epidemiologic Study. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 1998, 36: 421-426. PMID: 9466752, PMCID: PMC104553, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.2.421-426.1998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedBone Marrow TransplantationCandidaCandidiasisChildChild, PreschoolCross InfectionDNA, FungalEnvironmental MicrobiologyFemaleHandHealth PersonnelHospitalizationHospitals, UniversityHumansIntensive Care UnitsMaleMiddle AgedMolecular EpidemiologyPolymorphism, Restriction Fragment LengthProspective StudiesRisk FactorsConceptsNosocomial acquisitionC. glabrataMedical intensive care unitBone marrow transplant unitPrior antimicrobial useDuration of hospitalizationIntensive care unitMarrow transplant unitSignificant risk factorsImportant nosocomial pathogenStrain typesSame strain typeCare unitTransplant unitUniversity HospitalRisk factorsEpidemiologic studiesPatientsC. glabrata strainsEnvironmental surfacesHospital personnelNosocomial pathogenAntimicrobial useIdentical strainsHospital environment