2023
Development and validation of a standardized blood culture contamination definition and metric dashboard for a large health care system.
Hancock J, Campbell S, Jones M, Wang-Rodriguez J, Klutts S, Campbell S, Weber T, Greene B, Espinosa R, Orth C, Anderson L, Vigliotti C, Frank A, Baraceros-Pineda R, Donkle J, Cummings T, Behrends L, Young J, Krajcir S, Scholten R, Klutts J. Development and validation of a standardized blood culture contamination definition and metric dashboard for a large health care system. American Journal Of Clinical Pathology 2023, 160: 255-260. PMID: 37167032, DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/aqad044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPROSER: A Web-Based Peripheral Blood Smear Interpretation Support Tool Utilizing Electronic Health Record Data
Iscoe M, Loza A, Turbiville D, Campbell S, Peaper D, Balbuena-Merle R, Hauser R. PROSER: A Web-Based Peripheral Blood Smear Interpretation Support Tool Utilizing Electronic Health Record Data. American Journal Of Clinical Pathology 2023, 160: 98-105. PMID: 37026746, DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/aqad024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality improvement studyElectronic health recordsLaboratory valuesWeb-based clinical decision support toolClinical decision support toolElectronic health record dataHealth record dataImprovement studyResident trainingBlood smear interpretationClinical outcomesMorphologic findingsAcademic hospitalCorresponding reference rangesMedication informationReference rangeMicroscopy findingsCDS toolsIntervention effectsPathology practiceSmear interpretationHealth recordsRecord dataPathologistsPatients
2020
Case Report: Disseminated Strongyloidiasis in a Patient with COVID-19
Lier AJ, Tuan JJ, Davis MW, Paulson N, McManus D, Campbell S, Peaper DR, Topal JE. Case Report: Disseminated Strongyloidiasis in a Patient with COVID-19. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2020, 103: 1590-1592. PMID: 32830642, PMCID: PMC7543803, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.20-0699.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesMeSH KeywordsAdrenal Cortex HormonesAgedAnimalsAnthelminticsAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedBetacoronavirusCoinfectionConnecticutCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19Diabetes MellitusEcuadorHumansHypertensionImmunologic FactorsMalePandemicsPeripheral Nervous System DiseasesPneumonia, ViralSARS-CoV-2Strongyloides stercoralisStrongyloidiasisBrief Report: Rates of Fentanyl Use Among Psychiatric Emergency Room Patients
Elmarasi M, Garcia‐Vassallo G, Campbell S, Fuehrlein B. Brief Report: Rates of Fentanyl Use Among Psychiatric Emergency Room Patients. American Journal On Addictions 2020, 30: 92-95. PMID: 32779217, DOI: 10.1111/ajad.13087.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrine drug screensPsychiatric emergency roomFentanyl useEmergency roomPatient presentationUrine drug screening resultsDrug screensPsychiatric emergency room patientsPercent of patientsEmergency room patientsOpioid overdose deathsDrug screening resultsHarm reduction strategiesRates of fentanylVA ConnecticutRoom patientsRisk of fentanylBasic demographic informationOverdose deathsFentanylPatientsPsychiatric diagnosisOpioidsIllicit substancesEmergency populationSARS-CoV-2 detection in setting of viral swabs scarcity: Are MRSA swabs and viral swabs equivalent?
Federman DG, Gupta S, Stack G, Campbell SM, Peaper DR, Dembry LM, Fisher A, Tarabar AF, Kozal M, Ruser CB. SARS-CoV-2 detection in setting of viral swabs scarcity: Are MRSA swabs and viral swabs equivalent? PLOS ONE 2020, 15: e0237127. PMID: 32756602, PMCID: PMC7406068, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0237127.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMRSA swabsViral swabSARS-CoV-2 PCR testingCopan ESwabSevere acute respiratory syndromeMRSA nasal swabSARS-CoV-2 assayAcute respiratory syndromeCOVID-19SARS-CoV-2SARS-CoV-2 detectionNasopharyngeal swabsCoronavirus 2Nasal swabsRespiratory syndromePCR testingSwab collectionSwabsSwab samplesCepheid Xpert XpressXpert XpressWidespread testingCollection kitHealthcare systemViral mediaPatients with Common Cold Coronaviruses Tested Negative for IgG Antibody to SARS-CoV-2
Brecher SM, Dryjowicz-Burek J, Yu H, Campbell S, Ratcliffe N, Gupta K. Patients with Common Cold Coronaviruses Tested Negative for IgG Antibody to SARS-CoV-2. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 2020, 58: 10.1128/jcm.01029-20. PMID: 32461288, PMCID: PMC7383548, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01029-20.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Stethoscope hygiene: Using cultures and real-time feedback with bioluminescence-based adenosine triphosphate technology to change behavior
Holleck JL, Campbell S, Alrawili H, Frank C, Merchant N, Rodwin B, Perez MF, Gupta S, Federman DG, Chang JJ, Vientos W, Dembry L. Stethoscope hygiene: Using cultures and real-time feedback with bioluminescence-based adenosine triphosphate technology to change behavior. American Journal Of Infection Control 2019, 48: 380-385. PMID: 31761292, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2019.10.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDistributed Microbiology Testing Bringing Infectious Disease Diagnostics to Point of Care
Peaper DR, Durant T, Campbell S. Distributed Microbiology Testing Bringing Infectious Disease Diagnostics to Point of Care. Clinics In Laboratory Medicine 2019, 39: 419-431. PMID: 31383266, DOI: 10.1016/j.cll.2019.05.004.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
2018
A Guide to Utilization of the Microbiology Laboratory for Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases: 2018 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the American Society for Microbiologya
Miller JM, Binnicker MJ, Campbell S, Carroll KC, Chapin KC, Gilligan PH, Gonzalez MD, Jerris RC, Kehl SC, Patel R, Pritt BS, Richter SS, Robinson-Dunn B, Schwartzman JD, Snyder JW, Telford S, Theel ES, Thomson RB, Weinstein MP, Yao JD. A Guide to Utilization of the Microbiology Laboratory for Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases: 2018 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the American Society for Microbiologya. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2018, 67: e1-e94. PMID: 29955859, PMCID: PMC7108105, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciy381.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSoft tissue infectionsSystem infectionTissue infectionsCentral nervous system infectionInfectious diseasesIntra-abdominal infectionsLower respiratory infectionsNervous system infectionInfectious Diseases SocietyMicrobiology laboratoryUrinary tract infectionAdvanced practice providersViral syndromeGenital infectionTract infectionsDiseases SocietyRespiratory infectionsJoint infectionOcular infectionsPediatric needsPractice providersGastrointestinal tractInfectious disease diagnosisHealthcare teamInfectionMenace Elbow: Disseminated Nocardiosis
Datta R, Kramer E, Reinhart H, Campbell S, Wong E, Gupta S. Menace Elbow: Disseminated Nocardiosis. The American Journal Of Medicine 2018, 131: 1307-1309. PMID: 29729234, PMCID: PMC6482376, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2018.04.012.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical Notes
2017
Mycobacterium grossiae sp. nov., a rapidly growing, scotochromogenic species isolated from human clinical respiratory and blood culture specimens
Paniz-Mondolfi AE, Greninger AL, Ladutko L, Brown-Elliott BA, Vasireddy R, Jakubiec W, Vasireddy S, Wallace RJ, Simmon KE, Dunn BE, Jackoway G, Vora SB, Quinn KK, Qin X, Campbell S. Mycobacterium grossiae sp. nov., a rapidly growing, scotochromogenic species isolated from human clinical respiratory and blood culture specimens. International Journal Of Systematic And Evolutionary Microbiology 2017, 67: 4345-4351. PMID: 28984546, DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.002216.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere chronic obstructive pulmonary diseasePost-bone marrow transplantChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseSusceptibility testingDoxycycline/minocyclineObstructive pulmonary diseaseBone marrow transplantMycobacterium avium complexBlood culture specimensLaboratory Standards InstituteAntimicrobial susceptibility testingScotochromogenic speciesTuberculosis exposurePulmonary diseaseMarrow transplantMycobacterium wolinskyiCulture specimensAvium complexIntermediate susceptibilityGas-liquid chromatography analysisClinical sourcesStandards InstituteIsolatesMycobacteriaBiochemical profilingReply to Galen, “Screening Cerebrospinal Fluid Prior to Herpes Simplex Virus PCR Testing Might Miss Cases of Herpes Simplex Encephalitis”
Hauser RG, Campbell SM, Brandt CA, Wang S. Reply to Galen, “Screening Cerebrospinal Fluid Prior to Herpes Simplex Virus PCR Testing Might Miss Cases of Herpes Simplex Encephalitis”. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 2017, 55: 3144-3145. PMID: 28947510, PMCID: PMC5625402, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01144-17.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMisidentification of Mycobacterium paraense as Mycobacterium avium Complex by Accuprobe
Poonawala H, Piscitelli VE, Ladutko L, Campbell S. Misidentification of Mycobacterium paraense as Mycobacterium avium Complex by Accuprobe. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 2017, 55: 2283-2284. PMID: 28468858, PMCID: PMC5483933, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00663-17.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDNA ProbesFalse Positive ReactionsHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansMolecular Diagnostic TechniquesMycobacteriumMycobacterium aviumMycobacterium avium ComplexMycobacterium avium-intracellulare InfectionMycobacterium Infections, NontuberculousSensitivity and SpecificitySpectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-IonizationUnited StatesAre We There Yet? Laboratory Preparedness for Emerging Infectious Diseases
Burnham CD, Kwon JH, Burd EM, Campbell S, Iwen PC, Miller MB. Are We There Yet? Laboratory Preparedness for Emerging Infectious Diseases. Clinical Chemistry 2017, 63: 807-811. PMID: 28115392, PMCID: PMC7108463, DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2016.265850.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCost-Effectiveness Study of Criteria for Screening Cerebrospinal Fluid To Determine the Need for Herpes Simplex Virus PCR Testing
Hauser RG, Campbell SM, Brandt CA, Wang S. Cost-Effectiveness Study of Criteria for Screening Cerebrospinal Fluid To Determine the Need for Herpes Simplex Virus PCR Testing. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 2017, 55: 1566-1575. PMID: 28298450, PMCID: PMC5405275, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00119-17.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebrospinal fluidHerpes simplex virus (HSV) central nervous system (CNS) infectionPCR testingCentral nervous system infectionCSF white blood cellsHSV PCR testingNervous system infectionLarge health care systemWhite blood cellsCost-effectiveness studiesHealth care systemDecision analysis modelHSV encephalitisCNS infectionSystem infectionHSV infectionAbsence of markersImmunocompetent hostsNecessary diagnostic testsOrgan transplantsPatient careDiagnostic testsBlood cellsCare systemPCR test
2016
Clinical Utility of On-Demand Multiplex Respiratory Pathogen Testing among Adult Outpatients
Green DA, Hitoaliaj L, Kotansky B, Campbell SM, Peaper DR. Clinical Utility of On-Demand Multiplex Respiratory Pathogen Testing among Adult Outpatients. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 2016, 54: 2950-2955. PMID: 27654334, PMCID: PMC5121384, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01579-16.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAmbulatory Care FacilitiesAnti-Bacterial AgentsAsthmaEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleHumansInfluenza, HumanMaleMiddle AgedOrthomyxoviridaeOseltamivirPractice Patterns, Physicians'Pulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveRespiratory Tract InfectionsRetrospective StudiesConceptsNon-influenza virusesRespiratory pathogen testingInfluenza virusAntibiotic prescriptionsPrescription ratesAdult outpatientsLarge Veterans Administration Medical CenterVeterans Administration Medical CenterAntibiotic prescription ratesPathogen testingRespiratory tract infectionsUnnecessary antibiotic useFilmArray Respiratory PanelPatients' medical recordsSpecific therapeutic interventionsTract infectionsRespiratory panelOutpatient centerAntibiotic useAntimicrobial prescriptionsMedical recordsRespiratory pathogensMedical CenterClinical utilityCommon pathogensEbola Virus Preparedness: Emerging Viruses and Ethics in Laboratory Medicine
Dubov A, Appleton JH, Campbell S. Ebola Virus Preparedness: Emerging Viruses and Ethics in Laboratory Medicine. Archives Of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 2016, 140: 171-80. PMID: 26910222, DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2015-0134-ra.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLaboratory workersClinical laboratoriesStandard of careLaboratory servicesEbola virus diseaseClinical laboratory workersHealth care systemCurrent guidelinesExpert guidelinesInfectious disease crisesPatientsInfectious diseasesLaboratory medicineCare systemCareVirus diseaseEbola outbreakDiseaseLaboratory professionalsDisease crisisRiskGuidelinesClinical laboratory environmentRisk assessment practicesLaboratory duties
2015
Nocardia thailandica Pulmonary Nocardiosis in a Post-Solid Organ Transplant Patient
Canterino J, Paniz-Mondolfi A, Brown-Elliott BA, Vientos W, Vasireddy R, Wallace RJ, Campbell S. Nocardia thailandica Pulmonary Nocardiosis in a Post-Solid Organ Transplant Patient. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 2015, 53: 3686-3690. PMID: 26292312, PMCID: PMC4609689, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00959-15.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphatasesAgedBacterial ProteinsBase SequenceConnecticutDNA, BacterialDNA, RibosomalHeart TransplantationHumansImmunocompromised HostImmunosuppression TherapyLung DiseasesMaleMembrane Transport ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataNocardiaNocardia InfectionsRNA, Ribosomal, 16SSEC Translocation ChannelsSecA ProteinsSequence Analysis, DNASpectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization
2014
Effectiveness of Common Healthcare Disinfectants against H1N1 Influenza Virus on Reusable Elastomeric Respirators
Subhash SS, Cavaiuolo M, Radonovich LJ, Eagan A, Lee ML, Campbell S, Martinello RA. Effectiveness of Common Healthcare Disinfectants against H1N1 Influenza Virus on Reusable Elastomeric Respirators. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2014, 35: 894-897. PMID: 24915224, DOI: 10.1086/676863.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFirst Report of Mycobacterium canariasense Catheter-Related Bacteremia in the Americas
Paniz-Mondolfi A, Ladutko L, Brown-Elliott BA, Vasireddy R, Vasireddy S, Wallace RJ, Jakubiec W, Brecher S, Campbell S. First Report of Mycobacterium canariasense Catheter-Related Bacteremia in the Americas. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 2014, 52: 2265-2269. PMID: 24740075, PMCID: PMC4042744, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.03103-13.Peer-Reviewed Original Research