2019
Knowledge and Practices of Physicians and Nurses Related to Urine Cultures in Catheterized Patients: An Assessment of Adherence to IDSA Guidelines
Advani S, Gao C, Datta R, Sann L, Smith C, Leapman MS, Hittelman A, Sabetta J, Dembry LM, Martinello RA, Juthani-Mehta M. Knowledge and Practices of Physicians and Nurses Related to Urine Cultures in Catheterized Patients: An Assessment of Adherence to IDSA Guidelines. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2019, 6: ofz305. PMID: 31375836, PMCID: PMC6677670, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofz305.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCatheter-associated urinary tract infectionsClostridioides difficile infectionUrine cultureChart reviewPractice patternsInitiation of antimicrobialsUrine culture ordersPositive urine cultureInfectious Diseases SocietyUrinary tract infectionAcademic health care systemAbsence of symptomsDrug adverse eventsAssessment of adherencePractices of physiciansHealth care systemOdor of urineIDSA guidelinesCatheterized patientsAdverse eventsDiseases SocietyTract infectionsDifficile infectionUrinary catheterResponse rate
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