2014
Confounding by indication affects antimicrobial risk factors for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus but not vancomycin-resistant enterococci acquisition
Datta R, Kleinman K, Rifas-Shiman S, Placzek H, Lankiewicz J, Platt R, Huang SS, for the CDC Prevention Epicenters. Confounding by indication affects antimicrobial risk factors for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus but not vancomycin-resistant enterococci acquisition. Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 2014, 3: 19. PMID: 24932407, PMCID: PMC4057914, DOI: 10.1186/2047-2994-3-19.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusVancomycin-resistant enterococci acquisitionEmpiric antibioticsRisk factorsVRE acquisitionAntibiotic prescriptionsMRSA acquisitionScreening culturesIntensive care unit patientsAntibiotic utilization dataMRSA-positive patientsVRE-positive patientsCare unit patientsMedical record reviewDiagnosis of infectionEvidence of treatmentSymptoms of infectionStaphylococcus aureusBackgroundObservational studiesEmpiric therapyUnit patientsRecord reviewTreatment indicationsPrior historyLow prevalence
2006
Risk of Acquiring Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria From Prior Room Occupants
Huang SS, Datta R, Platt R. Risk of Acquiring Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria From Prior Room Occupants. JAMA Internal Medicine 2006, 166: 1945-1951. PMID: 17030826, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.166.18.1945.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBostonCarrier StateCohort StudiesCross InfectionEnterococcusFemaleGram-Positive Bacterial InfectionsHospitalizationHumansIntensive Care UnitsMaleMethicillin ResistanceMiddle AgedOdds RatioPatients' RoomsRetrospective StudiesRiskStaphylococcal InfectionsStaphylococcus aureusVancomycin ResistanceConceptsMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusPrior room occupantsVancomycin-resistant enterococciMRSA-positive patientsVRE-positive patientsRetrospective cohort studyIntensive care unitPopulation attributable riskCare of patientsRisk of transmissionRoutes of transmissionOdds of acquisitionMRSA casesVRE casesCohort studyRoutine admissionCare unitWeekly screeningExcess riskAttributable riskRelative oddsPatientsRoom occupantsAntibiotic-resistant bacteriaAdmission