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 aureusNoncarriersImpact of Hospital Population Case-Mix, Including Poverty, on Hospital All-Cause and Infection-Related 30-Day Readmission Rates
Gohil SK, Datta R, Cao C, Phelan MJ, Nguyen V, Rowther AA, Huang SS. Impact of Hospital Population Case-Mix, Including Poverty, on Hospital All-Cause and Infection-Related 30-Day Readmission Rates. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2015, 61: 1235-1243. PMID: 26129752, PMCID: PMC4583583, DOI: 10.1093/cid/civ539.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfection-related readmissionReadmission ratesSkilled nursing facilitiesNursing facilitiesCalifornia acute care hospitalsPreventable healthcare-associated infectionsHospital rankingsHospital risk factorsRetrospective cohort studyProportion of readmissionsAcute care hospitalsHealthcare-associated infectionsHigher proportionCause readmissionCare hospitalCohort studyHospital readmissionProlonged lengthPatient populationRisk factorsAcademic hospitalReadmissionCase mixHospitalComorbidities
2010
Risk of Postdischarge Infection with Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus after Initial Infection or Colonization
Datta R, Huang SS. Risk of Postdischarge Infection with Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus after Initial Infection or Colonization. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2010, 31: 1290-1293. PMID: 20979493, PMCID: PMC3075426, DOI: 10.1086/657332.Peer-Reviewed Original Research