2024
Pseudo-outbreak of Parengyodontium album related to contaminated saline used in specimen processing in the microbiology laboratory.
Havill N, Colandrea N, Merwede J, Aniskiewicz M, Roberts S, Patel K, Martinello R, Peaper D. Pseudo-outbreak of Parengyodontium album related to contaminated saline used in specimen processing in the microbiology laboratory. American Journal Of Infection Control 2024 PMID: 38825239, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2024.05.016.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) RNA and viable virus contamination of hospital emergency department surfaces and association with patient coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) status and aerosol-generating procedures
Roberts S, Barbell E, Barber D, Dahlberg S, Heimer R, Jubanyik K, Parwani V, Pettigrew M, Tanner J, Ulrich A, Wade M, Wyllie A, Yolda-Carr D, Martinello R, Tanner W. Severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) RNA and viable virus contamination of hospital emergency department surfaces and association with patient coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) status and aerosol-generating procedures. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2023, 45: 244-246. PMID: 37767709, PMCID: PMC10877528, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2023.183.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Colonization with Multidrug-resistant Organisms in Patients with Ventricular Assist Devices
Roberts SC, Nam HH, Kumar RN, Wu T, Harap RS, Pham DT, Rich JD, Stosor V. Colonization with Multidrug-resistant Organisms in Patients with Ventricular Assist Devices. ASAIO Journal 2021, 68: 1048-1053. PMID: 34967790, DOI: 10.1097/mat.0000000000001634.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultidrug-resistant organismsVentricular assist deviceMDRO colonizationVAD infectionsVAD supportAssist deviceMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusVancomycin-resistant Enterococcus speciesVAD implantationLeading causeVAD recipientsPatientsInfectionEnterococcus speciesFurther studiesStaphylococcus aureusBest management strategyImplantationRiskNegative bacteriaMorbidityCohortMortalityImpact of colonizationColonizationUtility of Mass SARS-CoV-2 Testing of Asymptomatic Patients Before Ambulatory and Inpatient Preplanned Procedures Requiring Moderate Sedation or General Anesthesia
Roberts SC, Peaper DR, Sussman LS, Martinello RA, Pettker CM. Utility of Mass SARS-CoV-2 Testing of Asymptomatic Patients Before Ambulatory and Inpatient Preplanned Procedures Requiring Moderate Sedation or General Anesthesia. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2114526. PMID: 34170307, PMCID: PMC8233702, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.14526.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEpidemiology, Infection Prevention, Testing Data, and Clinical Outcomes of COVID-19 on Five Inpatient Psychiatric Units in a large Academic Medical Center
Li L, Roberts SC, Kulp W, Wing A, Barnes T, Colandrea N, Klink B, Fortunati F, Martinello R. Epidemiology, Infection Prevention, Testing Data, and Clinical Outcomes of COVID-19 on Five Inpatient Psychiatric Units in a large Academic Medical Center. Psychiatry Research 2021, 298: 113776. PMID: 33571800, PMCID: PMC7987366, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2021.113776.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInpatient psychiatric unitLarge academic medical centerAcademic medical centerPsychiatric unitMedical CenterCOVID-19Retrospective cohort analysisEmergency room visitsInpatient psychiatric facilityLow patientsClinical outcomesRoom visitsHospitalized individualsInfection preventionStudy populationCohort analysisPrevention strategiesAdmission statusTriage protocolDiverse patientsInfection rateMental illnessPsychiatric facilitiesDemographic dataPatients
2020
864. Whole Genome Sequencing is Unable to Track Candida auris Transmission
Roberts S, Ozer E, Zembower T, Qi C. 864. Whole Genome Sequencing is Unable to Track Candida auris Transmission. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2020, 7: s470-s471. PMCID: PMC7776755, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.1053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNorthwestern Memorial HospitalWhole-genome sequencingC. aurisSingle nucleotide variantsDifferent body sitesMethods Whole-genome sequencingMemorial HospitalResults TwentyPatient isolatesSame patientTransmission clustersPatientsBody sitesPairwise SNP differencesOutbreak investigationHealthcare settingsCandida aurisHospital systemReference labIdentical isolatesAurisFluconazole sensitivityACLEnvironmental specimensCDCImpact of Screening and Treatment of Ureaplasma species on Hyperammonemia Syndrome in Lung Transplant Recipients: A Single Center Experience
Roberts SC, Bharat A, Kurihara C, Tomic R, Ison MG. Impact of Screening and Treatment of Ureaplasma species on Hyperammonemia Syndrome in Lung Transplant Recipients: A Single Center Experience. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2020, 73: e2531-e2537. PMID: 33068392, PMCID: PMC8563172, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1570.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung transplant recipientsLung transplantUreaplasma sppHyperammonemia syndromePolymerase chain reactionTransplant recipientsUreaplasma speciesSingle-center experienceBronchoalveolar lavage cultureRecipients of organsNegative screening testImpact of screeningFuture confirmatory studiesEmpiric therapyNew onsetLung donorsCenter experienceDonor testingUrine cultureLavage cultureMental statusAntimicrobial therapyTransplantPatientsScreening testInfection with Ureaplasma spp in Lung Transplant Recipients is Donor-Derived
Roberts S, Bharat A, Kurihara C, Ison M. Infection with Ureaplasma spp in Lung Transplant Recipients is Donor-Derived. The Journal Of Heart And Lung Transplantation 2020, 39: s47. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2020.01.1220.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLung transplant recipientsUreaplasma sppHyperammonemia syndromeTransplant recipientsPositive donorsBronchoalveolar lavageMethods Consecutive patientsNorthwestern Memorial HospitalTime of implantationMicrobial confirmationConsecutive patientsDonor testingConclusions InfectionMemorial HospitalRisk factorsAntimicrobial therapyLTxRsResults SixtyMurine modelNegative testingPatientsActive malesPurpose Recent studiesInfectionHuman subjects