2022
An outbreak of SARS‐CoV‐2 on a transplant unit in the early vaccination era
Roberts SC, Palacios C, Grubaugh ND, Alpert T, Ott IM, Breban MI, Initiative Y, Martinello RA, Smith C, Davis MW, Mcmanus D, Tirmizi S, Topal JE, Azar MM, Malinis M. An outbreak of SARS‐CoV‐2 on a transplant unit in the early vaccination era. Transplant Infectious Disease 2022, 24: e13782. PMID: 34969164, DOI: 10.1111/tid.13782.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2Infection prevention practicesSARS-CoV-2 outbreakTransplant unitCOVID-19-associated morbiditySolid organ transplant recipientsSARS-CoV-2 vaccinationPrevention practicesHospital day 18Potential index casesOrgan transplant recipientsInfection prevention behaviorsMonoclonal antibody therapyCOVID-19SARS-CoV-2 clustersHospital staff membersWhole-genome sequencingAsymptomatic patientsTransplant recipientsPositive patientsAtypical presentationImmunocompromised patientsAntibody therapyVaccination eraDisease progression
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 specimensCDC