2021
COVID-19 Transmission in US Child Care Programs
Gilliam WS, Malik AA, Shafiq M, Klotz M, Reyes C, Humphries JE, Murray T, Elharake JA, Wilkinson D, Omer SB. COVID-19 Transmission in US Child Care Programs. Pediatrics 2021, 147: e2020031971. PMID: 33055228, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2020-031971.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCare programCOVID-19 transmissionCare providersCOVID-19Child care programsChild care providersPropensity score-matched case-control analysisCOVID-19 outcomesLogistic regression analysisCase-control analysisUS COVID-19 pandemicChild carePotential confoundersElevated riskHome-based providersCareUS pandemicRegression analysisCOVID-19 pandemicDegree of exposureExposureMonthsOutcomesEarly monthsProviders
2019
Nebulizer cleaning and disinfection practices in families with cystic fibrosis: The relationship between attitudes, practice and microbe colonization
Murray TS, O'Rourke TK, Feinn R, Drapeau G, Collins MS. Nebulizer cleaning and disinfection practices in families with cystic fibrosis: The relationship between attitudes, practice and microbe colonization. Journal Of Cystic Fibrosis 2019, 18: 823-828. PMID: 31126899, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcf.2019.05.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfection control practicesInfection preventionCystic fibrosisHome respiratory equipmentComplexity of careHome health careInfection control behaviorsControl practicesRespiratory equipmentHome nebulizersNew educational interventionDaily burdenHealth maintenanceLung pathogensEducation interventionRecovery of organismsEducational interventionHealth carePreventionMicrobe colonizationCareDisinfection practicesFibrosisFrequency of disinfectionSubset of families
2018
Repeated hot water and steam disinfection of Pari LC Plus® nebulizers alter nebulizer output
Collins MS, O'Brien M, Schramm CM, Murray TS. Repeated hot water and steam disinfection of Pari LC Plus® nebulizers alter nebulizer output. Journal Of Cystic Fibrosis 2018, 18: 233-235. PMID: 30224332, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcf.2018.08.005.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
The Approach to Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Cystic Fibrosis
Talwalkar JS, Murray TS. The Approach to Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Cystic Fibrosis. Clinics In Chest Medicine 2016, 37: 69-81. PMID: 26857769, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2015.10.004.BooksConceptsCystic fibrosisAcute pulmonary exacerbationsDuration of administrationSpecific patient characteristicsStandard of careSite of carePseudomonas aeruginosaPulmonary exacerbationsAntipseudomonal antibioticsPatient characteristicsTreatment optionsEpidemiologic linkChronic infectionHigh prevalenceTreatment decisionsNew vaccinesEarly identificationAggressive useFibrosisAntibiotic selectionInfectionCareLaboratory methodsAeruginosaExacerbation