2009
Critical Challenges Ahead in Bioterrorism Preparedness Training for Clinicians
Hartwig KA, Burich D, Cannon C, Massari L, Mueller L, Dembry LM. Critical Challenges Ahead in Bioterrorism Preparedness Training for Clinicians. Prehospital And Disaster Medicine 2009, 24: 47-53. PMID: 19557957, DOI: 10.1017/s1049023x00006531.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYale New Haven Health SystemPhysicians' confidence levelsPercent of physiciansEmergency medicine physiciansMedicine physiciansInfectious agentsResponse rateInfectious diseasesHealth systemPhysiciansCliniciansPreparedness trainingConnecticut DepartmentHigh rateMedical education creditsReporting incidentsBioterrorism preparednessCME coursesHigh confidence rateDisease threatsGreater trainingDisease recognitionEducation creditDisease
2007
Case-control analysis of endemic Serratia marcescens bacteremia in a neonatal intensive care unit
Bizzarro MJ, Dembry LM, Baltimore RS, Gallagher PG. Case-control analysis of endemic Serratia marcescens bacteremia in a neonatal intensive care unit. Archives Of Disease In Childhood Fetal & Neonatal 2007, 92: f120. PMID: 17088342, PMCID: PMC2675455, DOI: 10.1136/adc.2006.102855.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBacteremiaBirth WeightCase-Control StudiesConnecticutCross InfectionDrug Resistance, BacterialEndemic DiseasesEscherichia coliEscherichia coli InfectionsFemaleHumansInfant, NewbornIntensive Care Units, NeonatalMaleMicrobial Sensitivity TestsPrognosisRisk FactorsSerratia InfectionsSerratia marcescensConceptsNeonatal intensive care unitIntensive care unitCare unitUninfected controlsHospital Neonatal Intensive Care UnitSerratia marcescens bacteremiaMedian gestational ageCentral vascular catheterEscherichia coli bacteremiaRecords of infantsCase-control studyHigher overall mortalityE coliOnset of infectionCase-control analysisTime of infectionHigh rateAssociated meningitisHospital courseColi bacteremiaOverall mortalityGestational agePremature infantsVascular cathetersBirth weight
2000
Molecular Typing Demonstrating Transmission of Gram-Negative Rods in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in the Absence of a Recognized Epidemic
Almuneef M, Baltimore R, Farrel P, Reagan-Cirincione P, Dembry L. Molecular Typing Demonstrating Transmission of Gram-Negative Rods in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in the Absence of a Recognized Epidemic. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2000, 32: 220-227. PMID: 11170911, DOI: 10.1086/318477.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacterial Typing TechniquesCross InfectionDNA, BacterialDrug Resistance, MicrobialElectrophoresisFecesFemaleGenotypeGentamicinsGram-Negative Aerobic Rods and CocciGram-Negative Bacterial InfectionsHumansInfantInfant, NewbornIntensive Care Units, NeonatalMaleMicrobial Sensitivity TestsConceptsNeonatal intensive care unitIntensive care unitShared strainsCare unitMolecular typing techniquesRectal swab culturesColonization of infantsGentamicin-resistant strainsWeeks of ageTyping techniquesAntibiotic treatmentAntibiotic useSwab culturesGram-negative rodsGentamicin susceptibilityInfantsTotal daysOutbreak investigationIdentical strainsNegative rodsUnique strainsHigh rateContour-clamped homogeneous electric field electrophoresisAdmissionGentamicin