2016
The clinical and molecular epidemiology of pre‐transplant vancomycin‐resistant enterococci colonization among liver transplant recipients
Banach DB, Peaper DR, Fortune BE, Emre S, Dembry LM. The clinical and molecular epidemiology of pre‐transplant vancomycin‐resistant enterococci colonization among liver transplant recipients. Clinical Transplantation 2016, 30: 306-311. PMID: 26780305, DOI: 10.1111/ctr.12690.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiver transplant recipientsLiver transplantationVRE colonizationTransplant recipientsVancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) infectionPolymerase chain reaction testingVancomycin-resistant enterococci colonizationPre-transplant colonizationSubsequent liver transplantationMore hospital daysObservational cohort studyCentral venous catheterizationInfection prevention measuresWarrants further studyRifaximin useAntimicrobial prophylaxisCohort studyHospital daysSignificant morbidityVenous catheterizationProspective studyActive surveillanceRisk factorsSurveillance culturesVRE isolates
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