2020
Clinical impact of rapid influenza PCR in the adult emergency department on patient management, ED length of stay, and nosocomial infection rate
Peaper DR, Branson B, Parwani V, Ulrich A, Shapiro MJ, Clemons C, Campbell M, Owen M, Martinello RA, Landry ML. Clinical impact of rapid influenza PCR in the adult emergency department on patient management, ED length of stay, and nosocomial infection rate. Influenza And Other Respiratory Viruses 2020, 15: 254-261. PMID: 32851793, PMCID: PMC7902247, DOI: 10.1111/irv.12800.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency departmentInfluenza PCRPatient managementClinical redesignED lengthInfluenza seasonED workflowPCR testingBed transfersAnti-influenza medicationsDiverse emergency departmentsHospital-acquired influenzaInfluenza-positive patientsHA influenzaNosocomial infection ratesDiagnosis of influenzaAdult emergency departmentAnti-viral therapyCommon presenting concernPost-intervention periodPre-post studyED LOSED patientsSignificant morbidityTherapeutic guidelines
2017
Criteria to Screen Molecular Tests for the Diagnosis of Herpes Simplex Virus in the Central Nervous System have no Propensity to Harm
Hauser RG, Brandt CA, Martinello RA. Criteria to Screen Molecular Tests for the Diagnosis of Herpes Simplex Virus in the Central Nervous System have no Propensity to Harm. Journal Of Pathology Informatics 2017, 8: 4. PMID: 28400993, PMCID: PMC5360015, DOI: 10.4103/2153-3539.201113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCerebrospinal fluidHSV PCRPCR testingCentral nervous system infectionHerpes simplex virus infectionHSV PCR testingPositive HSV PCRVeterans Affairs patientsNervous system infectionPositive cerebrospinal fluidSimplex virus infectionCentral nervous systemHerpes simplex virusAcyclovir treatmentSystem infectionRecord reviewClinical criteriaMedical recordsVirus infectionSimplex virusPatientsNervous systemMolecular testsStudy periodPCR results