2020
Outcomes of Patients With Hospital-Acquired Influenza
Campbell M, James A, Fairweather I, Rivera-Vinas J, Kaslow R, Landry M, Peaper D, Martinello R. Outcomes of Patients With Hospital-Acquired Influenza. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2020, 41: s340-s340. DOI: 10.1017/ice.2020.951.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEscalation of careIntensive care unitCare unitLaboratory-proven influenzaOutcomes of patientsRetrospective cohort studyCommunity-based populationPediatric teaching hospitalLength of stayOnset of signsDiagnosis of pneumoniaMedical record informationDirect fluorescent antibodyNoninvasive ventilationChart reviewCohort studyInpatient morbidityMedian durationPatient demographicsAntiviral treatmentClinical courseRadiographic evidenceAntiviral administrationInfluenza infectionSupplemental oxygen
2015
An Outbreak of Severe Group A Streptococcus Infections Associated with Podiatric Application of a Biologic Dermal Substitute
Ibrahim LA, Sellick JA, Watson EL, McCabe LM, Schoenhals KA, Martinello RA, Lesse AJ. An Outbreak of Severe Group A Streptococcus Infections Associated with Podiatric Application of a Biologic Dermal Substitute. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2015, 37: 306-312. PMID: 26673775, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2015.306.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere group A Streptococcus (GAS) infectionsGroup A Streptococcus InfectionStreptococcus infectionSubstitute useDermal substituteVeterans Affairs Medical CenterEmm type 28Inter-patient transmissionSETTING/PATIENTSRetrospective cohort studyMicrobiology laboratory dataCase-cohort studyInfection control techniquesNumber of patientsPrior strokeUninfected patientsCohort studyPodiatry clinicFoot woundsPatient cohortRisk factorsCase definitionClinic staffEmm typingMedical CenterReuse of Insulin Pens Among Multiple Patients at 2 Veterans Affairs Medical Centers
Schirmer P, Winston CA, Lucero-Obusan C, Winters M, Lesse A, de Comarmond C, Oda G, Martinello RA, Holodniy M. Reuse of Insulin Pens Among Multiple Patients at 2 Veterans Affairs Medical Centers. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2015, 36: 1121-1129. PMID: 26198627, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2015.165.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Affairs Medical CenterHuman immunodeficiency virusHepatitis B virusHepatitis C virusBloodborne pathogensInsulin pensImmunodeficiency virusB virusMedical CenterMultiple patientsMedian genetic distanceRetrospective cohort studyBlood-borne pathogensViral genetic analysisElectronic health recordsEnvelope gene sequencingHCV transmissionCohort studyHCV casesMethods PatientsCase patientsC virusFurther testingHospitalized veteransPatients
2013
MRSA Nasal Carriage Patterns and the Subsequent Risk of Conversion between Patterns, Infection, and Death
Gupta K, Martinello RA, Young M, Strymish J, Cho K, Lawler E. MRSA Nasal Carriage Patterns and the Subsequent Risk of Conversion between Patterns, Infection, and Death. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e53674. PMID: 23326483, PMCID: PMC3542362, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0053674.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-colonized patientsActive surveillance programCarriage patternsMethicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) nasal carriageS. aureus nasal carriageSurveillance programNon-colonized groupAcute hospital admissionOutcome of deathRetrospective cohort studyAureus nasal carriageHours of admissionInfection prevention strategiesOutpatient care visitsRisk of deathHealth care systemLong-term careCare visitsCohort studyNasal carriageHospital admissionMRSA infectionSubsequent riskAntibiotic exposureCare settings