2024
Cohort study of patients with advanced cancer: outcomes associated with duration of antibiotic therapy for non-ventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia
Lee S, Benson J, Cohen A, Quagliarello V, Juthani-Mehta M, Datta R. Cohort study of patients with advanced cancer: outcomes associated with duration of antibiotic therapy for non-ventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia. Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology 2024, 4: e48. PMID: 38655023, PMCID: PMC11036428, DOI: 10.1017/ash.2024.54.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-ventilator hospital-acquired pneumoniaAdvanced cancerPalliative care settingHospital-acquired pneumoniaCohort study of patientsCare settingsOlder adultsAdjusted oddsDuration of antibiotic therapyAssociated with reduced adjusted oddsSingle-center observational studyCohort studyProlonged antibiotic durationObservational studyStudy of patientsAntimicrobial stewardship effortsAntibiotic durationAntibiotic therapyStewardship effortsPneumoniaCancerOddsReadmissionAdultsCohort
2023
Antibiotic therapy is associated with adverse drug events among older adults with advanced cancer: A cohort study
Datta R, Han L, Doyle M, Allore H, Sanft T, Quagliarello V, Juthani-Mehta M. Antibiotic therapy is associated with adverse drug events among older adults with advanced cancer: A cohort study. Palliative Medicine 2023, 37: 793-798. PMID: 36999898, DOI: 10.1177/02692163231162889.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse drug eventsAntibiotic therapyDrug eventsAdvanced cancerOlder adultsIndex admissionPalliative chemotherapyCohort studyTertiary care centerHospitalized older adultsPalliative care providersMultidrug-resistant organismsMean ageCommon tumorsCare centerCare providersRatio of daysSolid tumorsMultivariable testingPatientsTherapyStandardized criteriaCancerMean timeAdults
2022
Prevalence and treatment of postobstructive pneumonia among older adults with advanced cancer
Lee S, O’Donovan L, Cohen A, Gautam S, Quagliarello V, Juthani-Mehta M, Datta R. Prevalence and treatment of postobstructive pneumonia among older adults with advanced cancer. Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology 2022, 2: e152. PMID: 36483405, PMCID: PMC9726473, DOI: 10.1017/ash.2022.293.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Education needed to improve antimicrobial use during end-of-life care of older adults with advanced cancer: A cross-sectional survey
Datta R, Topal J, McManus D, Sanft T, Dembry LM, Morrison LJ, Quagliarello V, Juthani-Mehta M. Education needed to improve antimicrobial use during end-of-life care of older adults with advanced cancer: A cross-sectional survey. Palliative Medicine 2020, 35: 236-241. PMID: 32928066, DOI: 10.1177/0269216320956811.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEscalation of careAdvance care planningLife careAdvanced cancerCross-sectional surveyIntravenous antimicrobialsOlder adultsAntimicrobial useCare planningSingle-center cross-sectional surveyEducational interventionAdvance care plansRole of antimicrobialsClinical deteriorationPercent of respondentsAdverse eventsOral antimicrobialsMedicine subspecialistsCare plansInpatient medicineCareCancerPatientsAdultsSubspecialists
2018
Detection of influenza myocarditis using national healthcare safety network surveillance definitions accounting for fever in older adults
Datta R, Helou E, Tucker M, John B, Martinello RA, Malinis M. Detection of influenza myocarditis using national healthcare safety network surveillance definitions accounting for fever in older adults. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2018, 39: 1145-1147. PMID: 29945685, PMCID: PMC6540757, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2018.147.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesFrequency of Infection during Fever Episodes among Long-Term Care Residents
Datta R, Advani S, Rink A, Bianco L, Van Ness PH, Quagliarello V, Juthani-Mehta M. Frequency of Infection during Fever Episodes among Long-Term Care Residents. Journal Of Gerontology & Geriatric Research 2018, 7: 1-2. PMID: 30197840, PMCID: PMC6128293, DOI: 10.4172/2167-7182.1000467.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLong-term care residentsLong-term care facilitiesFever episodesFrequency of infectionCare residentsCare facilitiesCase series analysisAdverse event surveillanceOlder adult womenCranberry capsulesMedian ageRandomized trialsSurveillance definitionsProvider assessmentTotal infectionsAdult womenInfectionOlder adultsEvent surveillanceWomenEpisodesTwo-thirdsResidentsPyuriaBacteriuria
2017
Serious adverse events of older adults in nursing home and community intervention trials
Datta R, Trentalange M, Van Ness PH, McGloin JM, Guralnik JM, Miller ME, Walkup MP, Nadkarni N, Pahor M, Gill TM, Quagliarello V, Juthani-Mehta M, Group F. Serious adverse events of older adults in nursing home and community intervention trials. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications 2017, 9: 77-80. PMID: 29696228, PMCID: PMC5898490, DOI: 10.1016/j.conctc.2017.12.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUnanticipated serious adverse eventsSerious adverse eventsNursing home residentsTotal serious adverse eventsHome residentsSAE incidenceAdverse eventsClinical trialsOlder adultsCommunity dwellersNursing homesIncidence of SAEsFemale nursing home residentsProportion of patientsRandomized clinical trialsCommunity intervention trialStructured physical activityCranberry capsulesLifestyle interventionRandomized trialsIntervention trialsElders StudyHealth centersSecondary data analysisPhysical activity