2023
Reducing MRSA Infection in a New NICU During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Barrett R, Fleiss N, Hansen C, Campbell M, Rychalsky M, Murdzek C, Krechevsky K, Abbott M, Allegra T, Blazevich B, Dunphy L, Fox A, Gambardella T, Garcia L, Grimm N, Scoffone A, Bizzarro M, Murray T. Reducing MRSA Infection in a New NICU During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Pediatrics 2023, 151 PMID: 36625072, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2022-057033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInvasive MRSA infectionsInfection prevention strategiesMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusMRSA infectionOutcome measuresPrevention strategiesCOVID-19 pandemicMultidisciplinary quality improvement initiativeLevel IV NICUSubsequent invasive infectionsMRSA colonization rateCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicHealthcare Improvement's ModelQuality improvement initiativesDisease 2019 pandemicEffectiveness of interventionsPersonal protective equipmentSupply chain shortagesHospitalized neonatesInvasive infectionsPatient daysSkin colonizationHand hygieneMost NICUsNICU
2020
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Testing in Children in a Large Regional US Health System During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic.
Peaper DR, Murdzek C, Oliveira CR, Murray TS. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Testing in Children in a Large Regional US Health System During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 2020, 40: 175-181. PMID: 33399431, PMCID: PMC8852689, DOI: 10.1097/inf.0000000000003024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYale New Haven Health SystemSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Syndrome coronavirus 2Subset of childrenPediatric casesHealth systemCycle threshold valuesCoronavirus 2Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) RNACross-sectional time-series studyCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) testingPositive pediatric casesSimilar cycle threshold valuesCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicUpper respiratory tractCoronavirus disease 2019Large health systemYears of ageDisease 2019 pandemicUS health systemAmbulatory locationsVirology resultsAsymptomatic children