2021
Mass severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) testing of asymptomatic healthcare personnel
Roberts SC, Peaper DR, Thorne CD, Sussman LS, Murray TS, Choi SJ, Pettker CM, Russi MB, Martinello RA. Mass severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) testing of asymptomatic healthcare personnel. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2021, 42: 1-2. PMID: 33487206, PMCID: PMC7853752, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2021.9.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
2019
Shifting focus toward healthcare-associated bloodstream infections: The need for neonatal intensive care unit–specific NHSN definitions
Advani SD, Murray TS, Murdzek CM, Aniskiewicz MJ, Bizzarro MJ. Shifting focus toward healthcare-associated bloodstream infections: The need for neonatal intensive care unit–specific NHSN definitions. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2019, 41: 181-186. PMID: 31694731, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2019.310.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBloodstream infectionsNHSN definitionsNICU populationSite-specific definitionClinical definitionNational Healthcare Safety Network definitionsNeonatal intensive care unit populationIntensive care unit populationHealthcare-associated bloodstream infectionsYale-New Haven Children's HospitalLevel IV NICUSafety Network definitionsDirect prevention effortsMcNemar χ2 testSource of infectionGut translocationPreterm neonatesRespiratory supportPremature infantsRetrospective reviewChildren's HospitalPatient daysIncidence rateNICU teamUnit population
2011
Low Prevalence of Heterogeneous Vancomycin-Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus Isolates among Connecticut Veterans
Fink SL, Martinello RA, Campbell SM, Murray TS. Low Prevalence of Heterogeneous Vancomycin-Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus Isolates among Connecticut Veterans. Antimicrobial Agents And Chemotherapy 2011, 56: 582-583. PMID: 22064529, PMCID: PMC3256079, DOI: 10.1128/aac.05024-11.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeterogeneous vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureusMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusHeterogeneous Vancomycin-Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus IsolatesVancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureusLow-prevalence populationsStaphylococcus aureus isolatesStaphylococcus aureusPrevalence populationsRoutine screeningVeterans HospitalLow prevalenceAureus isolatesCurve analysisResistance detectionAureusIsolatesPatientsHospitalPrevalenceEtest