2015
Impact of Hospital Population Case-Mix, Including Poverty, on Hospital All-Cause and Infection-Related 30-Day Readmission Rates
Gohil SK, Datta R, Cao C, Phelan MJ, Nguyen V, Rowther AA, Huang SS. Impact of Hospital Population Case-Mix, Including Poverty, on Hospital All-Cause and Infection-Related 30-Day Readmission Rates. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2015, 61: 1235-1243. PMID: 26129752, PMCID: PMC4583583, DOI: 10.1093/cid/civ539.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfection-related readmissionReadmission ratesSkilled nursing facilitiesNursing facilitiesCalifornia acute care hospitalsPreventable healthcare-associated infectionsHospital rankingsHospital risk factorsRetrospective cohort studyProportion of readmissionsAcute care hospitalsHealthcare-associated infectionsHigher proportionCause readmissionCare hospitalCohort studyHospital readmissionProlonged lengthPatient populationRisk factorsAcademic hospitalReadmissionCase mixHospitalComorbidities
2006
Risk of Acquiring Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria From Prior Room Occupants
Huang SS, Datta R, Platt R. Risk of Acquiring Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria From Prior Room Occupants. JAMA Internal Medicine 2006, 166: 1945-1951. PMID: 17030826, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.166.18.1945.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBostonCarrier StateCohort StudiesCross InfectionEnterococcusFemaleGram-Positive Bacterial InfectionsHospitalizationHumansIntensive Care UnitsMaleMethicillin ResistanceMiddle AgedOdds RatioPatients' RoomsRetrospective StudiesRiskStaphylococcal InfectionsStaphylococcus aureusVancomycin ResistanceConceptsMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusPrior room occupantsVancomycin-resistant enterococciMRSA-positive patientsVRE-positive patientsRetrospective cohort studyIntensive care unitPopulation attributable riskCare of patientsRisk of transmissionRoutes of transmissionOdds of acquisitionMRSA casesVRE casesCohort studyRoutine admissionCare unitWeekly screeningExcess riskAttributable riskRelative oddsPatientsRoom occupantsAntibiotic-resistant bacteriaAdmission