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
2017
A Dual Case of Peritonitis and Central Nervous System Infection Caused by Nutritionally Variant Streptococcal Species
Vivar S, Girotto JE, Murray TS. A Dual Case of Peritonitis and Central Nervous System Infection Caused by Nutritionally Variant Streptococcal Species. Case Reports In Infectious Diseases 2017, 2017: 6012964. PMID: 28239499, PMCID: PMC5292362, DOI: 10.1155/2017/6012964.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNutritional variant streptococciCentral nervous system infectionCentral nervous system involvementEtiology of peritonitisVentriculoperitoneal shunt revisionNervous system infectionNervous system involvementCause of peritonitisEfficacy of treatmentClinical responseSystem infectionVP shuntShunt revisionSystem involvementInvasive infectionsPrevious neurosurgeryCNS penetrationVariant streptococciPeritonitisSusceptibility testingPotential roleSignificant pathogenStreptococcal speciesSecond agentInfection