2016
The clinical and molecular epidemiology of pre‐transplant vancomycin‐resistant enterococci colonization among liver transplant recipients
Banach DB, Peaper DR, Fortune BE, Emre S, Dembry LM. The clinical and molecular epidemiology of pre‐transplant vancomycin‐resistant enterococci colonization among liver transplant recipients. Clinical Transplantation 2016, 30: 306-311. PMID: 26780305, DOI: 10.1111/ctr.12690.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiver transplant recipientsLiver transplantationVRE colonizationTransplant recipientsVancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) infectionPolymerase chain reaction testingVancomycin-resistant enterococci colonizationPre-transplant colonizationSubsequent liver transplantationMore hospital daysObservational cohort studyCentral venous catheterizationInfection prevention measuresWarrants further studyRifaximin useAntimicrobial prophylaxisCohort studyHospital daysSignificant morbidityVenous catheterizationProspective studyActive surveillanceRisk factorsSurveillance culturesVRE isolates
2013
Universal Glove and Gown Use and Acquisition of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in the ICU: A Randomized Trial
Harris AD, Pineles L, Belton B, Johnson JK, Shardell M, Loeb M, Newhouse R, Dembry L, Braun B, Perencevich EN, Hall KK, Morgan DJ, Shahryar S, Price C, Gadbaw J, Drees M, Kett D, Muñoz-Price L, Jacob J, Herwaldt L, Sulis C, Yokoe D, Maragakis L, Lissauer M, Zervos M, Warren D, Carver R, Anderson D, Calfee D, Bowling J, Safdar N. Universal Glove and Gown Use and Acquisition of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in the ICU: A Randomized Trial. JAMA 2013, 310: 1571-1580. PMID: 24097234, PMCID: PMC4026208, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2013.277815.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCross InfectionEnterococcusFemaleGloves, ProtectiveGram-Positive Bacterial InfectionsGuideline AdherenceHand DisinfectionHumansInfection ControlIntensive Care UnitsMaleMethicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusMiddle AgedPersonnel, HospitalStaphylococcal InfectionsSurgical AttireVancomycin ResistanceConceptsIntensive care unitMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusVancomycin-resistant EnterococcusIntervention ICUsSurgical intensive care unitPrimary outcomeHand hygiene complianceSecondary outcomesAdverse eventsPatient contactUniversal gloveVRE acquisitionUsual careMRSA acquisitionGown useHygiene complianceAcquisition of MRSAAntibiotic-resistant bacteriaControl intensive care unitHealth care-associated infectionsStudy periodKey secondary outcomesBaseline periodCare-associated infectionsHealth care workers
2011
Granulicatella adiacens and Early-Onset Sepsis in Neonate - Volume 17, Number 10—October 2011 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Bizzarro MJ, Callan DA, Farrel PA, Dembry LM, Gallagher PG. Granulicatella adiacens and Early-Onset Sepsis in Neonate - Volume 17, Number 10—October 2011 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2011, 17: 1971-1973. PMID: 22000391, PMCID: PMC3310662, DOI: 10.3201/eid1710.101967.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnti-Bacterial AgentsCarnobacteriaceaeDNA, BacterialGram-Positive Bacterial InfectionsHumansInfant, NewbornMaleMicrobial Sensitivity TestsRNA, Ribosomal, 16SSepsisTreatment Outcome
2008
Matched Case-Control Analysis of Polymicrobial Bloodstream Infection In A Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Bizzarro MJ, Dembry LM, Baltimore RS, Gallagher PG. Matched Case-Control Analysis of Polymicrobial Bloodstream Infection In A Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2008, 29: 914-920. PMID: 18808341, DOI: 10.1086/591323.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBacteremiaCase-Control StudiesFemaleFungemiaFungiGram-Negative BacteriaGram-Negative Bacterial InfectionsGram-Positive BacteriaGram-Positive Bacterial InfectionsHumansIncidenceInfant, Low Birth WeightInfant, NewbornInfant, PrematureInfant, Premature, DiseasesInfant, Very Low Birth WeightIntensive Care Units, NeonatalMaleRisk FactorsConceptsPolymicrobial bloodstream infectionsMonomicrobial bloodstream infectionSevere underlying conditionsBloodstream infectionsOnset of infectionUnderlying conditionRisk factorsMultivariate analysisIndwelling central venous catheterIntensive care unit patientsNeonatal intensive care unitMatched Case-Control AnalysisIndependent risk factorNewborn intensive care unit (NICU) patientsCare unit patientsCentral venous cathetersIntensive care unitNeonatal bloodstream infectionsMost risk factorsCase-control studyCase-control analysisCoagulase-negative staphylococciHospital NICUUnit patientsVenous catheters
2005
Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcal Bacteremia and Necrotizing Enterocolitis in a Preterm Neonate
Raskind CH, Dembry LM, Gallagher PG. Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcal Bacteremia and Necrotizing Enterocolitis in a Preterm Neonate. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 2005, 24: 943-944. PMID: 16220106, DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000180987.00122.5d.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2004
Approaches to vancomycin-resistant enterococci
Torres-Viera C, Dembry LM. Approaches to vancomycin-resistant enterococci. Current Opinion In Infectious Diseases 2004, 17: 541-547. PMID: 15640708, DOI: 10.1097/00001432-200412000-00006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnti-Bacterial AgentsEnterococcusGram-Positive Bacterial InfectionsHumansVancomycin ResistanceConceptsVancomycin-resistant enterococciVancomycin-resistant enterococci colonizationNew drugsSerious enterococcal infectionsLimited clinical dataInfection control practicesVitro bactericidal activityLipopeptide antimicrobialBloodstream infectionsClinical trialsEnterococcal infectionsOral administrationClinical dataInfectionAntimicrobial drugsBactericidal activityPhase IIDrugsEnterococciTreatmentNew antimicrobial drugsStrict guidelinesTrialsControl practicesBacterial isolates
2003
Emergence of linezolid-resistant Enterococcus faecium during treatment of enterococcal infections
Bassetti M, Farrel PA, Callan DA, Topal JE, Dembry LM. Emergence of linezolid-resistant Enterococcus faecium during treatment of enterococcal infections. International Journal Of Antimicrobial Agents 2003, 21: 593-594. PMID: 12791477, DOI: 10.1016/s0924-8579(03)00090-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcetamidesAnti-Bacterial AgentsDrug Resistance, BacterialEnterococcus faeciumGram-Positive Bacterial InfectionsHumansLinezolidMicrobial Sensitivity TestsOxazolidinones
1998
Molecular Analysis of Glycopeptide-ResistantEnterococcus faecium Isolates Collected from Michigan Hospitals over a 6-Year Period
Thal L, Donabedian S, Robinson-Dunn B, Chow J, Dembry L, Clewell D, Alshab D, Zervos M. Molecular Analysis of Glycopeptide-ResistantEnterococcus faecium Isolates Collected from Michigan Hospitals over a 6-Year Period. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 1998, 36: 3303-3308. PMID: 9774583, PMCID: PMC105319, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.11.3303-3308.1998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacterial Typing TechniquesChromosomes, BacterialCross InfectionDNA, BacterialDrug Resistance, MicrobialElectrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-FieldEnterococcus faeciumGene Transfer TechniquesGenes, BacterialGram-Positive Bacterial InfectionsHumansMichiganMolecular EpidemiologyNucleic Acid HybridizationPlasmidsVancomycinConceptsExtended-care facilityPulsed-field gel electrophoresisEnterococcus faecium isolatesFaecium isolatesClonal disseminationVancomycin-resistant E. faeciumStrain typesE. faecium isolatesVancomycin-resistant E. faecium isolatesIntrahospital disseminationSpread of resistanceMichigan hospitalsMajority of isolatesPatientsHospitalClinical isolatesGentamicin resistanceVanA geneErythromycin resistanceE. faeciumVancomycin resistanceType M2VanB genesMolecular relatednessMost isolates
1996
Control of endemic glycopeptide-resistant enterococci.
Dembry LM, Uzokwe K, Zervos MJ. Control of endemic glycopeptide-resistant enterococci. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 1996, 17: 286-92. PMID: 8727617, DOI: 10.1086/647297.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVancomycin-resistant EnterococcusRenal unitsEradication of carriageVRE stool colonizationCommunity teaching hospitalPatient carriageBarrier precautionsOral doxycyclineFurther patientsStool colonizationGlycopeptide-resistant enterococciCulture surveyTeaching hospitalPatientsStudy periodEnterococcus faeciumEnterococcus gallinarumCarriageRifampinDoxycyclineEnterococcusControl measuresDaysUseful measureHospitalComparison of rectal and perirectal swabs for detection of colonization with vancomycin-resistant enterococci
Weinstein JW, Tallapragada S, Farrel P, Dembry LM. Comparison of rectal and perirectal swabs for detection of colonization with vancomycin-resistant enterococci. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 1996, 34: 210-212. PMID: 8748308, PMCID: PMC228765, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.1.210-212.1996.Peer-Reviewed Original Research