2023
Severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) RNA and viable virus contamination of hospital emergency department surfaces and association with patient coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) status and aerosol-generating procedures
Roberts S, Barbell E, Barber D, Dahlberg S, Heimer R, Jubanyik K, Parwani V, Pettigrew M, Tanner J, Ulrich A, Wade M, Wyllie A, Yolda-Carr D, Martinello R, Tanner W. Severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) RNA and viable virus contamination of hospital emergency department surfaces and association with patient coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) status and aerosol-generating procedures. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2023, 45: 244-246. PMID: 37767709, PMCID: PMC10877528, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2023.183.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCharacterizing healthcare worker attitudes toward the bivalent COVID-19 booster
Willebrand K, Fredrick J, Pischel L, Patel K, Roberts S, Murray T, Martinello R. Characterizing healthcare worker attitudes toward the bivalent COVID-19 booster. Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology 2023, 3: s56-s57. PMCID: PMC10594485, DOI: 10.1017/ash.2023.300.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBooster doseBehavioral health unitHealthcare workersHealth unitsCOVID-19COVID-19 outbreakInpatient behavioral health unitFirst booster dosePrimary vaccination seriesCOVID-19 vaccinationCOVID-19 exposureBehavioral health settingsMonovalent vaccinationVaccination seriesBooster dosesBooster vaccineComplete responsePrevious vaccinationVaccine uptakeHealth HospitalGeneral populationSide effectsPsychiatric hospitalHealth settingsDemographic dataAnalysis of Failure Rates for COVID-19 Entrance Screening at a US Academic Medical Center
Roberts S, Faruq R, Wilkinson A, Pashankar D, Russi M, Khokhar B, Martinello R. Analysis of Failure Rates for COVID-19 Entrance Screening at a US Academic Medical Center. JAMA Internal Medicine 2023, 183: 84-86. PMID: 36441528, PMCID: PMC9706395, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.5426.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Air exchanges, climate change, and severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2): Results from a survey of the Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America Research Network (SRN)
Burnham JP, Betz F, Lautz R, Mousavi E, Martinello RA, McGain F, Sherman JD. Air exchanges, climate change, and severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2): Results from a survey of the Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America Research Network (SRN). Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology 2022, 2: e40. PMID: 36310807, PMCID: PMC9614896, DOI: 10.1017/ash.2021.256.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA multicenter evaluation of computable phenotyping approaches for SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 hospitalizations
Khera R, Mortazavi BJ, Sangha V, Warner F, Patrick Young H, Ross JS, Shah ND, Theel ES, Jenkinson WG, Knepper C, Wang K, Peaper D, Martinello RA, Brandt CA, Lin Z, Ko AI, Krumholz HM, Pollock BD, Schulz WL. A multicenter evaluation of computable phenotyping approaches for SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 hospitalizations. Npj Digital Medicine 2022, 5: 27. PMID: 35260762, PMCID: PMC8904579, DOI: 10.1038/s41746-022-00570-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCOVID-19 hospitalizationMayo ClinicDiagnosis codesCOVID-19 diagnosisPositive SARS-CoV-2 PCRYale New Haven Health SystemPositive SARS-CoV-2 testSARS-CoV-2 infectionSARS-CoV-2 PCRSARS-CoV-2 testCOVID-19Higher inhospital mortalitySARS-CoV2 infectionElectronic health record dataICD-10 diagnosisPositive laboratory testsHealth record dataInhospital mortalityAdditional patientsAntigen testSecondary diagnosisPrincipal diagnosisMulticenter evaluationPositive testComputable phenotype definitionsAn outbreak of SARS‐CoV‐2 on a transplant unit in the early vaccination era
Roberts SC, Palacios C, Grubaugh ND, Alpert T, Ott IM, Breban MI, Initiative Y, Martinello RA, Smith C, Davis MW, Mcmanus D, Tirmizi S, Topal JE, Azar MM, Malinis M. An outbreak of SARS‐CoV‐2 on a transplant unit in the early vaccination era. Transplant Infectious Disease 2022, 24: e13782. PMID: 34969164, DOI: 10.1111/tid.13782.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2Infection prevention practicesSARS-CoV-2 outbreakTransplant unitCOVID-19-associated morbiditySolid organ transplant recipientsSARS-CoV-2 vaccinationPrevention practicesHospital day 18Potential index casesOrgan transplant recipientsInfection prevention behaviorsMonoclonal antibody therapyCOVID-19SARS-CoV-2 clustersHospital staff membersWhole-genome sequencingAsymptomatic patientsTransplant recipientsPositive patientsAtypical presentationImmunocompromised patientsAntibody therapyVaccination eraDisease progressionDevelopment and Application of a Polydimethylsiloxane-Based Passive Air Sampler to Assess Personal Exposure to SARS-CoV‑2
Angel D, Gao D, DeLay K, Lin E, Eldred J, Arnold W, Santiago R, Redlich C, Martinello R, Sherman J, Peccia J, Pollitt K. Development and Application of a Polydimethylsiloxane-Based Passive Air Sampler to Assess Personal Exposure to SARS-CoV‑2. Environmental Science & Technology Letters 2022, 9: 153-159. PMID: 37566382, PMCID: PMC8768000, DOI: 10.1021/acs.estlett.1c00877.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSARS-CoV-2Personal exposureAirborne SARS-CoV-2 RNASARS-CoV-2 exposureHigh-risk transmission areasSARS-CoV-2 RNAInfection control protocolsHigh-risk settingsVirus-laden aerosolsRespiratory virusesViral exposurePassive samplersExposure assessment toolsCommunity transmissionRespiratory dropletsInfectious virusEarly detectionViral loadingTransmission areasViral concentrationElectrical powerCOVID-19RNA/VirusDrum experiments
2021
Critical Care Nursing: A Key Constraint to COVID-19 Response and Healthcare Now and in the Future.
Kurth A, Pinker E, Martinello RA, Honan L, Choi S, Beckman B. Critical Care Nursing: A Key Constraint to COVID-19 Response and Healthcare Now and in the Future. JONA The Journal Of Nursing Administration 2021, 51: e6-e12. PMID: 33570376, DOI: 10.1097/nna.0000000000000991.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEpidemiology, Infection Prevention, Testing Data, and Clinical Outcomes of COVID-19 on Five Inpatient Psychiatric Units in a large Academic Medical Center
Li L, Roberts SC, Kulp W, Wing A, Barnes T, Colandrea N, Klink B, Fortunati F, Martinello R. Epidemiology, Infection Prevention, Testing Data, and Clinical Outcomes of COVID-19 on Five Inpatient Psychiatric Units in a large Academic Medical Center. Psychiatry Research 2021, 298: 113776. PMID: 33571800, PMCID: PMC7987366, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2021.113776.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInpatient psychiatric unitLarge academic medical centerAcademic medical centerPsychiatric unitMedical CenterCOVID-19Retrospective cohort analysisEmergency room visitsInpatient psychiatric facilityLow patientsClinical outcomesRoom visitsHospitalized individualsInfection preventionStudy populationCohort analysisPrevention strategiesAdmission statusTriage protocolDiverse patientsInfection rateMental illnessPsychiatric facilitiesDemographic dataPatients
2020
Obstetricians on the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Front Lines and the Confusing World of Personal Protective Equipment
Jamieson DJ, Steinberg JP, Martinello RA, Perl TM, Rasmussen SA. Obstetricians on the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Front Lines and the Confusing World of Personal Protective Equipment. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2020, 135: 10.1097/aog.0000000000003919. PMID: 32304512, PMCID: PMC7188024, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000003919.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPersonal protective equipmentProtective equipmentPregnant womenHealth care-associated transmissionIll pregnant womenCoronavirus disease 2019Health care personnelHealth care professionalsCOVID-19Health care systemIll patientsDisease 2019Care personnelCurrent evidenceCare professionalsRespiratory dropletsFacial protectionDelivery unitMechanisms of transmissionCare systemPatientsStrict adherenceObstetriciansWomenConsistent use