2020
A microbiological survey of handwashing sinks in the hospital built environment reveals differences in patient room and healthcare personnel sinks
Franco LC, Tanner W, Ganim C, Davy T, Edwards J, Donlan R. A microbiological survey of handwashing sinks in the hospital built environment reveals differences in patient room and healthcare personnel sinks. Scientific Reports 2020, 10: 8234. PMID: 32427892, PMCID: PMC7237474, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-65052-7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Vital Signs: Estimated Effects of a Coordinated Approach for Action to Reduce Antibiotic-Resistant Infections in Health Care Facilities - United States.
Slayton RB, Toth D, Lee BY, Tanner W, Bartsch SM, Khader K, Wong K, Brown K, McKinnell JA, Ray W, Miller LG, Rubin M, Kim DS, Adler F, Cao C, Avery L, Stone NT, Kallen A, Samore M, Huang SS, Fridkin S, Jernigan JA. Vital Signs: Estimated Effects of a Coordinated Approach for Action to Reduce Antibiotic-Resistant Infections in Health Care Facilities - United States. MMWR Morbidity And Mortality Weekly Report 2015, 64: 826-31. PMID: 26247436, PMCID: PMC4654955, DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6430a4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care-associated infectionsCare-associated infectionsNational Healthcare Safety NetworkHealth care facilitiesMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusCare facilitiesAntibiotic-resistant infectionsC. difficileCDC's National Healthcare Safety NetworkInvasive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusMultidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosaAntibiotic stewardship interventionsEmerging Infections ProgramAntibiotic-resistant bacteriaAntibiotic-resistant organismsEvidence-supported interventionsHealth care networkStewardship interventionsAntibiotic stewardshipCumulative prevalenceInfections ProgramInfection controlUntreatable infectionsClostridium difficileInfection