2022
Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in sink drains of 40 healthcare facilities in Sindh, Pakistan: A cross-sectional study
Apanga P, Ahmed J, Tanner W, Starcevich K, VanDerslice J, Rehman U, Channa N, Benson S, Garn J. Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in sink drains of 40 healthcare facilities in Sindh, Pakistan: A cross-sectional study. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0263297. PMID: 35113948, PMCID: PMC8812900, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0263297.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCarbapenem-Resistant EnterobacteriaceaeCross InfectionCross-Sectional StudiesDecontaminationDiffusionEnterobacteriaceaeEnterobacteriaceae InfectionsEnvironmental MicrobiologyHand DisinfectionHealth FacilitiesHospitalsHumansInfection ControlMicrobial Sensitivity TestsPakistanSanitary EngineeringConceptsCarbapenem-resistant EnterobacteriaceaeHealthcare facilitiesSink drainsAntimicrobial resistanceCross-sectional studyCHROMagar KPCMueller-Hinton agar platesUndetected reservoirMorbidity rateDisc diffusion methodAntibiotic susceptibilityHigh mortalityAntibiotic classesAMR surveillanceEnterobacteriaceaeSwabsClinical environmentDiffusion methodStructured observations
2021
Environmental Contamination of Contact Precaution and Non-Contact Precaution Patient Rooms in Six Acute Care Facilities
Tanner WD, Leecaster MK, Zhang Y, Stratford KM, Mayer J, Visnovsky LD, Alhmidi H, Cadnum JL, Jencson AL, Koganti S, Bennett CP, Donskey CJ, Noble-Wang J, Reddy SC, Rose LJ, Watson L, Ide E, Wipperfurth T, Safdar N, Arasim M, Macke C, Roman P, Krein SL, Loc-Carrillo C, Samore MH. Environmental Contamination of Contact Precaution and Non-Contact Precaution Patient Rooms in Six Acute Care Facilities. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2021, 72: s8-s16. PMID: 33512527, PMCID: PMC8785946, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1602.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultidrug-resistant organism (MDRO) transmissionPatient roomsMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusAcute care facilitiesAcute care hospitalsCarbapenem-resistant EnterobacteriaceaeMDRO contaminationClostridioides difficile toxinsVancomycin-resistant enterococciContact precautionsCare hospitalPatient proximityTransplant unitAcute careIntensive careMDRO transmissionOrganism transmissionDifficile toxinMDRO carriageCare facilitiesNursing stationsMDROsSurveillance testsTransmission routesTerminal cleaning
2020
The Lung Microbiome and Pneumonia
Pettigrew MM, Tanner W, Harris AD. The Lung Microbiome and Pneumonia. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2020, 223: s241-s245. PMID: 33330898, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa702.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
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