2023
Environmental surveillance for COVID-19 using SARS-CoV-2 RNA concentration in wastewater – a study in District East, Karachi, Pakistan
Ansari N, Kabir F, Khan W, Khalid F, Malik A, Warren J, Mehmood U, Kazi A, Yildirim I, Tanner W, Kalimuddin H, Kanwar S, Aziz F, Memon A, Alam M, Ikram A, Meschke J, Jehan F, Omer S, Nisar M. Environmental surveillance for COVID-19 using SARS-CoV-2 RNA concentration in wastewater – a study in District East, Karachi, Pakistan. The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia 2023, 20: 100299. PMID: 38234701, PMCID: PMC10794106, DOI: 10.1016/j.lansea.2023.100299.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSevere 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 Research
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
Differences in chlorine and peracetic acid disinfection kinetics of Enterococcus faecalis and Escherichia fergusonii and their susceptible strains based on gene expressions and genomics
Sahulka SQ, Bhattarai B, Bhattacharjee AS, Tanner W, Mahar RB, Goel R. Differences in chlorine and peracetic acid disinfection kinetics of Enterococcus faecalis and Escherichia fergusonii and their susceptible strains based on gene expressions and genomics. Water Research 2021, 203: 117480. PMID: 34392043, DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.117480.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhole-genome sequencingE. fergusoniiDraft genomeGene expressionAverage nucleotide identity analysisEscherichia fergusoniiPAA disinfectionSame geneAntibiotic resistance genesGenome sequencingOxidative stress pathwaysSame speciesSusceptible strainsResistance genesGenesIdentity analysisStress pathwaysFergusoniiChick-Watson lawGenomeNew Delhi metallo-β-lactamase geneEfflux pump genesPeracetic acid disinfectantPump genesSpeciesEnvironmental 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 StatementsLocalized effect of treated wastewater effluent on the resistome of an urban watershed
Thornton CN, Tanner WD, VanDerslice JA, Brazelton WJ. Localized effect of treated wastewater effluent on the resistome of an urban watershed. GigaScience 2020, 9: giaa125. PMID: 33215210, PMCID: PMC7677451, DOI: 10.1093/gigascience/giaa125.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntibiotic resistance genesMobile genetic elementsResistance genesGenetic elementsMost bacterial cellsDeep metagenomic sequencingMetagenomic sequencingGenesBacterial cellsGreater abundanceHuman fecal contaminationWastewater discharge pointResistomeLittle measurable effectDiversityAbundanceNatural environmentRiver locationsAntibiotic resistanceEffluent discharge pointWastewater effluentQuaternary ammonium compoundsBiological factorsFecal contaminationWastewater treatment plantsA 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
2019
Environmental Contamination with Candida Species in Multiple Hospitals Including a Tertiary Care Hospital with a Candida auris Outbreak
Kumar J, Eilertson B, Cadnum JL, Whitlow CS, Jencson AL, Safdar N, Krein SL, Tanner WD, Mayer J, Samore MH, Donskey CJ. Environmental Contamination with Candida Species in Multiple Hospitals Including a Tertiary Care Hospital with a Candida auris Outbreak. Pathogens And Immunity 2019, 4: 260-270. PMID: 31768483, PMCID: PMC6827507, DOI: 10.20411/pai.v4i2.291.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAhead of Print - Microbiome and Antimicrobial Resistance Gene Dynamics in International Travelers - Volume 25, Number 7—July 2019 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Langelier C, Graves M, Kalantar K, Caldera S, Durrant R, Fisher M, Backman R, Tanner W, DeRisi JL, Leung DT. Ahead of Print - Microbiome and Antimicrobial Resistance Gene Dynamics in International Travelers - Volume 25, Number 7—July 2019 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2019, 25: 1380-1383. PMID: 31211676, PMCID: PMC6590773, DOI: 10.3201/eid2507.181492.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMulti-state study of Enterobacteriaceae harboring extended-spectrum beta-lactamase and carbapenemase genes in U.S. drinking water
Tanner WD, VanDerslice JA, Goel RK, Leecaster MK, Fisher MA, Olstadt J, Gurley CM, Morris AG, Seely KA, Chapman L, Korando M, Shabazz KA, Stadsholt A, VanDeVelde J, Braun-Howland E, Minihane C, Higgins PJ, Deras M, Jaber O, Jette D, Gundlapalli AV. Multi-state study of Enterobacteriaceae harboring extended-spectrum beta-lactamase and carbapenemase genes in U.S. drinking water. Scientific Reports 2019, 9: 3938. PMID: 30850706, PMCID: PMC6408426, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-40420-0.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Horizontal transfer of the blaNDM-1 gene to Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii in biofilms
Tanner WD, Atkinson RM, Goel RK, Toleman MA, Benson LS, Porucznik CA, VanDerslice JA. Horizontal transfer of the blaNDM-1 gene to Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii in biofilms. FEMS Microbiology Letters 2017, 364: fnx048. PMID: 28333234, DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fnx048.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Estimates of the risk of large or long-lasting outbreaks of Middle East respiratory syndrome after importations outside the Arabian Peninsula
Toth DJ, Tanner WD, Khader K, Gundlapalli AV. Estimates of the risk of large or long-lasting outbreaks of Middle East respiratory syndrome after importations outside the Arabian Peninsula. Epidemics 2016, 16: 27-32. PMID: 27663788, PMCID: PMC5047297, DOI: 10.1016/j.epidem.2016.04.002.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Effect of Meropenem Concentration on the Detection of Low Numbers of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae
Tanner WD, Atkinson RM, Goel RK, Porucznik CA, Benson LS, VanDerslice JA. Effect of Meropenem Concentration on the Detection of Low Numbers of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae. Antimicrobial Agents And Chemotherapy 2015, 60: 712-713. PMID: 26552977, PMCID: PMC4704233, DOI: 10.1128/aac.01904-15.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVital 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 difficileInfectionThe pandemic potential of avian influenza A(H7N9) virus: a review
TANNER WD, TOTH DJ, GUNDLAPALLI AV. The pandemic potential of avian influenza A(H7N9) virus: a review. Epidemiology And Infection 2015, 143: 3359-3374. PMID: 26205078, PMCID: PMC9150948, DOI: 10.1017/s0950268815001570.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPandemic potentialH7N9 virusInfluenza virusAvian influenzaPotential risk factorsHuman avian influenzaWorld Health OrganizationConsiderable morbidityPopulation immunityRisk factorsHuman diseasesHuman transmissionHealth OrganizationInfluenzaTransmission potentialVirusFirst caseDisease transmissionCertain demographic groupsDiseaseImmunityAssessment toolParticular virusDemographic groupsMorbidityDevelopment and field evaluation of a method for detecting carbapenem-resistant bacteria in drinking water
Tanner WD, VanDerslice JA, Toor D, Benson LS, Porucznik CA, Goel RK, Atkinson RM. Development and field evaluation of a method for detecting carbapenem-resistant bacteria in drinking water. Systematic And Applied Microbiology 2015, 38: 351-357. PMID: 26032248, DOI: 10.1016/j.syapm.2015.03.010.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Is E. Coli an appropriate surrogate for Cryptosporidium occurrence in water?
Nieminski E, Durrant G, Hoyt M, Owens M, Peterson L, Peterson S, Tanner W, Rosen J, Clancy J. Is E. Coli an appropriate surrogate for Cryptosporidium occurrence in water? American Water Works Association 2010, 102: 65-78. DOI: 10.1002/j.1551-8833.2010.tb10073.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research