Blood Culture Algorithm Implementation in Emergency Department Patients as a Diagnostic Stewardship Intervention
Blood cultures (BCx) are important for selecting appropriate antibiotic treatment.
Antimicrobial stewardship knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) among nurses
The team performed a knowledge, attitudes, and practice (KAP) survey of bedside nurses to evaluate perceptions of antimicrobial use and aid in the design of nursing-based antimicrobial stewardship
Teams in Transition: Increasing Role of Advanced Practice Providers in Antimicrobial Use and Infectious Diseases Consultation
Advanced practice providers (APPs) have taken on increasing responsibilities as primary team members in acute care hospitals, but the impact of this practice shift on antimicrobial prescribing and
CDC's Hospital-Onset Clostridioides difficile Prevention Framework in a Regional Hospital Network
Question: Was implementation of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Strategies to Prevent Clostridioides difficile Infection in Acute Care Faci
Comparative epidemiology of hospital-onset bloodstream infections (HOBSIs) and central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) across a three-hospital health system
Our study team evaluated the comparative epidemiology of hospital-onset bloodstream infection (HOBSI) and central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) in this retrospective observati
The devil's in the defaults: An interrupted time-series analysis of the impact of default duration elimination on exposure to fluoroquinolone therapy
Objective: To determine whether removal of default duration, embedded in electronic prescription (e-script), influenced antibiotic days of therapy.
Proposing the "Continuum of Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)" for a Nuanced Approach to Diagnosis and Management of UTIs
Patients with suspected urinary tract infections (UTIs) are categorized into three clinical phenotypes based on current guidelines: no UTI, asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB), or UTI.
Healthcare Provider N95 Respirator Contamination Worn Behind Face Shields With SARS-CoV-2 During Routine Clinical Care of Patients With COVID-19
N95 respirator contamination with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) during clinical care of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 is poorly understood.
Identification of carbapenem-resistant organism (CRO) contamination of in-room sinks in intensive care units in a new hospital bed tower
More than 700,000 healthcare–associated infections (HAIs) occur each year in the United States. Pathogenic organisms that cause HAI can be transmitted numerous ways.
A cluster of three extrapulmonary Mycobacterium abscessus infections linked to well-maintained water-based heater-cooler devices
Various water-based heater-cooler devices (HCDs) have been implicated in nontuberculous mycobacteria outbreaks. Ongoing rigorous surveillance for healthcare-associated M.