Clin-Star corner: What's new at the interface of geriatrics, infectious diseases, and antimicrobial stewardship
Antibiotics are among the leading causes of adverse drug events in older adults.
Microbiology and Risk Factors for Hospital-Associated Bloodstream Infections Among Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients
Drs. Ibukun Akinboyo and Michael Smith, worked together with UNC and Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine on an article for Open Forum Infectious Diseases to describe risk factors for hospital associated bloodstream infections among pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients.
The Impact of Infection Versus Colonization on Clostridioides difficile Environmental Contamination in Hospitalized Patients With Diarrhea
The DiRTE Lab Director Bobby Warren and his team take us through their work studying environmental contamination from patients with CDI.
Impact of Education and Data Feedback on Antibiotic Prescribing for Urinary Tract Infections in the Emergency Department: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis
The ASET team led a study on antibiotic prescribing for UTIs in emergency departments published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases.
SARS-CoV-2 Environmental contamination in hospital rooms is uncommon using viral culture techniques
Our lab team, led by Director Bobby Warren, assessed environmental contamination of inpatient rooms housing COVID-19 patients in a dedicated COVID-19 unit.
Impact of Education and Data Feedback on Guideline-Concordant Prescribing for Urinary Tract Infections in the Outpatient Setting
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the most common outpatient indication for antibiotics and an important target for antimicrobial stewardship (AS) activities.
Endogenous Candida Endophthalmitis: Who is Really at Risk?
The Infectious Disease Society of America recommends that all patients with candidemia undergo a dilated retinal exam to exclude endogenous Candida endophthalmitis.
Compiling Observational Research During a Pandemic: A Necessary Bridge
Dr. Rebekah Moehring and Dr. Thomas Holland talked with Clinical Infectious Diseases Journal about compiling observational research ruring a pandemic.
Impact of preoperative chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) application methods on preoperative CHG skin concentration
Led by DCASIP Clinical Ressearch Coordinator (CRC) Bobby Warren, along with CRC Alicia Nelson and Medical Director Dr. Dev Anderson, a team from multiple medical centers in the CDC Prevention Epicenters Program worked to find the impact of preoperative chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) application methods on preoperative CHG skin concentration.
Measuring the impact of continuous disinfection strategies on environmental burden in outpatient settings: a prospective randomized controlled trial
The primary objective of this study by the CDC Epicenters Program, led by DCASIP Clinical Research Coordinator Bobby Warren, was to determine the effectiveness of two enhanced disinfection strategies compared to standard disinfection: “near-UV” light (Arm 1) and a persistent organosilane quaternary ammonium disinfectant (Arm 2) using a triple-blind study design.