A5081590689- Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- Orthopedic Infections and Treatments
- Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
- Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
- Surgical site infection prevention
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Nosocomial Infections in ICU
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
- Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
- Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
- Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
- Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
- Healthcare Systems and Technology
- Infection Control in Healthcare
- Urinary Tract Infections Management
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Streptococcal Infections and Treatments
Vertex Pharmaceuticals (United States)
2025
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
2020-2024
University of Iowa
2014-2023
Iowa City VA Health Care System
2015-2022
Museum of Heilongjiang Province
2021
Bapu Nature Cure Hospital & Yogashram
2017
Iowa City VA Medical Center
2017
Faculty of Public Health
2015
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
2015
National Center for Communicable Diseases
2013
To treat patients with methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) infections, β-lactams are recommended for definitive therapy; however, the comparative effectiveness of individual is unknown. This study compared therapy cefazolin vs nafcillin or oxacillin among MSSA infections complicated by bacteremia. retrospective included admitted to 119 Veterans Affairs hospitals from 2003 2010. Patients were if they had a blood culture positive and received cefazolin, nafcillin, oxacillin....
Background. Livestock-associated Staphylococcus aureus (LA-SA) has been documented worldwide. However, much remains unknown about LA-SA colonization and infection, especially in rural environments. Methods. We conducted a large-scale prospective study of 1342 Iowans, including individuals with livestock contact community-based comparison group. Nasal throat swabs were collected to determine at enrollment, skin infection over 17 months assessed for S. aureus. Outcomes included carriage...
Abstract Background Patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections (MRSA BSI) usually receive initial treatment vancomycin but may be switched to daptomycin for definitive therapy, especially if failure is suspected. Our objective was evaluate the effectiveness of switching from compared remaining on among patients MRSA BSI. Methods admitted 124 Veterans Affairs Hospitals who experienced BSI and were treated during 2007–2014 included. The association between...
Background Hospital-onset bacteraemia and fungaemia (HOB) is being explored as a surveillance quality metric. The objectives of the current study were to determine sources preventability HOB in hospitalised patients USA identify factors associated with perceived preventability. Methods We conducted cross-sectional events at 10 academic three community hospitals using structured chart review. was defined blood culture on or after hospital day 4 growth one more bacterial fungal organisms....
Objective. Studies conducted in Europe have observed resistance to trace metals such as zinc chloride and copper sulfate livestock-associated Staphylococcus aureus . This study was determine the prevalence of cadmium S. isolated United States. Design. Cross-sectional convenience sample isolates. Participants. Three hundred forty-nine isolates, including methicillin-resistant (MRSA) methicillin-susceptible (MSSA) obtained from human, swine, retail meat were included set. Methods. Polymerase...
Many US hospitals lack infectious disease (ID) specialists, which may hinder antibiotic stewardship efforts. We sought to compare patient-level exposure at Veterans Health Administration (VHA) with and without an on-site ID specialist, defined as physician and/or pharmacist.This retrospective VHA cohort included all acute-care patient admissions during 2016. A mandatory survey was used identify hospitals' processes their access specialist. Antibiotic use quantified days of therapy per...
Excess length of stay (LOS) is an important outcome when assessing the burden nosocomial infection, but it can be subject to survival bias. We aimed estimate change in LOS attributable hospital-onset (HO) Escherichia coli/Klebsiella spp. bacteremia using multistate models circumvent analyzed a cohort all patients with HO E.coli/Klebsiella and matched uninfected control within U.S. Veterans Health Administration System 2003-2013. A model was used as effect intermediate state (HO-bacteremia)....