Browsing by Author "Lewis, Sarah S"
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Clinical utility of indium 111-labeled white blood cell scintigraphy for evaluation of suspected infection.
(Open Forum Infect Dis, 2014-09)BACKGROUND: We sought to characterize the clinical utility of indium 111 ((111)In)-labeled white blood cell (WBC) scans by indication, to identify patient populations who might benefit most from this imaging modality. METHODS: ... -
Early experience with universal preprocedural testing for SARS-CoV-2 in a relatively low-prevalence area.
(Infection control and hospital epidemiology, 2020-08-03)We implemented universal severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) testing of patients undergoing surgical procedures as a means to conserve personal protective equipment (PPE). The rate of asymptomatic ... -
Early recognition and response to increases in surgical site infections using optimised statistical process control charts-The early 2RIS trial: A multicentre stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial.
(EClinicalMedicine, 2022-12)<h4>Background</h4>Traditional approaches for surgical site infection (SSI) surveillance have deficiencies that delay detection of SSI outbreaks and other clinically important increases in SSI rates. We investigated whether ... -
Enhancement of infection prevention case review process to optimize learning from defects.
(Journal of infection prevention, 2022-05)Hospitals continue to struggle with preventable healthcare-associated infections. Whereas the focus is generally on proactive prevention processes, performing retrospective case reviews of infections can identify opportunities ... -
Identification of novel risk factors for community-acquired Clostridium difficile infection using spatial statistics and geographic information system analyses.
(PLoS One, 2017)BACKGROUND: The rate of community-acquired Clostridium difficile infection (CA-CDI) is increasing. While receipt of antibiotics remains an important risk factor for CDI, studies related to acquisition of C. difficile outside ... -
Multi-faceted strategies improve collection compliance and sample acceptance rate for carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) active surveillance testing.
(American journal of infection control, 2021-08)<h4>Background</h4>Active surveillance testing (AST) is one element of a comprehensive Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) prevention strategy. However, the utility of AST may be impacted by compliance with sample ... -
Mycobacterium avium pseudo-outbreak associated with an outpatient bronchoscopy clinic: Lessons for reprocessing.
(Infection control and hospital epidemiology, 2019-01)We identified a pseudo-outbreak of Mycobacterium avium in an outpatient bronchoscopy clinic following an increase in clinic procedure volume. We terminated the pseudo-outbreak by increasing the frequency of automated endoscope ... -
Novel and emerging sources of Clostridioides difficile infection.
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Sustained reduction in catheter-associated urinary tract infections using multi-faceted strategies led by champions: A quality improvement initiative.
(Infection control and hospital epidemiology, 2022-07)We reviewed the sustainability of a multifaceted intervention on catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) in 3 intensive care units. During the 4-year postintervention period, we observed reductions in urine culture ... -
Universal masking is an effective strategy to flatten the severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) healthcare worker epidemiologic curve.
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Using clinical decision support to improve urine testing and antibiotic utilization.
(Infection control and hospital epidemiology, 2023-03)<h4>Objective</h4>Urine cultures collected from catheterized patients have a high likelihood of false-positive results due to colonization. We examined the impact of a clinical decision support (CDS) tool that includes catheter ...
