Search Results - "Gualandi, Nicole"

Assessments and observations of infection prevention and control practices in US outpatient hemodialysis facilities, 2015–2018: important opportunities for improvement by Gualandi, Nicole R., Novosad, Shannon A., Perz, Joseph F., Hopkins, Lauren R., Hsu, Stephanie, Segura, Sheila, Kopp, Patricia, Maloney, Meghan, McHale, Eileen, Mehr, Jason, Perlmutter, Rebecca, Patel, Priti R.

“…Infections cause substantial morbidity and mortality among patients receiving care in outpatient hemodialysis facilities. We describe comprehensive infection…”
Get full text

Multicenter Outbreak of Gram-Negative Bloodstream Infections in Hemodialysis Patients by Novosad, Shannon A., Lake, Jason, Nguyen, Duc, Soda, Elizabeth, Moulton-Meissner, Heather, Pho, Mai T., Gualandi, Nicole, Bepo, Lurit, Stanton, Richard A., Daniels, Jonathan B., Turabelidze, George, Van Allen, Kristen, Arduino, Matthew, Halpin, Alison Laufer, Layden, Jennifer, Patel, Priti R.

“…Contaminated water and other fluids are increasingly recognized to be associated with health care–associated infections. We investigated an outbreak of…”
Get full text

Dialysis Water Supply Faucet as Reservoir for Carbapenemase-Producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa by Prestel, Christopher, Moulton-Meissner, Heather, Gable, Paige, Stanton, Richard A., Glowicz, Janet, Franco, Lauren, McConnell, Mary, Torres, Tiffany, John, Dijo, Blackwell, Gillian, Yates, Renae, Brown, Chavela, Reyes, Kristina, McAllister, Gillian A., Kunz, Jasen, Conners, Erin E., Benedict, Katharine M., Kirby, Amy, Mattioli, Mia, Xu, Kerui, Gualandi, Nicole, Booth, Stephanie, Novosad, Shannon, Arduino, Matthew, Halpin, Alison Laufer, Wells, Katherine, Walters, Maroya Spalding

“…During June 2017–November 2019, a total 36 patients with carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa harboring Verona-integron–encoded metallo-β-lactamase were…”
Get full text

Observations of Infection Prevention and Control Practices in US Outpatient Hemodialysis Clinics, 2015-2018: SA-PO451 by Gualandi, Nicole, Hsu, Stephanie, Novosad, Shannon

Get full text

Socioeconomic Factors Explain Racial Disparities in Invasive Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Disease Rates by See, Isaac, Wesson, Paul, Gualandi, Nicole, Dumyati, Ghinwa, Harrison, Lee H., Lesher, Lindsey, Nadle, Joelle, Petit, Susan, Reisenauer, Claire, Schaffner, William, Tunali, Amy, Mu, Yi, Ahern, Jennifer

“…Background. Invasive community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) incidence in the United States is higher among black persons than…”
Get full text

Human Factors Contributing to Infection Prevention in Outpatient Hemodialysis Centers: A Mixed Methods Study by Parker, Sarah Henrickson, Jesso, Matthew N., Wolf, Laurie D., Leigh, Kerry Avondet, Booth, Stephanie, Gualandi, Nicole, Garrick, Renee E., Kliger, Alan S., Patel, Priti R.

“…Infection prevention efforts in dialysis centers can avert patient morbidity and mortality but are challenging to implement. The objective of this study was to…”
Get full text

Racial Disparities in Invasive Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections, 2005-2014 by Gualandi, Nicole, Mu, Yi, Bamberg, Wendy M, Dumyati, Ghinwa, Harrison, Lee H, Lesher, Lindsey, Nadle, Joelle, Petit, Sue, Ray, Susan M, Schaffner, William, Townes, John, McDonald, Mariana, See, Isaac

“…In this analysis of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) surveillance data from 9 US states, despite significant decreases in…”
Get full text

Rapid Assessment and Containment of Candida auris Transmission in Postacute Care Settings-Orange County, California, 2019 by Karmarkar, Ellora N, O'Donnell, Kathleen, Prestel, Christopher, Forsberg, Kaitlin, Gade, Lalitha, Jain, Seema, Schan, Douglas, Chow, Nancy, McDermott, Darby, Rossow, John, Toda, Mitsuru, Ruiz, Ryan, Hun, Sopheay, Dale, Jennifer L, Gross, Annastasia, Maruca, Tyler, Glowicz, Janet, Brooks, Richard, Bagheri, Hosniyeh, Nelson, Teresa, Gualandi, Nicole, Khwaja, Zenith, Horwich-Scholefield, Sam, Jacobs, Josh, Cheung, Michele, Walters, Maroya, Jacobs-Slifka, Kara, Stone, Nimalie D, Mikhail, Lydia, Chaturvedi, Sudha, Klein, Liore, Vagnone, Paula Snippes, Schneider, Emily, Berkow, Elizabeth L, Jackson, Brendan R, Vallabhaneni, Snigdha, Zahn, Matthew, Epson, Erin

“…, a multidrug-resistant yeast, can spread rapidly in ventilator-capable skilled-nursing facilities (vSNFs) and long-term acute care hospitals (LTACHs). In…”
Get full text

Hepatitis C Virus Transmission at a Long-Term Care Facility (LTCF) Providing Hemodialysis Services—Georgia, United States, 2019 by Wagner, JoAnna, Gandhi, Ami, Johnson, Bill, Gualandi, Nicole, Bixler, Danae, Hayden, Tonya, Ho, Po-Yi, Ramachandran, Sumathi, Patel, Priti, Negley, Jeanne

“…Background: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) transmission at outpatient hemodialysis clinics is well documented, but little is known about HCV transmission risks in…”
Get full text

Burden of Invasive Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections in Nursing Home Residents by Grigg, Cheri, Palms, Danielle, Stone, Nimalie D., Gualandi, Nicole, Bamberg, Wendy, Dumyati, Ghinwa, Harrison, Lee H., Lynfield, Ruth, Nadle, Joelle, Petit, Susan, Ray, Susan, Schaffner, William, Townes, John, See, Isaac

“…Objectives To describe the epidemiology and incidence of invasive methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections in nursing home (NH) residents,…”
Get full text

Dialysis Water Supply Faucet as Reservoir for Carbapenemase-Producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa by Prestel, Christopher, Moulton-Meissner, Heather, Gable, Paige, Stanton, Richard A, Glowicz, Janet, Franco, Lauren, McConnell, Mary, Torres, Tiffany, John, Dijo, Blackwell, Gillian, Yates, Renae, Brown, Chavela, Reyes, Kristina, McAllister, Gillian A, Kunz, Jasen, Conners, Erin E, Benedict, Katharine M, Kirby, Amy, Mattioli, Mia, Xu, Kerui, Gualandi, Nicole, Booth, Stephanie, Novosad, Shannon, Arduino, Matthew, Halpin, Alison Laufer, Wells, Katherine, Walters, Maroya Spalding

Get full text

Suggestions for the prevention of Clostridioides difficile spread within outpatient hemodialysis facilities by D'Agata, Erika M C, Apata, Ibironke W, Booth, Stephanie, Boyce, John M, Deaver, Karen, Gualandi, Nicole, Neu, Alicia, Nguyen, Duc, Novosad, Sharon, Palevsky, Paul M, Rodgers, Darlene

“…Clostridioides difficile infections (CDIs) cause substantial morbidity and mortality. Patients on maintenance hemodialysis are 2 to 2.5 times more likely to…”
Get more information

Clinical Correlates of Surveillance Events Detected by National Healthcare Safety Network Pneumonia and Lower Respiratory Infection Definitions—Pennsylvania, 2011–2012 by See, Isaac, Chang, Julia, Gualandi, Nicole, Buser, Genevieve L., Rohrbach, Pamela, Smeltz, Debra A., Bellush, Mary Jo, Coffin, Susan E., Gould, Jane M., Hess, Debra, Hennessey, Patricia, Hubbard, Sydney, Kiernan, Andrea, O’Donnell, Judith, Pegues, David A., Miller, Jeffrey R., Magill, Shelley S.

“…OBJECTIVE To determine the clinical diagnoses associated with the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) pneumonia (PNEU) or lower respiratory infection…”
Get full text

Absence of SARS-CoV-2 infections among patients with end-stage renal disease following facility-wide testing in four outpatient hemodialysis facilities by Wilson, W. Wyatt, Bardossy, Ana C., Gable, Paige, Herzig, Carolyn, Beshearse, Elizabeth, Gualandi, Nicole, Sabour, Sarah, Brown, Nicole, Brown, Allison C., Kutty, Preeta, Tobin-D'Angelo, Melissa, Lea, Janice P., Apata, Ibironke W., Novosad, Shannon

“…•Four hemodialysis facilities underwent facility-wide SARS-CoV-2 testing.•Among 361 patients tested, zero SARS-CoV-2 infections were detected.•Facility-wide…”
Get full text

A Large Outbreak of Peritonitis Among Patients on Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) Following Transition in PD Equipment by Tanwar, Sukarma, Tanz, Lauren, Bardossy, Ana, Szablewski, Christine, Gualandi, Nicole, Crist, Matthew Brian, Gable, Paige, Hoffman, Molly, Herzig, Carolyn, Gruber, Joann F, Lam, Kristina, Stevens, Valerie, Sanders, Carries, Houston, Hollis R., Noble-Wang, Judith, Moore, Zack, Tobin-Dangelo, Melissa, MacFarquha, Jennifer, Patel, Priti, Novosad, Shannon

“…Background: Peritoneal dialysis is a type of dialysis performed by patients in their homes; patients receive training from dialysis clinic staff. Peritonitis…”
Get full text

Completeness of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Infection Reporting From Outpatient Hemodialysis Facilities to the National Healthcare Safety Network, 2013 by Nguyen, Duc B., See, Isaac, Gualandi, Nicole, Shugart, Alicia, Lines, Christi, Bamberg, Wendy, Dumyati, Ghinwa, Harrison, Lee H., Lesher, Lindsey, Nadle, Joelle, Petit, Susan, Ray, Susan M., Schaffner, William, Townes, John, Njord, Levi, Sievert, Dawn, Thompson, Nicola D., Patel, Priti R.

“…Reports of bloodstream infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among chronic hemodialysis patients to 2 Centers for Disease Control…”
Get full text

LB1. Regional Assessment and Containment of Candida auris Transmission in Post-Acute Care Settings—Orange County, California, 2019 by Karmarkar, Ellora, O’Donnell, Kathleen, Prestel, Christopher, Forsberg, Kaitlin, Schan, Douglas K, Chow, Nancy A, McDermott, Darby S, Rossow, John A, Toda, Mitsuru, Glowicz, Janet, Brooks, Richard, Bagheri, Hosniyeh, Nelson, Teresa, Gualandi, Nicole, Khwaja, Zenith, Horwich-Scholefield, Sam, Jacobs, Joshua, Cheung, Michele, Mikhail, Lydia, Walters, Maroya S, Jacobs-Slifka, Kara, Stone, Nimalie D, Gade, Lalitha, Berkow, Elizabeth L, Jackson, Brendan R, Vallabhaneni, Snigdha, Zahn, Matt, Epson, Erin

“…Abstract Background Patients in long-term acute care hospitals (LTACHs) and skilled nursing facilities with ventilator units (VSNFs) are at high risk for…”
Get full text

Public Health Importance of Methicillin-Sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA): Results From Pilot Surveillance in Five Counties, 2014–2015 by See, Isaac, Gualandi, Nicole, Dumyati, Ghinwa, Koeck, Mackenzie, Lynfield, Ruth, Pasutti, Lauren, Schaffner, William, Wright, Dwayne, Magill, Shelley S.

Get full text

1121Public Health Importance of Methicillin-Sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA): Results From Pilot Surveillance in Five Counties, 2014–2015 by See, Isaac, Gualandi, Nicole, Dumyati, Ghinwa, Koeck, Mackenzie, Lynfield, Ruth, Pasutti, Lauren, Schaffner, William, Wright, Dwayne, Magill, Shelley S.

Get full text

Invasive Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections in Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities: Targeted Prevention Efforts Needed by Grigg, Cheri, Stone, Nimalie, Gualandi, Nicole, Bamberg, Wendy, Dumyati, Ghinwa, Harrison, Lee, Lynfield, Ruth, Nadle, Joelle, Petit, Susan, Ray, Susan M., Schaffner, William, Townes, John M., See, Isaac

Get full text