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Complications of seasonal and pandemic influenza by Rothberg, Michael B, Haessler, Sarah D

“…Influenza is a seasonal viral infection associated with significant morbidity and mortality. In 2009, a novel H1N1 influenza A virus emerged and has been…”
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Complications of Viral Influenza by Rothberg, Michael B., MD, MPH, Haessler, Sarah D., MD, Brown, Richard B., MD

“…Abstract Viral influenza is a seasonal infection associated with significant morbidity and mortality. In the United States more than 35,000 deaths and 200,000…”
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Bad Habits that Stick: An Investigation into Adhesive Medical Tape Use Practices and Beliefs by Fischer, Julia, Haessler, Sarah

“…Background: Medical tape is one of the most ubiquitous resources in the hospital. Although tape is advertised by manufacturers as a single patient-use item,…”
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Physician burnout and healthcare epidemiology: Dual implications worthy of greater scrutiny by Bearman, Gonzalo, Hota, Susy S, Haessler, Sarah D

“…A 2016 survey of 16,000 physicians in the United States reported an average burnout rate ranging from 40% to 55%.1 The prevalence of burnout varies based on…”
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Risk Factors, Management, and Outcomes of Legionella Pneumonia in a Large, Nationally Representative Sample by Allgaier, Joshua, Lagu, Tara, Haessler, Sarah, Imrey, Peter B., Deshpande, Abhishek, Guo, Ning, Rothberg, Michael B.

“…American Thoracic Society/Infectious Diseases Society of America guidelines recommend against routine Legionella pneumophila testing, but recommend that…”
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The Hawthorne effect in measurements of hand hygiene compliance: a definite problem, but also an opportunity by Haessler, Sarah

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Bacterial coinfection in influenza pneumonia: Rates, pathogens, and outcomes by Bartley, Patricia S, Deshpande, Abhishek, Yu, Pei-Chun, Klompas, Michael, Haessler, Sarah D, Imrey, Peter B, Zilberberg, Marya D, Rothberg, Michael B

“…Evidence from pandemics suggests that influenza is often associated with bacterial coinfection. Among patients hospitalized for influenza pneumonia, we report…”
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Blood Cultures Versus Respiratory Cultures: 2 Different Views of Pneumonia by Haessler, Sarah, Lindenauer, Peter K, Zilberberg, Marya D, Imrey, Peter B, Yu, Pei-Chun, Higgins, Tom, Deshpande, Abhishek, Rothberg, Michael B

“…Abstract Background Choice of empiric therapy for pneumonia depends on risk for antimicrobial resistance. Models to predict resistance are derived from blood…”
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Emergence of Gentamicin-Resistant Bacteremia in Hemodialysis Patients Receiving Gentamicin Lock Catheter Prophylaxis by Landry, Daniel L, Braden, Gregory L, Gobeille, Stephen L, Haessler, Sarah D, Vaidya, Chirag K, Sweet, Stephen J

“…Antibiotic locks in catheter-dependent chronic hemodialysis patients reduce the rate of catheter-related blood stream infections (CRIs), but there are no data…”
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Associations between Present-on-Admission Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders and Short-Term Outcomes in Patients with Pneumonia by Sheehan, Megan M, Zilberberg, Marya D, Lindenauer, Peter K, Higgins, Thomas L, Imrey, Peter B, Guo, Ning, Deshpande, Abhishek, Haessler, Sarah D, Rothberg, Michael B

“…Do-not-resuscitate DNR) orders are used to express patient preferences for cardiopulmonary resuscitation. This study examined whether early DNR orders are…”
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Local, state and federal face mask mandates during the COVID-19 pandemic by Guzman-Cottrill, Judith A, Malani, Anurag N, Weber, David J, Babcock, Hilary, Haessler, Sarah D, Hayden, Mary K, Henderson, David K, Murthy, Rekha, Rock, Clare, Van Schooneveld, Trevor, Wright, Sharon B, Forde, Corey, Logan, Latania K

“…On April 3, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a recommendation that public citizens should wear “nonmedical cloth masks”…”
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Whither immunity? The search for effective, durable immunity to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) by Henderson, David K, Haessler, Sarah D, Hayden, Mary K, Weber, David J, Babcock, Hilary, Malani, Anurag, Wright, Sharon B, Murthy, A Rekha, Guzman-Cottrill, Judith, Rock, Clare, Van Schooneveld, Trevor, Forde, Corey, Logan, Latania K

“…Many anecdotes describing the successful use of convalescent plasma have been reported, but only 1 controlled trial has been reported—it was underpowered and…”
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Characterizing burnout among healthcare epidemiologists in the early phases of the COVID-19 pandemic: A study of the SHEA Research Network by Smith, Tucker John Guy, Pryor, Rachel, Hota, Susy S, Haessler, Sarah D, Deloney, Valerie M, Bearman, Gonzalo

“…A multisite research team proposed a survey to assess burnout among healthcare epidemiologists. Anonymous surveys were disseminated to eligible staff at SRN…”
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Organizational strategies for managing COVID-19 survivors who return for care by Haessler, Sarah D, Babcock, Hilary M, Hayden, Mary K, Van Schooneveld, Trevor, Weber, David J, Malani, Anurag, Murthy, Rekha, Guzman-Cottrill, Judith A, Wright, Sharon B, Rock, Clare, Forde, Corey A, Logan, Latania K, Henderson, David K

“…[...]some staff are uncomfortable managing a patient using standard precautions, especially if the patient has undergone repeat testing and remains positive…”
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Preparing nursing homes for a second wave of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) by Murthy, A Rekha, Hanrahan, Jennifer A, Advani, Sonali D, Ashraf, Muhammad Salman, Mills, John P, Mody, Lona, Henderson, David K, Hayden, Mary K, Weber, David J, Wright, Sharon B, Babcock, Hilary, Guzman-Cottrill, Judith, Haessler, Sarah D, Rock, Clare, Van Schooneveld, Trevor, Forde, Corey, Logan, Latania K, Malani, Anurag

“…During the COVID-19 pandemic, nursing homes have faced challenges including inadequate infrastructure to support isolation units, difficulties in securing…”
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Assessment of the Accuracy of Using ICD-9 Diagnosis Codes to Identify Pneumonia Etiology in Patients Hospitalized With Pneumonia by Higgins, Thomas L, Deshpande, Abhishek, Zilberberg, Marya D, Lindenauer, Peter K, Imrey, Peter B, Yu, Pei-Chun, Haessler, Sarah D, Richter, Sandra S, Rothberg, Michael B

“…Administrative databases may offer efficient clinical data collection for studying epidemiology, outcomes, and temporal trends in health care delivery…”
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Association Between Initial Route of Fluoroquinolone Administration and Outcomes in Patients Hospitalized for Community-acquired Pneumonia by Belforti, Raquel K., Lagu, Tara, Haessler, Sarah, Lindenauer, Peter K., Pekow, Penelope S., Priya, Aruna, Zilberberg, Marya D., Skiest, Daniel, Higgins, Thomas L., Stefan, Mihaela S., Rothberg, Michael B.

“…Background. Fluoroquinolones have equivalent oral and intravenous bioavailability, but hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) generally…”
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Achromobacter cluster related to COVID-19 supply chain issues by Scales, Mary Ellen, Gallagher, Megan C, Haessler, Sarah, Lindsey, Kristy, Maryanski, Michele, Mathew, Manju, Moore, Franklin, Hogan, Karen, Gilmore, Morgan, Peters, Stacey, Smith, Kristin

“…Isolation of an unusual organism, , from 2 cardiac surgical patients on the same day prompted an investigation to search for cases and cause. An extensive…”
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Hospital Procalcitonin Testing and Antibiotic Treatment of Patients Admitted for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbation by Lindenauer, Peter K, Shieh, Meng-Shiou, Stefan, Mihaela S, Fisher, Kimberly A, Haessler, Sarah D, Pekow, Penelope S, Rothberg, Michael B, Krishnan, Jerry A, Walkey, Allan J

“…Randomized trials suggest that assessment of serum procalcitonin (PCT) levels can be used to safely limit antibiotic use among patients hospitalized for…”
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Use of expert consensus to develop a shared list of procedures with potential for aerosol generation during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic by Pepe, Dana E, Mehrotra, Preeti, Bruno-Murtha, Lou Ann, Colgrove, Robert, Doron, Shira, Duncan, Robert, Ellison, 3rd, Richard, Haessler, Sarah, Hooper, David C, Klompas, Michael, Pierre, Cassandra M, Sandora, Thomas J, Shenoy, Erica S, Wright, Sharon B

“…The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic highlighted the lack of agreement regarding the definition of aerosol-generating procedures and potential risk…”
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