Search Results - "Jump, Robin L"
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Metabolomics analysis identifies intestinal microbiota-derived biomarkers of colonization resistance in clindamycin-treated mice
Published in PloS one (02-07-2014)“…The intestinal microbiota protect the host against enteric pathogens through a defense mechanism termed colonization resistance. Antibiotics excreted into the…”
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Vegetative Clostridium difficile Survives in Room Air on Moist Surfaces and in Gastric Contents with Reduced Acidity: a Potential Mechanism To Explain the Association between Proton Pump Inhibitors and C. difficile-Associated Diarrhea?
Published in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (01-08-2007)“…Classifications Services AAC Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley Reddit…”
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Implementing Antimicrobial Stewardship in Long-term Care Settings: An Integrative Review Using a Human Factors Approach
Published in Clinical infectious diseases (01-12-2017)“…Implementing effective antimicrobial stewardship in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) is associated with challenges distinct from those faced by hospitals…”
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Challenges and Strategies for Prevention of Multidrug-Resistant Organism Transmission in Nursing Homes
Published in Current infectious disease reports (01-04-2017)“…Purpose of Review Nursing home residents are at high risk for colonization and infection with bacterial pathogens that are multidrug-resistant organisms…”
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Infectious Diseases in Older Adults of Long‐Term Care Facilities: Update on Approach to Diagnosis and Management
Published in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) (01-04-2018)“…The diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of infectious diseases in older adults in long‐term care facilities (LTCFs), particularly nursing facilities, remains…”
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Effective Antimicrobial Stewardship in a Long-Term Care Facility through an Infectious Disease Consultation Service: Keeping a LID on Antibiotic Use
Published in Infection control and hospital epidemiology (01-12-2012)“…Design. We introduced a long-term care facility (LTCF) infectious disease (ID) consultation service (LID service) that provides on-site consultations to…”
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Use of electronic pharmacy transaction data and website development to assess antibiotic use in nursing homes
Published in BMC medical informatics and decision making (05-05-2021)“…In 2017, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services required all long-term care facilities, including nursing homes, to have an antibiotic stewardship…”
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Defining the vulnerable period for re-establishment of Clostridium difficile colonization after treatment of C. difficile infection with oral vancomycin or metronidazole
Published in PloS one (02-10-2013)“…Clostridium difficile is an anaerobic, spore-forming bacterium that is the most common cause of healthcare-associated diarrhea in developed countries. A…”
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Expanding the definition beyond surveillance criteria reveals a large burden of osteomyelitis caused by group B Streptococcus in the United States Veterans Health Administration
Published in BMC infectious diseases (08-03-2022)“…Population-based surveillance studies may underestimate osteomyelitis caused by Group B Streptococcus (GBS). We analyzed cases of GBS osteomyelitis, including…”
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Reliability of nonlocalizing signs and symptoms as indicators of the presence of infection in nursing-home residents
Published in Infection control and hospital epidemiology (01-04-2022)“…Antibiotics are among the most common medications prescribed in nursing homes. The annual prevalence of antibiotic use in residents of nursing homes ranges…”
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Antibiotic Stewardship for Older Adults in Ambulatory Care Settings: Addressing an Unmet Challenge
Published in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) (01-02-2020)“…Inappropriate antibiotic use is common in older adults (aged >65 y), and they are particularly vulnerable to serious antibiotic‐associated adverse effects such…”
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Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America position statement on pandemic preparedness for policymakers: mitigating supply shortages
Published in Infection control and hospital epidemiology (01-07-2024)“…The COVID-19 has had major direct (e.g., deaths) and indirect (e.g., social inequities) effects in the United States. While the public health response to the…”
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SHEA position statement on pandemic preparedness for policymakers: pandemic data collection, maintenance, and release
Published in Infection control and hospital epidemiology (01-07-2024)“…The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology in America (SHEA) strongly supports modernization of data collection processes and the creation of publicly available…”
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Multisociety statement on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination as a condition of employment for healthcare personnel
Published in Infection control and hospital epidemiology (01-01-2022)“…This consensus statement by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) and the Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (AMDA), the…”
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Research agenda for antibiotic stewardship within the Veterans’ Health Administration, 2024–2028
Published in Infection control and hospital epidemiology (01-08-2024)“…Before these mandates went into effect, the Veterans’ Health Administration (VA), the largest integrated healthcare system in the United States, published a…”
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Comparison of Clinical and Microbiological Response to Treatment of Clostridium difficile–Associated Disease with Metronidazole and Vancomycin
Published in Clinical infectious diseases (01-07-2008)“…Background. There have been recent reports of frequent treatment failure associated with the use of metronidazole for treatment of Clostridium…”
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Asymptomatic Carriers Are a Potential Source for Transmission of Epidemic and Nonepidemic Clostridium difficile Strains among Long-Term Care Facility Residents
Published in Clinical infectious diseases (15-10-2007)“…Background. Asymptomatic fecal carriage of Clostridium difficile is common in patients staying in health care facilities, but the importance of asymptomatic…”
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Donepezil-associated survival benefits among Alzheimer’s disease patients are retained but not enhanced during COVID-19 infections
Published in Therapeutic advances in infectious disease (01-01-2023)“…Background and Aim: Donepezil is a front-line treatment for Alzheimer’s disease. Donepezil treatment is associated with decreased risk of all-cause mortality…”
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Risk Factors and Mortality Rates Associated With Invasive Group B Streptococcus Infections Among Patients in the US Veterans Health Administration
Published in JAMA network open (02-12-2019)“…The incidence of invasive infections caused by group B Streptococcus (GBS) continues to increase in the United States. Although diabetes is a key risk factor…”
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