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Updated US Public Health Service Guidelines for the Management of Occupational Exposures to Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Recommendations for Postexposure Prophylaxis by Kuhar, David T., Henderson, David K., Struble, Kimberly A., Heneine, Walid, Thomas, Vasavi, Cheever, Laura W., Gomaa, Ahmed, Panlilio, Adelisa L.

“…This report updates US Public Health Service recommendations for the management of healthcare personnel (HCP) who experience occupational exposure to blood…”
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Health care worker contact with MERS patient, Saudi Arabia by Hall, Aron J, Tokars, Jerome I, Badreddine, Samar A, Saad, Ziad Bin, Furukawa, Elaine, Al Masri, Malak, Haynes, Lia M, Gerber, Susan I, Kuhar, David T, Miao, Congrong, Trivedi, Suvang U, Pallansch, Mark A, Hajjeh, Rana, Memish, Ziad A

“…To investigate potential transmission of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) to health care workers in a hospital, we serologically tested…”
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Transmission of Hepatitis A Virus through Combined Liver-Small Intestine-Pancreas Transplantation by Foster, Monique A, Weil, Lauren M, Jin, Sherry, Johnson, Thomas, Hayden-Mixson, Tonya R, Khudyakov, Yury, Annambhotla, Pallavi D, Basavaraju, Sridhar V, Kamili, Saleem, Ritter, Jana M, Nelson, Noele, Mazariegos, George, Green, Michael, Himes, Ryan W, Kuhar, David T, Kuehnert, Matthew J, Miller, Jeffrey A, Wiseman, Rachel, Moorman, Anne C

“…Although transmission of hepatitis A virus (HAV) through blood transfusion has been documented, transmission through organ transplantation has not been…”
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Making a C-DIFFerence: Implementation of a prevention collaborative to reduce hospital-onset Clostridioides difficile infection rates by White, Katelyn A, Barnes, Laura E A, Snyder, Rachel L, Fike, Lucy V, Kuhar, David T, Cochran, Ronda L

“…To assist hospitals in reducing infections (CDI), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) implemented a collaborative using the CDC CDI prevention…”
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Improving the Use of Personal Protective Equipment: Applying Lessons Learned by Reddy, Sujan C, Valderrama, Amy L, Kuhar, David T

“…Abstract Unrecognized transmission of pathogens in healthcare settings can lead to colonization and infection of both patients and healthcare personnel. The…”
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Continued increases in the incidence of healthcare-associated infection (HAI) during the second year of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic by Lastinger, Lindsey M., Alvarez, Carlos R., Kofman, Aaron, Konnor, Rebecca Y., Kuhar, David T., Nkwata, Allan, Patel, Prachi R., Pattabiraman, Vaishnavi, Xu, Sunny Y., Dudeck, Margaret A.

“…Data from the National Healthcare Safety Network were analyzed to assess the impact of COVID-19 on the incidence of healthcare-associated infections (HAI)…”
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Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 and HIV co-infection by Kuhar, David T, Henderson, David K

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Assessment of Management Policies and Practices for Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens in Dialysis Facilities by Mbaeyi, Chukwuma, BDS, MPH, Panlilio, Adelisa L., MD, Hobbs, Cynthia, BSChE, Patel, Priti R., MD, MPH, Kuhar, David T., MD

“…Background Occupational exposure management is an important element in preventing the transmission of bloodborne pathogens in health care settings. In 2008,…”
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Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on central-line–associated bloodstream infections during the early months of 2020, National Healthcare Safety Network by Patel, Prachi R., Weiner-Lastinger, Lindsey M., Dudeck, Margaret A., Fike, Lucy V., Kuhar, David T., Edwards, Jonathan R., Pollock, Daniel, Benin, Andrea

“…Data reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Healthcare Safety Network (CDC NHSN) were analyzed to understand the potential…”
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Strategies to prevent Clostridioides difficile infections in acute-care hospitals: 2022 Update by Kociolek, Larry K., Gerding, Dale N., Carrico, Ruth, Carling, Philip, Donskey, Curtis J., Dumyati, Ghinwa, Kuhar, David T., Loo, Vivian G., Maragakis, Lisa L., Pogorzelska-Maziarz, Monika, Sandora, Thomas J., Weber, David J., Yokoe, Deborah, Dubberke, Erik R.

“…(Quality of evidence: LOW) a. Hospital infection prevention and control programs should work with their clinical microbiology laboratory to develop pre-agreed…”
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An Introduction to STRIVE by Bell, Michael R, Kuhar, David T

“…Bell and Kuhar provide an introduction to States Targeting Reduction in Infections via Engagement (STRIVE), a multisector, 3-year program supported by the…”
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Measles in Healthcare Facilities in the United States During the Postelimination Era, 2001–2014 by Fiebelkorn, Amy Parker, Redd, Susan B., Kuhar, David T.

“…Between 2001 and 2014, 78 reported measles cases resulted from transmission in US healthcare facilities, and 29 healthcare personnel were infected from…”
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Strategies to Prevent Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Transmission and Infection in Acute Care Hospitals: 2014 Update by Calfee, David P., Salgado, Cassandra D., Milstone, Aaron M., Harris, Anthony D., Kuhar, David T., Moody, Julia, Aureden, Kathy, Huang, Susan S., Maragakis, Lisa L., Yokoe, Deborah S.

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Hospital-Associated Outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus: A Serologic, Epidemiologic, and Clinical Description by Al-Abdallat, Mohammad Mousa, Payne, Daniel C., Alqasrawi, Sultan, Rha, Brian, Tohme, Rania A., Abedi, Glen R., Al Nsour, Mohannad, Iblan, Ibrahim, Jarour, Najwa, Farag, Noha H., Haddadin, Aktham, Al-Sanouri, Tarek, Tamin, Azaibi, Harcourt, Jennifer L., Kuhar, David T., Swerdlow, David L., Erdman, Dean D., Pallansch, Mark A., Haynes, Lia M., Gerber, Susan I.

“…Background. In April 2012, the Jordan Ministry of Health investigated an outbreak of lower respiratory illnesses at a hospital in Jordan; 2 fatal cases were…”
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Assessing the Impact of 2-Step Clostridioides difficile Testing at the Healthcare Facility Level by Turner, Nicholas A, Krishnan, Jay, Nelson, Alicia, Polage, Christopher R, Cochran, Ronda L, Fike, Lucy, Kuhar, David T, Kutty, Preeta K, Snyder, Rachel L, Anderson, Deverick J

“…Abstract Background Two-step testing for Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) aims to improve diagnostic specificity but may also influence reported…”
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Health care personnel exposures to subsequently laboratory‐confirmed monkeypox patients — Colorado, 2022 by Marshall, Kristen E., Barton, Marlee, Nichols, Janell, Perio, Marie A., Kuhar, David T., Spence‐Davizon, Emily, Barnes, Meghan, Herlihy, Rachel K., Czaja, Christopher A.

“…This article describes 313 healthcare providers in Colorado who were exposed to patients with monkeypox and had low rates of personal protective equipment use…”
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Gaps in infection prevention practices for catheter-associated urinary tract infections and central line-associated bloodstream infections as identified by the Targeted Assessment for Prevention Strategy by Snyder, Rachel L., White, Katelyn A., Glowicz, Janet B., Novosad, Shannon A., Soda, Elizabeth A., Hsu, Stephanie, Kuhar, David T., Cochran, Ronda L.

“…•Used Targeted Assessment for Prevention Facility Assessments.•Identified perceived gaps in infection prevention practices.•Reported lack of infection…”
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Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirators During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic by de Perio, Marie A, Dowell, Chad H, Delaney, Lisa J, Radonovich, Lewis J, Kuhar, David T, Gupta, Neil, Patel, Anita, Pillai, Satish K, D'Alessandro, Maryann

“…N95 respirators are personal protective equipment most often used to control exposures to infections transmitted via the airborne route. Supplies of N95…”
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Update: Characteristics of Health Care Personnel with COVID-19 - United States, February 12-July 16, 2020 by Hughes, Michelle M, Groenewold, Matthew R, Lessem, Sarah E, Xu, Kerui, Ussery, Emily N, Wiegand, Ryan E, Qin, Xiaoting, Do, Tuyen, Thomas, Deepam, Tsai, Stella, Davidson, Alexander, Latash, Julia, Eckel, Seth, Collins, Jim, Ojo, Mojisola, McHugh, Lisa, Li, Wenhui, Chen, Judy, Chan, Jonathan, Wortham, Jonathan M, Reagan-Steiner, Sarah, Lee, James T, Reddy, Sujan C, Kuhar, David T, Burrer, Sherry L, Stuckey, Matthew J

“…As of September 21, 2020, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic had resulted in 6,786,352 cases and 199,024 deaths in the United States.* Health…”
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Implementation of the Targeted Assessment for Prevention Strategy in a healthcare system to reduce Clostridioides difficile infection rates by White, Katelyn A, Soe, Minn M, Osborn, Amy, Walling, Christie, Fike, Lucy V, Gould, Carolyn V, Kuhar, David T, Edwards, Jonathan R, Cochran, Ronda L

“…Prevention of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is a national priority and may be facilitated by deployment of the Targeted Assessment for Prevention…”
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