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COVID-19 Outbreak and Hospital Air Quality: A Systematic Review of Evidence on Air Filtration and Recirculation by Mousavi, Ehsan S, Kananizadeh, Negin, Martinello, Richard A, Sherman, Jodi D

“…The outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 has made us all think critically about hospital indoor air quality and the approaches to remove, dilute, and disinfect pathogenic…”
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Perspectives and Recommendations Regarding Standards for Ultraviolet-C Whole-Room Disinfection in Healthcare by Kreitenberg, Arthur, Martinello, Richard A

“…Patient well-being must be the driving force for determining standards for disinfection systems based on ultraviolet-C (UV-C) radiation. Reductions of…”
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Performance analysis of portable HEPA filters and temporary plastic anterooms on the spread of surrogate coronavirus by Mousavi, Ehsan S., Godri Pollitt, Krystal J., Sherman, Jodi, Martinello, Richard A.

“…The outbreak of COVID-19, and its current resurgence in the United States has resulted in a shortage of isolation rooms within many U.S. hospitals admitting…”
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Pilot study of using thermal imaging to assess hand hygiene technique by Boyce, John M., Martinello, Richard A

“…•Hand hygiene technique was assessed using a thermal camera attached to a smartphone.•Thermal images showed if an alcohol hand sanitizer was applied to fingers…”
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Coast-to-Coast Spread of SARS-CoV-2 during the Early Epidemic in the United States by Fauver, Joseph R., Petrone, Mary E., Hodcroft, Emma B., Shioda, Kayoko, Ehrlich, Hanna Y., Watts, Alexander G., Vogels, Chantal B.F., Brito, Anderson F., Alpert, Tara, Muyombwe, Anthony, Razeq, Jafar, Downing, Randy, Cheemarla, Nagarjuna R., Wyllie, Anne L., Kalinich, Chaney C., Ott, Isabel M., Quick, Joshua, Loman, Nicholas J., Neugebauer, Karla M., Greninger, Alexander L., Jerome, Keith R., Roychoudhury, Pavitra, Xie, Hong, Shrestha, Lasata, Huang, Meei-Li, Pitzer, Virginia E., Iwasaki, Akiko, Omer, Saad B., Khan, Kamran, Bogoch, Isaac I., Martinello, Richard A., Foxman, Ellen F., Landry, Marie L., Neher, Richard A., Ko, Albert I., Grubaugh, Nathan D.

“…The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 was first detected in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States in January 2020, with subsequent COVID-19 outbreaks…”
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A systematic review of bacteremias in cellulitis and erysipelas by Gunderson, Craig G, Martinello, Richard A

“…Summary Objectives Because of the difficulty of obtaining bacterial cultures from patients with cellulitis and erysipelas, the microbiology of these common…”
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Analysis of Failure Rates for COVID-19 Entrance Screening at a US Academic Medical Center by Roberts, Scott C, Faruq, Ridwan N, Wilkinson, Anne K, Pashankar, Dinesh S, Russi, Mark, Khokhar, Babar, Martinello, Richard A

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A Brewing Back Pain by Pischel, Lauren, Geirsson, Arnar, Magaldi, John, Martinello, Richard A, Lee, Alfred I

“…A 67-year-old man presented with a 1-week history of lumbar back pain that worsened with lying down. He had fatigue and had lost 10 kg intentionally over 3…”
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Obstetricians on the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Front Lines and the Confusing World of Personal Protective Equipment by Jamieson, Denise J., Steinberg, James P., Martinello, Richard A., Perl, Trish M., Rasmussen, Sonja A.

“…As health care systems struggle to maintain adequate supplies of personal protective equipment, there is confusion and anxiety among obstetricians and others…”
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Single-Use vs Reusable Duodenoscopes: How Infection Knowledge Gaps Are Driving Environmental Harm and What Can Be Done by Smith, Matthew W., Hernandez, Lyndon V., Lee, Pamela, Martinello, Richard A., Singh, Hardeep, Sherman, Jodi D.

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Critical Care Nursing: A Key Constraint to COVID-19 Response and Healthcare Now and in the Future by Kurth, Ann, Pinker, Edieal, Martinello, Richard A., Honan, Linda, Choi, Steven, Beckman, Beth

“…This article discusses the crucial role and dearth of critical care nurses in the United States highlighted during the COVID-19 pandemic. This challenge of…”
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MRSA nasal carriage patterns and the subsequent risk of conversion between patterns, infection, and death by Gupta, Kalpana, Martinello, Richard A, Young, Melissa, Strymish, Judith, Cho, Kelly, Lawler, Elizabeth

“…Patterns of methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) nasal carriage over time and across the continuum of care settings are poorly characterized. Knowledge of…”
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Disinfection of central venous access device needleless connectors: A human factors analysis by Drews, Frank A., Martinello, Richard A., Hebden, Joan N., St. John, Keith H., Pegues, David A.

“…Evidence-based central-line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) prevention guidelines recommend the use of an antiseptic scrub to disinfect needleless…”
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Detection of influenza myocarditis using national healthcare safety network surveillance definitions accounting for fever in older adults by Datta, Rupak, Helou, Elie, Tucker, Mollie, John, Blessy, Martinello, Richard A, Malinis, Maricar

“…Despite an absolute difference of 1 case, the differential detection of myocarditis may be more pronounced across larger populations with predominantly older…”
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Hydrogen peroxide vapor decontamination of N95 respirators for reuse by Kenney, Patrick A, Chan, Benjamin K, Kortright, Kaitlyn E, Cintron, Margaret, Russi, Mark, Epright, Jacqueline, Lee, Lorraine, Balcezak, Thomas J, Havill, Nancy L, Martinello, Richard A

“…The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has led to global shortages of N95 respirators. Reprocessing of used N95 respirators may provide a higher…”
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Pseudo-outbreak of Parengyodontium album related to contaminated saline used in specimen processing in the microbiology laboratory by Havill, Nancy L., Colandrea, Nicole A., Merwede, Jacob, Aniskiewicz, Michael J., Roberts, Scott C., Patel, Kavin, Martinello, Richard A., Peaper, David R.

“…We report a cluster of 9 isolates of Parengyodontium album recovered from 4 patients who had surgical tissue specimens processed after dilution with a multiuse…”
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A pilot study of using thermal imaging to assess hand hygiene technique by Boyce, John, Martinello, Richard

“…Background: Although substantial efforts have been made to improve hand hygiene (HH) compliance among healthcare personnel (HCP), much less attention has been…”
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Universal SARS-CoV-2 Testing of Emergency Department Admissions Increases Emergency Department Length of Stay by Sangal, Rohit B., Peaper, David R., Rothenberg, Craig, Landry, Marie L., Sussman, L. Scott, Martinello, Richard A., Ulrich, Andrew, Venkatesh, Arjun K.

“…Our institution experienced a change in SARS-CoV-2 testing policy as well as substantial changes in local COVID-19 prevalence, allowing for a unique…”
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A mixed-methods evaluation on the efficacy and perceptions of needleless connector disinfectants by Roberts, Scott C., Hendrix, Curtis A., Edwards, Lauren M., Feinn, Richard S., Martinello, Richard A., Murray, Thomas S.

“…Optimizing needleless connector hub disinfection practice is a key strategy in central-line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) prevention. In this…”
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Can Patient Safety Be Improved by Using WHONET-SaTScan to Identify Outbreaks? by Roberts, Scott C, Martinello, Richard A

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