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Patient-specific risk factors contributing to blood culture contamination by Liaquat, Sidra, Baccaglini, Lorena, Haynatzki, Gleb, Medcalf, Sharon J., Rupp, Mark E.

“…Abstract Objective: Contaminated blood cultures result in extended hospital stays and unnecessary antibiotic therapy. Patient-specific factors associated with…”
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Clinical outcomes associated with blood-culture contamination are not affected by utilization of a rapid blood-culture identification system by Khan, Sidra Liaquat, Haynatzki, Gleb, Medcalf, Sharon J., Rupp, Mark E.

“…Contaminated blood cultures result in extended hospital stays and extended durations of antibiotic therapy. Rapid molecular-based blood culture testing can…”
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Clinical consequences of contaminated blood cultures in adult hospitalized patients at an institution utilizing a rapid blood-culture identification system by Liaquat, Sidra, Baccaglini, Lorena, Haynatzki, Gleb, Medcalf, Sharon J., Rupp, Mark E.

“…Abstract Objective: To assess the clinical impact of contaminated blood cultures in hospitalized patients during a period when rapid diagnostic testing using a…”
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Advanced Preparation Makes Research in Emergencies and Isolation Care Possible: The Case of Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) by Brett-Major, David M, Schnaubelt, Elizabeth R, Creager, Hannah M, Lowe, Abigail, Cieslak, Theodore J, Dahlke, Jacob M, Johnson, Daniel W, Fey, Paul D, Hansen, Keith F, Hewlett, Angela L, Gordon, Bruce G, Kalil, Andre C, Khan, Ali S, Kortepeter, Mark G, Kratochvil, Christopher J, Larson, LuAnn, Levy, Deborah A, Linder, James, Medcalf, Sharon J, Rupp, Mark E, Schwedhelm, Michelle M, Sullivan, James, Vasa, Angela M, Wadman, Michael C, Lookadoo, Rachel E, Lowe, John-Martin J, Lawler, James V, Broadhurst, M Jana

“…The optimal time to initiate research on emergencies is before they occur. However, timely initiation of high-quality research may launch during an emergency…”
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Utilization of Functional Exercises to Build Regional Emergency Preparedness among Rural Health Organizations in the US by Obaid, Jannah M., Bailey, Ginger, Wheeler, Heidi, Meyers, Laura, Medcalf, Sharon J., Hansen, Keith F., Sanger, Kristine K., Lowe, John J.

“…Rural communities face barriers to disaster preparedness and considerable risk of disasters. Emergency preparedness among rural communities has improved with…”
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Monsel’s Solution: A Potential Vector for Nosocomial Infection? by Rupp, Mark E., Medcalf, Sharon J., Fey, Paul D., Handke, Luke D., Marion, Nedra D.

“…Monsel’s solution is a common topically applied hemostatic agent used in minor dermatologic and gynecologic surgery. Clinically, because it is often stored for…”
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Designing a biocontainment unit to care for patients with serious communicable diseases: a consensus statement by Smith, Philip W, Anderson, Arthur O, Christopher, George W, Cieslak, Theodore J, Devreede, G J, Fosdick, Glen A, Greiner, Carl B, Hauser, John M, Hinrichs, Steven H, Huebner, Kermit D, Iwen, Peter C, Jourdan, Dawn R, Kortepeter, Mark G, Landon, V Paul, Lenaghan, Patricia A, Leopold, Robert E, Marklund, Leroy A, Martin, James W, Medcalf, Sharon J, Mussack, Robert J, Neal, Randall H, Ribner, Bruce S, Richmond, Jonathan Y, Rogge, Chuck, Daly, Leo A, Roselle, Gary A, Rupp, Mark E, Sambol, Anthony R, Schaefer, Joann E, Sibley, John, Streifel, Andrew J, Essen, Susanna G Von, Warfield, Kelly L

“…In spite of great advances in medicine, serious communicable diseases are a significant threat. Hospitals must be prepared to deal with patients who are…”
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