Search Results - "Passaretti, Catherine L."

Beyond the surface: a color-inclusive guide to central line site assessment by Herrera, Meredith, Eichenblat, Siobhan, Campbell, Eileen, Shick, Julia, Brown, Heather, Brinkley, Chelsea, Kester, Shelley, Layell, Jessica, Passaretti, Catherine L, Sampson, Mindy M

“…Significant gaps exist in representation of diverse populations in central-line assessment education and tools. We review some of these gaps and provide some…”
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A regionally tailored epidemiological forecast and monitoring program to guide a healthcare system in the COVID-19 pandemic by Turk, Philip J., Anderson, William E., Burns, Ryan J., Chou, Shih-Hsiung, Dobbs, Thomas E., Kearns, James T., Lirette, Seth T., McCarter, Maggie SJ, Nguyen, Hieu M., Passaretti, Catherine L., Rose, Geoffrey A., Stephens, Casey L., Zhao, Jing, McWilliams, Andrew D.

“…During the COVID-19 pandemic, analytics and predictive models built on regional data provided timely, accurate monitoring of epidemiological behavior,…”
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Severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections occurring in healthcare workers after booster vaccination: A comparison of delta versus omicron variants by Reeves, Kimberly D, Polk, Christopher M, Cox, Laura A, Fairman, Robert T, Hawkins, Gregory A, Passaretti, Catherine L, Sampson, Mindy M

“…In this study, we used genomic sequencing to identify variants of severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in healthcare workers with…”
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At the vanguard: Leaders' perspectives on establishing healthcare system infection prevention programs by Stevens, Michael P, Wright, Sharon B, Kaye, Keith S, Zuckerman, Jerry M, Passaretti, Catherine L, Martinello, Richard A, Babcock, Hilary M, Edmond, Michael B, Snyder, Graham M

“…Hospitals are increasingly consolidating into health systems. Some systems have appointed healthcare epidemiologists to lead system-level infection prevention…”
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Hospital approaches to universal masking after public health “unmasking” guidance by Snyder, Graham M., Passaretti, Catherine L., Stevens, Michael P.

“…Results Among 44 healthcare epidemiologists invited to participate, the 34 respondents (response rate, 77.3%) represented health systems from diverse US…”
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An Evaluation of Environmental Decontamination With Hydrogen Peroxide Vapor for Reducing the Risk of Patient Acquisition of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms by Passaretti, Catherine L., Otter, Jonathan A., Reich, Nicholas G., Myers, Jessica, Shepard, John, Ross, Tracy, Carroll, Karen C., Lipsett, Pam, Perl, Trish M.

“…Background. Admission to a room previously occupied by a patient with certain multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) increases the risk of acquisition…”
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Reducing the rates of household transmission: The impact of COVID-19 vaccination in healthcare workers with a known household exposure by Passaretti, Catherine L., Priem, Jennifer S., Agner, Tammie G., McCurdy, Lewis

“…•Unvaccinated had 667% higher risk of infection from household transmission than fully vaccinated.•Only 50% of vaccinated healthcare workers who were…”
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Cholecystitis as a Possible Immunologic Consequence of COVID-19; Case Series from a Large Healthcare System by Polk, Christopher, Sampson, Mindy Marie, Jacobs, Anna, Kooken, Banks, Ludden, Tom, Passaretti, Catherine L., Leonard, Michael

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Monkeypox testing delays: The need for drastic expansion of education and testing for monkeypox virus by Sampson, Mindy M., Polk, Christopher M., Fairman, Robert T., DeWitt, Michael E., Leonard, Michael K., Davidson, Lisa, McCurdy, Lewis, Passaretti, Catherine L.

“…A public health emergency was declared by the World Health Organization on July 23, 2022, and in the United States on August 4, 2022.1,2 Classically, MPX…”
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Hospital return-to-work practices for healthcare providers infected with severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) by Rupp, Mark E., Van Schooneveld, Trevor C., Starlin, Richard, Quick, Jessica, Snyder, Graham M., Passaretti, Catherine L., Stevens, Michael P., Cawcutt, Kelly

“…A survey of academic medical-center hospital epidemiologists indicated substantial deviation from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance regarding…”
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Chlorhexidine: Expanding the Armamentarium for Infection Control and Prevention by Weinstein, Robert A., Milstone, Aaron M., Passaretti, Catherine L., Perl, Trish M.

“…Health care-associated infections (HAIs) result in increased patient morbidity and utilization of health care resources. Rates of HAI are increasing despite…”
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Low frequency of environmental contamination with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in an inner city emergency department and a human immunodeficiency virus outpatient clinic by Otter, Jonathan A., BSc, Passaretti, Catherine L., MD, French, Gary L., MD, Ross, Tracy, BS, Carroll, Karen C., MD, Perl, Trish M., MD, MSc

“…We investigated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) environmental contamination in an inner city outpatient clinic and emergency department…”
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A case of severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) reinfection within ninety days of primary infection in a healthcare worker by Sampson, Mindy M., Reeves, Kimberly D., Polk, Christopher M., Hawkins, Gregory A., Passaretti, Catherine L.

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Implementation of a Nurse-Driven Protocol for Catheter Removal to Decrease Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection Rate in a Surgical Trauma ICU by Tyson, Anna F., Campbell, Eileen F., Spangler, Lacey R., Ross, Samuel W., Reinke, Caroline E., Passaretti, Catherine L., Sing, Ronald F.

“…Introduction: Early removal of urinary catheters is an effective strategy for catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) prevention. We hypothesized…”
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Bugs and Drugs: Collaboration Between Infection Prevention and Antibiotic Stewardship by Gentry, Erin M, Kester, Shelley, Fischer, Kristin, Davidson, Lisa E, Passaretti, Catherine L

“…Overall goals of antibiotic stewardship and infection prevention programs are to improve patient safety as it pertains to risk of infection or…”
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Global monkeypox case hospitalisation rates: A rapid systematic review and meta-analysis by DeWitt, Michael E., Polk, Christopher, Williamson, John, Shetty, Avinash K., Passaretti, Catherine L., McNeil, Candice J., Fairman, Robert T., Sampson, Mindy M., Dalton, Cynthia, Sanders, John W.

“…Estimates of the case hospitalization rate and case fatality rate when hospital care is available for monkeypox (MPX) infections have not been well defined…”
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A regional collaboration between competing healthcare systems to establish influenza season parameters by Priest, David H, DeCamp-Freeze, Susan L, Snider, Cynthia B, Morgan, Melissa G, Garner, Misty D, Givner, Laurence B, Passaretti, Catherine L, McQuaigue, Andrea B

“…To the Editor—Collaborative public health partnerships between competing healthcare system hospitals are uncommon in today’s healthcare environment, despite…”
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Saving Costs through the Decontamination of the Packaging of Unused Medical Supplies Using Hydrogen Peroxide Vapor by Otter, Jonathan A., Nowakowski, Elaine, Salkeld, James A. G., Duclos, Mike, Passaretti, Catherine L., Yezli, Saber, Ross, Tracy, Carroll, Karen C., Perl, Trish M.

“…Objective. Individually packaged sterile supply items may become contaminated and act as vectors for nosocomial transmission of multidrug-resistant organisms…”
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Bugs and Drugs by Gentry, Erin M., Kester, Shelley, Fischer, Kristin, Davidson, Lisa E., Passaretti, Catherine L.

“…Overall goals of antibiotic stewardship and infection prevention programs are to improve patient safety as it pertains to risk of infection or…”
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Global monkeypox case hospitalisation rates: A rapid systematic review and meta-analysisResearch in context by Michael E. DeWitt, Christopher Polk, John Williamson, Avinash K. Shetty, Catherine L. Passaretti, Candice J. McNeil, Robert T. Fairman, Mindy M. Sampson, Cynthia Dalton, John W. Sanders

“…Background: Estimates of the case hospitalization rate and case fatality rate when hospital care is available for monkeypox (MPX) infections have not been well…”
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