Search Results - "Stewart, Kathleen O"
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Association between in situ steroids and spine surgical site infections among instrumented procedures
Published in Infection control and hospital epidemiology (01-10-2023)“…To estimate the association between in situ steroids and spine surgical-site infections (SSIs), assessing spinal instrumentation as an effect modifier and…”
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Identification and Characterization of a Novel Association between Dietary Potassium and Risk of Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis
Published in Frontiers in immunology (07-12-2016)“…Recent animal studies have identified that dietary salt intake may modify the risk and progression of autoimmune disorders through modulation of the IL-23/T 17…”
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Investigating potential drivers of increased central-line–associated bloodstream infections during the SARS-CoV-2 omicron-variant surge
Published in Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE (01-06-2023)“…Background: Central-line–associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) rates increased nationally during COVID-19, the drivers of which are still being…”
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Predictors of postpandemic preparedness for special pathogens
Published in Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE (2024)“…In this survey of 31 hospitals, large metropolitan facilities had a 9.5-fold odds of reporting preparedness for special pathogens; hospitals with special…”
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Patient-centered care to the detriment of the standardized infection ratio
Published in Infection control and hospital epidemiology (01-03-2023)“…To the Editor—The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) uses an indirect standardization method for risk…”
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The Effect of Retained Hardware on Failure Among Prosthetic Joint Infections of the Knee in the Presence and Absence of Staphylococcus aureus
Published in Open forum infectious diseases (01-06-2024)“…The risk of failure associated with different surgical strategies for prosthetic joint infections (PJIs) among patients with and without is uncertain. The…”
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Investigating potential drivers of increased central line-associated bloodstream infections during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Omicron surge
Published in American journal of infection control (01-10-2023)“…Central line-associated bloodstream infection rates increased during the Omicron surge at our rural academic medical center. To identify potential drivers of…”
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A survey study of the association between active utilization of National Healthcare Safety Network resources and central-line–associated bloodstream infection reporting
Published in Infection control and hospital epidemiology (01-06-2023)“…In this survey of 41 hospitals, 18 (72%) of 25 respondents reporting utilization of National Healthcare Safety Network resources demonstrated accurate…”
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Investigating potential drivers of increased central line...associated bloodstream infections during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Omicron surge
Published in American journal of infection control (01-10-2023)“…Central line...associated bloodstream infection rates increased during the Omicron surge at our rural academic medical center. To identify potential drivers of…”
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A nurse-driven penicillin allergy risk score in the preoperative setting was associated with increased cefazolin use perioperatively
Published in Journal of clinical anesthesia (01-08-2024)“…To characterize and assess the effects of a preoperative, nurse-driven penicillin allergy risk stratification tool on rates of perioperative cefazolin and…”
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A comparison of National Healthcare Safety Network surveillance definitions to physician review for central-line–associated bloodstream infections
Published in Infection control and hospital epidemiology (01-12-2023)“…For 147 hospital-onset bloodstream infections, we assessed the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value of the…”
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Visceral Adiposity, Genetic Susceptibility, and Risk of Complications Among Individuals with Crohn's Disease
Published in Inflammatory bowel diseases (01-01-2017)“…Adipose tissue in mesenteric fat plays a key role in systemic and luminal inflammation. However, little is known about the role of visceral adipose tissue…”
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Body Mass Index, Genetic Susceptibility, and Risk of Complications Among Individuals with Crohn's Disease
Published in Inflammatory bowel diseases (01-10-2015)“…Obesity is associated with systemic and intestine-specific inflammation and alterations in gut microbiota, which in turn impact mucosal immunity. Nonetheless,…”
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Effect of Low-dose and Standard-dose Aspirin on PGE2 Biosynthesis Among Individuals with Colorectal Adenomas: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Published in Cancer prevention research (Philadelphia, Pa.) (01-10-2020)“…Abstract Low-dose aspirin is recommended by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force for primary prevention of colorectal cancer in certain individuals…”
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Lymphocytic colitis: pathologic predictors of response to therapy
Published in Human pathology (01-08-2018)“…Although the presence of intraepithelial lymphocytosis with surface epithelial damage is a unifying feature of lymphocytic colitis, there are nonclassical…”
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Clinical Activity and Quality of Life Indices Are Valid Across Ulcerative Colitis But Not Crohn’s Disease Phenotypes
Published in Digestive diseases and sciences (01-09-2016)“…Background Clinical activity and quality of life (QOL) indices assess disease activity in Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). However, a paucity…”
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Clinical characteristics and patterns and predictors of response to therapy in collagenous and lymphocytic colitis
Published in Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology (01-01-2015)“…Background. Collagenous colitis (CC) and lymphocytic colitis (LC) are chronic inflammatory disorders of the colon. There is a paucity of data on differences in…”
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783 Menopausal Hormone Therapy Is Associated With Increased Risk of Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding
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786 Alcohol Consumption Increases the Risk of Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Men
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Sa1230 Body Mass Index, Genetic Susceptibility, and Risk of Complications Among Individuals With Crohn's Disease
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