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A microbiological survey of handwashing sinks in the hospital built environment reveals differences in patient room and healthcare personnel sinks by Franco, Lauren C., Tanner, Windy, Ganim, Christine, Davy, Terri, Edwards, Jonathan, Donlan, Rodney

“…Handwashing sinks and their associated premise plumbing are an ideal environment for pathogen-harboring biofilms to grow and spread throughout facilities due…”
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Horizontal transfer of the blaNDM-1 gene to Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii in biofilms by Tanner, Windy D, Atkinson, Robyn M, Goel, Ramesh K, Toleman, Mark A, Benson, Lowell Scott, Porucznik, Christina A, VanDerslice, James A

“…Horizontal gene transfer has contributed to the global spread of the blaNDM-1 gene. Multiple studies have demonstrated plasmid transfer of blaNDM-1 between…”
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Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in sink drains of 40 healthcare facilities in Sindh, Pakistan: A cross-sectional study by Apanga, Paschal A, Ahmed, Jamil, Tanner, Windy, Starcevich, Katherine, VanDerslice, James A, Rehman, Ubed, Channa, Najeebullah, Benson, Scott, Garn, Joshua V

“…In Pakistan, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is expected to greatly increase the already high mortality and morbidity rates attributed to infections, making AMR…”
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Microbiome and Antimicrobial Resistance Gene Dynamics in International Travelers by Langelier, Charles, Graves, Michael, Kalantar, Katrina, Caldera, Saharai, Durrant, Robert, Fisher, Mark, Backman, Richard, Tanner, Windy, DeRisi, Joseph L, Leung, Daniel T

“…We used metagenomic next-generation sequencing to longitudinally assess the gut microbiota and antimicrobial resistomes of international travelers to clarify…”
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Severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) RNA and viable virus contamination of hospital emergency department surfaces and association with patient coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) status and aerosol-generating procedures by Roberts, Scott C., Barbell, Elliana S., Barber, Douglas, Dahlberg, Suzanne E., Heimer, Robert, Jubanyik, Karen, Parwani, Vivek, Pettigrew, Melinda M., Tanner, Jason M., Ulrich, Andrew, Wade, Martina, Wyllie, Anne L., Yolda-Carr, Devyn, Martinello, Richard A., Tanner, Windy D.

“…Emergency departments are high-risk settings for severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) surface contamination. Environmental surface samples…”
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Environmental Contamination of Contact Precaution and Non-Contact Precaution Patient Rooms in Six Acute Care Facilities by Tanner, Windy D, Leecaster, Molly K, Zhang, Yue, Stratford, Kristina M, Mayer, Jeanmarie, Visnovsky, Lindsay D, Alhmidi, Heba, Cadnum, Jennifer L, Jencson, Annette L, Koganti, Sreelatha, Bennett, Christina P, Donskey, Curtis J, Noble-Wang, Judith, Reddy, Sujan C, Rose, Laura J, Watson, Lauren, Ide, Emma, Wipperfurth, Tyler, Safdar, Nasia, Arasim, Maria, Macke, Colleen, Roman, Patti, Krein, Sarah L, Loc-Carrillo, Catherine, Samore, Matthew H

“…Abstract Background Environmental contamination is an important source of hospital multidrug-resistant organism (MDRO) transmission. Factors such as patient…”
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Localized effect of treated wastewater effluent on the resistome of an urban watershed by Thornton, Christopher N, Tanner, Windy D, VanDerslice, James A, Brazelton, William J

“…Abstract Background Wastewater treatment is an essential tool for maintaining water quality in urban environments. While the treatment of wastewater can remove…”
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Multi-state study of Enterobacteriaceae harboring extended-spectrum beta-lactamase and carbapenemase genes in U.S. drinking water by Tanner, Windy D., VanDerslice, James A., Goel, Ramesh K., Leecaster, Molly K., Fisher, Mark A., Olstadt, Jeremy, Gurley, Catherine M., Morris, Anderson G., Seely, Kathryn A., Chapman, Leslie, Korando, Michelle, Shabazz, Kalifa-Amira, Stadsholt, Andrea, VanDeVelde, Janice, Braun-Howland, Ellen, Minihane, Christine, Higgins, Pamela J., Deras, Michelle, Jaber, Othman, Jette, Dee, Gundlapalli, Adi V.

“…Community-associated acquisition of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase- (ESBL) and carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae has significantly increased in…”
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Environmental Contamination with Candida Species in Multiple Hospitals Including a Tertiary Care Hospital with a Candida auris Outbreak by Kumar, Jessica, Eilertson, Brandon, Cadnum, Jennifer L, Whitlow, Chauna S, Jencson, Annette L, Safdar, Nasia, Krein, Sarah L, Tanner, Windy D, Mayer, JeanMarie, Samore, Matthew H, Donskey, Curtis J

“…Environmental sources have been implicated as a potential source for exogenous acquisition of species, particularly the emerging multidrug-resistant . However,…”
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Effect of Meropenem Concentration on the Detection of Low Numbers of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae by Tanner, Windy D, Atkinson, Robyn M, Goel, Ramesh K, Porucznik, Christina A, Benson, Lowell Scott, VanDerslice, James A

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Development and field evaluation of a method for detecting carbapenem-resistant bacteria in drinking water by Tanner, Windy D., VanDerslice, James A., Toor, Devinder, Benson, L. Scott, Porucznik, Christina A., Goel, Ramesh K., Atkinson, Robyn M.

“…In this study, a fluorogenic heterotrophic plate count test for drinking water was modified in order to detect the presence of carbapenem-resistant bacteria…”
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RNA and viable SARS-CoV-2 contamination of emergency department surfaces and association with patient COVID-19 status and aerosol procedures by Tanner, Windy, Roberts, Scott, Barber, Douglas, Barbell, Elliana, Heimer, Robert, Jubanyik, Karen, Parwani, Vivek, Tanner, Jason, Ulrich, Andrew, Wade, Martina, Wiley, Anne, Yolda-Carr, Devyn, Martinello, Richard

“…Background: Aerosol-generating procedures (AGPs) performed on COVID-19–positive patients raise concerns about the dissemination of SARS-CoV-2 via aerosols and…”
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Estimates of the risk of large or long-lasting outbreaks of Middle East respiratory syndrome after importations outside the Arabian Peninsula by Toth, Damon J.A, Tanner, Windy D, Khader, Karim, Gundlapalli, Adi V

“…Highlights • MERS outbreak clusters outside the Arabian Peninsula ranged in size from 1 to 186. • Cluster data show declining transmission rate in later…”
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Is "E. coli" an appropriate surrogate for "Cryptosporidium" occurrence in water? by NIEMINSKI, EVA, DURRANT, GARY C., HOYT, MONICA B., OWENS, MARIE E., PETERSON, LEON, PETERSON, SCOTT, TANNER, WINDY D., ROSEN, JEFFREY, CLANCY, JENNIFER L.

“…This study evaluated the validity of monitoring for Escherichia coli in lieu of Cryptosporidium to assess the vulnerability of source waters to the presence of…”
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A Survey of Antibiotic-Resistant Microorganisms in Hospital Sink Drains by Franco, Lauren, Ganim, Christine, Tanner, Windy

“…Background: Handwashing sinks in healthcare environments are reservoirs for healthcare pathogens and antibiotic-resistant microorganisms (ARO). We investigated…”
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The Lung Microbiome and Pneumonia by Pettigrew, Melinda M, Tanner, Windy, Harris, Anthony D

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What can building information modeling do for you? A perspective on integration into infection prevention and control programs for patient safety by Roberts, Scott C, Mathew, Trini A, Tanner, Windy D, Martinello, Richard A

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Differences in chlorine and peracetic acid disinfection kinetics of Enterococcus faecalis and Escherichia fergusonii and their susceptible strains based on gene expressions and genomics by Sahulka, Sierra Quinn, Bhattarai, Bishav, Bhattacharjee, Ananda S., Tanner, Windy, Mahar, Rasool Bux, Goel, Ramesh

“…•Disinfection of antibiotic resistants and their susceptible counterparts was studied.•Meropenem-resistant strain showed less log inactivation compared to…”
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P-150: Drinking Water Consumption in the United States by Porucznik, Christina, Tanner, Windy, VanDerslice, James

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511. MDRO Carriage in Patients in Two ICUs and Prevalence of Environmental Surface and Healthcare Worker Hand Contamination by Tanner, Windy, Coombs, Jana, Fernley, Tasha, Danala, Suresh, Lopansri, Bert K, Rubin, Michael

“…Abstract Background Determining MDRO (multidrug-resistant organism) transmission routes in intensive care units (ICUs) can be complex and require the…”
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