Search Results - "Wilson, Geneva M."
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Epidemiology and outcomes associated with carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa: a retrospective cohort study
Published in BMC infectious diseases (24-05-2022)“…Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) and carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (CRPA) are a growing threat. The objective of this study…”
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Facility- and patient-level factors associated with implementation of contact precautions in hospitalized VA patients with positive CRE cultures
Published in Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE (2024)“…Decreasing the time to contact precautions (CP) is critical to carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) prevention. Identifying factors associated with…”
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Age and beliefs about vaccines associated with COVID-19 vaccination among US Veterans
Published in Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE (2023)“…This project surveyed Veterans' COVID-19 vaccination beliefs and status. 1,080 (30.8%) Veterans responded. Factors associated with being unvaccinated,…”
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Treatment effectiveness of antibiotic therapy in Veterans with multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter spp. bacteremia
Published in Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE (2023)“…To describe antimicrobial therapy used for multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteremia in Veterans and impacts on mortality. This was a retrospective cohort study of…”
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Evaluating the clinical effectiveness of new beta-lactam/beta-lactamase inhibitor combination antibiotics: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis
Published in Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE (2021)“…Ceftazidime/avibactam (C/A), ceftolozane/tazobactam (C/T), imipenem/relebactam (I/R), and meropenem/vaborbactam (M/V) combine either a cephalosporin (C/T and…”
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Prevalence of unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions among dental visits, 2019
Published in Infection control and hospital epidemiology (01-07-2024)“…The US National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria established a goal to decrease unnecessary outpatient antibiotic use by 50%. However,…”
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Clostridioides difficile infection following dental antibiotic prescriptions in a cohort of US veterans
Published in Infection control and hospital epidemiology (01-03-2023)“…Among 108 (0.05% of cohort) US veterans with a Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) within 30 days of a dental antibiotic prescription, 80% of patients…”
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Risk Factors Associated with Carbapenemase Producing Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CP-CRE) Positive Cultures in a Cohort of U.S. Veterans
Published in Clinical infectious diseases (20-10-2021)“…Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) cause approximately 13,100 infections with 8% mortality in the United States annually. The subset of…”
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Uptake in newly approved antibiotics prescribed to patients with carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE)
Published in Infection control and hospital epidemiology (01-04-2023)“…We assessed trends in treatment of patients with CRE from 2012 through 2018. We detected decreased utilization of aminoglycosides and colistin and increased…”
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Case-fatality with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in United States Veterans with spinal cord injuries and disorders
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The effect of antibiotic premedication on postoperative complications following dental extractions
Published in Journal of public health dentistry (12-08-2024)“…We aimed to evaluate the association between antibiotic prophylaxis and adverse outcomes following tooth extraction within the Veterans Affairs Healthcare…”
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Bioaerosols generated from toilet flushing in rooms of patients with Clostridioides difficile infection
Published in Infection control and hospital epidemiology (01-05-2020)“…Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is the most frequently reported hospital-acquired infection in the United States. Bioaerosols generated during toilet…”
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Risk factors for oral infection and dry socket post‐tooth extraction in medically complex patients in the absence of antibiotic prophylaxis: A case‐control study
Published in Special care in dentistry (01-07-2024)“…Introduction Dry socket and infection are complications of tooth extractions. The objective was to determine risk factors for post‐extraction complications in…”
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Factors associated with dental implant loss/complications in the Veterans Health Administration, 2015–2019
Published in Journal of public health dentistry (01-09-2023)“…Objectives Twelve percent of the U.S. population has a dental implant. Although rare, implant loss/complications can impact quality of life. This study…”
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Meta-analysis of Clinical Outcomes Using Ceftazidime/Avibactam, Ceftolozane/Tazobactam, and Meropenem/Vaborbactam for the Treatment of Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Infections
Published in Open forum infectious diseases (01-02-2021)“…Abstract Ceftolozane-tazobactam (C/T), ceftazidime-avibactam (C/A), and meropenem/vaborbactam (M/V) are new beta-lactam/beta-lactamase combination antibiotics…”
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Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae epidemiology in Veterans’ Affairs medical centers varies by facility characteristics
Published in Infection control and hospital epidemiology (01-07-2021)“…Abstract This is an epidemiological study of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) in Veterans’ Affairs medical centers (VAMCs). In 2017, almost 75% of…”
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Antimicrobial stewardship strategy implementation and impact in acute care spinal cord injury and disorder units
Published in The journal of spinal cord medicine (20-11-2023)“…Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs (ASPs) are crucial to optimizing antibiotic use. ASPs are implemented in the Veterans Health Administration (VAs), but they…”
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Comparative effectiveness of antibiotic therapy for carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) bloodstream infections in hospitalized US veterans
Published in JAC-antimicrobial resistance (01-10-2022)“…Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales bloodstream infections (CRE-BSI) increase mortality three-fold compared with carbapenem-susceptible bloodstream…”
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1619. Meta-analysis of Randomized Control Trials Evaluating New Beta-Lactamase Combination Antibiotics
Published in Open forum infectious diseases (31-12-2020)“…Abstract Background Ceftolozane/ Tazobactam (C/T), Ceftazidime/ Avibactam (C/A), Meropenem/ Vaborbactam (M/V) and Imipenem/ Relebactam (I/R) are new…”
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801. Patients with Clostridioides difficile Infection Following Dental Antibiotic Prescription
Published in Open forum infectious diseases (31-12-2020)“…Abstract Background Dentists prescribe few broad-spectrum antibiotics but are the primary prescriber of clindamycin in the U.S. Data is scarce on the…”
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