2025
Detection of Pneumococcal Carriage in Asymptomatic Healthcare Workers
Waghela P, Davis R, Campbell M, Datta R, Hislop M, Vega N, Wurst L, Yolda-Carr D, Couch L, Hernandez M, Grant L, Alexander-Parrish R, Arguedas A, Gessner B, Martinello R, Weinberger D, Wyllie A. Detection of Pneumococcal Carriage in Asymptomatic Healthcare Workers. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2025, 12: ofaf008. PMID: 39917332, PMCID: PMC11800483, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaf008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealthcare workersAsymptomatic healthcare workersPatient care assistantsYoung to middle-aged adultsSignificant demographic characteristicsPneumococcal carriageRegistered nursesCohort of healthcare workersCare assistantsConvenience sampleStudy participantsDetection of pneumococcal carriageRates of pneumococcal carriageMedical doctorsPediatric immunization programsDemographic characteristicsReservoir of pneumococciVaccine-targeted serotypesAdult populationHealthcareStudy populationIncreased riskPneumococcal carriage prevalenceExposure to respiratory pathogensColonized individuals
2023
Clinicians who primarily practice in nursing homes and outcomes among residents with urinary tract infection or pneumonia
Riester M, Douglas C, Silva J, Datta R, Zullo A. Clinicians who primarily practice in nursing homes and outcomes among residents with urinary tract infection or pneumonia. Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology 2023, 3: e253. PMID: 38178878, PMCID: PMC10762639, DOI: 10.1017/ash.2023.527.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUrinary tract infectionNursing homesNH residentsTract infectionsAntibiotic dispensingLower riskGreater riskInfection-related outcomesAdjusted risk ratioMinimum Data Set dataPrimary practice settingPoisson regression modelsU.S. nursing homesPneumonia groupUTI groupRetrospective cohortRisk ratioStudy populationSimilar riskClinician trainingMedicare feeService claimsPneumoniaResident outcomesPractice settings
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