2017
Risk Factors and Outcomes Associated with Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii upon Intensive Care Unit Admission
Blanco N, Harris AD, Rock C, Johnson JK, Pineles L, Bonomo RA, Srinivasan A, Pettigrew MM, Thom KA. Risk Factors and Outcomes Associated with Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii upon Intensive Care Unit Admission. Antimicrobial Agents And Chemotherapy 2017, 62: 10.1128/aac.01631-17. PMID: 29133567, PMCID: PMC5740370, DOI: 10.1128/aac.01631-17.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical intensive care unitSurgical intensive care unitIntensive care unitICU admissionRisk factorsCare unitIntensive care unit admissionBroad-spectrum antibiotic useMultidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumanniiPositive clinical cultureCare unit admissionRetrospective cohort analysisAssociated risk factorsEmpirical antibiotic selectionInfection control practicesPrevalence of MDRMaryland Medical CenterPerirectal surveillance culturesImportant nosocomial pathogenUnit admissionAdult patientsICU typePrevious admissionsCurrent hospitalizationActive surveillance
2016
The human microbiota: novel targets for hospital-acquired infections and antibiotic resistance
Pettigrew MM, Johnson JK, Harris AD. The human microbiota: novel targets for hospital-acquired infections and antibiotic resistance. Annals Of Epidemiology 2016, 26: 342-347. PMID: 26994507, PMCID: PMC4892961, DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2016.02.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultidrug-resistant organismsSpread of MDROsInfection control interventionsHealth care settingsCare settingsColonization resistanceControl interventionsTraditional infection control measuresInfection control measuresAntibiotic resistanceControl of MDROsHospital-acquired infectionsHealth care professionalsHospitalized patientsIntact microbiotaAntibiotic useMDRO transmissionEpidemiologic studiesInfection controlAntimicrobial stewardshipCare professionalsHealthy microbiotaExpansion of pathogensResistant organismsNovel target