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Infectious Diseases

Submissions from 2024 2024

Associations between Present-on-Admission Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders and Short-Term Outcomes in Patients with Pneumonia, Sarah Haessler MD

SHEA position statement on pandemic preparedness for policymakers: building a strong and resilient healthcare workforce, Sarah Haessler MD

SHEA position statement on pandemic preparedness for policymakers: emerging infectious threats, Sarah Haessler MD

SHEA position statement on pandemic preparedness for policymakers: introduction and overview, Sarah Haessler MD

SHEA position statement on pandemic preparedness for policymakers: pandemic data collection, maintenance, and release, Sarah Haessler MD

SHEA position statement on pandemic preparedness for policymakers: the role of healthcare epidemiologists in communicating during infectious diseases outbreaks, Sarah Haessler MD

"Coke in the Dope": The Underrecognized Complications of a Cocaine-Adulterated Fentanyl Supply, Vincent Mariano MD

Dalbavancin Use in Persons Who Use Drugs May Increase Adherence Without Increasing Cost, Hannah Ritchie, Jennifer Schimmel MD, and Michael Lorenzo

Achromobacter cluster related to COVID-19 supply chain issues, Mary Ellen Scales, Megan Gallagher, Sarah Haessler MD, Kristy Lindsey, Michele Maryanski, Manju Mathews, Franklin Moore MD, Karen Hogan, Morgan Gilmore, Stacey Peters, and Kristin Smith RN

Submissions from 2023 2023

Back to the future: Redefining "universal precautions" to include masking for all patient encounters, Sarah Haessler MD

Characterizing burnout among healthcare epidemiologists in the early phases of the COVID-19 pandemic: A study of the SHEA Research Network, Sarah Haessler MD

Use of expert consensus to develop a shared list of procedures with potential for aerosol generation during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, Sarah Haessler MD

Intravenous to Oral Antibiotic Switch Therapy among Patients Hospitalized with Community-Acquired Pneumonia, Thomas Higgins MD, Sarah Haessler MD, and Peter Lindenauer

Breaking Barriers: A Single-Center Real-World Experience With Recruitment and Administration of COVID-19 Monoclonal Antibodies and Opportunities for Improvement, Alex Knee, Doug Salvador MD, Erica Housman, Gladys Fernandez MD, and Armando Paez MD

Chest wall abscess and costochondritis due to Salmonella enterica serotype Choleraesuis: a case report, Nassim Mokraoui, Rose Ganim MD, and Armando Paez MD

Aortic valve infective endocarditis due to Streptococcus pyogenes : A case report, Gabriella Primera DO, Karen Hogan, and Megan Gallagher

A case of native tricuspid valve Neisseria mucosa/sicca species infective endocarditis complicated by septic pulmonary emboli, John Szendrey MD, Aleezay Asghar MD, Nassim Mokraoui, and Durane Walker MD

Submissions from 2022 2022

Monitored COVID-19 mRNA vaccine second doses for people with adverse reactions after the first dose, Megan Gallagher, Sarah Haessler MD, Elizabeth Pecoy-Whitcomb PA, and Jonathan Bayuk MD

Derivation and validation of a risk assessment model for drug-resistant pathogens in hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia, Sarah Haessler MD, Peter Lindenauer, and Thomas Higgins MD

Influenza Testing and Treatment Among Patients Hospitalized With Community-Acquired Pneumonia, Thomas Higgins MD, Sarah Haessler MD, and Peter Lindenauer

Association of fluoroquinolones or cephalosporin plus macrolide with Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) after treatment for community-acquired pneumonia, Peter Lindenauer and Sarah Haessler MD

Clinical failure of dalbavancin for MRSA bacteremia in patient with severe obesity and history of IVDU, Hannah Ritchie, Abhimanyu Aggarwal MD, Jennifer Schimmel MD, and Michael Lorenzo

Submissions from 2021 2021

Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in an Adult With COVID-19-A Trial of Anakinra: A Case Report, Abhimanyu Aggarwal MD

Cytomegalovirus Reactivation after Bendamustine-Based Chemotherapy: A Case Report, Abhimanyu Aggarwal MD, Anthony Cretara MD, Katya Ford MD, Richard Steingart MD, and Durane Walker MD

Micromonas micros Infection of a Prosthetic Hip Joint: A Case Report and Review of the Literature, Abhimanyu Aggarwal MD and Durane Walker MD

Assessing the healthcare epidemiology environment-A roadmap for SHEA's future, Sarah Haessler MD

Bacterial coinfection in influenza pneumonia: Rates, pathogens, and outcomes, Sarah Haessler MD

Preparing nursing homes for a second wave of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Sarah Haessler MD

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic-Looking back and looking forward, Sarah Haessler MD

Brevundimonas vesicularis Peritonitis in a Chronic Peritoneal Dialysis Patient, Vijayakumar Paramasivam MD, Armando Paez MD, Ashish Verma MD, Daniel Landry MD, and Gregory Braden MD

Brevundimonas vesicularis Peritonitis in a Chronic Peritoneal Dialysis Patient, Vijayakumar Paramasivam MD, Armando Paez MD, Ashish Verma MD, Daniel Landry MD, and Gregory Braden MD

COVID-19 mitigation for high-risk populations in Springfield Massachusetts USA: a health systems approach, Paul A. Pirraglia, Cristina Huebner Torres, Jane Garb, Marian Kent, Sarah Perez-McAdoo, Yemisi Oloruntola-Coates, Jacob Smith MD, and Abraham Thomas MD

Frequency of Post Treatment Control Varies by ART Restart and Viral Load Criteria, Daniel Skiest M.D.

Submissions from 2020 2020

Metastatic neuroendocrine tumor masquerading as liver abscesses, Abhimanyu Aggarwal MD, Joseph Gabriel MD, and Durane Walker MD

Aspergillus fumigatus endocarditis in a splenectomized patient with no risk factors, Abhimanyu Aggarwal MD, Karen Hogan, and Armando Paez MD

Lyme disease and hemi-diaphragmatic paralysis: A case report and review of literature, Abhimanyu Aggarwal MD, Denzil Reid MD, and Durane Walker MD

Influenza Vaccination and Healthcare Personnel Compliance, Megan Gallagher and Sarah Haessler MD

Respiratory viral testing and antibacterial treatment in patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia, Sarah Haessler MD

Shifting sands-Molecular coronavirus testing during a time of inconsistent resources, Sarah Haessler MD

The perplexing problem of persistently PCR-positive personnel, Sarah Haessler MD

Universal pandemic precautions-An idea ripe for the times, Sarah Haessler MD

Whither immunity? The search for effective, durable immunity to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Sarah Haessler MD

De-escalation of Empiric Antibiotics Following Negative Cultures in Hospitalized Patients With Pneumonia: Rates and Outcomes, Sarah Haessler MD and Peter Lindenauer

Stopping the Routine Use of Contact Precautions for Management of MRSA and VRE at Three Academic Medical Centers: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis, Sarah Haessler MD and Mary Ellen Scales

Assessment of the Accuracy of Using ICD-9 Diagnosis Codes to Identify Pneumonia Etiology in Patients Hospitalized With Pneumonia, Thomas Higgins MD, Sarah Haessler MD, and Peter Lindenauer

Respiratory Candida in Patients with Bronchitis, Mucus Plugging, and Atelectasis, Douglas Johnson MD, Suresh Chirumamilla MD, and Armando Paez MD

Leprosy: A rare case of infectious peripheral neuropathy in the United States, Ye Oo MD, Armando Paez MD, and Richard Brown MD

The Struggling Infectious Diseases Fellow: Remediation Challenges and Opportunities, Armando Paez MD

Submissions from 2019 2019

Physician burnout and healthcare epidemiology: Dual implications worthy of greater scrutiny, Sarah Haessler MD

Blood cultures versus respiratory cultures: Two different views of pneumonia, Sarah Haessler MD and Peter Lindenauer

Identification of High-Yield Targets for Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Efforts Within a Nonfreestanding Children's Hospital, James Klatte MD, Alex Knee, Frank Szczerba PharmD, Evan Horton, Kathleen Kopcza, and Donna Fisher MD

Association Between Alcohol Use Disorders and Outcomes of Patients Hospitalized With Community-Acquired Pneumonia, Peter Lindenauer and Sarah Haessler MD

Comparison of an ordinal endpoint to time-to-event, longitudinal, and binary endpoints for use in evaluating treatments for severe influenza requiring hospitalization, Armando Paez MD

Pneumococcal urinary antigen testing in US hospitals: A missed opportunity for antimicrobial stewardship, Jennifer Schimmel MD, Sarah Haessler MD, and Peter Lindenauer

Dolutegravir plus lamivudine versus dolutegravir plus tenofovir disoproxil fumarate and emtricitabine in antiretroviral-naive adults with HIV-1 infection (GEMINI-1 and GEMINI-2): week 48 results from two multicentre, double-blind, randomised, non-inferiority, phase 3 trials, Daniel Skiest M.D.

Submissions from 2018 2018

The Control of HIV After Antiretroviral Medication Pause (CHAMP) Study: Posttreatment Controllers Identified From 14 Clinical Studies, Daniel Skiest M.D.