Comparison of mortality associated with methicillin-resistant and methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia: a meta-analysis.
- S. Cosgrove, G. Sakoulas, E. Perencevich, M. Schwaber, A. Karchmer, Y. Carmeli
- Medicine, BiologyClinical Infectious Diseases
- 2003
A meta-analysis was performed to summarize the impact of methicillin-resistance on mortality in Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia and explored the reasons for heterogeneity by means of subgroup analyses.
Non-prescription antimicrobial use worldwide: a systematic review.
- D. Morgan, I. Okeke, R. Laxminarayan, E. Perencevich, S. Weisenberg
- MedicineLancet. Infectious Diseases (Print)
- 1 September 2011
Position Paper: The Use and Interpretation of Quasi-Experimental Studies in Medical Informatics
- A. Harris, J. McGregor, J. Finkelstein
- MedicineJ. Am. Medical Informatics Assoc.
- 2006
It is hoped that future medical informatics studies will implement higher level quasi-experimental study designs that yield more convincing evidence for causal links between medical informatic interventions and outcomes.
Health and Economic Impact of Surgical Site Infections Diagnosed after Hospital Discharge
- E. Perencevich, K. Sands, S. Cosgrove, E. Guadagnoli, E. Meara, R. Platt
- MedicineEmerging Infectious Diseases
- 1 February 2003
Patients with SSI, but not controls, had a significant decline in SF-12 (Medical Outcomes Study 12-Item Short-Form Health Survey) mental health component scores after surgery, and required significantly more outpatient visits, emergency room visits, radiology services, readmissions, and home health aide services than did controls.
Bacterial contamination of health care workers' white coats.
- Amy M Treakle, K. Thom, J. Furuno, S. M. Strauss, A. Harris, E. Perencevich
- MedicineAmerican Journal of Infection Control
- 1 March 2009
Clinical and economic burden of antimicrobial resistance
- L. Maragakis, E. Perencevich, S. Cosgrove
- MedicineExpert Review of Anti-Infective Therapy
- 1 October 2008
Given limited budgets, knowledge of the clinical and economic impact of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections, coupled with the benefits of specific interventions targeted to reduce these infections, will allow for optimal control and improved patient safety.
Effect of antibiotic stewardship programmes on Clostridium difficile incidence: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
- Leah Feazel, A. Malhotra, E. Perencevich, P. Kaboli, D. Diekema, M. Schweizer
- MedicineJournal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
- 1 July 2014
A meta-analysis of published studies to assess the effect of ASPs on the risk of C. difficile infection in hospitalized adult patients found a significant protective effect was observed and restrictive ASPs were particularly effective in geriatric settings.
Clinical and economic outcomes attributable to health care-associated sepsis and pneumonia.
- Michael R. Eber, R. Laxminarayan, E. Perencevich, A. Malani
- MedicineArchives of Internal Medicine
- 22 February 2010
Attributable hospital length of stay, hospital costs, and crude in-hospital mortality were estimated from discharge records using a multivariate matching analysis and a supplementary regression analysis.
Transfer of multidrug-resistant bacteria to healthcare workers’ gloves and gowns after patient contact increases with environmental contamination*
- D. Morgan, Elizabeth T Rogawski, A. Harris
- Medicine, BiologyCritical Care Medicine
- 1 April 2012
The contamination of healthcare workers’ protective clothing during routine care of patients with multidrug-resistant organisms is most frequent with A. baumannii, and compliance with contact precautions and more aggressive environmental cleaning may decrease transmission.
USA300 Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, United States, 2000–2013
- M. Carrel, E. Perencevich, M. David
- MedicineEmerging Infectious Diseases
- 1 November 2015
It is confirmed that USA300 in the West and Midwest and subsequent diffusion to the East Coast is confirmed.
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