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Imipenem resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa: emergence, epidemiology, and impact on clinical and economic outcomes.

Lautenbach E, Synnestvedt M, Weiner MG, Bilker WB, Vo L, Schein J, Kim M.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2010 Jan;31(1):47-53.PMID: 19951202 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Risk factors and clinical impact of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase-producing K. pneumoniae.

Gasink LB, Edelstein PH, Lautenbach E, Synnestvedt M, Fishman NO.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2009 Dec;30(12):1180-5.PMID: 19860564 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Epidemiology and impact of imipenem resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii.

Lautenbach E, Synnestvedt M, Weiner MG, Bilker WB, Vo L, Schein J, Kim M.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2009 Dec;30(12):1186-92.PMID: 19860563 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Preventing MRSA infection in the community.

Lautenbach E, Zaoutis T.

LDI Issue Brief. 2009 Aug;14(6):1-4.PMID: 19780236 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Antimicrobial resistance in gram-negative pathogens: crafting the tools necessary to navigate the long ascent out of the abyss.

Lautenbach E.

J Infect Dis. 2009 Sep 15;200(6):838-40. No abstract available. PMID: 19673645 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Training programs to strengthen Pennsylvania's public health response.

M'ikanatha NM, Churchill RE, Lautenbach E, Mactavish LE, Pollock TR, Weand CL, Polachek C, Reynolds SM, Ostroff SM.

Biosecur Bioterror. 2009 Jun;7(2):178-86.PMID: 19635002 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Epidemiology of antimicrobial resistance among gram-negative organisms recovered from patients in a multistate network of long-term care facilities.

Lautenbach E, Marsicano R, Tolomeo P, Heard M, Serrano S, Stieritz DD.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2009 Aug;30(8):790-3.PMID: 19566445 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Role of matching in case-control studies of antimicrobial resistance.

Cerceo E, Lautenbach E, Linkin DR, Bilker WB, Lee I.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2009 May;30(5):479-83.PMID: 19335226 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Risk factors for fecal colonization with multiple distinct strains of Escherichia coli among long-term care facility residents.

Lautenbach E, Tolomeo P, Black N, Maslow JN.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2009 May;30(5):491-3.PMID: 19292660 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Assessment of the use of urine samples to detect colonization with fluoroquinolone-susceptible and fluoroquinolone-resistant Escherichia coli.

Lautenbach E, Babson A, Santana E, Tolomeo P, Black N, Smith CA, Maslow J.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2009 Apr;30(4):396-7. No abstract available. PMID: 19245313 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Surveillance cultures for detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: diagnostic yield of anatomic sites and comparison of provider- and patient-collected samples.

Lautenbach E, Nachamkin I, Hu B, Fishman NO, Tolomeo P, Prasad P, Bilker WB, Zaoutis TE.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2009 Apr;30(4):380-2.PMID: 19239378 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Risk factors for fluconazole-resistant Candida glabrata bloodstream infections.

Lee I, Fishman NO, Zaoutis TE, Morales KH, Weiner MG, Synnestvedt M, Nachamkin I, Lautenbach E.

Arch Intern Med. 2009 Feb 23;169(4):379-83.PMID: 19237722 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Stockpiling drugs for an avian influenza outbreak: examining the surge in oseltamivir prescriptions during heightened media coverage of the potential for a worldwide pandemic.

Gasink LB, Linkin DR, Fishman NO, Bilker WB, Weiner MG, Lautenbach E.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2009 Apr;30(4):370-6.PMID: 19236284 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Incidence of and preoperative risk factors for Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia and chest wound infection after cardiac surgery.

Kanafani ZA, Arduino JM, Muhlbaier LH, Kaye KS, Allen KB, Carmeli Y, Corey GR, Cosgrove SE, Fraser TG, Harris AD, Karchmer AW, Lautenbach E, Rupp ME, Peterson ED, Straus WL, Fowler VG Jr.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2009 Mar;30(3):242-8.PMID: 19199534 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Gastrointestinal tract colonization with fluoroquinolone-resistant Escherichia coli in hospitalized patients: changes over time in risk factors for resistance.

Lautenbach E, Metlay JP, Weiner MG, Bilker WB, Tolomeo P, Mao X, Nachamkin I, Fishman NO.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2009 Jan;30(1):18-24.PMID: 19046057 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Finding the path of least antimicrobial resistance in pyelonephritis.

Lautenbach E.

Clin Infect Dis. 2008 Nov 1;47(9):1159-61. No abstract available. PMID: 18808350 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Coadministration of oral levofloxacin with agents that impair absorption: impact on antibiotic resistance.

Cohen KA, Lautenbach E, Weiner MG, Synnestvedt M, Gasink LB.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008 Oct;29(10):975-7.PMID: 18808343 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Recommendations for metrics for multidrug-resistant organisms in healthcare settings: SHEA/HICPAC Position paper .

Cohen AL, Calfee D, Fridkin SK, Huang SS, Jernigan JA, Lautenbach E, Oriola S, Ramsey KM, Salgado CD, Weinstein RA; Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008 Oct;29(10):901-13. No abstract available. PMID: 18808340 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

SHEA/APIC Guideline: Infection prevention and control in the long-term care facility.

Smith PW, Bennett G, Bradley S, Drinka P, Lautenbach E, Marx J, Mody L, Nicolle L, Stevenson K; Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA); Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC).

Am J Infect Control. 2008 Sep;36(7):504-35. Review. No abstract available. PMID: 18786461 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

SHEA/APIC guideline: infection prevention and control in the long-term care facility, July 2008.

Smith PW, Bennett G, Bradley S, Drinka P, Lautenbach E, Marx J, Mody L, Nicolle L, Stevenson K; SHEA; APIC.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008 Sep;29(9):785-814. No abstract available. PMID: 18767983 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Impact of diversity of colonizing strains on strategies for sampling Escherichia coli from fecal specimens.

Lautenbach E, Bilker WB, Tolomeo P, Maslow JN.

J Clin Microbiol. 2008 Sep;46(9):3094-6. Epub 2008 Jul 23.PMID: 18650357 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Effect of accessibility of influenza vaccination on the rate of childcare staff vaccination.

Lee I, Thompson S, Lautenbach E, Gasink LB, Watson B, Fishman NO, Chen Z, Linkin DR.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008 May;29(5):465-7.PMID: 18419374 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Expanding the universe of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus prevention.

Lautenbach E.

Ann Intern Med. 2008 Mar 18;148(6):474-6. No abstract available. PMID: 18347352 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Prevention and treatment of health care-acquired infections.

Gasink LB, Lautenbach E.

Med Clin North Am. 2008 Mar;92(2):295-313, viii. Review.PMID: 18298980 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Efficient recovery of fluoroquinolone-susceptible and fluoroquinolone-resistant Escherichia coli strains from frozen samples.

Lautenbach E, Santana E, Lee A, Tolomeo P, Black N, Babson A, Perencevich EN, Harris AD, Smith CA, Maslow J.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008 Apr;29(4):367-9.PMID: 18279070 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Fluoroquinolone resistance in pediatric bloodstream infections because of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella species.

Kim JY, Lautenbach E, Chu J, Goyal M, Nachamkin I, McGowan K, Coffin S, Zaoutis T.

Am J Infect Control. 2008 Feb;36(1):70-3.PMID: 18241740 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Adverse events associated with prolonged antibiotic use.

Meropol SB, Chan KA, Chen Z, Finkelstein JA, Hennessy S, Lautenbach E, Platt R, Schech SD, Shatin D, Metlay JP.

Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2008 May;17(5):523-32.PMID: 18215001 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Contact isolation for infection control in hospitalized patients: is patient satisfaction affected?

Gasink LB, Singer K, Fishman NO, Holmes WC, Weiner MG, Bilker WB, Lautenbach E.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008 Mar;29(3):275-8.PMID: 18205528 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Clinical and microbiological outcomes of serious infections with multidrug-resistant gram-negative organisms treated with tigecycline.

Anthony KB, Fishman NO, Linkin DR, Gasink LB, Edelstein PH, Lautenbach E.

Clin Infect Dis. 2008 Feb 15;46(4):567-70.PMID: 18199038 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Patient attitudes regarding participation in studies of antimicrobial resistance.

Tolomeo P, Wheeler M, Metlay JP, Armstrong K, Fishman NO, Bilker WB, Lautenbach E.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008 Feb;29(2):155-9.PMID: 18179371 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The categorization of prior antibiotic use: impact on the identification of risk factors for drug resistance in case control studies.

Gasink LB, Zaoutis TE, Bilker WB, Lautenbach E.

Am J Infect Control. 2007 Dec;35(10):638-42.PMID: 18063127 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Resistant gram-negative bacilli: A neglected healthcare crisis?

Lautenbach E, Polk RE.

Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2007 Dec 1;64(23 Suppl 14):S3-21; quiz S22-4.PMID: 18029939 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Impact of automatic orders to discontinue vancomycin therapy on vancomycin use in an antimicrobial stewardship program.

Connor DM, Binkley S, Fishman NO, Gasink LB, Linkin D, Lautenbach E.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007 Dec;28(12):1408-10. Epub 2007 Nov 1.PMID: 17994524 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Outcome of Escherichia coli and/or Klebsiella bloodstream infection in children with central venous catheters.

Buckley J, Coffin SE, Lautenbach E, Prasad P, Chu J, Goyal M, Zaoutis TE.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007 Nov;28(11):1308-10. Epub 2007 Sep 18.PMID: 17926284 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Use of different thresholds of prior antimicrobial use in defining exposure: impact on the association between antimicrobial use and antimicrobial resistance.

Hyle EP, Gasink LB, Linkin DR, Bilker WB, Lautenbach E.

J Infect. 2007 Nov;55(5):414-8. Epub 2007 Sep 12.PMID: 17850877 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Risk factors for and impact of infection or colonization with aztreonam-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Gasink LB, Fishman NO, Nachamkin I, Bilker WB, Lautenbach E.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007 Oct;28(10):1175-80. Epub 2007 Aug 3.PMID: 17828695 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Observed association between antidepressant use and pneumonia risk was confounded by comorbidity measures.

Hennessy S, Bilker WB, Leonard CE, Chittams J, Palumbo CM, Karlawish JH, Yang YX, Lautenbach E, Baine WB, Metlay JP.

J Clin Epidemiol. 2007 Sep;60(9):911-8. Epub 2007 May 10.PMID: 17689807 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Risk factors for mediastinitis following median sternotomy in children.

Kagen J, Lautenbach E, Bilker WB, Matro J, Bell LM, Dominguez TE, Gaynor JW, Shah SS.

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2007 Jul;26(7):613-8.PMID: 17596804 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Impact of freezing on the future utility of archived surveillance culture specimens.

Green HP, Johnson JA, Furuno JP, Strauss SM, Perencevich EN, Lautenbach E, Lee D, Harris AD.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007 Jul;28(7):886-8. Epub 2007 May 31.PMID: 17564997 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Controlling for severity of illness in assessment of the association between antimicrobial-resistant infection and mortality: impact of calculation of Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II scores at different time points.

Hamilton KW, Bilker WB, Lautenbach E.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007 Jul;28(7):832-6. Epub 2007 May 25.PMID: 17564986 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Impact of different methods for describing the extent of prior antibiotic exposure on the association between antibiotic use and antibiotic-resistant infection.

Hyle EP, Bilker WB, Gasink LB, Lautenbach E.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007 Jun;28(6):647-54. Epub 2007 May 10. Review.PMID: 17520535 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Evaluation of antimicrobial therapy orders circumventing an antimicrobial stewardship program: investigating the strategy of "stealth dosing".

LaRosa LA, Fishman NO, Lautenbach E, Koppel RJ, Morales KH, Linkin DR.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007 May;28(5):551-6. Epub 2007 Mar 22.PMID: 17464914 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Risk adjustment for surgical site infection after median sternotomy in children.

Kagen J, Bilker WB, Lautenbach E, Bell LM, Coffin SE, St John KH, Teszner E, Dominguez T, Gaynor JW, Shah SS.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007 Apr;28(4):398-405. Epub 2007 Mar 9.PMID: 17385144 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Bloodstream infections after median sternotomy at a children's hospital.

Shah SS, Kagen J, Lautenbach E, Bilker WB, Matro J, Dominguez TE, Tabbutt S, Gaynor JW, Bell LM.

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2007 Feb;133(2):435-40.PMID: 17258580 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Evaluation of mannitol salt agar, CHROMagar Staph aureus and CHROMagar MRSA for detection of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from nasal swab specimens.

Han Z, Lautenbach E, Fishman N, Nachamkin I.

J Med Microbiol. 2007 Jan;56(Pt 1):43-6.PMID: 17172515 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Incidence and risk factors for herpes zoster among patients with inflammatory bowel disease.

Gupta G, Lautenbach E, Lewis JD.

Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2006 Dec;4(12):1483-90.PMID: 17162240 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Fluoroquinolone-resistant Escherichia coli in the long-term care setting.

Cohen AE, Lautenbach E, Morales KH, Linkin DR.

Am J Med. 2006 Nov;119(11):958-63.PMID: 17071164 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Hepatitis C virus seropositivity in organ donors and survival in heart transplant recipients.

Gasink LB, Blumberg EA, Localio AR, Desai SS, Israni AK, Lautenbach E.

JAMA. 2006 Oct 18;296(15):1843-50.PMID: 17047214 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Use of the internet to enhance infectious disease surveillance and outbreak investigation.

M'ikanatha NM, Rohn DD, Robertson C, Tan CG, Holmes JH, Kunselman AR, Polachek C, Lautenbach E.

Biosecur Bioterror. 2006;4(3):293-300.PMID: 16999590 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Duration of outpatient fecal colonization due to Escherichia coli Isolates with decreased susceptibility to fluoroquinolones: longitudinal study of patients recently discharged from the hospital.

Lautenbach E, Tolomeo P, Mao X, Fishman NO, Metlay JP, Bilker WB, Nachamkin I.

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2006 Nov;50(11):3939-43. Epub 2006 Sep 18.PMID: 16982789 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article