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Open Forum Infect Dis
; 9(10): ofac529, 2022 Oct.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-36320197
ABSTRACT
In a multivariate analysis of 30 574 blood culture (BC) results, BC contamination was associated with only a small increase in antibiotic length of therapy compared to no-growth BCs (difference, 0.36 days [95% confidence interval, .05-.67]; P = .02). Stewardship processes at our institution appear to be effective in reducing the impact of BC contamination.
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Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
; 33(2): 196-9, 2012 Feb.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22227991
ABSTRACT
We evaluated A/H1N1 influenza in healthcare workers (HCWs) and in a flu room during the 2009 pandemic. The flu room aided HCW care and management by facilitating rapid diagnosis and treatment. Absence of fever was common, and symptoms were nonspecific. A higher rate of H1N1 occurred in HCWs deployed in acute services.