Roza Tammer

P-427. Prevalence of Healthcare-Associated Infections: 2023 Point Prevalence Survey in 218 U.S. Acute Care Hospitals

Nora Chea, Taniece Eure, Rebecca Alkis Ramirez, Joelle Nadle et autres

Abstract Background The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) conducted point prevalence surveys in U.S. acute care hospitals in 2011 and 2015 to determine the prevalence and distribution of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and complement data reported to the CDC’s National Healthcare …

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Oregon Project Firstline: A needs assessment of healthcare personnel infection prevention knowledge and training preferences

Nicholas Ida, Judith A. Guzman‐Cottrill, Roza Tammer, Rebecca L. Pierce et autres

Background: Infection prevention and control (IPC) competency is critical for healthcare personnel (HCP) and patient safety. In collaboration with the CDC new national IPC training collaborative called Project Firstline, the Oregon Health Authority’s (OHA) Healthcare Associated Infection (HAI) Program established a state-level …

Has UTI and Clostridioides difficile Testing and Treatment Stewardship Diffused Into Oregon Hospitals? A Survey of the Current State

Angela Holly Villamagna, Rebecca Pierce, Dat Thien Tran, Roza Tammer et autres

Background: Urinary tract infection (UTI) and Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) both pose significant diagnostic challenges. Excess testing has implications for hospital-associated infection surveillance and may also lead to overtreatment and associated patient risk. Accurate diagnosis requires stewardship efforts to ensure that the …

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Candida Interface Infections After Descemet Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty

Edmund Yik Kong Tsui, Erin S. Fogel, Katrina E. Hansen, Elizabeth A. Talbot et autres

PURPOSE: To describe 2 Candida interface keratitis infections occurring in the setting of positive donor rim cultures from precut corneal tissue used for Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) and the ensuing public health investigation. METHODS: Following 2 clinical Candida interface keratitis …

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A Cluster of Fungal Corneal Transplant Infections, and the Surprisingly High Rate of Positive Cultures from Banked Corneal Tissue

James T. Noble, Lynda Caine, Erin S. Fogel, Elizabeth A. Talbot et autres

Background. Due to changes in corneal transplant techniques, most procedures are now done with pre-cut donor tissue from centralized eye banks. Cultures of the donor tissue are rarely performed at the time of implantation. We describe a cluster of patients who sustained …

Evaluating and improving follow-up of reported hepatitis C cases in New Haven, CT: Assessing community resources and developing a pilot follow-up program

Roza Tammer