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Alexander J. Kallen
Researcher at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Publications - 110
Citations - 7366
Alexander J. Kallen is an academic researcher from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The author has contributed to research in topics: Carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae & Health care. The author has an hindex of 40, co-authored 106 publications receiving 6326 citations.
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Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae: Epidemiology and Prevention
TL;DR: The current epidemiology of CRE in the United States is described, including New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase, which highlights important prevention strategies.
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Vital signs: carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae.
Jesse T. Jacob,Eili Y. Klein,Ramanan Laxminarayan,Zintars G. Beldavs,Ruth Lynfield,Alexander J. Kallen,Philip Ricks,Jonathan R. Edwards,Arjun Srinivasan,Scott K. Fridkin,J. Kamile Rasheed,David Lonsway,Sandie Bulens,Rosa Herrera,L. Clifford McDonald,Jean B. Patel,Brandi Limbago,Michael Bell,Denise M. Cardo +18 more
TL;DR: Carbapenem resistance among common Enterobacteriaceae has increased over the past decade; most CRE are associated with health-care exposures; Implications for Public Health Interventions exist that could slow the dissemination of CRE.
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Health Care–Associated Invasive MRSA Infections, 2005-2008
Alexander J. Kallen,Yi Mu,Sandra N. Bulens,Arthur Reingold,Susan Petit,Ken Gershman,Susan M. Ray,Lee H. Harrison,Ruth Lynfield,Ghinwa Dumyati,John M. Townes,William Schaffner,Priti R. Patel,Scott K. Fridkin +13 more
TL;DR: Over the 4-year period from 2005 through 2008 in 9 diverse metropolitan areas, rates of invasive health care-associated MRSA infections decreased among patients with health Care-associated infections that began in the community and also decreased among those with hospital-onset invasive disease.
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Strategies to Prevent Central Line–Associated Bloodstream Infections in Acute Care Hospitals: 2014 Update
Jonas Marschall,Jonas Marschall,Leonard A. Mermel,Mohamad G. Fakih,Lynn C. Hadaway,Alexander J. Kallen,Naomi P. O'Grady,Ann Marie Pettis,Mark E. Rupp,Thomas J. Sandora,Lisa L. Maragakis,Deborah S. Yokoe +11 more
TL;DR: The intent of this document is to highlight practical recommendations in a concise format designed to assist acute care hospitals in implementing and prioritizing their central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) prevention efforts.
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Antimicrobial-resistant pathogens associated with adult healthcare-associated infections: Summary of data reported to the National Healthcare Safety Network, 2015–2017
Lindsey M Weiner-Lastinger,Sheila Abner,Jonathan R. Edwards,Alexander J. Kallen,Maria Karlsson,Shelley S. Magill,Daniel A. Pollock,Isaac See,Minn M. Soe,Maroya Spalding Walters,Margaret A. Dudeck +10 more
TL;DR: Pathogens varied by HAI and location type, with oncology units having a distinct pathogen distribution compared to other settings, and the %NS for most pathogens was significantly higher among device-associated HAIs than SSIs.