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Alison S. Laufer
Researcher at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Publications - 4
Citations - 434
Alison S. Laufer is an academic researcher from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The author has contributed to research in topics: Screening cultures & Ambulatory care. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 4 publications receiving 377 citations.
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New Delhi Metallo-β-Lactamase-Producing Carbapenem-Resistant Escherichia coli Associated With Exposure to Duodenoscopes
Lauren Epstein,Jennifer C. Hunter,M. Allison Arwady,M. Allison Arwady,Victoria Tsai,Linda Stein,Marguerite Gribogiannis,Mabel Frias,Alice Guh,Alison S. Laufer,Stephanie R. Black,Massimo Pacilli,Heather Moulton-Meissner,J. Kamile Rasheed,Johannetsy J. Avillan,Brandon Kitchel,Brandi Limbago,Duncan MacCannell,David Lonsway,Judith Noble-Wang,Judith Conway,Craig Conover,Michael O. Vernon,Alexander J. Kallen +23 more
TL;DR: Exposure to duodenoscopes with bacterial contamination was associated with apparent transmission of NDM-producing E coli among patients at 1 hospital and facilities should be aware of the potential for transmission of bacteria including antimicrobial-resistant organisms via this route.
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Outbreak of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157:H7 Associated with Romaine Lettuce Consumption, 2011
Rachel B. Slayton,George Turabelidze,Sarah D. Bennett,Colin Schwensohn,Anna Q Yaffee,Faisal Ali Anwarali Khan,Cindy Butler,Eija Trees,Tracy Ayers,Marjorie L. Davis,Alison S. Laufer,Stephen Gladbach,Ian T. Williams,Laura Gieraltowski +13 more
TL;DR: This multistate outbreak of STEC O157:H7 infections was associated with consumption of romaine lettuce and Traceback analysis determined that a single common lot ofRomaine lettuce harvested from Farm A was used to supply Grocery Store Chain A and a university campus linked to a case with the outbreak strain.
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Identify, isolate, inform: Background and considerations for Ebola virus disease preparedness in U.S. ambulatory care settings
TL;DR: Although it is unlikely that a person with Ebola virus disease will unexpectedly present to a nonemergency ambulatory care facility, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have provided guidance for this setting that can be summarized as identify, isolate, and inform.
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1019Bipolaris Surgical Site Infections among Cardiothoracic Surgery Patients —Texas, Arkansas, and Florida, 2008–2013
Anne E. Purfield,Snigdha Vallabhaneni,Kaitlin Benedict,Shawn R. Lockhart,Cau Pham,Ulzii Luvsansharav,Wendy Chung,Emily Hall,Jordan Peart,Neil Pascoe,Gary Heseltine,Charlotte Wheeler,Karen Brust,Sharon Holmes,Prinu Gabriel,Justin Groves,Craig Gilliam,Christi Zumwalt,Doramarie Arocha,Russ Jones,Dirk Haselow,Laura Lester,Kelley Garner,J. Gary Wheeler,Sekai Chideya,Alison S. Laufer,Benjamin Park +26 more
TL;DR: Patients —Texas, Arkansas, and Florida, 2008–2013 Anne Purfield, PhD, Snigdha Vallabhaneni, MD, MPH; Kaitlin Benedict, MPH, Shawn Lockhart, PhD; Cau Pham, PhD ; Ulzii Luvsansharav, MD- PhD; Wendy Chung,MD, MSPH; Emily Hall, MD; Jordan Peart; Neil Pascoe RN, BSN.