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Christopher J. Crnich

Researcher at University of Wisconsin-Madison

Publications -  117
Citations -  5090

Christopher J. Crnich is an academic researcher from University of Wisconsin-Madison. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Antimicrobial stewardship. The author has an hindex of 24, co-authored 104 publications receiving 4525 citations. Previous affiliations of Christopher J. Crnich include Veterans Health Administration & University of Virginia.

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Hot Tub-Associated Necrotizing Pneumonia due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa

TL;DR: A case of severe necrotizing pneumonia due to community-acquired Pseudomonas aeruginosa is described, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines should be strictly followed for hot tub maintenance to prevent P. aerugInosa overgrowth.
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Antibiotic Stewardship in Nursing Facilities.

TL;DR: The authors review the determinants of antibiotic prescribing in nursing facilities, strategies to improve antibiotics prescribing in this setting, current status of ASPs in Nursing facilities, and steps that facilities can take to enhance existing ASP structure and process.
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Longitudinal Trends in Antibiotic Resistance in US Nursing Homes, 2000-2004

TL;DR: Significant increases in the number and proportion of infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria were documented over the 5-year study.
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Assessment of risk factors for multi-drug resistant organisms to guide empiric antibiotic selection in long term care: a dilemma.

TL;DR: The American Thoracic Society/ Infectious Disease Society of America/IDSA Clinical Practice Guideline for Health-Care Associated Pneumonia focused on patients ill enough to require hospital admission, it is unclear how this Guideline should be applied to residents with pneumonia who remain in the nursing home.