Erika M. C. D'Agata

TL;DR: Serial quantitative stool cultures, skin cultures, and RS cultures were performed for patients with VRE infections to assess the false-negative rate of the RS and the prevalence of skin colonization, a prerequisite for cross-transmission, at varying VRE stool densities.

TL;DR: A systematic review of the English-language literature was performed to determine the overall benefit of mupirocin therapy in reducing the rate of Staphylococcus aureus infection among patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD) or peritoneal dialysis (PD).

TL;DR: The integration of these two model systems provides a quantitative analysis of the emergence and spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, and demonstrates that early initiation of treatment and minimization of its duration mitigates antibiotic resistance epidemics in hospitals.

TL;DR: To describe the presentation of suspected urinary tract infections in nursing home (NH) residents with advanced dementia and how they align with minimum criteria to justify antimicrobial initiation.

TL;DR: People with advanced dementia are frequently exposed to antimicrobials, especially during the 2 weeks before death, and the implications of this practice from the perspective of the individual treatment burden near the end of life and its contribution to the emergence of antimicrobial resistance in the nursing home setting need further evaluation.