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James Baggs
Researcher at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Publications - 137
Citations - 6174
James Baggs is an academic researcher from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Vaccination. The author has an hindex of 36, co-authored 106 publications receiving 4556 citations. Previous affiliations of James Baggs include Regions Hospital & United States Department of State.
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Vital Signs: Epidemiology and Recent Trends in Methicillin-Resistant and in Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Infections — United States
Athena P. Kourtis,Kelly M Hatfield,James Baggs,Mu Y,Isaac See,Erin Epson,Joelle Nadle,Marion A. Kainer,Ghinwa Dumyati,Sue Petit,Susan M. Ray,Ham D,Capers C,Ewing H,Nicole Coffin,L. C. McDonald,John A. Jernigan,Denise M. Cardo +17 more
TL;DR: To reduce the incidence of S. aureus bloodstream infections in the United States, health care facilities should take steps to fully implement CDC recommendations for prevention of device- and procedure-associated infections and for interruption of transmission.
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Vital Signs: Improving Antibiotic Use Among Hospitalized Patients
Scott K. Fridkin,James Baggs,Ryan Fagan,Shelley S. Magill,Lori A. Pollack,Paul Malpiedi,Rachel B. Slayton,Karim Khader,Michael Rubin,Makoto Jones,Matthew H. Samore,Ghinwa Dumyati,Elizabeth Dodds-Ashley,James Meek,Kimberly Yousey-Hindes,John A. Jernigan,Nadine Shehab,Rosa Herrera,L. Clifford McDonald,Amy Schneider,Arjun Srinivasan +20 more
TL;DR: There is ample opportunity to improve use and patient safety by reducing incorrect antibiotic prescribing and reducing potential harm and risk for antibiotic resistance by implementing formal programs to improve antibiotic prescribing in hospitals.
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The Vaccine Safety Datalink: A Model for Monitoring Immunization Safety
James Baggs,Julianne Gee,Edwin Lewis,Gabrielle Fowler,Patti Benson,Tracy A. Lieu,Allison L. Naleway,Nicola P. Klein,Roger Baxter,Edward A. Belongia,Jason M. Glanz,Simon J. Hambidge,Steven J. Jacobsen,Lisa A. Jackson,Jim Nordin,Eric Weintraub +15 more
TL;DR: With its recent enhancements, the VSD provides scientific expertise, continues to develop innovative approaches for vaccine-safety research, and may serve as a model for other patient safety collaborative research projects.
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Measles-Mumps-Rubella-Varicella Combination Vaccine and the Risk of Febrile Seizures
Nicola P. Klein,Bruce Fireman,W. Katherine Yih,Edwin Lewis,Martin Kulldorff,Paula Ray,Roger Baxter,Simon J. Hambidge,James D. Nordin,Allison L. Naleway,Edward A. Belongia,Tracy A. Lieu,James Baggs,Eric Weintraub +13 more
TL;DR: Providers who recommend MMRV should communicate to parents that it increases the risk of fever and seizure over that already associated with measles-containing vaccines.
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Multidrug-Resistant Bacterial Infections in U.S. Hospitalized Patients, 2012-2017.
John A. Jernigan,Kelly M Hatfield,Hannah Wolford,Richard E. Nelson,Babatunde Olubajo,Sujan C. Reddy,Natalie L. McCarthy,Prabasaj Paul,L. Clifford McDonald,Alex Kallen,Anthony E. Fiore,Michael W. Craig,James Baggs +12 more
TL;DR: Health care-associated antimicrobial resistance places a substantial burden on patients in the United States and further work is needed to identify improved interventions for both the inpatient and outpatient settings.