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Lynn Steele
Researcher at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Publications - 12
Citations - 1152
Lynn Steele is an academic researcher from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The author has contributed to research in topics: Retrospective cohort study & Chronic fatigue syndrome. The author has an hindex of 11, co-authored 12 publications receiving 1107 citations. Previous affiliations of Lynn Steele include Analysis Group.
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Use of antimicrobial prophylaxis for major surgery: baseline results from the National Surgical Infection Prevention Project.
Dale W. Bratzler,Peter M. Houck,Chesley L. Richards,Lynn Steele,E. Patchen Dellinger,Donald E. Fry,Claudia Wright,Allen Ma,Karina Carr,Lisa Red +9 more
TL;DR: Substantial opportunities exist to improve the use of prophylactic antimicrobials for patients undergoing major surgery, as described in this national retrospective cohort study.
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The Use of Economic Modeling to Determine the Hospital Costs Associated with Nosocomial Infections
Rebecca R. Roberts,R. Douglas Scott,Ralph L. Cordell,Steven L. Solomon,Lynn Steele,Linda M. Kampe,William E. Trick,Robert A. Weinstein +7 more
TL;DR: A retrospective cohort design and economic modeling were used to determine the excess cost from the hospital perspective for hospital-associated infection in a random sample of adult medical patients and found an excess cost of $6767 for suspected infection and $15,275 for confirmed hospital-acquired infection.
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Molecular Epidemiology of an SHV-5 Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase in Enterobacteriaceae Isolated from Infants in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Richard A. Venezia,Frank J. Scarano,Karen E. Preston,Lynn Steele,Timothy P. Root,Ronald J. Limberger,Wendy A. Archinal,Marilyn A. Kacica +7 more
TL;DR: Klebsiella oxytoca that produced extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) and were resistant to ceftazidime were isolated from infants in a neonatal intensive care unit and the spread of the ESBL was reduced through adherence to infection control practices.
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Factors associated with antimicrobial use in nursing homes: a multilevel model.
Stephen R. Benoit,Wato Nsa,Chesley L. Richards,Dale W. Bratzler,Abigail Shefer,Lynn Steele,John A. Jernigan +6 more
TL;DR: It is shown that antimicrobial prescribing patterns in nursing homes are influenced by the type of patient, the severity of the infection, and the level of antimicrobial resistance.
Surveillance for chronic fatigue syndrome--four U.S. cities, September 1989 through August 1993.
Michele Reyes,Howard E. Gary,James G. Dobbins,Bonnie Randall,Lynn Steele,Keiji Fukuda,G. P. Holmes,D. G. Connell,Alison C. Mawle,Schmid Ds,John A. Stewart,Lawrence B. Schonberger,W. J. Gunn,William C. Reeves +13 more
TL;DR: A physician-based surveillance system for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) was established in four U.S. cities from September 1989 through August 1993, where patients aged > or = 18 years who had had unexplained, debilitating fatigue or chronic unwellness for at least 6 months were referred by their physicians to a designated health professional(s) in their area as mentioned in this paper.