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Michael Klompas
Researcher at Brigham and Women's Hospital
Publications - 349
Citations - 21009
Michael Klompas is an academic researcher from Brigham and Women's Hospital. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Pneumonia. The author has an hindex of 62, co-authored 290 publications receiving 14548 citations. Previous affiliations of Michael Klompas include Harvard University & University of Manitoba.
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Strategies to Prevent Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections in Acute Care Hospitals
Jonas Marschall,Leonard A. Mermel,David C. Classen,Kathleen M. Arias,Kelly Podgorny,Deverick J. Anderson,Helen Burstin,David P. Calfee,Susan E. Coffin,Erik R. Dubberke,Victoria J. Fraser,Dale N. Gerding,Frances A. Griffin,Peter Gross,Keith S. Kaye,Michael Klompas,Evelyn Lo,Lindsay E. Nicolle,David A. Pegues,Trish M. Perl,Sanjay Saint,Cassandra D. Salgado,Robert A. Weinstein,Robert A. Wise,Deborah S. Yokoe +24 more
TL;DR: The intent of this document is to highlight practical recommendations in a concise format designed to assist acute care hospitals in implementing and prioritizing their central line–associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) prevention efforts.
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Strategies to Prevent Catheter‐Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Acute Care Hospitals
Evelyn Lo,Lindsay E. Nicolle,David C. Classen,Kathleen M. Arias,Kelly Podgorny,Deverick J. Anderson,Helen Burstin,David P. Calfee,Susan E. Coffin,Erik R. Dubberke,Victoria J. Fraser,Dale N. Gerding,Frances A. Griffin,Peter Gross,Keith S. Kaye,Michael Klompas,Jonas Marschall,Leonard A. Mermel,David A. Pegues,Trish M. Perl,Sanjay Saint,Cassandra D. Salgado,Robert A. Weinstein,Robert J. Wise,Deborah S. Yokoe +24 more
TL;DR: The intent of this document is to highlight practical recommendations in a concise format designed to assist acute care hospitals in implementing and prioritizing their catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) prevention efforts.
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Strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia in acute care hospitals.
Susan E. Coffin,Michael Klompas,David C. Classen,Kathleen M. Arias,Kelly Podgorny,Deverick J. Anderson,Helen Burstin,David P. Calfee,Erik R. Dubberke,Victoria J. Fraser,Dale N. Gerding,Frances A. Griffin,Peter Gross,Keith S. Kaye,Evelyn Lo,Jonas Marschall,Leonard A. Mermel,Lindsay E. Nicolle,David A. Pegues,Trish M. Perl,Sanjay Saint,Cassandra D. Salgado,Robert A. Weinstein,Robert J. Wise,Deborah S. Yokoe +24 more
TL;DR: The intent of this document is to highlight practical recommendations in a concise format designed to assist acute care hospitals in implementing and prioritizing their ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) prevention efforts.
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Airborne Transmission of SARS-CoV-2: Theoretical Considerations and Available Evidence.
TL;DR: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has reawakened the long-standing debate about the extent to which common respiratory viruses are transmitted via respiratory droplets vs aerosols, and whether droplets or aerosols predominate in the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 has critical implications.
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A Compendium of Strategies to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections in Acute Care Hospitals
Deborah S. Yokoe,Leonard A. Mermel,Deverick J. Anderson,Kathleen M. Arias,Helen Burstin,David P. Calfee,Susan E. Coffin,Erik R. Dubberke,Victoria J. Fraser,Dale N. Gerding,Frances A. Griffin,Peter L. Gross,Keith S. Kaye,Michael Klompas,Evelyn Lo,Jonas Marschall,Lindsay E. Nicolle,David A. Pegues,Trish M. Perl,Kelly Podgorny,Sanjay Saint,Cassandra D. Salgado,Robert A. Weinstein,Robert J. Wise,David C. Classen +24 more
TL;DR: This compendium is implementation focused and differs from most previously published guidelines in that it highlights a set of basic HAI prevention strategies plus special approaches for use in locations and/or populations within the hospital when infections are not controlled by use of basic practices.