Nicole Gualandi

TL;DR: The specific factors that underlie the association between census tract-level socioeconomic measures and MRSA incidence, which may include modifiable social and biological factors, should be elucidated to define strategies for reducing racial disparities in community-associated MRSA rates.

TL;DR: In adults not on mechanical ventilation and in children, most NHSN-defined PNEU events corresponded with compatible clinical conditions documented in the medical record, in contrast, NHSN LRI events often did not.

TL;DR: Improved understanding of the underlying causes of these differences is needed to develop effective prevention interventions that reduce racial disparities in MRSA infections.

TL;DR: This large outbreak of Gram-negative bloodstream infections at 3 outpatient hemodialysis facilities was linked to wall boxes, a previously undescribed source of contaminated fluid and biofilms in the immediate patient care environment and identified opportunities for health care workers' hands to contaminate central venous catheters with contaminated fluid from the wall boxes.

TL;DR: The epidemiology and incidence of invasive methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in nursing home residents, which has previously not been well characterized, is described.