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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedShang J, Russell D, Dowding D
A predictive risk model for infection-related hospitalization among home healthcare patients.
Infection prevention is a high priority for home healthcare (HHC), but tools are lacking to identify patients at highest risk of developing infections. The purpose of this study was to develop and test a predictive risk model to identify HHC patients at risk of an infection-related hospitalization or emergency department visit. A nonexperimental study using secondary data was conducted.
AHRQ-funded; HS024723.
Citation: Shang J, Russell D, Dowding D .
A predictive risk model for infection-related hospitalization among home healthcare patients.
J Healthc Qual 2020 May/Jun;42(3):136-47. doi: 10.1097/jhq.0000000000000214..
Keywords: Elderly, Home Healthcare, Infectious Diseases, Community-Acquired Infections, Risk, Hospitalization, Emergency Department
Obodozie-Ofoegbu OO, Teng C, Mortensen EM
Antipseudomonal monotherapy or combination therapy for older adults with community-onset pneumonia and multidrug-resistant risk factors: a retrospective cohort study.
Infectious Diseases Society of America guidelines recommend empiric antipseudomonal combination therapy when Pseudomonas is suspected. However, combination antipseudomonal therapy is controversial. This population-based retrospective cohort study compared all-cause 30-day mortality in older patients who received antipseudomonal monotherapy (PMT) or antipseudomonal combination therapy (PCT) for the treatment of community-onset pneumonia. The investigators found that older adults who received combination antipseudomonal therapy for community-onset pneumonia fared worse than those who received monotherapy.
AHRQ-funded; HS022418.
Citation: Obodozie-Ofoegbu OO, Teng C, Mortensen EM .
Antipseudomonal monotherapy or combination therapy for older adults with community-onset pneumonia and multidrug-resistant risk factors: a retrospective cohort study.
Am J Infect Control 2019 Sep;47(9):1053-58. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2019.02.018..
Keywords: Antibiotics, Community-Acquired Infections, Elderly, Infectious Diseases, Medication, Pneumonia, Risk