Browsing by Author "Gold, Howard"
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Clinical Significance of Varying Degrees of Vancomycin Susceptilibity in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia
Schwaber, Mitchell J.; Wright, Sharon Beth Brodie; Carmeli, Yehuda; Venkataraman, Lata; DeGirolami, Paola C.; Gramatikova, Aneta; Perl, Trish M.; Sakoulas, George; Gold, Howard Seth (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2003)We conducted a retrospective study of the clinical aspects of bacteremia caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) with heterogeneously reduced susceptibility to vancomycin. Bloodstream MRSA isolates ... -
Does Adjunctive Tigecycline Improve Outcomes in Severe-Complicated, Nonoperative Clostridium difficile Infection?
LaSalvia, Mary Theresa; Branch-Elliman, Westyn; Snyder, Graham Michael; Mahoney, Monica V.; Alonso, Carolyn D; Gold, Howard Seth; Wright, Sharon Beth Brodie (Oxford University Press (OUP), 2017)Severe Clostridium difficile infection is associated with a high rate of mortality; however, the optimal treatment for severe- complicated infection remains uncertain for patients who are not candidates for surgical ... -
Fluoroquinolones Protective against Cephalosporin Resistance in Gram-Negative Nosocomial Pathogens
Schwaber, Mitchell J.; Cosgrove, Sara E.; Gold, Howard Seth; Kaye, Keith S.; Carmeli, Yehuda (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2004)In a matched case-control study, we studied the effect of prior receipt of fluoroquinolones on isolation of three third-generation cephalosporin-resistant gram-negative nosocomial pathogens. Two hundred eighty-two cases ... -
Health and Economic Burden of Post-Partum Staphylococcus aureus Breast Abscess
Branch-Elliman, Westyn; Lee, Grace M.; Golen, Toni H.; Gold, Howard S.; Baldini, Linda M.; Wright, Sharon B. (Public Library of Science, 2013)Objectives: To determine the health and economic burdens of post-partum Staphylococcus aureus breast abscess. Study design We conducted a matched cohort study (N = 216) in a population of pregnant women (N = 32,770) who ... -
Investigation of a Candida guilliermondii Pseudo-Outbreak Reveals a Novel Source of Laboratory Contamination
Kirby, James; Branch-Elliman, Westyn; LaSalvia, Mary; Longhi, Lorinda; MacKechnie, Matthew; Urman, Grigoriy; Baldini, Linda M.; Muriel, Fatima R.; Sullivan, Bernadette; Yassa, David; Gold, Howard; Wagner, Trevor K.; Diekema, Daniel J.; Wright, Sharon (American Society for Microbiology, 2017-04)Candida guilliermondii was isolated from sterile specimens with increasing frequency over a several-month period despite a paucity of clinical evidence suggesting true Candida infections. However, a health care-associated ... -
Treatment with Fluoroquinolones or with -Lactam- -Lactamase Inhibitor Combinations Is a Risk Factor for Isolation of Extended-Spectrum- -Lactamase-Producing Klebsiella Species in Hospitalized Patients
Wener, K. M.; Schechner, V.; Gold, Howard Seth; Wright, Sharon Beth Brodie; Carmeli, Y (American Society for Microbiology, 2010)Antibiotic exposure exerts strong selective pressure and is an important modifiable risk factor for antibiotic resistance. We aimed to identify the role of various antibiotics as risk factors for the isolation of ...