Publications by authors named "Katie Hammer"
Background: Infectious diseases consultation improves outcomes in patients with candidemia, although some facilities lack access to consultation. This multisite health care system study compared in-hospital mortality in patients with candidemia across 3 groups-those who received on-site consultation, telemedicine consultation, or no consultation. All patients were reviewed by an antimicrobial stewardship pharmacist.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Several national organizations have advocated for inpatient antiretroviral stewardship to prevent the consequences of medication-related errors. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of a stewardship initiative on outcomes in people with HIV (PWH).
Methods: A pharmacist-led audit and review of adult patients admitted with an ICD-10 code for HIV was implemented to an existing antimicrobial stewardship program.
Article Synopsis
- Appropriate empirical antimicrobial therapy significantly enhances outcomes for patients with Gram-negative bloodstream infections (BSIs), highlighting the need for evidence-based management guidelines.
- A study conducted on hospitalized adults revealed that healthcare-associated and hospital-acquired infections were linked to higher risks for these BSIs, emphasizing the importance of antimicrobial susceptibility rates based on infection acquisition sites.
- The research supports the inclusion of local susceptibility data and illness severity in guidelines, creating a structured approach for improving empirical treatment of Gram-negative BSIs, which can be adapted by other healthcare institutions.
Objective: This retrospective case-control study examines risk factors for bloodstream infections (BSI) due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PSA).
Methods: Hospitalized adults with Gram-negative BSI at Palmetto Health from 2010 to 2015 were identified. Multivariate logistic regression was used to examine PSA BSI risk factors.
Background: The combination of inherent antimicrobial resistance and high mortality after bloodstream infections (BSIs) caused by chromosomally mediated AmpC-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CAE) emphasizes the importance of identifying patients at risk of BSI because of these bacteria. This retrospective case-control study examines chronic hemodialysis among other risk factors for BSI caused by CAE.
Methods: Hospitalized adults with Enterobacteriaceae BSI from January 1, 2010-June 30, 2014, at 2 large community hospitals in the Southeastern United States were identified.