Publications by authors named "Lisa Darwin"

We report a case of disseminated tularemia in a previously healthy 8-month-old male. This case highlights an atypical presentation of tularemia with multisystem organ involvement. The diagnosis was complicated by concurrent primary cytomegalovirus infection.

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Unlabelled: Despite the use of sterile technique for indwelling urinary catheter insertion, as well as use of the defined catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) bundle elements per Children's Hospitals' Solutions for Patient Safety, the CAUTI rate in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) at a free-standing pediatric hospital was increasing. In 2017, the PICU accounted for 87% of the organization's CAUTIs and 65% of the total indwelling catheter device days. With an important risk factor for CAUTIs being the duration of catheterization, the indication for catheters became an organizational executive priority.

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