Publications by authors named "S A Boruchoff"
Objective: To investigate the source and transmission dynamics of an endoscope-associated New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase-producing (NDM-KP) outbreak.
Design: Epidemiological and genomic investigation.
Setting: Academic acute care hospital in New Jersey.
Article Synopsis
- - The text discusses the challenges educators face when trying to help struggling learners, specifically in the context of infectious diseases fellowship programs.
- - At the 2018 National Fellowship Program Directors' Meeting, discussions centered on how to effectively support and remediate fellows who are having difficulties, covering topics like feedback, performance management, and well-being.
- - The manuscript compiles these discussions into a competency-based framework aimed at providing guidance for program directors and educators in tackling common remediation issues.
Introduction: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bloodstream infection (BSI) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients. Ceftaroline fosamil (CPT) is the only available beta-lactam antibiotic with in vitro and in vivo activities against MRSA. There is currently limited clinical experience with CPT in complicated MRSA BSI.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDo Positive Anaerobic Culture Results Affect Physicians' Clinical Management Decisions?
Open Forum Infect Dis
January 2017
Background: Aerobic and anaerobic cultures from body fluids, abscesses, and wounds are ordered routinely. Prior studies have shown that the results of anaerobic blood cultures do not frequently lead to changes in patient management.
Methods: We performed a retrospective chart review to determine whether positive results of anaerobic tissue and fluid cultures (excluding blood) affect physicians' treatment approaches.