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  • Transmission of MRSA to Healthcare Personnel Gowns and Gloves During Care of Nursing Home Residents
    UMB Dataset

    Authors
    Mary-Claire Roghmann
    Jennifer K. Johnson
    John D. Sorkin
    Patricia Langenberg
    4 more author(s)...
    Description

    Residents from 13 community-based nursing homes located in Maryland and Michigan participated in this study of MRSA transmission rates to healthcare personnel (HCP) during routine care activities. Upon enrollment, cultures were taken at the anterior nares and perianal skin. Of the 401 participants, 113 were MRSA colonized. A random sample of non-colonized residents were also included in the study. HCP gloves and gowns were swabbed after each interaction with participants and the activity type and duration recorded. This dataset includes resident characteristics (demographics, health status, etc.) type of care activity, and transmission rates.

    Subject
    Disease Transmission, Infectious
    Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
    Nursing Homes
    Geographic Coverage
    Maryland
    United States
    Access Rights
    Registration required

  • Penicillin Skin Testing in Methicillin-Sensitive Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
    UMB Dataset

    Authors
    Todd Joseph Mattingly, II
    Stephen Meninger
    Emily L. Heil
    Description

    Beta-lactams provide superior outcomes in comparison to vancomycin in treating methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) infections complicated by bacteremia. However, approximately 11% of inpatients report a penicillin (PCN) allergy when it is estimated that only 1% of the general population is truly allergic to the antibiotic. Consequently, many patients may be receiving suboptimal treatment for a serious infection with a high mortality rate. This study evaluated the cost-effectiveness of penicillin skin testing (PST) in adult inpatients self-reporting PCN allergy and undergoing treatment for MSSA bacteremia. A decision analytic model was developed comparing an acute care PST intervention to a scenario with no confirmatory allergy testing. This dataset includes a decision analytic model diagram, model inputs, and an Excel file with MSSA bacteremia model parameters and probabilistic simulation calculations.

    Subject
    Bacteremia
    Models, Econometric
    Skin Tests/economics
    Staphylococcus aureus
    Access Rights
    Unrestricted access

  • Staphylococcus aureus strain MRSA1, whole genome shotgun sequencing project
    UMB Dataset

    Alternate Title(s)
    Examination of 388 Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from Intensive Care Unit Patients
    Authors
    Timileyin Adedrian
    Stephanie Hitchcock
    Lyndsay M. O’Hara
    Jane M. Michalski
    6 more author(s)...
    Description

    The dataset contains data pertaining to the examination of draft genomes of 388 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates obtained from intensive care unit patients at three geographically distributed hospitals. The purpose of the study was to determine genomic diversity associated with potential health care worker-associated transmission. Relevant statistics, including linked GenBank and SRA accession numbers for each genome assembly, are included in Table 1 of the associated publication.

    Subject
    Disease Transmission, Infectious
    Intensive Care Units
    Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
    Whole Genome Sequencing
    Geographic Coverage
    Baltimore (Md.)
    United States
    Access Rights
    Unrestricted access