Recent Publications

May

• Lewis RE, Andes DR. Managing uncertainty in antifungal dosing: antibiograms, therapeutic drug monitoring and drug-drug interactions. Curr Opin Infect Dis. 2021.
• Pop-Vicas AE, Young A, Knobloch MJ, Heise C, Bowers B, Safdar N. Surgeons' mental models of surgical site infection: Insights into adherence with complex prevention bundles. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2021:1-7.
• Durst MM, Jorgenson MR, Descourouez JL, Saddler CM, Smith JA, Odorico JS, Mandelbrot DA. Bimonthly viral monitoring for late-onset cytomegalovirus infection-Balancing efficacy with patient palatability; A reply to Melgarejo et al. Clin Transplant. 2021:e14348.
• Musuuza JS, Fong E, Lata P, Willenborg K, Knobloch MJ, Hoernke MJ, Spiel AR, Tischendorf JS, Suda KJ, Safdar N. Feasibility of a pharmacy-led intervention to de-implement non-guideline-concordant proton pump inhibitor use. Implement Sci Commun. 2021;2(1):59.
• Pilishvili T, Fleming-Dutra KE, Farrar JL, Gierke R, Mohr NM, Talan DA, Krishnadasan A, Harland KK, Smithline HA, Hou PC, Lee LC, Lim SC, Moran GJ, Krebs E, Steele M, Beiser DG, Faine B, Haran JP, Nandi U, Schrading WA, Chinnock B, Henning DJ, LoVecchio F, Nadle J, Barter D, Brackney M, Britton A, Marceaux-Galli K, Lim S, Phipps EC, Dumyati G, Pierce R, Markus TM, Anderson DJ, Debes AK, Lin M, Mayer J, Babcock HM, Safdar N, Fischer M, Singleton R, Chea N, Magill SS, Verani J, Schrag S. Interim Estimates of Vaccine Effectiveness of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 Vaccines Among Health Care Personnel - 33 U.S. Sites, January-March 2021. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2021;70(20):753-758.
• Abad CLR, Safdar N. A Review of Clostridioides difficile Infection and Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea. Gastroenterol Clin North Am. 2021;50(2):323-340.
• Jorgenson MR, Marka N, Leverson GE, Smith JA, Odorico JS. Valganciclovir Prophylaxis Extension from 3 to 6 Months in High Risk Pancreas Transplant Recipients Does Not Impact Incidence of Cytomegalovirus Infection at 12 months. Clin Transplant. 2021:e14379.
• Jorgenson MR, Parajuli S, Marka N, Leverson GE, Smith JA, Mandelbrot DA, Odorico JS. Geographic Distribution of Cytomegalovirus Serology in Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Recipients in the United States. Transplant Direct. 2021;7(6):e704.
• Eisenmenger LB, Sawatzky BD, Manunga JM, Sosman JM, Rowley HA, Kuner AD. Progressive Neurologic Symptoms in the Setting of HIV: A Rare Case of Neurosymptomatic CSF HIV Escape. Neurology. 2021.
• Sanger CB, Xu Y, Carchman E, Lawson EH, Heise CP, Striker R, Voils CI. Prevalence of High-Grade Anal Dysplasia and Anal Cancer in Veterans Living With HIV and CD4/CD8 Ratio as a Marker For Increased Risk: A Regional Retrospective Cohort Study. Dis Colon Rectum. 2021;64(7):805-811.
• Kavalier M, Fiedler A, Urban A. Gonococcal endocarditis: A rare manifestation of a common disease in the COVID-19 era. Int J STD AIDS. 2021:9564624211017425.
• Hochstatter KR, Akhtar WZ, El-Bassel N, Westergaard RP, Burns ME. Racial disparities in use of non-emergency outpatient care by Medicaid-eligible adults after release from prison: Wisconsin, 2015-2017. J Subst Abuse Treat. 2021:108484.
• Moreno GK, Braun KM, Pray IW, Segaloff HE, Lim A, Poulsen K, Meiman J, Borcher J, Westergaard RP, Moll MK, Friedrich TC, O'Connor DH. SARS-CoV-2 transmission in intercollegiate athletics not fully mitigated with daily antigen testing. Clin Infect Dis. 2021.

April

• Mancera E, Nocedal I, Hammel S, Gulati M, Mitchell KF, Andes DR, Nobile CJ, Butler G, Johnson AD. Evolution of the complex transcription network controlling biofilm formation in Candida species. Elife. 2021;10.
• Crnich CJ, Malani P. Opportunities to Improve Antimicrobial Use in US Nursing Homes. In: Jama. Vol 325. United States2021:1259-1260.
• Ford JH, 2nd, Liao CY, Crnich CJ. Exploring Antibiotic Utilization in Assisted Living: Identifying Opportunities for Improvement. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2021.
• Braun KM, Moreno GK, Buys A, Somsen ED, Bobholz M, Accola MA, Anderson L, Rehrauer WM, Baker DA, Safdar N, Lepak AJ, O'Connor DH, Friedrich TC. Viral sequencing reveals US healthcare personnel rarely become infected with SARS-CoV-2 through patient contact. Clin Infect Dis. 2021.
• Zwick ED, Pepperell CS, Alagoz O. Representing Tuberculosis Transmission with Complex Contagion: An Agent-Based Simulation Modeling Approach. Med Decis Making. 2021:272989x211007842.
• Jorgenson MR, Wong C, Descourouez JL, Saddler CM, Smith JA, Mandelbrot DA. Conversion from cytomegalovirus universal prophylaxis with valganciclovir to the preemptive monitoring approach to manage leukopenia after kidney or pancreas transplantation. Transpl Infect Dis. 2021:e13617.
• Musuuza JS, Watson L, Parmasad V, Putman-Buehler N, Christensen L, Safdar N. Prevalence and outcomes of co-infection and superinfection with SARS-CoV-2 and other pathogens: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS One. 2021;16(5):e0251170.
• Anderson L, Schmitz E, Polgreen PM, Beekmann SE, Safdar N. Discontinuation of Isolation Precautions for COVID-19 Patients. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2021:1-9.
• Mohamed M, Smith J, Parajuli S, Garg N, Aziz F, Mandelbrot D, Djamali A, Zhong W. Successful management of T-cell mediated rejection in a recent kidney transplant recipient with COVID-19 associated severe acute respiratory syndrome. Transpl Infect Dis. 2021:e13598.
• Tarhini AA, Kang N, Lee SJ, Hodi FS, Cohen GI, Hamid O, Hutchins LF, Sosman JA, Kluger HM, Eroglu Z, Koon HB, Lawrence DP, Kendra KL, Minor DR, Lee CB, Albertini MR, Flaherty LE, Petrella TM, Streicher H, Sondak VK, Kirkwood JM. Immune adverse events (irAEs) with adjuvant ipilimumab in melanoma, use of immunosuppressants and association with outcome: ECOG-ACRIN E1609 study analysis. J Immunother Cancer. 2021;9(5).
• Ford L, Lee C, Pray IW, Cole D, Bigouette JP, Abedi GR, Bushman D, Delahoy MJ, Currie DW, Cherney B, Kirby M, Fajardo G, Caudill M, Langolf K, Kahrs J, Zochert T, Kelly P, Pitts C, Lim A, Aulik N, Tamin A, Harcourt JL, Queen K, Zhang J, Whitaker B, Browne H, Medrzycki M, Shewmaker P, Bonenfant G, Zhou B, Folster J, Bankamp B, Bowen MD, Thornburg NJ, Goffard K, Limbago B, Bateman A, Tate JE, Gieryn D, Kirking HL, Westergaard R, Killerby M. Epidemiologic characteristics associated with SARS-CoV-2 antigen-based test results, rRT-PCR cycle threshold values, subgenomic RNA, and viral culture results from university testing. Clin Infect Dis. 2021.

March

• Fukuda TTH, Helfrich EJN, Mevers E, Melo WGP, Van Arnam EB, Andes DR, Currie CR, Pupo MT, Clardy J. Specialized Metabolites Reveal Evolutionary History and Geographic Dispersion of a Multilateral Symbiosis. ACS Cent Sci. 2021;7(2):292-299.
• Ohashi M, Hayes M, McChesney K, Johannsen E. Epstein-Barr virus nuclear antigen 3C (EBNA3C) interacts with the metabolism sensing C-terminal binding protein (CtBP) repressor to upregulate host genes. PLoS Pathog. 2021;17(3):e1009419.
• Budi N, Godfrey JJ, Safdar N, Shukla SK, Rose WE. Omadacycline compared to vancomycin when combined with germinants to disrupt the life cycle of Clostridioides difficile. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2021.
• Hoang Johnson D, Osman F, Bean J, Stevens L, Shirley D, Keating JA, Johnson S, Safdar N. Barriers and facilitators to influenza-like illness absenteeism among healthcare workers in a tertiary-care healthcare system, 2017-2018 influenza season. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2021:1-8.

February

• Bae M, Mevers E, Pishchany G, Whaley SG, Rock CO, Andes DR, Currie CR, Pupo MT, Clardy J. Chemical Exchanges between Multilateral Symbionts. Org Lett. 2021.
• O'Beirne C, Piatek ME, Fossen J, M¸ller-Bunz H, Andes DR, Kavanagh K, Patil SA, Baumann M, Tacke M. Continuous flow synthesis and antimicrobial evaluation of NHC* silver carboxylate derivatives of SBC3 in vitro and in vivo. Metallomics. 2021;13(2).
• Rayner CR, Smith PF, Andes D, Andrews K, Derendorf H, Friberg LE, Hanna D, Lepak A, Mills E, Polasek TM, Roberts JA, Schuck V, Shelton MJ, Wesche D, Rowland-Yeo K. Model-Informed Drug Development for Anti-Infectives: State of the Art and Future. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2021.
• Zarnowski R, Sanchez H, Andreu C, Andes D, Del Olmo ML. Formation and characterization of biofilms formed by salt-tolerant yeast strains in seawater-based growth medium. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 2021.
• Kessler MA, Osman F, Marx J, Jr., Pop-Vicas A, Safdar N. Hospital-acquired Legionella Pneumonia Outbreak at an Academic Medical Center: Lessons Learned. Am J Infect Control. 2021.
• Cheong JZA, Johnson CJ, Wan H, Liu A, Kernien JF, Gibson ALF, Nett JE, Kalan LR. Priority effects dictate community structure and alter virulence of fungal-bacterial biofilms. Isme j. 2021.
• Jorgenson MR, Descourouez JL, Wong C, Strayer JR, Parajuli S, Rice JP, Redfield RR, Smith JA, Mandelbrot DA, Saddler CM. Cytomegalovirus Antiviral Stewardship in the COVID-19 Era: Increasing Complexity of Prophylaxis and Treatment and Potential Mitigation Strategies. Transpl Infect Dis. 2021:e13586.
• de Campos JL, Kates A, Steinberger A, Sethi A, Suen G, Shutske J, Safdar N, Goldberg T, Ruegg PL. Quantification of antimicrobial usage in adult cows and preweaned calves on 40 large Wisconsin dairy farms using dose-based and mass-based metrics. J Dairy Sci. 2021.
• Knobloch MJ, McKinley L, Keating J, Safdar N. Integrating antibiotic stewardship and infection prevention and control programs using a team science approach. Am J Infect Control. 2021.
• Scaria E, Barker AK, Alagoz O, Safdar N. Association of Visitor Contact Precautions With Estimated Hospital-Onset Clostridioides difficile Infection Rates in Acute Care Hospitals. JAMA Netw Open. 2021;4(2):e210361.
• Burns ME, Cook ST, Brown L, Tyska S, Westergaard RP. Increasing Medicaid enrollment among formerly incarcerated adults. Health Serv Res. 2021.
• Hochstatter KR, Gustafson DH, Sr., Landucci G, Pe-Romashko K, Cody O, Maus A, Shah DV, Westergaard RP. Effect of an mHealth Intervention on Hepatitis C Testing Uptake Among People With Opioid Use Disorder: Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2021;9(2):e23080.

January

• Sircaik S, Román E, Bapat P, Lee KK, Andes DR, Gow NAR, Nobile CJ, Pla J, Panwar SL. The protein kinase Ire1 impacts pathogenicity of Candida albicans by regulating homeostatic adaptation to endoplasmic reticulum stress. Cell Microbiol. 2021:e13307.
• Knobloch MJ, Musuuza JS, McKinley L, Zimbric ML, Baubie K, Hundt AS, Carayon P, Hagle M, Pfeiffer CD, Galea MD, Crnich CJ, Safdar N. Implementing daily chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) bathing in VA settings: The human factors engineering to prevent resistant organisms (HERO) project. Am J Infect Control. 2020.
• Rowe TA, Jump RLP, Andersen BM, Banach DB, Bryant KA, Doernberg SB, Loeb M, Morgan DJ, Morris AM, Murthy RK, Nace DA, Crnich CJ. Reliability of nonlocalizing signs and symptoms as indicators of the presence of infection in nursing-home residents. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2020:1-10.
• Pop-Vicas AE, Keating JA, Heise C, Carayon P, Safdar N. Gaining momentum in colorectal surgical site infection reduction through a human factors engineering approach. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2020:1-3.
• Parmasad V, Keating JA, Carayon P, Safdar N. Physical distancing for care delivery in health care settings: Considerations and consequences. Am J Infect Control. 2020.
• Stathis C, Victoria N, Loomis K, Nguyen SA, Eggers M, Septimus E, Safdar N. Review of the use of nasal and oral antiseptics during a global pandemic. Future Microbiol. 2021;16:119-130.
• Tanner WD, Leecaster MK, Zhang Y, Stratford KM, Mayer J, Visnovsky LD, Alhmidi H, Cadnum JL, Jencson AL, Koganti S, Bennett CP, Donskey CJ, Noble-Wang J, Reddy SC, Rose LJ, Watson L, Ide E, Wipperfurth T, Safdar N, Arasim M, Macke C, Roman P, Krein SL, Loc-Carrillo C, Samore MH. Environmental Contamination of Contact Precaution and Non-Contact Precaution Patient Rooms in Six Acute Care Facilities. Clin Infect Dis. 2021;72(Supplement_1):S8-s16.
• Jorgenson MR, Descourouez JL, Yang DY, Stalter LN, Leverson GE, Parajuli S, Mandelbrot DA, Smith JA, Redfield RR. Impact and outcomes of primary cytomegalovirus disease in seronegative abdominal solid organ transplant recipients of cytomegalovirus unexposed donors (D-/R-). Transpl Infect Dis. 2021:e13564.
• Geltzeiler CB, Xu Y, Carchman E, Ghouse Y, Beczkiewicz J, Son J, Voils CI, Striker R. CD4/CD8 Ratio as a Novel Marker for Increased Risk of High-Grade Anal Dysplasia and Anal Cancer in HIV+ Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Dis Colon Rectum. 2020;63(12):1585-1592.
• Tischendorf JS, MacDonald M, Harer MW, Pittner-Smith CA, Zelenski AB, Johnson SK. Bridging Undergraduate and Graduate Medical Education: A Resident-as-Educator Curriculum Embedded in an Internship Preparation Course. Wmj. 2020;119(4):278-281.