CIRI Publications

Steed C, Kelly JW, Blackhurst D, Boeker S, Diller T, Alper P, Larson E. Hospital hand hygiene opportunities: Where and when (HOW2)? The HOW2 Benchmark Study. Am J Infect Control 2011;39:19-26.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21281883

Lee CJ, Sankaran S, Mukherjee DV, Apa ZL, Hafer CA, Wright L, Larson EL, Lowy FD. Staphylococcus aureus oropharyngeal carriage in a prison population. Clin Infect Dis 2011;52:775-778.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21367730

Mukherjee DV, Cohen B, Bovino ME, Desai S, Whittier S, Larson EL. Survival of influenza virus on hands and fomites in community and laboratory settings. Am J Infect Control. Epub 2012 Jan 19.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22264744

Landers TF, Cohen B, Wittum TE, Larson EL. A review of antibiotic use in food animals: perspective, policy, and potential. Public Health Rep 2012;127(1):4-22.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22298919

Rosenthal M, Goldberg D, Aiello A, Larson E, Foxman B. Skin microbiota: Microbial community structure and its potential association with health and disease. Infec Genetics Evolution 2011;11:839-848.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21463709

Stone PW, Larson E. Decreasing multiple drug-resistant organisms. Heart Lung 2011;40(4):275.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21724039

Nelson S, Stone PW, Jordan S, Pogorzelska M, Halpin H, Vanneman M, Larson E. Patient safety climate: variation in perceptions by infection preventionists and quality directors. Interdiscip Perspect Infect Dis 2011;2011:357121.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3150187/

Pogorzelska M, Stone PW, Furuya EY, Perencevich EN, Larson EL, Goldmann D, Dick A. Impact of the ventilator bundle on ventilator-associated pneumonia in intensive care unit. Int J Qual Health Care 2011;23(5):538-44.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21821603

Cohen B, Clock SA, Larson E, Behta M, Ross B, Saddul R, Vawdrey DK. Documentation of contact precautions in an electronic health record. J Nurs Care Qual 2011;26(3):252-9.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3105328/

Ross B, Marine M, Chou M, Cohen B, Chaudhry R, Larson E, Landers T, Behta M. Measuring compliance with transmission-based isolation precautions: comparison of paper-based and electronic data collection. American Journal of Infection Control 2011;10:839-43.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21737176

Apte M, Neidell M, Furuya EY, Caplan D, Glied S, Larson E. Using electronically available inpatient hospital data for research. Clinical and Translational Science 2011;4:338-45.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22029805

Apte M, Landers T, Furuya Y, Hyman S, Larson E. Comparison of two computer algorithms to identify surgical site infections. Surgical Infections 2011;12:459-64.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22136489

Furuya EY, Larson E, Landers T, Jia H, Ross B, Behta M. Challenges of applying the SHEA/HICPAC metrics for multidrug-resistant organisms to a real-world setting. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology 2011;4:323-32.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21460483

Patel S, Landers T, Larson E, Zaoutis T, Delamora P, Paul DA, Wong-McLoughlin J, Ferng YH, Saiman L. Clinical vignettes provide an understanding of antibiotic prescribing practices in neonatal intensive care units. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2011;32(6):597-602.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21558773

Larson EL, Landers TF, Begg MD. Building interdisciplinary research models: a didactic course to prepare interdisciplinary scholars and faculty. Clin Transl Sci 2011;4(1):38-41.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3065214/

Larson EL, Patel SJ, Evans D, Saiman L. Feedback as a strategy to change behaviour: the devil is in the details. J Eval Clin Pract 2011. Epub ahead of print.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22128773

Landers T, Apte M, Hyman S, Furuya Y, Glied S, Larson E. A comparison of methods to detect urinary tract infections using electronic data. Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety 2010;411-7.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2948408/

Landers T, McWalters J, Behta M, Bufe G, Ross B, Vawdrey DK, Larson E. Terms used for isolation practices by nurses at an academic medical center. J Adv Nurs 2010;66(10):2309-19.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20722801

Landers TF, Ferng YH, McLoughlin JW, Barrett AE, Larson E. Antibiotic identification, use, and self-medication for respiratory illnesses among urban Latinos. J Am Acad Nurse Pract 2010;22(9):488-95.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20854641

Dunn-Navarra AM, Cohen B, Stone PW, Pogorzelska M, Jordan S, Larson E. Relationship Between Systems-Level Factors and Hand Hygiene Adherence. J Nurs Care Qual 2010. [Epub ahead of print.]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20489659

"ACURI-HS: Improving Health Literacy Regarding Upper Respiratory Infections for Primarily Latino Families in Head Start", abstract #752856, to the 2012 Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting, April 28-May 1, 2012, in Boston, Massachusetts.

Kulage KM, Larson EL, Begg MD. Sharing facilities and administrative cost recovery to facilitate interdisciplinary research. Academic Medicine 2011 Jan 18 [Epub ahead of print].

Larson EL, Cohen B, Gebbie K, Clock S, Saiman L. Interdisciplinary research training in a school of nursing. Nursing Outlook 2011;59(1):29-36.

Cohen B, Larson EL, Stone PW, Neidell M, Glied SA. Factors associated with variation in estimates of the cost of resistant infections. Medical Care 2010;48(9):767-75.

Patel SJ, Saiman L. Antibiotic resistance in neonatal intensive care unit pathogens: mechanisms, clinical impact, and prevention including antibiotic stewardship. Clin Perinatol 2010;37:547-63.

Stone PW, Glied SA, McNair PD, Matthes N, Cohen B, Landers TF, Larson EL. CMS Changes in reimbursement for HAIs: setting a research agenda. Medical Care. [Epub ahead of print].

Kulage KM. Interdisciplinary Research at an Academic Medical Center: An Administrator's Journey. National Council of University Research Administrators Magazine. 2010;42(2):26-27.

Clock SA, Cohen B, Behta M, Ross B, Larson EL. Contact precautions for multidrug-resistant organisms: Current recommendations and actual practice. Am J Infect Control 2010;38(2):105-111.

Stone PW, Dick A, Pogorzelska M, Horan TC, Furuya EY, Larson E. Staffing and Structure of Infection Prevention and Control Programs. Am J Infect Control. 2009;37:351-357.

Miller M, Cook HA, Furuya EY, Bhat M, Lee MH, Vavagiakis P, Visitainer P, Vasquez G, Larson E, Lowy FD. Staphylococcus aureus in the community: Colonization versus infection. PLoS One. 2009 Aug 20;4(8):e6708.

Larson EL, Cohen B, Ross B, Behta M. Isolation Precautions for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: Electronic Surveillance to Monitor Adherence. Am J Crit Care first published on February 20, 2009 as doi:10.4037/ajcc2009467.

Behta M, Ross B, Chaudhry R. A Comprehensive Decision Support System for the Identification, Monitoring and Management of Patients with Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms (MDRO). AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2008 Nov 6;:1218.

Bright TJ, Furuya EY, Kuperman GJ, Bakken S. Creating an ontology for an antibiotic prescribing decision support system. AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2008 Nov 6;:888.

Farley JE, Ross T, Stamper P, Baucom S, Larson E, Carroll KC. Prevalence, risk factors, and molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among newly arrested men in Baltimore, Maryland. Am J Infec Contr 2008; 36:644-650.

Meier BM, Stone PW, and Gebbie KM. Public health law for the collection and reporting of health care-associated infections. American Journal of Infection Control 2008;36(8):537-551.

Carson R, Larson E, Levy SB, Marshall BM, Aiello AE. Use of antibacterial products containing quarternary ammonium compounds and drug resistance in the community. J Antimicrob Chemotherap 2008; Aug 11. [Epub ahead of print]

Stone PW, Pogorzelska M, Kunches L, Hirschhorn LR. Healthcare epidemiology: Hospital staffing and health care-associated infections: a systematic review of the literature. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2008;47:937-944.

Gebbie KM, Meier BM, Bakken S, Carrasquillo O, Formicola A, Aboelela S, Glied S, Larson E. Training for Interdisciplinary Health Research: Defining the Required Competencies. J Allied Health, 2008;37:65-70.

Lowy FD, Aiello AE, Bhat M, et al. Staphylococcus aureus colonization and infection in New York State prisons. The Journal of Infectious Diseases 2007;196:911-918.

Glied S, Bakken S, Formicola A, Gebbie K, Larson E. Institutional challenges of interdisciplinary research centers. J Res Admin, 2007;38:153-160.

Aboelela SW, Merrill JA, Carley KM, Larson EL. Social network analysis to evaluate and interdisciplinary research center. J Res Admin 2007;38:97-108.

Patel S, Larson E, Kubin C, Saiman L. A review of antimicrobial control strategies in hospitalized and ambulatory pediatric populations. Ped Inf Dis 2007;26:531-537.

Cook HA, Cimiotti JP, Della-Latta, P, Saiman L, Larson EL. Antimicrobial resistance patterns of colonizing flora on nurses' hands in the neonatal intensive care unit. Am J Infec Control 2007;35:231-236.

Schwartz AB, Larson EL. Antibiotic prophylaxis and postoperative complications after tooth extraction and implacement placement: A review of the literature. Journal of Dentistry 2007;35:881-888.

Sym D, Brennan C, Hart AM, Larson EL. Characteristics of nurse practitioner curricula in the United States related to antimicrobial prescribing and resistance. J Am Acad Nurse Pract. 2007 Sep;19(9):477-485.

Furuya EY, Cook HA, Lee MH, Miller M, Larson E, Hyman S, et al. Community-associated MRSA prevalence: How common is it? A methodological comparison of prevalence ascertainment. AJIC. 2007; 36(6):359-366.

Aboelela SW, Stone PW, Larson EL. Effectiveness of bundled behavioural interventions to control health-care associated infections: A systematic review of the literature. J Hosp Infec. 2007; 66:101-108.

Cook HA, Furuya EY, Larson E, Vasquez G, Lowy FD. Reply to Handsfield. Clin Infect Dis. 2007 June 15; 44(12): 1664.

Larson E. Community factors in the development of antibiotic resistance. Annu Rev Public Health. 2007; 28:435-437.

Larson EL, Quiros D, Giblin T, Lin S. Relationship of antimicrobial control policies and hospital and infection control characteristics to antimicrobial resistance rates. Am J Crit Care. 2007; 16:110-120.

Aboelela SW, Stone PW, Larson EL. Effectiveness of bundled behavioural interventions to control healthcare-associated infections: A systematic review of the literature. J Hosp Infect. 2007 Feb 20; [Epub ahead of print].

Haas J, Larson E. Measurement of compliance with hand hygiene. Emerg Infec Dis. 2007 Feb 2; [Epub ahead of print].

Cook H, Furuya EY, Larson E, Vasquez G, Lowy FD. Heterosexual transmission of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Clin Infec Dis. 2007 Feb 1; 44:410-413.

Larson E. Community factors in the development of antibiotic resistance. Ann Rev Public Health. 2007; 28:435-437.

Aboelela SW, Larson E, Bakken S, Carrasquillo O, Formicola A, Glied SA, Haas J, Gebbie KM. Defining interdisciplinary research: Conclusions from a critical review of the literature. Health Serv Res. 2007 Feb; 42(1 Pt 1):329-46.

Chen KT, Campbell H, Borrell LN, Huard RC, Saiman L, Della-Latta P. Predictors and Outcomes for Pregnant Women with Vaginal-Rectal Carriage of Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus. American Journal of Perinatology 2007;24:235-240.

Furuya EY, Lowy FD. Antimicrobial resistant bacteria in the community setting. Nature Microbiol Rev 2006; 4:36-45.

Aboelela S, Saiman L, Stone P, Lowy FD, Quiros D, Larson E. Effectiveness of barrier precautions and surveillance cultures to control the transmission of multi-drug resistant organisms. Am J Infect Contr 2006; 34:484-494.

Cespedes A, Larson EL. Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding antibiotic use among Latinos in the United States: Review and recommendations. Am J Infec Contr. 2006; 34:495-502.

Aiello A, Lowy F, Wright L, Larson EL. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among US prisoners and military personnel: Review and recommendations for future studies. Lancet ID. 2006; 6:335-341.

Larson E, Aiello A. Systematic risk assessment methods for the infection control professional. Am J Infec Contr. 2006; 34:323-326.

Graham PG, Lin SX, Larson EL. A U.S. population-based survey of Staphylococcus aureus colonization. Ann Intern Med. 2006; 144:318-325.

Chen KT, Huard RC, Della-Latta P, Saiman L. Prevalence of methicillin-sensitive and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in pregnant women. Obstetr Gynecol. 2006; 108:482-487 (with accompanying editorial: pp 480-481.)

Larson EL. Warned, but not well armed: Preventing viral upper respiratory infections in households. Public Health Nurs. 2006; 24:48-59.

Haas J. Measurement of infection control department performance: State of the science. Am J Infec Control. 2006; 34:543-549.

Larson EL, Saiman L, Haas J, Newmann A, Lowy FD, Fatato B, Bakken S. Perspectives on antimicrobial resistance: Establishing an interdisciplinary research approach. Am J Infect Contr. 2005; 33: 410-418.