List of works by Mary T Bessesen

1204. Increased Risk of Respiratory Infections Among Healthcare Personnel (HCP) Caring for Children

1205. Healthcare Personnel Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs Towards Infection Prevention and Control Measures for Protection from Respiratory Infections

scientific article published on 23 October 2019

1716. Results of the Respiratory Protection Effectiveness Clinical Trial (ResPECT)

2005. Successful Implementation of a Procalcitonin Algorithm Associated with Reduction in Antibiotic Days

218. Evaluation of Clinical Outcomes with Shorter Vs. Longer Duration of Treatment for Common Inpatient Bacterial Infections Associated with Bacteremia

243Role of a Dedicated Full-time Infectious Diseases Pharmacist in Antimicrobial Stewardship: a Tale of Two Veterans Affairs Medical Centers.

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301Risk of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection in Patients with Intermittent vs Persistent Nares Colonization

scientific article published in December 2014

410. Influence of Pre-season Antibody Titers to Influenza on Influenza Risk in a Cohort of Healthcare Personnel

A multicenter randomized placebo controlled trial of rifampin to reduce pedal amputations for osteomyelitis in veterans with diabetes (VA INTREPID)

scientific article published on 08 January 2020

Adjunctive Rifampin Therapy For Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis in the Veterans Health Administration

scientific article published on 01 November 2019

Administration of pyrimethamine/sulfadoxine for prevention of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in patients with AIDS.

scientific article published in March 1995

Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs: Comparison of a Program with Infectious Diseases Pharmacist Support to a Program with a Geographic Pharmacist Staffing Model

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Comparison of control strategies for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

scientific article published on 8 May 2013

Detection of Listeria monocytogenes by using the polymerase chain reaction

scientific article published on September 1990

Development of herpes simplex virus disease in patients who are receiving cidofovir

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Disinfection of reusable elastomeric respirators by health care workers: A feasibility study and development of standard operating procedure.

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Disinfection of reusable elastomeric respirators by health care workers: a feasibility study and development of standard operating procedures.

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Effectiveness of Shorter Versus Longer Durations of Therapy for Common Inpatient Infections Associated with Bacteremia: A Multicenter, Propensity-Weighted Cohort Study

scientific article published on 16 December 2019

Enteroinvasive Escherichia coli: a cause of bacteremia in patients with AIDS ⬇️

scientific article published on November 1, 1991

Epidemiology of healthcare-associated bloodstream infection caused by USA300 strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in 3 affiliated hospitals

scientific article published on March 2009

Genomic evolution of Staphylococcus aureus isolates colonizing the nares and progressing to bacteremia.

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HIV infection and osteoporosis: pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment options.

scientific article published on December 2012

High Adherence to HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis among Veterans

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Impact of mandatory vaccination of healthcare personnel on rates of influenza and other viral respiratory pathogens

journal article published in 2022

Influence of preseason antibodies against influenza virus on risk of influenza infection among healthcare personnel

journal article published in 2022

Low Rates of Vaccination for Herpes Zoster in Older People Living with HIV.

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MRSA colonization and the nasal microbiome in adults at high risk of colonization and infection.

scientific article published on 31 August 2015

Mycobacterium avium complex peritonitis in the setting of cirrhosis: case report and review of the literature.

scientific article published in January 2004

N95 respirators or surgical masks to protect healthcare workers against respiratory infections: are we there yet?

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N95 respirators vs medical masks for preventing influenza among health care personnel: a randomized clinical trial

journal article published in 2019

Outcomes of Limb-Sparing Surgery for Osteomyelitis in the Diabetic Foot: Importance of the Histopathologic Margin

scientific article published on 10 September 2019

Outpatient healthcare personnel knowledge and attitudes towards infection prevention measures for protection from respiratory infections

journal article published in 2021

Protecting healthcare personnel in outpatient settings: the influence of mandatory versus nonmandatory influenza vaccination policies on workplace absenteeism during multiple respiratory virus seasons

journal article published in 2018

Reduction in central line-associated bloodstream infections by implementation of a postinsertion care bundle

scientific article published on 8 June 2010

Revised Risk Estimates for MRSA Infection in Patients with Intermittent Versus Persistent MRSA Nares Colonization

scientific article published on 12 February 2016

Risk and outcomes of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteremia among patients admitted with and without MRSA nares colonization.

scientific article published on April 2016

Risk factors for healthcare personnel infection with endemic coronaviruses (HKU1, OC43, NL63, 229E): results from the Respiratory Protection Effectiveness Clinical Trial (ResPECT)

journal article published in 2021

Risk of MRSA Infection in Patients with Intermittent versus Persistent MRSA Nares Colonization

scientific article published on 20 August 2015

Take-home kits to detect respiratory viruses among healthcare personnel: lessons learned from a cluster randomized clinical trial

journal article published in 2021

The Influence of Mandatory Vs. Non-Mandatory Influenza Vaccination Policies on Workplace Absenteeism During Respiratory Virus Season.

scientific article published on 4 October 2017

The Respiratory Protection Effectiveness Clinical Trial (ResPECT): a cluster-randomized comparison of respirator and medical mask effectiveness against respiratory infections in healthcare personnel

journal article published in 2016

The Use of Rifampin Therapy to Treat Diabetic Patients with Osteomyelitis of the Foot in the Veterans Health Administration: Patient Characteristics and Clinical Outcomes

scientific article published on 4 October 2017

The human nasal microbiota and Staphylococcus aureus carriage

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Using human factors engineering to improve the effectiveness of infection prevention and control

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Using the Pillars of Infection Prevention to Build an Effective Program for Reducing the Transmission of Emerging and Reemerging Infections.

scientific article published on September 2015

When Sterile Processing Goes Down: An Economic Analysis of Alternative Strategies for Supporting the Service.

scientific article published on 19 June 2017

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