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List of works by Sarah S Lewis

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Enhanced terminal room disinfection and acquisition and infection caused by multidrug-resistant organisms and Clostridium difficile (the Benefits of Enhanced Terminal Room Disinfection study): a cluster-randomised, multicentre, crossover study

scientific article published on 16 January 2017

Rising rates of carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae in community hospitals: a mixed-methods review of epidemiology and microbiology practices in a network of community hospitals in the southeastern United States

scientific article published on 20 June 2014

Assessing the relative burden of hospital-acquired infections in a network of community hospitals

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Postoperative infection in spine surgery: does the month matter?

scientific article published on 10 April 2015

Seasonal Variation of Common Surgical Site Infections: Does Season Matter?

scientific article published on 26 May 2015

Two-Phase Hospital-Associated Outbreak of Mycobacterium abscessus: Investigation and Mitigation

scientific article published on 11 January 2017

Outbreak of bacteremia due to Burkholderia contaminans linked to intravenous fentanyl from an institutional compounding pharmacy

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Epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia in community hospitals

scientific article published on 24 October 2014

A comparison between National Healthcare Safety Network laboratory-identified event reporting versus traditional surveillance for Clostridium difficile infection

scientific article published on February 2015

Surveying the surveillance: surgical site infections excluded by the January 2013 updated surveillance definitions

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Metastatic Complications of Bloodstream Infections in Hemodialysis Patients

scientific article published on December 23, 2012

Clinical utility of indium 111-labeled white blood cell scintigraphy for evaluation of suspected infection.

scientific article published on 17 September 2014

Epidemiology of Surgical Site Infection in a Community Hospital Network

scientific article published on 11 February 2016

Identification of novel risk factors for community-acquired Clostridium difficile infection using spatial statistics and geographic information system analyses

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Comparison of non-intensive care unit (ICU) versus ICU rates of catheter-associated urinary tract infection in community hospitals

scientific article published on 22 May 2013

The Antimicrobial Scrub Contamination and Transmission (ASCOT) Trial: A Three-Arm, Blinded, Randomized Controlled Trial With Crossover Design to Determine the Efficacy of Antimicrobial-Impregnated Scrubs in Preventing Healthcare Provider Contaminati

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A Multicenter Pragmatic Interrupted Time Series Analysis of Chlorhexidine Gluconate Bathing in Community Hospital Intensive Care Units

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Implementation Lessons Learned From the Benefits of Enhanced Terminal Room (BETR) Disinfection Study: Process and Perceptions of Enhanced Disinfection with Ultraviolet Disinfection Devices

scientific article published on 14 January 2018

The potential impact of excluding funguria from the surveillance definition of catheter-associated urinary tract infection

scientific article published on April 2015

Short Operative Duration and Surgical Site Infection Risk in Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Procedures

scientific article published on 22 September 2015

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection surveillance: National Healthcare Safety Network's laboratory-identified event reporting versus traditional laboratory-confirmed bloodstream infection surveillance

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An Automated Surveillance Strategy to Identify Infectious Complications After Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Procedures.

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Delay in diagnosis of invasive surgical site infections following knee arthroplasty versus hip arthroplasty

scientific article published on 11 December 2014

Clinical Outcomes and Healthcare Utilization Related to Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Infections in Community Hospitals

scientific article published on 11 October 2016

219Characteristics of Antimicrobial Stewardship (AS) Activities in Community Hospitals Upon Enrollment in the Duke Antimicrobial Stewardship Outreach Network (DASON).

scientific article published in December 2014

Adenovirus Type 21 Outbreak Among Lung Transplant Patients at a Large Tertiary Care Hospital

Increasing rates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in academic hospitals: a result of active surveillance?

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912Assessment of Automated Surveillance Strategies to Identify Infectious Complications Following Implanted Cardiac Device Procedures.

scientific article published in December 2014

Do Periarticular Joint Infections Present an Increase in Infection Risk?

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Invasive Mycobacterium abscessus Infection after Cardiac Surgery: Epidemiology and Clinical Outcomes

scientific article published on 4 October 2017

910Seasonal Variation of Surgical Site Infections Following Common Procedures.

scientific article published in December 2014

1262. Investigation and Mitigation of a Multi-Species Outbreak of Invasive Fungal Infections on Two Oncology Wards

scientific article published in 2018

2121. Shifting Surgical Site Infection Denominators and Implication on NHSN Reporting

To Be a CLABSI or Not to Be a CLABSI—That Is the Question: The Epidemiology of Bloodstream Infections in a Large ECMO Population.

scientific article published on 4 October 2017

To Be a CLABSI or Not to Be a CLABSI-That is the Question: The Epidemiology of BSI in a Large ECMO Population

scientific article published on 24 January 2018

Self-monitoring by Environmental Services May Not Accurately Measure Thoroughness of Hospital Room Cleaning.

scientific article published on 13 October 2017

1251. Contaminated Sinks May be an Environmental Source for Serial Transmission of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) to ICU Patients

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Using Clinical Scenarios to Understand Preventability of Clostridium difficile Infections by Inpatient Antibiotic Stewardship Programs

scientific article published on 13 March 2017

Treatment ofClostridium difficileinfection: recent trial results

scientific article published on January 1, 2013

The Effect of National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Rebaselining on Community Hospital SIRs.

scientific article published on 4 October 2017

An Increase in Invasive Infections due to Corynebacterium striatum at an Academic Medical Center

scientific article published on 4 October 2017

Denominator Matters in Estimating Antimicrobial Use: A Comparison of Days Present and Patient Days

scientific article published on 26 March 2018

927. Tap Water Avoidance Decreases Rates of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in Intensive Care Units