Infection Prevention Resources
Useful Links:
Texas Healthcare Safety Unit Newsletter
Texas Healthcare Safety Conference
Media
Webinars
Texas Healthcare Safety Publications
Tadese, B.,Nutt, A., Chaudhary, I., Offiong, C., & Darkoh, C. (2021). Regionaloutbreak of multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase–producingPseudomonas Aeruginosa. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 1-3.doi:10.1017/ice.2021.394
VallabhaneniS, Huang JY, Grass JE, Bhatnagar A, Sabour S, Lutgring JD, Campbell D, KarlssonM, Kallen AJ, Nazarian E, Snavely EA, Morris S, Wang C, Lee R, Koag M, Lewis R,Garcia B, EIP Work Group, Brown AC, Walters MS. 2021. Antimicrobialsusceptibility profiles to predict the presence of carbapenemase genes amongcarbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates. J Clin Microbiol59:e02874-20. https://doi.org/10 .1128/JCM.02874-20.
Lyman M,Forsberg K, Reuben J, et al. Notes from the Field: Transmission ofPan-Resistant and Echinocandin-Resistant Candida auris in Health CareFacilities ? Texas and the District of Columbia, January–April 2021. MMWR MorbMortal Wkly Rep 2021;70:1022–1023. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7029a2
Blackwell,G., Dang, T., Hoffman, A., McConnell, M., Wells, K., Nutt, A., Garcia, B.,Arnold, S., Baumann, S., Merengwa, E. (2020). VIM-CRPA in West Texas:Developing a Regional Multidrug-Resistant Organism Containment Strategy for aNovel Bug. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 41(S1), S432-S432.doi:10.1017/ice.2020.1094
Cossaboom,C. M., Marinova-Petkova, A., Strysko, J., Rodriguez, G., Maness, T., Ocampo, J....Kieffer,A. (2020). Melioidosis in a Resident of Texas with No Recent Travel History,United States. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 26(6), 1295-1299.https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2606.190975.
Kracalik I,Ham C, Smith AR, et al. Notes from the Field: Verona Integron-EncodedMetallo-ß-Lactamase–Producing Carbapenem-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosaInfections in U.S. Residents Associated with Invasive Medical Procedures inMexico, 2015–2018. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2019;68:463–464. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6820a4
Rodriguez,G., Garcia, B., Bacterial Infections Post-Stem Cell Product Procedures, Texas2018 https://cste.confex.com/cste/2019/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/11824
Honza, H.,Retana D., Pulvino S., Dang T., Tatum K., Hall J., Response to an Outbreak ofMeasles Associated with an Imported Case, Texas, 2018 https://cste.confex.com/cste/2019/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/11487
Blackwell,G., Dang, T., Hoffman, A., VIM-Crpa in Lubbock, WestTexas: Conducting the FirstAntibiotic Resistance Laboratory Network Multi-Site Epi-Aid in the UnitedStates https://cste.confex.com/cste/2019/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/11615
External Partners
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- AHRQ Patient Safety Network
- American Health Quality Association
- Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Environmental Protection Agency
- HICPAC Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee
- Institute for Healthcare Improvement
- Journal of Patient Safety
- National Health Care Safety Network (NHSN)
- National Quality Forum
- Patient Safety Organization Privacy Protection Center
- Patient Safety Foundation
- Sepsis Alliance
- Texas Hospital Association
- The Joint Commission
- The National Coalition on Health Care