Westyn Branch-Elliman

Title(s)HS Clinical Instructor, Medicine
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    1. Potentially Preventable Adverse Events in Ambulatory Interventional Radiology: Results from a National Multisite Retrospective Medical Record Review. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2024 Nov 16. Ayeni C, Branch-Elliman W, Foster M, Higgins MCSS, Hederstedt K, Bart N, Mull HJ. PMID: 39799069.
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    2. Operationalizing an adverse event detection surveillance system to support antimicrobial stewardship activities: perceptions and insights from the SHEA research network. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2024 Oct 30; 1-4. Al Lawati HJ, Harvey KL, Shin M, Mull H, Lamkin RP, Golenbock S, Basnet-Thapa D, Strymish JM, Lee M, Gold H, Bidwell Goetz M, Branch-Elliman W. PMID: 39473228.
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    3. A call to action: the SHEA research agenda to combat healthcare-associated infections. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2024 Oct 25; 1-18. Kwon JH, Advani SD, Branch-Elliman W, Braun BI, Cheng VC, Chiotos K, Douglas P, Gohil SK, Keller SC, Klein EY, Krein SL, Lofgren ET, Merrill K, Moehring RW, Monsees E, Perri L, Scaggs Huang F, Shelly MA, Skelton F, Spivak ES, Sreeramoju PV, Suda KJ, Ting JY, Weston GD, Yassin MH, Ziegler MJ, Mody L. PMID: 39448369; PMCID: PMC11518679.
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    4. Impacts of testing and immunity acquired through vaccination and infection on covid-19 cases in Massachusetts elementary and secondary students. Commun Med (Lond). 2024 Oct 16; 4(1):202. Branch-Elliman W, Ertem MZ, Nelson RE, Danesharasteh A, Berlin D, Fisher L, Schechter-Perkins EM. PMID: 39415047; PMCID: PMC11484689.
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    5. SHEA position statement on pandemic preparedness for policymakers: emerging infectious threats. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2024 Jul; 45(7):818-820. Hsu VP, Pergam SA, Shenoy ES, Banach DB, Jones Batshon L, Branch-Elliman W, Dumyati G, Haessler S, Jump RLP, Malani AN, Mathew TA, Murthy RK, Weber DJ. PMID: 39028203.
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    6. SHEA position statement on pandemic preparedness for policymakers: building a strong and resilient healthcare workforce. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2024 Jul; 45(7):804-807. Banach DB, Mathew TA, Batshon LJ, Branch-Elliman W, Dumyati G, Haessler S, Hsu VP, Jump RLP, Malani AN, Murthy RK, Pergam SA, Shenoy ES, Weber DJ. PMID: 38835227; PMCID: PMC11439590.
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    7. Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America position statement on pandemic preparedness for policymakers: mitigating supply shortages. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2024 Jul; 45(7):813-817. Weber DJ, Malani AN, Shenoy ES, Banach DB, Batshon LJ, Branch-Elliman W, Dumyati G, Haessler S, Hsu VP, Jump RLP, Mathew TA, Murthy RK, Pergam SA. PMID: 38835229.
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    8. SHEA position statement on pandemic preparedness for policymakers: pandemic data collection, maintenance, and release. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2024 Jul; 45(7):821-825. Branch-Elliman W, Banach DB, Batshon LJ, Dumyati G, Haessler S, Hsu VP, Jump RLP, Malani AN, Mathew TA, Murthy RK, Pergam SA, Shenoy ES, Weber DJ. PMID: 38835230.
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    9. SHEA position statement on pandemic preparedness for policymakers: introduction and overview. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2024 Jul; 45(7):801-803. Hsu VP, Haessler S, Banach DB, Batshon LJ, Branch-Elliman W, Dumyati G, Jump RLP, Malani AN, Mathew TA, Murthy RK, Pergam SA, Shenoy ES, Weber DJ. PMID: 38835222; PMCID: PMC11439591.
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    10. SHEA position statement on pandemic preparedness for policymakers: the role of healthcare epidemiologists in communicating during infectious diseases outbreaks. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2024 Jul; 45(7):808-812. Shenoy ES, Banach DB, Batshon LJ, Branch-Elliman W, Dumyati G, Haessler S, Hsu VP, Jump RLP, Malani AN, Mathew TA, Murthy RK, Pergam SA, Seeger MW, Weber DJ. PMID: 38836649.
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    11. Immunomodulators for immunocompromised patients hospitalized for COVID-19: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. EClinicalMedicine. 2024 Mar; 69:102472. Siempos II, Kalil AC, Belhadi D, Veiga VC, Cavalcanti AB, Branch-Elliman W, Papoutsi E, Gkirgkiris K, Xixi NA, Kotanidou A, Hermine O, Porcher R, Mariette X, CORIMUNO-19 Collaborative Group, DisCoVeRy Study Group, ACTT-2 Study Group, ACTT-3 Study Group. PMID: 38361992; PMCID: PMC10867612.
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    12. Severe COVID-19 in Vaccinated Adults With Hematologic Cancers in the Veterans Health Administration. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 02 05; 7(2):e240288. Anand ST, Vo AD, La J, Do NV, Fillmore NR, Brophy M, Branch-Elliman W, Monach PA. PMID: 38393725; PMCID: PMC10891464.
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    13. Research agenda for antibiotic stewardship within the Veterans' Health Administration, 2024-2028. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2024 Feb 02; 1-7. Livorsi DJ, Branch-Elliman W, Drekonja D, Echevarria KL, Fitzpatrick MA, Goetz MB, Graber CJ, Jones MM, Kelly AA, Madaras-Kelly K, Morgan DJ, Stevens VW, Suda K, Trautner BW, Ward MJ, Jump RLP. PMID: 38305034; PMCID: PMC11294492.
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    14. Confronting the Disruption of the Infectious Diseases Workforce by Artificial Intelligence: What This Means for Us and What We Can Do About It. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2024 Mar; 11(3):ofae053. Langford BJ, Branch-Elliman W, Nori P, Marra AR, Bearman G. PMID: 38434616; PMCID: PMC10906702.
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    15. Underuse of Antiviral Drugs to Prevent Progression to Severe COVID-19 - Veterans Health Administration, March-September 2022. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2024 Jan 25; 73(3):57-61. Monach PA, Anand ST, Fillmore NR, La J, Branch-Elliman W. PMID: 38271286; PMCID: PMC10824546.
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    16. Development and Validation of an Electronic Adverse Event Model for Patient Safety Surveillance in Interventional Radiology. J Am Coll Radiol. 2024 May; 21(5):752-766. Mull HJ, Foster MV, Higgins MCSS, Sturgeon DJ, Hederstedt K, Bart N, Lamkin RP, Sullivan BA, Ayeni C, Branch-Elliman W, Malloy PC. PMID: 38157954; PMCID: PMC11257375.
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    17. Harm reduction stories: leveraging graphic medicine to engage veterans in substance use services within the VA. Harm Reduct J. 2023 12 06; 20(1):177. Harvey LH, Branch-Elliman W, Boudreau J, Sliwinski SK, Gifford AL, Ho MQ, Dinges E, Hyde J. PMID: 38057789; PMCID: PMC10702088.
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    18. Universal Masking in Health Care Settings. Ann Intern Med. 2023 12; 176(12):eL230351. Shenoy ES, Doron S, Branch-Elliman W. PMID: 38109747.
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    19. Risk of severe coronavirus disease 2019 despite vaccination in patients requiring treatment with immune-suppressive drugs: A nationwide cohort study of US Veterans. Transpl Infect Dis. 2024 Feb; 26(1):e14168. Anand ST, Vo AD, La J, Brophy M, Do NV, Fillmore NR, Branch-Elliman W, Monach PA. PMID: 37966134.
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    20. Even after SARS-CoV-2 booster, there is increased COVID-19 breakthrough infection in patients with plasma cell disorders. Blood Adv. 2023 11 14; 7(21):6767-6770. Fillmore NR, La J, Wu JT, Corrigan JK, Branch-Elliman W, Monach P, Brophy MT, Do NV, Munshi NC. PMID: 37647600; PMCID: PMC10659994.
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    21. Longitudinal trends in 30-day mortality attributable to SARS-CoV-2 among vaccinated and unvaccinated US veteran patients. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2024 Mar; 45(3):393-395. Trottier CA, La J, Li L, Fillmore NR, Monach PA, Doron S, Branch-Elliman W. PMID: 37960943.
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    22. Maintaining the Utility of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic Severity Surveillance: Evaluation of Trends in Attributable Deaths and Development and Validation of a Measurement Tool. Clin Infect Dis. 2023 11 11; 77(9):1247-1256. Trottier C, La J, Li LL, Alsoubani M, Vo AD, Fillmore NR, Branch-Elliman W, Doron S, Monach PA. PMID: 37348870; PMCID: PMC10640692.
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    23. ChatGPT: Increasing accessibility for natural language processing in healthcare quality measurement. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2024 Jan; 45(1):9-10. Wu JT, Shenoy ES, Carey EP, Alterovitz G, Kim MJ, Branch-Elliman W. PMID: 37946379.
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    24. Factors associated with uptake of guideline-recommended cardiovascular implantable electronic device management: a nationwide, retrospective cohort study. Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 2023; 3(1):e187. Young S, Mull HJ, Golenbock S, Stolzmann K, Shin M, Lamkin RP, Linsenmeyer KD, Epshtein I, Kalver E, Strymish JM, Branch-Elliman W. PMID: 38028909; PMCID: PMC10654937.
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    25. Engaging patients in antimicrobial stewardship: co-designed educational tool to improve periprocedural care through de-implementation of guideline-discordant antimicrobial use. Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 2023; 3(1):e163. Al Lawati H, Shin M, Lamkin R, Thompson T, Epshtein I, Mull H, Basnet Thapa D, Drekonja D, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Xu TH, Gold H, Elwy AR, Strymish J, Branch-Elliman W. PMID: 38028930; PMCID: PMC10644164.
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    26. Pandemic scientific data sharing recommendations: examining and re-imagining pre-print servers after the end of the world-wide emergency. Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 2023; 3(1):e141. Doron S, Branch-Elliman W. PMID: 37663450; PMCID: PMC10468715.
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    27. Embracing dynamic public health policy impacts in infectious diseases responses: leveraging implementation science to improve practice. Front Public Health. 2023; 11:1207679. Branch-Elliman W, Elwy AR, Chambers DA. PMID: 37663826; PMCID: PMC10469790.
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    28. Condition-Dependent and Dynamic Impacts of Indoor Masking Policies for Coronavirus Disease 2019 Mitigation: A Nationwide, Interrupted Time-Series Analysis. Clin Infect Dis. 2023 07 26; 77(2):203-211. Ertem Z, Nelson RE, Schechter-Perkins EM, Al-Amery A, Zhang X, Branch-Elliman W. PMID: 37072937.
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    29. Improving COVID-19 Disease Severity Surveillance Measures: Statewide Implementation Experience. Ann Intern Med. 2023 06; 176(6):849-852. Doron S, Monach PA, Brown CM, Branch-Elliman W. PMID: 37186921; PMCID: PMC10308638.
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    30. The integration of harm reduction services in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA): a qualitative analysis of barriers and facilitators. J Addict Dis. 2024 Oct-Dec; 42(4):326-334. Harvey LH, Sliwinski SK, Flike K, Boudreau J, Gifford AL, Branch-Elliman W, Hyde J. PMID: 37154222; PMCID: PMC10630529.
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    31. A Novel Informatics Tool to Detect Periprocedural Antibiotic Allergy Adverse Events for Near Real-time Surveillance to Support Audit and Feedback. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 05 01; 6(5):e2313964. Reyes Dassum S, Mull HJ, Golenbock S, Lamkin RP, Epshtein I, Shin MH, Strymish JM, Blumenthal KG, Colborn K, Branch-Elliman W. PMID: 37195660; PMCID: PMC10193175.
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    32. Moving towards a precision approach for prevention of severe COVID-19. Lancet. 2023 04 29; 401(10386):1423-1424. Branch-Elliman W, Monach PA. PMID: 37120280; PMCID: PMC10139313.
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    33. More data needed on efficacy and safety of monovalent vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 omicron variants. Lancet Infect Dis. 2023 06; 23(6):654-655. Monach PA, Branch-Elliman W. PMID: 37119830; PMCID: PMC10132782.
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    34. The next 'pandemic playbook' needs to prioritize the needs of children-and a clear roadmap for opening schools. Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 2023; 3(1):e82. Branch-Elliman W, Fisher L, Doron S. PMID: 37179759; PMCID: PMC10173290.
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    35. Universal Masking in Health Care Settings: A Pandemic Strategy Whose Time Has Come and Gone, For Now. Ann Intern Med. 2023 06; 176(6):859-861. Shenoy ES, Babcock HM, Brust KB, Calderwood MS, Doron S, Malani AN, Wright SB, Branch-Elliman W. PMID: 37068281; PMCID: PMC10111407.
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    36. Pilot Study of Low-dose Naltrexone for the Treatment of Chronic Pain Due to Arthritis: A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Crossover Clinical Trial. Clin Ther. 2023 05; 45(5):468-477. Beaudette-Zlatanova B, Lew RA, Otis JD, Branch-Elliman W, Bacorro E, Dubreuil M, Eyvazzadeh C, Kaur M, Lazzari AA, Libbey C, Monach PA. PMID: 37045708.
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    37. Perceptions of Health Care-Associated Infection Metrics by Infection Control Experts. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 04 03; 6(4):e238952. Schrank GM, Branch-Elliman W, Leekha S, Baghdadi J, Pineles L, Harris AD, Morgan DJ. PMID: 37074719; PMCID: PMC10116362.
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    38. Considering Patient, Family, and Provider Goals and Expectations in a Rapidly Changing Clinical Context: A Framework for Antimicrobial Stewardship at the End of Life. Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2023 03; 37(1):139-151. Larnard J, Stead W, Branch-Elliman W. PMID: 36805010.
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    39. Development of a Periprocedure Trigger for Outpatient Interventional Radiology Procedures in the Veterans Health Administration. J Patient Saf. 2023 04 01; 19(3):185-192. Bart N, Mull HJ, Higgins M, Sturgeon D, Hederstedt K, Lamkin R, Sullivan B, Branch-Elliman W, Foster M. PMID: 36849447; PMCID: PMC10050130.
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    40. Arteriovenous Graft Failure in the Veterans Health Administration: Outcome Disparities Associated with Race. Radiology. 2023 05; 307(3):e220619. Higgins MCSS, Seren A, Foster MV, Sturgeon DJ, Bart N, Hederstedt K, Friefeld A, Lamkin RP, Sullivan BA, Branch-Elliman W, Mull HJ. PMID: 36809217; PMCID: PMC11262058.
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    41. The future of automated infection detection: Innovation to transform practice (Part III/III). Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 2023; 3(1):e26. Branch-Elliman W, Sundermann AJ, Wiens J, Shenoy ES. PMID: 36865708; PMCID: PMC9972533.
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    42. Automating surveillance for healthcare-associated infections: Rationale and current realities (Part I/III). Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 2023; 3(1):e25. Shenoy ES, Branch-Elliman W. PMID: 36865706; PMCID: PMC9972536.
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    43. Leveraging electronic data to expand infection detection beyond traditional settings and definitions (Part II/III). Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 2023; 3(1):e27. Branch-Elliman W, Sundermann AJ, Wiens J, Shenoy ES. PMID: 36865709; PMCID: PMC9972537.
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    44. Patient- reported reasons for non-participation in a COVID-19 therapeutics clinical trial: Findings from a multi-center investigation. Contemp Clin Trials. 2023 03; 126:107082. Dassum SR, Ferguson R, Woods P, Flynn M, Visnaw K, Holmberg E, Schiller S, Shannon C, Brophy M, Monach P, Leatherman S, Branch-Elliman W, VISN-1 Clinical Trials Network COVID-19 Investigators. PMID: 36632925; PMCID: PMC9827740.
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    45. Factors associated with the speed and scope of diffusion of COVID-19 therapeutics in a nationwide healthcare setting: a mixed-methods investigation. Health Res Policy Syst. 2022 Dec 14; 20(1):134. La J, Fillmore NR, Do NV, Brophy M, Monach PA, Branch-Elliman W. PMID: 36517793; PMCID: PMC9749626.
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    46. Recent common human coronavirus infection protects against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection: A Veterans Affairs cohort study. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2022 11 16; 119(46):e2213783119. Fillmore NR, Szalat RE, La J, Branch-Elliman W, Monach PA, Nguyen V, Samur MK, Brophy MT, Do NV, Munshi NC. PMID: 36343242; PMCID: PMC9674225.
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    47. Associations of Depression, Anxiety, Worry, Perceived Stress, and Loneliness Prior to Infection With Risk of Post-COVID-19 Conditions. JAMA Psychiatry. 2022 11 01; 79(11):1081-1091. Wang S, Quan L, Chavarro JE, Slopen N, Kubzansky LD, Koenen KC, Kang JH, Weisskopf MG, Branch-Elliman W, Roberts AL. PMID: 36069885; PMCID: PMC9453634.
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    48. Factors Associated With Severe COVID-19 Among Vaccinated Adults Treated in US Veterans Affairs Hospitals. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 10 03; 5(10):e2240037. Vo AD, La J, Wu JT, Strymish JM, Ronan M, Brophy M, Do NV, Branch-Elliman W, Fillmore NR, Monach PA. PMID: 36264571; PMCID: PMC9585432.
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    49. Prevalence of One-Year Mortality after Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Placement: An Opportunity for Palliative Care? J Palliat Med. 2023 02; 26(2):175-181. Kalver E, Branch-Elliman W, Stolzmann K, Wachterman M, Shin MH, Schweizer ML, Mull HJ. PMID: 36067080; PMCID: PMC9894597.
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    50. Reply to Klein and Harris. Clin Infect Dis. 2022 08 24; 75(1):e312-e313. Oster E, Schechter-Perkins EM, Branch-Elliman W. PMID: 35253850.
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    51. Lack of Association Between Pandemic School Mode Policy and Pediatric Body Mass Index Percentile Over Time. Child Obes. 2023 09; 19(6):423-427. Fisher L, Nelson RE, Ertem Z, Schechter-Perkins EM, Oster E, Branch-Elliman W. PMID: 36036724.
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    52. Increased COVID-19 breakthrough infection risk in patients with plasma cell disorders. Blood. 2022 08 18; 140(7):782-785. La J, Wu JT, Branch-Elliman W, Huhmann L, Han SS, Brophy M, Do NV, Lin AY, Fillmore NR, Munshi NC. PMID: 35605185; PMCID: PMC9130311.
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    53. Estimated Impact of the US COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign-Getting to 94% of Deaths Prevented. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 07 01; 5(7):e2220391. Jones M, Khader K, Branch-Elliman W. PMID: 35793090; PMCID: PMC9531754.
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    54. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) hospitalization metrics that do not account for disease severity underestimate protection provided by severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccination and boosting: A retrospective cohort study. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2023 01; 44(1):149-151. Corrigan JK, La J, Fillmore NR, Do NV, Brophy M, Doron S, Monach PA, Branch-Elliman W. PMID: 35599374; PMCID: PMC9171062.
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    55. Depression, worry, and loneliness are associated with subsequent risk of hospitalization for COVID-19: a prospective study. Psychol Med. 2023 07; 53(9):4022-4031. Wang S, Quan L, Ding M, Kang JH, Koenen KC, Kubzansky LD, Branch-Elliman W, Chavarro JE, Roberts AL. PMID: 35586906; PMCID: PMC9924056.
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    56. A Test-to-Stay Modified Quarantine Program for COVID-19 in Schools. Pediatrics. 2022 05 01; 149(5). Schechter-Perkins EM, Doron S, Johnston R, Hay J, Berlin D, Ciaranello A, Nelson SB, Gormley JM, Smole SC, Brown CM, Madoff LC, Branch-Elliman W. PMID: 35132435.
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    57. Assessing the sustainability of compliance with surgical site infection prophylaxis after discontinuation of mandatory active reporting: study protocol. Implement Sci Commun. 2022 Apr 25; 3(1):47. Branch-Elliman W, Elwy AR, Lamkin RL, Shin M, Engle RL, Colborn K, Rove J, Pendergast J, Hederstedt K, Hawn M, Mull HJ. PMID: 35468871; PMCID: PMC9036843.
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    58. Bronchopleural fistula due to cavitary pneumonia after SARS-CoV-2 infection treated with open thoracostomy. J Surg Case Rep. 2022 Apr; 2022(4):rjac076. Belyayev LA, Foroushani SM, Wiener DC, Branch-Elliman W, Marshall MB, Khalil HA. PMID: 35422997; PMCID: PMC9004406.
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    59. Corrigendum to: Effectiveness of 3 Versus 6 ft of Physical Distancing for Controlling Spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Among Primary and Secondary Students and Staff: A Retrospective, Statewide Cohort Study. Clin Infect Dis. 2022 Mar 23; 74(6):1127-1129. van den Berg P, Schechter-Perkins EM, Jack RS, Epshtein I, Nelson R, Oster E, Branch-Elliman W. PMID: 35170734; PMCID: PMC9125402.
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    60. Subcutaneous sarilumab for the treatment of hospitalized patients with moderate to severe COVID19 disease: A pragmatic, embedded randomized clinical trial. PLoS One. 2022; 17(2):e0263591. Branch-Elliman W, Ferguson R, Doros G, Woods P, Leatherman S, Strymish J, Datta R, Goswami R, Jankowich MD, Shah NR, Taylor TH, Page ST, Schiller SJ, Shannon C, Hau C, Flynn M, Holmberg E, Visnaw K, Dhond R, Brophy M, Monach PA. PMID: 35213547; PMCID: PMC8880885.
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    61. Association of COVID-19 Vaccination With SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Patients With Cancer: A US Nationwide Veterans Affairs Study. JAMA Oncol. 2022 02 01; 8(2):281-286. Wu JT, La J, Branch-Elliman W, Huhmann LB, Han SS, Parmigiani G, Tuck DP, Brophy MT, Do NV, Lin AY, Munshi NC, Fillmore NR. PMID: 34854921; PMCID: PMC8640949.
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    62. Promoting de-implementation of inappropriate antimicrobial use in cardiac device procedures by expanding audit and feedback: protocol for hybrid III type effectiveness/implementation quasi-experimental study. Implement Sci. 2022 01 29; 17(1):12. Branch-Elliman W, Lamkin R, Shin M, Mull HJ, Epshtein I, Golenbock S, Schweizer ML, Colborn K, Rove J, Strymish JM, Drekonja D, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Xu TH, Elwy AR. PMID: 35093104; PMCID: PMC8800400.
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    63. Reply to Author. Clin Infect Dis. 2022 01 29; 74(2):370-371. Branch-Elliman W, Jack RS, Schechter-Perkins EM, van den Berg P, Epshtein I, Oster E, Nelson R. PMID: 33988221.
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    64. Impact of prior SARS-CoV-2 infection on incidence of hospitalization and adverse events following mRNA SARS-CoV-2 vaccination: A nationwide, retrospective cohort study. Vaccine. 2022 02 16; 40(8):1082-1089. Li LL, Zheng C, La J, Do NV, Monach PA, Strymish JM, Fillmore NR, Branch-Elliman W. PMID: 35078665; PMCID: PMC8768509.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 6     Fields:    Translation:HumansCellsPHPublic Health
    65. A pilot model of a public-private partnership for implementation of a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) diagnostic testing program to facilitate a safe school reopening. Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 2022; 2(1):e4. Branch-Elliman W, van den Berg P, Dong SW, Kapoor AK, Merchant EA, Schechter-Perkins EM. PMID: 36310804; PMCID: PMC9614916.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 2  
    66. The COVID-19 hospitalization metric in the pre- and postvaccination eras as a measure of pandemic severity: A retrospective, nationwide cohort study. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2022 12; 43(12):1767-1772. Fillmore NR, La J, Zheng C, Doron S, Do NV, Monach PA, Branch-Elliman W. PMID: 35012694; PMCID: PMC9021586.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 21     Fields:    Translation:HumansCellsPHPublic Health
    67. Six Moments of Infection Prevention in Injection Drug Use: An Educational Toolkit for Clinicians. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2022 Feb; 9(2):ofab631. Harvey L, Boudreau J, Sliwinski SK, Strymish J, Gifford AL, Hyde J, Linsenmeyer K, Branch-Elliman W. PMID: 35097153; PMCID: PMC8794071.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 8  
    68. Author Correction: The impact of school opening model on SARS-CoV-2 community incidence and mortality. Nat Med. 2022 Jan; 28(1):212. Ertem Z, Schechter-Perkins EM, Oster E, van den Berg P, Epshtein I, Chaiyakunapruk N, Wilson FA, Perencevich E, Pettey WBP, Branch-Elliman W, Nelson RE. PMID: 35022576; PMCID: PMC8753326.
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    69. Effectiveness of 3 Versus 6 ft of Physical Distancing for Controlling Spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Among Primary and Secondary Students and Staff: A Retrospective, Statewide Cohort Study. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 11 16; 73(10):1871-1878. van den Berg P, Schechter-Perkins EM, Jack RS, Epshtein I, Nelson R, Oster E, Branch-Elliman W. PMID: 33704422; PMCID: PMC7989511.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 29     Fields:    Translation:HumansCellsPHPublic Health
    70. The impact of school opening model on SARS-CoV-2 community incidence and mortality. Nat Med. 2021 12; 27(12):2120-2126. Ertem Z, Schechter-Perkins EM, Oster E, van den Berg P, Epshtein I, Chaiyakunapruk N, Wilson FA, Perencevich E, Pettey WBP, Branch-Elliman W, Nelson RE. PMID: 34707317.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 19     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    71. Reply to Authors. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 09 15; 73(6):e1405-e1407. Branch-Elliman W, Schechter-Perkins EM, Jack RS, van den Berg P, Epshtein I, Nelson R, Oster E. PMID: 33895805.
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    72. Reconsidering 'minimal risk' to expand the repertoire of trials with waiver of informed consent for research. BMJ Open. 2021 09 14; 11(9):e048534. Monach PA, Branch-Elliman W. PMID: 34521663; PMCID: PMC8442055.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 2     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    73. Aspirin Dosing in Cardiovascular Disease. N Engl J Med. 2021 Aug 19; 385(8):764. Monach PA, Branch-Elliman W. PMID: 34407351.
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    74. Plazomicin for the treatment of multidrug-resistant Klebsiella bacteraemia in a patient with underlying chronic kidney disease and acute renal failure requiring renal replacement therapy. BMJ Case Rep. 2021 Aug 19; 14(8). Earle W, Bonegio RGB, Smith DB, Branch-Elliman W. PMID: 34413038; PMCID: PMC8378394.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 1     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    75. The Impact of School Opening Model on SARS-CoV-2 Community Incidence and Mortality: A Nationwide Cohort Study. Res Sq. 2021 Jul 15. Ertem Z, Schechter-Perkins E, Oster E, van den Berg P, Epshtein I, Chaiyakunapruk N, Wilson F, Perenchevich E, Pettey W, Branch-Elliman W, Nelson R. PMID: 34282412; PMCID: PMC8288150.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 1  
    76. Implementation of documented and written informed consent for clinical trials of communicable diseases: Lessons learned, barriers, solutions, future directions identified during the conduct of a COVID-19 clinical trial. Contemp Clin Trials Commun. 2021 Sep; 23:100804. Woods P, Flynn M, Monach P, Visnaw K, Schiller S, Holmberg E, Leatherman S, Ferguson R, Branch-Elliman W. PMID: 34222708; PMCID: PMC8234262.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 7  
    77. How Are Emerging Data Translated Into Clinical Practice? A Mixed Methods Investigation of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Institutional Treatment Protocols. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2021 Apr; 8(4):ofab072. Asundi A, Resnik J, Benedict PA, Shin M, Rani Elwy A, Branch-Elliman W. PMID: 33855102; PMCID: PMC8026152.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 4  
    78. Association Between Diabetic Foot Infection Wound Culture Positivity and 1-Year Admission for Invasive Infection: A Multicenter Cohort Study. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2021 Jul; 8(7):ofab172. Branch-Elliman W, Sturgeon D, Karchmer AW, Mull HJ. PMID: 34631923; PMCID: PMC8496129.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 2  
    79. The Science Behind Safe School Re-opening: Leveraging the Pillars of Infection Control to Support Safe Elementary and Secondary Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2022 Mar; 9(3):ofab134. Schechter-Perkins EM, van den Berg P, Branch-Elliman W. PMID: 35141343; PMCID: PMC7989186.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 4  
    80. Development of a fully automated surgical site infection detection algorithm for use in cardiac and orthopedic surgery research. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2021 10; 42(10):1215-1220. Suzuki H, Clore GS, Perencevich EN, Hockett-Sherlock SM, Goto M, Nair R, Branch-Elliman W, Richardson KK, Gupta K, Beck BF, Alexander B, Balkenende EC, Schweizer ML. PMID: 33618788; PMCID: PMC8506349.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 4     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    81. Economic Considerations in Infectious Diseases Emergency Response Preparedness: It's All About the Point of View. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 01 23; 72(1):148-152. Branch-Elliman W, Safdar N, Nelson R. PMID: 32379858; PMCID: PMC7454343.
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    82. Not What Anyone Signed up for: Unnecessary and Insurmountable Barriers Encountered in Conducting Clinical Trials in COVID-19. Narrat Inq Bioeth. 2021; 11(1):8-15. Branch-Elliman W, Monach PA. PMID: 34334456.
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    83. What Is the Primary Driver of Preoperative Vancomycin Use? It's Not Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus-or Allergy. Clin Infect Dis. 2020 12 17; 71(10):2732-2735. Strymish JM, O' Brien W, Itani K, Gupta K, Branch-Elliman W. PMID: 32337589; PMCID: PMC7744972.
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    84. Bringing New Meaning to the Term "Adaptive Trial": Challenges of Conducting Clinical Research During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic and Implications for Implementation Science. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2020 Nov; 7(11):ofaa490. Branch-Elliman W, Elwy AR, Monach P. PMID: 33204763; PMCID: PMC7654375.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 7  
    85. Novel Method to Flag Cardiac Implantable Device Infections by Integrating Text Mining With Structured Data in the Veterans Health Administration's Electronic Medical Record. JAMA Netw Open. 2020 09 01; 3(9):e2012264. Mull HJ, Stolzmann KL, Shin MH, Kalver E, Schweizer ML, Branch-Elliman W. PMID: 32955571; PMCID: PMC7506515.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 14     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    86. How Testing Drives Treatment in Asymptomatic Patients: Level of Pyuria Directly Predicts Probability of Antimicrobial Prescribing. Clin Infect Dis. 2020 07 27; 71(3):614-621. Gupta K, O'Brien W, Gallegos-Salazar J, Strymish J, Branch-Elliman W. PMID: 31504317; PMCID: PMC7384311.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 9     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    87. Pragmatic, adaptive clinical trials: Is 2020 the dawning of a new age? Contemp Clin Trials Commun. 2020 Sep; 19:100614. Branch-Elliman W, Lehmann LS, Boden WE, Ferguson R, Monach P. PMID: 32724866; PMCID: PMC7366075.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 7  
    88. Development and Validation of a Semi-Automated Surveillance Algorithm for Cardiac Device Infections: Insights from the VA CART program. Sci Rep. 2020 03 24; 10(1):5276. Asundi A, Stanislawski M, Mehta P, Mull HJ, Schweizer ML, Barón AE, Ho PM, Gupta K, Branch-Elliman W. PMID: 32210289; PMCID: PMC7093485.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 4     Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
    89. Identification of a norovirus outbreak on a hematopoietic stem cell transplant unit and development and implementation of a novel infection prevention algorithm for controlling transmission. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2020 04; 41(4):472-476. Branch-Elliman W, Araujo-Castillo RV, Snyder GM, Sullivan BF, Alonso CD, Wright SB. PMID: 32091351; PMCID: PMC7483699.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 1     Fields:    Translation:HumansCellsPHPublic Health
    90. Novel methodology to measure pre-procedure antimicrobial prophylaxis: integrating text searches with structured data from the Veterans Health Administration's electronic medical record. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2020 01 30; 20(1):15. Mull HJ, Stolzmann K, Kalver E, Shin MH, Schweizer ML, Asundi A, Mehta P, Stanislawski M, Branch-Elliman W. PMID: 32000780; PMCID: PMC6993312.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 2     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    91. Successful treatment of fulminant Clostridioides difficile infection with emergent fecal microbiota transplantation in a patient with acute myeloid leukemia and prolonged, severe neutropenia. Transpl Infect Dis. 2020 Feb; 22(1):e13216. Lee MSL, Ramakrishna B, Moss AC, Gold HS, Branch-Elliman W. PMID: 31769569.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 6     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    92. Factors influencing uptake of evidence-based antimicrobial prophylaxis guidelines for electrophysiology procedures. Am J Infect Control. 2020 06; 48(6):668-674. Branch-Elliman W, Gupta K, Rani Elwy A. PMID: 31806236; PMCID: PMC7247944.
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    93. Ideal Total Joint Arthroplasty Antibiotic Prophylaxis Unknown-Reply. JAMA Surg. 2019 12 01; 154(12):1169. Branch-Elliman W, O'Brien W, Gupta K. PMID: 31461137.
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    94. Surgical site infections in outpatient surgeries: Less invasive procedures contribute substantially to the overall burden. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2019 10; 40(10):1191-1193. Linsenmeyer K, Branch-Elliman W, Kalver E, Mull HJ. PMID: 31426875; PMCID: PMC7328464.
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    95. Oseltamivir prophylaxis for the prevention of influenza in healthy healthcare workers: Tolerability and compliance challenges. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2019 11; 40(11):1328-1329. Branch-Elliman W, Yassa DS, Wright SB. PMID: 31426883.
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    96. The discontinuation of contact precautions for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus: Impact upon patient adverse events and hospital operations. BMJ Qual Saf. 2020 10; 29(10):1-2. Schrank GM, Snyder GM, Davis RB, Branch-Elliman W, Wright SB. PMID: 31320496.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 9     Fields:    Translation:HumansCellsPHPublic Health
    97. Association of Duration and Type of Surgical Prophylaxis With Antimicrobial-Associated Adverse Events. JAMA Surg. 2019 07 01; 154(7):590-598. Branch-Elliman W, O'Brien W, Strymish J, Itani K, Wyatt C, Gupta K. PMID: 31017647; PMCID: PMC6487902.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 96     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    98. Real-world effectiveness of infection prevention interventions for reducing procedure-related cardiac device infections: Insights from the veterans affairs clinical assessment reporting and tracking program. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2019 08; 40(8):855-862. Asundi A, Stanislawski M, Mehta P, Baron AE, Mull HJ, Ho PM, Zimetbaum PJ, Gupta K, Branch-Elliman W. PMID: 31159895; PMCID: PMC7239318.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 8     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    99. Real-world challenges in infection prevention: Differential implementation between stable and unstable patients may influence clinical effectiveness of interventions. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2019 06; 40(6):736-737. Branch-Elliman W, Schweizer M. PMID: 30973120.
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    100. Facility type and surgical specialty are associated with suboptimal surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis practice patterns: a multi-center, retrospective cohort study. Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2019; 8:49. Branch-Elliman W, Pizer SD, Dasinger EA, Gold HS, Abdulkerim H, Rosen AK, Charns MP, Hawn MT, Itani KMF, Mull HJ. PMID: 30886702; PMCID: PMC6404270.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 7     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    101. Association of Screening and Treatment for Preoperative Asymptomatic Bacteriuria With Postoperative Outcomes Among US Veterans. JAMA Surg. 2019 03 01; 154(3):241-248. Gallegos Salazar J, O'Brien W, Strymish JM, Itani K, Branch-Elliman W, Gupta K. PMID: 30540346; PMCID: PMC6439639.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 9     Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
    102. Association between postoperative opioid use and outpatient surgical adverse events. Am J Surg. 2019 04; 217(4):605-612. Dasinger EA, Branch-Elliman W, Pizer SD, Abdulkerim H, Rosen AK, Charns MP, Hawn MT, Itani KMF, Mull HJ. PMID: 30639132; PMCID: PMC6664793.
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    103. Infections in Older Adults: A Case-Based Discussion Series Emphasizing Antibiotic Stewardship. MedEdPORTAL. 2018 09 21; 14:10754. Michener A, Heath B, Crnich CJ, Moehring R, Schmader K, Mody L, Branch-Elliman W, Jump RLP. PMID: 30800954; PMCID: PMC6346280.
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    104. Prolonged antimicrobial prophylaxis following cardiac device procedures increases preventable harm: insights from the VA CART program. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2018 09; 39(9):1030-1036. Asundi A, Stanislawski M, Mehta P, Barón AE, Gold H, Mull H, Ho PM, Gupta K, Branch-Elliman W. PMID: 30226128.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 10     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    105. Factors Associated With Emergency Department Visits and Hospital Admissions After Invasive Outpatient Procedures in the Veterans Health Administration. JAMA Surg. 2018 08 01; 153(8):774-776. Mull HJ, Gellad ZF, Gupta RT, Valle JA, Makarov DV, Silverman T, Branch-Elliman W. PMID: 29801049; PMCID: PMC6584308.
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    106. A retrospective analysis of adverse events among patients receiving daptomycin versus vancomycin during outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2018 08; 39(8):947-954. Schrank GM, Wright SB, Branch-Elliman W, LaSalvia MT. PMID: 29893658.
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    107. Correlation of Hand Hygiene Compliance Measured by Direct Observation with Estimates Obtained from Product Usage. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2018 06; 39(6):746-749. Branch-Elliman W, Snyder GM, King AD, Baldini LM, Dooley KM, Yassa DS, Wright SB. PMID: 29606156.
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    108. Combination antimicrobial prophylaxis for hysterectomy: harm without the benefit? Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2018 05; 218(5):536-537. Branch-Elliman W, Ripollone J, O'Brien W, Itani K, Strymish J, Gupta K. PMID: 29409849.
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    109. Breaking the Chain of Infection in Older Adults: A Review of Risk Factors and Strategies for Preventing Device-Related Infections. Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2017 12; 31(4):649-671. Schrank G, Branch-Elliman W. PMID: 29079154.
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    110. Validation of an electronic tool for flagging surgical site infections based on clinical practice patterns for triaging surveillance: Operational successes and barriers. Am J Infect Control. 2018 02; 46(2):186-190. Pindyck T, Gupta K, Strymish J, Itani KM, Carter ME, Suo Y, Bessesen MT, Topkoff J, Steele AS, Barón AE, Gundlapalli AV, Branch-Elliman W. PMID: 29031434.
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    111. A Roadmap for Reducing Cardiac Device Infections: a Review of Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, and Actionable Risk Factors to Guide the Development of an Infection Prevention Program for the Electrophysiology Laboratory. Curr Infect Dis Rep. 2017 Aug 16; 19(10):34. Branch-Elliman W. PMID: 28815459.
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    112. Risk of surgical site infection, acute kidney injury, and Clostridium difficile infection following antibiotic prophylaxis with vancomycin plus a beta-lactam versus either drug alone: A national propensity-score-adjusted retrospective cohort study. PLoS Med. 2017 Jul; 14(7):e1002340. Branch-Elliman W, Ripollone JE, O'Brien WJ, Itani KMF, Schweizer ML, Perencevich E, Strymish J, Gupta K. PMID: 28692690; PMCID: PMC5503171.
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    113. When Sterile Processing Goes Down: An Economic Analysis of Alternative Strategies for Supporting the Service. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2017 08; 38(8):1002-1004. Mittenzwei SE, Topkoff JL, Bessesen MT, Porter CA, Rai GS, Branch-Elliman W. PMID: 28625181.
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    114. Active identification of patients who are methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonized is not associated with longer duration of vancomycin therapy. Am J Infect Control. 2017 Oct 01; 45(10):1081-1085. Acuna-Villaorduna C, Branch-Elliman W, Strymish J, Gupta K. PMID: 28629753.
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    115. Does Adjunctive Tigecycline Improve Outcomes in Severe-Complicated, Nonoperative Clostridium difficile Infection? Open Forum Infect Dis. 2017; 4(1):ofw264. LaSalvia MT, Branch-Elliman W, Snyder GM, Mahoney MV, Alonso CD, Gold HS, Wright SB. PMID: 28480257; PMCID: PMC5413996.
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    116. Implementation of Infection Prevention and Antimicrobial Stewardship in Cardiac Electrophysiology Laboratories: Results from the SHEA Research Network. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2017 04; 38(4):496-498. Mehrotra P, Gupta K, Strymish J, Kramer DB, Lambert-Kerzner A, Ho PM, Branch-Elliman W. PMID: 28103958; PMCID: PMC5550107.
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    117. Investigation of a Candida guilliermondii Pseudo-outbreak Reveals a Novel Source of Laboratory Contamination. J Clin Microbiol. 2017 04; 55(4):1080-1089. Kirby JE, Branch-Elliman W, LaSalvia MT, Longhi L, MacKechnie M, Urman G, Baldini LM, Muriel FR, Sullivan B, Yassa DS, Gold HS, Wagner TK, Diekema DJ, Wright SB. PMID: 28100597; PMCID: PMC5377835.
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    118. Cardiac Electrophysiology Laboratories: A Potential Target for Antimicrobial Stewardship and Quality Improvement? Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2016 09; 37(9):1005-11. Branch-Elliman W, Stanislawski M, Strymish J, Barón AE, Gupta K, Varosy PD, Gold HS, Ho PM. PMID: 27322021.
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    119. Using the Pillars of Infection Prevention to Build an Effective Program for Reducing the Transmission of Emerging and Reemerging Infections. Curr Environ Health Rep. 2015 Sep; 2(3):226-35. Branch-Elliman W, Savor Price C, Bessesen MT, Perl TM. PMID: 26231500; PMCID: PMC7099308.
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    120. Determining the Ideal Strategy for Ventilator-associated Pneumonia Prevention. Cost-Benefit Analysis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2015 Jul 01; 192(1):57-63. Branch-Elliman W, Wright SB, Howell MD. PMID: 25871807.
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    121. Natural Language Processing for Real-Time Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection Surveillance: Results of a Pilot Implementation Trial. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2015 Sep; 36(9):1004-10. Branch-Elliman W, Strymish J, Kudesia V, Rosen AK, Gupta K. PMID: 26022228.
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    122. Rates of recurrent variceal bleeding are low with modern esophageal banding strategies: a retrospective cohort study. Scand J Gastroenterol. 2015; 50(9):1059-67. Branch-Elliman W, Perumalswami P, Factor SH, Sled SM, Flamm SL. PMID: 25865440.
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    123. Protecting the frontline: designing an infection prevention platform for preventing emerging respiratory viral illnesses in healthcare personnel. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2015 Mar; 36(3):336-45. Branch-Elliman W, Savor Price C, McGeer A, Perl TM. PMID: 25695176.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 5     Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
    124. Using clinical variables to guide surgical site infection detection: a novel surveillance strategy. Am J Infect Control. 2014 Dec; 42(12):1291-5. Branch-Elliman W, Strymish J, Itani KM, Gupta K. PMID: 25465259.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 7     Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
    125. Development and validation of a simple and easy-to-employ electronic algorithm for identifying clinical methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Jun; 35(6):692-8. Branch-Elliman W, Strymish J, Gupta K. PMID: 24799646.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 6     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    126. Direct feedback with the ATP luminometer as a process improvement tool for terminal cleaning of patient rooms. Am J Infect Control. 2014 Feb; 42(2):195-7. Branch-Elliman W, Robillard E, McCarthy G, Gupta K. PMID: 24485376.
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    127. Health and economic burden of post-partum Staphylococcus aureus breast abscess. PLoS One. 2013; 8(9):e73155. Branch-Elliman W, Lee GM, Golen TH, Gold HS, Baldini LM, Wright SB. PMID: 24039877; PMCID: PMC3764182.
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    128. Estimated nursing workload for the implementation of ventilator bundles. BMJ Qual Saf. 2013 Apr; 22(4):357-61. Branch-Elliman W, Wright SB, Gillis JM, Howell MD. PMID: 23431219.
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    129. A clinical history of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is a poor predictor of preoperative colonization status and postoperative infections. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2012 Nov; 33(11):1113-7. Strymish J, Branch-Elliman W, Itani KM, Williams S, Gupta K. PMID: 23041809.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 5     Fields:    Translation:HumansCellsPHPublic Health
    130. Hepatitis C transmission due to contamination of multidose medication vials: summary of an outbreak and a call to action. Am J Infect Control. 2013 Jan; 41(1):92-4. Branch-Elliman W, Weiss D, Balter S, Bornschlegel K, Phillips M. PMID: 22632822.
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    131. Risk factors for Staphylococcus aureus postpartum breast abscess. Clin Infect Dis. 2012 Jan 01; 54(1):71-7. Branch-Elliman W, Golen TH, Gold HS, Yassa DS, Baldini LM, Wright SB. PMID: 22052894.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 11     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    132. Mutation Master: profiles of substitutions in hepatitis C virus RNA of the core, alternate reading frame, and NS2 coding regions. RNA. 2002 May; 8(5):557-71. Walewski JL, Gutierrez JA, Branch-Elliman W, Stump DD, Keller TR, Rodriguez A, Benson G, Branch AD. PMID: 12022223; PMCID: PMC1370277.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 18     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
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