Teresa C Horan

Summary

Affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi CDC/NHSN surveillance definition of health care-associated infection and criteria for specific types of infections in the acute care setting
    Teresa C Horan
    National Healthcare Safety Network, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
    Am J Infect Control 36:309-32. 2008
  2. ncbi Trends in incidence of late-onset methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in neonatal intensive care units: data from the National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance System, 1995-2004
    Fernanda C Lessa
    Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Preparedness, Detection, and Control of Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
    Pediatr Infect Dis J 28:577-81. 2009
  3. ncbi Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus central line-associated bloodstream infections in US intensive care units, 1997-2007
    Deron C Burton
    Surveillance Branch, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Preparedness, Detection, and Control of Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
    JAMA 301:727-36. 2009
  4. ncbi Making use of electronic data: the National Healthcare Safety Network eSurveillance Initiative
    Jonathan R Edwards
    National Center for Preparedness, Detection and Control of Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Public Health Service, US Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
    Am J Infect Control 36:S21-6. 2008
  5. ncbi Dialysis Surveillance Report: National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN)-data summary for 2006
    R Monina Klevens
    Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U S Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
    Semin Dial 21:24-8. 2008
  6. ncbi Measurement of the impact of risk adjustment for central line-days on interpretation of central line-associated bloodstream infection rates
    Jerome I Tokars
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 28:1025-9. 2007
  7. ncbi National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Report, data summary for 2006, issued June 2007
    Jonathan R Edwards
    Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Preparedness, Detection and Control of Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
    Am J Infect Control 35:290-301. 2007
  8. ncbi Guidance on public reporting of healthcare-associated infections: recommendations of the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee
    Linda McKibben
    Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 26:580-7. 2005
  9. ncbi NHSN annual update: antimicrobial-resistant pathogens associated with healthcare-associated infections: annual summary of data reported to the National Healthcare Safety Network at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2006-2007
    Alicia I Hidron
    Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 29:996-1011. 2008
  10. ncbi Estimating health care-associated infections and deaths in U.S. hospitals, 2002
    R Monina Klevens
    Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, MS A 24, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
    Public Health Rep 122:160-6. 2007

Detail Information

Publications14

  1. ncbi CDC/NHSN surveillance definition of health care-associated infection and criteria for specific types of infections in the acute care setting
    Teresa C Horan
    National Healthcare Safety Network, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
    Am J Infect Control 36:309-32. 2008
  2. ncbi Trends in incidence of late-onset methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in neonatal intensive care units: data from the National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance System, 1995-2004
    Fernanda C Lessa
    Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Preparedness, Detection, and Control of Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
    Pediatr Infect Dis J 28:577-81. 2009
    ..We assessed the scope and magnitude of MRSA infections with disease onset after 3 days of age (late-onset MRSA infections) in NICUs...
  3. ncbi Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus central line-associated bloodstream infections in US intensive care units, 1997-2007
    Deron C Burton
    Surveillance Branch, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Preparedness, Detection, and Control of Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
    JAMA 301:727-36. 2009
    ..Concerns about rates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) health care-associated infections have prompted calls for mandatory screening or reporting in efforts to reduce MRSA infections...
  4. ncbi Making use of electronic data: the National Healthcare Safety Network eSurveillance Initiative
    Jonathan R Edwards
    National Center for Preparedness, Detection and Control of Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Public Health Service, US Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
    Am J Infect Control 36:S21-6. 2008
    ..Enhanced interoperability between health care and public health information systems is achievable for surveillance purposes, but major challenges must be overcome to realize the full benefits sought by the eSurveillance Initiative...
  5. ncbi Dialysis Surveillance Report: National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN)-data summary for 2006
    R Monina Klevens
    Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U S Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
    Semin Dial 21:24-8. 2008
    ..g., coagulase-negative staphylococci). In 2007, enrollment in NHSN opened to all providers of outpatient hemodialysis. Specific information is available at http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/nhsn_FAQenrollment.html...
  6. ncbi Measurement of the impact of risk adjustment for central line-days on interpretation of central line-associated bloodstream infection rates
    Jerome I Tokars
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 28:1025-9. 2007
    ..To describe methods to assess the practical impact of risk adjustment for central line-days on the interpretation of central line-associated bloodstream infection (BSI) rates, because collecting these data is often burdensome...
  7. ncbi National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Report, data summary for 2006, issued June 2007
    Jonathan R Edwards
    Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Preparedness, Detection and Control of Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
    Am J Infect Control 35:290-301. 2007
  8. ncbi Guidance on public reporting of healthcare-associated infections: recommendations of the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee
    Linda McKibben
    Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 26:580-7. 2005
  9. ncbi NHSN annual update: antimicrobial-resistant pathogens associated with healthcare-associated infections: annual summary of data reported to the National Healthcare Safety Network at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2006-2007
    Alicia I Hidron
    Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 29:996-1011. 2008
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  10. ncbi Estimating health care-associated infections and deaths in U.S. hospitals, 2002
    R Monina Klevens
    Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, MS A 24, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
    Public Health Rep 122:160-6. 2007
    ..The purpose of this study was to provide a national estimate of the number of healthcare-associated infections (HAI) and deaths in United States hospitals...
  11. ncbi Detection of postoperative surgical-site infections: comparison of health plan-based surveillance with hospital-based programs
    Kenneth E Sands
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Eastern Massachusetts Prevention Epicenter, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 24:741-3. 2003
    ..Interpretation of differences among hospitals' infection rates requires case mix adjustment and understanding of variations in hospitals' discharge diagnosis coding practices...
  12. ncbi Comparisons of health care-associated infections identification using two mechanisms for public reporting
    Patricia W Stone
    Columbia University School of Nursing, New York, NY 10032, USA
    Am J Infect Control 35:145-9. 2007
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  13. ncbi Using automated health plan data to assess infection risk from coronary artery bypass surgery
    Richard Platt
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Eastern Massachusetts Prevention Epicenter, Boston, USA
    Emerg Infect Dis 8:1433-41. 2002
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  14. ncbi Improving benchmarks for surveillance by defining types of pediatric intensive care units
    Betsy Epps
    Am J Infect Control 30:68-70. 2002