Fernanda C Lessa

Summary

Affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Current status of Clostridium difficile infection epidemiology
    Fernanda C Lessa
    Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Clin Infect Dis 55:S65-70. 2012
  2. ncbi Impact of USA300 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus on clinical outcomes of patients with pneumonia or central line-associated bloodstream infections
    Fernanda C Lessa
    Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
    Clin Infect Dis 55:232-41. 2012
  3. ncbi Risk of infections associated with improperly reprocessed transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy equipment
    Fernanda Lessa
    Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 29:289-93. 2008
  4. ncbi Fatal group C streptococcal infection due to transfusion of a bacterially contaminated pooled platelet unit despite routine bacterial culture screening
    Fernanda Lessa
    Office of Workforce and Career Development, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Transfusion 48:2177-83. 2008
  5. 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
  6. ncbi Health care transmission of a newly emergent adenovirus serotype in health care personnel at a military hospital in Texas, 2007
    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, Georgia, USA
    J Infect Dis 200:1759-65. 2009
  7. ncbi Trends in Candida central line-associated bloodstream infections among NICUs, 1999-2009
    Amit S Chitnis
    Surveillance Branch, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Pediatrics 130:e46-52. 2012
  8. ncbi Comparison of incidence of bloodstream infection with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus between England and United States, 2006-2007
    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, Georgia, USA
    Clin Infect Dis 51:925-8. 2010
  9. ncbi Device-Associated Infections among Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Patients: Incidence and Associated Pathogens Reported to the National Healthcare Safety Network, 2006-2008
    Susan N Hocevar
    Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 33:1200-6. 2012
  10. ncbi Outbreak of Enterococcus gallinarum infections after total knee arthroplasty
    Michael P Cooper
    Ohio Department of Health, 8th Floor, Columbus, OH 43215, USA
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 29:361-3. 2008

Detail Information

Publications10

  1. ncbi Current status of Clostridium difficile infection epidemiology
    Fernanda C Lessa
    Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Clin Infect Dis 55:S65-70. 2012
    ..In the face of these changes in the epidemiology and microbiology of CDI, surveillance systems are necessary to monitor trends and inform public health actions...
  2. ncbi Impact of USA300 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus on clinical outcomes of patients with pneumonia or central line-associated bloodstream infections
    Fernanda C Lessa
    Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
    Clin Infect Dis 55:232-41. 2012
    ..However, its impact on patient outcomes has not been well studied. We evaluated patients with invasive MRSA infections to assess differences in outcomes between infections caused by USA100 and those caused by USA300...
  3. ncbi Risk of infections associated with improperly reprocessed transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy equipment
    Fernanda Lessa
    Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 29:289-93. 2008
    ..An investigation was initiated to assess the risks of transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and bacteria during prostate biopsies...
  4. ncbi Fatal group C streptococcal infection due to transfusion of a bacterially contaminated pooled platelet unit despite routine bacterial culture screening
    Fernanda Lessa
    Office of Workforce and Career Development, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Transfusion 48:2177-83. 2008
    ..An investigation was conducted to identify both the infection's source and the reasons for the false-negative screening result...
  5. 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...
  6. ncbi Health care transmission of a newly emergent adenovirus serotype in health care personnel at a military hospital in Texas, 2007
    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, Georgia, USA
    J Infect Dis 200:1759-65. 2009
    ..From April through June 2007, 15 trainees at one base were hospitalized for pneumonia due to Ad14. Subsequent reports of febrile respiratory illness among health care personnel suggested nosocomial transmission...
  7. ncbi Trends in Candida central line-associated bloodstream infections among NICUs, 1999-2009
    Amit S Chitnis
    Surveillance Branch, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Pediatrics 130:e46-52. 2012
    ..To assess trends in incidence of Candida spp. central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) in US NICUs, 1999-2009...
  8. ncbi Comparison of incidence of bloodstream infection with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus between England and United States, 2006-2007
    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, Georgia, USA
    Clin Infect Dis 51:925-8. 2010
    ..The incidence of community-onset MRSA BSI was 6.3-fold higher in the United States than in England, whereas the incidence of hospital-onset MRSA BSI was similar between the 2 countries...
  9. ncbi Device-Associated Infections among Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Patients: Incidence and Associated Pathogens Reported to the National Healthcare Safety Network, 2006-2008
    Susan N Hocevar
    Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 33:1200-6. 2012
    ..Pathogens associated with these infections can pose treatment challenges; continued efforts at prevention need to be applied to all NICU settings...
  10. ncbi Outbreak of Enterococcus gallinarum infections after total knee arthroplasty
    Michael P Cooper
    Ohio Department of Health, 8th Floor, Columbus, OH 43215, USA
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 29:361-3. 2008
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