Publications

• Development of a multi-year pediatric antibiogram in Georgia identifies antibiotic resistance changes over the past ten years.
  Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol Volume: 5 Page(s): e37
  01/01/2025 Authors: Linam M; Goldstein M; Huang T; Westbrook A; Jerris RC; Gonzalez MD
• Going commando as part of a multifaceted intervention to reduce CAUTIs in critically ill children.
  Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol Volume: 5 Page(s): e2
  01/01/2025 Authors: Linam M; Wannemacher L; Powell K; Calamaro C; Walson K
• Monitoring health disparities in healthcare-associated infection surveillance: A Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) Research Network (SRN) Survey.
  Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Volume: 45 Page(s): 526 - 529
  04/01/2024 Authors: McGrath CL; Logan LK; Deloney VM; Rubin LG; Ravin KA; Muller M; Bartlett AH; de St Maurice A; Linam WM; Caughell C
• Initiation of interdisciplinary prevention rounds: decreasing CLABSIs in critically ill children.
  Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol Volume: 4 Page(s): e80
  01/01/2024 Authors: Linam M; Wannemacher L; Hawthorne A; Calamaro C; Spafford P; Walson K
• Comparison of Administrative Database-Derived and Hospital-Derived Data for Monitoring Blood Culture Use in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.
  J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc Volume: 12 Page(s): 436 - 442
  07/31/2023 Authors: Xiao S; Woods-Hill CZ; Koontz D; Thurm C; Richardson T; Milstone AM; Colantuoni E; Bright STAR Authorship Group
• Association of Diagnostic Stewardship for Blood Cultures in Critically Ill Children With Culture Rates, Antibiotic Use, and Patient Outcomes: Results of the Bright STAR Collaborative.
  JAMA Pediatr Volume: 176 Page(s): 690 - 698
  07/01/2022 Authors: Woods-Hill CZ; Colantuoni EA; Koontz DW; Voskertchian A; Xie A; Thurm C; Miller MR; Fackler JC; Milstone AM; Bright STAR Authorship Group
• Triage Travel Screening in the Pediatric ED: A Cross-Sectional Analysis to Evaluate Current Use and Effectiveness in Identifying Travel Related Illness.
  Am J Emerg Med Volume: 56 Page(s): 113 - 116
  06/01/2022 Authors: Greenky D; Linam M; Yaffee A; Costello B; Gillespie S; Murray B
• Don't just do it-Conducting and publishing improvement science in infection prevention and antibiotic stewardship.
  Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol Volume: 2 Page(s): e33
  01/01/2022 Authors: Linam WM; Trivedi KK; Schaffzin JK
• SHEA Pediatric Leadership Council commentary: Inpatient visitor considerations for pediatric patients during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
  Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Volume: 42 Page(s): 1369 - 1371
  11/01/2021 Authors: Bartlett AH; Ravin KA; Rubin LG; McGrath C; de St Maurice A; Linam WM; Logan LK; Muller M; Caughell C; Ramirez-Avila L
• A Vexing Problem: When Visitors Become Vectors of Viruses.
  J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc Volume: 10 Page(s): 889 - 890
  10/27/2021 Authors: Linam WM; Shane AL
• Response to 'Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in pediatric healthcare workers (pHCWs)'.
  Int J Infect Dis Volume: 106 Page(s): 279 - 280
  05/01/2021 Authors: Greenky D; Linam M; Yaffee A; Costello BE; Murray B
• Pediatric research priorities in healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial stewardship.
  Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Volume: 42 Page(s): 519 - 522
  05/01/2021 Authors: Coffin SE; Abanyie F; Bryant K; Cantey J; Fiore A; Fritz S; Guzman-Cottrill J; Hersh AL; Huskins WC; Kociolek LK
• Comparison of Upper Respiratory Viral Load Distributions in Asymptomatic and Symptomatic Children Diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Pediatric Hospital Testing Programs.
  J Clin Microbiol Volume: 59
  12/17/2020 Authors: Kociolek LK; Muller WJ; Yee R; Dien Bard J; Brown CA; Revell PA; Wardell H; Savage TJ; Jung S; Dominguez S
• Quantitative SARS-CoV-2 Serology in Children With Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS-C).
  Pediatrics Volume: 146
  12/01/2020 Authors: Rostad CA; Chahroudi A; Mantus G; Lapp SA; Teherani M; Macoy L; Tarquinio KM; Basu RK; Kao C; Linam WM
• Burden of Illness in Households With Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2-Infected Children.
  J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc Volume: 9 Page(s): 613 - 616
  11/10/2020 Authors: Teherani MF; Kao CM; Camacho-Gonzalez A; Banskota S; Shane AL; Linam WM; Jaggi P
• Educational Intervention Improves Clinician Infection Prevention Knowledge and Behavior in a Pediatric Emergency Department
  Volume: 41 Page(s): S198 - S198
  10/01/2020 Authors: Linam M; Rangwalla N; Shroff P; Armstead C; Beiter J
• Congenital Toxoplasmosis Presenting as Eosinophilic Encephalomyelitis With Spinal Cord Hemorrhage.
  Pediatrics Volume: 145
  02/01/2020 Authors: Vera CN; Linam WM; Gadde JA; Wolf DS; Walson K; Montoya JG; Rostad CA
• Complement Inhibition in Severe COVID-19 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome.
  Front Pediatr Volume: 8 Page(s): 616731
  01/01/2020 Authors: Raghunandan S; Josephson CD; Verkerke H; Linam WM; Ingram TC; Zerra PE; Arthur CM; Stowell SR; Briones M; Chonat S
• Outbreak of scabies in a neonatal intensive care unit.
  Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Volume: 40 Page(s): 613 - 614
  05/01/2019 Authors: Vijayan V; Marrero E; Gaspar A; Wisdom C; Honeycutt MD; Linam WM
• Focusing on Families and Visitors Reduces Healthcare Associated Respiratory Viral Infections in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
  Pediatr Qual Saf Volume: 4 Page(s): e242
  01/01/2019 Authors: Linam WM; Marrero EM; Honeycutt MD; Wisdom CM; Gaspar A; Vijayan V
• Speaking Up: The Next Step to Improving Health Care Worker Hand Hygiene.
  Hosp Pediatr Volume: 7 Page(s): 245 - 246
  04/01/2017 Authors: Linam WM
• EVALUATION OF OUTCOMES FOR EXTENDED INTERVAL GENTAMICIN DOSING IN CHILDREN WITH TULAREMIA
  Volume: 65 Page(s): 524 - 524
  02/01/2017 Authors: Mott JJ; Harik N; Linam W; McMinn C; Maples H
• Impact of a Successful Speaking Up Program on Health-Care Worker Hand Hygiene Behavior.
  Pediatr Qual Saf Volume: 2 Page(s): e035
  01/01/2017 Authors: Linam WM; Honeycutt MD; Gilliam CH; Wisdom CM; Deshpande JK
• Naegleria fowleri infections.
  Travel Med Infect Dis Volume: 20 Page(s): 65
  01/01/2017 Authors: Linam WM; Cope JR
• Locally Acquired Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus Disease, Arkansas, USA.
  Emerg Infect Dis Volume: 22 Page(s): 2216 - 2217
  12/01/2016 Authors: Garlick J; Lee TJ; Shepherd P; Linam WM; Pastula DM; Weinstein S; Schexnayder SM
• Successful development of a direct observation program to measure health care worker hand hygiene using multiple trained volunteers.
  Volume: 44 Page(s): 544 - 547
  05/01/2016 Authors: Linam WM; Honeycutt MD; Gilliam CH; Wisdom CM; Bai S; Deshpande JK
• Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis as Cause of Headache and Fever.
  Am Fam Physician Volume: 93 Page(s): 644
  04/15/2016 Authors: Sherin K; Linam WM; Jett S
• Successful treatment of an adolescent with Naegleria fowleri primary amebic meningoencephalitis.
  Pediatrics Volume: 135 Page(s): e744 - e748
  03/01/2015 Authors: Linam WM; Ahmed M; Cope JR; Chu C; Visvesvara GS; da Silva AJ; Qvarnstrom Y; Green J
• Parental perceptions about required influenza immunization of pediatric healthcare personnel.
  Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Volume: 35 Page(s): 1301 - 1303
  10/01/2014 Authors: Linam WM; Gilliam CH; Honeycutt M; Wisdom C; Swearingen CJ; Romero JR
• THE USE OF ANTIMICROBIALS IN RESPIRATORY DISEASE IN A PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
  Volume: 40 Page(s): U197 - U197
  12/01/2012 Authors: Garlick J; Linam W; Maples H; Swearingen C; Brown A; Green J
• Group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal colitis with secondary bacteremia.
  Pediatr Infect Dis J Volume: 31 Page(s): 1093 - 1095
  10/01/2012 Authors: Arthur C; Linam LE; Linam WM
• METHCILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS EPIDURAL ABSCESSES IN CHILDREN
  Volume: 60 Page(s): 447 - 447
  01/01/2012 Authors: McKee SG; Linam WM; Romero JR
• Quality-improvement initiative sustains improvement in pediatric health care worker hand hygiene.
  Pediatrics Volume: 128 Page(s): e689 - e698
  09/01/2011 Authors: Linam WM; Margolis PA; Atherton H; Connelly BL
• Improving patient safety by creating lasting behavior change: lessons learned from hand hygiene.
  J Ark Med Soc Volume: 107 Page(s): 282 - 283
  06/01/2011 Authors: Linam WM
• Challenges and solutions: pandemic 2009 H1N1 influenza A in a pediatric emergency department.
  Am J Disaster Med Volume: 6 Page(s): 211 - 218
  01/01/2011 Authors: Graham J; Shirm S; Storm E; Lyle K; Linam WM; Romero J
• The influence of context on quality improvement success in health care: a systematic review of the literature.
  Milbank Q Volume: 88 Page(s): 500 - 559
  12/01/2010 Authors: Kaplan HC; Brady PW; Dritz MC; Hooper DK; Linam WM; Froehle CM; Margolis P
• Risk factors associated with surgical site infection after pediatric posterior spinal fusion procedure.
  Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Volume: 30 Page(s): 109 - 116
  02/01/2009 Authors: Linam WM; Margolis PA; Staat MA; Britto MT; Hornung R; Cassedy A; Connelly BL
• Peripheral neuropathy in an adolescent treated with linezolid.
  Pediatr Infect Dis J Volume: 28 Page(s): 149 - 151
  02/01/2009 Authors: Linam WM; Wesselkamper K; Gerber MA
• Changing epidemiology and prevention of Salmonella infections.
  Pediatr Infect Dis J Volume: 26 Page(s): 747 - 748
  08/01/2007 Authors: Linam WM; Gerber MA
• Implementation of a medical emergency team in a large pediatric teaching hospital prevents respiratory and cardiopulmonary arrests outside the intensive care unit.
  Pediatr Crit Care Med Volume: 8 Page(s): 236 - 246
  05/01/2007 Authors: Brilli RJ; Gibson R; Luria JW; Wheeler TA; Shaw J; Linam M; Kheir J; McLain P; Lingsch T; Hall-Haering A