Publications

• Highly pathogenic avian influenza: considerations for healthcare settings.
  Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Page(s): 1 - 5
  12/05/2024 Authors: Epstein L; Doron S
• An Ounce of Prevention Is Worth a Pound of Cure: The LEAP Fellowship.
  Clin Infect Dis Volume: 78 Page(s): 1542 - 1543
  06/14/2024 Authors: Epstein L
• 14-Year Epidemiologic study of Pseudomonas aeruginosa bloodstream infection incidence and resistance in the Veterans Health Administration system, 2009-2022.
  JAC Antimicrob Resist Volume: 6 Page(s): dlae031
  04/01/2024 Authors: Hojat LS; Wilson BM; Satlin MJ; Perez F; Mojica MF; Singer ME; Bonomo RA; Epstein LH
• Diagnostic stewardship and the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic: Lessons learned for prevention of emerging infectious diseases in acute-care settings.
  Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Volume: 45 Page(s): 277 - 283
  03/01/2024 Authors: Epstein L; Diekema DJ; Morgan DJ; Fakih MG; Lee F; Gottlieb L; Leung E; Yen C; Sullivan KV; Hayden MK
• Effectiveness of Sotrovimab in Preventing COVID-19-Related Hospitalizations or Deaths Among US Veterans During Omicron BA.1.
  Open Forum Infect Dis Volume: 10 Page(s): ofad605
  12/01/2023 Authors: Young-Xu Y; Korves C; Zwain G; Satram S; Drysdale M; Reyes C; Cheng MM; Bonomo RA; Epstein L; Marconi VC
• Effectiveness of Smallpox Vaccination to Prevent Mpox in Military Personnel.
  N Engl J Med Volume: 389 Page(s): 1147 - 1148
  09/21/2023 Authors: Titanji BK; Eick-Cost A; Partan ES; Epstein L; Wells N; Stahlman SL; Devineni P; Munyoki B; Pyarajan S; Balajee A
• Tixagevimab/cilgavimab for preventing COVID-19 during the Omicron surge: retrospective analysis of National Veterans Health Administration electronic data.
  mBio Volume: 14 Page(s): e0102423
  08/31/2023 Authors: Young-Xu Y; Epstein L; Marconi VC; Davey V; Korves C; Zwain G; Smith J; Cunningham F; Bonomo RA; Ginde AA
• Epidemiology of Sepsis in US Children and Young Adults.
  Open Forum Infect Dis Volume: 10 Page(s): ofad218
  05/01/2023 Authors: Magill SS; Sapiano MRP; Gokhale R; Nadle J; Johnston H; Brousseau G; Maloney M; Ray SM; Wilson LE; Perlmutter R
• Association of COVID-19 coinfection with increased mortality among patients with Pseudomonas aeruginosa bloodstream infection in the Veterans Health Administration system.
  Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol Volume: 3 Page(s): e237
  01/01/2023 Authors: Hojat LS; Wilson BM; Perez F; Mojica MF; Singer ME; Bonomo RA; Epstein LH
• The US Department of Veterans Affairs Science and Health Initiative to Combat Infectious and Emerging Life-Threatening Diseases (VA SHIELD): A Biorepository Addressing National Health Threats.
  Open Forum Infect Dis Volume: 9 Page(s): ofac641
  12/01/2022 Authors: Harley JB; Pyarajan S; Partan ES; Epstein L; Wertheim JA; Diwan A; Woods CW; Davey V; Blair S; Clark DH
• Remote Infection Control Assessments of US Nursing Homes During the COVID-19 Pandemic, April to June 2020.
  J Am Med Dir Assoc Volume: 23 Page(s): 909 - 916.e2
  06/01/2022 Authors: Walters MS; Prestel C; Fike L; Shrivastwa N; Glowicz J; Benowitz I; Bulens S; Curren E; Dupont H; Marcenac P
• Prevalence of carbapenemase-producing organisms among hospitalized solid organ transplant recipients, five US hospitals, 2019-2020.
  Transpl Infect Dis Volume: 24 Page(s): e13785
  04/01/2022 Authors: Chan JL; Nazarian E; Musser KA; Snavely EA; Fung M; Doernberg SB; Pouch SM; Leekha S; Anesi JA; Kodiyanplakkal RPL
• Lessons from a tuberculosis contact investigation at a federal healthcare facility during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
  Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol Volume: 2 Page(s): e145
  01/01/2022 Authors: Powell KM; Crosby KY; Moanna AA; Greene A; Epstein L
• Extensively Drug-Resistant Carbapenemase-Producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Medical Tourism from the United States to Mexico, 2018-2019.
  Emerg Infect Dis Volume: 28 Page(s): 51 - 61
  01/01/2022 Authors: Kracalik I; Ham DC; McAllister G; Smith AR; Vowles M; Kauber K; Zambrano M; Rodriguez G; Garner K; Chorbi K
• A comprehensive approach to ending an outbreak of rare blaOXA-72 gene-positive carbapenem-resistantAcinetobacter baumanniiat a Community Hospital, Kansas City, MO, 2018.
  Am J Infect Control Volume: 49 Page(s): 1183 - 1185
  09/01/2021 Authors: McKinsey DS; Gasser C; McKinsey JP; Ditto G; Agard A; Zellmer B; Poteete C; Vagnone PS; Dale JL; Bos J
• Rates and causative pathogens of surgical site infections attributed to liver transplant procedures and other hepatic, biliary, or pancreatic procedures, 2015-2018.
  Transpl Infect Dis Volume: 23 Page(s): e13589
  08/01/2021 Authors: Chea N; Sapiano MRP; Zhou L; Epstein L; Guh A; Edwards JR; Allen-Bridson K; Russo V; Watkins J; Pouch SM
• Adapting the Surveillance Platform for Enteric and Respiratory Infectious Organisms at United States Veterans Affairs Medical Centers (SUPERNOVA) for COVID-19 Among Hospitalized Adults: Surveillance Protocol.
  Front Public Health Volume: 9 Page(s): 739076
  01/01/2021 Authors: Meites E; Bajema KL; Kambhampati A; Prill M; Marconi VC; Brown ST; Rodriguez-Barradas MC; Beenhouwer DO; Holodniy M; Lucero-Obusan C
• Transmission of novel Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase-producing Escherichia coli sequence type 1193 among residents and caregivers in a community-based, residential care setting-Nevada, 2018.
  Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Volume: 41 Page(s): 1341 - 1343
  11/01/2020 Authors: Gomes DJ; Bardossy AC; Chen L; Forero A; Gorzalski A; Holmstadt H; Causey K; Njoku C; Stone ND; Ogundimu A
• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guidance on Flexible Gastrointestinal Endoscopes: Lessons Learned from Outbreaks, Infection Control.
  Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am Volume: 30 Page(s): 723 - 733
  10/01/2020 Authors: Benowitz I; Moulton-Meissner HA; Epstein L; Arduino MJ
• Notes from the Field: Universal Statewide Laboratory Testing for SARS-CoV-2 in Nursing Homes - West Virginia, April 21-May 8, 2020.
  MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep Volume: 69 Page(s): 1177 - 1179
  08/28/2020 Authors: McBee SM; Thomasson ED; Scott MA; Reed CL; Epstein L; Atkins A; Slemp CC
• Facility-Wide Testing for SARS-CoV-2 in Nursing Homes - Seven U.S. Jurisdictions, March-June 2020.
  MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep Volume: 69 Page(s): 1095 - 1099
  08/11/2020 Authors: Hatfield KM; Reddy SC; Forsberg K; Korhonen L; Garner K; Gulley T; James A; Patil N; Bezold C; Rehman N
• Assessment of Health Care Exposures and Outcomes in Adult Patients With Sepsis and Septic Shock.
  JAMA Netw Open Volume: 3 Page(s): e206004
  07/01/2020 Authors: Fay K; Sapiano MRP; Gokhale R; Dantes R; Thompson N; Katz DE; Ray SM; Wilson LE; Perlmutter R; Nadle J
• Clinical and virologic characteristics of the first 12 patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the United States.
  Nat Med Volume: 26 Page(s): 861 - 868
  06/01/2020 Authors: COVID-19 Investigation Team
• Donor-derived transmission through lung transplantation of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii producing the OXA-23 carbapenemase during an ongoing healthcare facility outbreak.
  Transpl Infect Dis Volume: 22 Page(s): e13256
  04/01/2020 Authors: Bardossy AC; Snavely EA; Nazarian E; Annambhotla P; Basavaraju SV; Pepe D; Maloney M; Musser KA; Haas W; Barros N
• Initial public health response and interim clinical guidance for the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak - United States, December 31, 2019-February 4, 2020.
  Am J Transplant Volume: 20 Page(s): 889 - 895
  03/01/2020 Authors: Patel A; Jernigan DB; 2019nCoV CDC Response Team
• Initial Public Health Response and Interim Clinical Guidance for the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Outbreak - United States, December 31, 2019-February 4, 2020.
  MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep Volume: 69 Page(s): 140 - 146
  02/07/2020 Authors: Patel A; Jernigan DB; 2019-nCoV CDC Response Team
• A National Approach to Pediatric Sepsis Surveillance.
  Pediatrics Volume: 144
  12/01/2019 Authors: Hsu HE; Abanyie F; Agus MSD; Balamuth F; Brady PW; Brilli RJ; Carcillo JA; Dantes R; Epstein L; Fiore AE
• Variation in Identifying Sepsis and Organ Dysfunction Using Administrative Versus Electronic Clinical Data and Impact on Hospital Outcome Comparisons.
  Crit Care Med Volume: 47 Page(s): 493 - 500
  04/01/2019 Authors: Rhee C; Jentzsch MS; Kadri SS; Seymour CW; Angus DC; Murphy DJ; Martin GS; Dantes RB; Epstein L; Fiore AE
• Using objective clinical data to track progress on preventing and treating sepsis: CDC's new 'Adult Sepsis Event' surveillance strategy.
  BMJ Qual Saf Volume: 28 Page(s): 305 - 309
  04/01/2019 Authors: Rhee C; Dantes RB; Epstein L; Klompas M
• Sepsis Surveillance Using Adult Sepsis Events Simplified eSOFA Criteria Versus Sepsis-3 Sequential Organ Failure Assessment Criteria.
  Crit Care Med Volume: 47 Page(s): 307 - 314
  03/01/2019 Authors: Rhee C; Zhang Z; Kadri SS; Murphy DJ; Martin GS; Overton E; Seymour CW; Angus DC; Dantes R; Epstein L
• Prevalence, Underlying Causes, and Preventability of Sepsis-Associated Mortality in US Acute Care Hospitals.
  JAMA Netw Open Volume: 2 Page(s): e187571
  02/01/2019 Authors: Rhee C; Jones TM; Hamad Y; Pande A; Varon J; O'Brien C; Anderson DJ; Warren DK; Dantes RB; Epstein L
• Assessing Variability in Hospital-Level Mortality Among U.S. Medicare Beneficiaries With Hospitalizations for Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock.
  Crit Care Med Volume: 46 Page(s): 1753 - 1760
  11/01/2018 Authors: Hatfield KM; Dantes RB; Baggs J; Sapiano MRP; Fiore AE; Jernigan JA; Epstein L
• Combatting Sepsis: A Public Health Perspective.
  Clin Infect Dis Volume: 67 Page(s): 1300 - 1302
  09/28/2018 Authors: Dantes RB; Epstein L
• Risk of Subsequent Sepsis Within 90 Days After a Hospital Stay by Type of Antibiotic Exposure.
  Clin Infect Dis Volume: 66 Page(s): 1004 - 1012
  03/19/2018 Authors: Baggs J; Jernigan JA; Halpin AL; Epstein L; Hatfield KM; McDonald LC
• Incidence and Trends of Sepsis in US Hospitals Using Clinical vs Claims Data, 2009-2014.
  JAMA Volume: 318 Page(s): 1241 - 1249
  10/03/2017 Authors: Rhee C; Dantes R; Epstein L; Murphy DJ; Seymour CW; Iwashyna TJ; Kadri SS; Angus DC; Danner RL; Fiore AE
• Impact of removing mucosal barrier injury laboratory-confirmed bloodstream infections from central line-associated bloodstream infection rates in the National Healthcare Safety Network, 2014.
  Am J Infect Control Volume: 45 Page(s): 321 - 323
  03/01/2017 Authors: See I; Soe MM; Epstein L; Edwards JR; Magill SS; Thompson ND
• Estimating The National Burden Of Sepsis Using Clinical Data
  Volume: 195
  01/01/2017 Authors: Rhee C; Dantes R; Epstein L; Murphy DJ; Seymour CW; Iwashyna TJ; Kadri S; Angus DC; Danner RL; Fiore A
• Prevalence of Antimicrobial Use and Opportunities to Improve Prescribing Practices in U.S. Nursing Homes.
  J Am Med Dir Assoc Volume: 17 Page(s): 1151 - 1153
  12/01/2016 Authors: Thompson ND; LaPlace L; Epstein L; Thompson D; Dumyati G; Concannon C; Quinlan G; Witten T; Warnke L; Lynfield R
• Comparison of Data Collection for Healthcare-Associated Infection Surveillance in Nursing Homes.
  Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Volume: 37 Page(s): 1440 - 1445
  12/01/2016 Authors: Epstein L; Stone ND; LaPlace L; Harper J; Lynfield R; Warnke L; Whitten T; Maloney M; Melchreit R; Rodriguez R
• Vital Signs: Epidemiology of Sepsis: Prevalence of Health Care Factors and Opportunities for Prevention.
  MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep Volume: 65 Page(s): 864 - 869
  08/26/2016 Authors: Novosad SA; Sapiano MRP; Grigg C; Lake J; Robyn M; Dumyati G; Felsen C; Blog D; Dufort E; Zansky S
• Evaluation of a Novel Intervention to Reduce Unnecessary Urine Cultures in Intensive Care Units at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Maryland, 2011-2014.
  Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Volume: 37 Page(s): 606 - 609
  05/01/2016 Authors: Epstein L; Edwards JR; Halpin AL; Preas MA; Blythe D; Harris AD; Hunt D; Johnson JK; Filippell M; Gould CV
• Varying Estimates of Sepsis Mortality Using Death Certificates and Administrative Codes--United States, 1999-2014.
  MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep Volume: 65 Page(s): 342 - 345
  04/08/2016 Authors: Epstein L; Dantes R; Magill S; Fiore A
• Antimicrobial Stewardship in a Long-Term Acute Care Hospital Using Offsite Electronic Medical Record Audit.
  Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Volume: 37 Page(s): 433 - 439
  04/01/2016 Authors: Beaulac K; Corcione S; Epstein L; Davidson LE; Doron S
• Mucosal Barrier Injury Laboratory-Confirmed Bloodstream Infections (MBI-LCBI): Descriptive Analysis of Data Reported to National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN), 2013.
  Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Volume: 37 Page(s): 2 - 7
  01/01/2016 Authors: Epstein L; See I; Edwards JR; Magill SS; Thompson ND
• Risk Factors for Invasive Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection After Recent Discharge From an Acute-Care Hospitalization, 2011-2013.
  Clin Infect Dis Volume: 62 Page(s): 45 - 52
  01/01/2016 Authors: Epstein L; Mu Y; Belflower R; Scott J; Ray S; Dumyati G; Felsen C; Petit S; Yousey-Hindes K; Nadle J
• Post-Ebola Signs and Symptoms in U.S. Survivors.
  N Engl J Med Volume: 373 Page(s): 2484 - 2486
  12/17/2015 Authors: Epstein L; Wong KK; Kallen AJ; Uyeki TM
• Epidemiologic Investigation of a Cluster of Neuroinvasive Bacillus cereus Infections in 5 Patients With Acute Myelogenous Leukemia.
  Open Forum Infect Dis Volume: 2 Page(s): ofv096
  09/01/2015 Authors: Rhee C; Klompas M; Tamburini FB; Fremin BJ; Chea N; Epstein L; Halpin AL; Guh A; Gallen R; Coulliette A
• Active Tracing and Monitoring of Contacts Associated With the First Cluster of Ebola in the United States.
  Ann Intern Med Volume: 163 Page(s): 164 - 173
  08/04/2015 Authors: Chung WM; Smith JC; Weil LM; Hughes SM; Joyner SN; Hall EM; Ritch J; Srinath D; Goodman E; Chevalier MS
• Notes from the field: Adverse events associated with administration of simulation intravenous fluids to patients--United States, 2014.
  MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep Volume: 64 Page(s): 226 - 227
  03/06/2015 Authors: Robyn MP; Hunter JC; Burns A; Newman AP; White J; Clement EJ; Lutterloh E; Quinn M; Edens C; Epstein L
• New Delhi metallo--lactamase-producing carbapenem-resistant Escherichia coli associated with exposure to duodenoscopes.
  JAMA Volume: 312 Page(s): 1447 - 1455
  10/08/2014 Authors: Epstein L; Hunter JC; Arwady MA; Tsai V; Stein L; Gribogiannis M; Frias M; Guh AY; Laufer AS; Black S
• The impact of cefepime as first line therapy for neutropenic fever on Clostridium difficile rates among hematology and oncology patients.
  Anaerobe Volume: 24 Page(s): 79 - 81
  12/01/2013 Authors: Muldoon EG; Epstein L; Logvinenko T; Murray S; Doron SI; Snydman DR
• Evaluation of programmatic changes to an antimicrobial stewardship program with house officer feedback.
  J Eval Clin Pract Volume: 19 Page(s): 388 - 392
  04/01/2013 Authors: Hong SY; Epstein LH; Lawrence K; Davidson L; Taur Y; Nadkarni L; Doron S
• The impact of a Massachusetts state-sponsored educational program on antimicrobial stewardship in acute care hospitals.
  Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Volume: 34 Page(s): 437 - 439
  04/01/2013 Authors: Weston A; Epstein L; Davidson LE; Demaria A; Doron S
• Fidaxomicin, a new treatment for Clostridium difficile infections.
  Drugs Today (Barc) Volume: 48 Page(s): 101 - 108
  02/01/2012 Authors: Epstein L; Golan Y
• The association of visit length and measures of patient-centered communication in HIV care: a mixed methods study.
  Patient Educ Couns Volume: 85 Page(s): e183 - e188
  12/01/2011 Authors: Laws MB; Epstein L; Lee Y; Rogers W; Beach MC; Wilson IB