Combined RUMC and CCH Infectious Diseases Fellowship

CONGRATULATIONS TO…

Dr. Robert A. Weinstein, Professor of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases at RUMC and Chairman Emiratus at CCH, on receiving the prestigious SHEA Senior Scholarship Award at the IDWeek 2019.

Oral Presentations:

• Lin MY, Tang A, Fealy AE, Gao W, Markovski G, Xiang Y, Trick W. First five years of experience with the illinois extensively Drug resistant organism (XDRO) registry and implementation of automated alerting. Abstract no. 82, IDWeek 2019, Washington DC, October 2-6, 2019
• McKinnell JA, Singh R, Miller LG, Saavedra R, Heim L, Gussin G, Lewis B, Estevez M, Catuna TD, Lee E, He J, Kleinman K, Shimabuduo J, Evans K, Bittencourt C, Baesu C, Gohil SK, Park S, Tam S, Robinson PA, Slayton R, Stone ND, Jernigan JA, Zahn M, Janssen L, O’Donnell K, Weinstein RA, Hayden MK, lee BY, Mueller LE, Bartsch SM, Peterson EM, Huang SS. The SHIELD Orange County Project: A decolonization strategy in 35 hospitals and nursing homes reduces multi-drug resistant organisms (MDRO) prevalence in Southern California region. Abstract no. 893, IDWeek 2019, Washington DC, October 2-6, 2019
• Rhee Y, Hayden MK, Simms AT, Yelin RD, Lolans K, Bell PB, Schoeny M, Baker AW, Gohil SK, Rhee C, Talati N, Warren DK, Welbel SF, Dangana TE, Bravo H, Cass C, Nelson A, Tolomeo PC, Wolf R, Lin MY. Impact of measurement and results feedback of chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) skin concentrations in medical intensive care unit (MICU) patients receiving CHG bathing. Abstract no. 895, IDWeek 2019, Washington DC, October 2-6, 2019
• Hayden MK, Dangana TE, Yelin RD, Schoeny M, Stanley M, Preite N, Kahn N, Edomwande O, Black SR, Pacilli M, Xin H, Deming C, Lin MY, Segre JA. Prevalence of Candida auris at body Sites, characterization of skin microbiota, and relation of chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) skin concentration to C. auris detection among patients at a high-prevalence ventilator-capable skilled nursing facility (vSNF) with established CHG bathing. Abstract no. 87, IDWeek 2019, Washington DC, October 2-6, 2019
• Huhn GD, Ramgopal M, Crofoot G, Gatje J, Seyedkazemi S, Cosler P, Simonson RB, Luo D, Dunn K. High rates of virological suppression achieved in HIV-1-infected adults rapidly starting antiretroviral therapy (ART) with the single-tablet regimen (STR) of darunavir/cobicistat/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide (D/C/F/TAF) 800/150/200/10 mg regardless of baseline disease characteristics: Week 48 subgroup analysis from the phase 3 DIAMOND Trial. Abstract no. 887, IDWeek 2019, Washington DC, October 2-6, 2019
• Bassis C, Seekatz A, Dangana TE, Shimasaki T, Yelin RD, Schoeny M, Rhee Y, Ariston M, Lolans K, Cornejo-Cisneros E, Aboushaala K, Thabit L, Murray J, Ollison S, Bell PB, Fogg L, Weinstein RA, Lin MY, Young VB, Hayden MK. Gut microbiota differenes at the time of medical intensive care unit (MICU) admission are associated with acquisition of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDRO) among patients not already colonized with a MDRO. Abstract no. 2849, IDWeek 2019, Washington DC, October 2-6, 2019

Poster Presentations:

• Rhee Y, Hayden MK, Simms AT, Yelin RD, Lolans K, Bell PB, Schoeny M, Baker AWm Gohil SK, Rhee C, Talati NJ, Warren DK, Welbel SF, Dangana TE, Majalca T, Bravo H, Css C, Nelson A, Tolomeo PC, Wolf R, Lin MY. Relationship between chlorohexidine gluconate (CHG) skin concentrations and microbial skin colonization among medical intensive care units (MICU) patients. Abstract no. 572, IDWeek 2019, Washington DC, October 2-6, 2019
• Young VB, Keidan M, Yelin RD,  Dangana TE, Bell PB, Rao K, Hayden MK. Shedding of viable Clostridioldes difficile in patients admitted to a medical intensive care unit. Abstract no. 2424, IDWeek 2019, Washington DC, October 2-6, 2019
• Sansom S, Moore NM,  Kazi AS, Won SY. Effect of adjusted CLSI breakpoints on center-wide fluoroquinolone susceptibilities for Enterobacteriaceae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Is it time to restrict empiric fluoroquinolone use? Abstract no. 2184, IDWeek 2019, Washington DC, October 2-6, 2019
• Kazi AS, Sansom S, Varughese C, Hodgson  HA, Won SY. Love thy steward - who does not love antimicrobial stewardship. Abstract no. 1043, IDWeek 2019, Washington DC, October 2-6, 2019
• Patel PV, Nash CB, Vu BN. Evaluation of neonatal sepsis guidelines in a neonatal intensive care unit. Abstract no. 1040, IDWeek 2019, Washington DC, October 2-6, 2019
• Rynkiewich K, Schwartz D, Won SY, Heber M, Timmereddy K, Stoner B. An ethnographic approach to interrogating animicrobial stewardship at US teaching hospitals. Abstract no. 1091, IDWeek 2019, Washington DC, October 2-6, 2019
• Rhee Y, Hayden MK, Simms AT, Yelin RD, Lolans K, Bell PB, Schoeny M, Baker AW, Baker MA, Hohil SK, Rhee C, Talati NJ, Warren DK, Welbel SF, Dangana TE, Majalca T, Bravo H, Cass C, Nelson A, Tolomeo PC, Wolf R, Lin MY. Relationship between chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) skin concentration and microbial skin oolonization among medical intensive care unit. Abstract no. 572, IDWeek 2019, Washington DC, October 2-6, 2019
• Medernach RL, Domitrovic TN, Hayani KC, Hujer AM, Qureshi NK, Marshall SH, Nguyen DC, Rudin SD, Rispens JR, Zheng X, Weinstein RA, Bonomo RA, Logan LK. Multi-centered study of the clinical and molecular epidemiology of AmpC cephalosporinase-producing Enterobacteriaceae infections in children. Abstract no. 594, IDWeek 2019, Washington DC, October 2-6, 2019