2016
Research Methods in Healthcare Epidemiology and Antimicrobial Stewardship: Randomized Controlled Trials
Anderson DJ, Juthani-Mehta M, Morgan DJ. Research Methods in Healthcare Epidemiology and Antimicrobial Stewardship: Randomized Controlled Trials. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2016, 37: 629-634. PMID: 27108848, PMCID: PMC8662919, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2016.93.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthcare EpidemiologyInfect Control Hosp EpidemiolUse of patientBehavior modification interventionKey RCTsControlled TrialsClinical evidenceAntimicrobial stewardshipOutcome selectionModification interventionsCluster randomizationRCTsAppropriate outcomesEpidemiologyTrialsRCT methodInterventionRandomizationMultiple sitesSpecific considerationsPatients
2014
A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial of a Multicomponent Intervention Protocol for Pneumonia Prevention Among Nursing Home Elders
Juthani-Mehta M, Van Ness PH, McGloin J, Argraves S, Chen S, Charpentier P, Miller L, Williams K, Wall D, Baker D, Tinetti M, Peduzzi P, Quagliarello VJ. A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial of a Multicomponent Intervention Protocol for Pneumonia Prevention Among Nursing Home Elders. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2014, 60: 849-857. PMID: 25520333, PMCID: PMC4415071, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciu935.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNursing home residentsUsual careHome residentsIntervention protocolFirst pneumoniaControl armClinical trialsNursing homesMultivariable Cox regression modelsElderly nursing home residentsCluster-randomized clinical trialImportant public health problemChlorhexidine oral rinseModifiable risk factorsRespiratory tract infectionsCox regression modelNursing home eldersPublic health problemHazard ratioPneumonia preventionSecondary outcomesTract infectionsControlled TrialsPrimary outcomeOral rinse