2024
Cohort study of patients with advanced cancer: outcomes associated with duration of antibiotic therapy for non-ventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia
Lee S, Benson J, Cohen A, Quagliarello V, Juthani-Mehta M, Datta R. Cohort study of patients with advanced cancer: outcomes associated with duration of antibiotic therapy for non-ventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia. Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology 2024, 4: e48. PMID: 38655023, PMCID: PMC11036428, DOI: 10.1017/ash.2024.54.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-ventilator hospital-acquired pneumoniaAdvanced cancerPalliative care settingHospital-acquired pneumoniaCohort study of patientsCare settingsOlder adultsAdjusted oddsDuration of antibiotic therapyAssociated with reduced adjusted oddsSingle-center observational studyCohort studyProlonged antibiotic durationObservational studyStudy of patientsAntimicrobial stewardship effortsAntibiotic durationAntibiotic therapyStewardship effortsPneumoniaCancerOddsReadmissionAdultsCohort
2022
Prevalence and treatment of postobstructive pneumonia among older adults with advanced cancer
Lee S, O’Donovan L, Cohen A, Gautam S, Quagliarello V, Juthani-Mehta M, Datta R. Prevalence and treatment of postobstructive pneumonia among older adults with advanced cancer. Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology 2022, 2: e152. PMID: 36483405, PMCID: PMC9726473, DOI: 10.1017/ash.2022.293.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Apical Pneumocystis jiroveci as an AIDS defining illness: A case report illustrating a change in the paradigm.
Pfeifer K, Kalra V, Adebowale A, Juthani-Mehta M, Soo-Shin M. Apical Pneumocystis jiroveci as an AIDS defining illness: A case report illustrating a change in the paradigm. Journal Of Radiology Case Reports 2014, 8: 15-24. PMID: 25926907, PMCID: PMC4394979, DOI: 10.3941/jrcr.v8i11.1772.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPneumocystis jiroveci pneumoniaImmune deficiency syndromeJiroveci pneumoniaDeficiency syndromeAIDS defining illnessGround-glass opacitiesYear old maleMore patientsCase reportUnusual presentationChest radiographsCystic spacesRelative sparingPneumoniaSyndromeIllnessPatientsLungRadiographsSparingPneumocystis
2009
Pilot Testing of Intervention Protocols to Prevent Pneumonia in Nursing Home Residents
Quagliarello V, Juthani‐Mehta M, Ginter S, Towle V, Allore H, Tinetti M. Pilot Testing of Intervention Protocols to Prevent Pneumonia in Nursing Home Residents. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2009, 57: 1226-1231. PMID: 19558483, PMCID: PMC2779042, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02311.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNursing home residentsChlorhexidine oral rinseOral brushingHome residentsOral hygieneStaff adherenceOral rinseIntervention protocolImproved oral hygienePneumonia risk factorsRisk factor reductionPlaque score reductionPrevent PneumoniaChlorhexidine rinseProspective studyRisk factorsScore reductionNursing homesSwallowing techniquesAdherenceBrushingFactor reductionPneumoniaHygieneMonthsBronchitis and Pneumonia
Juthani-Mehta M, Quagliarello V. Bronchitis and Pneumonia. Infectious Disease 2009, 81-95. PMCID: PMC7121308, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60327-534-7_7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOlder adultsOral hygieneLong-term care residentsPoor oral hygieneChest X-rayLack of vaccinationSite of careUnique risk factorsEmpirical treatment decisionsMultiple comorbiditiesClinical entityClinical manifestationsMental statusRisk factorsHome therapyHome residentsTreatment decisionsCare residentsCommunity dwellersPneumoniaBetter outcomesNursing homesPrevention strategiesBronchitisAdults