Deborah Yokoe, MD, MPH

Medical Director, Infectious Disease, Adult
Medicine
[email protected]
+1 415 502-4165

Deborah Yokoe, M.D., M.P.H. is a Professor of Clinical Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine. She is the Medical Director for Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Prevention for the adult services and an attending physician on the Transplant Infectious Diseases consultation service.

She has served as the co-chair of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) which advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on infection prevention and control issues. She is also a member of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) Board of Trustees and served as the SHEA President in 2023.

Her research has focused on the development and evaluation of streamlined and reliable methods for performing surveillance for healthcare-associated infections including surgical site infections (SSI), and she has been an investigator in the CDC’s Prevention Epicenters research program. In addition, she has participated in CDC- and NIH-funded research evaluating the application of a space-time permutation scan statistic to clinical microbiology data from hospitalized patients to identify meaningful clusters of infections.

Publications: 

Reply to Diekema et al. "Are contact precautions "essential" for the prevention of healthcare-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus?"

Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America

Popovich KJ, Aureden K, Ham DC, Harris AD, Hessels AJ, Huang SS, Maragakis LL, Milstone AM, Moody J, Yokoe D, Calfee DP

A Trial of Automated Outbreak Detection to Reduce Hospital Pathogen Spread.

NEJM evidence

Baker MA, Septimus E, Kleinman K, Moody J, Sands KE, Varma N, Isaacs A, McLean LE, Coady MH, Blanchard EJ, Poland RE, Yokoe DS, Stelling J, Haffenreffer K, Clark A, Avery TR, Sljivo S, Weinstein RA, Smith KN, Carver B, Meador B, Lin MY, Lewis SS, Washington C, Bhattarai M, Shimelman L, Kulldorff M, Reddy SC, Jernigan JA, Perlin JB, Platt R, Huang SS

Introduction to A Compendium of Strategies to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections In Acute-Care Hospitals: 2022 Updates.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Yokoe DS, Advani SD, Anderson DJ, Babcock HM, Bell M, Berenholtz SM, Bryant KA, Buetti N, Calderwood MS, Calfee DP, Deloney VM, Dubberke ER, Ellingson KD, Fishman NO, Gerding DN, Glowicz J, Hayden MK, Kaye KS, Kociolek LK, Landon E, Larson EL, Malani AN, Marschall J, Meddings J, Mermel LA, Patel PK, Perl TM, Popovich KJ, Schaffzin JK, Septimus E, Trivedi KK, Weinstein RA, Maragakis LL

Assessing past versus present severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection: A survey of criteria for discontinuing precautions in asymptomatic patients testing positive on admission.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Gohil SK, De St Maurice A, Yokoe DS, Cohen SH, Torriani FJ, Grein JD, Robinson PA, Mabalot S, Park J, Pedrani P, Platt R, Huang SS

Strategies to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections in acute-care hospitals: 2022 Update.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Patel PK, Advani SD, Kofman AD, Lo E, Maragakis LL, Pegues DA, Pettis AM, Saint S, Trautner B, Yokoe DS, Meddings J

Executive Summary: A Compendium of Strategies to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections in Acute-Care Hospitals: 2022 Updates.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Yokoe DS, Advani SD, Anderson DJ, Babcock HM, Bell M, Berenholtz SM, Bryant KA, Buetti N, Calderwood MS, Calfee DP, Dubberke ER, Ellingson KD, Fishman NO, Gerding DN, Glowicz J, Hayden MK, Kaye KS, Klompas M, Kociolek LK, Landon E, Larson EL, Malani AN, Marschall J, Meddings J, Mermel LA, Patel PK, Perl TM, Popovich KJ, Schaffzin JK, Septimus E, Trivedi KK, Weinstein RA, Maragakis LL

Posttransfusion Sepsis Attributable to Bacterial Contamination in Platelet Collection Set Manufacturing Facility, United States.

Emerging infectious diseases

Kracalik I, Kent AG, Villa CH, Gable P, Annambhotla P, McAllister G, Yokoe D, Langelier CR, Oakeson K, Noble-Wang J, Illoh O, Halpin AL, Eder AF, Basavaraju SV

Implementing strategies to prevent infections in acute-care settings.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Trivedi KK, Schaffzin JK, Deloney VM, Aureden K, Carrico R, Garcia-Houchins S, Garrett JH, Glowicz J, Lee GM, Maragakis LL, Moody J, Pettis AM, Saint S, Schweizer ML, Yokoe DS, Berenholtz S

SHEA/IDSA/APIC Practice Recommendation: Strategies to prevent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus transmission and infection in acute-care hospitals: 2022 Update.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Popovich KJ, Aureden K, Ham DC, Harris AD, Hessels AJ, Huang SS, Maragakis LL, Milstone AM, Moody J, Yokoe D, Calfee DP

Whole-genome sequencing rule-out of suspected hospital-onset Rhizopus outbreaks.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Chu VT, Nafees S, Waltari E, McNeil N, Caughell C, Sanchez-Guerrero E, Wang L, Stanley K, Cunningham G, Wong J, Phelps M, Tato CM, Miller S, DeRisi JL, Yokoe DS, Ramirez-Avila L, Langelier CR

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection prevention practices that exceed Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidance: Balancing extra caution against impediments to care.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Gohil SK, Septimus E, Sands KE, Blanchard EJ, Moody J, de St Maurice A, Yokoe D, Kwon J, Grein J, Cohen S, Uslan D, Vasudev M, Mauricio A, Mabalot S, Coady MH, Sljivo S, Smith K, Carver B, Poland R, Perlin J, Platt R, Huang SS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Epicenters Program

Strategies to prevent surgical site infections in acute-care hospitals: 2022 Update.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Calderwood MS, Anderson DJ, Bratzler DW, Dellinger EP, Garcia-Houchins S, Maragakis LL, Nyquist AC, Perkins KM, Preas MA, Saiman L, Schaffzin JK, Schweizer M, Yokoe DS, Kaye KS

Strategies to prevent Clostridioides difficile infections in acute-care hospitals: 2022 Update.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Kociolek LK, Gerding DN, Carrico R, Carling P, Donskey CJ, Dumyati G, Kuhar DT, Loo VG, Maragakis LL, Pogorzelska-Maziarz M, Sandora TJ, Weber DJ, Yokoe D, Dubberke ER

SHEA/IDSA/APIC Practice Recommendation: Strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections through hand hygiene: 2022 Update.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Glowicz JB, Landon E, Sickbert-Bennett EE, Aiello AE, deKay K, Hoffmann KK, Maragakis L, Olmsted RN, Polgreen PM, Trexler PA, VanAmringe MA, Wood AR, Yokoe D, Ellingson KD

Asymptomatic screening for severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) as an infection prevention measure in healthcare facilities: Challenges and considerations.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Talbot TR, Hayden MK, Yokoe DS, Malani AN, Amer HA, Kalu IC, Logan LK, Moehring RW, Munoz-Price S, Palmore TN, Weber DJ, Wright SB, SHEA Board of Trustees

Secondary Cases of Delta-Variant COVID-19 Among Vaccinated Healthcare Workers with Breakthrough Infections is Rare.

Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America

Waldman SE, Buehring T, Escobar DJ, Gohil SK, Gonzales R, Huang SS, Olenslager K, Prabaker KK, Sandoval T, Yim J, Yokoe DS, Cohen SH

COVID-19 in Vaccinated Versus Unvaccinated Hematologic Malignancy Patients.

Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society

DeVoe C, Pandey S, Shariff D, Arora S, Henrich TJ, Yokoe DS, Langelier CR, Servellita V, Chiu C, Miller S, Babik JM, Chin-Hong P, Fung M

The Impact of COVID-19 on Healthcare-Associated Infections.

Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America

Baker MA, Sands KE, Huang SS, Kleinman K, Septimus EJ, Varma N, Blanchard J, Poland RE, Coady MH, Yokoe DS, Fraker S, Froman A, Moody J, Goldin L, Isaacs A, Kleja K, Korwek KM, Stelling J, Clark A, Platt R, Perlin JB, CDC Prevention Epicenters Program

Strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia, ventilator-associated events, and nonventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia in acute-care hospitals: 2022 Update.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Klompas M, Branson R, Cawcutt K, Crist M, Eichenwald EC, Greene LR, Lee G, Maragakis LL, Powell K, Priebe GP, Speck K, Yokoe DS, Berenholtz SM

Strategies to prevent central line-associated bloodstream infections in acute-care hospitals: 2022 Update.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Buetti N, Marschall J, Drees M, Fakih MG, Hadaway L, Maragakis LL, Monsees E, Novosad S, O'Grady NP, Rupp ME, Wolf J, Yokoe D, Mermel LA

Prolonged silent carriage, genomic virulence potential and transmission between staff and patients characterize a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) outbreak of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Madera S, McNeil N, Serpa PH, Kamm J, Pak C, Caughell C, Nichols A, Dynerman D, Li LM, Sanchez-Guerrero E, Phelps MS, Detweiler AM, Neff N, Reyes H, Miller SA, Yokoe DS, DeRisi JL, Ramirez-Avila L, Langelier CR

Increased rates of secondary bacterial infections, including Enterococcus bacteremia, in patients hospitalized with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

DeVoe C, Segal MR, Wang L, Stanley K, Madera S, Fan J, Schouest J, Graham-Ojo R, Nichols A, Prasad PA, Ghale R, Love C, Abe-Jones Y, Kangelaris KN, Patterson SL, Yokoe DS, Langelier CR

Multisociety Statement on COVID-19 Vaccination as a Condition of Employment for Healthcare Personnel.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Weber DJ, Al-Tawfiq J, Babcock H, Bryant K, Drees M, Elshaboury R, Essick K, Fakih M, Henderson D, Javaid W, Juffras D, Jump RLP, Lee F, Malani AN, Mathew T, Murthy AR, Nace D, O'Shea T, Pettigrew E, Pettis AM, Schaffzin J, Shenoy ES, Vaishampayan J, Wiley Z, Wright SB, Yokoe D, Young H

Finding a needle in a haystack: The hidden costs of asymptomatic testing in a low incidence setting.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Srinivasan V, Gohil SK, Abeles SR, Yokoe DS, Cohen SH, Ramirez-Avila L, Prabaker KK, de St Maurice AM

Assessing the healthcare epidemiology environment-A roadmap for SHEA's future.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Henderson DK, Forde CA, Haessler S, Kalu IC, Logan LK, Malani A, Rekha Murthy A, Rock C, Weber DJ, Wright SB, Yokoe D, Hayden MK, SHEA Board of Trustees

Treatment of Immunocompromised COVID-19 patients with Convalescent Plasma.

Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society

Fung M, Nambiar A, Pandey S, Aldrich JM, Teraoka J, Freise C, Roberts J, Chandran S, Hays SR, Bainbridge E, DeVoe C, Gardner AR, Yokoe D, Henrich TJ, Babik JM, Chin-Hong P

Management of healthcare personnel living with hepatitis B, hepatitis C, or human immunodeficiency virus in US healthcare institutions.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Henderson DK, Dembry LM, Sifri CD, Palmore TN, Dellinger EP, Yokoe DS, Grady C, Heller T, Weber D, Del Rio C, Fishman NO, Deloney VM, Lundstrom T, Babcock HM

Investigating Transfusion-Related Sepsis using Culture-Independent Metagenomic Sequencing.

Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America

Crawford E, Kamm J, Miller S, Li LM, Caldera S, Lyden A, Yokoe D, Nichols A, Tran NK, Barnard SE, Conner PM, Nambiar A, Zinter MS, Moayeri M, Serpa PH, Prince BC, Quan J, Sit R, Tan M, Phelps M, DeRisi JL, Tato CM, Langelier C

Clinical Outcomes and Serologic Response in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients with COVID-19: A Case Series from the United States.

American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons

Fung M, Chiu CY, DeVoe C, Doernberg SB, Schwartz BS, Langelier C, Henrich TJ, Yokoe D, Davis J, Hays SR, Chandran S, Kukreja J, Ng D, Prostko J, Taylor R, Reyes K, Bainbridge E, Bond A, Chin-Hong P, Babik JM

Automated outbreak detection of hospital-associated pathogens: Value to infection prevention programs.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Baker MA, Yokoe DS, Stelling J, Kleinman K, Kaganov RE, Letourneau AR, Varma N, O'Brien T, Kulldorff M, Babalola D, Barrett C, Drees M, Coady MH, Isaacs A, Platt R, Huang SS

Screening for Covid-19 in Skilled Nursing Facilities. Reply.

The New England journal of medicine

Gandhi M, Yokoe DS, Havlir DV

Asymptomatic Transmission, the Achilles' Heel of Current Strategies to Control Covid-19.

The New England journal of medicine

Gandhi M, Yokoe DS, Havlir DV

Evaluation of the National Healthcare Safety Network standardized infection ratio risk adjustment for healthcare-facility-onset Clostridioides difficile infection in intensive care, oncology, and hematopoietic cell transplant units in general acute-care h

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Polage CR, Quan KA, Madey K, Myers FE, Wightman DA, Krishna S, Grein JD, Gibbs L, Yokoe D, Mabalot SC, Chinn R, Hallmark A, Rubin Z, Fontenot M, Cohen S, Birnbaum D, Huang SS, Torriani FJ

Oral vancomycin prophylaxis during systemic antibiotic exposure to prevent Clostridiodes difficile infection relapses.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Caroff DA, Menchaca JT, Zhang Z, Rhee C, Calderwood MS, Kubiak DW, Yokoe DS, Klompas M

Diverse vectors and mechanisms spread NDM beta-lactamases among carbapenem resistant Enterobacteriaceae in the Greater Boston area.

Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

Pecora N, Zhao X, Nudel K, Hoffmann M, Li N, Onderdonk AB, Yokoe D, Brown E, Allard M, Bry L

Infection prevention in the operating room anesthesia work area.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Munoz-Price LS, Bowdle A, Johnston BL, Bearman G, Camins BC, Dellinger EP, Geisz-Everson MA, Holzmann-Pazgal G, Murthy R, Pegues D, Prielipp RC, Rubin ZA, Schaffzin J, Yokoe D, Birnbach DJ

Effectiveness of a multistate quality improvement campaign in reducing risk of surgical site infections following hip and knee arthroplasty.

BMJ quality & safety

Calderwood MS, Yokoe DS, Murphy MV, DeBartolo KO, Duncan K, Chan C, Schneider EC, Parry G, Goldmann D, Huang S

Ranking Hospitals Based on Colon Surgery and Abdominal Hysterectomy Surgical Site Infection Outcomes: Impact of Limiting Surveillance to the Operative Hospital.

Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America

Yokoe DS, Avery TR, Platt R, Kleinman K, Huang SS

SHEA neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) white paper series: Practical approaches to Clostridioides difficile prevention.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Sandora TJ, Bryant KK, Cantey JB, Elward AM, Yokoe DS, Bartlett AH

Differential Effects of Chlorhexidine Skin Cleansing Methods on Residual Chlorhexidine Skin Concentrations and Bacterial Recovery.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Rhee Y, Palmer LJ, Okamoto K, Gemunden S, Hammouda K, Kemble SK, Lin MY, Lolans K, Fogg L, Guanaga D, Yokoe DS, Weinstein RA, Frendl G, Hayden MK

Evolving insights into the epidemiology and control of Clostridium difficile in hospitals.

Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America

Caroff DA, Yokoe DS, Klompas M

Erratum to: Does a quality improvement campaign accelerate take-up of new evidence? A ten-state cluster-randomized controlled trial of the IHI's Project JOINTS.

Implementation science : IS

Schneider EC, Sorbero ME, Haas A, Ridgely MS, Khodyakov D, Setodji CM, Parry G, Huang SS, Yokoe DS, Goldmann D

Does a quality improvement campaign accelerate take-up of new evidence? A ten-state cluster-randomized controlled trial of the IHI's Project JOINTS.

Implementation science : IS

Schneider EC, Sorbero ME, Haas A, Ridgely MS, Khodyakov D, Setodji CM, Parry G, Huang SS, Yokoe DS, Goldmann D

Surgical Site Infections: Volume-Outcome Relationship and Year-to-Year Stability of Performance Rankings.

Medical care

Calderwood MS, Kleinman K, Huang SS, Murphy MV, Yokoe DS, Platt R

Which Comorbid Conditions Should We Be Analyzing as Risk Factors for Healthcare-Associated Infections?

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Harris AD, Pineles L, Anderson D, Woeltje KF, Trick WE, Kaye KS, Yokoe DS, Nyquist AC, Calfee DP, Leekha S

Statistical detection of geographic clusters of resistant Escherichia coli in a regional network with WHONET and SaTScan.

Expert review of anti-infective therapy

Park R, O'Brien TF, Huang SS, Baker MA, Yokoe DS, Kulldorff M, Barrett C, Swift J, Stelling J

Lack of Comprehensive Outbreak Detection in Hospitals.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Baker MA, Huang SS, Letourneau AR, Kaganov RE, Peeples JR, Drees M, Platt R, Yokoe DS

A Cluster of CNS Infections Due to B. cereus in the Setting of Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Neuropathology in 5 Patients.

Journal of neuropathology and experimental neurology

Vodopivec I, Rinehart EM, Griffin GK, Johncilla ME, Pecora N, Yokoe DS, Feske SK, Milner DA, Folkerth RD

Epidemiologic Investigation of a Cluster of Neuroinvasive Bacillus cereus Infections in 5 Patients With Acute Myelogenous Leukemia.

Open forum infectious diseases

Rhee C, Klompas M, Tamburini FB, Fremin BJ, Chea N, Epstein L, Halpin AL, Guh A, Gallen R, Coulliette A, Gee J, Hsieh C, Desjardins CA, Pedamullu CS, DeAngelo DJ, Manzo VE, Folkerth RD, Milner DA, Pecora N, Osborne M, Chalifoux-Judge D, Bhatt AS, Yokoe DS

The Ebola transmission paradox.

American journal of infection control

Klompas M, Yokoe DS

Surgical site infection surveillance following ambulatory surgery.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Rhee C, Huang SS, Berríos-Torres SI, Kaganov R, Bruce C, Lankiewicz J, Platt R, Yokoe DS

Cost-effectiveness of strategies to prevent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus transmission and infection in an intensive care unit.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Gidengil CA, Gay C, Huang SS, Platt R, Yokoe D, Lee GM

Ebola fever: reconciling planning with risk in U.S. hospitals.

Annals of internal medicine

Klompas M, Diekema DJ, Fishman NO, Yokoe DS

Risk factors for invasive fungal disease in heart transplant recipients.

The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation

Rabin AS, Givertz MM, Couper GS, Shea MM, Peixoto D, Yokoe DS, Baden LR, Marty FM, Koo S

A compendium of strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections in acute care hospitals: 2014 updates.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Yokoe DS, Anderson DJ, Berenholtz SM, Calfee DP, Dubberke ER, Ellingson KD, Gerding DN, Haas JP, Kaye KS, Klompas M, Lo E, Marschall J, Mermel LA, Nicolle LE, Salgado CD, Bryant K, Classen D, Crist K, Deloney VM, Fishman NO, Foster N, Goldmann DA, Humphreys E, Jernigan JA, Padberg J, Perl TM, Podgorny K, Septimus EJ, VanAmringe M, Weaver T, Weinstein RA, Wise R, Maragakis LL

Approaches for preventing healthcare-associated infections: go long or go wide?

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Septimus E, Weinstein RA, Perl TM, Goldmann DA, Yokoe DS

Introduction to "A compendium of strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections in acute care hospitals: 2014 updates".

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Yokoe DS, Anderson DJ, Berenholtz SM, Calfee DP, Dubberke ER, Ellingson K, Gerding DN, Haas J, Kaye KS, Klompas M, Lo E, Marschall J, Mermel LA, Nicolle L, Salgado C, Bryant K, Classen D, Crist K, Foster N, Humphreys E, Padberg J, Podgorny K, VanAmringe M, Weaver T, Wise R, Maragakis LL

Maintaining the momentum of change: the role of the 2014 updates to the compendium in preventing healthcare-associated infections.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Septimus E, Yokoe DS, Weinstein RA, Perl TM, Maragakis LL, Berenholtz SM

Strategies to prevent Clostridium difficile infections in acute care hospitals: 2014 update.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Dubberke ER, Carling P, Carrico R, Donskey CJ, Loo VG, McDonald LC, Maragakis LL, Sandora TJ, Weber DJ, Yokoe DS, Gerding DN

Strategies to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections in acute care hospitals: 2014 update.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Lo E, Nicolle LE, Coffin SE, Gould C, Maragakis LL, Meddings J, Pegues DA, Pettis AM, Saint S, Yokoe DS

Strategies to prevent central line-associated bloodstream infections in acute care hospitals: 2014 update.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Marschall J, Mermel LA, Fakih M, Hadaway L, Kallen A, O'Grady NP, Pettis AM, Rupp ME, Sandora T, Maragakis LL, Yokoe DS

Strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections through hand hygiene.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Ellingson K, Haas JP, Aiello AE, Kusek L, Maragakis LL, Olmsted RN, Perencevich E, Polgreen PM, Schweizer ML, Trexler P, VanAmringe M, Yokoe DS

Strategies to prevent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus transmission and infection in acute care hospitals: 2014 update.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Calfee DP, Salgado CD, Milstone AM, Harris AD, Kuhar DT, Moody J, Aureden K, Huang SS, Maragakis LL, Yokoe DS

Strategies to prevent surgical site infections in acute care hospitals: 2014 update.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Anderson DJ, Podgorny K, Berríos-Torres SI, Bratzler DW, Dellinger EP, Greene L, Nyquist AC, Saiman L, Yokoe DS, Maragakis LL, Kaye KS

Strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia in acute care hospitals: 2014 update.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Klompas M, Branson R, Eichenwald EC, Greene LR, Howell MD, Lee G, Magill SS, Maragakis LL, Priebe GP, Speck K, Yokoe DS, Berenholtz SM

A Compendium of Strategies to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections in Acute Care Hospitals: 2014 Updates.

American journal of infection control

Yokoe DS, Anderson DJ, Berenholtz SM, Calfee DP, Dubberke ER, Ellingson KD, Gerding DN, Haas JP, Kaye KS, Klompas M, Lo E, Marschall J, Mermel LA, Nicolle LE, Salgado CD, Bryant K, Classen D, Crist K, Deloney VM, Fishman NO, Foster N, Goldmann DA, Humphreys E, Jernigan JA, Padberg J, Perl TM, Podgorny K, Septimus EJ, VanAmringe M, Weaver T, Weinstein RA, Wise R, Maragakis LL

A compendium of strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections in acute care hospitals: 2014 updates.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Yokoe DS, Anderson DJ, Berenholtz SM, Calfee DP, Dubberke ER, Ellingson KD, Gerding DN, Haas JP, Kaye KS, Klompas M, Lo E, Marschall J, Mermel LA, Nicolle LE, Salgado CD, Bryant K, Classen D, Crist K, Deloney VM, Fishman NO, Foster N, Goldmann DA, Humphreys E, Jernigan JA, Padberg J, Perl TM, Podgorny K, Septimus EJ, VanAmringe M, Weaver T, Weinstein RA, Wise R, Maragakis LL

Strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections through hand hygiene.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Ellingson K, Haas JP, Aiello AE, Kusek L, Maragakis LL, Olmsted RN, Perencevich E, Polgreen PM, Schweizer ML, Trexler P, VanAmringe M, Yokoe DS

Strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia in acute care hospitals: 2014 update.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Klompas M, Branson R, Eichenwald EC, Greene LR, Howell MD, Lee G, Magill SS, Maragakis LL, Priebe GP, Speck K, Yokoe DS, Berenholtz SM

Approaches for preventing healthcare-associated infections: go long or go wide?

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Septimus E, Weinstein RA, Perl TM, Goldmann DA, Yokoe DS

Strategies to prevent central line-associated bloodstream infections in acute care hospitals: 2014 update.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Marschall J, Mermel LA, Fakih M, Hadaway L, Kallen A, O'Grady NP, Pettis AM, Rupp ME, Sandora T, Maragakis LL, Yokoe DS

Strategies to prevent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus transmission and infection in acute care hospitals: 2014 update.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Calfee DP, Salgado CD, Milstone AM, Harris AD, Kuhar DT, Moody J, Aureden K, Huang SS, Maragakis LL, Yokoe DS

Strategies to prevent Clostridium difficile infections in acute care hospitals: 2014 Update.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Dubberke ER, Carling P, Carrico R, Donskey CJ, Loo VG, McDonald LC, Maragakis LL, Sandora TJ, Weber DJ, Yokoe DS, Gerding DN

Strategies to prevent surgical site infections in acute care hospitals: 2014 update.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Anderson DJ, Podgorny K, Berríos-Torres SI, Bratzler DW, Dellinger EP, Greene L, Nyquist AC, Saiman L, Yokoe DS, Maragakis LL, Kaye KS

Introduction to "A Compendium of Strategies To Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections in Acute Care Hospitals: 2014 updates".

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Yokoe DS, Anderson DJ, Berenholtz SM, Calfee DP, Dubberke ER, Ellingson K, Gerding DN, Haas J, Kaye KS, Klompas M, Lo E, Marschall J, Mermel LA, Nicolle L, Salgado C, Bryant K, Classen D, Crist K, Foster N, Humphreys E, Padberg J, Podgorny K, Vanamringe M, Weaver T, Wise R, Maragakis LL

Maintaining the momentum of change: the role of the 2014 updates to the compendium in preventing healthcare-associated infections.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Septimus E, Yokoe DS, Weinstein RA, Perl TM, Maragakis LL, Berenholtz SM

Strategies to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections in acute care hospitals: 2014 update.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Lo E, Nicolle LE, Coffin SE, Gould C, Maragakis LL, Meddings J, Pegues DA, Pettis AM, Saint S, Yokoe DS

The evolving landscape of healthcare-associated infections: recent advances in prevention and a road map for research.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Safdar N, Anderson DJ, Braun BI, Carling P, Cohen S, Donskey C, Drees M, Harris A, Henderson DK, Huang SS, Juthani-Mehta M, Lautenbach E, Linkin DR, Meddings J, Miller LG, Milstone A, Morgan D, Sengupta S, Varman M, Yokoe D, Zerr DM

Variability of contact precaution policies in US emergency departments.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Pallin DJ, Camargo CA, Yokoe DS, Espinola JA, Schuur JD

ESCMID guidelines for the management of the infection control measures to reduce transmission of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria in hospitalized patients.

Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Tacconelli E, Cataldo MA, Dancer SJ, De Angelis G, Falcone M, Frank U, Kahlmeter G, Pan A, Petrosillo N, Rodríguez-Baño J, Singh N, Venditti M, Yokoe DS, Cookson B

Public reporting of health care-associated surveillance data: recommendations from the healthcare infection control practices advisory committee.

Annals of internal medicine

Talbot TR, Bratzler DW, Carrico RM, Diekema DJ, Hayden MK, Huang SS, Yokoe DS, Fishman NO

Harnessing claims to improve detection of surgical site infections following hysterectomy and colorectal surgery.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Letourneau AR, Calderwood MS, Huang SS, Bratzler DW, Ma A, Yokoe DS

Universal glove and gown use and acquisition of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the ICU: a randomized trial.

JAMA

Harris AD, Pineles L, Belton B, Johnson JK, Shardell M, Loeb M, Newhouse R, Dembry L, Braun B, Perencevich EN, Hall KK, Morgan DJ

Reporting surgical site infections following total hip and knee arthroplasty: impact of limiting surveillance to the operative hospital.

Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America

Yokoe DS, Avery TR, Platt R, Huang SS

Effect of daily chlorhexidine bathing on hospital-acquired infection.

The New England journal of medicine

Climo MW, Yokoe DS, Warren DK, Perl TM, Bolon M, Herwaldt LA, Weinstein RA, Sepkowitz KA, Jernigan JA, Sanogo K, Wong ES

Objective surveillance definitions for ventilator-associated pneumonia.

Critical care medicine

Klompas M, Magill S, Robicsek A, Strymish JM, Kleinman K, Evans RS, Lloyd JF, Khan Y, Yokoe DS, Stevenson K, Samore M, Platt R

Enhanced surgical site infection surveillance following hysterectomy, vascular, and colorectal surgery.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Yokoe DS, Khan Y, Olsen MA, Hooper DC, Greenbaum M, Vostok J, Lankiewicz J, Fraser VJ, Stevenson KB

Does nonpayment for hospital-acquired catheter-associated urinary tract infections lead to overtesting and increased antimicrobial prescribing?

Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America

Morgan DJ, Meddings J, Saint S, Lautenbach E, Shardell M, Anderson D, Milstone AM, Drees M, Pineles L, Safdar N, Bowling J, Henderson D, Yokoe D, Harris AD

A multicenter study of Clostridium difficile infection-related colectomy, 2000-2006.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Kasper AM, Nyazee HA, Yokoe DS, Mayer J, Mangino JE, Khan YM, Hota B, Fraser VJ, Dubberke ER

Implementing automated surveillance for tracking Clostridium difficile infection at multiple healthcare facilities.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Dubberke ER, Nyazee HA, Yokoe DS, Mayer J, Stevenson KB, Mangino JE, Khan YM, Fraser VJ

Beyond 30 days: does limiting the duration of surgical site infection follow-up limit detection?

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Lankiewicz JD, Yokoe DS, Olsen MA, Onufrak F, Fraser VJ, Stevenson K, Khan Y, Hooper D, Platt R, Huang SS

Use of Medicare diagnosis and procedure codes to improve detection of surgical site infections following hip arthroplasty, knee arthroplasty, and vascular surgery.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Calderwood MS, Ma A, Khan YM, Olsen MA, Bratzler DW, Yokoe DS, Hooper DC, Stevenson K, Fraser VJ, Platt R, Huang SS

Use of Medicare claims to rank hospitals by surgical site infection risk following coronary artery bypass graft surgery.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Huang SS, Placzek H, Livingston J, Ma A, Onufrak F, Lankiewicz J, Kleinman K, Bratzler D, Olsen MA, Lyles R, Khan Y, Wright P, Yokoe DS, Fraser VJ, Weinstein RA, Stevenson K, Hooper D, Vostok J, Datta R, Nsa W, Platt R

The impact of ICD-9-CM code rank order on the estimated prevalence of Clostridium difficile infections.

Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America

Dubberke ER, Butler AM, Nyazee HA, Reske KA, Yokoe DS, Mayer J, Mangino JE, Khan YM, Fraser VJ

Multicenter study of Clostridium difficile infection rates from 2000 to 2006.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Dubberke ER, Butler AM, Yokoe DS, Mayer J, Hota B, Mangino JE, Khan YM, Popovich KJ, Fraser VJ

Infection and natural history of emergency department-placed central venous catheters.

Annals of emergency medicine

LeMaster CH, Schuur JD, Pandya D, Pallin DJ, Silvia J, Yokoe D, Agrawal A, Hou PC

Multicenter study of surveillance for hospital-onset Clostridium difficile infection by the use of ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Dubberke ER, Butler AM, Yokoe DS, Mayer J, Hota B, Mangino JE, Khan YM, Popovich KJ, Stevenson KB, McDonald LC, Olsen MA, Fraser VJ

Automated detection of infectious disease outbreaks in hospitals: a retrospective cohort study.

PLoS medicine

Huang SS, Yokoe DS, Stelling J, Placzek H, Kulldorff M, Kleinman K, O'Brien TF, Calderwood MS, Vostok J, Dunn J, Platt R

Developing a risk stratification model for surgical site infection after abdominal hysterectomy.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Olsen MA, Higham-Kessler J, Yokoe DS, Butler AM, Vostok J, Stevenson KB, Khan Y, Fraser VJ

Proposed checklist of hospital interventions to decrease the incidence of healthcare-associated Clostridium difficile infection.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Abbett SK, Yokoe DS, Lipsitz SR, Bader AM, Berry WR, Tamplin EM, Gawande AA

Infection prevention and control in health-care facilities in which hematopoietic cell transplant recipients are treated.

Bone marrow transplantation

Yokoe D, Casper C, Dubberke E, Lee G, Muñoz P, Palmore T, Sepkowitz K, Young JA, Donnelly JP

Safe living after hematopoietic cell transplantation.

Bone marrow transplantation

Yokoe D, Casper C, Dubberke E, Lee G, Muñoz P, Palmore T, Sepkowitz K, Young JA, Donnelly JP

Multicenter study of the impact of community-onset Clostridium difficile infection on surveillance for C. difficile infection.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Dubberke ER, Butler AM, Hota B, Khan YM, Mangino JE, Mayer J, Popovich KJ, Stevenson KB, Yokoe DS, McDonald LC, Jernigan J, Fraser VJ

Automated surveillance of health care-associated infections.

Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America

Klompas M, Yokoe DS

Improved surveillance for surgical site infections after orthopedic implantation procedures: extending applications for automated data.

Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America

Bolon MK, Hooper D, Stevenson KB, Greenbaum M, Olsen MA, Herwaldt L, Noskin GA, Fraser VJ, Climo M, Khan Y, Vostok J, Yokoe DS

Clinical risk factors for severe Clostridium difficile-associated disease.

Emerging infectious diseases

Henrich TJ, Krakower D, Bitton A, Yokoe DS

A compendium of strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections in acute care hospitals.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Yokoe DS, Mermel LA, Anderson DJ, Arias KM, Burstin H, Calfee DP, Coffin SE, Dubberke ER, Fraser V, Gerding DN, Griffin FA, Gross P, Kaye KS, Klompas M, Lo E, Marschall J, Nicolle L, Pegues DA, Perl TM, Podgorny K, Saint S, Salgado CD, Weinstein RA, Wise R, Classen D

Improving patient safety through infection control: a new healthcare imperative.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Yokoe DS, Classen D

Strategies to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections in acute care hospitals.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Lo E, Nicolle L, Classen D, Arias KM, Podgorny K, Anderson DJ, Burstin H, Calfee DP, Coffin SE, Dubberke ER, Fraser V, Gerding DN, Griffin FA, Gross P, Kaye KS, Klompas M, Marschall J, Mermel LA, Pegues DA, Perl TM, Saint S, Salgado CD, Weinstein RA, Wise R, Yokoe DS

Strategies to prevent central line-associated bloodstream infections in acute care hospitals.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Marschall J, Mermel LA, Classen D, Arias KM, Podgorny K, Anderson DJ, Burstin H, Calfee DP, Coffin SE, Dubberke ER, Fraser V, Gerding DN, Griffin FA, Gross P, Kaye KS, Klompas M, Lo E, Nicolle L, Pegues DA, Perl TM, Saint S, Salgado CD, Weinstein RA, Wise R, Yokoe DS

Strategies to prevent clostridium difficile infections in acute care hospitals.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Dubberke ER, Gerding DN, Classen D, Arias KM, Podgorny K, Anderson DJ, Burstin H, Calfee DP, Coffin SE, Fraser V, Griffin FA, Gross P, Kaye KS, Klompas M, Lo E, Marschall J, Mermel LA, Nicolle L, Pegues DA, Perl TM, Saint S, Salgado CD, Weinstein RA, Wise R, Yokoe DS

Strategies to prevent surgical site infections in acute care hospitals.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Anderson DJ, Kaye KS, Classen D, Arias KM, Podgorny K, Burstin H, Calfee DP, Coffin SE, Dubberke ER, Fraser V, Gerding DN, Griffin FA, Gross P, Klompas M, Lo E, Marschall J, Mermel LA, Nicolle L, Pegues DA, Perl TM, Saint S, Salgado CD, Weinstein RA, Wise R, Yokoe DS

Strategies to prevent transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in acute care hospitals.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Calfee DP, Salgado CD, Classen D, Arias KM, Podgorny K, Anderson DJ, Burstin H, Coffin SE, Dubberke ER, Fraser V, Gerding DN, Griffin FA, Gross P, Kaye KS, Klompas M, Lo E, Marschall J, Mermel LA, Nicolle L, Pegues DA, Perl TM, Saint S, Weinstein RA, Wise R, Yokoe DS

Strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia in acute care hospitals.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Coffin SE, Klompas M, Classen D, Arias KM, Podgorny K, Anderson DJ, Burstin H, Calfee DP, Dubberke ER, Fraser V, Gerding DN, Griffin FA, Gross P, Kaye KS, Lo E, Marschall J, Mermel LA, Nicolle L, Pegues DA, Perl TM, Saint S, Salgado CD, Weinstein RA, Wise R, Yokoe DS

Improving methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus surveillance and reporting in intensive care units.

The Journal of infectious diseases

Huang SS, Rifas-Shiman SL, Warren DK, Fraser VJ, Climo MW, Wong ES, Cosgrove SE, Perl TM, Pottinger JM, Herwaldt LA, Jernigan JA, Tokars JL, Diekema DJ, Hinrichsen VL, Yokoe DS, Platt R

Improving the assessment of vancomycin-resistant enterococci by routine screening.

The Journal of infectious diseases

Huang SS, Rifas-Shiman SL, Pottinger JM, Herwaldt LA, Zembower TR, Noskin GA, Cosgrove SE, Perl TM, Curtis AB, Tokars JL, Diekema DJ, Jernigan JA, Hinrichsen VL, Yokoe DS, Platt R

Impact of routine intensive care unit surveillance cultures and resultant barrier precautions on hospital-wide methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia.

Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America

Huang SS, Yokoe DS, Hinrichsen VL, Spurchise LS, Datta R, Miroshnik I, Platt R

Preventing catheter-associated bloodstream infections: a survey of policies for insertion and care of central venous catheters from hospitals in the prevention epicenter program.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Warren DK, Yokoe DS, Climo MW, Herwaldt LA, Noskin GA, Zuccotti G, Tokars JI, Perl TM, Fraser VJ

Varying rates of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea at prevention epicenter hospitals.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Sohn S, Climo M, Diekema D, Fraser V, Herwaldt L, Marino S, Noskin G, Perl T, Song X, Tokars J, Warren D, Wong E, Yokoe DS, Zembower T, Sepkowitz KA

Enhanced identification of postoperative infections among inpatients.

Emerging infectious diseases

Yokoe DS, Noskin GA, Cunnigham SM, Zuccotti G, Plaskett T, Fraser VJ, Olsen MA, Tokars JI, Solomon S, Perl TM, Cosgrove SE, Tilson RS, Greenbaum M, Hooper DC, Sands KE, Tully J, Herwaldt La, Diekema DJ, Wong ES, Climo M, Platt R

Enhanced identification of postoperative infections among outpatients.

Emerging infectious diseases

Miner AL, Sands KE, Yokoe DS, Freedman J, Thompson K, Livingston JM, Platt R

Preventing the influx of vancomycin-resistant enterococci into health care institutions, by use of a simple validated prediction rule.

Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America

Tacconelli E, Karchmer AW, Yokoe D, D'Agata EM

Pharmacy data for tuberculosis surveillance and assessment of patient management.

Emerging infectious diseases

Yokoe DS, Coon SW, Dokholyan R, Iannuzzi MC, Jones TF, Meredith S, Moore M, Phillips L, Ray W, Schech S, Shatin D, Platt R

Postexposure prophylaxis against varicella-zoster virus infection among recipients of hematopoietic stem cell transplant: unresolved issues.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Weinstock DM, Boeckh M, Boulad F, Eagan JA, Fraser VJ, Henderson DK, Perl TM, Yokoe D, Sepkowitz KA

Predictive value of clinical diagnostic codes for the CDC case definition of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID): implications for surveillance.

Sexually transmitted diseases

Ratelle S, Yokoe D, Blejan C, Whelan M, Tang Y, Platt R, Blair R, Tao G, Irwin K

Detection of postoperative surgical-site infections: comparison of health plan-based surveillance with hospital-based programs.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Sands KE, Yokoe DS, Hooper DC, Tully JL, Horan TC, Gaynes RP, Solomon SL, Platt R

Attitudes of healthcare workers in U.S. hospitals regarding smallpox vaccination.

BMC public health

Yih WK, Lieu TA, Rêgo VH, O'Brien MA, Shay DK, Yokoe DS, Platt R

Epidemiology of neonatal infections: experience during and after hospitalization.

The Pediatric infectious disease journal

Sinha A, Yokoe D, Platt R

Supplementary table: epidemiology of neonatal infections: experience during and after hospitalization.

The Pediatric infectious disease journal

Sinha A, Yokoe D, Platt R

Epidemiology of and surveillance for postpartum infections.

Emerging infectious diseases

Yokoe DS, Christiansen CL, Johnson R, Sands KE, Livingston J, Shtatland ES, Platt R

Management of urethritis in health maintenance organization members receiving care at a multispecialty group practice in Massachusetts.

Sexually transmitted diseases

Ratelle S, Yokoe D, Whelan M, Tang Y, Platt R, Blair R, Tao G, Irwin K

Automated methods for surveillance of surgical site infections.

Emerging infectious diseases

Platt R, Yokoe DS, Sands KE

Supplementing tuberculosis surveillance with automated data from health maintenance organizations.

Emerging infectious diseases

Yokoe DS, Subramanyan GS, Nardell E, Sharnprapai S, McCray E, Platt R

Using automated pharmacy records to assess the management of tuberculosis.

Emerging infectious diseases

Subramanyan GS, Yokoe DS, Sharnprapai S, Nardell E, McCray E, Platt R

An algorithm to match registries with minimal disclosure of individual identities.

Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974)

Subramanyan GS, Yokoe DS, Sharnprapai S, Tang Y, Platt R

Reducing vancomycin use utilizing a computer guideline: results of a randomized controlled trial.

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA

Shojania KG, Yokoe D, Platt R, Fiskio J, Ma'luf N, Bates DW

Simplified surveillance for nosocomial bloodstream infections.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Yokoe DS, Anderson J, Chambers R, Connor M, Finberg R, Hopkins C, Lichtenberg D, Marino S, McLaughlin D, O'Rourke E, Samore M, Sands K, Strymish J, Tamplin E, Vallonde N, Platt R

Use of antibiotic exposure to detect postoperative infections.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Yokoe DS, Shapiro M, Simchen E, Platt R

Epidemiology of a dominant clonal strain of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium at separate hospitals in Boston, Massachusetts.

Journal of clinical microbiology

Fridkin SK, Yokoe DS, Whitney CG, Onderdonk A, Hooper DC

Surveillance for surgical site infections: the uses of antibiotic exposure.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Yokoe DS, Platt R