Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Fellow, Infectious Diseases, Duke University School of Medicine 2009 - 2012
  • M.P.H., University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill 2012
  • M.D., Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine 2006
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  Previous Appointments & Affiliations

  • Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Medicine 2013 - 2019
  • Medical Instructor in the Department of Medicine, Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Medicine 2012 - 2013
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  Leadership & Clinical Positions at Duke

  • Medical Director of the Duke University Hospital Antimicrobial Stewardship and Evaluation Team (ASET)
    Co-Director of Research, Duke Antimicrobial Stewardship Outreach Network (DASON)
    Physician Epidemiologist, Duke Center for Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infection Prevention (DCASIP)
• Expertise
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  Subject Headings

  • Academic Medical Centers
  • Bacteremia
  • Cardiac Catheterization
  • Catheter-Related Infections
  • Catheterization, Central Venous
  • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (U.S.)
  • Central Venous Catheters
  • Community-Acquired Infections
  • Computers, Handheld
  • Data Collection
  • Databases, Factual
  • Disease Notification
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Drug Compounding
  • Drug Contamination
  • Drug Resistance, Bacterial
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections
  • Guideline Adherence
  • Hand Hygiene
  • Health Communication
  • Hospital Departments
  • Hospitalization
  • Hospitals
  • Hospitals, Community
  • Hospitals, University
  • Incidence
  • Infection Control
  • Intensive Care Units
  • International Classification of Diseases
  • Medical Staff, Hospital
  • Medication Errors
  • North Carolina
  • Outcome Assessment (Health Care)
  • Population Surveillance
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Quality Assurance, Health Care
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Sepsis
  • Southeastern United States
  • Surgical Procedures, Operative
  • Time Factors
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Urinary Catheterization
  • Urinary Tract Infections
• Research
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  Selected Grants

  • Leveraging National Healthcare Safety Network Antimicrobial Use Option to Inform, Implement and Assess Antibiotic Stewardship Activities awarded by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2022 - 2023
  • Modeling the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on U.S. Healthcare Facilities, Workforce and Resources awarded by Washington State University 2021 - 2022
  • Model-Driven Surveillance and Intervention Evaluation in Highly Stochastic Healthcare Settings awarded by Washington State University 2017 - 2020
  • Defining Measures of Impact for Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs in Community Hospitals awarded by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 2015 - 2020
  • Improving antibiotic use through implementation and evaluation of Core Elements of Hospital Antibiotic Stewardship Programs (Domain 2) awarded by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016 - 2019
  • Predictors of Antimicrobial Exposure for application in the Standardized Antimicrobial Administration Ratio Risk Adjustment Strategy awarded by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018 - 2019
  • A Four-arm Prospective, Multicenter Study to Assess the Clinical Efficacy, Effectiveness, and Feasibility of Enhanced Room Disinfection with Chlorine and UV light Using Clinical and Microbiologic Outcomes awarded by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011 - 2016
  • Cohort Study of Patients at Risk for Clostridium difficile Infection awarded by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011 - 2012
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  External Relationships

  • Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) Board of Trustees
  • UpToDate, Inc
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Talbot, Thomas R., Mary K. Hayden, Deborah S. Yokoe, Anurag N. Malani, Hala A. Amer, Ibukunoluwa C. Kalu, Latania K. Logan, et al. “Asymptomatic screening for severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) as an infection prevention measure in healthcare facilities: Challenges and considerations.” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, December 21, 2022, 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2022.295.
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    • Lewis, Sarah S., Ibukunoluwa C. Kalu, Jessica Seidelman, Deverick J. Anderson, Rebekah W. Moehring, Becky A. Smith, and Becky A. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Epicenters Program. “Challenges in hospital-acquired coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) surveillance and attribution of infection source.” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 43, no. 12 (December 2022): 1914–17. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2021.353.
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    • Nys, Cara L., Kristen Fischer, Jason Funaro, Christopher J. Shoff, Rebecca G. Theophanous, Catherine A. Staton, Jennifer Mando-Vandrick, et al. “Impact of Education and Data Feedback on Antibiotic Prescribing for Urinary Tract Infections in the Emergency Department: An Interrupted Time-Series Analysis.” Clin Infect Dis 75, no. 7 (September 30, 2022): 1194–1200. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciac073.
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    • Moehring, Rebekah W., Michael E. Yarrington, Bobby G. Warren, Yuliya Lokhnygina, Erica Atkinson, Allison Bankston, Julia Collucio, et al. “Evaluation of an Opt-Out Protocol for Antibiotic De-escalation in Patients with Suspected Sepsis: a multicenter randomized controlled trial.” Clin Infect Dis, September 28, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciac787.
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    • Anderson, Deverick J., Rebekah W. Moehring, Alice Parish, Michael Z. David, Kevin Hsueh, Leigh Cressman, Pam Tolomeo, et al. “The Impact of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services SEP-1 Core Measure Implementation on Antibacterial Utilization: A Retrospective Multicenter Longitudinal Cohort Study With Interrupted Time-Series Analysis.” Clin Infect Dis 75, no. 3 (August 31, 2022): 503–11. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciab937.
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    • Advani, Sonali D., Emily Sickbert-Bennett, Rebekah Moehring, Andrea Cromer, Yuliya Lokhnygina, Elizabeth Dodds-Ashley, Ibukunoluwa C. Kalu, et al. “The Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Healthcare-Associated Infections in Community Hospitals: Need for Expanding the Infectious Disease Workforce.” Clin Infect Dis, August 23, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciac684.
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    • Warren, Bobby G., Michael E. Yarrington, Christopher R. Polage, Deverick J. Anderson, and Rebekah W. Moehring. “Evaluation of hospital blood culture utilization rates to identify opportunities for diagnostic stewardship.” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, August 8, 2022, 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2022.191.
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    • Madhobi, Kaniz Fatema, Ananth Kalyanaraman, Deverick J. Anderson, Elizabeth Dodds Ashley, Rebekah W. Moehring, and Eric T. Lofgren. “Use of Contact Networks to Estimate Potential Pathogen Risk Exposure in Hospitals.” Jama Netw Open 5, no. 8 (August 1, 2022): e2225508. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.25508.
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    • Moehring, Rebekah W., Angelina Davis, Elizabeth Dodds Ashley, April P. Dyer, Richard H. Drew, Yuliya Loknyghina, Melissa D. Johnson, et al. “Harvesting the low-hanging fruit? Comparative assessment of intravenous to oral route antimicrobial conversion policy implementation.” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, July 15, 2022, 1–5. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2022.158.
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    • Seidelman, Jessica L., Rebekah W. Moehring, David J. Weber, Deverick J. Anderson, and Sarah S. Lewis. “The impact of patient-reported penicillin or cephalosporin allergy on surgical site infections.” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 43, no. 7 (July 2022): 829–33. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2021.232.
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    • Yarrington, Michael E., Rebekah H. Wrenn, Justin Spivey, Christina Sarubbi, Deverick J. Anderson, and Rebekah W. Moehring. “Measuring empiric antibiotic spectrum-A journey through space and time.” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, June 28, 2022, 1–5. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2022.151.
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    • Seidelman, Jessica L., Nicholas A. Turner, Rebekah H. Wrenn, Christina Sarubbi, Deverick J. Anderson, Daniel J. Sexton, and Rebekah W. Moehring. “Impact of Antibiotic Stewardship Rounds in the Intensive Care Setting: A Prospective Cluster-Randomized Crossover Study.” Clin Infect Dis 74, no. 11 (June 10, 2022): 1986–92. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciab747.
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    • Funaro, Jason R., Rebekah W. Moehring, Beiyu Liu, Hui-Jie Lee, Siyun Yang, Christina B. Sarubbi, Deverick J. Anderson, and Rebekah H. Wrenn. “Impact of Education and Data Feedback on Guideline-Concordant Prescribing for Urinary Tract Infections in the Outpatient Setting.” Open Forum Infect Dis 9, no. 3 (March 2022): ofab214. https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofab214.
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    • Yarrington, Michael E., Rebekah H. Wrenn, Justin Spivey, Christopher J. Shoff, Eileen K. Maziarz, S Shaefer Spires, Nicholas A. Turner, Anthony Diez, Deverick J. Anderson, and Rebekah W. Moehring. “Well-being tradeoffs: Effect of loosening overnight restrictions on antimicrobial starts.” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 43, no. 2 (February 2022): 255–57. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2021.340.
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    • Moehring, Rebekah W., Elizabeth S Dodds Ashley, Angelina E. Davis, April Pridgen Dyer, Alice Parish, Xinru Ren, Yuliya Lokhnygina, Lauri A. Hicks, Arjun Srinivasan, and Deverick J. Anderson. “Development of an Electronic Definition for De-escalation of Antibiotics in Hospitalized Patients.” Clin Infect Dis 73, no. 11 (December 6, 2021): e4507–14. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa932.
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    • Moehring, Rebekah W., Michael E. Yarrington, Angelina E. Davis, April P. Dyer, Melissa D. Johnson, Travis M. Jones, S Shaefer Spires, Deverick J. Anderson, Daniel J. Sexton, and Elizabeth S. Dodds Ashley. “Effects of a Collaborative, Community Hospital Network for Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Implementation.” Clin Infect Dis 73, no. 9 (November 2, 2021): 1656–63. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciab356.
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    • Narayanasamy, Shanti, Adam R. Williams, Wiley A. Schell, Rebekah W. Moehring, Barbara D. Alexander, Thuy Le, Ramesh A. Bharadwaj, Michelle McGauvran, Jacob N. Schroder, and John R. Perfect. “Curvularia alcornii Aortic Pseudoaneurysm Following Aortic Valve Replacement: Case Report and Review of the Literature.” Open Forum Infect Dis 8, no. 11 (November 2021): ofab536. https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofab536.
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    • Baker, Arthur W., Jason E. Stout, Deverick J. Anderson, Daniel J. Sexton, Becky Smith, Rebekah W. Moehring, Kirk Huslage, Christopher J. Hostler, and Sarah S. Lewis. “Tap Water Avoidance Decreases Rates of Hospital-onset Pulmonary Nontuberculous Mycobacteria.” Clin Infect Dis 73, no. 3 (August 2, 2021): 524–27. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa1237.
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    • Cawcutt, Kelly A., Robin Patel, Jeff Gerber, Angela M. Caliendo, Sara E. Cosgrove, Elizabeth Dodds Ashley, Piero Garzaro, Melissa Miller, Ebbing Lautenbach, and Ebbing IDSA Research Summit “Leveraging Existing and Novel Diagnostics for Optimizing Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship in Patients with Respiratory Tract Infections” Group. “Leveraging Existing and Soon-to-Be-Available Novel Diagnostics for Optimizing Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship in Patients With Respiratory Tract Infections.” Clin Infect Dis 72, no. 12 (June 15, 2021): e1115–21. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa1815.
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    • Moehring, Rebekah W., and Thomas L. Holland. “Compiling Observational Research During a Pandemic: A Necessary Bridge.” Clin Infect Dis 72, no. 11 (June 1, 2021): e750–52. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa1705.
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    • Turner, Nicholas A., Rebekah Wrenn, Christina Sarubbi, Renee Kleris, Patricia L. Lugar, Christine Radojicic, Rebekah W. Moehring, and Deverick J. Anderson. “Evaluation of a Pharmacist-Led Penicillin Allergy Assessment Program and Allergy Delabeling in a Tertiary Care Hospital.” Jama Network Open 4, no. 5 (May 2021): e219820. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.9820.
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    • Lofgren, Eric T., Matthew Mietchen, Kristen V. Dicks, Rebekah Moehring, Deverick Anderson, and Deverick Centers for Disease Control Modeling Infectious Diseases in Healthcare Program. “Estimated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Decolonization in Intensive Care Units Associated With Single-Application Chlorhexidine Gluconate or Mupirocin.” Jama Netw Open 4, no. 3 (March 1, 2021): e210652. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.0652.
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    • Moehring, Rebekah W., Matthew Phelan, Eric Lofgren, Alicia Nelson, Elizabeth Dodds Ashley, Deverick J. Anderson, and Benjamin A. Goldstein. “Development of a Machine Learning Model Using Electronic Health Record Data to Identify Antibiotic Use Among Hospitalized Patients.” Jama Netw Open 4, no. 3 (March 1, 2021): e213460. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.3460.
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    • Yarrington, Michael E., Rebekah W. Moehring, Michael Z. David, Keith W. Hamilton, Michael Klompas, Chanu Rhee, Kevin Hsueh, et al. “A modified Delphi approach to develop a trial protocol for antibiotic de-escalation in patients with suspected sepsis.” Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol 1, no. 1 (2021): e44. https://doi.org/10.1017/ash.2021.205.
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    • Ling, Dorothy, Jessica Seidelman, Elizabeth Dodds-Ashley, Sarah Lewis, Rebekah W. Moehring, Deverick J. Anderson, and Sonali Advani. “Navigating reflex urine culture practices in community hospitals: Need for a validated approach.” Am J Infect Control 48, no. 12 (December 2020): 1549–51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2020.06.218.
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    • Chowdhury, A. S., E. T. Lofgren, R. W. Moehring, and S. L. Broschat. “Identifying predictors of antimicrobial exposure in hospitalized patients using a machine learning approach.” J Appl Microbiol 128, no. 3 (March 2020): 688–96. https://doi.org/10.1111/jam.14499.
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    • Moehring, R. W., A. P. Dyer, and E. S. Dodds Ashley. “Total duration instead of in-hospital antibiotic days: reaching beyond the hospital walls.” Clin Microbiol Infect 26, no. 3 (March 2020): 268–70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmi.2019.11.029.
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    • Messina, Julia A., Rebekah W. Moehring, Kenneth E. Schmader, and Deverick J. Anderson. “Impact of Location of Acquisition of Gram-Positive Bloodstream Infections on Clinical Outcomes Among Patients Admitted to Community Hospitals.” Infect Drug Resist 13 (2020): 3023–31. https://doi.org/10.2147/IDR.S259185.
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    • Morris, Andrew M., Michael S. Calderwood, Scott K. Fridkin, Daniel J. Livorsi, Jessina C. McGregor, Lona Mody, Rebekah W. Moehring, et al. “Research needs in antibiotic stewardship.” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 40, no. 12 (December 2019): 1334–43. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2019.276.
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    • Yarrington, Michael E., Deverick J. Anderson, Elizabeth Dodds Ashley, Travis Jones, Angelina Davis, Melissa Johnson, Yuliya Lokhnygina, Daniel J. Sexton, and Rebekah W. Moehring. “Impact of FDA black box warning on fluoroquinolone and alternative antibiotic use in southeastern US hospitals.” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 40, no. 11 (November 2019): 1297–1300. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2019.247.
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    • Turner, Nicholas A., Steven C. Grambow, Christopher W. Woods, Vance G. Fowler, Rebekah W. Moehring, Deverick J. Anderson, and Sarah S. Lewis. “Epidemiologic Trends in Clostridioides difficile Infections in a Regional Community Hospital Network.” Jama Netw Open 2, no. 10 (October 2, 2019): e1914149. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.14149.
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    • Anderson, Deverick J., Shera Watson, Rebekah W. Moehring, Lauren Komarow, Matthew Finnemeyer, Rebekka M. Arias, Jacqueline Huvane, et al. “Feasibility of Core Antimicrobial Stewardship Interventions in Community Hospitals.” Jama Netw Open 2, no. 8 (August 2, 2019): e199369. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.9369.
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    • Dyer, April P., Elizabeth Dodds Ashley, Deverick J. Anderson, Christina Sarubbi, Rebekah Wrenn, Lauri A. Hicks, Arjun Srinivasan, and Rebekah W. Moehring. “Total duration of antimicrobial therapy resulting from inpatient hospitalization.” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 40, no. 8 (August 2019): 847–54. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2019.118.
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    • Yarrington, Michael E., and Rebekah W. Moehring. “Basic, Advanced, and Novel Metrics to Guide Antibiotic Use Assessments.” Current Treatment Options in Infectious Diseases 11, no. 2 (June 2019): 145–60. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40506-019-00188-3.
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    • Doernberg, Sarah B., Lilian M. Abbo, Steven D. Burdette, Neil O. Fishman, Edward L. Goodman, Gary R. Kravitz, James E. Leggett, et al. “Essential Resources and Strategies for Antibiotic Stewardship Programs in the Acute Care Setting.” Clin Infect Dis 67, no. 8 (September 28, 2018): 1168–74. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciy255.
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    • Michener, Alyson, Barbara Heath, Christopher J. Crnich, Rebekah Moehring, Kenneth Schmader, Lona Mody, Westyn Branch-Elliman, and Robin L. P. Jump. “Infections in Older Adults: A Case-Based Discussion Series Emphasizing Antibiotic Stewardship.” Mededportal 14 (September 21, 2018): 10754. https://doi.org/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.10754.
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    • Anderson, Deverick J., Rebekah W. Moehring, David J. Weber, Sarah S. Lewis, Luke F. Chen, J Conrad Schwab, Paul Becherer, et al. “Effectiveness of targeted enhanced terminal room disinfection on hospital-wide acquisition and infection with multidrug-resistant organisms and Clostridium difficile: a secondary analysis of a multicentre cluster randomised controlled trial with crossover design (BETR Disinfection).” Lancet Infect Dis 18, no. 8 (August 2018): 845–53. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(18)30278-0.
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    • Hostler, Christopher J., Rebekah W. Moehring, Elizabeth S Dodds Ashley, Melissa Johnson, Angelina Davis, Sarah S. Lewis, Daniel J. Sexton, Deverick J. Anderson, and Deverick J. CDC Prevention Epicenters Program. “Feasibility and Value of Developing a Regional Antibiogram for Community Hospitals.” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 39, no. 6 (June 2018): 718–22. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2018.71.
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    • Moehring, Rebekah W., Elizabeth S. Dodds Ashley, Xinru Ren, Yuliya Lokhnygina, Arthur W. Baker, Travis M. Jones, Sarah S. Lewis, Daniel J. Sexton, Deverick J. Anderson, and Deverick J. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Epicenters Program. “Denominator Matters in Estimating Antimicrobial Use: A Comparison of Days Present and Patient Days.” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 39, no. 5 (May 2018): 612–15. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2018.54.
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    • Turner, Nicholas A., Rebekah Moehring, Christina Sarubbi, Rebekah H. Wrenn, Richard H. Drew, Coleen K. Cunningham, Vance G. Fowler, and Deverick J. Anderson. “Influence of Reported Penicillin Allergy on Mortality in MSSA Bacteremia.” Open Forum Infect Dis 5, no. 3 (March 2018): ofy042. https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy042.
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    • Anderson, Deverick J., Lauren P. Knelson, Rebekah W. Moehring, Sarah S. Lewis, David J. Weber, Luke F. Chen, Patricia F. Triplett, et al. “Implementation Lessons Learned From the Benefits of Enhanced Terminal Room (BETR) Disinfection Study: Process and Perceptions of Enhanced Disinfection with Ultraviolet Disinfection Devices.” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 39, no. 2 (February 2018): 157–63. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2017.268.
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    • Knelson, Lauren P., Gemila K. Ramadanovic, Luke F. Chen, Rebekah W. Moehring, Sarah S. Lewis, William A. Rutala, David J. Weber, Daniel J. Sexton, Deverick J. Anderson, and Deverick J. CDC Prevention EpiCenters Program. “Self-monitoring by Environmental Services May Not Accurately Measure Thoroughness of Hospital Room Cleaning.” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 38, no. 11 (November 2017): 1371–73. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2017.205.
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    • Anderson, Deverick J., Rachel Addison, Yuliya Lokhnygina, Bobby Warren, Batu Sharma-Kuinkel, Laura J. Rojas, Susan D. Rudin, et al. “The Antimicrobial Scrub Contamination and Transmission (ASCOT) Trial: A Three-Arm, Blinded, Randomized Controlled Trial With Crossover Design to Determine the Efficacy of Antimicrobial-Impregnated Scrubs in Preventing Healthcare Provider Contamination.” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 38, no. 10 (October 2017): 1147–54. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2017.181.
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    • Sexton, Daniel J., and Rebekah W. Moehring. “Implementation of Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs in Small Community Hospitals: Recognizing the Barriers and Meeting the Challenge.” Clin Infect Dis 65, no. 4 (August 15, 2017): 697–98. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/cix409.
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    • Seidelman, Jessica, Kristen V. Dicks, Michael J. Durkin, Arthur W. Baker, Rebekah W. Moehring, Deverick J. Anderson, Daniel J. Sexton, Luke F. Chen, and Sarah S. Lewis. “Using Clinical Scenarios to Understand Preventability of Clostridium difficile Infections by Inpatient Antibiotic Stewardship Programs.” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 38, no. 6 (June 2017): 747–49. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2017.32.
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    • Anderson, Deverick J., Luke F. Chen, David J. Weber, Rebekah W. Moehring, Sarah S. Lewis, Patricia F. Triplett, Michael Blocker, et al. “Enhanced terminal room disinfection and acquisition and infection caused by multidrug-resistant organisms and Clostridium difficile (the Benefits of Enhanced Terminal Room Disinfection study): a cluster-randomised, multicentre, crossover study.” Lancet 389, no. 10071 (February 25, 2017): 805–14. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31588-4.
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    • Moehring, Rebekah W., Deverick J. Anderson, Ronda L. Cochran, Lauri A. Hicks, Arjun Srinivasan, Elizabeth S. Dodds Ashley, and Elizabeth S. Structured Taskforce of Experts Working at Reliable Standards for Stewardship (STEWARDS) Panel. “Expert Consensus on Metrics to Assess the Impact of Patient-Level Antimicrobial Stewardship Interventions in Acute-Care Settings.” Clin Infect Dis 64, no. 3 (February 1, 2017): 377–83. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciw787.
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    • Anderson, Deverick J., Leoncio Flavio Rojas, Shera Watson, Lauren P. Knelson, Sohayla Pruitt, Sarah S. Lewis, Rebekah W. Moehring, et al. “Identification of novel risk factors for community-acquired Clostridium difficile infection using spatial statistics and geographic information system analyses.” Plos One 12, no. 5 (2017): e0176285. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0176285.
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    • Dicks, Kristen V., Eric Lofgren, Sarah S. Lewis, Rebekah W. Moehring, Daniel J. Sexton, and Deverick J. Anderson. “A Multicenter Pragmatic Interrupted Time Series Analysis of Chlorhexidine Gluconate Bathing in Community Hospital Intensive Care Units.” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 37, no. 7 (July 2016): 791–97. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2016.23.
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    • Baker, Arthur W., Kristen V. Dicks, Michael J. Durkin, David J. Weber, Sarah S. Lewis, Rebekah W. Moehring, Luke F. Chen, Daniel J. Sexton, and Deverick J. Anderson. “Epidemiology of Surgical Site Infection in a Community Hospital Network.” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 37, no. 5 (May 2016): 519–26. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2016.13.
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    • Heath, Barbara, Jaime Bernhardt, Thomas J. Michalski, Christopher J. Crnich, Rebekah Moehring, Kenneth E. Schmader, Danielle Olds, Patricia A. Higgins, and Robin L. P. Jump. “Results of a Veterans Affairs employee education program on antimicrobial stewardship for older adults.” Am J Infect Control 44, no. 3 (March 1, 2016): 349–51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2015.09.026.
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    • Garner, Bronwen, Yuliya Lokhnygina, Elizabeth Dodds-Ashley, Melissa Johnson, Richard H. Drew, Angelina Davis, Daniel J. Sexton, Deverick Anderson, and Rebekah W. Moehring. “Harvesting the Low Hanging Fruit: A Benchmarking Tool for Implementation of Intravenous to Oral Antibiotic Switch Programs in 14 Southeastern Community Hospitals.” Open Forum Infect Dis 2, no. Suppl 1 (December 2015): 150. https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofv133.28.
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    • Boggan, Joel C., Arthur W. Baker, Sarah S. Lewis, Kristen V. Dicks, Michael J. Durkin, Rebekah W. Moehring, Luke F. Chen, Lauren P. Knelson, Donald D. Hegland, and Deverick J. Anderson. “An Automated Surveillance Strategy to Identify Infectious Complications After Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Procedures.” Open Forum Infect Dis 2, no. 4 (December 2015): ofv128. https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofv128.
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    • Dicks, Kristen V., Arthur W. Baker, Michael J. Durkin, Deverick J. Anderson, Rebekah W. Moehring, Luke F. Chen, Daniel J. Sexton, David J. Weber, and Sarah S. Lewis. “Short Operative Duration and Surgical Site Infection Risk in Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Procedures.” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 36, no. 12 (December 2015): 1431–36. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2015.222.
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    • Durkin, Michael J., Kristen V. Dicks, Arthur W. Baker, Sarah S. Lewis, Rebekah W. Moehring, Luke F. Chen, Daniel J. Sexton, and Deverick J. Anderson. “Seasonal Variation of Common Surgical Site Infections: Does Season Matter?” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 36, no. 9 (September 2015): 1011–16. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2015.121.
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    • Moehring, Rebekah W., Kevin C. Hazen, Myra R. Hawkins, Richard H. Drew, Daniel J. Sexton, and Deverick J. Anderson. “Challenges in Preparation of Cumulative Antibiogram Reports for Community Hospitals.” J Clin Microbiol 53, no. 9 (September 2015): 2977–82. https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.01077-15.
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    • Durkin, Michael J., Kristen V. Dicks, Arthur W. Baker, Rebekah W. Moehring, Luke F. Chen, Daniel J. Sexton, Sarah S. Lewis, and Deverick J. Anderson. “Postoperative infection in spine surgery: does the month matter?” J Neurosurg Spine 23, no. 1 (July 2015): 128–34. https://doi.org/10.3171/2014.10.SPINE14559.
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    • Hamilton, Keith W., Jeffrey S. Gerber, Rebekah Moehring, Deverick J. Anderson, Michael S. Calderwood, Jennifer H. Han, Jimish M. Mehta, et al. “Point-of-prescription interventions to improve antimicrobial stewardship.” Clin Infect Dis 60, no. 8 (April 15, 2015): 1252–58. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/civ018.
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    • Lewis, Sarah S., Kristen V. Dicks, Luke F. Chen, Michael P. Bolognesi, Deverick J. Anderson, Daniel J. Sexton, and Rebekah W. Moehring. “Delay in diagnosis of invasive surgical site infections following knee arthroplasty versus hip arthroplasty.” Clin Infect Dis 60, no. 7 (April 1, 2015): 990–96. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciu975.
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    • Dicks, Kristen V., Arthur W. Baker, Michael J. Durkin, Sarah S. Lewis, Rebekah W. Moehring, Deverick J. Anderson, Daniel J. Sexton, and Luke F. Chen. “The potential impact of excluding funguria from the surveillance definition of catheter-associated urinary tract infection.” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 36, no. 4 (April 2015): 467–69. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2014.72.
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    • Jump, Robin L. P., Barbara Heath, Christopher J. Crnich, Rebekah Moehring, Kenneth E. Schmader, Danielle Olds, and Patricia A. Higgins. “Knowledge, beliefs, and confidence regarding infections and antimicrobial stewardship: a survey of Veterans Affairs providers who care for older adults.” Am J Infect Control 43, no. 3 (March 1, 2015): 298–300. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2014.11.017.
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    • Durkin, Michael J., Arthur W. Baker, Kristen V. Dicks, Sarah S. Lewis, Luke F. Chen, Deverick J. Anderson, Daniel J. Sexton, and Rebekah W. Moehring. “A comparison between National Healthcare Safety Network laboratory-identified event reporting versus traditional surveillance for Clostridium difficile infection.” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 36, no. 2 (February 2015): 125–31. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2014.42.
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    • Lewis, Sarah S., Vanessa J. Walker, Mi Suk Lee, Luke Chen, Rebekah W. Moehring, Christopher E. Cox, Daniel J. Sexton, and Deverick J. Anderson. “Epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia in community hospitals.” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 35, no. 12 (December 2014): 1452–57. https://doi.org/10.1086/678594.
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    • Baker, Arthur W., Michael J. Durkin, Kristen V. Dicks, Sarah S. Lewis, Rebekah W. Moehring, Luke F. Chen, Daniel J. Sexton, and Deverick J. Anderson. “Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection surveillance: National Healthcare Safety Network's laboratory-identified event reporting versus traditional laboratory-confirmed bloodstream infection surveillance.” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 35, no. 10 (October 2014): 1286–89. https://doi.org/10.1086/678071.
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    • Thaden, Joshua T., Sarah S. Lewis, Kevin C. Hazen, Kirk Huslage, Vance G. Fowler, Rebekah W. Moehring, Luke F. Chen, et al. “Rising rates of carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae in community hospitals: a mixed-methods review of epidemiology and microbiology practices in a network of community hospitals in the southeastern United States.” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 35, no. 8 (August 2014): 978–83. https://doi.org/10.1086/677157.
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    • Lofgren, Eric T., Stephen R. Cole, David J. Weber, Deverick J. Anderson, and Rebekah W. Moehring. “Hospital-acquired Clostridium difficile infections: estimating all-cause mortality and length of stay.” Epidemiology 25, no. 4 (July 2014): 570–75. https://doi.org/10.1097/EDE.0000000000000119.
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    • Dicks, Kristen V., Sarah S. Lewis, Michael J. Durkin, Arthur W. Baker, Rebekah W. Moehring, Luke F. Chen, Daniel J. Sexton, and Deverick J. Anderson. “Surveying the surveillance: surgical site infections excluded by the January 2013 updated surveillance definitions.” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 35, no. 5 (May 2014): 570–73. https://doi.org/10.1086/675837.
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    • Moehring, Rebekah W., Sarah S. Lewis, Pamela J. Isaacs, Wiley A. Schell, Wayne R. Thomann, Mary M. Althaus, Kevin C. Hazen, et al. “Outbreak of bacteremia due to Burkholderia contaminans linked to intravenous fentanyl from an institutional compounding pharmacy.” Jama Intern Med 174, no. 4 (April 2014): 606–12. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.13768.
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    • Anderson, Deverick J., Rebekah W. Moehring, Richard Sloane, Kenneth E. Schmader, David J. Weber, Vance G. Fowler, Emily Smathers, and Daniel J. Sexton. “Bloodstream infections in community hospitals in the 21st century: a multicenter cohort study.” Plos One 9, no. 3 (2014): e91713. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0091713.
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    • Lofgren, Eric T., Rebekah W. Moehring, Deverick J. Anderson, David J. Weber, and Nina H. Fefferman. “A mathematical model to evaluate the routine use of fecal microbiota transplantation to prevent incident and recurrent Clostridium difficile infection.” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 35, no. 1 (January 2014): 18–27. https://doi.org/10.1086/674394.
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    • Lewis, Sarah S., Rebekah W. Moehring, Luke F. Chen, Daniel J. Sexton, and Deverick J. Anderson. “Assessing the relative burden of hospital-acquired infections in a network of community hospitals.” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 34, no. 11 (November 2013): 1229–30. https://doi.org/10.1086/673443.
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    • Moehring, Rebekah W., Eric T. Lofgren, and Deverick J. Anderson. “Impact of change to molecular testing for Clostridium difficile infection on healthcare facility-associated incidence rates.” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 34, no. 10 (October 2013): 1055–61. https://doi.org/10.1086/673144.
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    • Lewis, Sarah S., Lauren P. Knelson, Rebekah W. Moehring, Luke F. Chen, Daniel J. Sexton, and Deverick J. Anderson. “Comparison of non-intensive care unit (ICU) versus ICU rates of catheter-associated urinary tract infection in community hospitals.” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 34, no. 7 (July 2013): 744–47. https://doi.org/10.1086/671000.
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    • Lofgren, Eric, Rebekah Moehring, David Weber, and Nina Fefferman. “EXAMINING THE ROLE OF HAND CONTAMINATION AND ASYMPTOMATIC COLONIZATION IN THE TRANSMISSION OF HEALTHCARE-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS.” American Journal of Epidemiology 177 (June 15, 2013): S132–S132.
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    • Moehring, Rebekah W., Russell Staheli, Becky A. Miller, Luke Francis Chen, Daniel John Sexton, and Deverick John Anderson. “Central line-associated infections as defined by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' Hospital-acquired condition versus standard infection control surveillance: why hospital compare seems conflicted.” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 34, no. 3 (March 2013): 238–44. https://doi.org/10.1086/669527.
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    • Chen, Luke F., Charlene Carriker, Russell Staheli, Pamela Isaacs, Brandon Elliott, Becky A. Miller, Deverick J. Anderson, et al. “Observing and improving hand hygiene compliance: implementation and refinement of an electronic-assisted direct-observer hand hygiene audit program.” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 34, no. 2 (February 2013): 207–10. https://doi.org/10.1086/669084.
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    • Lewis, Sarah S., Rebekah W. Moehring, Deverick J. Anderson, Daniel J. Sexton, and Luke F. Chen. “Increasing rates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in academic hospitals: a result of active surveillance?” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 34, no. 1 (January 2013): 105–6. https://doi.org/10.1086/668797.
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    • Moehring, Rebekah W., Richard Sloane, Luke F. Chen, Emily C. Smathers, Kenneth E. Schmader, Vance G. Fowler, David J. Weber, Daniel J. Sexton, and Deverick J. Anderson. “Delays in appropriate antibiotic therapy for gram-negative bloodstream infections: a multicenter, community hospital study.” Plos One 8, no. 10 (2013): e76225. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0076225.
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    • Moehring, Rebekah W., and Deverick J. Anderson. “Antimicrobial stewardship as part of the infection prevention effort.” Curr Infect Dis Rep 14, no. 6 (December 2012): 592–600. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11908-012-0289-x.
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    • Moehring, R. W., and D. J. Anderson. “Prosthetic joint infection: Case study and review of diagnosis and management.” Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice 20, no. 5 (September 1, 2012): 301–4. https://doi.org/10.1097/IPC.0b013e318255d546.
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    • Sexton, Daniel J., Luke F. Chen, Rebekah Moehring, Paul A. Thacker, and Deverick J. Anderson. “Casablanca redux: we are shocked that public reporting of rates of central line-associated bloodstream infections are inaccurate.” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 33, no. 9 (September 2012): 932–35. https://doi.org/10.1086/667383.
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    • Dicks, Kristen V., Russell Staheli, Deverick J. Anderson, Becky A. Miller, W Schuyler Jones, J Kevin Harrison, Daniel J. Sexton, Rebekah W. Moehring, and Luke F. Chen. “"What the eyes don't see, the heart doesn't grieve over": epidemiology and risk factors for bloodstream infections following cardiac catheterization.” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 33, no. 8 (August 2012): 837–41. https://doi.org/10.1086/666739.
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    • Moehring, Rebekah W., Daniel J. Sexton, and Deverick J. Anderson. “Conclusion of Avery et al--validation of findings but concern about rationale.” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 33, no. 8 (August 2012): 856–57. https://doi.org/10.1086/666633.
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    • Moehring, Rebekah W., and Deverick J. Anderson. “"But my patients are different!": risk adjustment in 2012 and beyond.” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 32, no. 10 (October 2011): 987–89. https://doi.org/10.1086/662202.
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  • Book Sections

    • Drew, R. H., and R. W. Moehring. “Practical Antibiotic Stewardship: Implementing an Antibiotic Stewardship Program.” In Practical Implementation of an Antibiotic Stewardship Program, 303–21, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316694411.016.
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    • Lewis, S. S., and R. W. Moehring. “Infection Prevention in the Outpatient Setting.” In Practical Healthcare Epidemiology: Fourth Edition, 238–50, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781107153165.022.
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    • Moehring, R. W., and W. J. Nesbitt. “Selecting and Applying Antibiotic Stewardship Strategies.” In Practical Implementation of an Antibiotic Stewardship Program, 63–84, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316694411.005.
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  • Conference Papers

    • Ling, D., J. Seidelman, E. D. Ashley, S. Lewis, R. Moehring, D. J. Anderson, and S. Advani. “Reflex Urine Culture Practices in a Regional Community Hospital Network.” In Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 41:s370–s370. Cambridge University Press, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2020.999.
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    • Ling, D., S. Lewis, C. Sarubbi, R. Moehring, S. Advani, D. J. Anderson, and B. Smith. “Epidemiology of Posttransrectal Prostate Biopsy Bloodstream Infections and Impact of a Screening Program.” In Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 41:s218–19. Cambridge University Press, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2020.762.
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    • Yarrington, M., R. Moehring, D. J. Anderson, R. Wrenn, C. Sarubbi, and J. Spivey. “Measuring Empiric Antibiotic Spectrum Patterns Across Space and Time.” In Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 41:s2–4. Cambridge University Press, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2020.474.
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    • Madhobi, K. F., M. Kamruzzaman, A. Kalyanaraman, E. Lofgren, R. Moehring, and B. Krishnamoorthy. “A visual analytics framework for analysis of patient trajectories.” In Acm Bcb 2019  Proceedings of the 10th Acm International Conference on Bioinformatics, Computational Biology and Health Informatics, 15–24, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1145/3307339.3342143.
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    • Branch-Elliman, W., D. Snyderman, B. Wilson, R. Carter, B. Heath, L. Mody, R. Moehring, C. Crnich, K. Schmader, and R. Jump. “Preliminary Outcomes from an Educational Intervention to Promote Antimicrobial Stewardship and Improve the Care of Older Adults with Infections.” In Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 63:S54–S54. WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2015.
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    • Lofgren, E. T., R. Moehring, and D. Anderson. “CLINICAL OUTCOMES OF A COHORT OF HOSPITAL PATIENTS WITH HEALTHCARE-ASSOCIATED CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION.” In American Journal of Epidemiology, 175:S69–S69. OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC, 2012.
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    • Boggan, J. C., A. M. Navar Boggan, L. Knelson, R. W. Moehring, L. F. Chen, and D. J. Anderson. “Infectious complications following electrophysiology (EP) procedures: Defining rates to explore automated surveillance possibilities,” n.d.

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