BeckyAlisonSmithMD

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• Comparative epidemiology of hospital-onset bloodstream infections (HOBSIs) and central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) across a three-hospital health ...
  Melissa Campbell, Jay Krishnan, Erin B Gettler, Ibukunoluwa C Kalu, Jessica Seidelman, Becky Smith, Sarah Lewis> ;Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2024 Mar 20
• An Analysis of Outcomes Following a Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infections (CLABSI) Reduction Quality Improvement Project in a Tertiary Care Center.
  Ronald Harris, Morgan Rosser, Nitin Mehdiratta, Anand Chowdhurry, Becky Smith, Vijay Krishnamoorthy> ;Cureus. 2023 Jul 1
• 2 citations
  Disparities in central line-associated bloodstream infection and catheter-associated urinary tract infection rates: An exploratory analysis.
  Erin B Gettler, Ibukunoluwa C Kalu, Nwora L Okeke, Sarah S Lewis, Deverick J Anderson, Becky A Smith, Sonali D Advani> ;Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2023 Nov 1
• 2 citations
  Using clinical decision support to improve urine testing and antibiotic utilization.
  Michael E Yarrington, Staci S Reynolds, Tray Dunkerson, Fabienne McClellan, Christopher R Polage, Rebekah W Moehring, Becky A Smith, Jessica L Seidelman, Sarah S Lewis...> ;Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2023 Oct 1
• 2 citations
  Using the COM-B model to identify barriers to and facilitators of evidence-based nurse urine-culture practices.
  Sonali D Advani, Ali Winters, Nicholas A Turner, Becky A Smith, Jessica Seidelman, Kenneth Schmader, Deverick J Anderson, Staci S Reynolds> ;Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology. 2023 Jan 1
• 4 citations
  Colon surgical-site infections and the impact of "present at the time of surgery (PATOS)" in a large network of community hospitals.
  Jessica L Seidelman, Maojun Ge, Arthur W Baker, Sarah Lewis, Sonali D Advani, Becky Smith, Deverick J Anderson> ;Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2023 Aug 1
• 1 citations
  Enhancement of infection prevention case review process to optimize learning from defects.
  Staci S Reynolds, Christopher Sova, Halie Lozano, Kalpana Bhandari, Bonnie Taylor, Erica Lobaugh-Jin, Charlene Carriker, Sarah S Lewis, Becky A Smith, Ibukunoluwa C Kalu> ;Journal of Infection Prevention. 2022 May 1
• 3 citations
  The Impact of Infection Versus Colonization onEnvironmental Contamination in Hospitalized Patients With Diarrhea.
  Bobby G Warren, Nicholas A Turner, Rachel Addison, Alicia Nelson, Aaron Barrett, Bechtler Addison, Amanda Graves, Becky Smith, Sarah S Lewis, David J Weber, Emily E Si...> ;Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2022 Apr 1
• 7 citations
  Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 environmental contamination in hospital rooms is uncommon using viral culture techniques.
  Bobby G Warren, Alicia Nelson, Aaron Barrett, Bechtler Addison, Amanda Graves, Raquel Binder, Gregory Gray, Sarah Lewis, Becky A Smith, David J Weber, Emily E Sickbert...> ;Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2022 Aug 24
• 1 citations
  Challenges in hospital-acquired coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) surveillance and attribution of infection source.
  Sarah S. Lewis, Ibukunoluwa C. Kalu, Jessica Seidelman, Deverick J. Anderson, Rebekah W. Moehring, Becky Smith, Prevention Epicenters Program> ;Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2021 Aug 2
• 11 citations
  Tap Water Avoidance Decreases Rates of Hospital-onset Pulmonary Nontuberculous Mycobacteria
  Arthur W. Baker, Jason E. Stout, Deverick J. Anderson, Daniel J. Sexton, Becky Smith, Rebekah W. Moehring, Kirk Huslage, Christopher J Hostler, Sarah S. Lewis> ;Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2021 Aug 2
• 1 citations
  Comparison of metrics used to track central-line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) and catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) across a regiona...
  Sonali D Advani, Becky Smith, Jessica Seidelman, Nicholas A Turner, Deverick J. Anderson, Sarah S. Lewis> ;Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2021 Jul 16
• 6 citations
  In pursuit of the holy grail: Improving C. difficile testing appropriateness with iterative electronic health record clinical decision support and targeted test restri...
  Norah S. Karlovich, Suchita Shah Sata, Brian Griffith, Ashley Coop, Ibukunoluwa C. Kalu, John J. Engemann, Jessica Seidelman, Nicholas A Turner, Christopher R. Polage,...> ;Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2021 Jun 4
• 15 citations
  A Randomized Controlled Trial of an Electronic Clinical Decision Support Tool for Inpatient Antimicrobial Stewardship.
  Jessica P Ridgway, Ari Robicsek, Nirav Shah, Becky Smith, Kamaljit Singh, Jeffery Semel, Mary Ellen Acree, Jennifer Grant, Urmila Ravichandran, Lance R. Peterson> ;Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2021 May 4
• 12 citations
  Early experience with universal preprocedural testing for SARS-CoV-2 in a relatively low-prevalence area.
  Sarah S. Lewis, Becky Smith, Ibukunoluwa C. Akinboyo, Jessica Seidelman, Cameron R. Wolfe, Allan B Kirk, Gavin Martin, Thomas N. Denny, Bruce Lobaugh, Catherine Rehder...> ;Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2021 Mar 1
• Multi-faceted strategies improve collection compliance and sample acceptance rate for carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) active surveillance testing.
  Christopher Sova, Sarah S. Lewis, Becky Smith, Staci S. Reynolds> ;American Journal of Infection Control. 2021 Feb 5
• 51 citations
  Universal masking is an effective strategy to flatten the severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) healthcare worker epidemiologic curve.
  Jessica Seidelman, Sarah S. Lewis, Sonali D Advani, Ibukunoluwa C. Akinboyo, Carol Epling, Matthew Case, Kristen Said, William Yancey, Matthew A. Stiegel, Antony Schwa...> ;Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2020 Jun 25
• 33 citations
  Decontamination and Reuse of N95 Respirators with Hydrogen Peroxide Vapor to Address Worldwide Personal Protective Equipment Shortages During the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)...
  Antony Schwartz, Matthew Stiegel, Nicole Greeson, Andrea Vogel, Wayne Thomann, Monte Brown, Gregory D Sempowski, Thomas Scott Alderman, James Patrick Condreay, James B...> ;Applied Biosafety. 2020 Jun 1
• 1 citations
  Black mold takes hold and story told.
  Robert Rolfe, Wiley A. Schell, Becky Smith, Jacob A. Klapper, John R. Perfect, Julia A. Messina> ;Medical Mycology Case Reports. 2020 May 28
• 18 citations
  Universal masking in hospitals in the COVID-19 era: Is it time to consider shielding?
  Sonali D Advani, Becky Smith, Sarah S. Lewis, Deverick J. Anderson, Daniel J. Sexton> ;Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2020 Apr 29
• 11 citations
  Novel and emerging sources of Clostridioides difficile infection
  Nicholas A Turner, Becky Smith, Sarah S. Lewis> ;Plos Pathogens. 2019 Dec 19
• 1 citations
  Serious superficial incisional surgical site infections (SSISSIs): A proposed surveillance definition.
  Jessica Seidelman, Becky Smith, Christopher J Shoff, Arthur W. Baker, Sarah S. Lewis, Deverick J. Anderson, Daniel J. Sexton> ;Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2019 Nov 1
• 1 citations
  Shifting surgical site infection denominators and implications for National Health Safety Network reporting.
  Jessica Seidelman, Becky Smith, Brittain Wood, Linda Adcock, Barry Shelton, Kirk Huslage, Arthur W. Baker, Ibukunoluwa C. Akinboyo, Deverick J. Anderson, Daniel J. Sex...> ;Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2019 Sep 2
• 16 citations
  How Clean Is the Linen at My Hospital? The Mucorales on Unclean Linen Discovery Study of Large United States Transplant and Cancer Centers
  Alexander J. Sundermann, Cornelius J. Clancy, A. William Pasculle, Guojun Liu, Richard Cumbie, Eileen Driscoll, Ashley M Ayres, Lisa Donahue, Steven A. Pergam, Lilian ...> ;Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2019 Feb 15
• 10 citations
  Water as a source for colonization and infection with multidrug-resistant pathogens: Focus on sinks
  Sarah S. Lewis, Becky Smith, Emily E. Sickbert-Bennett, David J. Weber> ;Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2018 Dec 1
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Journal Articles

• How Clean Is the Linen at My Hospital? The Mucorales on Unclean Linen Discovery Study of Large United States Transplant and Cancer Centers  
  Steven A Pergam, Jose Vazquez, Pranatharthi Chandrasekar, Kieren A Marr, Sankar Swaminathan, Michele I Morris, John R Wingard, Lilian Abbo, Sanjay G Revankar, Becky Sm..., Clinical Infectious Diseases