ChristopherD.PfeifferMD

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• Preventing unnecessary urine cultures at a Veteran's affairs healthcare system.
  Chad D Nix, William B Messer, Amy Boda, Kimberly T MacKay, Jennifer Holmquist, La'Tonzia L Adams, Eric Gladwin, Christopher D Pfeiffer> ;Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2024 Mar 25
• Implementation of a Prevention Bundle to Decrease Rates of Staphylococcus aureus Surgical Site Infection at 11 Veterans Affairs Hospitals.
  Hiroyuki Suzuki, Eli N Perencevich, Stacey Hockett Sherlock, Gosia S Clore, Amy M J O'Shea, Graeme N Forrest, Christopher D Pfeiffer, Nasia Safdar, Christopher Crnich,...> ;JAMA Network Open. 2023 Jul 3
• 23 citations
  Principles of diagnostic stewardship: A practical guide from the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Diagnostic Stewardship Task Force.
  Valeria Fabre, Angelina Davis, Daniel J Diekema, Bruno Granwehr, Mary K Hayden, Christopher F Lowe, Christopher D Pfeiffer, Anna C Sick-Samuels, Kaede V Sullivan, Trev...> ;Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2023 Feb 1
• 4 citations
  Infectious Disease Consults ofBloodstream Infection and Impact on Health Outcomes.
  Swetha Ramanathan, Fritzie S Albarillo, Margaret A Fitzpatrick, Katie J Suda, Linda Poggensee, Amanda Vivo, Martin E Evans, Makoto Jones, Nasia Safdar, Chris Pfeiffer,...> ;Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2022 Sep 1
• 10 citations
  Clinician Attitudes and Beliefs Associated with More Aggressive Diagnostic Testing.
  Deborah Korenstein, Laura D Scherer, Andrew Foy, Lisa Pineles, Alison D Lydecker, Jill Owczarzak, Larry Magder, Jessica P Brown, Christopher D Pfeiffer, Christopher Te...> ;The American Journal of Medicine. 2022 Jul 1
• Increased carbapenemase testing following implementation of national VA guidelines for carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE).
  Margaret A Fitzpatrick, Katie J Suda, Swetha Ramanathan, Geneva Wilson, Linda Poggensee, Martin Evans, Makoto M Jones, Christopher D Pfeiffer, J Stacey Klutts, Eli Per...> ;Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology. 2022 Jan 1
• 7 citations
  Risk Factors Associated With Carbapenemase-Producing Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Positive Cultures in a Cohort of US Veterans
  Geneva M Wilson, Katie J. Suda, Margaret A. Fitzpatrick, Brian Bartle, Christopher D Pfeiffer, Makoto Jones, Michael Rubin, Eli N. Perencevich, Martin E. Evans, Charle...> ;Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2021 Oct 20
• 7 citations
  Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) research agenda for healthcare epidemiology.
  Lona Mody, Ibukunoluwa C. Akinboyo, Hilary M. Babcock, Werner E. Bischoff, Vincent C.C. Cheng, Kathleen Chiotos, Kimberly C. Claeys, K C Coffey, Daniel J. Diekema, Cur...> ;Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2021 Jan 25
• 1 citations
  Construction and validation of an ultraviolet germicidal irradiation system using locally available components.
  Eric Schnell, Elham Karamooz, Melanie J. Harriff, Jane E. Yates, Christopher D. Pfeiffer, Stephen M. Smith> ;Plos One. 2021 Jul 23
• 4 citations
  Implementing daily chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) bathing in VA settings: The human factors engineering to prevent resistant organisms (HERO) project.
  Mary Jo Knobloch, Jackson S. Musuuza, Linda McKinley, Michele L. Zimbric, Kelsey Baubie, Ann Schoofs Hundt, Pascale Carayon, Mary Hagle, Christopher D. Pfeiffer, Marin...> ;American Journal of Infection Control. 2021 Jun 1
• 1 citations
  Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae epidemiology in Veterans' Affairs medical centers varies by facility characteristics.
  Marissa S. Wirth, Margaret A. Fitzpatrick, Katie J. Suda, Geneva M Wilson, Swetha Ramanathan, Martin E. Evans, Makoto Jones, Christopher D. Pfeiffer, Charlesnika T. Evans> ;Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2021 Jul 1
• 2 citations
  A survey of infection control strategies for carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in Department of Veterans' Affairs facilities.
  Swetha Ramanathan, Katie J. Suda, Margaret A. Fitzpatrick, Marylou Guihan, Cassie Cunningham Goedken, Nasia Safdar, Martin E. Evans, Makoto Jones, Christopher D Pfeiff...> ;Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2020 Sep 22
• 6 citations
  Homegrown Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation for Hospital-Based N95 Decontamination during the COVID-19 Pandemic
  Eric Schnell, Melanie J. Harriff, Jane E. Yates, Elham Karamooz, Christopher D. Pfeiffer, James F. McCarthy, Christopher L. Trapp, Sara K. Frazier, John E. Dodier, Ste...> ;Medrxiv. 2020 May 5
• 2 citations
  Compliance with statewide regulations for communication of patients’ multidrug-resistant organism and Clostridium difficile status during transitions of care
  Katherine Ellingson, Brie N. Noble, Dat Tran, Genevieve L. Buser, Christopher D. Pfeiffer, P. Maureen Cassidy, Rebecca Pierce, Zintars G. Beldavs, Jon P. Furuno> ;American Journal of Infection Control. 2020 Apr 1
• 13 citations
  Frequency of nursing home resident contact with staff, other residents, and the environment outside resident rooms
  Lisa Pineles, Eli N. Perencevich, Mary Claire Roghmann, Kalpana Gupta, Jose Cadena, Gio J. Baracco, Christopher D. Pfeiffer, Graeme N. Forrest, Suzanne F. Bradley, Chr...> ;Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2019 May 20
• 5 citations
  Laboratory practices for identification and reporting of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in Department of Veterans Affairs facilities
  Margaret A. Fitzpatrick, Katie J. Suda, Swetha Ramanathan, Marylou Guihan, Charnetta R. Brown, Nasia Safdar, Martin E. Evans, Makoto Jones, Christopher D Pfeiffer, J. ...> ;Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2019 Apr 1
• 7 citations
  Improving fluoroquinolone use in the outpatient setting using a patient safety initiative.
  Kazuaki Jindai, Michihiko Goto, Kimberly Mackay, Graeme N. Forrest, Jackson S. Musuuza, Nasia Safdar, Christopher D. Pfeiffer> ;Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2018 Aug 17
• 19 citations
  Effect of pulsed xenon ultraviolet room disinfection devices on microbial counts for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and aerobic bacterial colonies.
  John E. Zeber, Christopher Pfeiffer, John W. Baddley, Jose Cadena-Zuluaga, Eileen M. Stock, Laurel A. Copeland, Janet Hendricks, Jwan Mohammadi, Marcos I. Restrepo, Ch...> ;American Journal of Infection Control. 2018 Jun 1
• 8 citations
  The Impact of Isolation on Healthcare Worker Contact and Compliance With Infection Control Practices in Nursing Homes.
  Lisa Pineles, Chris Petruccelli, Eli N. Perencevich, Mary Claire Roghmann, Kalpana Gupta, Jose Cadena, Gio J. Baracco, Christopher D. Pfeiffer, Graeme N. Forrest, Suza...> ;Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2018 Jun 1
• 3 citations
  Establishing a Research Agenda for Preventing Transmission of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms in Acute-Care Settings in the Veterans Health Administration.
  Eli N. Perencevich, Anthony D. Harris, Christopher D. Pfeiffer, Michael Rubin, Jennifer N. Hill, Gio J. Baracco, Martin E. Evans, J. Stacey Klutts, Judy A. Streit, Ric...> ;Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2018 Feb 1
• 27 citations
  Nosocomial outbreak of extensively drug-resistant acinetobacter baumannii isolates containing blaOXA-237 carried on a plasmid
  Andrea M. Hujer, Paul G. Higgins, Susan D. Rudin, Genevieve L. Buser, Steven H. Marshall, Kyriaki Xanthopoulou, Harald Seifert, Laura J. Rojas, T. Nicholas Domitrovic,...> ;Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 2017 Nov 1
• 14 citations
  Failure to Communicate: Transmission of Extensively Drug-Resistant blaOXA-237-Containing Acinetobacter baumannii—Multiple Facilities in Oregon, 2012–2014
  Genevieve L. Buser, P. Maureen Cassidy, Margaret C. Cunningham, Susan D. Rudin, Andrea M. Hujer, Robert Vega, Jon P. Furuno, Steven H. Marshall, Paul G. Higgins, Micha...> ;Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2017 Sep 5
• 9 citations
  Evaluation of the Carba NP Test in Oregon, 2013
  Karim E. Morey, Robert Vega, P. Maureen Cassidy, Genevieve L. Buser, Jaipreet Rayar, Jeffrey Myers, Scott J. Weissman, Zintars G. Beldavs, Christopher D. Pfeiffer> ;Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 2017 Jan 1
• New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase-1 (NDM-1) Escherichia coli isolated from household vacuum cleaner-Oregon, 2013.
  Genevieve L. Buser, P. Maureen Cassidy, Christopher D. Pfeiffer, John M. Townes, Karim E. Morey, Jaipreet Rayar, Kirthi K. Kutumbaka, Sukkyun Han, Cesar Nadala, Mansou...> ;Idcases. 2017 Jan 1
• 7 citations
  Rapid detection of blaOXA in carbapenem-susceptible Acinetobacter radioresistens bacteremia leading to unnecessary antimicrobial administration
  Adam C Brady, James S. Lewis, Christopher D. Pfeiffer> ;Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 2016 Aug 1
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Journal Articles

• Establishing a Research Agenda for Preventing Transmission of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms in Acute-Care Settings in the Veterans Health Administration  
  Anthony D Harris, Judy A Streit, Michael A Rubin, Christopher D Pfeiffer, J Stacey Klutts, Eli N Perencevich, Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology