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Hasegawa S, Livorsi DJ, Perencevich EN, Church JN, Goto M. Diagnostic Accuracy of Hospital Antibiograms in Predicting the Risk of Antimicrobial Resistance in Enterobacteriaceae Isolates: A Nationwide Multicenter Evaluation at the Veterans Health Administration. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. 2023 Nov 30; 77(11):1492-1500.
Heren JE, Lund BC, Alexander B, Livorsi DJ. Procalcitonin Monitoring and Antibiotic Duration in Presumed Lower Respiratory Tract Infections: A Propensity Score-Matched Cohort Across the Veterans Health Administration. Open forum infectious diseases. 2023 Nov 1; 10(11):ofad520.
Jones D, Marra AR, Livorsi D, Perencevich E, Goto M. Perceptions of an automated benchmarking dashboard for antimicrobial stewardship programs among antimicrobial stewards within the veterans' health administration: a multicenter qualitative study. Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE. 2023 Jul 10; 3(1):e118.
Tholany J, Suzuki H, Livorsi DJ, Perencevich EN, Goto M. The association of infectious diseases consultation and 30-day mortality rates among veterans with enterococcal bacteraemia: a propensity score-matched retrospective cohort study. Clinical Microbiology and Infection : The Official Publication of The European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. 2023 Aug 1; 29(8):1039-1044.
Suzuki H, Heintz BH, Livorsi DJ, Perencevich EN, Goto M. Tracking antimicrobial stewardship activities beyond days of therapy (DOT): Comparison of days of antibiotic spectrum coverage (DASC) and DOT at a single center. Infection control and hospital epidemiology. 2023 Jun 1; 44(6):934-937.
Mareau J, Alexander B, Egge J, Heintz B, Suzuki H, Livorsi DJ. Eligibility for and Use of Oral Antimicrobial Therapy Among Veterans With Osteoarticular Infections: A Retrospective Study Across 8 Medical Centers. Open forum infectious diseases. 2022 Sep 1; 9(9):ofac450.
Kakiuchi S, Perencevich EN, Livorsi DJ, Goto M. Is the number of prescriptions an appropriate metric for outpatient antimicrobial consumption? A comparison between the prescription counts and days supplied. Infection control and hospital epidemiology. 2023 Jun 1; 44(6):941-944.
Suzuki H, Mosher HJ, Heintz BH, Livorsi DJ. Implementation of a consensus protocol for antibiotic use for bone and joint infection to reduce unnecessary outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy: A quality improvement initiative. Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE. 2022 Jan 12; 2(1):e6.
Tieri JJ, Alexander B, Egge JA, Heintz BH, Livorsi DJ. Antibiotic prescribing in mental health units across the Veterans' Health Administration: How much and how appropriate?. Infection control and hospital epidemiology. 2023 Feb 1; 44(2):308-311.
Suzuki H, Shealy SC, Throneberry K, Stenehjem E, Livorsi D. Opportunities and challenges in improving antimicrobial use during the era of telehealth expansion: A narrative review. Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE. 2021 Oct 6; 1(1):e26.
Lee JD, Heintz BH, Mosher HJ, Livorsi DJ, Egge JA, Lund BC. Risk of Acute Kidney Injury and Clostridioides difficile Infection With Piperacillin/Tazobactam, Cefepime, and Meropenem With or Without Vancomycin. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. 2021 Oct 5; 73(7):e1579-e1586.
Suzuki H, Perencevich EN, Diekema DJ, Livorsi DJ, Nair R, Kralovic SM, Roselle GA, Goto M. Temporal Trends of Candidemia Incidence Rates and Potential Contributions of Infection Control Initiatives Over 18 Years Within the United States Veterans Health Administration System: A Joinpoint Time-Series Analysis. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. 2021 Aug 16; 73(4):689-696.
Lowery JL, Alexander B, Nair R, Heintz BH, Livorsi DJ. Evaluation of antibiotic prescribing in emergency departments and urgent care centers across the Veterans' Health Administration. Infection control and hospital epidemiology. 2021 Jun 1; 42(6):694-701.
Suzuki H, Perencevich EN, Alexander B, Beck BF, Goto M, Lund BC, Nair R, Livorsi DJ. Inpatient Fluoroquinolone Stewardship Improves the Quantity and Quality of Fluoroquinolone Prescribing at Hospital Discharge: A Retrospective Analysis Among 122 Veterans Health Administration Hospitals. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. 2020 Aug 22; 71(5):1232-1239.
Suzuki H, Perencevich EN, Nair R, Livorsi DJ, Goto M. Excess Length of Acute Inpatient Stay Attributable to Acquisition of Hospital-Onset Gram-Negative Bloodstream Infection with and without Antibiotic Resistance: A Multistate Model Analysis. Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland). 2020 Feb 23; 9(2).
Nair R, Perencevich EN, Goto M, Livorsi DJ, Balkenende E, Kiscaden E, Schweizer ML. Patient care experience with utilization of isolation precautions: systematic literature review and meta-analysis. Clinical Microbiology and Infection : The Official Publication of The European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. 2020 Jun 1; 26(6):684-695.
Feller J, Lund BC, Perencevich EN, Alexander B, Heintz B, Beck B, Nair R, Goto M, Livorsi DJ. Post-discharge oral antimicrobial use among hospitalized patients across an integrated national healthcare network. Clinical Microbiology and Infection : The Official Publication of The European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. 2020 Mar 1; 26(3):327-332.
Puig-Asensio M, Perencevich EN, Livorsi DJ. Prolonged postprocedural antimicrobial use: A survey of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Research Network. Infection control and hospital epidemiology. 2019 Nov 1; 40(11):1281-1283.
Suzuki H, Perencevich EN, Livorsi DJ, Alexander B, Beck BF, Richardson KK, Goto M. Attributable mortality due to fluoroquinolone and extended-spectrum cephalosporin resistance in hospital-onset Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp bacteremia: A matched cohort study in 129 Veterans Health Administration medical centers. Infection control and hospital epidemiology. 2019 Aug 1; 40(8):928-931.
Dykes LA, Heintz SJ, Heintz BH, Livorsi DJ, Egge JA, Lund BC. Contrasting qSOFA and SIRS Criteria for Early Sepsis Identification in a Veteran Population. Federal practitioner : for the health care professionals of the VA, DoD, and PHS. 2019 Mar 1; 36(Suppl 2):S21-S24.
Griebel ME, Heintz B, Alexander B, Egge J, Goto M, Livorsi DJ. Understanding changes in the standardized antimicrobial administration ratio for total antimicrobial use after implementation of prospective audit and feedback. Infection control and hospital epidemiology. 2018 Dec 1; 39(12):1476-1479.
Chandra S, Klair JS, Soota K, Livorsi DJ, Johlin FC. Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-Pancreatography-Obtained Bile Culture Can Guide Antibiotic Therapy in Acute Cholangitis. Digestive diseases (Basel, Switzerland). 2018 Oct 3; 1-6.
Masadeh M, Chandra S, Livorsi D, Johlin F, Silverman W. Evaluation of Biliary Bacterial Resistance in Patients with Frequent Biliary Instrumentation, One Size Does Not Fit All. Digestive diseases and sciences. 2018 Dec 1; 63(12):3474-3479.
Carrel M, Goto M, Schweizer ML, David MZ, Livorsi D, Perencevich EN. Diffusion of clindamycin-resistant and erythromycin-resistant methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA), potential ST398, in United States Veterans Health Administration Hospitals, 2003-2014. Antimicrobial resistance and infection control. 2017 Jun 5; 6:55.
Meyer HE, Lund BC, Heintz BH, Alexander B, Egge JA, Livorsi DJ. Identifying Opportunities to Improve Guideline-Concordant Antibiotic Prescribing in Veterans with Acute Respiratory Infections or Cystitis. Infection control and hospital epidemiology. 2017 Jun 1; 38(6):724-728.
Livorsi DJ, Heintz B, Jacob JT, Krein SL, Morgan DJ, Perencevich EN. Audit and Feedback Processes Among Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs: A Survey of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Research Network. Infection control and hospital epidemiology. 2016 Jun 1; 37(6):704-6.
Goto M, McDanel J, Livorsi D, Schweizer ML, Perencevich EN. Seasonal Peaks in Community-Acquired Gram-Negative Rods Bloodstream Infection: A Nationwide Cohort Study of US Veterans. Poster session presented at: European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases; 2016 Apr 9; Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Livorsi DJ, Perencevich EN. CAUTI Surveillance: Opportunity or Opportunity Cost? Infection control and hospital epidemiology : the official journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America. 2015 Nov 1; 36(11):1335-6.
Livorsi D, Comer A, Matthias MS, Perencevich EN, Bair MJ. Factors Influencing Antibiotic-Prescribing Decisions Among Inpatient Physicians: A Qualitative Investigation. Infection control and hospital epidemiology. 2015 Sep 1; 36(9):1065-72.