2001-2014 Publications
2014:
Mody L et al. Urinary tract infections in older women: a clinical review. JAMA. (IF 51.3)
Lum H et al. Pandemic influenza plans in residential care facilities. J Am Geriatr Soc.
Fisch J et al. The 24-hour report as an effective monitoring and communication tool in infection prevention and control in nursing homes. Am J Infect Control.
Gibson KE et al. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: site of acquisition and strain variation in high-risk nursing home residents with indwelling devices. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol.
Marchaim D et al. Major variation in Minimal Inhibitory Concentrations (MICs) of tigecycline in Gram-negative bacilli as a function of testing method. J Clin Microbiol.
2013:
Montoya A et al. Impact of health care worker policy awareness on hand hygiene and urinary catheter care in nursing homes: results of a self-reported survey. Am J Infect Control.
Wharton T et al. Assessing health status differences between VA Home-based Primary Care and State Medicaid Waiver Program Clients. J Am Med Dir Assoc.
Min L et al. A simple clinical risk nomogram to predict mortality-associated geriatric complications in severely injured geriatric patients. J Trauma Acute Care Surg.
Mody L et al. Keeping the "Home" in Nursing Home: Implications for Infection Prevention. JAMA Intern Med. (IF: 20.8)
2012:
Mody L et al. Infection Prevention in Nursing Homes. Fed Pract.
Furuno JP et al. Health care worker opinions on use of isolation precautions in long-term care facilities. Am J Infect Control.
Wang L et al. Infection rate and colonization with antibiotic-resistant organisms in skilled nursing facility residents with indwelling devices. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis.
Fisch J et al. New acquisition of antibiotic resistant organisms in nursing homes. J Clin Microbiol.
Stone N et al for the Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America Long-Term care Special Interest Group. Surveillance definitions of infections in long-term care facilities: Revisiting the McGeer criteria. Mody, L: Co-author and co-group leader for Respiratory Tract Infections writing group. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol.
2011:
Dommeti P et al. Patterns of ciprofloxacin-resistant gram-negative bacteria colonization in nursing home residents. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol.
Mody L et al. Conceptual model for reducing infections and antimicrobial resistance in skilled nursing facilities: focusing on residents with indwelling devices. Clin Infect Dis. (IF: 9.1)
Flanagan E et al. Infection prevention in alternative health care settings. Infect Dis Clin North Am.
Flannery E et al. Wounds, functional disability, and indwelling devices are associated with cocolonization by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant enterococci in southeast Michigan. Clin Infect Dis. (IF: 9.1)
Montoya A et al. Common Infections in Nursing Homes: A review of current issues and challenges. Aging Health.
2010:
Furono JP et al. Implementing Long-Term Care Infection Control Guidelines into Practice: A Case-Based Approach. Ann of Long-Term Care: Clinical Care and Aging.
Mody L et al. Knowledge of evidence-based urinary catheter care practice recommendations among healthcare workers in nursing homes. J Am Geriatr Soc.
Gau J et al. Pharmacotherapy and the risk for community-acquired pneumonia. BMC Geriatr.
2009:
Aiello A et al. The influence of knowledge, perceptions, and beliefs, on hand hygiene practices in nursing homes. Am J Infect Control.
Flannery EL et al. Identification of a modular pathogenicity island that is widespread among urease-producing uropathogens and shares features with a diverse group of mobile elements. Infect and Immun.
2008:
Mody L et al. Epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus colonization in nursing homes. Clin Infect Dis. (IF: 9.1)
Rogers MA et al. Use of urinary collection devices in skilled nursing facilities in five states. J Am Geriatr Soc.
Smith PW et al. Preparedness for pandemic influenza in nursing homes: a 2-state survey. JAMA. (IF: 51.3)
Smith PW et al. SHEA/APIC Guideline: Infection prevention and control in the long-term care facility. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol.
Rogers MA et al. Incidence of Antibiotic-Resistant Infection in Long-Term Residents of Skilled Nursing Facilities. Am J Infect Control.
Mody L et al. Recruitment and retention of older adults in aging research. J Am Geriatr Soc.
Mody L et al. Adoption of alcohol-based handrub by United States hospitals: a national survey. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol.
Rogers MA et al. Mobility and other predictors of hospitalization for urinary tract infection: a retrospective cohort study. BMC Geriatr.
2007:
Mody L. Optimizing antimicrobial use in nursing homes: No longer optional. Editorial. J Am Geriatr Soc.
Mody L et al. Pandemic influenza planning in nursing homes: are we prepared? J Am Geriatr Soc.
Mody L et al. Indwelling device use and antibiotic resistance in nursing homes: Identifying a high-risk group. J Am Geriatr Soc.
2006:
Mody L et al. Molecular epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus colonization in 2 long-term care facilities. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol.
Mody L et al. Impact of the 2004-05 influenza vaccine shortage on immunization practices in long-term care facilities. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol.
Mody L et al. Assessment of pneumonia in older adults: effect of functional status. J Am Geriatr Soc.
2005:
Mody L et al. Preventing infections in nursing homes: A survey of infection control practices in Southeast Michigan. Am J Infect Control.
Hurdle JG et al. In vivo transfer of high-level mupirocin resistance from Staphylococcus epidermidis to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus associated with failure of mupirocin prophylaxis. J Antimicrob Chemother. (IF: 5.1)
2003:
Mody L et al. Introduction of a waterless alcohol-based hand rub in a long-term care facility. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol.
Mody L et al. Mupirocin-based decolonization of Staphylococcus aureus carriers in residents of 2 tong-term care facilities: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Clin Infect Dis. (IF: 9.1)
2002:
Mody L et al. Community acquired pneumonia in older veterans: Does pneumonia prognosis index help? J Am Geriatr Soc.
McNeil SA et al. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Management of asymptomatic colonization and outbreaks of infection in long-term care. Geriatrics.
2001:
Mody L et al. Clostridium difficile-Associated Diarrhea in a VA Medical Center: Clustering of Cases, Association with Antibiotic Usage, and Impact on HIV-Infected Patients. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol.
Mody L et al. Prevalence of Ceftriaxone and Ceftazidime resistant gram-negative bacteria in long-term-care facilities. Infect Control and Hosp Epidemiol.