Deborah Yokoe, MD, MPH

Professor

Deborah Yokoe, M.D., M.P.H. is a Professor of Clinical Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine. She is the Medical Director for Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Prevention for the adult services and an attending physician on the Transplant Infectious Diseases consultation service.

She has served as the co-chair of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) which advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on infection prevention and control issues. She is also a member of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) Board of Trustees and served as the SHEA President in 2023.

Her research has focused on the development and evaluation of streamlined and reliable methods for performing surveillance for healthcare-associated infections including surgical site infections (SSI), and she has been an investigator in the CDC’s Prevention Epicenters research program. In addition, she has participated in CDC- and NIH-funded research evaluating the application of a space-time permutation scan statistic to clinical microbiology data from hospitalized patients to identify meaningful clusters of infections.
Education
1994 - , Harvard Joint Infectious Disease Fellowship
M.P.H., 1991 - Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health
M.D., 1985 - , University of California, San Francisco
B.S., 1981 - , Stanford University
Publications

  1. Passaretti CL, Bischoff W, Chan J, Diekema DJ, Doron S, Estelle C, Jacob JT, Ku TSN, Leekha S, Martinello RA, Mony VK, Munoz-Price LS, Murthy R, O'Donnell JA, Priest DH, Sampson MM, Sandora TJ, Snyder GM, Stevens MP, Szymczak JE, Torriani F, Yokoe DS, Marschall J. Respiratory equality: let's stop playing favorites with COVID-19 in the healthcare setting. 2024. PMID: 39628050


  2. Popovich KJ, Aureden K, Ham DC, Harris AD, Hessels AJ, Huang SS, Maragakis LL, Milstone AM, Moody J, Yokoe D, Calfee DP. Reply to Diekema et al. "Are contact precautions "essential" for the prevention of healthcare-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus?" 2023. PMID: 38124511


  3. Baker MA, Septimus E, Kleinman K, Moody J, Sands KE, Varma N, Isaacs A, McLean LE, Coady MH, Blanchard EJ, Poland RE, Yokoe DS, Stelling J, Haffenreffer K, Clark A, Avery TR, Sljivo S, Weinstein RA, Smith KN, Carver B, Meador B, Lin MY, Lewis SS, Washington C, Bhattarai M, Shimelman L, Kulldorff M, Reddy SC, Jernigan JA, Perlin JB, Platt R, Huang SS. A Trial of Automated Outbreak Detection to Reduce Hospital Pathogen Spread. 2024. PMID: 38815164


  5. Yokoe DS, Advani SD, Anderson DJ, Babcock HM, Bell M, Berenholtz SM, Bryant KA, Buetti N, Calderwood MS, Calfee DP, Deloney VM, Dubberke ER, Ellingson KD, Fishman NO, Gerding DN, Glowicz J, Hayden MK, Kaye KS, Kociolek LK, Landon E, Larson EL, Malani AN, Marschall J, Meddings J, Mermel LA, Patel PK, Perl TM, Popovich KJ, Schaffzin JK, Septimus E, Trivedi KK, Weinstein RA, Maragakis LL. Introduction to A Compendium of Strategies to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections In Acute-Care Hospitals: 2022 Updates. 2023. PMID: 37855077


  6. Gohil SK, De St Maurice A, Yokoe DS, Cohen SH, Torriani FJ, Grein JD, Robinson PA, Mabalot S, Park J, Pedrani P, Platt R, Huang SS. Assessing past versus present severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection: A survey of criteria for discontinuing precautions in asymptomatic patients testing positive on admission. 2023. PMID: 37702088


  7. Patel PK, Advani SD, Kofman AD, Lo E, Maragakis LL, Pegues DA, Pettis AM, Saint S, Trautner B, Yokoe DS, Meddings J. Strategies to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections in acute-care hospitals: 2022 Update. 2023. PMID: 37620117


  8. Yokoe DS, Advani SD, Anderson DJ, Babcock HM, Bell M, Berenholtz SM, Bryant KA, Buetti N, Calderwood MS, Calfee DP, Dubberke ER, Ellingson KD, Fishman NO, Gerding DN, Glowicz J, Hayden MK, Kaye KS, Klompas M, Kociolek LK, Landon E, Larson EL, Malani AN, Marschall J, Meddings J, Mermel LA, Patel PK, Perl TM, Popovich KJ, Schaffzin JK, Septimus E, Trivedi KK, Weinstein RA, Maragakis LL. Executive Summary: A Compendium of Strategies to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections in Acute-Care Hospitals: 2022 Updates. 2023. PMID: 37606298


  9. Kracalik I, Kent AG, Villa CH, Gable P, Annambhotla P, McAllister G, Yokoe D, Langelier CR, Oakeson K, Noble-Wang J, Illoh O, Halpin AL, Eder AF, Basavaraju SV. Posttransfusion Sepsis Attributable to Bacterial Contamination in Platelet Collection Set Manufacturing Facility, United States. 2023. PMID: 37561399


  10. Trivedi KK, Schaffzin JK, Deloney VM, Aureden K, Carrico R, Garcia-Houchins S, Garrett JH, Glowicz J, Lee GM, Maragakis LL, Moody J, Pettis AM, Saint S, Schweizer ML, Yokoe DS, Berenholtz S. Implementing strategies to prevent infections in acute-care settings. 2023. PMID: 37431239


  11. Popovich KJ, Aureden K, Ham DC, Harris AD, Hessels AJ, Huang SS, Maragakis LL, Milstone AM, Moody J, Yokoe D, Calfee DP. SHEA/IDSA/APIC Practice Recommendation: Strategies to prevent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus transmission and infection in acute-care hospitals: 2022 Update. 2023. PMID: 37381690


  12. Chu VT, Nafees S, Waltari E, McNeil N, Caughell C, Sanchez-Guerrero E, Wang L, Stanley K, Cunningham G, Wong J, Phelps M, Tato CM, Miller S, DeRisi JL, Yokoe DS, Ramirez-Avila L, Langelier CR. Whole-genome sequencing rule-out of suspected hospital-onset Rhizopus outbreaks. 2023. PMID: 37308466


  13. Gohil SK, Septimus E, Sands KE, Blanchard EJ, Moody J, de St Maurice A, Yokoe D, Kwon J, Grein J, Cohen S, Uslan D, Vasudev M, Mauricio A, Mabalot S, Coady MH, Sljivo S, Smith K, Carver B, Poland R, Perlin J, Platt R, Huang SS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Epicenters Program. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection prevention practices that exceed Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidance: Balancing extra caution against impediments to care. 2023. PMID: 37260365


  14. Calderwood MS, Anderson DJ, Bratzler DW, Dellinger EP, Garcia-Houchins S, Maragakis LL, Nyquist AC, Perkins KM, Preas MA, Saiman L, Schaffzin JK, Schweizer M, Yokoe DS, Kaye KS. Strategies to prevent surgical site infections in acute-care hospitals: 2022 Update. 2023. PMID: 37137483


  15. Kociolek LK, Gerding DN, Carrico R, Carling P, Donskey CJ, Dumyati G, Kuhar DT, Loo VG, Maragakis LL, Pogorzelska-Maziarz M, Sandora TJ, Weber DJ, Yokoe D, Dubberke ER. Strategies to prevent Clostridioides difficile infections in acute-care hospitals: 2022 Update. 2023. PMID: 37042243


  16. Glowicz JB, Landon E, Sickbert-Bennett EE, Aiello AE, deKay K, Hoffmann KK, Maragakis L, Olmsted RN, Polgreen PM, Trexler PA, VanAmringe MA, Wood AR, Yokoe D, Ellingson KD. SHEA/IDSA/APIC Practice Recommendation: Strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections through hand hygiene: 2022 Update. 2023. PMID: 36751708


  17. Talbot TR, Hayden MK, Yokoe DS, Malani AN, Amer HA, Kalu IC, Logan LK, Moehring RW, Munoz-Price S, Palmore TN, Weber DJ, Wright SB, SHEA Board of Trustees. Asymptomatic screening for severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) as an infection prevention measure in healthcare facilities: Challenges and considerations. 2022. PMID: 36539917


  18. Waldman SE, Buehring T, Escobar DJ, Gohil SK, Gonzales R, Huang SS, Olenslager K, Prabaker KK, Sandoval T, Yim J, Yokoe DS, Cohen SH. Secondary Cases of Delta-Variant COVID-19 Among Vaccinated Healthcare Workers with Breakthrough Infections is Rare. 2021. PMID: 34694358


  19. DeVoe C, Pandey S, Shariff D, Arora S, Henrich TJ, Yokoe DS, Langelier CR, Servellita V, Chiu C, Miller S, Babik JM, Chin-Hong P, Fung M. COVID-19 in Vaccinated Versus Unvaccinated Hematologic Malignancy Patients. 2022. PMID: 35426225


  20. Baker MA, Sands KE, Huang SS, Kleinman K, Septimus EJ, Varma N, Blanchard J, Poland RE, Coady MH, Yokoe DS, Fraker S, Froman A, Moody J, Goldin L, Isaacs A, Kleja K, Korwek KM, Stelling J, Clark A, Platt R, Perlin JB, CDC Prevention Epicenters Program. The Impact of COVID-19 on Healthcare-Associated Infections. 2021. PMID: 34370014


  21. Klompas M, Branson R, Cawcutt K, Crist M, Eichenwald EC, Greene LR, Lee G, Maragakis LL, Powell K, Priebe GP, Speck K, Yokoe DS, Berenholtz SM. Strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia, ventilator-associated events, and nonventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia in acute-care hospitals: 2022 Update. 2022. PMID: 35589091


  22. Buetti N, Marschall J, Drees M, Fakih MG, Hadaway L, Maragakis LL, Monsees E, Novosad S, O'Grady NP, Rupp ME, Wolf J, Yokoe D, Mermel LA. Strategies to prevent central line-associated bloodstream infections in acute-care hospitals: 2022 Update. 2022. PMID: 35437133


  23. Madera S, McNeil N, Serpa PH, Kamm J, Pak C, Caughell C, Nichols A, Dynerman D, Li LM, Sanchez-Guerrero E, Phelps MS, Detweiler AM, Neff N, Reyes H, Miller SA, Yokoe DS, DeRisi JL, Ramirez-Avila L, Langelier CR. Prolonged silent carriage, genomic virulence potential and transmission between staff and patients characterize a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) outbreak of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). 2022. PMID: 35311638


  24. DeVoe C, Segal MR, Wang L, Stanley K, Madera S, Fan J, Schouest J, Graham-Ojo R, Nichols A, Prasad PA, Ghale R, Love C, Abe-Jones Y, Kangelaris KN, Patterson SL, Yokoe DS, Langelier CR. Increased rates of secondary bacterial infections, including Enterococcus bacteremia, in patients hospitalized with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). 2021. PMID: 34486503


  25. Weber DJ, Al-Tawfiq JA, Babcock HM, Bryant K, Drees M, Elshaboury R, Essick K, Fakih M, Henderson DK, Javaid W, Juffras D, Jump RLP, Lee F, Malani AN, Mathew TA, Murthy RK, Nace D, O'Shea T, Pettigrew E, Pettis AM, Schaffzin JK, Shenoy ES, Vaishampayan J, Wiley Z, Wright SB, Yokoe D, Young H. Multisociety statement on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination as a condition of employment for healthcare personnel. 2021. PMID: 34253266


  26. Srinivasan V, Gohil SK, Abeles SR, Yokoe DS, Cohen SH, Ramirez-Avila L, Prabaker KK, de St Maurice AM. Finding a needle in a haystack: The hidden costs of asymptomatic testing in a low incidence setting. 2021. PMID: 34162461


  27. Henderson DK, Forde CA, Haessler S, Kalu IC, Logan LK, Malani A, Rekha Murthy A, Rock C, Weber DJ, Wright SB, Yokoe D, Hayden MK, SHEA Board of Trustees. Assessing the healthcare epidemiology environment-A roadmap for SHEA's future. 2021. PMID: 34140053


  28. Fung M, Nambiar A, Pandey S, Aldrich JM, Teraoka J, Freise C, Roberts J, Chandran S, Hays SR, Bainbridge E, DeVoe C, Gardner AR, Yokoe D, Henrich TJ, Babik JM, Chin-Hong P. Treatment of Immunocompromised COVID-19 patients with Convalescent Plasma. 2020. PMID: 32989856


  29. Henderson DK, Dembry LM, Sifri CD, Palmore TN, Dellinger EP, Yokoe DS, Grady C, Heller T, Weber D, Del Rio C, Fishman NO, Deloney VM, Lundstrom T, Babcock HM. Management of healthcare personnel living with hepatitis B, hepatitis C, or human immunodeficiency virus in US healthcare institutions. 2020. PMID: 33050959


  30. Crawford E, Kamm J, Miller S, Li LM, Caldera S, Lyden A, Yokoe D, Nichols A, Tran NK, Barnard SE, Conner PM, Nambiar A, Zinter MS, Moayeri M, Serpa PH, Prince BC, Quan J, Sit R, Tan M, Phelps M, DeRisi JL, Tato CM, Langelier C. Investigating Transfusion-Related Sepsis using Culture-Independent Metagenomic Sequencing. 2019. PMID: 31563940


  31. Fung M, Chiu CY, DeVoe C, Doernberg SB, Schwartz BS, Langelier C, Henrich TJ, Yokoe D, Davis J, Hays SR, Chandran S, Kukreja J, Ng D, Prostko J, Taylor R, Reyes K, Bainbridge E, Bond A, Chin-Hong P, Babik JM. Clinical Outcomes and Serologic Response in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients with COVID-19: A Case Series from the United States. 2020. PMID: 32476258


  32. Baker MA, Yokoe DS, Stelling J, Kleinman K, Kaganov RE, Letourneau AR, Varma N, O'Brien T, Kulldorff M, Babalola D, Barrett C, Drees M, Coady MH, Isaacs A, Platt R, Huang SS. Automated outbreak detection of hospital-associated pathogens: Value to infection prevention programs. 2020. PMID: 32519624


  33. Gandhi M, Yokoe DS, Havlir DV. Screening for Covid-19 in Skilled Nursing Facilities. Reply. 2020. PMID: 32469484


  35. Polage CR, Quan KA, Madey K, Myers FE, Wightman DA, Krishna S, Grein JD, Gibbs L, Yokoe D, Mabalot SC, Chinn R, Hallmark A, Rubin Z, Fontenot M, Cohen S, Birnbaum D, Huang SS, Torriani FJ. Evaluation of the National Healthcare Safety Network standardized infection ratio risk adjustment for healthcare-facility-onset Clostridioides difficile infection in intensive care, oncology, and hematopoietic cell transplant units in general acute-care h 2020. PMID: 32052726


  36. Bordeianou L, Cauley CE, Patel R, Bleday R, Mahmood S, Kennedy K, Ahmed KF, Yokoe D, Hooper D, Rubin M. Prospective Creation and Validation of the PREVENTT (Prediction and Enaction of Prevention Treatments Trigger) Scale for Surgical Site Infections (SSIs) in Patients With Diverticulitis. 2018. PMID: 29916880


  37. Caroff DA, Menchaca JT, Zhang Z, Rhee C, Calderwood MS, Kubiak DW, Yokoe DS, Klompas M. Oral vancomycin prophylaxis during systemic antibiotic exposure to prevent Clostridiodes difficile infection relapses. 2019. PMID: 31030679


  38. Pecora N, Zhao X, Nudel K, Hoffmann M, Li N, Onderdonk AB, Yokoe D, Brown E, Allard M, Bry L. Diverse Vectors and Mechanisms Spread New Delhi Metallo-ß-Lactamases among Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae in the Greater Boston Area. 2019. PMID: 30530605


  39. Munoz-Price LS, Bowdle A, Johnston BL, Bearman G, Camins BC, Dellinger EP, Geisz-Everson MA, Holzmann-Pazgal G, Murthy R, Pegues D, Prielipp RC, Rubin ZA, Schaffzin J, Yokoe D, Birnbach DJ. Infection prevention in the operating room anesthesia work area. 2018. PMID: 30526699


  40. Calderwood MS, Yokoe DS, Murphy MV, DeBartolo KO, Duncan K, Chan C, Schneider EC, Parry G, Goldmann D, Huang S. Effectiveness of a multistate quality improvement campaign in reducing risk of surgical site infections following hip and knee arthroplasty. 2018. PMID: 30297375


  42. Sandora TJ, Bryant KK, Cantey JB, Elward AM, Yokoe DS, Bartlett AH. SHEA neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) white paper series: Practical approaches to Clostridioides difficile prevention. 2018. PMID: 30160646


  43. Rhee Y, Palmer LJ, Okamoto K, Gemunden S, Hammouda K, Kemble SK, Lin MY, Lolans K, Fogg L, Guanaga D, Yokoe DS, Weinstein RA, Frendl G, Hayden MK. Differential Effects of Chlorhexidine Skin Cleansing Methods on Residual Chlorhexidine Skin Concentrations and Bacterial Recovery. 2018. PMID: 29493475


  45. Schneider EC, Sorbero ME, Haas A, Ridgely MS, Khodyakov D, Setodji CM, Parry G, Huang SS, Yokoe DS, Goldmann D. Erratum to: Does a quality improvement campaign accelerate take-up of new evidence? A ten-state cluster-randomized controlled trial of the IHI's Project JOINTS. 2017. PMID: 28490372


  46. Schneider EC, Sorbero ME, Haas A, Ridgely MS, Khodyakov D, Setodji CM, Parry G, Huang SS, Yokoe DS, Goldmann D. Does a quality improvement campaign accelerate take-up of new evidence? A ten-state cluster-randomized controlled trial of the IHI's Project JOINTS. 2017. PMID: 28412954


  47. Calderwood MS, Kleinman K, Huang SS, Murphy MV, Yokoe DS, Platt R. Surgical Site Infections: Volume-Outcome Relationship and Year-to-Year Stability of Performance Rankings. 2017. PMID: 27517331


  48. Harris AD, Pineles L, Anderson D, Woeltje KF, Trick WE, Kaye KS, Yokoe DS, Nyquist AC, Calfee DP, Leekha S. Which Comorbid Conditions Should We Be Analyzing as Risk Factors for Healthcare-Associated Infections? 2016. PMID: 28031061


  49. Park R, O'Brien TF, Huang SS, Baker MA, Yokoe DS, Kulldorff M, Barrett C, Swift J, Stelling J. Statistical detection of geographic clusters of resistant Escherichia coli in a regional network with WHONET and SaTScan. 2016. PMID: 27530311


  51. Baker MA, Huang SS, Letourneau AR, Kaganov RE, Peeples JR, Drees M, Platt R, Yokoe DS. Lack of Comprehensive Outbreak Detection in Hospitals. 2016. PMID: 26996060


  52. Vodopivec I, Rinehart EM, Griffin GK, Johncilla ME, Pecora N, Yokoe DS, Feske SK, Milner DA, Folkerth RD. A Cluster of CNS Infections Due to B. cereus in the Setting of Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Neuropathology in 5 Patients. 2015. PMID: 26352989


  53. Rhee C, Klompas M, Tamburini FB, Fremin BJ, Chea N, Epstein L, Halpin AL, Guh A, Gallen R, Coulliette A, Gee J, Hsieh C, Desjardins CA, Pedamullu CS, DeAngelo DJ, Manzo VE, Folkerth RD, Milner DA, Pecora N, Osborne M, Chalifoux-Judge D, Bhatt AS, Yokoe DS. Epidemiologic Investigation of a Cluster of Neuroinvasive Bacillus cereus Infections in 5 Patients With Acute Myelogenous Leukemia. 2015. PMID: 26269794


  54. Klompas M, Yokoe DS. The Ebola transmission paradox. 2015. PMID: 26072714


  55. Rhee C, Huang SS, Berríos-Torres SI, Kaganov R, Bruce C, Lankiewicz J, Platt R, Yokoe DS. Surgical site infection surveillance following ambulatory surgery. 2015. PMID: 25633008


  57. Klompas M, Diekema DJ, Fishman NO, Yokoe DS. Ebola fever: reconciling planning with risk in U.S. hospitals. 2014. PMID: 25141883


  58. Rabin AS, Givertz MM, Couper GS, Shea MM, Peixoto D, Yokoe DS, Baden LR, Marty FM, Koo S. Risk factors for invasive fungal disease in heart transplant recipients. 2014. PMID: 25455750


  59. Yokoe DS, Anderson DJ, Berenholtz SM, Calfee DP, Dubberke ER, Ellingson KD, Gerding DN, Haas JP, Kaye KS, Klompas M, Lo E, Marschall J, Mermel LA, Nicolle LE, Salgado CD, Bryant K, Classen D, Crist K, Deloney VM, Fishman NO, Foster N, Goldmann DA, Humphreys E, Jernigan JA, Padberg J, Perl TM, Podgorny K, Septimus EJ, VanAmringe M, Weaver T, Weinstein RA, Wise R, Maragakis LL. A compendium of strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections in acute care hospitals: 2014 updates. 2014. PMID: 25376067


  60. Septimus E, Weinstein RA, Perl TM, Goldmann DA, Yokoe DS. Approaches for preventing healthcare-associated infections: go long or go wide? 2014. PMID: 25376064


  61. Yokoe DS, Anderson DJ, Berenholtz SM, Calfee DP, Dubberke ER, Ellingson K, Gerding DN, Haas J, Kaye KS, Klompas M, Lo E, Marschall J, Mermel LA, Nicolle L, Salgado C, Bryant K, Classen D, Crist K, Foster N, Humphreys E, Padberg J, Podgorny K, VanAmringe M, Weaver T, Wise R, Maragakis LL. Introduction to "A compendium of strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections in acute care hospitals: 2014 updates". 2014. PMID: 25264563


  62. Septimus E, Yokoe DS, Weinstein RA, Perl TM, Maragakis LL, Berenholtz SM. Maintaining the momentum of change: the role of the 2014 updates to the compendium in preventing healthcare-associated infections. 2014. PMID: 25376063


  63. Dubberke ER, Carling P, Carrico R, Donskey CJ, Loo VG, McDonald LC, Maragakis LL, Sandora TJ, Weber DJ, Yokoe DS, Gerding DN. Strategies to prevent Clostridium difficile infections in acute care hospitals: 2014 update. 2014. PMID: 25376069


  64. Lo E, Nicolle LE, Coffin SE, Gould C, Maragakis LL, Meddings J, Pegues DA, Pettis AM, Saint S, Yokoe DS. Strategies to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections in acute care hospitals: 2014 update. 2014. PMID: 25376068


  65. Marschall J, Mermel LA, Fakih M, Hadaway L, Kallen A, O'Grady NP, Pettis AM, Rupp ME, Sandora T, Maragakis LL, Yokoe DS. Strategies to prevent central line-associated bloodstream infections in acute care hospitals: 2014 update. 2014. PMID: 25376071


  66. Ellingson K, Haas JP, Aiello AE, Kusek L, Maragakis LL, Olmsted RN, Perencevich E, Polgreen PM, Schweizer ML, Trexler P, VanAmringe M, Yokoe DS. Strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections through hand hygiene. 2014. PMID: 25376074


  67. Calfee DP, Salgado CD, Milstone AM, Harris AD, Kuhar DT, Moody J, Aureden K, Huang SS, Maragakis LL, Yokoe DS. Strategies to prevent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus transmission and infection in acute care hospitals: 2014 update. 2014. PMID: 25376072


  68. Anderson DJ, Podgorny K, Berríos-Torres SI, Bratzler DW, Dellinger EP, Greene L, Nyquist AC, Saiman L, Yokoe DS, Maragakis LL, Kaye KS. Strategies to prevent surgical site infections in acute care hospitals: 2014 update. 2014. PMID: 25376070


  69. Klompas M, Branson R, Eichenwald EC, Greene LR, Howell MD, Lee G, Magill SS, Maragakis LL, Priebe GP, Speck K, Yokoe DS, Berenholtz SM. Strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia in acute care hospitals: 2014 update. 2014. PMID: 25376073


  70. Yokoe DS, Anderson DJ, Berenholtz SM, Calfee DP, Dubberke ER, Ellingson KD, Gerding DN, Haas JP, Kaye KS, Klompas M, Lo E, Marschall J, Mermel LA, Nicolle LE, Salgado CD, Bryant K, Classen D, Crist K, Deloney VM, Fishman NO, Foster N, Goldmann DA, Humphreys E, Jernigan JA, Padberg J, Perl TM, Podgorny K, Septimus EJ, VanAmringe M, Weaver T, Weinstein RA, Wise R, Maragakis LL. A Compendium of Strategies to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections in Acute Care Hospitals: 2014 Updates. 2014. PMID: 25087135


  71. Yokoe DS, Anderson DJ, Berenholtz SM, Calfee DP, Dubberke ER, Ellingson KD, Gerding DN, Haas JP, Kaye KS, Klompas M, Lo E, Marschall J, Mermel LA, Nicolle LE, Salgado CD, Bryant K, Classen D, Crist K, Deloney VM, Fishman NO, Foster N, Goldmann DA, Humphreys E, Jernigan JA, Padberg J, Perl TM, Podgorny K, Septimus EJ, VanAmringe M, Weaver T, Weinstein RA, Wise R, Maragakis LL. A compendium of strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections in acute care hospitals: 2014 updates. 2014. PMID: 25026611


  72. Ellingson K, Haas JP, Aiello AE, Kusek L, Maragakis LL, Olmsted RN, Perencevich E, Polgreen PM, Schweizer ML, Trexler P, VanAmringe M, Yokoe DS. Strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections through hand hygiene. 2014. PMID: 25026608


  73. Klompas M, Branson R, Eichenwald EC, Greene LR, Howell MD, Lee G, Magill SS, Maragakis LL, Priebe GP, Speck K, Yokoe DS, Berenholtz SM. Strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia in acute care hospitals: 2014 update. 2014. PMID: 25026607


  74. Septimus E, Weinstein RA, Perl TM, Goldmann DA, Yokoe DS. Approaches for preventing healthcare-associated infections: go long or go wide? 2014. PMID: 24915206


  75. Marschall J, Mermel LA, Fakih M, Hadaway L, Kallen A, O'Grady NP, Pettis AM, Rupp ME, Sandora T, Maragakis LL, Yokoe DS. Strategies to prevent central line-associated bloodstream infections in acute care hospitals: 2014 update. 2014. PMID: 24915204


  76. Calfee DP, Salgado CD, Milstone AM, Harris AD, Kuhar DT, Moody J, Aureden K, Huang SS, Maragakis LL, Yokoe DS. Strategies to prevent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus transmission and infection in acute care hospitals: 2014 update. 2014. PMID: 24915205


  77. Dubberke ER, Carling P, Carrico R, Donskey CJ, Loo VG, McDonald LC, Maragakis LL, Sandora TJ, Weber DJ, Yokoe DS, Gerding DN. Strategies to prevent Clostridium difficile infections in acute care hospitals: 2014 Update. 2014. PMID: 24799639


  78. Anderson DJ, Podgorny K, Berríos-Torres SI, Bratzler DW, Dellinger EP, Greene L, Nyquist AC, Saiman L, Yokoe DS, Maragakis LL, Kaye KS. Strategies to prevent surgical site infections in acute care hospitals: 2014 update. 2014. PMID: 24799638


  79. Yokoe DS, Anderson DJ, Berenholtz SM, Calfee DP, Dubberke ER, Ellingson K, Gerding DN, Haas J, Kaye KS, Klompas M, Lo E, Marschall J, Mermel LA, Nicolle L, Salgado C, Bryant K, Classen D, Crist K, Foster N, Humphreys E, Padberg J, Podgorny K, Vanamringe M, Weaver T, Wise R, Maragakis LL. Introduction to "A Compendium of Strategies To Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections in Acute Care Hospitals: 2014 updates". 2014. PMID: 24709713


  80. Septimus E, Yokoe DS, Weinstein RA, Perl TM, Maragakis LL, Berenholtz SM. Maintaining the momentum of change: the role of the 2014 updates to the compendium in preventing healthcare-associated infections. 2014. PMID: 24709714


  81. Lo E, Nicolle LE, Coffin SE, Gould C, Maragakis LL, Meddings J, Pegues DA, Pettis AM, Saint S, Yokoe DS. Strategies to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections in acute care hospitals: 2014 update. 2014. PMID: 24709715


  82. Safdar N, Anderson DJ, Braun BI, Carling P, Cohen S, Donskey C, Drees M, Harris A, Henderson DK, Huang SS, Juthani-Mehta M, Lautenbach E, Linkin DR, Meddings J, Miller LG, Milstone A, Morgan D, Sengupta S, Varman M, Yokoe D, Zerr DM. The evolving landscape of healthcare-associated infections: recent advances in prevention and a road map for research. 2014. PMID: 24709716


  83. Pallin DJ, Camargo CA, Yokoe DS, Espinola JA, Schuur JD. Variability of contact precaution policies in US emergency departments. 2014. PMID: 24521599


  84. Tacconelli E, Cataldo MA, Dancer SJ, De Angelis G, Falcone M, Frank U, Kahlmeter G, Pan A, Petrosillo N, Rodríguez-Baño J, Singh N, Venditti M, Yokoe DS, Cookson B. ESCMID guidelines for the management of the infection control measures to reduce transmission of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria in hospitalized patients. 2014. PMID: 24329732


  85. Talbot TR, Bratzler DW, Carrico RM, Diekema DJ, Hayden MK, Huang SS, Yokoe DS, Fishman NO. Public reporting of health care-associated surveillance data: recommendations from the healthcare infection control practices advisory committee. 2013. PMID: 24189597


  86. Letourneau AR, Calderwood MS, Huang SS, Bratzler DW, Ma A, Yokoe DS. Harnessing claims to improve detection of surgical site infections following hysterectomy and colorectal surgery. 2013. PMID: 24225620


  87. Harris AD, Pineles L, Belton B, Johnson JK, Shardell M, Loeb M, Newhouse R, Dembry L, Braun B, Perencevich EN, Hall KK, Morgan DJ, Shahryar SK, Price CS, Gadbaw JJ, Drees M, Kett DH, Muñoz-Price LS, Jacob JT, Herwaldt LA, Sulis CA, Yokoe DS, Maragakis L, Lissauer ME, Zervos MJ, Warren DK, Carver RL, Anderson DJ, Calfee DP, Bowling JE, Safdar N. Universal glove and gown use and acquisition of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the ICU: a randomized trial. 2013. PMID: 24097234


  89. Climo MW, Yokoe DS, Warren DK, Perl TM, Bolon M, Herwaldt LA, Weinstein RA, Sepkowitz KA, Jernigan JA, Sanogo K, Wong ES. Effect of daily chlorhexidine bathing on hospital-acquired infection. 2013. PMID: 23388005


  90. Klompas M, Magill S, Robicsek A, Strymish JM, Kleinman K, Evans RS, Lloyd JF, Khan Y, Yokoe DS, Stevenson K, Samore M, Platt R. Objective surveillance definitions for ventilator-associated pneumonia. 2012. PMID: 22990454


  91. Yokoe DS, Khan Y, Olsen MA, Hooper DC, Greenbaum M, Vostok J, Lankiewicz J, Fraser VJ, Stevenson KB. Enhanced surgical site infection surveillance following hysterectomy, vascular, and colorectal surgery. 2012. PMID: 22759543


  92. Morgan DJ, Meddings J, Saint S, Lautenbach E, Shardell M, Anderson D, Milstone AM, Drees M, Pineles L, Safdar N, Bowling J, Henderson D, Yokoe D, Harris AD. Does nonpayment for hospital-acquired catheter-associated urinary tract infections lead to overtesting and increased antimicrobial prescribing? 2012. PMID: 22700826


  93. Kasper AM, Nyazee HA, Yokoe DS, Mayer J, Mangino JE, Khan YM, Hota B, Fraser VJ, Dubberke ER. A multicenter study of Clostridium difficile infection-related colectomy, 2000-2006. 2012. PMID: 22476273


  94. Dubberke ER, Nyazee HA, Yokoe DS, Mayer J, Stevenson KB, Mangino JE, Khan YM, Fraser VJ. Implementing automated surveillance for tracking Clostridium difficile infection at multiple healthcare facilities. 2012. PMID: 22314071


  95. Lankiewicz JD, Yokoe DS, Olsen MA, Onufrak F, Fraser VJ, Stevenson K, Khan Y, Hooper D, Platt R, Huang SS. Beyond 30 days: does limiting the duration of surgical site infection follow-up limit detection? 2011. PMID: 22227993


  96. Calderwood MS, Ma A, Khan YM, Olsen MA, Bratzler DW, Yokoe DS, Hooper DC, Stevenson K, Fraser VJ, Platt R, Huang SS. Use of Medicare diagnosis and procedure codes to improve detection of surgical site infections following hip arthroplasty, knee arthroplasty, and vascular surgery. 2011. PMID: 22173521


  97. Huang SS, Placzek H, Livingston J, Ma A, Onufrak F, Lankiewicz J, Kleinman K, Bratzler D, Olsen MA, Lyles R, Khan Y, Wright P, Yokoe DS, Fraser VJ, Weinstein RA, Stevenson K, Hooper D, Vostok J, Datta R, Nsa W, Platt R. Use of Medicare claims to rank hospitals by surgical site infection risk following coronary artery bypass graft surgery. 2011. PMID: 21768761


  98. Dubberke ER, Butler AM, Nyazee HA, Reske KA, Yokoe DS, Mayer J, Mangino JE, Khan YM, Fraser VJ. The impact of ICD-9-CM code rank order on the estimated prevalence of Clostridium difficile infections. 2011. PMID: 21653298


  100. Dubberke ER, Butler AM, Yokoe DS, Mayer J, Hota B, Mangino JE, Khan YM, Popovich KJ, Fraser VJ. Multicenter study of Clostridium difficile infection rates from 2000 to 2006. 2010. PMID: 20695799


  101. LeMaster CH, Schuur JD, Pandya D, Pallin DJ, Silvia J, Yokoe D, Agrawal A, Hou PC. Infection and natural history of emergency department-placed central venous catheters. 2010. PMID: 20869789


  102. Dubberke ER, Butler AM, Yokoe DS, Mayer J, Hota B, Mangino JE, Khan YM, Popovich KJ, Stevenson KB, McDonald LC, Olsen MA, Fraser VJ. Multicenter study of surveillance for hospital-onset Clostridium difficile infection by the use of ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes. 2010. PMID: 20100085


  103. Huang SS, Yokoe DS, Stelling J, Placzek H, Kulldorff M, Kleinman K, O'Brien TF, Calderwood MS, Vostok J, Dunn J, Platt R. Automated detection of infectious disease outbreaks in hospitals: a retrospective cohort study. 2010. PMID: 20186274


  104. Olsen MA, Higham-Kessler J, Yokoe DS, Butler AM, Vostok J, Stevenson KB, Khan Y, Fraser VJ. Developing a risk stratification model for surgical site infection after abdominal hysterectomy. 2009. PMID: 19803722


  105. Abbett SK, Yokoe DS, Lipsitz SR, Bader AM, Berry WR, Tamplin EM, Gawande AA. Proposed checklist of hospital interventions to decrease the incidence of healthcare-associated Clostridium difficile infection. 2009. PMID: 19751156


  106. Yokoe D, Casper C, Dubberke E, Lee G, Muñoz P, Palmore T, Sepkowitz K, Young JA, Donnelly JP. Infection prevention and control in health-care facilities in which hematopoietic cell transplant recipients are treated. 2009. PMID: 19861984


  107. Yokoe D, Casper C, Dubberke E, Lee G, Muñoz P, Palmore T, Sepkowitz K, Young JA, Donnelly JP. Safe living after hematopoietic cell transplantation. 2009. PMID: 19861985


  108. Dubberke ER, Butler AM, Hota B, Khan YM, Mangino JE, Mayer J, Popovich KJ, Stevenson KB, Yokoe DS, McDonald LC, Jernigan J, Fraser VJ. Multicenter study of the impact of community-onset Clostridium difficile infection on surveillance for C. difficile infection. 2009. PMID: 19419269


  109. Klompas M, Yokoe DS. Automated surveillance of health care-associated infections. 2009. PMID: 19335166


  110. Bolon MK, Hooper D, Stevenson KB, Greenbaum M, Olsen MA, Herwaldt L, Noskin GA, Fraser VJ, Climo M, Khan Y, Vostok J, Yokoe DS. Improved surveillance for surgical site infections after orthopedic implantation procedures: extending applications for automated data. 2009. PMID: 19335165


  111. Henrich TJ, Krakower D, Bitton A, Yokoe DS. Clinical risk factors for severe Clostridium difficile-associated disease. 2009. PMID: 19239754


  112. Yokoe DS, Mermel LA, Anderson DJ, Arias KM, Burstin H, Calfee DP, Coffin SE, Dubberke ER, Fraser V, Gerding DN, Griffin FA, Gross P, Kaye KS, Klompas M, Lo E, Marschall J, Nicolle L, Pegues DA, Perl TM, Podgorny K, Saint S, Salgado CD, Weinstein RA, Wise R, Classen D. A compendium of strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections in acute care hospitals. 2008. PMID: 18840084


  114. Lo E, Nicolle L, Classen D, Arias KM, Podgorny K, Anderson DJ, Burstin H, Calfee DP, Coffin SE, Dubberke ER, Fraser V, Gerding DN, Griffin FA, Gross P, Kaye KS, Klompas M, Marschall J, Mermel LA, Pegues DA, Perl TM, Saint S, Salgado CD, Weinstein RA, Wise R, Yokoe DS. Strategies to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections in acute care hospitals. 2008. PMID: 18840088


  115. Marschall J, Mermel LA, Classen D, Arias KM, Podgorny K, Anderson DJ, Burstin H, Calfee DP, Coffin SE, Dubberke ER, Fraser V, Gerding DN, Griffin FA, Gross P, Kaye KS, Klompas M, Lo E, Nicolle L, Pegues DA, Perl TM, Saint S, Salgado CD, Weinstein RA, Wise R, Yokoe DS. Strategies to prevent central line-associated bloodstream infections in acute care hospitals. 2008. PMID: 18840085


  116. Dubberke ER, Gerding DN, Classen D, Arias KM, Podgorny K, Anderson DJ, Burstin H, Calfee DP, Coffin SE, Fraser V, Griffin FA, Gross P, Kaye KS, Klompas M, Lo E, Marschall J, Mermel LA, Nicolle L, Pegues DA, Perl TM, Saint S, Salgado CD, Weinstein RA, Wise R, Yokoe DS. Strategies to prevent clostridium difficile infections in acute care hospitals. 2008. PMID: 18840091


  117. Anderson DJ, Kaye KS, Classen D, Arias KM, Podgorny K, Burstin H, Calfee DP, Coffin SE, Dubberke ER, Fraser V, Gerding DN, Griffin FA, Gross P, Klompas M, Lo E, Marschall J, Mermel LA, Nicolle L, Pegues DA, Perl TM, Saint S, Salgado CD, Weinstein RA, Wise R, Yokoe DS. Strategies to prevent surgical site infections in acute care hospitals. 2008. PMID: 18840089


  118. Calfee DP, Salgado CD, Classen D, Arias KM, Podgorny K, Anderson DJ, Burstin H, Coffin SE, Dubberke ER, Fraser V, Gerding DN, Griffin FA, Gross P, Kaye KS, Klompas M, Lo E, Marschall J, Mermel LA, Nicolle L, Pegues DA, Perl TM, Saint S, Weinstein RA, Wise R, Yokoe DS. Strategies to prevent transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in acute care hospitals. 2008. PMID: 18840090


  119. Coffin SE, Klompas M, Classen D, Arias KM, Podgorny K, Anderson DJ, Burstin H, Calfee DP, Dubberke ER, Fraser V, Gerding DN, Griffin FA, Gross P, Kaye KS, Lo E, Marschall J, Mermel LA, Nicolle L, Pegues DA, Perl TM, Saint S, Salgado CD, Weinstein RA, Wise R, Yokoe DS. Strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia in acute care hospitals. 2008. PMID: 18840087


  121. Huang SS, Rifas-Shiman SL, Warren DK, Fraser VJ, Climo MW, Wong ES, Cosgrove SE, Perl TM, Pottinger JM, Herwaldt LA, Jernigan JA, Tokars JL, Diekema DJ, Hinrichsen VL, Yokoe DS, Platt R. Improving methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus surveillance and reporting in intensive care units. 2006. PMID: 17205470


  122. Huang SS, Rifas-Shiman SL, Pottinger JM, Herwaldt LA, Zembower TR, Noskin GA, Cosgrove SE, Perl TM, Curtis AB, Tokars JL, Diekema DJ, Jernigan JA, Hinrichsen VL, Yokoe DS, Platt R. Improving the assessment of vancomycin-resistant enterococci by routine screening. 2006. PMID: 17205471


  125. Warren DK, Yokoe DS, Climo MW, Herwaldt LA, Noskin GA, Zuccotti G, Tokars JI, Perl TM, Fraser VJ. Preventing catheter-associated bloodstream infections: a survey of policies for insertion and care of central venous catheters from hospitals in the prevention epicenter program. 2006. PMID: 16418980


  126. Sohn S, Climo M, Diekema D, Fraser V, Herwaldt L, Marino S, Noskin G, Perl T, Song X, Tokars J, Warren D, Wong E, Yokoe DS, Zembower T, Sepkowitz KA. Varying rates of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea at prevention epicenter hospitals. 2005. PMID: 16156322


  127. Yokoe DS, Noskin GA, Cunnigham SM, Zuccotti G, Plaskett T, Fraser VJ, Olsen MA, Tokars JI, Solomon S, Perl TM, Cosgrove SE, Tilson RS, Greenbaum M, Hooper DC, Sands KE, Tully J, Herwaldt La, Diekema DJ, Wong ES, Climo M, Platt R. Enhanced identification of postoperative infections among inpatients. 2004. PMID: 15550201


  128. Miner AL, Sands KE, Yokoe DS, Freedman J, Thompson K, Livingston JM, Platt R. Enhanced identification of postoperative infections among outpatients. 2004. PMID: 15550202


  130. Yokoe DS, Coon SW, Dokholyan R, Iannuzzi MC, Jones TF, Meredith S, Moore M, Phillips L, Ray W, Schech S, Shatin D, Platt R. Pharmacy data for tuberculosis surveillance and assessment of patient management. 2004. PMID: 15496244


  131. Weinstock DM, Boeckh M, Boulad F, Eagan JA, Fraser VJ, Henderson DK, Perl TM, Yokoe D, Sepkowitz KA. Postexposure prophylaxis against varicella-zoster virus infection among recipients of hematopoietic stem cell transplant: unresolved issues. 2004. PMID: 15301035


  132. Ratelle S, Yokoe D, Blejan C, Whelan M, Tang Y, Platt R, Blair R, Tao G, Irwin K. Predictive value of clinical diagnostic codes for the CDC case definition of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID): implications for surveillance. 2003. PMID: 14603097


  133. Sands KE, Yokoe DS, Hooper DC, Tully JL, Horan TC, Gaynes RP, Solomon SL, Platt R. Detection of postoperative surgical-site infections: comparison of health plan-based surveillance with hospital-based programs. 2003. PMID: 14587934


  134. Yih WK, Lieu TA, Rêgo VH, O'Brien MA, Shay DK, Yokoe DS, Platt R. Attitudes of healthcare workers in U.S. hospitals regarding smallpox vaccination. 2003. PMID: 12801426


  138. Yokoe DS, Christiansen CL, Johnson R, Sands KE, Livingston J, Shtatland ES, Platt R. Epidemiology of and surveillance for postpartum infections. 2001. PMID: 11747696


  139. Ratelle S, Yokoe D, Whelan M, Tang Y, Platt R, Blair R, Tao G, Irwin K. Management of urethritis in health maintenance organization members receiving care at a multispecialty group practice in Massachusetts. 2001. PMID: 11318255


  140. Platt R, Yokoe DS, Sands KE. Automated methods for surveillance of surgical site infections. 2001. PMID: 11294709


  141. Yokoe DS, Subramanyan GS, Nardell E, Sharnprapai S, McCray E, Platt R. Supplementing tuberculosis surveillance with automated data from health maintenance organizations. 1999. PMID: 10603211


  142. Subramanyan GS, Yokoe DS, Sharnprapai S, Nardell E, McCray E, Platt R. Using automated pharmacy records to assess the management of tuberculosis. 1999. PMID: 10603212


  143. Subramanyan GS, Yokoe DS, Sharnprapai S, Tang Y, Platt R. An algorithm to match registries with minimal disclosure of individual identities. 1999. PMID: 9925178


  144. Shojania KG, Yokoe D, Platt R, Fiskio J, Ma'luf N, Bates DW. Reducing vancomycin use utilizing a computer guideline: results of a randomized controlled trial. 1998. PMID: 9824802


  145. Yokoe DS, Anderson J, Chambers R, Connor M, Finberg R, Hopkins C, Lichtenberg D, Marino S, McLaughlin D, O'Rourke E, Samore M, Sands K, Strymish J, Tamplin E, Vallonde N, Platt R. Simplified surveillance for nosocomial bloodstream infections. 1998. PMID: 9778164


  146. Yokoe DS, Shapiro M, Simchen E, Platt R. Use of antibiotic exposure to detect postoperative infections. 1998. PMID: 9613691