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RCS 20-192 – HSR Study

 
RCS 20-192
Research Career Scientist Award
Charlesnika Tyon Evans, PhD MPH BS
Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital, Hines, IL
Hines, IL
Funding Period: October 2020 - September 2025

Abstract

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PUBLICATIONS:


Journal Articles

  1. Wilson GM, Evans CT, Fitzpatrick MA, Poggensee L, Gibson G, Jurasic MM, Echevarria K, Suda KJ. infection following dental antibiotic prescriptions in a cohort of US veterans. Infection control and hospital epidemiology. 2023 Mar 1; 44(3):494-496. [view]
  2. Hughes AM, Evans CT, Fitzpatrick MA, Kale IO, Vivo A, Boyer TL, Solanki PA, Gibson G, Jurasic MM, Sharp LK, Echevarria KL, Suda KJ. A qualitative approach to examining antimicrobial prescribing in the outpatient dental setting. Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE. 2022 Jun 24; 2(1):e102. [view]
  3. Sharp LK, Solanki P, Boyer T, Vivo A, Kale I, Hughes AM, Gibson G, Jurasic MM, Evans CT, Suda KJ. A qualitative exploration of dentists' opioid prescribing decisions within U.S. veterans affairs facilities. Pain. 2023 Apr 1; 164(4):749-757. [view]
  4. Solanki PA, Hubbard CC, Poggensee L, Evans CT, Suda KJ. Adverse outcomes associated with opioid prescription by dentists in the Veterans Health Administration: A national cross-sectional study from 2015 to 2018. Journal of public health dentistry. 2023 Jun 1; 83(2):136-146. [view]
  5. Wilson GM, Ray CE, Kale IO, Scherer AM, Gordon HS, Weaver F, Evans CT, Stroupe K. Age and beliefs about vaccines associated with COVID-19 vaccination among US Veterans. Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE. 2023 Oct 23; 3(1):e184. [view]
  6. Livorsi DJ, Abdel-Massih R, Crnich CJ, Dodds-Ashley ES, Evans CT, Goedken CC, Echevarria KL, Kelly AA, Spires SS, Veillette JJ, Vento TJ, Jump RLP. An Implementation Roadmap for Establishing Remote Infectious Disease Specialist Support for Consultation and Antibiotic Stewardship in Resource-Limited Settings. Open forum infectious diseases. 2022 Dec 1; 9(12):ofac588. [view]
  7. Suda KJ, Fitzpatrick MA, Gibson G, Jurasic MM, Poggensee L, Echevarria K, Hubbard CC, McGregor JC, Evans CT. Antibiotic prophylaxis prescriptions prior to dental visits in the Veterans' Health Administration (VHA), 2015-2019. Infection control and hospital epidemiology. 2022 Nov 1; 43(11):1565-1574. [view]
  8. Singh N, Poggensee L, Huang Y, Evans CT, Suda KJ, Bulman ZP. Antibiotic susceptibility patterns of viridans group streptococci isolates in the United States from 2010 to 2020. JAC-antimicrobial resistance. 2022 Jun 1; 4(3):dlac049. [view]
  9. Hubbard CC, Evans CT, Calip GS, Zhou J, Rowan SA, Suda KJ. Appropriateness of Antibiotic Prophylaxis Before Dental Procedures, 2016-2018. American journal of preventive medicine. 2022 Jun 1; 62(6):943-948. [view]
  10. Ramanathan S, Yan C, Suda KJ, Evans CT, Khouja T, Hershow RC, Rowan SA, Gross AE, Sharp LK, National Dental PBRN Collaborative Group. Barriers and facilitators to guideline concordant dental antibiotic prescribing in the United States: A qualitative study of the National Dental PBRN. Journal of public health dentistry. 2024 Jun 1; 84(2):163-174. [view]
  11. Ramanathan S, Yan CH, Hubbard C, Calip GS, Sharp LK, Evans CT, Rowan S, McGregor JC, Gross AE, Hershow RC, Suda KJ. Changes in antibiotic prescribing by dentists in the United States, 2012-2019. Infection control and hospital epidemiology. 2023 Nov 1; 44(11):1725-1730. [view]
  12. Balbale SN, Cao L, Trivedi I, Stulberg JJ, Suda KJ, Gellad WF, Evans CT, Lambert BL, Keefer LA, Jordan N. Characteristics of Opioid Prescriptions to Veterans With Chronic Gastrointestinal Symptoms and Disorders Dually Enrolled in the Department of Veterans Affairs and Medicare Part D. Military medicine. 2021 Aug 28; 186(9-10):943-950. [view]
  13. Fitzpatrick MA, Wirth M, Nguyen J, Suda KJ, Weaver FM, Burns S, Collins E, Safdar N, Patel U, Evans CT. Clinical outcomes associated with guideline-discordant management of asymptomatic bacteriuria and urinary tract infection in hospitalized patients with neurogenic bladder. Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE. 2022 Dec 9; 2(1):e195. [view]
  14. Wilson GM, Fitzpatrick MA, Suda KJ, Smith BM, Gonzalez B, Jones M, Schweizer ML, Evans M, Evans CT. Comparative effectiveness of antibiotic therapy for carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) bloodstream infections in hospitalized US veterans. JAC-antimicrobial resistance. 2022 Oct 1; 4(5):dlac106. [view]
  15. Ramanathan S, Evans CT, Hershow RC, Calip GS, Rowan S, Hubbard C, Suda KJ. Comparison of guideline concordant antibiotic prophylaxis in Veterans Affairs and non-Veterans Affairs dental settings among those with cardiac conditions or prosthetic joints. BMC infectious diseases. 2023 Jun 23; 23(1):427. [view]
  16. Carlsen DB, Durkin MJ, Gibson G, Jurasic MM, Patel U, Poggensee L, Fitzpatrick MA, Echevarria K, McGregor J, Evans CT, Suda KJ. Concordance of antibiotic prescribing with the American Dental Association acute oral infection guidelines within Veterans' Affairs (VA) dentistry. Infection control and hospital epidemiology. 2021 Dec 1; 42(12):1422-1430. [view]
  17. Evans CT, DeYoung BJ, Gray EL, Wallia A, Ho J, Carnethon M, Zembower TR, Hirschhorn LR, Wilkins JT. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine intentions and uptake in a tertiary-care healthcare system: A longitudinal study. Infection control and hospital epidemiology. 2022 Dec 1; 43(12):1806-1812. [view]
  18. Naranjo D, Kimball E, Nelson J, Samore M, Alder SC, Stroupe K, Evans CT, Weaver FM, Ray C, Kale I, Galyean PO, Zickmund S. Differences in perceptions and acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination between vaccine hesitant and non-hesitant persons. PLoS ONE. 2023 Sep 8; 18(9):e0290540. [view]
  19. Vivo A, Fitzpatrick MA, Suda KJ, Jones MM, Perencevich EN, Rubin MA, Ramanathan S, Wilson GM, Evans ME, Evans CT. Epidemiology and outcomes associated with carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa: a retrospective cohort study. BMC infectious diseases. 2022 May 24; 22(1):491. [view]
  20. Wilson GM, Fitzpatrick MA, Walding K, Gonzalez B, Schweizer ML, Suda KJ, Evans CT. Evaluating the clinical effectiveness of new beta-lactam/beta-lactamase inhibitor combination antibiotics: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis. Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE. 2021 Nov 25; 1(1):e53. [view]
  21. Wilson GM, McGregor JC, Gibson G, Jurasic MM, Evans CT, Suda KJ. Factors associated with dental implant loss/complications in the Veterans Health Administration, 2015-2019. Journal of public health dentistry. 2023 Sep 5. [view]
  22. Parmasad V, Keating J, McKinley L, Evans C, Rubin M, Voils C, Safdar N. Frontline perspectives of C. difficile infection prevention practice implementation within veterans affairs health care facilities: A qualitative study. American journal of infection control. 2023 Oct 1; 51(10):1124-1131. [view]
  23. Ramanathan S, Evans CT, Hershow RC, Calip GS, Rowan S, Hubbard C, Suda KJ. Guideline concordance and antibiotic-associated adverse events between Veterans administration and non-Veterans administration dental settings: a retrospective cohort study. Frontiers in pharmacology. 2024 Jan 16; 15:1249531. [view]
  24. Evans CT, Fitzpatrick MA, Poggensee L, Gonzalez B, Gibson G, Jurasic MM, Echevarria K, McGregor JC, Gellad WF, Suda KJ. High prescribing of antibiotics is associated with high prescribing of opioids in medical and dental providers. Pharmacotherapy. 2022 Sep 1; 42(9):716-723. [view]
  25. Balbale SN, Cao L, Trivedi I, Stulberg JJ, Suda KJ, Gellad WF, Evans CT, Lambert BL, Jordan N, Keefer LA. High-Dose Opioid Use Among Veterans with Unexplained Gastrointestinal Symptoms Versus Structural Gastrointestinal Diagnoses. Digestive diseases and sciences. 2021 Nov 1; 66(11):3938-3950. [view]
  26. May S, Walder A, Hines-Munson C, Poon I, Holmes SA, Evans CT, Trautner BW, Skelton F. Impact of routine urine cultures on antibiotic usage in those undergoing a routine annual spinal cord injury evaluation. Spinal Cord. 2023 Dec 1; 61(12):684-689. [view]
  27. Fitzpatrick MA, Suda KJ, Ramanathan S, Wilson G, Poggensee L, Evans M, Jones MM, Pfeiffer CD, Klutts JS, Perencevich E, Rubin M, Evans CT, QUERI CARRIAGE Program. Increased carbapenemase testing following implementation of national VA guidelines for carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE). Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE. 2022 Jun 2; 2(1):e88. [view]
  28. Ramanathan S, Albarillo FS, Fitzpatrick MA, Suda KJ, Poggensee L, Vivo A, Evans ME, Jones M, Safdar N, Pfeiffer C, Smith B, Wilson G, Evans CT. Infectious Disease Consults of Bloodstream Infection and Impact on Health Outcomes. Open forum infectious diseases. 2022 Sep 1; 9(9):ofac456. [view]
  29. Stone TD, Lee C, Bannon J, Vu TT, Hirschhorn LR, Wilkins JT, Evans CT. Intentions for uptake of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine booster in healthcare workers. Infection control and hospital epidemiology. 2023 Apr 1; 44(4):690-692. [view]
  30. Fitzpatrick MA, Wirth M, Burns SP, Suda KJ, Weaver FM, Collins E, Safdar N, Evans CT. Management of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Urinary Tract Infections in Patients With Neurogenic Bladder and Factors Associated With Inappropriate Diagnosis and Treatment. Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation. 2024 Jan 1; 105(1):112-119. [view]
  31. Wilson GM, Fitzpatrick M, Walding K, Gonzalez B, Schweizer ML, Suda KJ, Evans CT. Meta-analysis of Clinical Outcomes Using Ceftazidime/Avibactam, Ceftolozane/Tazobactam, and Meropenem/Vaborbactam for the Treatment of Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Infections. Open forum infectious diseases. 2021 Feb 1; 8(2):ofaa651. [view]
  32. Sippel JL, Daly JE, Poggensee L, Ristau KD, Eberhart AC, Tam K, Evans CT, Lancaster B, Wickremasinghe IM, Burns SP, Goldstein B, Smith BM. Modernization of a Large Spinal Cord Injuries and Disorders Registry: The Veterans Administration Experience. Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation. 2022 Dec 1; 4(4):100237. [view]
  33. Suda KJ, Evans CT, Gibson G, Jurasic MM, Poggensee L, Gonzalez B, Hubbard CC, Vivo A, Cunningham FE, McGregor JC, Gellad WF. Opioid Prescribing by Dentists in the Veterans Health Administration. American journal of preventive medicine. 2022 Sep 1; 63(3):371-383. [view]
  34. Balbale SN, Cao L, Trivedi I, Stulberg JJ, Suda KJ, Gellad WF, Evans CT, Jordan N, Keefer LA, Lambert BL. Opioid-related emergency department visits and hospitalizations among patients with chronic gastrointestinal symptoms and disorders dually enrolled in the Department of Veterans Affairs and Medicare Part D. American journal of health-system pharmacy : AJHP : official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. 2022 Jan 5; 79(2):78-93. [view]
  35. Vivo A, Durkin MJ, Kale I, Boyer T, Fitzpatrick MA, Evans CT, Jurasic MM, Gibson G, Suda KJ. Opportunities for penicillin allergy evaluation in dental clinics. Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE. 2022 Apr 11; 2(1):e58. [view]
  36. Evans CT, Fitzpatrick MA, Poggensee L, Gonzalez B, Gibson G, Jurasic MM, Echevarria K, McGregor JC, Cunningham F, Gellad WF, Suda KJ. Outpatient Prescribing of Antibiotics and Opioids by Veterans Health Administration Providers, 2015-2017. American journal of preventive medicine. 2021 Nov 1; 61(5):e235-e244. [view]
  37. Fitzpatrick MA, Solanki P, Wirth M, Weaver FM, Suda KJ, Burns SP, Safdar N, Collins E, Evans CT. Perceptions, experiences, and beliefs regarding urinary tract infections in patients with neurogenic bladder: A qualitative study. PLoS ONE. 2023 Nov 1; 18(11):e0293743. [view]
  38. Bannon J, Evans CT, Freedman M, Lee C, Vu TH, Wallia A, Wilkins JT, Moskowitz JT, Hirschhorn LR. Psychological wellbeing and the association with burnout in a cohort of healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Frontiers in Health Services. 2022 Oct 25; 2:994474. [view]
  39. Smith M, Crnich C, Donskey C, Evans CT, Evans M, Goto M, Guerrero B, Gupta K, Harris A, Hicks N, Khader K, Kralovic S, McKinley L, Rubin M, Safdar N, Schweizer ML, Tovar S, Wilson G, Zabarsky T, Perencevich EN. Research agenda for transmission prevention within the Veterans Health Administration, 2024-2028. Infection control and hospital epidemiology. 2024 Apr 11; 1-10. [view]
  40. Wirth M, Suda KJ, Burns SP, Weaver FM, Collins E, Safdar N, Kartje R, Evans CT, Fitzpatrick MA. Retrospective Cohort Study of Patient-Reported Urinary Tract Infection Signs and Symptoms Among Individuals With Neurogenic Bladder. American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation. 2023 Aug 1; 102(8):663-669. [view]
  41. Wilson GM, Suda KJ, Fitzpatrick MA, Bartle B, Pfeiffer CD, Jones M, Rubin MA, Perencevich E, Evans M, Evans CT, QUERI CARRIAGE Program. Risk Factors Associated With Carbapenemase-Producing Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Positive Cultures in a Cohort of US Veterans. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. 2021 Oct 20; 73(8):1370-1378. [view]
  42. Boyer TL, Solanki P, McGregor JC, Wilson GM, Gibson G, Jurasic MM, Evans CT, Suda KJ. Risk factors for oral infection and dry socket post-tooth extraction in medically complex patients in the absence of antibiotic prophylaxis: A case-control study. Special Care in Dentistry : Official Publication of The American Association of Hospital Dentists, The Academy of Dentistry For The Handicapped, and The American Society For Geriatric Dentistry. 2024 Feb 6. [view]
  43. Khouja T, Zhou J, Gellad WF, Mitsantisuk K, Hubbard CC, Yan CH, Sharp LK, Calip GS, Evans CT, Suda KJ. Serious opioid-related adverse outcomes associated with opioids prescribed by dentists. Pain. 2022 Aug 1; 163(8):1571-1580. [view]
  44. Wilkins JT, Hirschhorn LR, Gray EL, Wallia A, Carnethon M, Zembower TR, Ho J, DeYoung BJ, Zhu A, Rasmussen-Torvik LJ, Taiwo B, Evans CT. Serologic Status and SARS-CoV-2 Infection over 6 Months of Follow Up in Healthcare Workers in Chicago: A Cohort Study. Infection control and hospital epidemiology. 2022 Sep 1; 43(9):1207-1215. [view]
  45. Wilkins JT, Gray EL, Wallia A, Hirschhorn LR, Zembower TR, Ho J, Kalume N, Agbo O, Zhu A, Rasmussen-Torvik LJ, Khan SS, Carnethon M, Huffman M, Evans CT. Seroprevalence and Correlates of SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies in Health Care Workers in Chicago. Open forum infectious diseases. 2021 Jan 1; 8(1):ofaa582. [view]
  46. Lee C, Vu TT, Fuller JA, Freedman M, Bannon J, Wilkins JT, Moskowitz JT, Hirschhorn LR, Wallia A, Evans CT. The association of burnout with work absenteeism and the frequency of thoughts in leaving their job in a cohort of healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Frontiers in Health Services. 2023 Nov 29; 3:1272285. [view]
  47. Hughes AM, Lin E, Hussain RA, Gibson G, Jurasic MM, Sharp LK, Hubbard CC, Poggensee LE, Evans CT, McGregor JC, Gellad WF, Suda KJ. The feasibility of academic detailing for acute oral pain management in outpatient dentistry: A pilot study. Journal of the American Pharmacists Association : JAPhA. 2022 Aug 5; 63(1):158-163.e6. [view]
  48. Vivo A, Fitzpatrick MA, Suda KJ, Wilson GM, Jones MM, Evans ME, Evans CT. Treatment effectiveness of antibiotic therapy in Veterans with multidrug-resistant bacteremia. Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE. 2023 Dec 12; 3(1):e230. [view]
  49. Fitzpatrick MA, Suda KJ, Poggensee L, Vivo A, Wilson G, Jones MM, Evans M, Safdar N, Evans CT. Treatment of extensively-drug resistant (XDR) Acinetobacter and impact on clinical outcomes in U.S. veterans affairs (VA) medical centers. American journal of infection control. 2022 Sep 1; 50(9):1020-1025. [view]
  50. Massad LS, Daubert EM, Evans CT, Minkoff H, Kassaye S, Dionne-Odom J, Seidman D, Murphy K, Alcaide ML, Adimora AA, Sheth AN, Golub ET, French AL, Weber KM. Trends in Bacterial Vaginosis Prevalence in a Cohort of U.S. Women with and at Risk for HIV. Journal of women's health (2002). 2022 May 1; 31(5):726-732. [view]
  51. Yan CH, Lee TA, Sharp LK, Hubbard CC, Evans CT, Calip GS, Rowan SA, McGregor JC, Gellad WF, Suda KJ. Trends in Opioid Prescribing by General Dentists and Dental Specialists in the U.S., 2012-2019. American journal of preventive medicine. 2022 Jul 1; 63(1):3-12. [view]
  52. Suda KJ, Traversa A, Patel U, Poggensee L, Fitzpatrick MA, Wilson GM, Evans CT. Uptake in newly approved antibiotics prescribed to patients with carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE). Infection control and hospital epidemiology. 2023 Apr 1; 44(4):674-677. [view]
  53. Valdivia N, Hirschhorn LR, Vu TH, Dubois C, Moskowitz JT, Wilkins JT, Evans CT. Utilization of at-home tests for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among healthcare workers in Chicago. Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE. 2024 Apr 24; 4(1):e58. [view]


DRA: Infectious Diseases
DRE: None at this time.
Keywords: None at this time.
MeSH Terms: None at this time.

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