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Kurt B. Stevenson, MD, MPH
Associate Professor, Internal Medicine
E-mail: stevenson.185@osu.edu
Recent Publications
Stevenson KB, Searle K, Bernstein G, Boyce JM, Harbarth S, Stoddard GJ, and Samore MH. Cluster Randomized Trial in Rural Community Hospitals to Improve Hand Hygiene and Identify Reservoirs of Resistant Pathogens. In Preparation.
Stevenson KB, Barbera J, Hannah EL, Moore JW, Rischer J, Antonow J, Samore MH, and Houck P. Utilization of Internet-based Decision Support Tool for Antimicrobial Management in Rural Hospitals: Value of Pre-Utilization Assessment. In Preparation.
Rubin MA, Bateman K, Donnelly S, Stoddard GJ, Stevenson K, and Samore MH. Use of a Handheld Computer-based Clinical Decision-Support System for Outpatient Respiratory Tract Infections in Rural Communities. Submitted for publication.
Schafer JJ, Mangino JE, Stevenson KB, Goff DA. Early Experience with Tigecycline for Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia and Bacteremia caused by Multi-Drug Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii. Submitted for Publication.
Wood MW, Lund R, and Stevenson KB, Bacterial Contamination of Stethoscopes with Antimicrobial Diaphragm Covers. Submitted for Publication.
Samore MH, Bateman K, Alder SC, Hannah E, Donnelly S, Stoddard GJ, Haddadin B, Rubin MA, , Williamson J, Stults B, Rupper R, Stevenson K. Clinical Decision Support and the Appropriateness of Antimicrobial Prescribing: A Randomized Trial. JAMA. 2005;294:2305-2314.
Stevenson KB, Barbera J, Moore JW, Samore MH, and Houck P. Understanding Keys to Successful Implementation of Electronic Decision Support in Rural Hospitals: Analysis of a Pilot Study for Antimicrobial Prescribing. Am J Med Qual. 2005;20:313-318.
Loeb M, Brazil K, Lohfield L, McGeer A, Simor A, Stevenson K, Zoutman D,Smith S., Liu X., Walter SD,. Effect of a Multifaceted Intervention on Number of Antimicrobial Prescriptions for Suspected Urinary Tract Infections in Residents of Nursing Homes: Cluster Randomised Controlled Ttrial. Br Med J. 2005;331:669.
Stevenson KB, Searle K, Stoddard G, Samore MH. Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci in Rural Communities, Western United States. Emerg Infect Dis. 2005;11:895-903.
Stevenson KB, Moore JW, Colwell H, Sleeper B. Standardized Infection Surveillance in Long-term Care: Interfacility Comparisons from a Regional Cohort of Facilities. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2005;26:231-238.
Loeb M, Stevenson KB, and SHEA Long-Term-Care Committee. Pneumococcal Immunization in Older Adults: Implications for the Long Term Care Setting. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2004;25:985-994.
Stevenson KB, Murphy CL, Samore MH, Hannah EL, Moore JW, Barbera J, Houck P, and Gerberding JL. Assessing the Status of Infection Control Programs in Small Rural Hospitals in the Western United States. Am J Infect Control. 2004;32:255-261.
Stevenson KB, Samore M, Barbera J, Hannah E, Moore JW, Gerberding JL, and Houck P. Pharmacist Involvement in Antimicrobial Use at Rural Community Hospitals in Four Western States. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2004;61:787-792.
Stevenson KB and Loeb M. Performance Improvement in the Long-Term-Care Setting: Building on the Foundation of Infection Control. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2004;25:72-79.
Stevenson KB, Moore JW, Sleeper B. Validity of the Minimum Data Set in Identifying Urinary Tract Infections in Residents of Long-Term-Care Facilities. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2004;52:707-711.
Stevenson KB, Samore M, Barbera J, Moore JW, Hannah E, Houck P, Tenover FC, and Gerberding JL. Detection of Antimicrobial Resistance by Small Rural Hospital Microbiology Laboratories: Comparison of Survey Responses with Current NCCLS Laboratory Standards. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2003;47:303-311.
Loeb M, Brazil K, Lohfield L, McGeer A, Simor A, Stevenson K, Walter S, Zoulman D. Optimizing Antibiotics in Residents of Nursing Homes: Protocol of a Randomized Trial. BMC Health Services Research 2002;2:17.
Hannah EL, Stevenson KB, Lowder CA, Adcox MJ, Davidson RL, Mallea MC, Narsimhan N, and Wagnild JP. Outbreak of Hemodialysis Vascular Access Site Infections Related to Malfunctioning Permanent Tunneled Catheters: Making the Case for Active Infection Surveillance. Infect Cont Hosp Epidemiol. 2002;23:538-541.
Stevenson KB, Hannah EL, Lowder CA, Adcox MJ, Davidson RL, Mallea MC, Narsimhan N, and Wagnild JP. Epidemiology of Hemodialysis Vascular Access Infections from Longitudinal Infection Surveillance Data: Predicting the Impact of NKF-DOQI Clinical Practice Guidelines for Vascular Access. Am J Kidney Dis. 2002; 39:549-555.
Stevenson KB, McMahon JW, Harris J, Hillman JR, and Helgerson S.D. Increasing Pneumococcal Vaccination Rates Among Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities: Provider-Based Improvement Strategies Implemented by Peer Review Organizations in Four Western States. Infect Cont Hosp Epidemiol. 2000;21:705-710.
Stevenson KB, Adcox MJ, Mallea MC, Narasimhan N, and Wagnild JP. Standardized Surveillance of Hemodialysis Vascular Access Infections: 18-Month Experience at an Outpatient, Multifacility Hemodialysis Center. Infect Cont Hosp Epidemiol. 2000;21:200-203. Stevenson KB, Regional Data Set of Infection Rates for Long Term Care Facilities: Description of a Valuable Benchmarking Tool. Am J Infect Control. 1999;27:20-26.
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