Katie Passaretti

Epidemiology
Hospital Epidemiology
Infection Prevention
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Recent publications

Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America supports environmental stewardship and sustainability while protecting patients and healthcare personnel position statement of the SHEA Board.

Weber DJ, Nori P, Ananthanarayanan R, Estelle C, Jacob JT, Kwon JH, Maragakis LL, Murthy R, Nyquist AC, Passaretti C, Saiman L, Shenoy ES, Szymczak JE, Talbot TR

Journal: Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE · Publish Date: 2026 · DOI: 10.1017/ash.2025.10262 · PMID: 41497439

Effect of type of vaginal preparation on abdominal hysterectomy surgical site infections (SSI).

Neelakanta A, Lees B, Wang TW, Fischer K, Passaretti C

Journal: Infection control and hospital epidemiology · Publish Date: 2025 Sep 16 · DOI: 10.1017/ice.2025.10258 · PMID: 40955876

Exploring social vulnerability in National Health Safety Network surgical site infections.

Dewitt M, Reinke C, Inman M, Bischoff W, Kester S, Neelakanta A, Sampson M, Passaretti C

Journal: Infection control and hospital epidemiology · Publish Date: 2025 Mar 26 · DOI: 10.1017/ice.2025.52 · PMID: 40134340

Beyond the hospital doors: challenges and insights from a multi-state healthcare system outpatient infection prevention program.

Heisner K, Layell J, Citronberg R, Sampson M, Passaretti C, Skelton L

Journal: Infection control and hospital epidemiology · Publish Date: 2025 Jan 27 · DOI: 10.1017/ice.2024.232 · PMID: 39865749

Respiratory equality: let's stop playing favorites with COVID-19 in the healthcare setting.

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

Journal: Infection control and hospital epidemiology · Publish Date: 2024 Dec 4 · DOI: 10.1017/ice.2024.197 · PMID: 39628050

Racial disparities in central line-associated bloodstream infections: the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

DeWitt ME, Sampson MM, Kester S, MacNeill E, Passaretti C

Journal: Infection control and hospital epidemiology · Publish Date: 2024 Sep 26 · DOI: 10.1017/ice.2024.147 · PMID: 39323352

Beyond the surface: a color-inclusive guide to central line site assessment.

Herrera M, Eichenblat S, Campbell E, Shick J, Brown H, Brinkley C, Kester S, Layell J, Passaretti CL, Sampson MM

Journal: Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE · Publish Date: 2024 · DOI: 10.1017/ash.2024.39 · PMID: 38628376

National partnerships address critical needs in infection prevention and control.

Kaufman West E, Doll M, Fitzpatrick MA, Lewis J, Nori P, Passaretti C, Restrepo D, Stevens MP, Thyagarajan R, Hong C

Journal: Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE · Publish Date: 2024 · DOI: 10.1017/ash.2024.447 · PMID: 39654591

Hospital return-to-work practices for healthcare providers infected with severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

Rupp ME, Van Schooneveld TC, Starlin R, Quick J, Snyder GM, Passaretti CL, Stevens MP, Cawcutt K

Journal: Infection control and hospital epidemiology · Publish Date: 2023 Dec · DOI: 10.1017/ice.2023.133 · PMID: 37350274

Hospital approaches to universal masking after public health "unmasking" guidance.

Snyder GM, Passaretti CL, Stevens MP

Journal: Infection control and hospital epidemiology · Publish Date: 2023 May · DOI: 10.1017/ice.2023.9 · PMID: 36945867

Monkeypox testing delays: The need for drastic expansion of education and testing for monkeypox virus.

Sampson MM, Polk CM, Fairman RT, DeWitt ME, Leonard MK, Davidson L, McCurdy L, Passaretti CL

Journal: Infection control and hospital epidemiology · Publish Date: 2023 Feb · DOI: 10.1017/ice.2022.237 · PMID: 36102128

A case of severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) reinfection within ninety days of primary infection in a healthcare worker.

Sampson MM, Reeves KD, Polk CM, Hawkins GA, Passaretti CL

Journal: Infection control and hospital epidemiology · Publish Date: 2022 Dec · DOI: 10.1017/ice.2022.42 · PMID: 35190005

Perianal and Rectal Lesions in the Monkeypox Outbreak: Diagnosis and Proposed Management.

Ramprasad C, Mgbako O, Sampson M, Passaretti C, Moshiree B

Journal: Diseases of the colon and rectum · Publish Date: 2022 Dec 1 · DOI: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000002590 · PMID: 36037261

Cholecystitis as a Possible Immunologic Consequence of COVID-19; Case Series from a Large Healthcare System.

Polk C, Sampson MM, Jacobs A, Kooken B, Ludden T, Passaretti CL, Leonard M

Journal: The American journal of the medical sciences · Publish Date: 2022 May · DOI: 10.1016/j.amjms.2022.01.008 · PMID: 35085530

Reducing the rates of household transmission: The impact of COVID-19 vaccination in healthcare workers with a known household exposure.

Passaretti CL, Priem JS, Agner TG, McCurdy L

Journal: Vaccine · Publish Date: 2022 Feb 23 · DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2022.01.020 · PMID: 35115196

At the vanguard: Leaders' perspectives on establishing healthcare system infection prevention programs.

Stevens MP, Wright SB, Kaye KS, Zuckerman JM, Passaretti CL, Martinello RA, Babcock HM, Edmond MB, Snyder GM

Journal: Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE · Publish Date: 2022 · DOI: 10.1017/ash.2022.334 · PMID: 36712469

Severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections occurring in healthcare workers after booster vaccination: A comparison of delta versus omicron variants.

Reeves KD, Polk CM, Cox LA, Fairman RT, Hawkins GA, Passaretti CL, Sampson MM

Journal: Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE · Publish Date: 2022 · DOI: 10.1017/ash.2022.239 · PMID: 36483394