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Renuga Vivekanandan

Professor, CHI Health-Creighton University Medical Center
Verified email at creighton.edu
Cited by 529

Early versus late surgical intervention or medical management for infective endocarditis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

MA Narayanan, TM Haddad, AC Kalil… - Heart, 2016 - heart.bmj.com
Objective Infective endocarditis is associated with high morbidity and mortality and optimal
timing for surgical intervention is unclear. We performed a systematic review and meta …

Incidence of ventilator associated pneumonia in burn patients with inhalation injury treated with high frequency percussive ventilation versus volume control ventilation …

HS Al Ashry, G Mansour, AC Kalil, RW Walters… - Burns, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Pneumonia increases mortality in burn patients with inhalation injuries. We
evaluated whether the use of High Frequency Percussive Ventilation (HFPV) in burn …

[HTML][HTML] Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in adults: a rare sequela of SARS-CoV-2 infection

F Ahmad, A Ahmed, SS Rajendraprasad… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in adults (MIS-A) came to attention back in June 2020,
when the United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) received initial …

Topical tenofovir disoproxil fumarate nanoparticles prevent HIV-1 vaginal transmission in a humanized mouse model

CJ Destache, S Mandal, Z Yuan, G Kang… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT Preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) with 1% tenofovir (TFV) vaginal gel has failed
in clinical trials. To improve TFV efficacy in vaginal gel, we formulated tenofovir disoproxil …

Pharmacokinetic and tissue distribution profile of long acting tenofovir alafenamide and elvitegravir loaded nanoparticles in humanized mice model

PK Prathipati, S Mandal, G Pon, R Vivekanandan… - Pharmaceutical …, 2017 - Springer
Purpose Non-adherence to the antiretroviral (ARV) regimen is a critical factor in determining
efficacy of ARV drugs for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). A long-acting parenteral …

Bamlanivimab use in mild‐to‐moderate COVID‐19 disease: a matched cohort design

CJ Destache, SJ Aurit, D Schmidt… - … : The Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Study Objective Our objective was to determine if bamlanivimab (LY‐CoV555;
BAM), a monoclonal antibody for mild‐to‐moderate Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome …

[HTML][HTML] Education and communication in an interprofessional antimicrobial stewardship program

PA Foral, JM Anthone, CJ Destache… - Journal of Osteopathic …, 2016 - degruyter.com
Context: Interprofessional education/interprofessional practice (IPE/IPP) is an essential
component in medical education and training. A collaborative interprofessional team …

Hepatitis C therapy: Looking toward interferon-sparing regimens

TH Au, CJ Destache, R Vivekanandan - Journal of the American …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective To describe chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, including its epidemiology
and pathophysiology; review current treatment options for HCV infection; recognize …

Hepatorenal syndrome: are we missing some prognostic factors?

MO Martinez, H Sayles, R Vivekanandan… - Digestive diseases and …, 2012 - Springer
Background Hepatorenal syndrome (HRS) is the functional renal failure associated with
advanced cirrhosis and has also been described in fulminant hepatic failure. Without liver …

Effect of antimicrobial stewardship with rapid MALDI-TOF identification and Vitek 2 antimicrobial susceptibility testing on hospitalization outcome

SJ Cavalieri, S Kwon, R Vivekanandan, S Ased… - … and infectious disease, 2019 - Elsevier
We sought to evaluate time for bacterial culture and initiation of appropriate therapy for
patients, from 2017 (without rapid diagnostic test (RDT) and Antimicrobial Stewardship …