Melanie D. Swift, M.D., M.P.H.

  1. Internist
  2. Occupational Medicine Specialist
  1. Lees EH, Murad MH, Breeher LE, Swift MD. The association between the timing of initial hepatitis B vaccination and seropositivity in healthcare personnel. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2024 Sep 16; 1-3 Epub 2024 Sept 16
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  2. Minter S, Hainy C, Swift M, Yee C, Meyers J, Nos A, Breeher L. Quality Assessment of a Virtual Post Offer Placement Assessment in Employee Occupational Health Services. J Occup Environ Med. 2024 Sep 1; 66 (9):e435-e439 Epub 2024 July 01
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  3. Swift MD, Breeher LE, Dierkhising R, Hickman J, Johnson MG, Roellinger DL, Virk A. Association of COVID-19 Vaccination With Risk of Medically Attended Postacute Sequelae of COVID-19 During the Ancestral, Alpha, Delta, and Omicron Variant Eras. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2024 Sep; 11 (9):ofae495 Epub 2024 Aug 28
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  4. Couser GP, Newcomb RD, Swift MD, Hagen PT, Cowl CT. Physician Health Series, Part 3: Physician Mental Health. Mayo Clin Proc. 2024 Jul; 99 (7):1178-1186
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  5. Couser GP, Hagen PT, Cowl CT, Newcomb RD, Swift MD. Part Two: Managing Physicians as Patients and Their Safe Return to Work. Mayo Clin Proc. 2024 Jun; 99 (6):997-1005
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  6. Couser GP, Hagen PT, Swift MD, Newcomb RD, Cowl CT. Physician Health Series Part One: Characteristics of Physicians as Patients. Mayo Clin Proc. 2024 May; 99 (5):836-843
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  7. Swift MD, Couser GP, Hagen PT, Nelson MA, Cowl CT, Murad MH. Outcomes From a Physician Health Center. Mayo Clin Proc. 2024 Jan; 99 (1):104-110
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  8. Vanichkachorn G, Gilman E, Ganesh R, Mueller M, Swift M, Breeher L, Murad MH. Potential reduction of post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 symptoms via vaccination. J Investig Med. 2023 Dec; 71 (8):889-895 Epub 2023 Aug 23
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  9. Caldera F, Farraye FA, Necela BM, Cogen D, Saha S, Wald A, Daoud ND, Chun K, Grimes I, Lutz M, Van Helden SR, Swift MD, Virk A, Bharucha AE, Patel TC, Gores GJ, Chumsri S, Hayney MS, Knutson KL. Higher Cell-Mediated Immune Responses in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease on Anti-TNF Therapy After COVID-19 Vaccination. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2023 Aug 1; 29 (8):1202-1209
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  10. Khan Jamal, Ashbeck RA, Breeher LE, Swift MD, Hainy CM, Shedenhelm HJ, Tommaso CP. Integrating innovation into occupational induction to adjust to the changing workforce Management in Healthcare. 2023.
  11. Swift MD, McDermott MC, Hainy CM, Arendt CJ, Anderson JA, Mahoo JJ, Breeher LE. Early Experience With an Occupational JYNNEOS ( Orthopoxvirus ) Vaccination Program. J Occup Environ Med. 2023 Jun 01; 65(6):477-480. Epub 2023 Mar 22.
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  12. Virk A, Johnson MG, Roellinger DL, Scott CG, Sampathkumar P, Breeher LE, Swift M. Hybrid Immunity Provides Protective Advantage Over Vaccination or Prior Remote Coronavirus Disease 2019 Alone. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2023 May; 10 (5):ofad161 Epub 2023 Mar 27
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  13. Farah W, Breeher LE, Hainy CM, Tommaso CP, Swift MD. Who is getting boosted? Disparities in COVID-19 vaccine booster uptake among health care workers. Vaccine X. 2023 Apr; 13:100269 Epub 2023 Feb 11
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  14. Murad MH, Swift MD, Razonable RR, Tande AJ, Wilson JW, Kasten MJ, Sia IG, Matey JN, Vanichkachorn G, Caine NA, Shah V, O'Horo J, Destro Borgen MJ, Cowl CT, Berbari EF. Integrating Infectious Diseases and Preventive Medicine Specialties Into 1 Division: Experience of an Academic Medical Center. Mayo Clin Proc. 2023 Feb; 98 (2):224-228
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  15. Shah VP, Breeher LE, Alleckson JM, Rivers DG, Wang Z, Stratton ER, Farah W, Hainy CM, Swift MD. Occupational exposure to severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and risk of infection among healthcare personnel. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2022 Dec; 43 (12):1785-1789 Epub 2022 Jan 06
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  16. Farah W, Breeher L, Shah V, Wang Z, Hainy C, Swift M. Coworkers are more likely than patients to transmit SARS-CoV-2 infection to healthcare personnel. Occup Environ Med. 2022 Oct; 79 (10):713-716 Epub 2022 Aug 04
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  17. Perez Y, Levy ER, Joshi AY, Virk A, Rodriguez-Porcel M, Johnson M, Roellinger D, Vanichkachorn G, Huskins WC, Charles Huskins W, Swift MD. Myocarditis Following Coronavirus Disease 2019 mRNA Vaccine: A Case Series and Incidence Rate Determination. Clin Infect Dis. 2022 Aug 24; 75 (1):e749-e754
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  18. Tande AJ, Swift MD, Challener DW, Berbari EF, Tommaso CP, Christopherson DR, Binnicker MJ, Breeher LE. Utility of Follow-up Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Antigen Tests After Acute Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Infection Among Healthcare Personnel. Clin Infect Dis. 2022 Aug 24; 75 (1):e347-e349
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  19. Wight E, Swift M, O'Horo JC, Hainy C, Molella R, Morrow A, Breeher L. COVID-19 Infections in Health Care Personnel by Source of Exposure and Correlation With Community Incidence. J Occup Environ Med. 2022 Aug 1; 64 (8):675-678 Epub 2022 June 09
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  20. Puranik A, Lenehan PJ, O'Horo JC, Pawlowski C, Niesen MJM, Virk A, Swift MD, Kremers W, Venkatakrishnan AJ, Gordon JE, Geyer HL, Speicher LL, Soundararajan V, Badley AD. Durability analysis of the highly effective BNT162b2 vaccine against COVID-19. PNAS Nexus. 2022 Jul; 1 (3):pgac082 Epub 2022 June 08
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  21. Shah VP, Breeher LE, Hainy CM, Swift MD. Evaluation of healthcare personnel exposures to patients with severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) associated with personal protective equipment. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2022 Jun; 43 (6):770-774 Epub 2021 May 12
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  22. Swift MD, Hainy CM, Sampathkumar P, Breeher LE. Multiple SARS-CoV-2 Reinfections: A Case Series of Thrice-Infected Individuals. Mayo Clin Proc 2022 May; 97 (5):1021-1023 Epub 2022 Mar 11
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  23. Puranik A, Lenehan PJ, O'Horo JC, Pawlowski C, Virk A, Swift MD, Kremers W, Venkatakrishnan AJ, Challener DW, Breeher L, Gordon JE, Geyer HL, Speicher LL, Soundararajan V, Badley AD. Durability analysis of the highly effective mRNA-1273 vaccine against COVID-19. PNAS Nexus. 2022 May; 1 (2):pgac058 Epub 2022 May 20
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  24. Niesen MJM, Matson R, Puranik A, O'Horo JC, Pawlowski C, Vachon C, Challener D, Virk A, Swift M, Speicher L, Gordon J, Geyer H, Lenehan PJ, Venkatakrishnan AJ, Soundararajan V, Badley A. Third dose vaccination with mRNA-1273 or BNT162b2 vaccines improves protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection. PNAS Nexus. 2022 May; 1 (2):pgac042 Epub 2022 Apr 28
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  25. Farah W, Breeher L, Shah V, Hainy C, Tommaso CP, Swift MD. Disparities in COVID-19 vaccine uptake among health care workers. Vaccine. 2022 Apr 26; 40 (19):2749-2754 Epub 2022 Mar 25
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  26. Chumsri S, Advani PP, Pai TS, Li Z, Mummareddy A, Acampora M, Reynolds GA, Wylie N, Boyle AW, Lou Y, Mody K, Moreno-Aspitia A, Swift MD, Virk A, Bharucha AE, Marquez CP, Patel TC, Gores GJ, Knutson KL. Humoral Responses After SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccination and Breakthrough Infection in Cancer Patients. Mayo Clin Proc Innov Qual Outcomes. 2022 Apr; 6 (2):120-125 Epub 2021 Dec 13
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  27. Niesen MJM, Pawlowski C, O'Horo JC, Challener DW, Silvert E, Donadio G, Lenehan PJ, Virk A, Swift MD, Speicher LL, Gordon JE, Geyer HL, Halamka JD, Venkatakrishnan AJ, Soundararajan V, Badley AD. Surveillance of Safety of 3 Doses of COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination Using Electronic Health Records. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Apr 1; 5 (4):e227038 Epub 2022 Apr 01
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  28. Puranik A, Lenehan PJ, Silvert E, Niesen MJM, Corchado-Garcia J, O'Horo JC, Virk A, Swift MD, Gordon JE, Speicher LL, Geyer HL, Kremers W, Halamka J, Badley AD, Venkatakrishnan AJ, Soundararajan V. Comparative effectiveness of mRNA-1273 and BNT162b2 against symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection. Med. 2022 Jan 14; 3 (1):28-41.e8 Epub 2021 Dec 11
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  29. Tande AJ, Pollock BD, Shah ND, Farrugia G, Virk A, Swift M, Breeher L, Binnicker M, Berbari EF. Impact of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccine on Asymptomatic Infection Among Patients Undergoing Preprocedural COVID-19 Molecular Screening. Clin Infect Dis. 2022 Jan 7; 74 (1):59-65
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  30. Breeher LE, Wolf ME, Geyer H, Brinker T, Tommaso C, Kohlnhofer S, Hainy C, Swift M. Work Absence Following COVID-19 Vaccination in a Cohort of Healthcare Personnel. J Occup Environ Med. 2022 Jan 1; 64 (1):6-9
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  31. Shah VP, Hainy CM, Swift MD, Breeher LE, Theel ES, Sampathkumar P. Unrecognized severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) seroprevalence among healthcare personnel in a low-prevalence area. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2021 Dec; 42 (12):1532-1534 Epub 2020 Nov 20
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  32. Corchado-Garcia J, Zemmour D, Hughes T, Bandi H, Cristea-Platon T, Lenehan P, Pawlowski C, Bade S, O'Horo JC, Gores GJ, Williams AW, Badley AD, Halamka J, Virk A, Swift MD, Wagner T, Soundararajan V. Analysis of the Effectiveness of the Ad26.COV2.S Adenoviral Vector Vaccine for Preventing COVID-19. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Nov 1; 4 (11):e2132540 Epub 2021 Nov 01
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  33. Theiler RN, Wick M, Mehta R, Weaver AL, Virk A, Swift M. Pregnancy and birth outcomes after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in pregnancy. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2021 Nov; 3 (6):100467 Epub 2021 Aug 20
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  34. Pawlowski C, Rincon-Hekking J, Awasthi S, Pandey V, Lenehan P, Venkatakrishnan AJ, Bade S, O'Horo JC, Virk A, Swift MD, Williams AW, Gores GJ, Badley AD, Halamka J, Soundararajan V. Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis is not Significantly Linked to COVID-19 Vaccines or Non-COVID Vaccines in a Large Multi-State Health System. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2021 Oct; 30 (10):105923 Epub 2021 June 16
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  35. Swift MD, Breeher LE, Tande AJ, Tommaso CP, Hainy CM, Chu H, Murad MH, Berbari EF, Virk A. Effectiveness of Messenger RNA Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccines Against Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Infection in a Cohort of Healthcare Personnel. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Sep 15; 73 (6):e1376-e1379
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  36. Pawlowski C, Lenehan P, Puranik A, Agarwal V, Venkatakrishnan AJ, Niesen MJM, O'Horo JC, Virk A, Swift MD, Badley AD, Halamka J, Soundararajan V. FDA-authorized mRNA COVID-19 vaccines are effective per real-world evidence synthesized across a multi-state health system. Med (N Y). 2021 Aug 13; 2 (8):979-992.e8 Epub 2021 June 29
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  37. McMurry R, Lenehan P, Awasthi S, Silvert E, Puranik A, Pawlowski C, Venkatakrishnan AJ, Anand P, Agarwal V, O'Horo JC, Gores GJ, Williams AW, Badley AD, Halamka J, Virk A, Swift MD, Carlson K, Doddahonnaiah D, Metzger A, Kayal N, Berner G, Ramudu E, Carpenter C, Wagner T, Rajasekharan A, Soundararajan V. Real-time analysis of a mass vaccination effort confirms the safety of FDA-authorized mRNA COVID-19 vaccines. Med. 2021 Aug 13; 2 (8):965-978.e5 Epub 2021 July 01
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  38. Yetmar ZA, Apenhorst DK, Swift MD, Sampathkumar P, Beam E. Occupational exposure to varicella zoster in a tertiary-care healthcare setting. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2021 Jun; 42 (6):793-795 Epub 2020 Sept 25
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  39. Talbot TR, Schimmel R, Swift MD, Rolando LA, Johnson RT, Muscato J, Sternberg P, Dubree M, McGown PW, Yarbrough MI, Hickson GB. Expanding mandatory healthcare personnel immunization beyond influenza: Impact of a broad immunization program with enhanced accountability. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2021 May; 42 (5):513-518 Epub 2020 Nov 10
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  40. Carter RE, Theel ES, Breeher LE, Swift MD, Van Brunt NA, Smith WR, Blanchfield LL, Daugherty EA, Chapital AB, Matson KM, Bews KA, Johnson PW, Domnick RA, Joyce DE, Geyer HL, Granger D, Hilgart HR, Turgeon CT, Sanders KA, Matern D, Nassar A, Sampathkumar P, Hainy CM, Orford RR, Vachon CM, Didehban R, Morice WG, Ting HH, Williams AW, Gray RJ, Thielen KR, Farrugia G, Mayo Clinic Serology Screening Program Operations Team. Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies in a Multistate Academic Medical Center. Mayo Clin Proc. 2021 May; 96(5):1165-1174. Epub 2021 Mar 26.
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  41. Challener DW, Breeher LE, Frain J, Swift MD, Tosh PK, O'Horo J. Healthcare personnel absenteeism, presenteeism, and staffing challenges during epidemics. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2021 Apr; 42 (4):388-391 Epub 2020 Oct 26
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  42. Finney Rutten LJ, Zhu X, Leppin AL, Ridgeway JL, Swift MD, Griffin JM, St Sauver JL, Virk A, Jacobson RM. Evidence-Based Strategies for Clinical Organizations to Address COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy. Mayo Clin Proc. 2021 Mar; 96 (3):699-707 Epub 2020 Dec 30
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  43. Swift Melanie D. , MD, MPH, Sampathkumar Priya , MD,, Breeher Laura E. , MD, MPH, Ting Henry H. , MD, MBA, Virk Abinash , MD, DTM&H. Mayo Clinic’s Multidisciplinary Approach to Covid-19 Vaccine Allocation and Distribution NEJM Catalyst. 2021.
  44. Lucchinetti CF, von Bormann AG, Nagel JJ, Jones AE, O'Horo JC, Callstrom MR, SMaRT Executive Committee. Engaging and Empowering the Front Lines During the COVID-19 Outpatient Practice Reactivation. Mayo Clin Proc. 2020 Sep; 95(9S):S47-S51. Epub 2020 Jun 30.
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  45. Breeher LE, Sampathkumar P, Beam E, Hainy CM, Austin MD, Swift MD. Revisiting the Safety of Health Care Workers. Mayo Clin Proc. 2020 Sep; 95 (9S):S14-S16 Epub 2020 July 07
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  46. Swift MD, Molella RG, Vaughn AIS, Breeher LE, Newcomb RD, Abdellatif S, Murad MH. Determinants of Latent Tuberculosis Treatment Acceptance and Completion in Healthcare Personnel. Clin Infect Dis. 2020 Jul 11; 71 (2):284-290
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  47. Breeher L, Boon A, Hainy C, Murad MH, Wittich C, Swift M. A Framework for Sustainable Contact Tracing and Exposure Investigation for Large Health Systems. Mayo Clin Proc. 2020 Jul; 95 (7):1432-1444 Epub 2020 June 16
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  48. Thanassi W, Behrman AJ, Reves R, Russi M, Swift MD, Warkentin J, Miyakawa R, Wegener D, Budnick L, Murray E, Scarpita A, Hurst BJ, Foster-Chang S, Mathew T, Gruden MA, Higashi J, Hudson TW. Tuberculosis Screening, Testing, and Treatment of US Health Care Personnel Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2020; 62(7).
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  49. Swift MD, Behrman AJ. Vaccines for Health Care Personnel. Mayo Clin Proc. 2019 Oct; 94 (10):2127-2141 Epub 2019 Sept 09
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  50. Braun BI, Tschurtz BA, Hafiz H, Novak DA, Montero MC, Alexander CM, Fauerbach LL, Gruden M, Isakari MT, Kuhar DT, Pompeii LA, Swift MD, Radonovich LJ. Opportunities to bridge gaps between respiratory protection guidance and practice in US health care. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2019 Apr; 40 (4):476-481 Epub 2019 Feb 18
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  51. Breeher LE, Molella RG, Vaughn AI, Swift MD, Spaulding AC, Brueggen CM, Green-McKenzie J, Newcomb RD. Medical Surveillance Programs for Workers Exposed to Hazardous Medications: A Survey of Current Practices in Health Care Institutions. J Occup Environ Med. 2019 Feb; 61 (2):120-125
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  52. Swift MD, Aliyu MH, Byrne DW, Qian K, McGown P, Kinman PO, Hanson KL, Culpepper D, Cooley TJ, Yarbrough MI. Emergency Preparedness in the Workplace: The Flulapalooza Model for Mass Vaccination. Am J Public Health. 2017 Sep; 107 (S2):S168-S176
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  53. Rice MJ, Grek SB, Swift MD, Nance JJ, Shaw AD. The Need for Mandatory Random Drug Testing in Anesthesia Providers. Anesth Analg. 2017 May; 124: (5)1712-1716.
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  54. Yarbrough MI, Ficken ME, Lehmann CU, Talbot TR, Swift MD, McGown PW, Wheaton RF, Bruer M, Little SW, Oke CA. Respirator Use in a Hospital Setting: Establishing Surveillance Metrics. J Int Soc Respir Prot. 2016; 33: (1)1-11.
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  55. Talbot TR, Wang D, Swift M, St Jacques P, Johnson S, Brinsko V, Thayer V, Dail T, Feistritzer N, Polancich S. Implementation of an enhanced safety-engineered sharp device oversight and bloodborne pathogen protection program at a large academic medical center. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Nov; 35: (11)1383-90.
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  56. Russi M, Behrman A, Buchta WG, Budnick LD, Hodgson MJ, Spillmann SJ, Swift MD, American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine medical center occupational health section task force on pertussis vaccination of health care workers. Pertussis vaccination of health care workers: ACOEM medical center occupational health section task force on pertussis vaccination of health care workers. J Occup Environ Med. 2013 Sep; 55: (9)1113-5.
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  57. Behrman A, Buchta WG, Budnick LD, Hodgson MJ, Raymond LW, Russi M, Spillmann SJ, Swift MD, ACOEM Medical Center Occupational Health Section Task Force on Tuberculosis and Health Care Workers. Protecting health care workers from tuberculosis, 2013: ACOEM Medical Center Occupational Health Section Task Force on Tuberculosis and Health Care Workers. J Occup Environ Med. 2013 Aug; 55: (8)985-8.
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  58. National Vaccine Advisory Committee. Strategies to achieve the healthy people 2020 annual influenza vaccine coverage goal for health-care personnel: recommendations from the national vaccine advisory committee. Public Health Rep. 2013 Jan-Feb; 128 (1):7-25
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  59. Swift MD. Evidence Based Considerations Regarding Mandatory Influenza Vaccine for Healthcare Workers Journal of the Association of Occupational Health Professionals in Healthcare. 2012.
  60. Goins WP, Edwards KM, Vnencak-Jones CL, Rock MT, Swift M, Thayer V, Schaffner W, Talbot TR. A comparison of 2 strategies to prevent infection following pertussis exposure in vaccinated healthcare personnel. Clin Infect Dis. 2012 Apr; 54: (7)938-45.
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  61. Russi M, Buchta WG, Swift M, Budnick LD, Hodgson MJ, Berube D, Kelafant GA. Guidance for Occupational Health Services in Medical Centers. J Occup Environ Med. 2009 Nov; 51(11):1e-18e.
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  62. Swift MD, Buchta WG, Russi M, Budnick LD, Spillman SJ, Hodgson MJ. Seasonal Influenza Prevention in Health Care Workers. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2009 Mar; 51(3):386-389.
  63. Medical Center Occupational Health Section and Occupational and Environmental Lung Disorders Committee. Protecting health care workers from tuberculosis. J Occup Environ Med. 2008 Jul; 50 (7):852-5
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  64. Nania JJ, Skinner J, Wilkerson K, Warkentin JV, Thayer V, Swift M, Schaffner W, Talbot TR. Exposure to pulmonary tuberculosis in a neonatal intensive care unit: unique aspects of contact investigation and management of hospitalized neonates. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007 Jun; 28: (6)661-5.
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