Publications

Peer Reviewed

  1. Liang SY, Marschall J. Update on emerging infections: news from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Vital signs: central line-associated blood stream infections – United States, 2001, 2008, and 2009. Ann Emerg Med. 2011;58:447-451. (PMID: 22018400)
  2. Liang SY*, Khair H*, Durkin M, Marschall J. Prevention and management of central line-associated bloodstream infections in hospital practice. Hosp Pract (Minneap). 2012;40:106-118. (*shared first authorship) (PMID: 22406886)
  3. Liang SY, Babcock H. Update on emerging infections: news from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Influenza vaccination coverage among health-care personnel – United States, 2010-11 influenza season. Ann Emerg Med. 2012;60(5):628-631. (PMID: 23089091)
  4. Liang SY, Westblade L, Mehrtens J, Burnham CA, Kuhlmann FM. Fever in a 20 year-old returned traveler. Clin Infect Dis. 2013;56:461-462. (PMID: 23300263)
  5. Liang SY, Khair H, McDonald J, Babcock H, Marschall J. Daptomycin vs. vancomycin for osteoarticular infections due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): a nested case-control study. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2014;33(4):659-664. (PMID: 24186726)
  6. Liang SY. Update on emerging infections: news from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Vital signs: Evaluation of hepatitis C virus infection testing and report – eight U.S. sites, 2005-2011. Ann Emerg Med. 2014;63(5):633-6. (PMID: 24746427)
  7. Liang SY, Theodoro DL, Schuur JD, Marschall J. Infection prevention in the emergency department. Ann Emerg Med. 2014;64(3):299-313. (PMID: 24721718)
  8. Patel R, Liang SY, Koolwal P, Kuhlmann FM. Travel advice for the immunocompromised traveller: prophylaxis, vaccination, and other preventive measures. Ther Clin Risk Manag. 2015;11:217-28. (PMID: 25709464)
  9. Liang SY, Vantassell P, Crowe RP, Froelke BR, Marschall J, Bentley MA. Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding infection prevention among Emergency Medical Services (EMS) providers. Am J Emerg Med. 2015;33:725-7. (PMID: 25745800)
  10. Faine BA, Harland KK, Porter B, Liang SY, Mohr N. A clinical decision rule identifies risk factors associated with antimicrobial-resistant urinary pathogens in the emergency department: a retrospective validation study. Ann Pharmacother. 2015;49:649-55. (PMID: 25795004)
  11. Liang SY, Kumar A. Empiric antimicrobial therapy in severe sepsis and septic shock: optimizing pathogen clearance. Curr Infect Dis Rep. 2015;17:493. (PMID: 26031965)
  12. Bodavula P, Liang SY*, Wu J, VanTassell P, Marschall J. Pressure ulcer-related pelvic osteomyelitis: a neglected disease? Open Forum Infect Dis 2015; 2(3):ofv112. doi:10.1093/ofid/ofv112. (*shared first authorship).
  13. Liang SY, Reno HE. Update on emerging infections: news from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines, 2015. Ann Emerg Med. (submitted)

Chapters

  1. Liang S, Lawrence S. Infections in the immunocompromised host. In: The Washington Manual of Critical Care. Eds. Kollef M, Isakow W. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins;2012. pp 328-336.
  2. Liang S, McDonald J. The acute febrile patient and sepsis. In: The Washington Manual of Infectious Diseases. Eds. Kirmani N, Woeltje K, Babcock H. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins;2013. pp 5-27.
  3. Liang S, Kirmani N. Fever of unknown origin. In: The Washington Manual of Infectious Diseases. Eds. Kirmani N, Woeltje K, Babcock H. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins;2013. pp 29-38.
  4. Liang S, Cross S, Kirmani N. Treatment of infectious diseases. In: The Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics. Eds. Godara H, Hirbe A, Nassif M, Otepka H, Rosenstock A. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins;2013. pp 472-549.
  5. Liang S, Bond M, Abraham M. Orthopedic infections and other complications. In: Orthopedic Emergencies: Expert Management for the Emergency Physician. Eds. Bond M, Perron A, Abraham M. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press;2013. pp 178-190.
  6. Anderson RA, Liang S. Infectious diseases in the elderly. In: Geriatric Emergency Medicine: Principles and Practice. Eds. Kahn J, Magauran B, Olshaker J. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press;2014. pp 254-262.
  7. Liang S, Kumar A. Optimizing antimicrobial therapy in the ICU. In: Handbook of ICU Therapy. Eds. Fuller J, Granton J, McConachie I. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press;2015. Pp 173-186.
  8. Liang S, Taylor M, Waterman A. Disclosure of adverse events & medical errors: supporting the patient & the provider. In: The Washington Manual of Patient Safety & Quality. (submitted)
  9. Liang S. Toxic shock syndrome and streptococcal toxic shock syndrome. In: Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide. (submitted)
  10. Nazinitsky A, Liang S, Kirmani N. Treatment of infectious diseases. In: The Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics. (submitted)
  11. Liang S, Casabar E. Understand when and how to initiate HIV post-exposure prophylaxis in the emergency department. In: Avoiding Common Errors in the Emergency Department. (submitted)