Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Transplant Infectious Disease Fellowship, Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine 2014 - 2016
  • Infectious Diseases Fellowship, Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine 2012 - 2016
  • M.P.H., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 2015
  • Internal Medicine Residency, University of Virginia School of Medicine 2008 - 2011
  • M.D., University of Kentucky College of Medicine 2008
• Research
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  Selected Grants

  • DICON Program for Infection Prevention in the NFL 2014 - 2020
  • Prevention of Surgical Site Infection using Statistical Process Control Charts awarded by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 2015 - 2020
  • Chlorhexidine Gluconate Bathing Evaluation and Comparison Project (CHECkuP) awarded by Rush University Medical Center 2016 - 2019
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Baker, Arthur W., Eileen K. Maziarz, Christopher J. Arnold, Melissa D. Johnson, Adrienne D. Workman, John M. Reynolds, John R. Perfect, and Barbara D. Alexander. “Invasive Fungal Infection After Lung Transplantation: Epidemiology in the Setting of Antifungal Prophylaxis.” Clin Infect Dis 70, no. 1 (January 1, 2020): 30–39. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciz156.
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    • Ilieş, Iulian, James C. Benneyan, Tiago Barbieri Couto Jabur, Arthur W. Baker, and Deverick J. Anderson. “Impact of molecular testing on reported Clostridoides difficile infection rates.” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, December 19, 2019, 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2019.327.
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    • Ilieş, Iulian, Deverick J. Anderson, Joseph Salem, Arthur W. Baker, Margo Jacobsen, and James C. Benneyan. “Large-scale empirical optimisation of statistical control charts to detect clinically relevant increases in surgical site infection rates.” Bmj Qual Saf, November 8, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjqs-2018-008976.
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    • Seidelman, Jessica L., Becky Smith, Brittain Wood, Linda Adcock, Barry Shelton, Kirk Huslage, Art Baker, et al. “Shifting surgical site infection denominators and implications for National Health Safety Network reporting.” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 40, no. 11 (November 2019): 1316–17. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2019.255.
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    • Seidelman, Jessica L., Becky Smith, Christopher Shoff, Arthur W. Baker, Sarah S. Lewis, Deverick J. Anderson, and Daniel J. Sexton. “Serious superficial incisional surgical site infections (SSISSIs): A proposed surveillance definition.” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 40, no. 11 (November 2019): 1258–59. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2019.174.
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    • Turner, Nicholas, Andrew Strand, Dilraj S. Grewal, Gary Cox, Sana Arif, Arthur W. Baker, Eileen K. Maziarz, Jennifer H. Saullo, and Cameron R. Wolfe. “Use of Letermovir as Salvage Therapy for Drug-Resistant Cytomegalovirus Retinitis.” Antimicrob Agents Chemother 63, no. 3 (March 2019). https://doi.org/10.1128/AAC.02337-18.
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    • Chung, Shimin Jasmine, Rachel Ann Miller, Nitipong Permpalung, Arthur Wakefield Baker, Louis Frederic Diehl, David Alan Rizzieri, and Barbara Dudley Alexander. “Fluoroquinolone prophylaxis reduces febrile neutropenia, bloodstream infections from mucosal translocations, and intensive care admissions in high risk hematological patients, a single center experience.” Leuk Lymphoma 60, no. 2 (February 2019): 488–92. https://doi.org/10.1080/10428194.2018.1488252.
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    • Turner, Nicholas, Andrew Strand, Jennifer Saullo, Sana Arif, Eileen K. Maziarz, Dilraj Grewal, Arthur W. Baker, and Cameron R. Wolfe. “1897. Letermovir Salvage for Complicated Cases of Resistant CMV.” Open Forum Infectious Diseases 5, no. suppl_1 (November 26, 2018): S544–S544. https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy210.1553.
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    • Baker, Arthur W., Salah Haridy, Joseph Salem, Iulian Ilieş, Awatef O. Ergai, Aven Samareh, Nicholas Andrianas, James C. Benneyan, Daniel J. Sexton, and Deverick J. Anderson. “Performance of statistical process control methods for regional surgical site infection surveillance: a 10-year multicentre pilot study.” Bmj Qual Saf 27, no. 8 (August 2018): 600–610. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjqs-2017-006474.
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    • Seidelman, Jessica, Arthur W. Baker, Deverick J. Anderson, Daniel J. Sexton, and Sarah S. Lewis. “Do Periarticular Joint Infections Present an Increase in Infection Risk?” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 39, no. 7 (July 2018): 890–91. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2018.80.
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    • Moehring, Rebekah W., Elizabeth S. Dodds Ashley, Xinru Ren, Yuliya Lokhnygina, Arthur W. Baker, Travis M. Jones, Sarah S. Lewis, Daniel J. Sexton, Deverick J. Anderson, and Deverick J. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Epicenters Program. “Denominator Matters in Estimating Antimicrobial Use: A Comparison of Days Present and Patient Days.” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 39, no. 5 (May 2018): 612–15. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2018.54.
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    • Baker, Arthur W., Michael B. Edmond, Loreen A. Herwaldt, Luke F. Chen, Sudha Srikantaswamy, and Daniel J. Sexton. “Real-Time Surveillance of Influenza Morbidity: Tracking Intensive Care Unit Resource Utilization.” Ann Am Thorac Soc 14, no. 12 (December 2017): 1810–17. https://doi.org/10.1513/AnnalsATS.201609-721OC.
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    • Seidelman, Jessica, Kristen V. Dicks, Michael J. Durkin, Arthur W. Baker, Rebekah W. Moehring, Deverick J. Anderson, Daniel J. Sexton, Luke F. Chen, and Sarah S. Lewis. “Using Clinical Scenarios to Understand Preventability of Clostridium difficile Infections by Inpatient Antibiotic Stewardship Programs.” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 38, no. 6 (June 2017): 747–49. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2017.32.
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    • Baker, Arthur W., Sarah S. Lewis, Barbara D. Alexander, Luke F. Chen, Richard J. Wallace, Barbara A. Brown-Elliott, Pamela J. Isaacs, et al. “Two-Phase Hospital-Associated Outbreak of Mycobacterium abscessus: Investigation and Mitigation.” Clin Infect Dis 64, no. 7 (April 1, 2017): 902–11. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciw877.
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    • Dicks, Kristen V., Deverick J. Anderson, Arthur W. Baker, Daniel J. Sexton, and Sarah S. Lewis. “Clinical Outcomes and Healthcare Utilization Related to Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Infections in Community Hospitals.” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 38, no. 1 (January 2017): 31–38. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2016.230.
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    • Baker, Arthur W., Kristen V. Dicks, Michael J. Durkin, David J. Weber, Sarah S. Lewis, Rebekah W. Moehring, Luke F. Chen, Daniel J. Sexton, and Deverick J. Anderson. “Epidemiology of Surgical Site Infection in a Community Hospital Network.” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 37, no. 5 (May 2016): 519–26. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2016.13.
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    • Boggan, Joel C., Arthur W. Baker, Sarah S. Lewis, Kristen V. Dicks, Michael J. Durkin, Rebekah W. Moehring, Luke F. Chen, Lauren P. Knelson, Donald D. Hegland, and Deverick J. Anderson. “An Automated Surveillance Strategy to Identify Infectious Complications After Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Procedures.” Open Forum Infect Dis 2, no. 4 (December 2015): ofv128. https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofv128.
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    • Dicks, Kristen V., Arthur W. Baker, Michael J. Durkin, Deverick J. Anderson, Rebekah W. Moehring, Luke F. Chen, Daniel J. Sexton, David J. Weber, and Sarah S. Lewis. “Short Operative Duration and Surgical Site Infection Risk in Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Procedures.” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 36, no. 12 (December 2015): 1431–36. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2015.222.
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    • Durkin, Michael J., Kristen V. Dicks, Arthur W. Baker, Sarah S. Lewis, Rebekah W. Moehring, Luke F. Chen, Daniel J. Sexton, and Deverick J. Anderson. “Seasonal Variation of Common Surgical Site Infections: Does Season Matter?” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 36, no. 9 (September 2015): 1011–16. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2015.121.
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    • Durkin, Michael J., Kristen V. Dicks, Arthur W. Baker, Rebekah W. Moehring, Luke F. Chen, Daniel J. Sexton, Sarah S. Lewis, and Deverick J. Anderson. “Postoperative infection in spine surgery: does the month matter?” J Neurosurg Spine 23, no. 1 (July 2015): 128–34. https://doi.org/10.3171/2014.10.SPINE14559.
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    • Dicks, Kristen V., Arthur W. Baker, Michael J. Durkin, Sarah S. Lewis, Rebekah W. Moehring, Deverick J. Anderson, Daniel J. Sexton, and Luke F. Chen. “The potential impact of excluding funguria from the surveillance definition of catheter-associated urinary tract infection.” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 36, no. 4 (April 2015): 467–69. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2014.72.
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    • Durkin, Michael J., Arthur W. Baker, Kristen V. Dicks, Sarah S. Lewis, Luke F. Chen, Deverick J. Anderson, Daniel J. Sexton, and Rebekah W. Moehring. “A comparison between National Healthcare Safety Network laboratory-identified event reporting versus traditional surveillance for Clostridium difficile infection.” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 36, no. 2 (February 2015): 125–31. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2014.42.
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    • Baker, Arthur W., Michael J. Durkin, Kristen V. Dicks, Sarah S. Lewis, Rebekah W. Moehring, Luke F. Chen, Daniel J. Sexton, and Deverick J. Anderson. “Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection surveillance: National Healthcare Safety Network's laboratory-identified event reporting versus traditional laboratory-confirmed bloodstream infection surveillance.” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 35, no. 10 (October 2014): 1286–89. https://doi.org/10.1086/678071.
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    • Baker, Arthur W., and Luke F. Chen. “Letter to the editor regarding: "Effectiveness of local vancomycin powder to decrease surgical site infections: a meta-analysis" by Chiang et al.” Spine J 14, no. 6 (June 1, 2014): 1092. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spinee.2014.01.061.
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    • Dicks, Kristen V., Sarah S. Lewis, Michael J. Durkin, Arthur W. Baker, Rebekah W. Moehring, Luke F. Chen, Daniel J. Sexton, and Deverick J. Anderson. “Surveying the surveillance: surgical site infections excluded by the January 2013 updated surveillance definitions.” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 35, no. 5 (May 2014): 570–73. https://doi.org/10.1086/675837.
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    • Baker, Arthur W., Kyle Enfield, Beth Mehring, James C. Turner, and Costi D. Sifri. “Local influenza-like illness surveillance at a university health system during the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic.” Am J Infect Control 40, no. 7 (September 2012): 606–10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2011.12.009.
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  • Conference Papers

    • Maziarz, E. K., A. W. Baker, C. B. Patel, P. Patel, C. A. Milano, J. N. Schroder, M. A. Daneshmand, B. D. Alexander, and C. R. Wolfe. “Invasive Mycobacterium abscessus Infection in Heart Transplant Recipients.” In Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, 36:S25–S25. ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, 2017.
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    • Wolfe, C. R., A. W. Baker, C. B. Patel, P. A. Patel, C. A. Milano, J. N. Schroder, M. A. Daneshmand, B. D. Alexander, and E. K. Maziarz. “Mycobacterium Abscessus Infection in Patients with Ventricular Assist Devices.” In Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, 36:S257–S257. ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, 2017.
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