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Lyman Barth Reller

Professor of Pathology
Pathology
2616 McDowell Road, Durham, NC 27705
2616 McDowell Road, Durham, NC 27705

Overview


To develop and to evaluate procedures and protocols that support, enhance, and extend the ability of the clinical laboratories to carry out effectively their primary service and teaching responsibilities as relates to detection of sepsis, antimicrobial susceptibility testing, and diagnosis of tuberculosis.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Professor of Pathology · 1988 - Present Pathology, Clinical Science Departments
Professor of Medicine · 1999 - Present Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Medicine

Recent Publications


Test Utilization and Clinical Relevance

Chapter · January 1, 2024 Diagnostic testing is an essential component of healthcare systems. This chapter aims to provide the reader with a strategy for making changes in laboratory utilization that are based on the clinical relevance of tests. It provides specific guidance for de ... Full text Cite

Bloodstream infections

Chapter · June 1, 2022 The spectrum of microorganisms causing bacteremia and fungemia in immunocompromised hosts has changed over the last decade, owing in large part to widespread use of chemoprophylaxis, differences in immunosuppressive regimens, and significant increases in t ... Full text Cite

Influence of vancomycin minimum inhibitory concentration on the outcome of methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus left-sided infective endocarditis treated with antistaphylococcal β-lactam antibiotics: a prospective cohort study by the International Collaboration on Endocarditis.

Journal Article Clin Microbiol Infect · August 2017 OBJECTIVES: Left-sided methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) endocarditis treated with cloxacillin has a poorer prognosis when the vancomycin minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) is ≥1.5 mg/L. We aimed to validate this using the Internatio ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Transplant Infectious Diseases Interdisciplinary Research Training Grant (TIDIRTG)

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEAdvisor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2018 - 2024

Mid-Career Investigator Award: Preventing and Diagnosing Fungal Disease in Transplantation

ResearchAdvisor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2007 - 2013

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Education, Training & Certifications


University of Virginia · 1966 M.D.