Scholars@Duke
Deverick John Anderson

Deverick John Anderson

Professor of Medicine
Medicine, Infectious Diseases
deverick.anderson@duke.edu
Duke Box 102359, Durham, NC 27710
Hanes House Rm 164, Trent Drive, Durham, NC 27710

Overview

Hospital epidemiology, infection control, antibiotic stewardship, multidrug-resistant organisms, device-related infections, surgical site infections, catheter-associated bloodstream infections, cost of infections, infections in community hospitals

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Professor of Medicine · 2019 - Present Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Medicine

In the News

Published October 31, 2023
Duke Test Labs Explore Our Friendly (and Unfriendly) Neighborhood Microbes
Published December 13, 2022
Keeping Hospital Rooms Clean With the DiRTE Lab
Published January 19, 2022
Hospital Room Surfaces Pose Low Risk of Spreading SARS-CoV-2

View All News

Recent Publications

A deeper look at serious superficial incisional surgical site infections (SSISSIs): prevalence, impact, and implications for hospital performance rankings.

Journal Article Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol · February 18, 2025 Serious superficial incisional surgical site infections (SSISSIs) are a critical subset of SSIs that require surgical intervention or lead to hospital readmission. Analyzing 11,617 SSIs from 47 community hospitals, the inclusion of SSISSIs changed 30/47 ho ... Full text Link to item Cite

Natural History of Clostridioides difficile-related Disease Progression in the Two-Step Testing Era.

Journal Article Clin Infect Dis · January 20, 2025 IMPORTANCE: The natural history of C. difficile progression in nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) positive, toxin enzyme immunoassay-negative patients remains poorly described. Better understanding risk for subsequent disease may improve prevention str ... Full text Link to item Cite

Long-term trends in the incidence of hospital-acquired carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales and antimicrobial utilization in a network of community hospitals in the Southeastern United States from 2013 to 2023.

Journal Article Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol · December 3, 2024 BACKGROUND: Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) are an urgent threat to healthcare, but the epidemiology of these antimicrobial-resistant organisms may be evolving in some settings since the COVID-19 pandemic. An updated analysis of hospital-acquir ... Full text Link to item Cite
View All Publications

Recent Grants

Stimulating Access to Research in Residency (StARR) - NIAID

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPreceptor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2018 - 2029

Duke KURe Program

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases · 2013 - 2028

An infection prevention dilemma: should we place patients with C. difficile colonization on contact precautions?

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality · 2024 - 2028

View All Grants

Education, Training & Certifications

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · 2007 M.P.H.
Duke University · 2001 M.D.