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

An Engineered Prodrug Selectively Suppresses β-Lactam-Resistant Bacteria in a Mixed Microbial Setting.

Journal Article ACS Infect Dis · June 12, 2025 The rise of β-lactam resistance necessitates new strategies to combat bacterial infections. We purposefully engineered the β-lactam prodrug AcephPT to exploit β-lactamase activity to selectively suppress resistant bacteria producing extended-spectrum-β-lac ... Full text Link to item Cite

Natural History of Clostridioides difficile-Related Disease Progression in the 2-Step Testing Era.

Journal Article Clin Infect Dis · June 4, 2025 BACKGROUND: The natural history of Clostridioides 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 pr ... Full text Link to item Cite

Epidemiology of Healthcare Facility-Associated Nontuberculous Mycobacteria From 2012 Through 2020 in a 10-Hospital Network in the United States.

Journal Article Clin Infect Dis · May 13, 2025 BACKGROUND: Data on the epidemiology of healthcare facility-associated (HCFA) nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are sparse. We performed a multicenter longitudinal cohort study of HCFA NTM epidemiology. METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed positive culture ... 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.