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Vance Garrison Fowler Jr.

Vance Garrison Fowler Jr.

Florence McAlister Distinguished Professor of Medicine
Medicine, Infectious Diseases
fowle003@mc.duke.edu
Duke Box 102359, Hanes House, Trent Drive, Durham, NC 27710
Room 183, Hanes House, 315 Trent Drive, Durham, NC 27710

Overview

Determinants of Outcome in Patients with Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia
Antibacterial Resistance
Pathogenesis of Bacterial Infections
Tropical medicine/International Health

Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations

Florence McAlister Distinguished Professor of Medicine · 2019 - Present Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Medicine
Professor of Medicine · 2012 - Present Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Medicine
Professor in Molecular Genetics and Microbiology · 2012 - Present Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Basic Science Departments
Member in the Duke Clinical Research Institute · 2001 - Present Duke Clinical Research Institute, Institutes and Centers

Recent News Items

Published August 9, 2023
Synthetic Antibiotic Could Be Effective Against Drug-Resistant Superbugs
Published June 10, 2014
Superbugs, stethoscopes and new technologies to prevent the spread of infection

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Recent Scholarly Works

Rationalizing Heterogeneity in Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia: Current Progress and Future Goals.

Journal article J Infect Dis · September 23, 2026 Clinical and biological heterogeneity in Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB) continue to pose significant challenges for the clinical management of individual patients and for research efforts. We contend that investigating SAB as a single disease is im ... Full text Link to item Cite

Economic Outcomes of Dalbavancin versus Standard Therapy in Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia in the DOTS Randomized Clinical Trial.

Journal article Clin Infect Dis · September 17, 2026 OBJECTIVE: The DOTS trial demonstrated similar clinical outcomes among 200 adults with complicated Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB) randomized to two doses of dalbavancin or standard-therapy antibiotics after initial clearance. We aimed to determine ... Full text Link to item Cite

Infective Endocarditis: Diagnosis, Antibiotic Therapy, and Management: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association.

Journal article Circulation · September 8, 2026 Since the publication of the 2015 American Heart Association scientific statement on infective endocarditis, its incidence has increased, its epidemiology has changed, and novel diagnostic and treatment options have become available. Updated case definitio ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants

2/3 CTSA K12 Program at Duke University

ResearchMentor · Awarded by National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences · 2025 - 2030

Genomic determinants of antibiotic treatment failure in S. aureus bacteremia

ResearchMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2029

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Education

Duke University · 1999 M.H.S.
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · 1993 M.D.