Current Appointments & Affiliations
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
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2023 - Present
Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases,
Pediatrics
Assistant Research Professor of Global Health
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2023 - Present
Duke Global Health Institute,
University Institutes and Centers
Recent Publications
Still The Same Tune: Unchanged Antibiotic-Associated Adverse Event Rates Support the Need for Outpatient Antimicrobial Stewardship.
Journal Article J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc · December 30, 2025 Although the overall average annual number of pediatric antibiotic-associated adverse events decreased during 2019-2023, the COVID-19 pandemic affected this outcome. Antibiotic-associated adverse events in 2023 alone were similar to historical numbers, sug ... Full text Link to item CiteAntibodies to tick salivary antigens AV422 and calreticulin in patients with spotted fever group rickettsioses and other febrile illnesses in northern Tanzania.
Journal Article J Infect Dis · October 6, 2025 BACKGROUND: Timely and accurate diagnosis of spotted fever rickettsioses (SFR) is difficult due to non-specific symptoms and testing challenges. We evaluated serum antibodies to tick salivary proteins, AV422 and calreticulin, as potential markers of recent ... Full text Link to item CiteDerivation and Internal Validation of a Clinical Prediction Model for Diagnosis of Spotted Fever Group Rickettsioses in Northern Tanzania.
Journal Article Open Forum Infect Dis · March 2025 Spotted fever group rickettsioses (SFGR) pose a global threat as emerging zoonotic infectious diseases; however, timely and cost-effective diagnostic tools are currently limited. We used data from 449 patients presenting to 2 hospitals in northern Tanzania ... Full text Link to item CiteEducation, Training & Certifications
University of Oklahoma, College of Medicine ·
2016
M.D.