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Joshua Benjamin Parsons

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Medicine, Infectious Diseases

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Assistant Professor of Medicine · 2024 - Present Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Medicine

Recent Publications


Methicillin-resistant and susceptible Staphylococcus aureus: tolerance, immune evasion and treatment.

Journal Article Nat Rev Microbiol · August 20, 2025 Staphylococcus aureus is capable of infecting every organ system in the body and developing resistance to every available antibiotic used to treat it, such as methicillin-resistant S. aureus (commonly referred to as MRSA). This pathogen is characterized by ... Full text Link to item Cite

Combination therapy with fosfomycin for Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia or endocarditis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials.

Journal Article JAC Antimicrob Resist · June 2025 BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Fosfomycin combination therapy for Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia or endocarditis has been evaluated, but studies were limited by small sample sizes. We sought to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized con ... Full text Link to item Cite

Diabetes potentiates the emergence and expansion of antibiotic resistance.

Journal Article Sci Adv · February 14, 2025 Individuals with diabetes mellitus frequently develop severe skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) that are recalcitrant to antibiotic treatment. We examined how diabetes affects the emergence of antibiotic resistance in a Staphylococcus aureus SSTI. We ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Genomic determinants of antibiotic treatment failure in S. aureus bacteremia

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2029

Parsons UNC Interinstitutional Agreement

FellowshipPI-Fellow · Awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill · 2021 - 2024

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Education, Training & Certifications


University of Tennessee Health Science Center · 2018 M.D.
University of Kent (United Kingdom) · 2009 Ph.D.