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Michael Yarrington

Associate Professor of Medicine
Medicine, Infectious Diseases
182 Hanes House, Durham, NC 27710
182 Hanes House, Box 102359, Durham, NC 27710

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Professor of Medicine · 2025 - Present Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Medicine

Recent Publications


Risk factors for progression from Clostridioides difficile colonization (NAAT+/toxin-) to infection (toxin+) following symptomatic retesting.

Journal Article Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol · December 19, 2025 OBJECTIVE: To identify host and clinical risk factors contributing to the development of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) among colonized patients. DESIGN: Retrospective, matched case-control study. SETTING: Duke University Health System, including ... Full text Link to item Cite

Using Encounter-Level Data for Risk-Adjustment of Antimicrobial Use Comparisons: Feasibility and Variable Selection.

Journal Article Clin Infect Dis · December 15, 2025 BACKGROUND: External comparisons of hospital antimicrobial use (AU), risk-adjusted using encounter characteristics, may better inform antimicrobial stewardship program strategy. Barriers to encounter-level modeling include feasibility of data collection an ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Education, Training & Certifications


Duke University, School of Medicine · 2020 M.M.
Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine · 2014 M.D.