Current Appointments & Affiliations
Assistant Professor of Medicine
·
2021 - Present
Medicine, Infectious Diseases,
Medicine
Recent Publications
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 CiteAge-associated differences in mucosal and systemic host responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Journal Article Nat Commun · March 10, 2025 Age is among the strongest risk factors for severe outcomes from SARS-CoV-2 infection. Here we describe upper respiratory tract (URT) and peripheral blood transcriptomes of 202 participants (age range of 1 week to 83 years), including 137 non-hospitalized ... Full text Open Access Link to item CiteLong-term trends in the incidence of hospital-acquired carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales and antimicrobial utilization in a network of community hospitals in the Southeastern United States from 2013 to 2023.
Journal Article Infection control and hospital epidemiology · December 2024 BackgroundCarbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) are an urgent threat to healthcare, but the epidemiology of these antimicrobial-resistant organisms may be evolving in some settings since the COVID-19 pandemic. An updated analysis of h ... Full text CiteRecent Grants
An infection prevention dilemma: should we place patients with C. difficile colonization on contact precautions?
ResearchInvestigator · Awarded by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality · 2024 - 2028Antibacterial Resistance Leadership Group (ARLG)
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · 2013 - 2026Epidemiology/General Communicable Disease Control - Tuberculosis (TB) Elimination
Public ServicePhysician · Awarded by NC DHHS · 2024 - 2025View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Duke University, School of Medicine ·
2012
M.D.