Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Fellowship in Infectious Diseases, Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine 2014 - 2018
  • Internal Medicine Residency, University of California at Los Angeles 2011 - 2014
  • M.D., University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine 2011
  • Ph.D., California Institute of Technology 2009
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Turner, NA, Sharma-Kuinkel, BK, Maskarinec, SA, Eichenberger, EM, Shah, PP, Carugati, M, Holland, TL, and Fowler, VG. "Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: an overview of basic and clinical research." Nature Reviews. Microbiology (February 8, 2019). (Review)  Full Text  Open Access Copy
    • Maskarinec, SA, Parlak, Z, Tu, Q, Levering, V, Zauscher, S, López, GP, Fowler, VG, and Perfect, JR. "On-demand release of Candida albicans biofilms from urinary catheters by mechanical surface deformation." Biofouling 34, no. 6 (July 2018): 595-604.  Full Text
    • Miao, Y, Tenor, JL, Toffaletti, DL, Maskarinec, SA, Liu, J, Lee, RE, Perfect, JR, and Brennan, RG. "Structural and In Vivo Studies on Trehalose-6-Phosphate Synthase from Pathogenic Fungi Provide Insights into Its Catalytic Mechanism, Biological Necessity, and Potential for Novel Antifungal Drug Design." Mbio 8, no. 4 (July 25, 2017).  Full Text
    • Thaden, JT, Park, LP, Maskarinec, SA, Ruffin, F, Fowler, VG, and van Duin, D. "Results from a 13-Year Prospective Cohort Study Show Increased Mortality Associated with Bloodstream Infections Caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa Compared to Other Bacteria." Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 61, no. 6 (June 2017).  Full Text
    • Cyr, DD, Allen, AS, Du, G-J, Ruffin, F, Adams, C, Thaden, JT, Maskarinec, SA, Souli, M, Guo, S, Dykxhoorn, DM, Scott, WK, and Fowler, VG. "Evaluating genetic susceptibility to Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia in African Americans using admixture mapping." Genes and immunity 18, no. 2 (March 23, 2017): 95-99.  Full Text
    • Thaden, JT, Li, Y, Ruffin, F, Maskarinec, SA, Hill-Rorie, JM, Wanda, LC, Reed, SD, and Fowler, VG. "Increased Costs Associated with Bloodstream Infections Caused by Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria Are Due Primarily to Patients with Hospital-Acquired Infections." Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 61, no. 3 (March 2017).  Full Text  Open Access Copy
    • Maskarinec, SA, and Fowler, VG. "Persistent Rash in a Patient Receiving Total Parenteral Nutrition." Jama 315, no. 20 (May 2016): 2223-2224.  Full Text
    • Qi, R, Joo, H-S, Sharma-Kuinkel, B, Berlon, NR, Park, L, Fu, C-L, Messina, JA, Thaden, JT, Yan, Q, Ruffin, F, Maskarinec, S, Warren, B, Chu, VH, Fortes, CQ, Giannitsioti, E, Durante-Mangoni, E, Kanafani, ZA, Otto, M, and Fowler, VG. "Increased in vitro phenol-soluble modulin production is associated with soft tissue infection source in clinical isolates of methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus." The Journal of Infection 72, no. 3 (March 2016): 302-308.  Full Text
    • Berlon, NR, Qi, R, Sharma-Kuinkel, BK, Joo, H-S, Park, LP, George, D, Thaden, JT, Messina, JA, Maskarinec, SA, Mueller-Premru, M, Athan, E, Tattevin, P, Pericas, JM, Woods, CW, Otto, M, and Fowler, VG. "Clinical MRSA isolates from skin and soft tissue infections show increased in vitro production of phenol soluble modulins." The Journal of Infection 71, no. 4 (October 2015): 447-457.  Full Text

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