Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Infectious Diseases Fellowship, Medicine, Vanderbilt University, School of Medicine 2012 - 2014
  • Internal Medicine Residency, Medicine, Vanderbilt University, School of Medicine 2009 - 2012
  • M.D., Mercer University, School of Medicine 2009
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  Duke Appointment History

  • Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Medicine 2019 - 2020
• Expertise
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  Subject Headings

  • Antimicrobial Stewardship
  • Infection
  • Infection Prevention
• Research
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  External Relationships

  • HealthTrust
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Hobbs, Athena L. V., Nicholas Turner, Imad Omer, Morgan K. Walker, Ronald M. Beaulieu, Muhammad Sheikh, S Shaefer Spires, et al. “Risk Factors for Mortality and Progression to Severe COVID-19 Disease in the Southeast United States (US): A Report from the SEUS Study Group.” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, January 11, 2021, 1–33. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2020.1435.
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    • Harris, Bryan D., Gale A. Thomas, Matthew H. Greene, Steven S. Spires, and Thomas R. Talbot. “Ventilator Bundle Compliance and Risk of Ventilator-Associated Events.” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 39, no. 6 (June 2018): 637–43. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2018.30.
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    • Spires, Steven S., Peter F. Rebeiro, Mickie Miller, Katie Koss, Patty W. Wright, and Thomas R. Talbot. “Medically Attended Catheter Complications Are Common in Patients With Outpatient Central Venous Catheters.” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 39, no. 4 (April 2018): 439–44. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2018.8.
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    • Spires, Steven Schaeffer, H Keipp Talbot, Carolyn A. Pope, and Thomas R. Talbot. “Paramyxovirus Outbreak in a Long-Term Care Facility: The Challenges of Implementing Infection Control Practices in a Congregate Setting.” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 38, no. 4 (April 2017): 399–404. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2016.316.
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    • Spires, Steven S. “CORR Insights(®): Does Preadmission Cutaneous Chlorhexidine Preparation Reduce Surgical Site Infections After Total Hip Arthroplasty?” Clin Orthop Relat Res 474, no. 7 (July 2016): 1589–91. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-016-4796-1.
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    • Pettit, April C., Jonathan A. Kropski, Jessica L. Castilho, Jonathan E. Schmitz, Carol A. Rauch, Bret C. Mobley, Xuan J. Wang, Steven S. Spires, and Meredith E. Pugh. “The index case for the fungal meningitis outbreak in the United States.” N Engl J Med 367, no. 22 (November 29, 2012): 2119–25. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa1212292.
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