Current Appointments & Affiliations
Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine
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2020 - Present
Medicine, Infectious Diseases,
Medicine
Recent Publications
Use of Methenamine for Urinary Tract Infection Prophylaxis: Systematic Review of Recent Evidence.
Journal Article Int Urogynecol J · March 2024 INTRODUCTION AND HYPOTHESIS: Antibiotic resistance is an unavoidable consequence of antibiotic use and growing rates of resistance are an urgent issue. Methenamine is a non-antibiotic alternative used for urinary tract infection (UTI) prophylaxis. The obje ... Full text Link to item CiteImpact of Implementation of the Core Elements of Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship Within Veterans Health Administration Emergency Departments and Primary Care Clinics on Antibiotic Prescribing and Patient Outcomes.
Journal Article Clin Infect Dis · September 7, 2021 BACKGROUND: The Core Elements of Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship provide a framework to improve antibiotic use. We report the impact of core elements implementation within Veterans Health Administration sites. METHODS: In this quasiexperimental controlle ... Full text Link to item CiteProton pump inhibitor usage reduces sustained viral response rates for veterans with HIV/HCV coinfection on ledipasvir/sofosbuvir: a real-world study from a multicentre VA cohort.
Journal Article J Viral Hepat · April 2021 Previous studies have reported an association of proton pump inhibitor (PPI) use and decreased sustained viral response rate (SVR) in patients taking ledipasvir/sofosbuvir (LDV/SOF). The relationship between PPI usage and SVR is less clear in patients with ... Full text Link to item CiteEducation, Training & Certifications
Mercer University, School of Medicine ·
1999
Pharm.D.