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  1. Prevalence and Trends of Obesity and Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease among Adults in the United States

    Article • Southern Medical Journal, January 2026, Southern Medical Association

    Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  2. Racial disparities in antibiotic selection for community-acquired pneumonia in hospitalized patients

    Article • Infection Control, December 2025, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  3. Clinical characteristics and risk factors for Clostridioides difficile infection in the hematopoietic cell transplantation population

    Article • Infection Control, November 2025, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  4. Implementation of conditional reflex urine culturing decreases unnecessary antimicrobial use

    Article • Infection Control, October 2025, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  5. A solution for dysfunctional dilution: real-time detection of malfunctioning automated disinfectant dispensers using colorimetric or hydrophobic wipes that indicate disinfectant concentrations

    Article • Infection Control, September 2025, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  6. Assessment of Large Language Model Performance on Medical School Essay-Style Concept Appraisal Questions (Preprint)

    Article • February 2025, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  7. Assessment of Large Language Model Performance on Medical School Essay-Style Concept Appraisal Questions: An Exploratory Study (Preprint)

    Article • JMIR Medical Education, February 2025, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  8. Impact of empiric antibiotics on risk of Clostridioides difficile—a causal inference observational analysis

    Article • Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology, January 2025, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  9. Acceptance of pharmacist-led stewardship recommendations for patients with community-acquired pneumonia

    Article • Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology, January 2024, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  10. Meta-analysis of predictors of healthcare-associated Clostridioides difficile infection

    Article • Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology, January 2024, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  11. Reducing antimicrobial overuse through targeted therapy for patients with community-acquired pneumonia: a study protocol for a cluster-randomized factorial controlled trial (CARE-CAP)

    Article • Trials, September 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  12. Diagnostic prediction models to identify patients at risk for healthcare-facility–onset Clostridioides difficile: A systematic review of methodology and reporting

    Article • Infection Control, September 2023, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  13. Intravenous to Oral Antibiotic Switch Therapy among Patients Hospitalized with Community-Acquired Pneumonia

    Article • Clinical Infectious Diseases, April 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  14. Derivation and external validation of a prediction model for pneumococcal urinary antigen test positivity in patients with community-acquired pneumonia

    Article • Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology, January 2023, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  15. Can Electronic Clinical Decision Support Systems Improve the Diagnosis of Urinary Tract Infections? : A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Article • Open Forum Infectious Diseases, December 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  16. Adoption and Trends in Uptake of Updated ICD-10 Codes for Clostridioides difficile – A Retrospective Observational Study

    Article • Open Forum Infectious Diseases, November 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  17. Derivation and validation of a risk assessment model for drug-resistant pathogens in hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia

    Article • Infection Control, September 2022, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  18. Association of fluoroquinolones or cephalosporin plus macrolide with Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) after treatment for community-acquired pneumonia

    Article • Infection Control, April 2022, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  19. Epidemiology and Outcomes of Community-acquired Escherichia coli Pneumonia

    Article • Open Forum Infectious Diseases, December 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  20. Change in individual physicians’ screening mammography completion rates following the updated USPSTF guideline supporting shared decision making: An observational cohort study

    Article • Patient Education and Counseling, May 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  21. Risk factors for Clostridioides difficile colonization among hospitalized adults: A meta-analysis and systematic review

    Article • Infection Control, October 2020, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  22. Monitoring the effectiveness of daily cleaning practices in an intensive care unit (ICU) setting using an adenosine triphosphate (ATP) bioluminescence assay

    Article • American Journal of Infection Control, July 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  23. Early Readmissions after Esophagectomy for Esophageal Adenocarcinoma: Does Facility Case-Volume Matter?

    Article • Surgery Research and Practice, January 2020, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  24. Multidrug-resistant organisms on patients hands in an ICU setting

    Article • Infection Control, December 2019, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  25. Acute Ischemic Stroke Therapy in Infective Endocarditis: Case Series and Systematic Review

    Article • Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, August 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  26. Risk factors for Clostridium difficile infection in pediatric inpatients: A meta-analysis and systematic review

    Article • Infection Control, March 2019, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  27. Hospital readmissions related to Clostridium difficile infection in the United States

    Article • American Journal of Infection Control, March 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  28. Comparative Antimicrobial Efficacy of Two Hand Sanitizers in Intensive Care Units Common Areas: A Randomized, Controlled Trial

    Article • Infection Control, January 2018, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  29. Are hospital floors an underappreciated reservoir for transmission of health care-associated pathogens?

    Article • American Journal of Infection Control, March 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  30. Diagnostic testing methods for Clostridium difficile infection: A statewide survey of Ohio acute care hospitals

    Article • American Journal of Infection Control, March 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  31. Rising Incidence of Clostridium difficile Related Discharges among Hospitalized Children in the United States

    Article • Infection Control, October 2015, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  32. Accuracy of loop-mediated isothermal amplification for the diagnosis of Clostridium difficile infection: a systematic review

    Article • Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, May 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  33. Mo1844 Effect of Fidaxomicin on Susceptibility to Intestinal Colonization With Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci and Klebsiella pneumoniae in Mice

    Article • Gastroenterology, April 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  34. Statin Therapy and Mortality from Sepsis: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Trials

    Article • The American Journal of Medicine, April 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  35. Colonization Versus Carriage of Clostridium difficile

    Article • Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, March 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Curtis J Donskey, Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  36. Sustained increase in resident meal time hand hygiene through an interdisciplinary intervention engaging long-term care facility residents and staff

    Article • American Journal of Infection Control, February 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Curtis J Donskey, Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  37. Risk Factors for Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Article • Infection Control, January 2015, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  38. Low Incidence of Clostridium difficile Infection (CDI) in Patients Treated with Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT)

    Article • Infection Control, January 2015, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  39. Clostridium difficile Infection in Hospitalized Patients with Cystic Fibrosis

    Article • Infection Control, December 2014, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  40. Evaluation of a Sporicidal Peracetic Acid/Hydrogen Peroxide–Based Daily Disinfectant Cleaner

    Article • Infection Control, November 2014, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Curtis J Donskey, Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  41. Metabolomics Analysis Identifies Intestinal Microbiota-Derived Biomarkers of Colonization Resistance in Clindamycin-Treated Mice

    Article • PLOS One, July 2014, PLOS

    Dr Curtis J Donskey, Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  42. Sensitive and Selective Culture Medium for Detection of Environmental Clostridium difficile Isolates without Requirement for Anaerobic Culture Conditions

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 2014, ASM Journals

    Dr Curtis J Donskey, Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  43. More Cleaning, Less Screening: Evaluation of the Time Required for Monitoring versus Performing Environmental Cleaning

    Article • Infection Control, February 2014, Cambridge University Press

    Venkata Sunkesula, Dr Curtis J Donskey, Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  44. A Randomized Trial of Soap and Water Hand Wash Versus Alcohol Hand Rub for Removal of Clostridium difficile Spores from Hands of Patients

    Article • Infection Control, February 2014, Cambridge University Press

    Venkata Sunkesula, Dr Curtis J Donskey, Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  45. Pseudo-Outbreak of Klebsiella oxytoca Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis Attributed to Contamination of Multidose Vials of Culture Medium Supplement

    Article • Infection Control, February 2014, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Curtis J Donskey, Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  46. Efficacy of Dilute Hypochlorite Solutions and an Electrochemically Activated Saline Solution Containing Hypochlorous Acid for Disinfection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Pig Skin Model

    Article • Infection Control, November 2013, Cambridge University Press

    Venkata Sunkesula, Dr Curtis J Donskey, Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  47. Asymptomatic carriage of toxigenic Clostridium difficile by hospitalized patients

    Article • Journal of Hospital Infection, October 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  48. Clostridium difficile Infection in the Hospitalized Pediatric Population

    Article • The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, October 2013, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  49. Use of Lactobacillus in Prevention of Recurrences of Clostridium difficile Infection in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

    Article • Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice, September 2013, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  50. Evaluation of a commercial real-time polymerase chain reaction assay for detection of environmental contamination with Clostridium difficile

    Article • Journal of Hospital Infection, September 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  51. Diagnostic Testing for Clostridium difficile Infection in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease

    Article • Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology, September 2013, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  52. Vascular endothelial growth factor in the CSF of elderly patients with ventriculomegaly: Variability, periodicity and levels in drainage responders and non-responders

    Article • Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, September 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  53. Utility of an Adenosine Triphosphate Bioluminescence Assay to Evaluate Disinfection of Clostridium difficile Isolation Rooms

    Article • Infection Control, August 2013, Cambridge University Press

    Venkata Sunkesula, Dr Curtis J Donskey, Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  54. Outpatient Healthcare Settings and Transmission of Clostridium difficile

    Article • PLOS One, July 2013, PLOS

    Dr Curtis J Donskey, Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  55. Appropriateness of empiric therapy in patients with suspectedClostridium difficileinfection

    Article • Current Medical Research and Opinion, June 2013, Informa Healthcare

    Venkata Sunkesula, Dr Curtis J Donskey, Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  56. Clostridium difficile infection in children: a comprehensive review

    Article • Current Medical Research and Opinion, June 2013, Informa Healthcare

    Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  57. Deficient Reporting and Interpretation of Non-Inferiority Randomized Clinical Trials in HIV Patients: A Systematic Review

    Article • PLOS One, May 2013, PLOS

    Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  58. An Environmental Disinfection Odyssey: Evaluation of Sequential Interventions to Improve Disinfection of Clostridium difficile Isolation Rooms

    Article • Infection Control, May 2013, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Curtis J Donskey, Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  59. Community-associated Clostridium difficile infection and antibiotics: a meta-analysis

    Article • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, April 2013, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  60. Health Care Burden of Clostridium difficile Infection in Hospitalized Children with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

    Article • Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, April 2013, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  61. Potential for Transmission of Spores by Patients Awaiting Laboratory Testing to Confirm Suspected Clostridium difficile Infection

    Article • Infection Control, March 2013, Cambridge University Press

    Venkata Sunkesula, Dr Curtis J Donskey, Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  62. Acid-suppressive therapy is associated with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in cirrhotic patients: A meta-analysis

    Article • Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, January 2013, Wiley

    Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  63. Reply

    Article • Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, September 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  64. Repeat stool testing for Clostridium difficile using enzyme immunoassay in patients with inflammatory bowel disease increases diagnostic yield

    Article • Current Medical Research and Opinion, August 2012, Informa Healthcare

    Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  65. Association ofClostridium difficileinfection with outcomes of hospitalized solid organ transplant recipients: results from the 2009 Nationwide Inpatient Sample database

    Article • Transplant Infectious Disease, June 2012, Wiley

    Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  66. Valproate-induced hyperammonemic encephalopathy: a brief review

    Article • Current Medical Research and Opinion, June 2012, Informa Healthcare

    Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  67. Reply

    Article • Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, May 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  68. Increased Rate of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis Among Cirrhotic Patients Receiving Pharmacologic Acid Suppression

    Article • Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, April 2012, Elsevier

    David van Duin, Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  69. Association Between Proton Pump Inhibitor Therapy and Clostridium difficile Infection in a Meta-Analysis

    Article • Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, March 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  70. Robotics as a new surgical minimally invasive approach to treatment of endometriosis: a systematic review

    Article • International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery, December 2011, Wiley

    Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  71. Clinical approach to severe Clostridium difficile infection: Update for the hospital practitioner

    Article • European Journal of Internal Medicine, December 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  72. Diagnostic Accuracy of Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction in Detection of Clostridium difficile in the Stool Samples of Patients With Suspected Clostridium difficile Infection: A Meta-Analysis

    Article • Clinical Infectious Diseases, October 2011, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  73. Effect of rural-to-urban within-country migration on cardiovascular risk factors in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review

    Article • Heart, September 2011, BMJ

    Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  74. Repeat Stool Testing to Diagnose Clostridium difficile Infection Using Enzyme Immunoassay Does Not Increase Diagnostic Yield

    Article • Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, August 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  75. Stability Analysis of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in Cerebrospinal Fluid

    Article • Neurochemical Research, June 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  76. Pulmonary hypertension: An important predictor of outcomes in patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery

    Article • Respiratory Medicine, April 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  77. Shunting in chronic hydrocephalus induces VEGFR-2 and blood vessel density changes in the caudate nucleus

    Article • Cerebrospinal Fluid Research, December 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  78. Potential value of repeat stool testing for Clostridium difficile stool toxin using enzyme immunoassay?

    Article • Current Medical Research and Opinion, October 2010, Informa Healthcare

    Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  79. VEGF/VEGFR-2 changes in frontal cortex, choroid plexus, and CSF after chronic obstructive hydrocephalus

    Article • Journal of the Neurological Sciences, September 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  80. Dissociation between Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2 and Blood Vessel Density in the Caudate Nucleus after Chronic Hydrocephalus

    Article • Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism, August 2010, SAGE Publications

    Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  81. Dissociation between Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2 and Blood Vessel Density in the Caudate Nucleus after Chronic Hydrocephalus

    Article • Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism, July 2009, SAGE Publications

    Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  82. Chronic hydrocephalus–induced hypoxia: Increased expression of VEGFR-2+ and blood vessel density in hippocampus

    Article • Neuroscience, March 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  83. Do fluoroquinolones predispose patients to Clostridium difficile associated disease? A review of the evidence

    Article • Current Medical Research and Opinion, December 2007, Informa Healthcare

    Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  84. VEGF-R2+ activation in the caudate: an adaptive angiogenic response to hypoxia in chronic hydrocephalus?

    Article • Cerebrospinal Fluid Research, January 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  85. Hydrocephalus-induced ischemia relating to VEGF-R2 and blood vessel density in hippocampus

    Article • Cerebrospinal Fluid Research, December 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Abhishek Deshpande