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  1. Relative Resistance of the Emerging Fungal Pathogen Candida auris and Other Candida Species to Killing by Ultraviolet Light

    Article • Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, November 2017, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  2. Contaminated Portable Equipment Is a Potential Vector for Dissemination of Pathogens in the Intensive Care Unit

    Article • Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, August 2017, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  3. Acquisition of Clostridium difficile Colonization and Infection After Transfer From a Veterans Affairs Hospital to an Affiliated Long-Term Care Facility

    Article • Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, July 2017, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  4. Environmental Surfaces in Healthcare Facilities are a Potential Source for Transmission of Candida auris and Other Candida Species

    Article • Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, July 2017, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  5. Targeted Metabolomics Analysis Identifies Intestinal Microbiota-Derived Urinary Biomarkers of Colonization Resistance in Antibiotic-Treated Mice

    Article • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, June 2017, ASM Journals

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  6. A Multicenter Randomized Trial to Determine the Effect of an Environmental Disinfection Intervention on the Incidence of Healthcare-Associated Clostridium difficile Infection

    Article • Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, May 2017, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  7. Evaluation of an Ethanol-Based Spray Disinfectant for Decontamination of Cover Gowns Prior to Removal

    Article • Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, December 2016, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  8. An Increase in Healthcare-Associated Clostridium difficile Infection Associated with Use of a Defective Peracetic Acid–Based Surface Disinfectant

    Article • Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, November 2016, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  9. Evaluation of Hospital Floors as a Potential Source of Pathogen Dissemination Using a Nonpathogenic Virus as a Surrogate Marker

    Article • Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, August 2016, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  10. Effect of Fidaxomicin versus Vancomycin on Susceptibility to Intestinal Colonization with Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci and Klebsiella pneumoniae in Mice

    Article • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, April 2016, ASM Journals

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  11. Seamless Suits: Reducing Personnel Contamination Through Improved Personal Protective Equipment Design

    Article • Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, April 2016, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  12. Utility of a Novel Reflective Marker Visualized by Flash Photography for Assessment of Personnel Contamination During Removal of Personal Protective Equipment

    Article • Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, March 2016, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  13. Effect of Surotomycin, a Novel Cyclic Lipopeptide Antibiotic, on Intestinal Colonization with Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci and Klebsiella pneumoniae in Mice

    Article • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, March 2016, ASM Journals

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  14. Effect of Variation in Test Methods on Performance of Ultraviolet-C Radiation Room Decontamination

    Article • Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, January 2016, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  15. Skin and Environmental Contamination in Patients Diagnosed With Clostridium difficile Infection but Not Meeting Clinical Criteria for Testing

    Article • Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, August 2015, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  16. The Ebola Disinfection Booth: Evaluation of an Enclosed Ultraviolet Light Booth for Disinfection of Contaminated Personal Protective Equipment Prior to Removal

    Article • Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, July 2015, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  17. Chlorhexidine Only Works If Applied Correctly: Use of a Simple Colorimetric Assay to Provide Monitoring and Feedback on Effectiveness of Chlorhexidine Application

    Article • Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, June 2015, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  18. Overdiagnosis of Urinary Tract Infection and Underdiagnosis of Sexually Transmitted Infection in Adult Women Presenting to an Emergency Department

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 2015, ASM Journals

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  19. Reply to Widmer and Tschudin-Sutter

    Article • Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, April 2015, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  20. Induced Sporicidal Activity of Chlorhexidine against Clostridium difficile Spores under Altered Physical and Chemical Conditions

    Article • PLoS ONE, April 2015, PLOS

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  21. Four Moments for Patient Hand Hygiene: A Patient-Centered, Provider-Facilitated Model to Improve Patient Hand Hygiene

    Article • Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, April 2015, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  22. Tigecycline exhibits inhibitory activity against Clostridium difficile in the intestinal tract of hospitalised patients

    Article • International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, April 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  23. A Modified R-Type Bacteriocin Specifically Targeting Clostridium difficile Prevents Colonization of Mice without Affecting Gut Microbiota Diversity

    Article • mBio, March 2015, ASM Journals

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  24. Colonization Versus Carriage of Clostridium difficile

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

    Dr Curtis J Donskey, Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  25. 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

  26. Evaluation of a Pulsed Xenon Ultraviolet Disinfection System for Reduction of Healthcare-Associated Pathogens in Hospital Rooms

    Article • Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, January 2015, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  27. Comparison of hand hygiene monitoring using the 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene method versus a wash in–wash out method

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

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  28. Efficacy of Alcohol Gel for Removal of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus from Hands of Colonized Patients

    Article • Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, December 2014, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

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

    Article • Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, November 2014, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Curtis J Donskey, Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  30. Sorting through the Wealth of Options: Comparative Evaluation of Two Ultraviolet Disinfection Systems

    Article • PLoS ONE, September 2014, PLOS

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  31. 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

  32. Evaluation of patients' skin, environmental surfaces, and urinary catheters as sources for transmission of urinary pathogens

    Article • American Journal of Infection Control, July 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  33. 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

  34. Infections caused by fluoroquinolone-resistant Escherichia coli following transrectal ultrasound-guided biopsy of the prostate

    Article • Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance, June 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  35. Effect of a Stewardship Intervention on Adherence to Uncomplicated Cystitis and Pyelonephritis Guidelines in an Emergency Department Setting

    Article • PLoS ONE, February 2014, PLOS

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

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

    Article • Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, February 2014, Cambridge University Press

    Venkata Sunkesula, Dr Curtis J Donskey, Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  37. 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 and Hospital Epidemiology, February 2014, Cambridge University Press

    Venkata Sunkesula, Dr Curtis J Donskey, Dr Abhishek Deshpande

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

    Article • Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, February 2014, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Curtis J Donskey, Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  39. A case study of a real-time evaluation of the risk of disease transmission associated with a failure to follow recommended sterilization procedures

    Article • Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  40. 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 and Hospital Epidemiology, November 2013, Cambridge University Press

    Venkata Sunkesula, Dr Curtis J Donskey, Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  41. A Clostridium difficile Infection (CDI) Stewardship Initiative Improves Adherence to Practice Guidelines for Management of CDI

    Article • Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, November 2013, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  42. Utility of a Commercial PCR Assay and a Clinical Prediction Rule for Detection of Toxigenic Clostridium difficile in Asymptomatic Carriers

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, October 2013, ASM Journals

    Venkata Sunkesula, Dr Curtis J Donskey

  43. Defining the Vulnerable Period for Re-Establishment of Clostridium difficile Colonization after Treatment of C. difficile Infection with Oral Vancomycin or Metronidazole

    Article • PLoS ONE, October 2013, PLOS

    Venkata Sunkesula, Dr Curtis J Donskey

  44. Does Organic Material on Hospital Surfaces Reduce the Effectiveness of Hypochlorite and UV Radiation for Disinfection of Clostridium difficile?

    Article • Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, October 2013, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  45. Clostridium difficile — Beyond the Usual Suspects

    Article • The New England Journal of Medicine and Surgery and the Collateral Branches of Science, September 2013, New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM/MMS)

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  46. Modification of Antimicrobial Prophylaxis Based on Rectal Culture Results to Prevent Fluoroquinolone-Resistant Escherichia coli Infections after Prostate Biopsy

    Article • Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, September 2013, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  47. Comparison of Perirectal versus Rectal Swabs for Detection of Asymptomatic Carriers of Toxigenic Clostridium difficile

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, August 2013, ASM Journals

    Venkata Sunkesula, Dr Curtis J Donskey

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

    Article • Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, August 2013, Cambridge University Press

    Venkata Sunkesula, Dr Curtis J Donskey, Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  49. Outpatient Healthcare Settings and Transmission of Clostridium difficile

    Article • PLoS ONE, July 2013, PLOS

    Dr Curtis J Donskey, Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  50. Novel Strategies for Enhanced Removal of Persistent Bacillus anthracis Surrogates and Clostridium difficile Spores from Skin

    Article • PLoS ONE, July 2013, PLOS

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  51. 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

  52. Easily Modified Factors Contribute to Delays in Diagnosis of Clostridium difficile Infection: a Cohort Study and Intervention

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 2013, ASM Journals

    Venkata Sunkesula, Dr Curtis J Donskey

  53. Does improving surface cleaning and disinfection reduce health care-associated infections?

    Article • American Journal of Infection Control, May 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

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

    Article • Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, May 2013, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Curtis J Donskey, Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  55. Beyond the Hawthorne Effect: Reduction of Clostridium difficile Environmental Contamination through Active Intervention to Improve Cleaning Practices

    Article • Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, May 2013, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  56. Effectiveness of an Electrochemically Activated Saline Solution for Disinfection of Hospital Equipment

    Article • Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, May 2013, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  57. Transfer of Clostridium difficile Spores by Nonsporicidal Wipes and Improperly Used Hypochlorite Wipes Practice + Product = Perfection

    Article • Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, April 2013, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

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

    Article • Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, March 2013, Cambridge University Press

    Venkata Sunkesula, Dr Curtis J Donskey, Dr Abhishek Deshpande

  59. Outbreak of Fluoroquinolone-Resistant Escherichia coli Infections after Transrectal Ultrasound—Guided Biopsy of the Prostate

    Article • Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, March 2013, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  60. Another Setting for Stewardship: High Rate of Unnecessary Antimicrobial Use in a Veterans Affairs Long-Term Care Facility

    Article • Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, February 2013, Wiley

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  61. Activate to Eradicate: Inhibition of Clostridium difficile Spore Outgrowth by the Synergistic Effects of Osmotic Activation and Nisin

    Article • PLoS ONE, January 2013, PLOS

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  62. A negative nares screen in combination with absence of clinical risk factors can be used to identify patients with very low likelihood of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in a Veterans Affairs hospital

    Article • American Journal of Infection Control, November 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  63. Daily Disinfection of High-Touch Surfaces in Isolation Rooms to Reduce Contamination of Healthcare Workers' Hands

    Article • Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, October 2012, Cambridge University Press

    Venkata Sunkesula, Dr Curtis J Donskey

  64. Acquisition of spores on gloved hands after contact with the skin of patients with Clostridium difficile infection and with environmental surfaces in their rooms

    Article • American Journal of Infection Control, August 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  65. Effectiveness of an Electrochemically Activated Saline Solution for Disinfection of Hospital Equipment

    Article • American Journal of Infection Control, June 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  66. Potential for Transmission of Clostridium difficile by Asymptomatic Acute Care Patients and Long-Term Care Facility Residents with Prior C. difficile Infection

    Article • Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, June 2012, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  67. Evaluation of a hand-held far-ultraviolet radiation device for decontamination of Clostridium difficile and other healthcare-associated pathogens

    Article • BMC Infectious Diseases, May 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  68. High Proportion of False-Positive Clostridium difficile Enzyme Immunoassays for Toxin A and B in Pediatric Patients

    Article • Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, February 2012, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  69. Evaluation of Stethoscopes as Vectors of Clostridium difficile and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

    Article • Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, January 2012, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  70. Unnecessary use of fluoroquinolone antibiotics in hospitalized patients

    Article • BMC Infectious Diseases, July 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  71. Clostridium difficile Infection in a Department of Veterans Affairs Long-Term Care Facility

    Article • Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, May 2011, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  72. Contamination of Hands with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus after Contact with Environmental Surfaces and after Contact with the Skin of Colonized Patients

    Article • Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, February 2011, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  73. Survey of Patients' Knowledge and Opinions regarding the Use of Indwelling Urinary Catheters

    Article • Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, February 2011, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  74. Effectiveness of Routine Patient Bathing to Decrease the Burden of Spores on the Skin of Patients with Clostridium difficile Infection

    Article • Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, February 2011, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  75. Epidemiology ofClostridium difficileand vancomycin-resistantEnterococcuscolonization in patients on a spinal cord injury unit

    Article • Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, January 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  76. Triggering Germination Represents a Novel Strategy to Enhance Killing of Clostridium difficile Spores

    Article • PLoS ONE, August 2010, PLOS

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  77. Evaluation of an automated ultraviolet radiation device for decontamination of Clostridium difficile and other healthcare-associated pathogens in hospital rooms

    Article • BMC Infectious Diseases, July 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  78. Preventing Transmission of Clostridium difficile : Is the Answer Blowing in the Wind?

    Article • Clinical Infectious Diseases, June 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  79. Occurrence of Skin and Environmental Contamination with Methicillin-ResistantStaphylococcus aureusbefore Results of Polymerase Chain Reaction at Hospital Admission Become Available

    Article • Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, June 2010, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  80. Multihospital Outbreak of Clostridium difficile Infection, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

    Article • Emerging Infectious Diseases, May 2010, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  81. Persistence of Skin Contamination and Environmental Shedding of Clostridium difficile during and after Treatment of C. difficile Infection

    Article • Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, January 2010, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  82. Is the Use of Low-Pressure Pulsatile Lavage for Pressure Ulcer Management Associated With Environmental Contamination With Acinetobacter baumannii?

    Article • Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, October 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  83. A pilot study to assess frequency of carriage and routes of acquisition of Staphylococcus aureus by healthy infants

    Article • American Journal of Infection Control, September 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  84. Skin and Environmental Contamination with Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus aureus among Carriers Identified Clinically Versus through Active Surveillance

    Article • Clinical Infectious Diseases, May 2009, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  85. Evaluation of patient participation in a patient empowerment initiative to improve hand hygiene practices in a Veterans Affairs medical center

    Article • American Journal of Infection Control, March 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  86. What is on that keyboard? Detecting hidden environmental reservoirs of Clostridium difficile during an outbreak associated with North American pulsed-field gel electrophoresis type 1 strains

    Article • American Journal of Infection Control, February 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  87. The Hands Give It Away

    Article • The New England Journal of Medicine and Surgery and the Collateral Branches of Science, January 2009, New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM/MMS)

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  88. Skin and Environmental Contamination With Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci in Patients Receiving Oral Metronidazole or Oral Vancomycin Treatment for Clostridium difficile–Associated Disease

    Article • Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, January 2009, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  89. Contamination of Hospital Curtains With Healthcare-Associated Pathogens

    Article • Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, November 2008, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  90. Sustained reduction in inappropriate treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria in a long-term care facility through an educational intervention

    Article • American Journal of Infection Control, September 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  91. Comparison of Clinical and Microbiological Response to Treatment of Clostridium difficile –Associated Disease with Metronidazole and Vancomycin

    Article • Clinical Infectious Diseases, July 2008, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  92. Antimicrobial‐Associated Risk Factors for Clostridium difficile Infection

    Article • Clinical Infectious Diseases, January 2008, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  93. Staphylococcus aureus intestinal colonization is associated with increased frequency of S. aureuson skin of hospitalized patients

    Article • BMC Infectious Diseases, September 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  94. Reduction of Clostridium Difficile and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus contamination of environmental surfaces after an intervention to improve cleaning methods

    Article • BMC Infectious Diseases, June 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  95. Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci May Obtain Nutritional Support by Scavenging Carbohydrate Fragments Generated During Mucin Degradation by the Anaerobic Microbiota of the Colon

    Article • Microbial Drug Resistance, March 2006, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  96. Growth in Cecal Mucus Facilitates Colonization of the Mouse Intestinal Tract by Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

    Article • The Journal of Infectious Diseases, November 2005, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  97. Mechanisms by Which Anaerobic Microbiota Inhibit the Establishment in Mice of Intestinal Colonization by Vancomycin‐Resistant Enterococcus

    Article • The Journal of Infectious Diseases, March 2005, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  98. Enterococcal surface protein Esp does not facilitate intestinal colonization or translocation of Enterococcus faecalis in clindamycin-treated mice

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Letters, January 2005, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  99. Inhibition of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus by an in vitro continuous-flow culture containing human stool microflora

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Letters, December 2004, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  100. The role of the intestinal tract as a source for transmission of nosocomial pathogens

    Article • Current Infectious Disease Reports, November 2004, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  101. Inhibition of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus by Continuous-Flow Cultures of Human Stool Microflora With and Without Anaerobic Gas Supplementation

    Article • Current Microbiology, May 2004, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  102. Increased Susceptibility to Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus Intestinal Colonization Persists After Completion of Anti-Anaerobic Antibiotic Treatment in Mice

    Article • Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, May 2004, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  103. Effect of the Increasing Use of Piperacillin/Tazobactam on the Incidence of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci in Four Academic Medical Centers

    Article • Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, May 2004, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  104. Acquisition of Nosocomial Pathogens on Hands After Contact With Environmental Surfaces Near Hospitalized Patients

    Article • Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, February 2004, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  105. Oral Administration of β‐Lactamase Preserves Colonization Resistance of Piperacillin‐Treated Mice

    Article • The Journal of Infectious Diseases, November 2003, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  106. Antianaerobic Antibiotic Therapy Promotes Overgrowth of Antibiotic-Resistant, Gram-Negative Bacilli and Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci in the Stool of Colonized Patients

    Article • Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, September 2003, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  107. Use of denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis for analysis of the stool microbiota of hospitalized patients

    Article • Journal of Microbiological Methods, August 2003, Elsevier

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  108. Role of fecal incontinence in contamination of the environment with vancomycin-resistant enterococci

    Article • American Journal of Infection Control, June 2003, Elsevier

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  109. Unnecessary Use of Antimicrobials in Hospitalized Patients

    Article • Archives of Internal Medicine, April 2003, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  110. Colonization and Infection With Multiple Nosocomial Pathogens Among Patients Colonized With Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus

    Article • Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, April 2003, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  111. Clostridium difficile infection and concurrent vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus stool colonization in a health care worker: Case report and review of the literature

    Article • American Journal of Infection Control, February 2003, Elsevier

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  112. Recurrence of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus Stool Colonization During Antibiotic Therapy

    Article • Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, August 2002, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  113. Undetected Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus Stool Colonization in a Veterans Affairs Hospital Using a Clostridium difficile–Focused Surveillance Strategy

    Article • Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, August 2002, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  114. Secondary Peritonitis Due to Staphylococcus Aureus Resulting From a Ruptured Umbilical Hernia

    Article • Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice, March 2002, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  115. Inhibition of Vancomycin‐Resistant Enterococci by an In Vitro Continuous‐Flow Competitive Exclusion Culture Containing Human Stool Flora

    Article • The Journal of Infectious Diseases, December 2001, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  116. Effect of Antibiotic Therapy on the Density of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci in the Stool of Colonized Patients

    Article • The New England Journal of Medicine and Surgery and the Collateral Branches of Science, December 2000, New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM/MMS)

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  117. Effect of Parenteral Antibiotic Administration on the Establishment of Colonization with Vancomycin‐Resistant Enterococcus faecium in the Mouse Gastrointestinal Tract

    Article • The Journal of Infectious Diseases, May 2000, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Curtis J Donskey

  118. Effect of Parenteral Antibiotic Administration on Persistence of Vancomycin‐Resistant Enterococcus faecium in the Mouse Gastrointestinal Tract

    Article • The Journal of Infectious Diseases, August 1999, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Curtis J Donskey