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  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. Does Empirical Clostridium difficile Infection (CDI) Therapy Result in False-Negative CDI Diagnostic Test Results?

    Article • Clinical Infectious Diseases, May 2013, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Venkata Sunkesula

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. Utility of Perirectal Swab Specimens for Diagnosis of Clostridium difficile Infection

    Article • Clinical Infectious Diseases, August 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Venkata Sunkesula

  14. Cell Death is Associated with Reduced Base Excision Repair During Chronic Alcohol Administration in Adult Rat Brain

    Article • Neurochemical Research, February 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Venkata Sunkesula