Dr Curtis J Donskey

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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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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 • New England Journal of Medicine, 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 • New England Journal of Medicine, 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 • New England Journal of Medicine, 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