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Ciaran P. Kelly is affiliated with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, focusing primarily on infectious diseases, gastroenterology, and epidemiology. Their research addresses key clinical issues such as Clostridioides difficile infection and celiac disease, with a significant presence in both clinical and microbiome-related studies.

Their scholarly output includes work published in prominent venues with multiple contributions in Gastroenterology, The American Journal of Gastroenterology, and Clinical Infectious Diseases. Kelly's research spans several specialized topics including microscopic colitis, Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research, celiac disease management, Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology, gut microbiota, gastrointestinal motility disorders, and nosocomial infections in intensive care units.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Kelly include Xinhua Chen, Nira R. Pollock, Kevin W. Garey, Kaitlyn Daugherty, and Javier Villafuerte-Gálvez.

Selected recent publications include:

  • TAK-101 Nanoparticles Induce Gluten-Specific Tolerance in Celiac Disease: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study, 2021, Gastroenterology
  • Clinical Practice Guideline by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA): 2021 Focused Update Guidelines on Management of Clostridioides difficile Infection in Adults, 2021, Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • American College of Gastroenterology Guidelines Update: Diagnosis and Management of Celiac Disease, 2022, The American Journal of Gastroenterology
  • Integrating gut microbiome and host immune markers to understand the pathogenesis of Clostridioides difficile infection, 2021, Gut Microbes

Their work in infectious diseases includes updates to clinical practice guidelines for the management of Clostridioides difficile infection, contributing to evidence-based protocols for adult patient care.

Kelly's research also bridges molecular biology and gastroenterology by investigating gut microbiome interactions and immune responses. This interdisciplinary approach supports a deeper understanding of gastrointestinal diseases and potential new therapies.

With 156 publications in medicine, their subfields encompass epidemiology, infectious diseases, gastroenterology, surgery, and molecular biology. The main research topics cover:

  • Microscopic Colitis
  • Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
  • Celiac Disease Research and Management
  • Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
  • Nosocomial Infections in ICU

Ciaran P. Kelly's research contributions are published in journals known for their focus on both clinical and translational science, with Gastroenterology and The American Journal of Gastroenterology representing principal publication venues alongside Clinical Infectious Diseases and Open Forum Infectious Diseases.

Best Publications

  • Clinical Practice Guidelines for Clostridium difficile Infection in Adults: 2010 Update by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)

    Stuart H. Cohen;Dale N. Gerding;Stuart Johnson;Ciaran P. Kelly

  • Clinical Practice Guidelines for Clostridium difficile Infection in Adults and Children: 2017 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)

    L Clifford McDonald;Dale N Gerding;Stuart Johnson;Stuart Johnson;Johan S Bakken

  • The Oslo definitions for coeliac disease and related terms

    Jonas F Ludvigsson;Daniel A Leffler;Julio C Bai;Federico Biagi

  • ACG Clinical Guidelines: Diagnosis and Management of Celiac Disease

    Alberto Rubio-Tapia;Ivor D Hill;Ciarán P Kelly;Audrey H Calderwood

  • Clostridium difficile — More Difficult Than Ever

    Ciarán P. Kelly;J. Thomas LaMont

  • Clostridium difficile Colitis

    C P Kelly;C Pothoulakis;J T LaMont

  • Global Prevalence of Celiac Disease: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

    Prashant Singh;Ananya Arora;Tor A. Strand;Tor A. Strand;Daniel A. Leffler;Daniel A. Leffler

  • Health care costs and mortality associated with nosocomial diarrhea due to Clostridium difficile.

    Lorraine Kyne;Mary Beth Hamel;Rajashekhar Polavaram;Ciarán P. Kelly

  • Asymptomatic Carriage of Clostridium difficile and Serum Levels of IgG Antibody against Toxin A

    Lorraine Kyne;Michel Warny;Amir Qamar;Ciarán P. Kelly

  • Association between antibody response to toxin A and protection against recurrent Clostridium difficile diarrhoea.

    Lorraine Kyne;Michel Warny;Amir Qamar;Ciarán P Kelly

  • Bezlotoxumab for Prevention of Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection

    Mark H. Wilcox;Dale N. Gerding;Ian R. Poxton;Ciaran Kelly

  • Body-mass index and symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux in women.

    Brian C. Jacobson;Samuel C. Somers;Charles S. Fuchs;Ciarán P. Kelly

  • Wheat amylase trypsin inhibitors drive intestinal inflammation via activation of toll-like receptor 4

    Yvonne Junker;Sebastian Zeissig;Seong-Jun Kim;Donatella Barisani;Donatella Barisani

  • A mouse model of Clostridium difficile-associated disease.

    Xinhua Chen;Kianoosh Katchar;Jeffrey D. Goldsmith;Nanda Nanthakumar

  • Clostridium difficile infection.

    C P Kelly;J T LaMont

  • Clinical Practice Guideline by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA): 2021 Focused Update Guidelines on Management of Clostridioides difficile Infection in Adults.

    Stuart Johnson;Stuart Johnson;Valéry Lavergne;Valéry Lavergne;Andrew M Skinner;Andrew M Skinner;Anne J Gonzales-Luna

  • Helicobacter pylori moves through mucus by reducing mucin viscoelasticity

    Jonathan P. Celli;Bradley S. Turner;Nezam H. Afdhal;Sarah Keates

  • Meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

    Ciarán P Kelly

  • Helicobacter pylori infection activates NF-kappa B in gastric epithelial cells

    S Keates;YS Hitti;M Upton;CP Kelly

  • Interruption of recurrent Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea episodes by serial therapy with vancomycin and rifaximin

    Stuart Johnson;Christopher A. Schriever;Minerva Galang;Ciarán P. Kelly;Ciarán P. Kelly

Frequent Co-Authors

Detlef Schuppan
Detlef Schuppan Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Charalabos Pothoulakis
Charalabos Pothoulakis University of California, Los Angeles
Joseph A. Murray
Joseph A. Murray Mayo Clinic
Dale N. Gerding
Dale N. Gerding Veterans Health Administration
Peter H.R. Green
Peter H.R. Green Columbia University
Ignazio Castagliuolo
Ignazio Castagliuolo University of Padua
Kevin W. Garey
Kevin W. Garey University of Houston
Mark H. Wilcox
Mark H. Wilcox University of Leeds
Stuart Johnson
Stuart Johnson Loyola University Chicago
Erik R. Dubberke
Erik R. Dubberke Washington University in St. Louis

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