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Microbiology

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20000
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2017
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853

Medicine

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Overview

Erik R. Dubberke is affiliated with Washington University in St. Louis in the United States. Their research primarily resides in the field of Medicine, with a focus on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine, Molecular Biology, and Gastroenterology.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics including Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research, Microscopic Colitis, Nosocomial Infections in ICU, Gut microbiota and health, Gastrointestinal motility and disorders, Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies, and Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing.

Recent publications by Erik R. Dubberke include:

  • Acute and persistent effects of commonly used antibiotics on the gut microbiome and resistome in healthy adults, 2022, Cell Reports
  • Microbiota restoration reduces antibiotic-resistant bacteria gut colonization in patients with recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection from the open-label PUNCH CD study, 2021, Genome Medicine
  • Durable reduction of Clostridioides difficile infection recurrence and microbiome restoration after treatment with RBX2660: results from an open-label phase 2 clinical trial, 2022, BMC Infectious Diseases
  • Safety of fecal microbiota, live-jslm (REBYOTA™) in individuals with recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection: data from five prospective clinical trials, 2023, Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology
  • Strategies to prevent Clostridioides difficile infections in acute-care hospitals: 2022 Update, 2023, Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Frequent co-authors in collaboration with Erik R. Dubberke include Kimberly A. Reske, Tiffany Hink, Carey-Ann D. Burnham, Gautam Dantas, and Jennie H. Kwon.

The scientist has a notable presence in several publication venues, frequently publishing in Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, Clinical Infectious Diseases, The American Journal of Gastroenterology, and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory).

Best Publications

  • 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

  • Recommendations for Surveillance of Clostridium difficile-Associated Disease

    L. Clifford McDonald;Bruno Coignard;Erik Dubberke;Xiaoyan Song

  • Burden of Clostridium difficile on the healthcare system.

    Erik R. Dubberke;Margaret A. Olsen

  • Incidence of Clostridium difficile Infection in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

    Joseph F. Rodemann;Erik R. Dubberke;Kimberly A. Reske;Da Hea Seo

  • Strategies to Prevent Surgical Site Infections in Acute Care Hospitals

    Deverick J. Anderson;Keith S. Kaye;David Classen;Kathleen M. Arias

  • Strategies to Prevent Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections in Acute Care Hospitals

    Jonas Marschall;Leonard A Mermel;David Classen;Kathleen M Arias

  • A Compendium of Strategies to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections in Acute Care Hospitals: 2014 Updates

    Deborah S. Yokoe;Deverick J. Anderson;Sean M. Berenholtz;David P. Calfee

  • Strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia in acute care hospitals.

    Susan E. Coffin;Michael Klompas;David Classen;Kathleen M. Arias

  • Prevention and treatment of cancer-related infections, version 2.2016

    Lindsey Robert Baden;Sankar Swaminathan;Michael Angarone;Gayle Blouin

  • Strategies to Prevent Catheter‐Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Acute Care Hospitals

    Evelyn Lo;Lindsay Nicolle;David Classen;Kathleen M. Arias

  • A Compendium of Strategies to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections in Acute Care Hospitals

    Deborah S. Yokoe;Leonard A. Mermel;Deverick J. Anderson;Kathleen M. Arias

  • Clostridium difficile—Associated Disease in a Setting of Endemicity: Identification of Novel Risk Factors

    Erik R. Dubberke;Kimberly A. Reske;Yan Yan;Margaret A. Olsen

  • Strategies to Prevent Clostridium difficile Infections in Acute Care Hospitals: 2014 Update

    Erik R. Dubberke;Philip Carling;Ruth Carrico;Curtis J. Donskey

  • Prevention and treatment of cancer-related infections

    Lindsey Robert Baden;William Bensinger;Michael Angarone;Corey Casper

  • Review of current literature on the economic burden of Clostridium difficile infection.

    Erik R. Dubberke;Albert I. Wertheimer

  • Short- and Long-Term Attributable Costs of Clostridium difficile-Associated Disease in Nonsurgical Inpatients

    Erik R. Dubberke;Kimberly A. Reske;Margaret A. Olsen;L. Clifford McDonald

  • Zygomycosis in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: A Prospective, Matched Case-Control Study to Assess Risks for Disease and Outcome

    Nina Singh;Jose M. Aguado;Hugo Bonatti;Graeme Forrest

  • Strategies to Prevent Clostridium difficile Infections in Acute Care Hospitals

    Erik R Dubberke;Dale N Gerding;David Classen;Kathleen M Arias

  • Strategies to Prevent Transmission of Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Acute Care Hospitals

    David P. Calfee;Cassandra D. Salgado;David Classen;Kathleen M. Arias

  • ICD-9 codes and surveillance for Clostridium difficile-associated disease.

    Erik R. Dubberke;Kimberly A. Reske;L. Clifford McDonald;Victoria J. Fraser

Frequent Co-Authors

Victoria J. Fraser
Victoria J. Fraser Washington University in St. Louis
Dale N. Gerding
Dale N. Gerding Veterans Health Administration
L. Clifford McDonald
L. Clifford McDonald Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Gautam Dantas
Gautam Dantas Washington University in St. Louis
John F. DiPersio
John F. DiPersio Washington University in St. Louis
Gail Hecht
Gail Hecht Loyola University Chicago
Sanjay Saint
Sanjay Saint University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Ciaran P. Kelly
Ciaran P. Kelly Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Peter Westervelt
Peter Westervelt Brown University
Michael Klompas
Michael Klompas Brigham and Women's Hospital

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