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Microbiology

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87
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810
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375

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2005 - ASM Award for Research in Clinical Microbiology, American Society for Microbiology

Overview

Lance R. Peterson is affiliated with NorthShore University HealthSystem in the United States and works primarily in the field of Medicine, with a focus on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Surgery, and General Health Professions.

Their research addresses key topics including Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research, Antibiotic Use and Resistance, Microscopic Colitis, Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus, Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare, Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections, and Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies.

The scientist has contributed to notable publications in several journals:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Journal of Clinical Medicine
  • PLoS ONE
  • American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Recent significant papers include:

  • "Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus nosocomial infection has a distinct epidemiological position and acts as a marker for overall hospital-acquired infection trends" (2022), published in Scientific Reports
  • "A Randomized Controlled Trial of an Electronic Clinical Decision Support Tool for Inpatient Antimicrobial Stewardship" (2020), published in Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • "The Relative Role of Toxins A and B in the Virulence of Clotridioides difficile" (2020), published in Journal of Clinical Medicine
  • "Reduced Clostridioides difficile infection in a pragmatic stepped-wedge initiative using admission surveillance to detect colonization" (2020), published in PLoS ONE
  • "Performance and Utilization of a Laboratory-Developed Nucleic Acid Amplification Test (NAAT) for the Diagnosis of Pulmonary and Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis in a Low-Prevalence Area" (2020), published in American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Frequent co-authors include Ari Robicsek, Nirav Shah, Kamaljit Singh, Sanchita Das, and Noelle I. Samia. Collaboration with these researchers reflects a focus on antimicrobial stewardship, infectious diseases, and diagnostic methodologies.

Lance R. Peterson's work also involves the study of epidemiological patterns and clinical interventions related to hospital-acquired infections, including antimicrobial resistance and tuberculosis diagnosis in low-prevalence settings.

In recognition of contributions to clinical microbiology, they were awarded the ASM Award for Research in Clinical Microbiology by the American Society for Microbiology in 2005.

Best Publications

  • CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE-ASSOCIATED DIARRHEA AND COLITIS

    Dale N. Gerding;Stuart Johnson;Lance R. Peterson;Maury E. Mulligan

  • Survival of Influenza Viruses on Environmental Surfaces

    B. Bean;B. M. Moore;B. Sterner;L. R. Peterson

  • Acquisition of Clostridium difficile by Hospitalized Patients: Evidence for Colonized New Admissions as a Source of Infection

    Connie R. Clabots;Stuart Johnson;Mary M. Olson;Lance R. Peterson

  • Prevalence of type III secretion genes in clinical and environmental isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

    Heather Feltman;Grant Schulert;Salman Khan;Manu Jain

  • Universal surveillance for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in 3 affiliated hospitals.

    Ari Robicsek;Jennifer L. Beaumont;Suzanne M. Paule;Donna M. Hacek

  • Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea and colitis in adults. A prospective case-controlled epidemiologic study

    Dale N. Gerding;Mary M. Olson;Lance R. Peterson;David G. Teasley

  • Treatment of Asymptomatic Clostridium difficile Carriers (Fecal Excretors) with Vancomycin or Metronidazole: A Randomized, Placebo-controlled Trial

    Stuart Johnson;Scott R. Homann;Kristine M. Bettin;Kristine M. Bettin;Judith N. Quick;Judith N. Quick

  • Nosocomial Clostridium difficile colonisation and disease.

    S. Johnson;C.R. Clabots;F.V. Linn;M.M. Olson

  • The incidence of antimicrobial allergies in hospitalized patients: implications regarding prescribing patterns and emerging bacterial resistance.

    Collin E. Lee;Teresa R. Zembower;Michael A. Fotis;Michael J. Postelnick

  • Recovery of vancomycin-resistant enterococci on fingertips and environmental surfaces.

    Gary A. Noskin;Valentina Stosor;Isabell Cooper;Lance R. Peterson

  • Influence of role models and hospital design on hand hygiene of healthcare workers.

    Mary G. Lankford;Teresa R. Zembower;William E. Trick;Donna M. Hacek

  • Prospective, controlled study of vinyl glove use to interrupt Clostridium difficile nosocomial transmission.

    Stuart Johnson;Stuart Johnson;Dale N. Gerding;Dale N. Gerding;Mary M. Olson;Mary M. Olson;Mary D. Weiler;Mary D. Weiler

  • Resistance to Linezolid: Characterization of Mutations in rRNA and Comparison of Their Occurrences in Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci

    Jason Prystowsky;Farida Siddiqui;John Chosay;Dean L. Shinabarger

  • Real-Time PCR for Detection and Identification of Plasmodium spp.

    Kathy A. Mangold;Kathy A. Mangold;Rebecca U. Manson;Evelyn S. C. Koay;Lindsey Stephens

  • Aminoglycoside resistance and aminoglycoside usage: ten years of experience in one hospital.

    D N Gerding;T A Larson;R A Hughes;M Weiler

  • Intracellular targets of moxifloxacin: a comparison with other fluoroquinolones

    Ekaterina Pestova;John J. Millichap;Gary A. Noskin;Lance R. Peterson

  • Detection of Toxigenic Clostridium difficile in Stool Samples by Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction for the Diagnosis of C. difficile-Associated Diarrhea

    Lance R. Peterson;Lance R. Peterson;Rebecca U. Manson;Suzanne M. Paule;Donna M. Hacek

  • Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus faecalis Bacteremia: Acquisition and Outcome

    Gary A. Noskin;Lance R. Peterson;John R. Warren

  • Enterococcus faecium bacteremia: does vancomycin resistance make a difference?

    Valentina Stosor;Lance R. Peterson;Michael Postelnick;Gary A. Noskin

  • DNA gyrase gyrA mutations in ciprofloxacin-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus: close similarity with quinolone resistance mutations in Escherichia coli.

    S Sreedharan;M Oram;B Jensen;L R Peterson

  • Treatment of Asymptomatic Clostridium difficile Carriers (Fecal Excretors) with Vancomycin or Metronidazole

    Stuart Johnson;Scott R. Homann;Kristine M. Bettin;Judith N. Quick

Frequent Co-Authors

Dale N. Gerding
Dale N. Gerding Veterans Health Administration
Connie Clabots
Connie Clabots VA Midwest Health Care Network
Stuart Johnson
Stuart Johnson Loyola University Chicago
Fred C. Tenover
Fred C. Tenover University of Dayton
Christopher W. Woods
Christopher W. Woods Duke University
Michael A. Pfaller
Michael A. Pfaller JMI Laboratories
Sydney M. Finegold
Sydney M. Finegold University of California, Los Angeles
Daniel J. Diekema
Daniel J. Diekema University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Christine C. Ginocchio
Christine C. Ginocchio Qiagen (United States)

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