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  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2018 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Victoria J. Fraser is affiliated with Washington University in St. Louis in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on fields of Medicine, with significant contributions in Infectious Diseases, Surgery, Epidemiology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Clinical Psychology.

Their work covers a range of main topics including:

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Breast Implant and Reconstruction
  • Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques
  • Surgical site infection prevention
  • Infection Control and Ventilation
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health

Victoria J. Fraser has co-authored extensively with several researchers, notably Jennie H. Kwon, Margaret A. Olsen, Caroline A. O'Neil, Hilary M. Babcock, and Katelin B. Nickel.

Their publications are frequently found in several key venues, including:

  • Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
  • Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
  • Open Forum Infectious Diseases
  • JAMA Network Open
  • Annals of Surgical Oncology

Recent publications by Victoria J. Fraser include:

  • Persisting uropathogenic Escherichia coli lineages show signatures of niche-specific within-host adaptation mediated by mobile genetic elements, 2022, Cell Host & Microbe
  • Isolation of SARS-CoV-2 in Viral Cell Culture in Immunocompromised Patients With Persistently Positive RT-PCR Results, 2022, Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
  • Gut microbiome correlates of recurrent urinary tract infection: a longitudinal, multi-center study, 2024, EClinicalMedicine
  • From Stigma to Validation: A Qualitative Assessment of a Novel National Program to Improve Retention of Physician-Scientists with Caregiving Responsibilities, 2020, Journal of Women s Health
  • A randomized controlled trial of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG on antimicrobial-resistant organism colonization, 2021, Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Victoria J. Fraser has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) since 2018.

Best Publications

  • Inadequate Antimicrobial Treatment of Infections: A Risk Factor for Hospital Mortality Among Critically Ill Patients

    Marin H. Kollef;Glenda Sherman;Suzanne Ward;Victoria J. Fraser

  • The influence of inadequate antimicrobial treatment of bloodstream infections on patient outcomes in the ICU setting

    Emad H. Ibrahim;Glenda Sherman;Suzanne Ward;Victoria J. Fraser

  • Delaying the Empiric Treatment of Candida Bloodstream Infection until Positive Blood Culture Results Are Obtained: a Potential Risk Factor for Hospital Mortality

    Matthew Morrell;Victoria J. Fraser;Marin H. Kollef

  • Clinical Importance of Delays in the Initiation of Appropriate Antibiotic Treatment for Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

    Manuel Iregui;Suzanne Ward;Glenda Sherman;Victoria J. Fraser

  • Patients' and physicians' attitudes regarding the disclosure of medical errors

    Thomas H. Gallagher;Amy D. Waterman;Alison G. Ebers;Victoria J. Fraser

  • Targeted Versus Universal Decolonization to Prevent ICU Infection

    Susan S. Huang;Edward Septimus;Ken Kleinman;Julia Moody

  • A clone of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among professional football players.

    Sophia V. Kazakova;Jeffrey C. Hageman;Matthew Matava;Arjun Srinivasan

  • Candidemia in a Tertiary Care Hospital: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Predictors of Mortality

    V J Fraser;M Jones;J Dunkel;S Storfer

  • Risk factors for surgical site infection following orthopaedic spinal operations.

    Margaret A Olsen;Jeffrey J Nepple;K Daniel Riew;Lawrence G Lenke

  • Characteristics and circumstances of falls in a hospital setting: a prospective analysis.

    Eileen B. Hitcho;Melissa J. Krauss;Stanley Birge;William Claiborne Dunagan

  • Outcome and attributable cost of ventilator-associated pneumonia among intensive care unit patients in a suburban medical center.

    David K. Warren;Sunita J. Shukla;Margaret A. Olsen;Marin H. Kollef

  • Experience with a clinical guideline for the treatment of ventilator-associated pneumonia.

    Emad H. Ibrahim;Suzanne Ward;Glenda Sherman;Robyn Schaiff

  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa Bloodstream Infection: Importance of Appropriate Initial Antimicrobial Treatment

    Scott T. Micek;Ann E. Lloyd;David J. Ritchie;David J. Ritchie;Richard M. Reichley

  • Antibiotic resistance in the intensive care unit.

    Marin H. Kollef;Victoria J. Fraser

  • Strategies to Prevent Surgical Site Infections in Acute Care Hospitals

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

  • The emotional impact of medical errors on practicing physicians in the United States and Canada.

    Amy D. Waterman;Jane Garbutt;Erik Hazel;William Claiborne Dunagan

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

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

  • Risk factors for surgical site infection in spinal surgery

    Margaret A. Olsen;Jennie Mayfield;Carl Lauryssen;Louis B. Polish

  • Attributable cost of catheter-associated bloodstream infections among intensive care patients in a nonteaching hospital

    David K. Warren;Wasim W. Quadir;Christopher S. Hollenbeak;Alexis M. Elward

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

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Marin H. Kollef
Marin H. Kollef Washington University in St. Louis
Erik R. Dubberke
Erik R. Dubberke Washington University in St. Louis
Melissa J. Krauss
Melissa J. Krauss Washington University in St. Louis
Robert A. Weinstein
Robert A. Weinstein Rush University Medical Center
Trish M. Perl
Trish M. Perl The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Wendy Levinson
Wendy Levinson University of Toronto
William G. Powderly
William G. Powderly Washington University in St. Louis
Michael Klompas
Michael Klompas Brigham and Women's Hospital
Richard Platt
Richard Platt Harvard University
L. Clifford McDonald
L. Clifford McDonald Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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