Never Let a Crisis Go to Waste: Recruiting the Next Generation of Infectious Diseases Physicians

by Curtis J. Donskey
Published 2017-06-01

Activate to eradicate: inhibition of Clostridium difficile spore outgrowth by the synergistic effects of osmotic activation and nisin.

by Michelle M Nerandzic, Curtis J Donskey
Published 2013-01-01

Sensitizing Clostridium difficile Spores With Germinants on Skin and Environmental Surfaces Represents a New Strategy for Reducing Spores via Ambient Mechanisms

by Michelle Marie Nerandzic, Curtis J. Donskey
Published 2017-10-01

Induced sporicidal activity of chlorhexidine against Clostridium difficile spores under altered physical and chemical conditions.

by Michelle M Nerandzic, Curtis J Donskey
Published 2015-01-01

Triggering germination represents a novel strategy to enhance killing of Clostridium difficile spores.

by Michelle M Nerandzic, Curtis J Donskey
Published 2010-01-01

Sorting through the wealth of options: comparative evaluation of two ultraviolet disinfection systems.

by Michelle M Nerandzic, Christopher W Fisher, Curtis J Donskey
Published 2014-01-01

Novel strategies for enhanced removal of persistent Bacillus anthracis surrogates and Clostridium difficile spores from skin.

by Michelle M Nerandzic, Elze Rackaityte, Lucy A Jury, Kevin Eckart, Curtis J Donskey
Published 2013-01-01

Do medical students receive training in correct use of personal protective equipment?

by Amrita John, Myreen E. Tomas, Aditya Hari, Brigid M. Wilson, Curtis J. Donskey
Published 2017-01-01

Impact of Tigecycline Versus Other Antibiotics on the Fecal Metabolome and on Colonization Resistance to Clostridium difficile in Mice

by Robin L.P. Jump, David Kraft, Kelly Hurless, Alex Polinkovsky, Curtis J. Donskey
Published 2017-01-01

Fluoroquinolone-Resistant Escherichia coli Infections after Transrectal Biopsy of the Prostate in the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System

by Elie Antoun Saade, Nuntra Suwantara, Trina F. Zabarsky, Brigid Wilson, Curtis J. Donskey
Published 2016-09-01

Unlocking the Sporicidal Potential of Ethanol: Induced Sporicidal Activity of Ethanol against Clostridium difficile and Bacillus Spores under Altered Physical and Chemical Conditio...

by Michelle M Nerandzic, Venkata C K Sunkesula, Thriveen Sankar C, Peter Setlow, Curtis J Donskey
Published 2015-01-01

A pilot study to assess use of fluorescent lotion in patient care simulations to illustrate pathogen dissemination and train personnel in correct use of personal protective equipme...

by Heba Alhmidi, Sreelatha Koganti, Myreen E. Tomas, Jennifer L. Cadnum, Annette Jencson, Curtis J. Donskey
Published 2016-10-01

Impact of Reduced Fluoroquinolone Use on Clostridioides difficile Infections Resulting From the Fluoroquinolone-Resistant Ribotype 027 Strain in a Veterans Affairs Medical Center

by Sarah N. Redmond, Sandra Y. Silva, Brigid M. Wilson, Jennifer L. Cadnum, Curtis J. Donskey
Published 2019-10-01

The Photodynamic Antibacterial Effects of Silicon Phthalocyanine (Pc) 4

by Matthew L. Dimaano, Chantal Rozario, Michelle M. Nerandzic, Curtis J. Donskey, Minh Lam, Elma D. Baron
Published 2015-04-01

Evaluation of Ultraviolet-C Light for Rapid Decontamination of Airport Security Bins in the Era of SARS-CoV-2

by Jennifer Cadnum, Daniel F. Li, Lucas D. Jones, Sarah N. Redmond, Basya Pearlmutter, Brigid Wilson, Curtis J. Donskey
Published 2020-05-01

Urinary Metabolites of Green Tea as Potential Markers of Colonization Resistance to Pathogenic Gut Bacteria in Mice

by Mark E. Obrenovich, George Eugene Jaskiw, Thriveen Sankar Chittoor Mana, Christina P. Bennett, Jennifer Cadnum Cadnum, Curtis J. Donskey
Published 2014-11-01

Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacter cloacae in Patients from the US Veterans Health Administration, 2006–2015

by Brigid M. Wilson, Nadim G. El Chakhtoura, Sachin Patel, Elie Saade, Curtis J. Donskey, Robert A. Bonomo, Federico Perez
Published 2017-05-01

Unique Clindamycin-Resistant Clostridioides difficile Strain Related to Fluoroquinolone-Resistant Epidemic BI/RT027 Strain

by Andrew M. Skinner, Laurica Petrella, Farida Siddiqui, Susan P. Sambol, Christopher A. Gulvik, Dale N. Gerding, Curtis J. Donskey, Stuart Johnson
Published 2020-02-01

Metabolomics analysis identifies intestinal microbiota-derived biomarkers of colonization resistance in clindamycin-treated mice.

by Robin L P Jump, Alex Polinkovsky, Kelly Hurless, Brett Sitzlar, Kevin Eckart, Myreen Tomas, Abhishek Deshpande, Michelle M Nerandzic, Curtis J Donskey
Published 2014-01-01

Defining the vulnerable period for re-establishment of Clostridium difficile colonization after treatment of C. difficile infection with oral vancomycin or metronidazole.

by Turki Abujamel, Jennifer L Cadnum, Lucy A Jury, Venkata C K Sunkesula, Sirisha Kundrapu, Robin L Jump, Alain C Stintzi, Curtis J Donskey
Published 2013-01-01