Costi D. Sifri
Professor and Director, Hospital Epidemiology (UVA Hospital), Medicine- Infectious Diseases and International Health
Clinical Department Wing, Room 4521
Charlottesville, VA 22908
Bio & Overview
Academic Information
- Department
- Medicine- Infectious Diseases and International Health
- Academic Title
- Professor
Primary Education
- MD, Medicine, University of Rochester, 1995
- Residency, Internal Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 1998
- Clinical Fellowship, Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham & Women's Hospital, 2001
- Research Fellowship, Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 2002
Other Appointments
- Assistant Professor, Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology
Other Affiliations
- Professor, BIMS
Research Interests
Selected Publications
2024
Cui, J., Heavey, J., Lin, L., Klein, E. Y., Madden, G. R., Sifri, C. D., . . . Prakash, B. A. (2024). Modeling relaxed policies for discontinuation of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus contact precautions. INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY. doi:10.1017/ice.2024.23
2023
Ku, T. S. N., Al Mohajer, M., Newton, J. A., Wilson, M. H., Monsees, E., Hayden, M. K., . . . Vaughn, V. M. (2023). Improving antimicrobial use through better diagnosis: The relationship between diagnostic stewardship and antimicrobial stewardship. INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY, 44(12), 1901-1908. doi:10.1017/ice.2023.156
Jones, J. M., Agarwal, A., Moorman, A. C., Hofmeister, M. G., Hulse, J. C., Meneveau, M. O., . . . Sifri, C. D. (2023). Donor-derived Transmission of Hepatitis A Virus Following Kidney Transplantation: Clinical Course of Two Cases From One Donor. TRANSPLANTATION DIRECT, 9(8). doi:10.1097/TXD.0000000000001506
2022
Bonatti, H. J. R., Roman, A. L., Krebs, E., Sifri, C. D., Hagspiel, K. D., Sawyer, R. G., & Pruett, T. L. (2023). Good Long-Term Outcome Following Liver Transplant in a Patient With Common Variable Immunodeficiency Syndrome Despite Multiple Infections and Recurrent Nodular Regenerative Hyperplasia. EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL TRANSPLANTATION, 21(1), 66-69. doi:10.6002/ect.2022.0067
Madden, G. R., Petri, W. A. J., Costa, D. V. S., Warren, C. A., Ma, J. Z., & Sifri, C. D. (2022). Validation of Clinical Risk Models for Clostridioides difficile-Attributable Outcomes. ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY, 66(7). doi:10.1128/aac.00676-22
Eby, J. C., Richey, M. M., Sifri, C. D., & Schuch, J. Z. (2022). Influence of critically appraising exemption requests from healthcare personnel along a spectrum of influenza vaccine hesitancy. INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY, 43(11), 1672-1678. doi:10.1017/ice.2021.513
Yau, J., Dann, J., Geyston, J., Hall, H. C., Pelletier, S., & Sifri, C. D. (2022). Eliminated routine postorthotopic liver transplant antibiotics in uncomplicated patients leads to equivalent safety outcomes.. Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE, 2(1), e13. doi:10.1017/ash.2021.239
2021
Hogan, J. I., Steiner, K. L., & Sifri, C. D. (2022). First report of sexually transmitted primary cytomegalovirus proctocolitis in a renal transplant recipient. TRANSPLANT INFECTIOUS DISEASE, 24(1). doi:10.1111/tid.13680
Qin, C. X., Moore, L. W., Anjan, S., Rahamimov, R., Sifri, C. D., Ali, N. M., . . . Segev, D. L. (2021). Risk of Breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 Infections in Adult Transplant Recipients. TRANSPLANTATION, 105(11), E265-E266. doi:10.1097/TP.0000000000003907
VanderWerf, M., Bernard, J., Barta, D. T., Berg, J., Collins, T., Dowdy, M., . . . Wibberly, K. H. (2022). Pandemic Telemedicine Technology Response Plan and Technology Assessment Phase 2: Pandemic Action Plan Key Issues and Technology Solutions for Health Care Delivery Organizations in a Pandemic. TELEMEDICINE AND E-HEALTH, 28(4), 443-456. doi:10.1089/tmj.2021.0215
VanderWerf, M., Bernard, J., Barta, D. T., Berg, J., Collins, T., Dowdy, M., . . . Wibberly, K. H. (2022). Pandemic Action Plan Policy and Regulatory Summary Telehealth Policy and Regulatory Considerations During a Pandemic. TELEMEDICINE AND E-HEALTH, 28(4), 457-466. doi:10.1089/tmj.2021.0216
Barros, A. J., Sifri, C. D., Bell, T. D., Eby, J. C., & Enfield, K. B. (2021). Effectiveness of Elastomeric Half-Mask Respirators vs N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirators During Simulated Resuscitation A Nonrandomized Controlled Trial. JAMA NETWORK OPEN, 4(3). doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.1564
2020
Madden, G. R., Smith, D. C., Poulter, M. D., & Sifri, C. D. (2021). Propensity-Matched Cost of Clostridioides difficile Infection Overdiagnosis. OPEN FORUM INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 8(2). doi:10.1093/ofid/ofaa630
Henderson, D. K., Dembry, L. -M., Sifri, C. D., Palmore, T. N., Dellinger, E. P., Yokoe, D. S., . . . Babcock, H. M. (2022). Management of healthcare personnel living with hepatitis B, hepatitis C, or human immunodeficiency virus in US healthcare institutions. INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY, 43(2), 147-155. doi:10.1017/ice.2020.458
Wiencek, J. R., Head, C. L., Sifri, C. D., & Parsons, A. S. (2020). Clinical Ordering Practices of the SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Test at a Large Academic Medical Center. OPEN FORUM INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 7(10). doi:10.1093/ofid/ofaa406
Gossen, A., Mehring, B., Gunnell, B. S., Rheuban, K. S., Cattell-Gordon, D. C., Enfield, K. B., & Sifri, C. D. (2020). The Isolation Communication Management System A Telemedicine Platform to Care for Patients in a Biocontainment Unit. ANNALS OF THE AMERICAN THORACIC SOCIETY, 17(6), 673-678. doi:10.1513/AnnalsATS.202003-261IP
Madden, G. R., Enfield, K. B., & Sifri, C. D. (2020). Patient Outcomes With Prevented vs Negative Clostridioides difficile Tests Using a Computerized Clinical Decision Support Tool. OPEN FORUM INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 7(4). doi:10.1093/ofid/ofaa094
Mathers, A. J., Vegesana, K., German-Mesner, I., Ainsworth, J., Pannone, A., Crooke, D. W., . . . Eyre, D. W. (2020). Risk factors for Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC) gene acquisition and clinical outcomes across multiple bacterial species. JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION, 104(4), 456-468. doi:10.1016/j.jhin.2020.01.005
2019
Madden, G. R., & Sifri, C. D. (2019). Reduced Clostridioides difficile Tests Among Solid Organ Transplant Recipients Through a Diagnostic Stewardship Bundled Intervention. ANNALS OF TRANSPLANTATION, 24, 304-311. doi:10.12659/AOT.915168
Lewis, J. D., Barros, A. J., & Sifri, C. D. (2019). Comparison of risk factors and outcomes of daptomycin-susceptible and -nonsusceptible vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium infections in liver transplant recipients: A reply to Jorgenson et al. TRANSPLANT INFECTIOUS DISEASE, 21(1). doi:10.1111/tid.13028
Murphy, J., Sifri, C. D., Pruitt, R., Hornberger, M., Bonds, D., Blanton, J., . . . Wallace, R. M. (2019). Human Rabies - Virginia, 2017. MMWR-MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY WEEKLY REPORT, 67(51-52), 1410-1414. doi:10.15585/mmwr.mm675152a2
Brassinga, A. K. C., & Sifri, C. D. (2019). The Caenorhabditis elegans Model of Legionella Infection. LEGIONELLA, 2 EDITION, 1921, 371-397. doi:10.1007/978-1-4939-9048-1_24
2018
Madden, G. R., Cox, H. L., Poulter, M. D., Lyman, J. A., Enfield, K. B., & Sifri, C. D. (2019). Cost Analysis of Computerized Clinical Decision Support and Trainee Financial Incentive for Clostridioides difficile Testing. INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY, 40(2), 242-244. doi:10.1017/ice.2018.300
Madden, G. R., Poulter, M. D., & Sifri, C. D. (2019). PCR cycle threshold to assess a diagnostic stewardship intervention for C. difficile testing. JOURNAL OF INFECTION, 78(2), 161-162. doi:10.1016/j.jinf.2018.09.013
Madden, G. R., Heon, B. E., & Sifri, C. D. (2018). Effect of copper-impregnated linens on multidrug-resistant organism acquisition and Clostridium difficile infection at a long-term acute-care hospital. INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY, 39(11), 1384-1386. doi:10.1017/ice.2018.196
Lucar, A. N., Knicely, D. H., & Sifri, C. D. (2018). Late post-kidney transplant Strongyloides hyperinfection syndrome. TRANSPLANT INFECTIOUS DISEASE, 20(6). doi:10.1111/tid.12975
Madden, G. R., Poulter, M. D., & Sifri, C. D. (2018). Diagnostic stewardship and the 2017 update of the IDSA-SHEA Clinical Practice Guidelines for Clostridium difficile Infection. DIAGNOSIS, 5(3), 119-125. doi:10.1515/dx-2018-0012
Madden, G. R., & Sifri, C. D. (2018). Antimicrobial Resistance to Agents Used for Staphylococcus aureus Decolonization: Is There a Reason for Concern?. CURRENT INFECTIOUS DISEASE REPORTS, 20(8). doi:10.1007/s11908-018-0630-0
Cain, S. M., Enfield, K. B., Giannetta, E. T., Sifri, C. D., & Lewis, J. D. (2018). Septic arthritis due to oral streptococci following intra-articular injection: A case series. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL, 46(11), 1301-1303. doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2018.04.227
Madden, G. R., Mesner, I. G., Cox, H. L., Mathers, A. J., Lyman, J. A., Sifri, C. D., & Enfield, K. B. (2018). Reduced Clostridium difficile Tests and Laboratory-Identified Events With a Computerized Clinical Decision Support Tool and Financial Incentive. INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY, 39(6), 737-740. doi:10.1017/ice.2018.53
Mathers, A. J., Vegesana, K., Mesner, I. G., Barry, K. E., Pannone, A., Baumann, J., . . . Sifri, C. D. (2018). Intensive Care Unit Wastewater Interventions to Prevent Transmission of Multispecies Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase-Producing Organisms. CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 67(2), 171-178. doi:10.1093/cid/ciy052
Madden, G. R., Weinstein, R. A., & Sifri, C. D. (2018). Diagnostic Stewardship for Healthcare-Associated Infections: Opportunities and Challenges to Safely Reduce Test Use. INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY, 39(2), 214-218. doi:10.1017/ice.2017.278
2017
Grabowski, M. E., Kang, H., Wells, K. M., Sifri, C. D., Mathers, A. J., & Lobo, J. M. (2017). Provider Role in Transmission of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae. INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY, 38(11), 1329-1334. doi:10.1017/ice.2017.216
Cheruvanky, A., Stoesser, N., Sheppard, A. E., Crook, D. W., Hoffman, P. S., Weddle, E., . . . Mathers, A. J. (2017). Enhanced Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase Expression from a Novel Tn4401 Deletion. ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY, 61(6). doi:10.1128/AAC.00025-17
Mathers, A. J., Stoesser, N., Chai, W., Carroll, J., Barry, K., Cherunvanky, A., . . . Sheppard, A. E. (2017). Chromosomal Integration of the Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase Gene, blaKPC, in Klebsiella Species Is Elusive but Not Rare. ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY, 61(3). doi:10.1128/AAC.01823-16
Contreras, G., Diaz, L., Rios, R., Reyes, K. C., Kamboj, M., Lewis, J., . . . Arias, C. (2017). A Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) Approach to Predict Daptomycin (DAP) Susceptibility of Enterococcus faecium. Open forum infectious diseases, 4(Suppl 1), S602.
Cain, S., Sifri, C. D., & Lewis, J. (2017). Septic Arthritis due to Oral Streptococcal Species Following Intra-articular Injection: A Case Series and Retrospective Chart Review. Open forum infectious diseases, 4(Suppl 1), S94.
Sartelli, M., Kluger, Y., Ansaloni, L., Carlet, J., Brink, A., Hardcastle, T. C., . . . Catena, F. (2017). A Global Declaration on Appropriate Use of Antimicrobial Agents across the Surgical Pathway. SURGICAL INFECTIONS, 18(8), 846-853. doi:10.1089/sur.2017.219
Sartelli, M., Labricciosa, F. M., Barbadoro, P., Pagani, L., Ansaloni, L., Brink, A. J., . . . Catena, F. (2017). The Global Alliance for Infections in Surgery: defining a model for antimicrobial stewardship-results from an international cross-sectional survey. WORLD JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY SURGERY, 12. doi:10.1186/s13017-017-0145-2
Bonatti, H. J. R., Sadik, K. W., Krebs, E. D., Sifri, C. D., Pruett, T. L., & Sawyer, R. G. (2017). Clostridium difficile-Associated Colitis Post-Transplant Is Not Associated with Elevation of Tacrolimus Concentrations. SURGICAL INFECTIONS, 18(6), 689-693. doi:10.1089/sur.2016.180
Lewis, J. D., Enfield, K. B., Perl, T. M., & Sifri, C. D. (2017). Preparedness planning and care of patients under investigation for or with Ebola virus disease: A survey of physicians in North America. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL, 45(1), 65-68. doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2016.09.013
2016
Bonatti, H., Sifri, C. D., Larcher, C., Schneeberger, S., Kotton, C., & Geltner, C. (2017). Use of Cidofovir for Cytomegalovirus Disease Refractory to Ganciclovir in Solid Organ Recipients. SURGICAL INFECTIONS, 18(2), 128-136. doi:10.1089/sur.2015.266
Sifri, C. (2016). Microbes in transplantation: Rising to the challenges of resistance.. Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society, 22(S1), 57. doi:10.1002/lt.24656
Sifri, C. D., Burke, G. H., & Enfield, K. B. (2016). Reduced health care-associated infections in an acute care community hospital using a combination of self-disinfecting copper-impregnated composite hard surfaces and linens. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL, 44(12), 1565-1571. doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2016.07.007
Singh, N., Sifri, C. D., Silveira, F. P., Miller, R., Gregg, K. S., Huprikar, S., . . . Sun, H. Y. (2017). Unique characteristics of cryptococcosis identified after death in patients with liver cirrhosis: comparison with concurrent cohort diagnosed antemortem. MEDICAL MYCOLOGY, 55(3), 278-284. doi:10.1093/mmy/myw079
Hazard, R., Enfield, K. B., Low, D. J., Giannetta, E. T., & Sifri, C. D. (2016). Hidden Reservoir: An Outbreak of Tuberculosis in Hospital Employees with No Patient Contact. INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY, 37(9), 1111-1113. doi:10.1017/ice.2016.126
Sheppard, A. E., Stoesser, N., Wilson, D. J., Sebra, R., Kasarskis, A., Anson, L. W., . . . Mathers, A. J. (2016). Nested Russian Doll-Like Genetic Mobility Drives Rapid Dissemination of the Carbapenem Resistance Gene blaKPC. ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY, 60(6), 3767-3778. doi:10.1128/AAC.00464-16
Lewis, J. D., & Sifri, C. D. (2016). Multidrug-Resistant Bacterial Donor-Derived Infections in Solid Organ Transplantation. CURRENT INFECTIOUS DISEASE REPORTS, 18(6). doi:10.1007/s11908-016-0526-9
Lewis, J. D., Enfield, K. B., Cox, H. L., Mathers, A. J., & Sifri, C. D. (2016). A single-center experience with infections due to daptomycin-nonsusceptible Enterococcus faecium in liver transplant recipients. TRANSPLANT INFECTIOUS DISEASE, 18(3), 341-353. doi:10.1111/tid.12523
Shukla, B. S., Shelburne, S., Reyes, K., Kamboj, M., Lewis, J. D., Rincon, S. L., . . . Arias, C. A. (2016). Influence of Minimum Inhibitory Concentration in Clinical Outcomes of Enterococcus faecium Bacteremia Treated With Daptomycin: Is it Time to Change the Breakpoint?. CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 62(12), 1514-1520. doi:10.1093/cid/ciw173
2015
Sheppard, A., Stoesser, N., Wilson, D., Sebra, R., Kasarskis, A., Anson, L., . . . the Modernising Medical Microbiology (MMM) Informatics Group. (2015). Nested Russian Doll-like Genetic Mobility Drives Rapid Dissemination of the Carbapenem Resistance Gene blaKPC. doi:10.1101/033522
Singh, N., Sifri, C. D., Silveira, F. P., Miller, R., Gregg, K. S., Huprikar, S., . . . Sun, H. Y. (2015). Cryptococcosis in Patients With Cirrhosis of the Liver and Posttransplant Outcomes. TRANSPLANTATION, 99(10), 2132-2141. doi:10.1097/TP.0000000000000690
Lewis, J. D., Enfield, K. B., & Sifri, C. D. (2015). Hepatitis B in healthcare workers: Transmission events and guidance for management. WORLD JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY, 7(3), 488-497. doi:10.4254/wjh.v7.i3.488
Lewis, J. D., Enfield, K. B., Mathers, A. J., Giannetta, E. T., & Sifri, C. D. (2015). The Limits of Serial Surveillance Cultures in Predicting Clearance of Colonization with Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae. INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY, 36(7), 835-837. doi:10.1017/ice.2015.57
Green, M., Covington, S., Taranto, S., Wolfe, C., Bell, W., Biggins, S. W., . . . Kaul, D. (2015). Donor-Derived Transmission Events in 2013: A Report of the Organ Procurement Transplant Network Ad Hoc Disease Transmission Advisory Committee. TRANSPLANTATION, 99(2), 282-287. doi:10.1097/TP.0000000000000584
Mathers, A. J., Stoesser, N., Sheppard, A. E., Pankhurst, L., Giess, A., Yeh, A. J., . . . Sifri, C. D. (2015). Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase (KPC)-Producing K-pneumoniae at a Single Institution: Insights into Endemicity from Whole-Genome Sequencing. ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY, 59(3), 1661-1668. doi:10.1128/AAC.04292-14
2014
Enfield, K., Sifri, C. D., Enfield, E., Lewis, J., Quatrara, B., Giannetta, E., . . . Rea, K. (2014). 852Housewide use of Chlorehexidine Bathing to reduce Healthcare Associated Infections. Open forum infectious diseases, 1(Suppl 1), S244.
Lewis, J., Enfield, K., Mathers, A., Giannetta, E., & Sifri, C. D. (2014). 364Utility of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Surveillance Cultures in Predicting Clearance of Colonization. Open forum infectious diseases, 1(Suppl 1), S143.
Sun, H. -Y., Alexander, B. D., Huprikar, S., Forrest, G. N., Bruno, D., Lyon, G. M., . . . Singh, N. (2015). Predictors of Immune Reconstitution Syndrome in Organ Transplant Recipients With Cryptococcosis: Implications for the Management of Immunosuppression. CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 60(1), 36-44. doi:10.1093/cid/ciu711
Cresce, N. D., McManus, K. A., Sifri, C. D., & Wilson, B. B. (2014). Encephalopathy despite thiamine repletion during alcohol withdrawal. CLEVELAND CLINIC JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, 81(6), 350-352. doi:10.3949/ccjm.81a.13103
Taha, M., Kalab, M., Yi, Q. -L., Landry, C., Greco-Stewart, V., Brassinga, A. K., . . . Ramirez-Arcos, S. (2014). Biofilm-forming skin microflora bacteria are resistant to the bactericidal action of disinfectants used during blood donation. TRANSFUSION, 54(11), 2974-2982. doi:10.1111/trf.12728
Enfield, K. B., Huq, N. N., Gosseling, M. F., Low, D. J., Hazen, K. C., Toney, D. M., . . . Sifri, C. D. (2014). Control of Simultaneous Outbreaks of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae and Extensively Drug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Infection in an Intensive Care Unit Using Interventions Promoted in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2012 Carbapenemase-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Toolkit. INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY, 35(7), 810-817. doi:10.1086/676857
Mathers, A. J., Poulter, M., Dirks, D., Carroll, J., Sifri, C. D., & Hazen, K. C. (2014). Clinical Microbiology Costs for Methods of Active Surveillance for Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae. INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY, 35(4), 350-355. doi:10.1086/675603
Gordon, E. J., Mullee, J., Beauvais, N., Warren, E., Theodoropoulos, N., McNatt, G., . . . Ison, M. G. (2014). Education and informed consent about increased risk donor kidneys: a national survey of non-physician transplant providers. TRANSPLANT INFECTIOUS DISEASE, 16(2), 251-260. doi:10.1111/tid.12199
2013
Adler, A., Khabra, E., Chmelnitsky, I., Giakkoupi, P., Vatopoulos, A., Mathers, A. J., . . . Carmeli, Y. (2014). Development and validation of a multiplex PCR assay for identification of the epidemic ST-258/512 KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae clone. DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE, 78(1), 12-15. doi:10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2013.10.003
Lewis, J. D., Bishop, M., Heon, B., Mathers, A. J., Enfield, K. B., & Sifri, C. D. (2013). Admission Surveillance for Carbapenamase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae at a Long-Term Acute Care Hospital. INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY, 34(8), 832-834. doi:10.1086/671263
Hodgson, S. D., Greco-Stewart, V., Jimenez, C. S., Sifri, C. D., Brassinga, A. K. C., & Ramirez-Arcos, S. (2014). Enhanced pathogenicity of biofilm-negative Staphylococcus epidermidis isolated from platelet preparations. TRANSFUSION, 54(2), 461-470. doi:10.1111/trf.12308
Heysell, S. K., Thomas, T. A., Sifri, C. D., Rehm, P. K., & Houpt, E. R. (2013). 18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography for tuberculosis diagnosis and management: a case series. BMC PULMONARY MEDICINE, 13. doi:10.1186/1471-2466-13-14
Mathers, A. J., Carroll, J., Sifri, C. D., & Hazen, K. C. (2013). Modified Hodge Test versus Indirect Carbapenemase Test: Prospective Evaluation of a Phenotypic Assay for Detection of Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase (KPC) in Enterobacteriaceae. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY, 51(4), 1291-1293. doi:10.1128/JCM.03240-12
Ramirez-Arcos, S. M., Taha, M., Sifri, C., & Brassinga, A. K. (2013). BIOFILM-FORMING SKIN FLORA BACTERIA ARE RESISTANT TO THE KILLING ACTION OF DONOR SKIN DISINFECTION. VOX SANGUINIS, 105, 111-112. Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
Day, S. R., Sifri, C. D., & Hoffman, P. S. (2013). Infection of nonphagocytic host cells by legionella.. Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), 954, 463-478. doi:10.1007/978-1-62703-161-5_28
Brassinga, A. K. C., & Sifri, C. D. (2013). The Caenorhabditis elegans model of Legionella infection.. Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), 954, 439-461. doi:10.1007/978-1-62703-161-5_27
Mathers, A. J., Hazen, K. C., Carroll, J., Yeh, A. J., Cox, H. L., Bonomo, R. A., & Sifri, C. D. (2013). First Clinical Cases of OXA-48-Producing Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in the United States: the "Menace" Arrives in the New World (vol 51, pg 680, 2013). JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY, 51(4), 1352. doi:10.1128/JCM.00221-13
2012
Gardenier, J. C., Sawyer, R. G., Sifri, C. D., Brayman, K., Wispelway, B., & Bonatti, H. (2012). Peritonitis Caused by Haemophilus parainfluenzae, Leifsonia aquatica, and Gordonia spp. in a Patient Undergoing Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis. SURGICAL INFECTIONS, 13(6), 409-412. doi:10.1089/sur.2011.009
Mathers, A. J., Hazen, K. C., Carroll, J., Yeh, A. J., Cox, H. L., Bonomo, R. A., & Sifri, C. D. (2013). First Clinical Cases of OXA-48-Producing Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in the United States: the "Menace" Arrives in the New World. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY, 51(2), 680-683. doi:10.1128/JCM.02580-12
Day, S. R., Moore, C. M., Kundzins, J. R., & Sifri, C. D. (2012). Community-associated and healthcare-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus virulence toward Caenorhabditis elegans compared. VIRULENCE, 3(7), 576-582. doi:10.4161/viru.22120
Enfield, K. B., Sharapov, U., Hall, K. K., Leiner, J., Berg, C. L., Xia, G. -L., . . . Sifri, C. D. (2013). Transmission of Hepatitis B Virus From an Orthopedic Surgeon With a High Viral Load. CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 56(2), 218-224. doi:10.1093/cid/cis869
Day, S. R., & Sifri, C. D. (2012). Intoxication vs. infection A decade of studying Burkholderia pseudomallei virulence in a simple infection model. VIRULENCE, 3(6), 471-473. doi:10.4161/viru.22540
Sifri, C. D., & Ison, M. G. (2012). Highly resistant bacteria and donor-derived infections: treading in uncharted territory. TRANSPLANT INFECTIOUS DISEASE, 14(3), 223-228. doi:10.1111/j.1399-3062.2012.00752.x
Bonatti, H., Sifri, C., & Sawyer, R. G. (2012). Successful Liver Transplantation from Donor with Plesiomonas shigelloides Sepsis after Freshwater Drowning: Case Report and Review of Literature on Gram-Negative Bacterial Aspiration during Drowning and Utilization of Organs from Bacteremic Donors. SURGICAL INFECTIONS, 13(2), 114-120. doi:10.1089/sur.2010.018
Baker, A. W., Enfield, K., Mehring, B., Turner, J. C., & Sifri, C. D. (2012). Local influenza-like illness surveillance at a university health system during the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL, 40(7), 606-610. doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2011.12.009
Bonatti, H., Barroso, L. F. I. I., Sawyer, R. G., Kotton, C. N., & Sifri, C. D. (2012). Cryptosporidium enteritis in solid organ transplant recipients: multicenter retrospective evaluation of 10 cases reveals an association with elevated tacrolimus concentrations. TRANSPLANT INFECTIOUS DISEASE, 14(6), 635-648. doi:10.1111/j.1399-3062.2012.00719.x
Taha, M., Greco-Stewart, V., Greco, C., Brown, E. E., Brassinga, A., Sifri, C. D., & Ramirez-Arcos, S. (2012). Biofilm-Positive Staphylococcus epidermidis is Resistant to Donor Skin Disinfection. TRANSFUSION, 52, 44A. Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
2011
Over, B., Heusser, R., McCallum, N., Schulthess, B., Kupferschmied, P., Gaiani, J. M., . . . Meier, P. S. (2011). LytR-CpsA-Psr proteins in Staphylococcus aureus display partial functional redundancy and the deletion of all three severely impairs septum placement and cell separation. FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS, 320(2), 142-151. doi:10.1111/j.1574-6968.2011.02303.x
Tessier, J., & Sifri, C. D. (2011). Epidemiology and prevention of bacterial infections in patients with hematologic malignancies.. Infectious disorders drug targets, 11(1), 11-17. doi:10.2174/187152611794407728
Das, S., Owen, K. A., Ly, K. T., Park, D., Black, S. G., Wilson, J. M., . . . Casanova, J. E. (2011). Brain angiogenesis inhibitor 1 (BAI1) is a pattern recognition receptor that mediates macrophage binding and engulfment of Gram-negative bacteria. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 108(5), 2136-2141. doi:10.1073/pnas.1014775108
Mathers, A. J., Cox, H. L., Kitchel, B., Bonatti, H., Brassinga, A. K. C., Carroll, J., . . . Sifri, C. D. (2011). Molecular Dissection of an Outbreak of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Reveals Intergenus KPC Carbapenemase Transmission through a Promiscuous Plasmid. MBIO, 2(6). doi:10.1128/mBio.00204-11
2010
Sun, H. -Y., Alexander, B. D., Lortholary, O., Dromer, F., Forrest, G. N., Lyon, G. M., . . . Singh, N. (2010). Unrecognized Pretransplant and Donor-Derived Cryptococcal Disease in Organ Transplant Recipients. CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 51(9), 1062-1069. doi:10.1086/656584
Sun, H. -Y., Alexander, B. D., Lortholary, O., Dromer, F., Forrest, G. N., Lyon, G. M., . . . Singh, N. (2010). Cutaneous cryptococcosis in solid organ transplant recipients. MEDICAL MYCOLOGY, 48(6), 785-791. doi:10.3109/13693780903496617
Tchouaffi-Nana, F., Ballard, T. E., Cary, C. H., Macdonald, T. L., Sifri, C. D., & Hoffman, P. S. (2010). Nitazoxanide Inhibits Biofilm Formation by Staphylococcus epidermidis by Blocking Accumulation on Surfaces. ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY, 54(7), 2767-2774. doi:10.1128/AAC.00901-09
Sifri, C. D., Sun, H. -Y., Cacciarelli, T. V., Wispelwey, B., Pruett, T. L., & Singh, N. (2010). Pretransplant Cryptococcosis and Outcome After Liver Transplantation. LIVER TRANSPLANTATION, 16(4), 499-502. doi:10.1002/lt.22024
Osawa, R., Alexander, B. D., Lortholary, O., Dromer, F., Forrest, G. N., Lyon, G. M., . . . Singh, N. (2010). Identifying Predictors of Central Nervous System Disease in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients With Cryptococcosis. TRANSPLANTATION, 89(1), 69-74. doi:10.1097/TP.0b013e3181bcda41
Sadykov, M. R., Mattes, T. A., Luong, T. T., Zhu, Y., Day, S. R., Sifri, C. D., . . . Somerville, G. A. (2010). Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle-Dependent Synthesis of Staphylococcus aureus Type 5 and 8 Capsular Polysaccharides. JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY, 192(5), 1459-1462. doi:10.1128/JB.01377-09
Osawa, R., Alexander, B. D., Forrest, G. N., Lyon, G. M., Somani, J., del Busto, R., . . . Singh, N. (2010). Geographic differences in disease expression of cryptococcosis in solid organ transplant recipients in the United States. ANNALS OF TRANSPLANTATION, 15(4), 77-83. Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
Tholpady, S. S., Sifri, C. D., Sawyer, R. G., Hazen, K. C., Pruett, T. L., & Bonatti, H. (2010). Leuconostoc pseudomesenteroides blood stream infection following liver transplantation. ANNALS OF TRANSPLANTATION, 15(1), 61-66. Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
Dahman, M., Krell, R., Brayman, K., Sawyer, R. G., Cathro, H. P., Hagspiel, K. D., . . . Bonatti, H. J. R. (2010). Simultaneous Clostridium difficile-associated colitis and late-onset intestinal cytomegalovirus disease in a renal transplant recipient. ANNALS OF TRANSPLANTATION, 15(4), 72-76. Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/