Pavillion Building, Suite 207
Philadelphia, PA 19107
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Most Recent Peer-reviewed Publications
- Fatal case of Weeksella virosa sepsis
- Infections in heart and lung transplant recipients
- Sterility of the personal protection system in total joint arthroplasty
- Erratum: In vitro susceptibility patterns of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus and coagulase-negative Staphylococcus corneal isolates to antibiotics (Comea (2010) 29 (1131-1135))
- In vitro susceptibility patterns of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus and coagulase-negative staphylococcus corneal isolates to antibiotics
Medical School
PhD, University of Texas Medical Branch - Galveston - 1972
Fellowship
Fellow, American Academy of Microbiology
Board Certification
Diplomate American Board of Medical Microbiology
University Appointment
Professor
Director, Clinical Microbiology
Research and Clinical Interests
Our clinical laboratory is engaged in translational research related to the detection and characterization of infectious diseases. This includes work on new laboratory instruments and methods of microbe detection, plus automation and its effect on workload. We are active in clinical trials of new tests and laboratory instrumentation. Currently this has led us to be involved with molecular and physical methods of detecting infection that are alternatives to traditional cultural techniques. Examples of these activities are listed below:
- Evaluation of the Blood Culture Instrument BD Bactec FX
- Evaluation of the Prodesse PCR Assay for Clostridium difficile
- Roche Amplicor Chlamydia, Chlamydia/Gonorrhea, TB, and HCV PCR Assays
- Roche COBAS AMPLICOR automated PCR Instrument
- Roche AmpliPrep automated specimen preparation instrument for PCR
- Development of blood culture media leading to BD Lytic medium for blood cultures