Assistant Professor, Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine
Infectious Disease
Dr. Kerri A. Thom, MD
Doctor Kerri A. Thom, MD is an expert in the field of Infectious Disease. She attended University of Florida College of Medicine. University of Florida College of Medicine has a rank of 43 in research and a 78 in primary care Kerri Thom is a published doctor and has 47 publications published. The lastest was: 'Pseudomonas aeruginosa Colonization in the Intensive Care Unit: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Clinical Outcomes.' She accepts Medicare payments and is registered with Medicare.gov.
Publications
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa Colonization in the Intensive Care Unit: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Clinical Outcomes.
- A Multicenter Longitudinal Study of Hospital-Onset Bacteremia: Time for a New Quality Outcome Measure?
- Surgical site infection after renal transplantation.
- Risk factors for central-line-associated bloodstream infections: a focus on comorbid conditions.
- Treatment of multidrug-resistant pseudomonas aeruginosa using extended-infusion antimicrobial regimens.
- A randomized crossover trial to decrease bacterial contamination on hospital scrubs.
- Preventing the transmission of multidrug-resistant organisms: modeling the relative importance of hand hygiene and environmental cleaning interventions.
- Effectiveness of an antimicrobial polymer to decrease contamination of environmental surfaces in the clinical setting.
- Frequency of Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase (KPC)-Producing and Non-KPC-Producing Klebsiella Species Contamination of Healthcare Workers and the Environment.
- Point Prevalence of Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae in Maryland.
- Prior colonization is associated with increased risk of antibiotic-resistant Gram-negative bacteremia in cancer patients.
- Successful implementation of a unit-based quality nurse to reduce central line-associated bloodstream infections.
- Comparison of total hospital-acquired bloodstream infections to central line-associated bloodstream infections and implications for outcome measures in infection control.
- Is hand hygiene before putting on nonsterile gloves in the intensive care unit a waste of health care worker time?-A randomized controlled trial.
- Infection Prevention in the Cancer Center.
- A randomized controlled trial of enhanced cleaning to reduce contamination of healthcare worker gowns and gloves with multidrug-resistant bacteria.
- Risk of Acquiring Extended-Spectrum ?-Lactamase-Producing Klebsiella Species and Escherichia coli from Prior Room Occupants in the Intensive Care Unit.
- The effect of terminal cleaning on environmental contamination rates of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii.
- Automated hand hygiene count devices may better measure compliance than human observation.
- In Process Citation.
- Assessing sensitivity and specificity in new diagnostic tests: the importance and challenges of study populations.
- Assessing the Burden of Acinetobacter baumannii in Maryland: A Statewide Cross-Sectional Period Prevalence Survey.
- Comparison of swab and sponge methodologies for identification of Acinetobacter baumannii from the hospital environment.
- Risk factors for central line-associated bloodstream infections in the era of best practice.
- Ecthyma Gangrenosum Caused by Psedumonas aeruginosa.
- Methods and recommendations for evaluating and reporting a new diagnostic test.
- Transfer of multidrug-resistant bacteria to healthcare workers' gloves and gowns after patient contact increases with environmental contamination.
- Environmental contamination because of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii surrounding colonized or infected patients.
- Risk Factors for Development of Intestinal Colonization with Imipenem-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the Intensive Care Unit Setting.
- Genomic comparison of multi-drug resistant invasive and colonizing Acinetobacter baumannii isolated from diverse human body sites reveals genomic plasticity.
- Increased mortality with accessory gene regulator (agr) dysfunction in Staphylococcus aureus among bacteremic patients.
- Emergence of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase-producing bacteria.
- Patients with Acinetobacter baumannii bloodstream infections are colonized in the gastrointestinal tract with identical strains.
- Frequent multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii contamination of gloves, gowns, and hands of healthcare workers.
- Low prevalence of Acinetobacter baumannii colonization on hospital admission.
- Empiric antibiotic therapy for Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia may not reduce in-hospital mortality: a retrospective cohort study.
- Bacterial contamination of health care workers' white coats.
- Controlling for severity of illness in outcome studies involving infectious diseases: impact of measurement at different time points.
- Clinical utility of infection control documentation of prior methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization or infection for optimization of empirical antibi...
- Commentary: preventing Clostridium difficile-associated disease: is it time to pay the piper?
- Detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant enterococci on the gowns and gloves of healthcare workers.
- Increasing prevalence of gastrointestinal colonization with ceftazidime-resistant gram-negative bacteria among intensive care unit patients.
- The Maryland aggregate pathology index: a deceased donor kidney biopsy scoring system for predicting graft failure.
- Gastrointestinal infections in immunocompromised hosts.
- Comparative effectiveness of nafcillin or cefazolin versus vancomycin in methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia.
- Impact of empiric antimicrobial therapy on outcomes in patients with Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteremia: a cohort study.
Schools
University Of Florida
Doctors Specialties
- Infectious Disease Medicine
- Infectious Disease
Accepted Insurances
Education
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University of Maryland -
University of Florida College of Medicine
Hospital
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University of Maryland Medical Center
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| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1205950342 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | THOM |
| First Name Of The Provider | KERRI |
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