Featured publications
HOME2: household vs. personalized decolonization in households of children with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus skin and soft tissue infection – a randomized clinical trial
December 1, 2021
Hogan PG, Parrish KL, Mork RL, Boyle MG, Muenks CE, Thompson RM, Morelli JJ, Sullivan ML, Hunstad DA, Bubeck Wardenburg J, Rzhetsky A, Gehlert SJ, Burnham CD, Fritz SA. HOME2: household vs. personalized decolonization in households of children with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus skin and soft tissue infection – a randomized clinical trial. Clin Infect Dis 2021; 73:e4568-e4577. PMCID: PMC8653631.
Longitudinal, strain specific Staphylococcus aureus introduction and transmission events in a prospective cohort study of households with community-associated methicillin-resistant S. aureus skin and soft tissue infection
February 1, 2020
Mork RL, Hogan PG, Muenks CE, Boyle MG, Thompson RM, Sullivan ML, Morelli JJ, Seigel J, Orscheln RC, Bubeck Wardenburg J, Gehlert SJ, Burnham CD, Rzhetsky A, Fritz SA. Longitudinal, strain specific Staphylococcus aureus introduction and transmission events in a prospective cohort study of households with community-associated methicillin-resistant S. aureus skin and soft tissue infection. Lancet Infect Dis 2020; 20:188-198. PMCID: PMC6995751.
Environmental methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus contamination, persistent colonization, and subsequent skin and soft tissue infection
March 30, 2020
Hogan PG, Mork RL, Thompson RM, Muenks CE, Boyle MG, Sullivan ML, Morelli JJ, Williams CV, Sanchez N, Hunstad DA, Bubeck Wardenburg J, Gehlert SJ, Burnham CD, Rzhetsky A, Fritz SA. Environmental methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus contamination, persistent colonization, and subsequent skin and soft tissue infection. JAMA Pediatr 2020; 174:552-562. PMCID: PMC7105954.
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: The Effects Are More Than Skin Deep
May 11, 2019
Muenks CE, Sewell WC, Hogan PG, Thompson RM, Ross DG, Wang JW, Morelli JJ, Gehlert SJ, Fritz SA. Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: The Effects Are More Than Skin Deep. J Pediatr. 2018 Aug;199:158-165. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.04.002. Epub 2018 May 11. PubMed PMID: 29759849; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6063792.
A placebo-controlled trial of antibiotics for smaller skin abscesses
June 29, 2017
Daum RS, Miller LG, Immergluck L, Fritz S, Creech CB, Young D, Kumar N, Downing M, Pettibone S, Hoagland R, Eells SJ, Boyle MG, Parker TC, Chambers HF. A placebo-controlled trial of antibiotics for smaller skin abscesses. New Engl J Med 2017; 376:2545-2555. PMCID: PMC6886470.
Emergence of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains in the neonatal intensive care unit: An infection prevention and patient safety challenge
July 1, 2016
Reich PJ, Boyle MG, Hogan PG, Johnson AJ, Wallace MA, Elward AM, Warner BB, Burnham CD, Fritz SA. Emergence of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains in the neonatal intensive care unit: An infection prevention and patient safety challenge. Clin Microbiol Infect 2016;22:645.e1-8. PMCID: PMC4987169.
A serologic correlate of protective immunity against community-onset Staphylococcus aureus infection
June 1, 2013
Fritz SA, Tiemann KM, Hogan PG, Epplin EK, Rodriguez M, Al-Zubeidi DN, Bubeck Wardenburg J, Hunstad DA. A serologic correlate of protective immunity against community-onset Staphylococcus aureus infection. Clin Infect Dis2013; 56:1554-1561. PMCID: PMC3641868.
Household versus individual approaches to eradication of community-associated Staphylococcus aureus in children: a randomized trial
December 23, 2011
Fritz SA, Hogan PG, Hayek G, Eisenstein KA, Rodriguez M, Epplin EK, Garbutt J, Fraser VJ. Household versus individual approaches to eradication of community-associated Staphylococcus aureus in children: a randomized trial. Clin Infect Dis 2012; 54:743-751. PMCID: PMC3284213.
Recent publications
- Infection prevention—how can we prevent transmission of community-onset methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus?Kao, C. M. & Fritz, S. A., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Clinical Microbiology and Infection.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
- Healthcare worker perceptions surrounding Staphylococcus aureus transmission and prevention practices in the neonatal intensive care unitPartha, S. S., Malone, S. M., Bizzle, M., Ikpeama, G., Reich, P. J., Schuetz, C. R. & Fritz, S. A., Dec 5 2023, In: Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 44, 12, p. 1953-1958 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Diagnostic and commensal Staphylococcus pseudintermedius genomes reveal niche adaptation through parallel selection of defense mechanismsSawhney, S. S., Vargas, R. C., Wallace, M. A., Muenks, C. E., Lubbers, B. V., Fritz, S. A., Burnham, C. A. D. & Dantas, G., Dec 2023, In: Nature communications. 14, 1, 7065.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Invasive Community-Onset Gram-Positive Infections From July 2018 Through December 2022 at 2 Children's HospitalsEngstrom, E. E., Plattner, A. S., McNeil, J. C., Hulten, K. G., Reich, P. J., Boyle, M. G., Dunn, J. J., Fritz, S. A. & Kaplan, S. L., Nov 1 2023, In: Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 10, 11, ofad563.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Priorities and Progress in Gram-positive Bacterial Infection Research by the Antibacterial Resistance Leadership Group: A Narrative ReviewDoernberg, S. B., Arias, C. A., Altman, D. R., Babiker, A., Boucher, H. W., Buddy Creech, C., Cosgrove, S. E., Evans, S. R., Fowler, V. G., Fritz, S. A., Hamasaki, T., Kelly, B. J., Leal, S. M., Liu, C., Lodise, T. P., Miller, L. G., Munita, J. M., Murray, B. E., Pettigrew, M. M., Ruffin, F., & 7 othersScheetz, M. H., Shopsin, B., Tran, T. T., Turner, N. A., Williams, D. J., Zaharoff, S. & Holland, T. L., Oct 15 2023, In: Clinical Infectious […]
- Navigating success for early stage investigators—practical words of adviceRoland, D., Van Driest, S. L., Heerman, W. J., King, K. Y., Maitre, N. L., Fritz, S. A. & Barkin, S., Sep 2023, In: Pediatric research. 94, 3, p. 1248 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate
- Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia in Pediatric Patients: Uncovering a Rural Health ChallengeWhittington, K. J., Malone, S. M., Hogan, P. G., Ahmed, F., Flowers, J. A., Milburn, G., Morelli, J. J., Newland, J. G. & Fritz, S. A., Jul 1 2023, In: Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 10, 7, p. S16-S20 ofad296.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Going Back in Time: Increasing Penicillin Susceptibility among Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Osteoarticular Infections in ChildrenMcNeil, J. C., Sommer, L. M., Vallejo, J. G., Boyle, M., Hulten, K. G., Kaplan, S. L. & Fritz, S. A., Jan 2023, In: Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy. 67, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Perceived barriers and facilitators to the adoption of telemedicine infectious diseases consultations in southeastern Missouri hospitalsNyoni, T., Evers, E. C., Pérez, M., Jeffe, D. B., Fritz, S. A., Colditz, G. A. & Burnham, J. P., 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Adherence to and experiences of K–12 students in modified and standard home quarantine during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in MissouriWorrell, M. C., Malone, S., Dawson, P., Fritz, S. A., Thomas, E., Peeler, B., Rains, C., Tinker, S. C., Neatherlin, J. C., Barrios, L., Mooney, J., Towns, K., Newland, J. & Salzer, J. S., Jan 2023, In: PloS one. 18, 1 January, e0275404.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review