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Research Interests
My research interests are in the areas of healthcare epidemiology and infection prevention and control, particularly Clostridium difficile infections. I am exploring various aspects of C. difficile infection, including clinical and molecular epidemiology, diagnosis, antibiotic resistance, and host immune response. The primary aims of my K23-funded translational research are to optimize the diagnosis of C. difficile infection by validating several existing and emerging diagnostic testing strategies in children with the ultimate goal of accurately differentiating C. difficile colonization and infection. Other areas of investigation includes the use of whole genome sequencing to assess antibiotic resistance determinants and virulence factors of emerging strains of C. difficile, namely DH/NAP11/106, as well as identifying transmission and evolution of C. difficile clones in a pediatric population.
Healthcare epidemiology; infection prevention and control; Clostridium difficile; bacterial genomics
All areas of pediatric infectious diseases, with a particular interest in healthcare-associated infections, Clostridium difficile infection, and infections caused by antibiotic resistant organisms.
Training Experience
| 2010 | Residency, University of Chicago Hospitals |
| 2014 | Fellowship, Northwestern University, McGaw Medical Center (Children’s Memorial Hospital) |
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
MSCI, Northwestern University
… → 2015
MD, Medicine, Saint Louis University
… → 2006
Research interests keywords
- Bacteriology
- Epidemiology
- Genomics
- Infectious Diseases
- Microbiology
- Molecular Diagnostics
- Pediatrics
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Grants
- 18 Finished
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Acute Flaccid Myelitis Enhanced Surveillance
Chicago Department of Public Health
9/24/18 → 6/30/19
Project: Research project
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IMPLEMENTING DIAGNOSTIC STEWARDSHIP TO REDUCE ANTIBIOTIC USE AND RESISTANCE IN CRITICALLY ILL CHILDREN
5/1/18 → 5/1/20
Project: Research project
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Association Between Clostridium innocuum and Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea in Adults and Children: A Cross-sectional Study and Comparative Genomics Analysis
Cherny, K. E., Muscat, E. B., Balaji, A., Mukherjee, J., Ozer, E. A., Angarone, M. P., Hauser, A. R., Sichel, J. S., Amponsah, E. & Kociolek, L. K., Feb 8 2023, In: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. 76, 3, p. e1244-e1251Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Clostridioides difficile Infection in Hospitalized Pediatric Patients: Comparisons of Epidemiology, Testing, and Treatment from 2013 to 2019
Edwards, P. T., Thurm, C. W., Hall, M., Busing, J. D., Kahn, S. A., Kellermayer, R., Kociolek, L. K., Oliva-Hemker, M. M., Sammons, J. S., Weatherly, M., Edwards, K. M. & Nicholson, M. R., Jan 2023, In: journal of pediatrics. 252, p. 111-116.e1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Implementation of a Structured Process for Clinically Indicated Testing for Clostridioides difficile Infections in Pediatric Oncology and Stem Cell Transplant
Kusma, M., Little, J. & Kociolek, L., 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nursing.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Association of Diagnostic Stewardship for Blood Cultures in Critically Ill Children with Culture Rates, Antibiotic Use, and Patient Outcomes: Results of the Bright STAR Collaborative
Woods-Hill, C. Z., Colantuoni, E. A., Koontz, D. W., Voskertchian, A., Xie, A., Thurm, C., Miller, M. R., Fackler, J. C., Milstone, A. M., Agulnik, A., Albert, J. E. M., Auth, M. J., Bradley, E., Clayton, J. A., Coffin, S. E., Dallefeld, S., Ezetendu, C. P., Fainberg, N. A., Flaherty, B. F., Foster, C. B., & 19 others, Jul 2022, In: JAMA Pediatrics. 176, 7, p. 690-698 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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COVID-19-Related Submission Priorities from the Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
Green, M., Adler-Shohet, F. C., Blyth, C. C., Chiotos, K., Gerber, J. S., Jhaveri, R., Kociolek, L., Martin-Blais, R., Palazzi, D., Shane, A. L., Schuster, J. E., Shulman, S. T., Storch, G. A., Weinberg, G. A. & Zaoutis, T., Jan 1 2022, In: Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. 11, 1, p. 1-2 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
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