AMY J. RAY, MD, MPH
Education Case Western Reserve University Doctor of Medicine 1998-2001
Case Western Reserve University Master of Public Health 2005-2009
Post-Graduate Training University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH Accelerated Internal Medicine Residency 2000-2003
University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH Chief Medical Resident 2003-2004
University Hospitals of Cleveland, OH Fellow, Division of Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine 2004-2006
Contact Information Office Address: 2500 MetroHealth Drive, Cleveland, OH, 44109 Office Phone: (216) 778-5709 Pager: (216)-207-6947 Email: aray2@metrohealth.org; [email protected] Fax: (216)-778-3019 Home Address: 10780 Blueberry Hill Drive, Kirtland, OH 44094 Cell: 440-223-8698
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
Medical Director of Employee Health, The MetroHealth System 1/20-present
Medical Director of Infection Prevention, The MetroHealth System 4/19-present
Medical Director of Special Diseases Care Unit, The MetroHealth System 4/19-present
Associate Division Chief for Clinical and Educational Affairs, Division of Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine Amy J. Ray, MD, MPH 3/7/2020
University Hospitals Case Medical Center 7/15-2/19
Chief of Staff University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center Medical Staff 4/11-1/13
Hospital Epidemiologist University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center 1/11-2/19
Medical Director University Hospitals System Infection Control Committee 1/08-2/19
ACADEMIC APPPOINTMENTS
Associate Professor Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine 7/15-present
Assistant Professor Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine 7/10-6/15
Instructor of Medicine Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine 11/06-6/10
Clinical Senior Instructor Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine 7/03-7/04
CERTIFICATION and LICENSURE
Ohio State Medical Board License number 35.082712 2000-present
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine Initial certification 2003-2013 Recertification 2013-2023
American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Diseases 2
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Initial certification 2006-2016 Recertification 2016-2026
HONORS AND AWARDS
Robert C. Byrd Scholarship State of West Virginia, 1990-1991
Chemical Rubber Company Freshman Chemistry Student of the Year Oral Roberts University, 1990-1991
Outstanding Chemistry Department Senior Oral Roberts University, 1993-1994
President’s List Scholar Oral Roberts University, 1990-1994
Provost’s Scholarship Oral Roberts University, 1990-1994 Dean’s Scholarship Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 1997-2001
Max. E. Miller Award for intellectual curiosity, discipline in evaluating clinical data, and exemplary patient care, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 5/01
William A. Bernbaum, M.D. Award for internship excellence University Hospitals of Cleveland, Department of Medicine Residency Program, 5/01
Ivan E. Shalit Award for excellence in the care of patients, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 5/01
Jonathan Freeman Scholarship, Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, 10/04
YWCA Woman of Professional Excellence, 4/15
University Hospitals Leadership Academy, 3/16-5/17
2018 Barry Farr Award, The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
Infectious Diseases Society of America, Member 2003-present
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Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America, Member, 2008-present
American College of Physician Executives, Member 2012-2014
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES Advisory groups Advisory Board Meeting, Cubist Pharmaceuticals Medical Affairs, 5/31/13-6/1/13
COMMITTEE SERVICE National National Quality Forum Member, Infectious Diseases Technical Advisory Panel of the National Voluntary Consensus Standards for Patient Outcomes project, 2009
Infectious Diseases Society of America Member, Quality Improvement Committee, October 2016-October 2018
Hospital Affiliate University Hospitals Richmond Medical Center Infection Control Committee, Chairperson 11/06-1/12
University Hospitals Richmond Medical Center Quality Management/Utilization Review Committee, Member 1/07-1/12
University Hospitals Case Medical Center Infection Control Committee, Member 1/08-2/19
University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center Medical Executive Committee, Chairperson 4/11-1/13
University Hospitals Health System High Level Disinfection Task Force, Chairperson 8/12-6/15
University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center Member, Board of Directors, 5/14-5/16 Quality and Professional Affairs Committee of the Board of Directors, Chairperson, 5/14-5/16
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The MetroHealth Medical Center Infection Prevention Committee, Chairperson 4/29/19-present
The MetroHealth Medical Center Quality Improvement Internal Medicine Residency Steering Committee 9/9/19-present
The MetroHealth Medical Center Hospital Medicine Peer Review Committee 10/15/19-present
TEACHING ACTIVITIES Community teaching and continuing medical education: Influenza in the 21st Century: A Seasonal Illness and a Global Threat, University Hospitals Conneaut Medical Center Staff Presentation, 12/16/08
New Technology in Infection Control, Northeast Ohio Infectious Diseases Roundtable (NEORT), 2/2/08
Infection Control Reminder University Hospitals Extended Care Campus Medical Executive Committee, 4/14/08
Acinetobacter Inservice, University Hospitals Extended Care Campus Medical Staff meeting, 6/11/08
Management of Infectious Diseases Outbreaks: Case History at UH, University Hospitals Quality Board Meeting, 9/12/08
Management of Infectious Diseases Outbreaks: Case History at UH, University Hospitals Case Medical Center Quality Board, 10/15/08
Influenza in the 21st Century: A Seasonal Illness and a Global Threat, University Hospitals Richmond Medical Center Staff Presentation, 10/22/08
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, Northeast Ohio Infectious Diseases Roundtable (NEORT), 10/12/08
Herpes Zoster, aka “Shingles”. Senior Lunch and Learn University Hospitals Richmond Medical Center, 11/7/08
Management of Infectious Diseases Outbreaks: Case History at University Hospitals Extended Care Campus, Board of Directors meeting, 11/12/08
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Moderator, Symposium on multi-drug resistant organisms and C. difficile: National and local Issues, UH Case Medical Center, Division of Infectious Diseases, 11/08
How to Isolate and Control Pathogens in the Long-Term Care Setting, Nursing Facility Council Meeting, University Hospitals Geauga Medical Center, 11/2008
The Use of Vaporized Hydrogen Peroxide Room Decontamination during an Outbreak of Acinetobacter baumannii at a Long Term Acute Care Hospital, STERIS Infection Control Forum, 1/09
Hand Hygiene and Prevention of Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infection, University Hospitals Case Medical Center Quality Board meeting, 4/09
Hand Hygiene, University Hospitals Bedford Medical Center Grand Rounds, 4/09
Hand Hygiene, University Hospitals Case Medical Center Quality Liaisons Committee meeting, 4/09
The State of Infection Control, University Hospitals Richmond Medical Center Grand Rounds, 5/15/09
The Use of Vaporized Hydrogen Peroxide Room Decontamination during an Outbreak of Acinetobacter baumannii at a Long Term Acute Care Hospital, American Professionals of Infection Control Annual Conference, 6/10/09
Community-acquired MRSA, University Hospitals Mentor Health Center, House Calls CME Presentation, 6/23/09
Pandemic H1N1 Influenza A Vaccine, University Hospitals System Medication, Safety, and Therapeutics, 9/09
Pandemic H1N1 Influenza A, University Hospitals Geauga Medical Center, Primary Care Institute, 9/09
Pandemic H1N1 Influenza A, University Hospitals Richmond Medical Center Grand Rounds, 9/09
Novel H1N1 and the Obstetric Patient, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Grand Rounds, University Hospitals Geauga Medical Center, 9/09
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Novel H1N1 and the Obstetric Patient, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Grand Rounds, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, 9/09
Pandemic H1N1 Influenza A, University Hospitals Geauga Medical Center, Continuing Medical Education, 10/13/2009
Swine Flu (H1N1): Protecting Your Family, Schools, & Community, Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C®) Eastern Campus, panel discussant, 11/2/09
Pandemic H1N1 Influenza A, Public Affairs Lunch Discussion; Case Western Reserve University, 11/6/09
Staying Healthy During Influenza Season, Curtis Wright Business Parkway, 12/3/09
Pandemic H1N1 Influenza A Vaccine Update, University Hospitals Chief Nursing Officers, 11/13/09
The State of Infection Control, Fifth Annual STERIS Infection Control Forum, 4/30/10
Transmission Interrupted, Society of Gastroenterology Nurses National Meeting, 5/1/10
Primary Prevention of Infectious Diseases: A Vaccine Update, APN (advanced practice nurses) Conference, 3/28/12
Infection Control and Prevention in the ICU, Department of Medicine Grand Rounds, Akron General Hospital, 4/4/12
Highly-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Northeast Ohio, STERIS 2012 Infection Control Forum 11/3/12
Group A Streptococcal Infections, University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center Grand Rounds, 10/29/13
Ebola Preparedness, Wellness Council of Northeast Ohio meeting, 12/9/14
Strengthening Ebola Preparedness-A Case Study in Leveraging Effective Infection Control Measures, Virtual Conference, The Cost & Quality Academy, 12/16/14
The Flu and You: Understanding Influenza Epidemiology, University Hospitals Center for Clinical Research and Technology staff meeting, 2/13/15
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Clostridium difficile infection: Modern Day Scourge, University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center Grand Rounds, 1/27/15
Challenges of C. difficile Infection, Breakout Session, 7th University Hospitals Department of Medicine Quality Summit, 9/23/17
COVID-19 Update, The MetroHealth Quality Board of Directors. 2/12/2020
COVID-19 Testing and Infection Prevention Update, Organization Leadership Committee, The MetroHealth System, 5/1/20
COVID-19 Update, The MetroHealth System Shared Nursing Goverance, 7/22/20
COVID-19 Update, The MetroHealth System Human Resources Townhall, 8/7/20
The State of COVID-19: What You Need to Know, DRI Medical Liability and Health Care Law Seminar, 8/20/20
TEACHING ACTIVITIES Undergraduate and post graduate medical education: Hand Hygiene, Protecting our Patients, Protecting Ourselves, postgraduate didactic for trainees in medicine, surgery, and podiatry, University Hospitals Richmond Medical Center, 5 hours, 4/16/08
Acinetobacter baumannii: Epidemiology and Outbreaks within the UH System, University Hospitals Department of Medicine, Morbidity and Mortality Conference, 20 hours, 7/17/08
Introduction to Infection Control, Case Western Reserve University Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine fellows’ didactic, 3 hours, 8/08
Block 1 Table Top Exercise Pandemic Influenza, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine MS1, 20 hours, 7/17/2009
Infection Control Reminder, University Hospitals Department of Medicine, Intern Orientation, 3 hours, 6/17/09
Infection Control Reminder, University Hospitals Richmond Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Intern Orientation, 3 hours, 6/22/09
The State of Infection Control, University Hospitals Case Medical Center Department of Neurological Surgery residents’ didactic, 3 hours, 6/24/09
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The State of Infection Control, Case Western Reserve University Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine fellows’ didactic, 3 hours, 7/6/09
Block 1 TableTop Exercise Pandemic Influenza, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine MS1, 20 hours, 7/17/09
The Febrile Patient, University Hospitals Department of Medicine, Morbidity and Mortality Conference, 20 hours, 8/28/09
Block 5 Clinical Immersion Week, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine MS2, 10 hours, Oct 19-21, 2009
Critical Care and Pandemic H1N1 Influenza A, University Hospitals Department of Medicine Morbidity and Mortality Conference, 10 hours, 11/13/09
The State of Infection Control, University Hospitals Department of Medicine Grand Rounds, 10 hours, 3/16/10
ENT Infections, University Hospitals otolaryngology residents’ didactic, 10 hours, 4/22/10
IQ plus diabetic foot infection group facilitator, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine MS1, 10 hours, 5/21/10
Block 1 Table Top Exercise Pandemic Influenza, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine MS1, 20 hours, 7/16/2010
Infection Control Basics, University Hospitals Richmond Medical Center postgraduate didactic for trainees in medicine, surgery, and podiatry, 5 hours, 1/19/12
Primary Prevention of Infectious Diseases: A Vaccine Update, Case Western Reserve University Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine fellows’ didactic, 3 hours, 5/7/12
Block 5 Clinical Immersion Week Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine MS2, 5 hours 10/11/12
Group A Streptococcal Infections, University Hospitals Department of Medicine, Morbidity & Mortality Conference, 20 hours, 10/25/13
Block 5 Infectious Diseases/Microbiology MS2 group facilitator, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 8 hours, 9/19/14 and 10/3/14
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Block 5 Infectious Diseases/Microbiology MS2 group facilitator, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 8 hours, 9/9/16 and 9/30/16
Severe Skin and Soft Tissue Infections, University Hospitals Critical Care Medicine fellowship didactic, 10/5/16
Block 5 Host Defense Host Response MS2 exam grader, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 8 hours, 11/9/2016-11/12/2016
Invasive Staphylococcal Disease, University Hospitals Department of Medicine, Morbidity & Mortality Conference, 6/9/17
Block 5 Infectious Diseases/Microbiology MS2 group facilitator, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 8 hours, 9/8/17 and 9/29/17
Block 5 Host Defense Host Response MS2 exam grader, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 8 hours, 11/2/17-11/13/17
Block 5 Host Defense Host Response MS2, IQ facilitator, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, weeks of 8/19, 8/26, 9/9, 9/16, 9/23 and 10/30.
Acute Meningitis, lecture, Block 5 Host Defense Host Response MS2, preparation time 8 hours, 8/28/19
Block 5 Infectious Diseases/Microbiology MS2 medium-sized group facilitator, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 4 hours, 9/13/19
Acute Meningitis, lecture, Graduate Medical Education noon conference, MetroHealth internal medicine program, 10/28/19
Block 5 Host Defense Host Response MS2 exam grader, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 8 hours, 11/7/19-11/18/19
History and Physical Examination reviewer, MS3, Case Western Reserve School of Medicine Internal Medicine core clerkship, MetroHealth. 3 hours, 11/12/19- 12/2/19
nCov-19 Update, MetroHealth Pulmonary Critical Care noon conference, 2/3/20
COVID-19 Update, MetroHealth internal medicine conferences, 2/25/20 and 3/19/20
COVID-19 Update, MetroHealth Emergency Department Update, 3/26/20
COVID-19 Update, MetroHealth Pediatric Grand Rounds, 3/26/20
COVID-19 Update, MetroHealth Life Flight conference, 3/30/20 10
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COVID-19 Update, MetroHealth Medical Staff Meeting, 3/31/20
COVID-19 Update, MetroHealth Medical Executive Committee, 7/10/20
COVID-19 Update, MetroHealth Department of Otolaryngology retreat, 7/29/20
Acute Meningitis, lecture, Block 5 Host Defense Host Response MS2, preparation time 8 hours, 8/24/20
CIVIC ACTIVITIES Infectious Diseases Advisor to The Cleveland Orchestra, Feb 2020-present
Infectious Diseases and Infection Prevention Advisor to Case Western Reserve University, Feb 2020-present
RESEARCH SUPPORT
Principal Investigator, Prevalence and Significance of Clostridium difficile Infection in a Large African Referral Hospital; Funding Source: Case/CCF Digestive Health Research Center (DHRC), and STERIS Corporation for Infectious Diseases Research Support for Investigators (STERIS); 3/2012- 3/2013
Principal Investigator, The Use of Vaporized Hydrogen Peroxide as a Novel Means of Decontaminating Operating Rooms During an Outbreak of Surgical Site Infections; Funding source: STERIS Corporation for Infectious Diseases Research Support for Investigators (Steris); 2012-2013
Co-Investigator, (Donskey, PI) R18 HS20004-01A1. An environmental disinfection intervention to control Clostridium difficile. Funding source: Agency for Healthcare Research Quality; 2011-2014, 10% effort.
Co-Investigator, (Salata, PI) Automated Cluster Detection in Hospitals (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Epicenters III); Funding source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (DHHS) (Government), Grant number 1U54CK000172, 2/13-1/15
BIBLIOGRAPHY Peer Reviewed Articles
1. Ray AJ, Hoyen CK, Taub TF, Eckstein EC, Donskey CJ. Nosocomial transmission of vancomycin-resistant enterococci from surfaces. JAMA. 2002; 287(11): 1400-1401.
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2. Ray AJ, Hoyen CK, Eckstein EC, Donskey CJ. Improving healthcare workers’ compliance with hand hygiene: is a picture worth a thousand words? Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2002; 23 (23):418-419.
3. Ray AJ, Hoyen CK, Das SM, Eckstein EC, Donskey CJ. Undetected vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus stool colonization in a Veterans Affairs Hospital using a Clostridium difficile-focused surveillance strategy. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2002; 23 (8): 474-477.
4. Ray AJ, Donskey CJ. Clostridium difficile infection and concurrent vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus stool colonization in a health care worker: case report and review of the literature. American Journal of Infection Control. 2003 Feb; 31(1):54-56.
5. Donskey CJ, Ray AJ, Hoyen CK, Fuldauer PD, Aron DC, Salvator A, Bonomo RA. Colonization and infection with multiple nosocomial pathogens among patients colonized with vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2003; 24(4):242-245.
6. Ray, AJ, Pultz NJ, Bhalla A, Hoyen CK, Eckstein EC, Donskey CJ. Coexistence of vancomycin-resistant Enterococci and Staphylococcus aureus in the intestinal tracts of hospitalized patients. Clin Infect Dis. 2003; 37(7):875-881.
7. Bhalla A, Pultz NJ, Ray AJ, Hoyen CK, Eckstein EC, Donskey CJ. Antianerobic antibiotic therapy promotes overgrowth of antibiotic- resistant Enterococci in the stool of colonized patients. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2003; 24(9): 644-649.
8. Bhalla A, Pultz NJ, Gries DM, Ray AJ, Eckstein EC, Aron DC, Donskey CJ. Acquisition of nosocomial pathogens on hands after contact with environmental surfaces near hospitalized patients. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2004; 25(2): 164-167.
9. Arfons L, Ray AJ, Donskey CJ. Clostridium difficile infection among health care workers receiving antibiotic therapy. Clin Infect Dis. 2005; 40(9):1384- 1385.
10. Perez F, Endimiani A, Ray AJ, Decker BK, Wallace CJ, Hujer KM, Ecker DJ, Adams MD, Toltzis P, Dul MJ, Windau A, Bajaksouzian S, Jacobs MR, Salata RA, Bonomo RA. Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and Klebsiella pneumoniae across a hospital system: impact of post-acute care facilities on dissemination. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2010; 65(8):1807-1818. doi:10.1093.jac/dkq191.
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12. Ray A, Perez F, Beltramini AM, Jakubowycz M, Dimick P, Jacobs MR, Roman K, Bonomo RA, Salata RA. Use of vaporized hydrogen peroxide decontamination during an outbreak of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii at a long-term acute care hospital. Infection Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2010; 31(12):1236-1241.
13. Deshpande A, Sitzlar B, Fertelli D, Kundrapu S, Sunkesula VC, Ray AJ, Donskey CJ. Utility of an adenosine triphosphate bioluminescence assay to evaluate disinfection of Clostridium difficile isolation rooms. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2013 Aug;34(8):865-7. doi: 10.1086/671272.
14. Perez F, Hujer AM, Marshall SH, Ray AJ, Rather PN, Suwantarat N, Dumford D 3rd, O'Shea P, Domitrovic TN, Salata RA, Chavda KD, Chen L, Kreiswirth BN, Vila AJ, Haussler S, Jacobs MR, Bonomo RA. Extensively drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates containing blaVIM-2 and elements of Salmonella genomic island 2: a new genetic resistance determinant in Northeast Ohio.Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2014 Oct; 58(10):5929-35. doi: 10.1128/AAC.02372-14. Epub 2014 Jul 28.
15. Nerandzic MM, Thota P, Sankar CT, Jencson A, Cadnum JL, Ray AJ, Salata RA, Watkins RR, Donskey CJ. Evaluation of pulsed xenon ultraviolet disinfection system for reduction of healthcare-associated pathogens in hospital rooms. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2015 Feb; 36(2):192-7.
16. Tomas ME, Kundrapu S, Thota P, Venkata C, Sunkesula K, Cadnum JL, Mana TSC, Jencson A, O’Donnell M, Zabarsky TF, Hecker MT, Ray AJ, Wilson BM, Donskey CJ. Contamination of Health Care Personnel During Removal of Personal Protective Equipment. JAMA Intern Med. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.4535
17. Ray AJ, Deshpande A, Fertilli D, Sitzlar BM, Thota P, Sankar CT, Jencson AL, Cadnum JL, Salata RA, Watkins RR, Sethi AK, Carling PC, Wilson BM, Donskey CJ. A Multicenter Randomized Trial to Determine the Effect of an Environmental Disinfection Intervention on the Incidence of Healthcare-Associated Clostridium difficile Infection. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2017 Jul; 38(7):777-783.
17. Eby, JC, Lane MA, Horberg M, Gentry CN, Coffin SE, Ray AJ, Sheridan KR, Bratzler DW, Wheeler D, Sarumi M, Barlam TF, Kim T, Rodriguez R, Nahass RG. How Do You Measure Up: Quality Measurement for Improving Patient Care and Establishing the Value of Infectious Diseases Specialists.Clin Infect Dis. 2018 Sep 25. Doi:10.1093/cid/ciy814.
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Invited, Non-Peer Reviewed 1. Ray AJ, Rice LB. Wildcatters welcome: the need for new antimicrobial agents. Therapy 2004; 1(1).
2. Beltramini AM, Salata RA, Ray AJ. Thermoregulation and risk of surgical site infection. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2011; 32(6):603- 610.
Book Chapters 1. Ray A, Donskey C. Infection Control and nosocomial infections, Salata RA, Armitage KB. The Year in Infection Volume 3, Oxford, UK. Clinical Publishing, 2006, 203-222.
2. Ray AJ, Lisgaris ML, Salata RA. Healthcare-Associated Infections, Andreoli and Carpenter’s Cecil Essentials of Medicine, 8th ed, Saunders Elsevier, Philadelphia PA 2009, 992-997.
Abstracts 1. Ray A, Perez F, Jakubowycz M, Dimick P, Jacobs MR, Roman K, Bonomo RA, Salata RA. The Use of Vaporized Hydrogen Peroxide Room Decontamination During an Outbreak of Acinetobacter baumannii at a Long- Term Acute Care Hospital, Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy/Infectious Diseases Society of America 46th Annual Meeting, 10/28/08
2. Ray AJ, Kunkel P, Wendt J Salata RA. The Impact of Daily Chlorhexidine Bathing of Intensive Care Patients on Rates of Healthcare-Associated Infections, Infectious Diseases Society of America 48th Annual Meeting, 10/23/10.
3. Sitzlar B, Deshpande A, Fertelli D, Cadnum J, Thota P, Pozwich E, Kundrapu S, Sunkesula V, Ray A, Salata R, Donskey C. Fertelli D, Cadnum J, Thota P, Pozwich E, Kundrapu S, Sunkesula V, Ray A, Salata R, Donskey C. Environmental contamination with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin resistant Enterococcus after routine cleaning and disinfection of hospital rooms, Infectious Diseases Society of America ID Week, 10/3/13.
4. Deshpande A, Sitzlar B, Fertelli D, Cadnum J, Thota P, Pozwich E, Kundrapu S, Sunkesula V, Ray A, Salata R, Donskey C. Frequent environmental contamination with Clostridium difficile after routine cleaning and disinfection of hospital rooms: a multihospital study, Infectious Diseases Society of America ID Week, 10/5/13.
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