Publications

Modeling the impact of racial and ethnic disparities on COVID-19 epidemic dynamics

Author(s): Ma KC, Menkir T, Kissler S, Grad Y, Lipsitch M|Journal: medRxiv| January 2021

The impact of variable infection risk by race and ethnicity on the dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 spread is largely unknown. Here,…

Reduction in antibiotic prescribing attainable with a gonococcal vaccine

Author(s): Kissler SM, Mitchell M, Grad Y|Journal: medRxiv| December 2020

A gonococcal vaccine could reduce antibiotic prescribing and associated resistance, but the potential gains have not been measured. We estimated…

The impact of site-specific clearance on methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus decolonization

Author(s): Poyraz O, Sater MRA, Miller LG, McKinnell JA, Huang SS, Grad Y|Journal: medRxiv| December 2020

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonizes multiple body sites, and carriage is an important risk factor for MRSA infection. Successful decolonization…

Multidrug-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae: implications for future treatment strategies.

Author(s): MacFadden DR, Lipsitch M, Olesen SW, Grad Y|Journal: Lancet Infect Dis|PMID: 29856349| June 2018

In Vitro selection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae mutants with elevated MIC values and increased resistance to cephalosporins.

Author(s): Johnson SR, Grad Y, Ganakammal SR, Burroughs M, Frace M, Lipsitch M, Weil R, Trees D|Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother|PMID: 25199775| November 2014

Strains of Neisseria gonorrhoeae with mosaic penA genes bearing novel point mutations in penA have been isolated from ceftriaxone treatment…