Infectious Diseases

Vance Garrison Fowler, MD

Professor of Medicine
Professor in Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
Member in the Duke Clinical Research Institute
Campus mail Duke Box 102359, Hanes House, Trent Drive, Durham, NC 27710
Phone (919) 613-5678
Email address fowle003@mc.duke.edu

Determinants of Outcome in Patients with Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia
Pathogenesis of Bacterial Infections
Infections due to Resistant Gram Positive Organisms
Tropical medicine/International Health

Education and Training

  • Fellow, Infectious Diseases, Medicine, Duke University, 1996 - 1999
  • Medical Resident, Medicine, Duke University, 1993 - 1996
  • M.H.S., Duke University, 1999
  • M.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1993

Grants

Publications

van Duin, D, Lok, JJ, Earley, M, Cober, E, Richter, SS, Perez, F, Salata, RA, Kalayjian, RC, Watkins, RR, Doi, Y, Kaye, KS, Fowler, VG, Paterson, DL, Bonomo, RA, Evans, S, and Antibacterial Resistance Leadership Group, . "Colistin Versus Ceftazidime-Avibactam in the Treatment of Infections Due to Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae." Clinical Infectious Diseases : an Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 66, no. 2 (January 2018): 163-171.

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29020404
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Tsalik, EL, Bonomo, RA, and Fowler, VG. "New Molecular Diagnostic Approaches to Bacterial Infections and Antibacterial Resistance." Annual Review of Medicine 69 (January 2018): 379-394.

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29414265
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Paling, FP, Olsen, K, Ohneberg, K, Wolkewitz, M, Fowler, VG, DiNubile, MJ, Jafri, HS, Sifakis, F, Bonten, MJM, Harbarth, SJ, and Kluytmans, JAJW. "Risk prediction for Staphylococcus aureus surgical site infection following cardiothoracic surgery; A secondary analysis of the V710-P003 trial." Plos One 13, no. 3 (January 2018): e0193445-null.

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29561866
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Duplessis, C, Gregory, M, Frey, K, Bell, M, Truong, L, Schully, K, Lawler, J, Langley, RJ, Kingsmore, SF, Woods, CW, Rivers, EP, Jaehne, AK, Quackenbush, EB, Fowler, VG, Tsalik, EL, and Clark, D. "Evaluating the discriminating capacity of cell death (apoptotic) biomarkers in sepsis." Journal of Intensive Care 6 (January 2018): 72-null.

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Chaudry, MS, Carlson, N, Gislason, GH, Kamper, A-L, Rix, M, Fowler, VG, Torp-Pedersen, C, and Bruun, NE. "Risk of Infective Endocarditis in Patients with End Stage Renal Disease." Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : Cjasn 12, no. 11 (November 2017): 1814-1822.

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Lilje, B, Rasmussen, RV, Dahl, A, Stegger, M, Skov, RL, Fowler, VG, Ng, KL, Kiil, K, Larsen, AR, Petersen, A, Johansen, HK, Schønheyder, HC, Arpi, M, Rosenvinge, FS, Korup, E, Høst, U, Hassager, C, Gill, SUA, Hansen, TF, Johannesen, TB, Smit, J, Søgaard, P, Skytt Andersen, P, and Eske-Bruun, N. "Whole-genome sequencing of bloodstream Staphylococcus aureus isolates does not distinguish bacteraemia from endocarditis." Microbial Genomics 3, no. 11 (November 2017).

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29208121
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Strand, A, Paddock, CD, Rinehart, AR, Condit, ME, Marus, JR, Gillani, S, Chung, IH, and Fowler, VG. "African Tick Bite Fever Treated Successfully With Rifampin in a Patient With Doxycycline Intolerance." Clinical Infectious Diseases : an Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 65, no. 9 (October 2017): 1582-1584.

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28505276
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Anderson, DJ, Addison, R, Lokhnygina, Y, Warren, B, Sharma-Kuinkel, B, Rojas, LJ, Rudin, SD, Lewis, SS, Moehring, RW, Weber, DJ, Rutala, WA, Bonomo, RA, Fowler, VG, Sexton, DJ, and CDC Prevention Epicenters Program, . "The Antimicrobial Scrub Contamination and Transmission (ASCOT) Trial: A Three-Arm, Blinded, Randomized Controlled Trial With Crossover Design to Determine the Efficacy of Antimicrobial-Impregnated Scrubs in Preventing Healthcare Provider Contamination." Infection control and hospital epidemiology 38, no. 10 (October 2017): 1147-1154.

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28847326
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Seidelman, J, Garza, RM, Smith, CM, and Fowler, VG. "More than a Mite Contagious: Crusted Scabies." The American Journal of Medicine 130, no. 9 (September 2017): 1042-1044.

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28601538
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Harris, PNA, McNamara, JF, Lye, DC, Davis, JS, Bernard, L, Cheng, AC, Doi, Y, Fowler, VG, Kaye, KS, Leibovici, L, Lipman, J, Llewelyn, MJ, Munoz-Price, S, Paul, M, Peleg, AY, Rodríguez-Baño, J, Rogers, BA, Seifert, H, Thamlikitkul, V, Thwaites, G, Tong, SYC, Turnidge, J, Utili, R, Webb, SAR, and Paterson, DL. "Proposed primary endpoints for use in clinical trials that compare treatment options for bloodstream infection in adults: a consensus definition." Clinical Microbiology and Infection : the Official Publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 23, no. 8 (August 2017): 533-541. (Review)

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27810466
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