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David Pegues PI

David Pegues, MD

Professor of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania 

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Areas Of Expertise
Transplant infectious diseases
Healthcare-associated
Infections 
Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infections
Salmonellosis

Recent Publications
Disinfection of central venous access device needleless connectors: A human factors analysis
- Frank A Drews
Antibiotic Prescribing Patterns for Respiratory Tract Illnesses Following the Conclusion of an Education and Feedback Intervention in Primary Care
- James J Harrigan
The Penn Medicine COVID-19 Therapeutics Committee-Reflections on a Model for Rapid Evidence Review and Dynamic Practice Recommendations During a Public Health Emergency
- George L Anesi
Strategies to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections in acute-care hospitals: 2022 Update
- Payal K Patel
<em>Clostridioides difficile</em> dynamic electronic order panel, an effective automated intervention to reduce inappropriate inpatient ordering
- Matthew J Ziegler

Dr. David Pegues’ current research interests include include developing clinical decision support tools to improve testing stewardship and to reduce inappropriate device utilization; evaluating novel technologies and implementation strategies to reduce environmental microbial contamination and infection risk; and the prevention and control of device-associated infections in high-risk patient populations, including dialysis, oncology, and solid organ transplant.

Projects

PAINTS: Povidone-iodine to stop Access related Infections and Transmission of Staphylococcus aureus