Description of Research Expertise
Dr. 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 in healthcare setting; and the prevention and control of device-associated infections in high-risk patient populations, including dialysis, oncology, and solid organ transplant.
Selected Publications
Harrigan JJ, Hamilton KW, Cressman L, Bilker WB, Degnan KO, David MZ, Tran D, Pegues DA, Dutcher L: Antibiotic Prescribing Patterns for Respiratory Tract Illnesses Following the Conclusion of an Education and Feedback Intervention in Primary Care Clin Infect Dis 78 (5): 1120-7,2024.
Drews FA, Martinello RA, Hebden JN, St. John K, Pegues DA: Disinfection of central venous access device needleless connectors: A human factors analysis Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol online ahead of print : 1-6 ,2024.
Anesi GL, Amorosa VK, Athans V, et al.: Reflections on a model for rapid evidence review and dynamic practice recommendations during a public health emergency: The Penn Medicine COVID-19 Therapeutics Committee Open Forum Infect Dis : 2023.
Patel PK, Advani S, Kofman AD, Maragakis LL, Pegues DA, Pettis AM, Saint S, Trautner B, Yokoe D, Meddings J: Strategies to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections in acute care hospitals: 2022 Update Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 44 : 1209-31,2023.
Ziegler MJ, Flores EJ, Epps M, Hopkins K, Glaser L, Mull, NK, Pegues DA: Clostridioides difficile dynamic electronic order panel, an effective automated intervention to reduce inappropriate inpatient ordering Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol : 2023.
Zhang HL, Kelly BJ, David MZ, Lautenbach E, Huang E, Bekele S, Tolomeo P, Reesey EC, Loughrey S, Pegues D, Ziegler MS: SARS-CoV-2 environmental surface contamination in staff common areas in an acute-care hospital and impact on healthcare worker infection: prospective surveillance during the COVID-19 pandemic Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 44 : 110-3,2023.
Talbot BM, Jacko NF, Petit RA, Pegues DA, Shumaker MJ, Read TD, David MZ: Unsuspected clonal spread of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus causing bloodstream infection in hospitalized adults detected using whole genome sequencing Clin Infect Dis : 2022.
Martinello RA, Hebden J, Drews FA, Pegues DA: Human factors analysis of disinfection of central line needleless connectors. SHEA 2022 Spring Conference : 2022.
Danehower S, Lazorko J, Kaplan LJ, Fegley M, Jablonski J, Owei L, Ziegler M, Pisa MA, Pegues DA, Pascual JL: Certain rooms in your ICU may harbor risk for Clostridioides difficile infection Surg Infect 23 : 159-67,2022.
Ziegler MJ, Babcock HH, Welbel SF, Warren DK, Trick WE, Tolomeo P, Omorogbe J, Garcia D, Habroch-Bach T, Donceras O, Gaynes S, Cressman L, Burnham JP, Bilker W, Reddy SC, Pegues D, Lautenbach E, Kelly BJ, Fuchs B, Martin ND, Han JH: Stopping hospital infections with environmental services (SHINE): A cluster-randomized trial of intensive monitoring methods for terminal room cleaning on rates of multidrug-resistant organisms in the intensive care unit Clin Infect Dis : 2022.
Academic Contact Information
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 6th Floor Silverstein Building, 3400 Spruce Street,
Philadelphia,
PA
19104-4283
Phone: 215-614-1614