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Kwon Lab

Publications

Learn more about the work that we do in the Kwon Lab through our publications.

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Featured Publications

  1. Acute and persistent effects of commonly used antibiotics on the gut microbiome and resistome in healthy adults. Winston E. Anthony, Bin Wang, Kimberley V. Sukhum, Alaric W. D’Souza, Tiffany Hink, Candice Cass, Sondra Seiler, Kimberly A. Reske, Christopher Coon, Erik R. Dubberke, Carey-Ann D. Burnham, Gautam Dantas, Jennie H. Kwon. Cell Reports, Volume 39, Issue 2, 2022, 110649, ISSN 2211-1247. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2022.110649.
  2. Comparative Genomics of Antibiotic-Resistant Uropathogens Implicates Three Routes for Recurrence of Urinary Tract Infections. Thänert R, Reske KA, Hink T, Wallace MA, Wang B, Schwartz DJ, Seiler S, Cass C, Burnham CA, Dubberke ER, Kwon JH, Dantas G. mBio. 2019 Aug 27;10(4):e01977-19. doi: 10.1128/mBio.01977-19. PMID: 31455657; PMCID: PMC6712402.
  3. Persisting uropathogenic Escherichia coli lineages show signatures of niche-specific within-host adaptation mediated by mobile genetic elements. Thänert R, Choi J, Reske KA, Hink T, Thänert A, Wallace MA, Wang B, Seiler S, Cass C, Bost MH, Struttmann EL, Iqbal ZH, Sax SR, Fraser VJ, Baker AW, Foy KR, Williams B, Xu B, Capocci-Tolomeo P, Lautenbach E, Burnham CD, Dubberke ER, Kwon JH, Dantas G; CDC Prevention Epicenters Program. Cell Host Microbe. 2022 Jul 13;30(7):1034-1047.e6. doi: 10.1016/j.chom.2022.04.008. Epub 2022 May 10. PMID: 35545083; PMCID: PMC10365138.
  4. Gut microbiome correlates of recurrent urinary tract infection: a longitudinal, multi-center study. Choi J, Thänert R, Reske KA, Nickel KB, Olsen MA, Hink T, Thänert A, Wallace MA, Wang B, Cass C, Barlet MH, Struttmann EL, Iqbal ZH, Sax SR, Fraser VJ, Baker AW, Foy KR, Williams B, Xu B, Capocci-Tolomeo P, Lautenbach E, Burnham CD, Dubberke ER, Dantas G, Kwon JH; CDC Prevention Epicenters Program. EClinicalMedicine. 2024 Apr 26;71:102490. doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.102490. PMID: 38813445; PMCID: PMC11133793.
  5. Antibiotic-resistant organisms establish reservoirs in new hospital built environments and are related to patient blood infection isolates. Sukhum, K.V., Newcomer, E.P., Cass, C. et al.  Commun Med 2, 62 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43856-022-00124-5
  6. The effects of a prospective sink environmental hygiene intervention on Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia burden in hospital sinks. Newcomer EP, O'Neil CA, Vogt L, McDonald D, Cass C, Wallace MA, Hink T, Yerbic F, Muenks C, Gordon R, Arter O, Stewart H, Amor M, Jolani K, Alvarado K, Valencia A, Samuels C, Peacock K, Park D, Struttmann E, Sukhum KV, Burnham CD, Dantas G, Kwon JH. EBioMedicine. 2025 Jun;116:105772. doi: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2025.105772. Epub 2025 May 20. PMID: 40398352; PMCID: PMC12148583.
  7. Impact of Amoxicillin-Clavulanate followed by Autologous Fecal Microbiota Transplantation on Fecal Microbiome Structure and Metabolic Potential.Bulow C, Langdon A, Hink T, Wallace M, Reske KA, Patel S, Sun X, Seiler S, Jones S, Kwon JH, Burnham CA, Dantas G, Dubberke ER. mSphere. 2018 Nov 21;3(6):e00588-18. doi: 10.1128/mSphereDirect.00588-18. PMID: 30463925; PMCID: PMC6249645.
  8. Assessment of antibiotic-resistant organism transmission among rooms of hospitalized patients, healthcare personnel, and the hospital environment utilizing surrogate markers and selective bacterial cultures. Kwon JH, Reske K, O'Neil CA, Cass C, Seiler S, Wallace MA, Hink T, Liang SY, Fraser VJ, Burnham CD, Dubberke ER; CDC Prevention Epicenters Program. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2020 May;41(5):539-546. doi: 10.1017/ice.2019.376. Epub 2020 Jan 23. PMID: 31969206; PMCID: PMC7592156.
  9. Assessment of Healthcare Worker Protocol Deviations and Self-Contamination During Personal Protective Equipment Donning and Doffing. Kwon JH, Burnham CD, Reske KA, Liang SY, Hink T, Wallace MA, Shupe A, Seiler S, Cass C, Fraser VJ, Dubberke ER. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2017 Sep;38(9):1077-1083. doi: 10.1017/ice.2017.121. Epub 2017 Jun 13. PMID: 28606192; PMCID: PMC6263164.

Recent Publications

  1. Characterizing Oseltamivir Use Among Community-Dwelling Patients Diagnosed With Influenza Virus Infection, 2023-2025.
    McNair EA, Kwon JH, Grijalva CG, McLaren SH, Biddle JE, Dean S, Bristol L, White EB, Fritz SA, Presti RM, O'Neil CA, Sano E, Vargas C, Schmitz J, Zhu Y, Scott TA, House S, Talbot HK, Stockwell MS, Mellis AM
    Open Forum Infect Dis. 2026 Oct; 13(10): ofag587-.
    https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofag587
    PMID: 42898781 ISSN: 2328-8957
  2. Genomic Surveillance of Human Metapneumovirus in the United States, 2010-2025.
    Bendall EE, Fitzsimmons WJ, Valvano WD, Truscon R, Self WH, Halasa N, Chappell JD, Zhu Y, Safdar B, Ginde AA, Peltan ID, Gaglani M, Columbus C, Shapiro NI, Gibbs KW, Hager DN, Prekker ME, Mohamed A, Johnson NJ, Steingrub JS, Khan A, Duggal A, Wilson JG, Qadir N, Busse LW, Kwon JH, Exline MC, Vaughn IA, Mosier JM, Harris ES, Dawood FS, Ma KC, Surie D, Monto AS, Martin ET, Lauring AS, Investigating Respiratory Viruses in the Acutely Ill (IVY) Network
    J Infect Dis. 2026 Sep; 234(3): e556-e565.
    https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiag249
    PMID: 42089368
  3. Assessment of TIMP1, Transgelin-2, and Procalcitonin as Protein Biomarkers for Diagnosis and Prognosis of Bloodstream Infection in a Critically Ill Cohort.
    Tiwary S, O'Neil CA, Lawless S, Arter O, Brown M, Roemmich B, Samuels C, Kwon JH, Farnsworth CW
    J Appl Lab Med. 2026 Sep; 11(5): 1064-1077.
    https://doi.org/10.1093/jalm/jfag084
    PMID: 42271622 ISSN: 2576-9456
  4. Hantavirus on a Nature Cruise and the Risk of a Pandemic.
    Morgan DJ, Palmore TN, Kwon JH
    JAMA Intern Med. 2026 Sep; 186(9): 1051-1052.
    https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2026.3600
    PMID: 42424042
  5. Fecal Microbiota Transplant for Multidrug Resistance-No Benefit Without Disruption?
    Kelly BJ, Woodworth MH, Kwon JH
    JAMA Intern Med. 2026 Jun; 186(6): 666-667.
    https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2026.0668
    PMID: 42008254
  6. Carbapenemase-producing carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales in surgical intensive care unit patients in a tertiary hospital in India.
    Hall LR, Benedict EE, Edathadathil F, Jacob JJ, Suresh D, Krishna Y, Varghese JA, van Rheenen J, George IA, Kwon JH, Olsen MA, Vasudevan AK, Petersen EE, Westercamp M, Leekha S, Dantas G, Veeraraghavan B, Vayoth SO, Singh SK, Warren DK, Gandra S
    Nat Commun. 2026 Jun; 17(1):
    https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-74764-9
    PMID: 42331860
  7. Vaccines for healthcare personnel: a core safety measure. A position statement from the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) (vol 47, pg 331, 2026)
    Weber DJ, Lee GM, Shenoy ES, Yokoe DS, Ananthanarayanan R, Estelle C, Jacob JT, Kwon JH, Maragakis LL, Murthy R, Nori P, Nyquist A-C, Passaretti C, Saiman L, Szymczak JE, Talbot TR
    INFECTION CONTROL & HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2026 Apr; 47(4): 431-431.
    https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2026.10463
    ISSN: 0899-823X
  8. Effectiveness of Updated 2023-2024 (Monovalent XBB.1.5) COVID-19 Vaccination Against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron XBB and BA.2.86/JN.1 Lineage Hospitalization and a Comparison of Clinical Severity-IVY Network, 26 Hospitals, 18 October 2023-9 March 2024.
    Ma KC, Surie D, Lauring AS, Martin ET, Leis AM, Papalambros L, Gaglani M, Columbus C, Gottlieb RL, Ghamande S, Peltan ID, Brown SM, Ginde AA, Mohr NM, Gibbs KW, Hager DN, Saeed S, Prekker ME, Gong MN, Mohamed A, Johnson NJ, Srinivasan V, Steingrub JS, Khan A, Hough CL, Duggal A, Wilson JG, Qadir N, Chang SY, Mallow C, Kwon JH, Parikh B, Exline MC, Vaughn IA, Ramesh M, Safdar B, Mosier J, Harris ES, Shapiro NI, Felzer J, Zhu Y, Grijalva CG, Halasa N, Chappell JD, Womack KN, Rhoads JP, Baughman A, Swan SA, Johnson CA, Rice TW, Casey JD, Blair PW, Han JH, Ellington S, Lewis NM, Thornburg N, Paden CR, Atherton LJ, Self WH, Dawood FS, DeCuir J
    Clin Infect Dis. 2026 Mar; 82(3): e595-e603.
    https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciae405
    PMID: 39107255
  9. Multimorbidity Profiles and Severe In-Hospital Outcomes in Adults With Respiratory Syncytial Virus.
    Ma KC, Surie D, Zhu Y, Grijalva CG, Blair PW, Safdar B, Ginde AA, Peltan ID, Brown SM, Gaglani M, Ghamande S, Columbus C, Mohr NM, Gibbs KW, Hager DN, Prekker ME, Gong MN, Mohamed A, Johnson NJ, Steingrub JS, Khan A, Hough CL, Duggal A, Gordon AJ, Qadir N, Chang SY, Mallow C, Busse LW, Kwon JH, Exline MC, Vaughn IA, Ramesh M, Lauring AS, Martin ET, Leis AM, Mosier JM, Harris ES, Baughman A, Johnson C, Casey JD, Halasa N, Chappell JD, Lewis N, Ellington S, Self WH, Dawood FS
    Clin Infect Dis. 2026 Mar; 82(3): e561-e570.
    https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaf405
    PMID: 40708527
  10. Estimating influenza transmission parameters: Comparing two study designs, 2023-2024.
    Biddle JE, House S, Kwon JH, Presti RM, Fritz SA, Curley T, McLaren SH, Stockwell MS, Schmitz J, Talbot HK, Grijalva CG, Saade EA, Albar Z, Murugan V, Cruz RA, Martin ET, Vaughn IA, Wernli KJ, Wickersham BM, Zimmerman RK, Geffel KM, Gaglani M, Smith ME, Walter EB, Bontrager NAB, Bristol L, Price AM, Chung JR, Flannery B, Rolfes MA, Mellis AM, RVTN-Flu study group US Flu VE Network Investigators
    Epidemics. 2026 Mar; 54: 100888-.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epidem.2026.100888
    PMID: 41547041
  11. Vaccines for healthcare personnel: a core safety measure a position statement from the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA).
    Weber DJ, Lee GM, Shenoy ES, Yokoe DS, Ananthanarayanan R, Estelle C, Jacob JT, Kwon JH, Maragakis LL, Murthy R, Nori P, Nyquist A-C, Passaretti C, Saiman L, Szymczak JE, Talbot TR
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2026 Mar; 1-3.
    https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2026.10405
    PMID: 41885427
  12. Estimated Effectiveness of 2024-2025 COVID-19 Vaccination Against Severe COVID-19.
    Ma KC, Webber A, Lauring AS, Bendall E, Papalambros LK, Safdar B, Ginde AA, Peltan ID, Brown SM, Gaglani M, Ghamande S, Columbus C, Mohr NM, Gibbs KW, Hager DN, Prekker ME, Gong MN, Mohamed A, Johnson NJ, Khan A, Hough CL, Duggal A, Wilson JG, Qadir N, Chang SY, Mallow C, Busse LW, Kwon JH, Exline MC, Vaughn IA, Ramesh M, Mosier JM, Leis AM, Harris ES, Baughman A, Cornelison SA, Blair PW, Johnson CA, Lewis NM, Ellington S, Rice TW, Grijalva CG, Talbot HK, Casey JD, Halasa N, Chappell JD, Zhu Y, Self WH, Dawood FS, Surie D, Investigating Respiratory Viruses in the Acutely Ill (IVY) Network
    JAMA Netw Open. 2026 Feb; 9(2): e2557415-.
    https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.57415
    PMID: 41632473
  13. Differences in influenza vaccine effectiveness by sex among adults hospitalized with acute respiratory illness-IVY network, January 24, 2022-September 1, 2024.
    Harker EJ, Lewis NM, Johnson CA, Zhu Y, Self WH, Halasa N, Chappell JD, Grijalva CG, Safdar B, Gaglani M, Columbus C, Steingrub J, Shapiro N, Duggal A, Busse L, Giles L, Peltan I, Hager D, Mohamed A, Exline M, Khan A, Tam GK-Y, Qadir N, Mosier J, Ginde A, Mohr N, Mallow C, Leis A, Lauring A, Harris E, Johnson N, Gibbs K, Kwon J, Surie D, Dawood FS, Ellington S
    Vaccine. 2026 Feb; 74: 128192-.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2025.128192
    PMID: 41518970
  14. Community-associated quinolone-resistant and extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli isolates are similar to clinical infection isolates by sequence type and resistome.
    Benedict EE, Agee W, Hink T, Parrish KL, Reske KA, Peacock K, Bosserman RE, Valencia A, Saluja A, Ovchiyan E, Arter O, Jolani K, Dubberke ER, Dantas G, Kwon JH
    mSystems. 2026 Feb; 11(2): e0159125-.
    https://doi.org/10.1128/msystems.01591-25
    PMID: 41524423
  15. Epidemiology of Healthcare Facility-Associated Nontuberculous Mycobacteria From 2012 Through 2020 in a 10-Hospital Network in the United States.
    Baker AW, La Hoz RM, Anesi JA, Kwon JH, Wasylyshyn AI, Ford ES, Harrington SM, Miller MB, Weber DJ, Sickbert-Bennett EE, Talbot TR, Nguyen MH, Kramer KH, Nickel KB, Ziegler MJ, Arocha D, Henderson C, Lokhnygina Y, Maged A, Haridy S, Alexander BD, Stout JE, Anderson DJ
    Clin Infect Dis. 2026 Feb; 81(6): 1106-1114.
    https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaf169
    PMID: 40357718
  16. Comparison of immunization information systems, electronic medical records, and self-report to ascertain RSV vaccination status among US adults aged ≥60 years, 2023-2024.
    Vanasse LT, Safdar B, Self WH, Zhu Y, Ginde AA, Peltan ID, Brown SM, Gaglani M, Ghamande S, Columbus C, Mohr NM, Gibbs KW, Hager DN, Mohamed A, Johnson NJ, Steingrub JS, Khan A, Wilson JG, Qadir N, Chang SY, Mallow C, Busse LW, Felzer J, Kwon JH, Exline MC, Vaughn IA, Ramesh M, Mosier JM, Harris ES, Baughman A, Cornelison SA, Johnson C, Blair PW, Halasa N, Lewis N, Ellington S, Rutkowski RE, Cox MS, Dawood FS, Surie D, Investigating Respiratory Viruses in the Acutely Ill (IVY) Network
    Vaccine. 2026 Jan; 69: 127946-.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2025.127946
    PMID: 41275655
  17. The human microbiome and chronic disease: ten strategic priorities for research and public health
    Blaser MJ, Bushman FD, Dominguez-Bello MG, Elinav E, Khare S, Knight R, Kwon JH, Mazmanian SK, Osman M, Segata N, Spector T, Wargo JA, Hourigan SK
    Nature Medicine. 2026 Jan;
    https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-026-04730-x
    ISSN: 1078-8956
  18. Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America supports environmental stewardship and sustainability while protecting patients and healthcare personnel position statement of the SHEA Board
    Weber DJ, Nori P, Ananthanarayanan R, Estelle C, Jacob JT, Kwon JH, Maragakis LL, Murthy R, Nyquist A-C, Passaretti C, Saiman L, Shenoy ES, Szymczak JE, Talbot TR
    ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP & HEALTHCARE EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2025 Dec; 6(1):
    https://doi.org/10.1017/ash.2025.10262
  19. Long-Term Illness in Adults Hospitalized for Respiratory Syncytial Virus Disease, United States, February 2022-September 2023.
    Leis AM, Womack KN, Maxcy C, Caldwell E, Cheng C, Cornelison SA, Surie D, Dawood FS, Saydah S, Gaglani M, Columbus C, Duggal A, Busse LW, Giles LM, Vaughn IA, Peltan ID, Hager DN, Mohamed A, Exline MC, Khan A, Wilson JG, Mosier JS, Chang SY, Ginde AA, Mohr NM, Mallow C, Harris ES, Johnson NJ, Gibbs KW, Kwon JH, Safdar B, Martin ET, Self WH, Hough CL, Han JH, Investigating Respiratory Viruses in the Acutely Ill (IVY) Network
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2025 Dec; 31(14): 20-29.
    https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3114.241982
    PMID: 41570181
  20. Microbiome Therapeutics for Clostridioides difficile Infection.
    Lucky CW, Medernach RL, Kelly BJ, Kwon JH, Woodworth MH
    Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2025 Dec; 39(4): 663-683.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.idc.2025.07.007
    PMID: 40796472
  21. The life cycle of infection prevention and antimicrobial stewardship projects and interventions: the dynamic interplay of implementation and de-implementation science (Part I of II).
    Branch-Elliman W, Chambers DA, Albin O, Batshon L, Castejon-Ramirez S, Cheng VC-C, Emetuche N, Datta R, Kamboj M, Krein SL, Staub M, Dassum SR, Rittmann B, Huang FS, Sreeramoju P, Stroever S, Suleyman G, Ting JY, Witt LS, Ziegler MJ, Kwon JH
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2025 Oct; 46(10): 961-972.
    https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2025.75
    PMID: 40926571
  22. RSV Vaccine Effectiveness Against Hospitalization Among US Adults Aged 60 Years or Older During 2 Seasons.
    Surie D, Self WH, Yuengling KA, Lauring AS, Zhu Y, Safdar B, Ginde AA, Simon SJ, Peltan ID, Brown SM, Gaglani M, Ghamande S, Columbus C, Mohr NM, Gibbs KW, Hager DN, Prekker M, Gong MN, Mohamed A, Johnson NJ, Steingrub JS, Khan A, Duggal A, Gordon AJ, Qadir N, Chang SY, Mallow C, Felzer JR, Kwon JH, Exline MC, Vaughn IA, Ramesh M, Papalambros L, Mosier JM, Harris ES, Baughman A, Cornelison SA, Blair PW, Johnson CA, Lewis NM, Ellington S, Grijalva CG, Talbot HK, Casey JD, Halasa N, Chappell JD, Rutkowski RE, Ma KC, Dawood FS, Investigating Respiratory Viruses in the Acutely Ill (IVY) Network
    JAMA. 2025 Oct; 334(16): 1442-1451.
    https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2025.15896
    PMID: 40884491
  23. Vaccine Effectiveness Against Influenza A(H1N1), A(H3N2), and B-Associated Hospitalizations, United States, 1 September 2023 to 31 May 2024.
    Lewis NM, Harker EJ, Cleary S, Zhu Y, Grijalva CG, Chappell JD, Rhoads JP, Baughman A, Casey JD, Blair PW, Jones ID, Johnson CA, Halasa NB, Lauring AS, Martin ET, Gaglani M, Ghamande S, Columbus C, Steingrub JS, Duggal A, Felzer JR, Prekker ME, Peltan ID, Brown SM, Hager DN, Gong MN, Mohamed A, Exline MC, Khan A, Ferguson SAN, Mosier J, Qadir N, Chang SY, Ginde AA, Zepeski A, Mallow C, Harris ES, Johnson NJ, Gibbs KW, Kwon JH, Vaughn IA, Ramesh M, Safdar B, Surie D, Dawood FS, Ellington S, Self WH
    J Infect Dis. 2025 Oct; 232(4): e626-e636.
    https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiaf185
    PMID: 40198276
  24. Leveraging de-implementation science to promote infection prevention and stewardship: a roadmap and practical examples (Part II of II).
    Branch-Elliman W, Reyes Dassum S, Stroever S, Albin O, Batshon L, Castejon-Ramirez S, Cheng VC-C, Emetuche N, Datta R, Kamboj M, Krein SL, Staub M, Rittmann B, Scaggs Huang F, Sreeramoju P, Suleyman G, Ting JY, Witt LS, Ziegler MJ, Kwon JH
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2025 Oct; 46(10): 973-983.
    https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2025.76
    PMID: 40926570
  25. SARS-CoV-2 PCR and antibody positivity in asymptomatic health care workers with a known SARS-CoV-2 exposure: December, 2020 to December, 2021.
    Yoken R, O'Neil CA, Peacock K, Cass C, Wallace MA, Alvarado K, Amor M, Struttmann E, Park D, McDonald D, Hock K, Babcock H, Burnham C-AD, Farnsworth CW, Kwon JH
    Am J Infect Control. 2025 Oct; 53(10): 1124-1126.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2025.07.005
    PMID: 40683530