Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Baylor College of Medicine
Infectious Disease
Dr. Rabih O. Darouiche, MD
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Rabih Darouiche works in the field of Infectious Disease. He went to medical school at Baylor College of Medicine. He received awards:"Fellow (FACP)". Rabih Darouiche is a published doctor as well. He has 65 publications published. The latest was: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials of Antibiotics and Antiseptics for Preventing Infection in People Receiving Primary Total Hip and K...
Publications
- Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials of Antibiotics and Antiseptics for Preventing Infection in People Receiving Primary Total Hip and K...
- 2015 Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Native Vertebral Osteomyelitis in Adultsa.
- The expanding horizon of prosthetic joint infections.
- Spinal and paraspinal pneumococcal infections-a review.
- A Short Versus Long Course of Antibiotics For Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury, A Randomized Controlled Non-Inferiority...
- Bioprosthetic mitral valve endocarditis after percutaneous device closure of severe paravalvular leak.
- Evaluating effectiveness of antibiotic polymethylmethacrylate beads in achieving wound sterilization and graft preservation in patients with early and late vascular gr...
- Comparison of Bacterial Adherence to Titanium Versus Polyurethane for Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices.
- Prevention and Treatment of Urinary Catheter-Associated Infections.
- In Vitro Activity and Durability of a Combination of an Antibiofilm and an Antibiotic against Vascular Catheter Colonization.
- Infections of Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices: A Retrospective Multicenter Observational Study.
- Role of antibiofilm-antimicrobial agents in controlling device-related infections.
- Micropatterned Surfaces for Reducing the Risk of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection: An In Vitro Study on the Effect of Sharklet Micropatterned Surfaces to In...
- In vitro efficacy of antimicrobial-treated drainage catheters in preventing bacterial colonization in biological fluids.
- Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial of Bacterial Interference for Prevention of Urinary Tract Infectionin Patients With Neurogenic Bladder.
- Cardiovascular Implantable Device Infections.
- Mechanical integrity of hemodialysis catheters after exposure to a novel catheter lock solution.
- Comparison of Escherichia coli strains as agents for bacterial interference.
- Nonstaphylococcal infections of cardiac implantable electronic devices.
- Risk factors for subsequent diagnosis of prosthetic joint infection.
- Risk factors and outcomes of fungal ventricular-assist device infections.
- Chlorhexidine-Alcohol versus Povidone-Iodine for Surgical-Site Antisepsis.
- Incubation alone is adequate as a culturing technique for cardiac rhythm management devices.
- Candida in the ICU.
- Comparative efficacies of telavancin and vancomycin in preventing device-associated colonization and infection by Staphylococcus aureus in rabbits.
- Inappropriate treatment of catheter-associated asymptomatic bacteriuria in a tertiary care hospital.
- Efficacy of combination of N-acetylcysteine, gentamicin, and amphotericin B for prevention of microbial colonization of ventricular assist devices.
- Antimicrobial therapy for bone and joint infections.
- Increased expression of type-1 fimbriae by nonpathogenic Escherichia coli 83972 results in an increased capacity for catheter adherence and bacterial interference.
- Pilot trial of N-acetylcysteine and tigecycline as a catheter-lock solution for treatment of hemodialysis catheter-associated bacteremia.
- Empirical fluconazole versus placebo for intensive care unit patients: a randomized trial.
- Gram-negative intravascular catheter-related bacteremia in patients with spinal cord injury.
- Healthcare costs associated with hemodialysis catheter-related infections: a single-center experience.
- Combination of tigecycline and N-acetylcysteine reduces biofilm-embedded bacteria on vascular catheters.
- In vivo efficacy of antimicrobial-coated devices.
- Coating urinary catheters with an avirulent strain of Escherichia coli as a means to establish asymptomatic colonization.
- Skin response to delayed hypersensitivity testing in persons with unilateral stroke-related paresis: implications for people with spinal cord injury.
- Impact of StatLock securing device on symptomatic catheter-related urinary tract infection: a prospective, randomized, multicenter clinical trial.
- Vancomycin-induced elevation of liver enzyme levels.
- Bacterial interference for prevention of urinary tract infection: a prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind pilot trial.
- Comparison of antimicrobial impregnation with tunneling of long-term central venous catheters: a randomized controlled trial.
- Catheter-related vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium bacteremia: clinical and molecular epidemiology.
- Prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infection.
- Inactivated influenza vaccination for people with spinal cord injury.
- Echinocandins: ask not what they can do for esophageal candidiasis--ask what studies of esophageal candidiasis can do for them.
- In vitro activity and in vivo efficacy of antimicrobial-coated vascular grafts.
- Role of biofilm in catheter-associated urinary tract infection.
- Catheter-associated infections: pathogenesis affects prevention.
- Treatment of infections associated with surgical implants.
- Candida infections of medical devices.
- Spinal epidural abscess presenting as intra-abdominal pathology: a case report and literature review.
- Antimicrobial approaches for preventing infections associated with surgical implants.
- Escherichia coli 83972 inhibits catheter adherence by a broad spectrum of uropathogens.
- Efficacy of antimicrobial-impregnated external ventricular drain catheters: a prospective, randomized, controlled trial.
- Activity of antimicrobial-impregnated silicone tissue expanders.
- Role of type 1 fimbria- and P fimbria-specific adherence in colonization of the neurogenic human bladder by Escherichia coli.
- Antifungal activity of amphotericin B, fluconazole, and voriconazole in an in vitro model of Candida catheter-related bloodstream infection.
- Skin antisepsis kits containing alcohol and chlorhexidine gluconate or tincture of iodine are associated with low rates of blood culture contamination.
- In vivo efficacy of antimicrobe-impregnated saline-filled silicone implants.
- Efficacy of antimicrobial-impregnated silicone sections from penile implants in preventing device colonization in an animal model.
- Antimicrobial activity of prosthetic heart valve sewing cuffs coated with minocycline and rifampin.
- Pre-inoculation of urinary catheters with Escherichia coli 83972 inhibits catheter colonization by Enterococcus faecalis.
- Prevention of urinary tract infection in patients with spinal cord injury.
- Anti-biofilm Agents in Control of Device-Related Infections.
Schools
American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine
Baylor College Of Med
Doctors Specialties
- Infectious Disease Medicine
- Spinal Cord Injury Medicine
- Infectious Disease
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- Fellow (FACP)
Education
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Baylor College of Medicine -
American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine
Hospital
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Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center
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