Theoklis E Zaoutis, MD, MSCE
Theoklis E Zaoutis, MD, MSCE
Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Pediatrics
Graduate Group Affiliations
Contact information
Division of Infectious Diseases
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
34th & Civic Center Blvd.
CHOP North Room 1527
Philadelphia, PA 19104
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
34th & Civic Center Blvd.
CHOP North Room 1527
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: (267) 426-5570
Fax: (215) 590-0426
Fax: (215) 590-0426
Email:
zaoutis@email.chop.edu
zaoutis@email.chop.edu
Education:
BS (Biology)
State University of New York at Stonybrook, 1985.
MCM (Clinical Microbiology)
Hahnemann University , 1987.
MD (Medicine)
Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, 1996.
MSCE (Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics)
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2005.
Permanent linkBS (Biology)
State University of New York at Stonybrook, 1985.
MCM (Clinical Microbiology)
Hahnemann University , 1987.
MD (Medicine)
Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, 1996.
MSCE (Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics)
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2005.
Selected Publications
Toltzis P. Nerandzic MM, Saade E, O'Riordan MA, Smathers S, Zaoutis T, Kim J, Donskey CJ: High proportion of False-Positive Clostridium difficile enzyme immunoassays for toxin A and B in pediatric patients. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 33(2): 175-79, February 2012.Kim J, Shaklee JF, Smathers S, Prasad P, Asti L, Zolatnski J, Dul M, Nerandzic M, Coffin SE, Toltzis P, Zaoutis T: Risk Factors and outcomes associated with severe Clostridium difficile infection in children. Pediatr Infect Dis J 31(2): 134-8, February 2012.
Ng B, Dipchand A, Naftel D, Rusconi P, Boyle G, Zaoutis T, Edens RE: Outcomes of pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia infections in pediatric heart transplant recipients. Pediatr Transplant 15(8): 844-8, December 2011.
Coffin SE, Leckerman K, Keren R, Hall M, Localio R, Zaoutis TE: Oseltamivir shortens hospital stays of critically ill children hospitalized with seasonal influenza: a retrospective cohort study. Pediatr Infect Dis J 30(11): 962-6, November 2011.
Patel S, Landers T, Larson E, Zaoutis T, Delamora P, Paul DA, Wong-McLoughlin J, Ferng YH, Saiman L: Clinical vignettes provide an understanding of antibiotic prescribing practices in neonatal intensive care units. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 32(6): 597-602, June 2011.
Toltzis P, Elward A, David D, Helfaer M, Smathers S, Zaoutis T: Opportunites for antibiotic reduction in mechanically ventilated children. Pediatr Crit Care Med 12(3): 282-5, May 2011.
Shaklee J, Zerr DM, Elward A, Newland J, Leckerman K, Asti L, Guth R, Bass J, Selvarangan R, Coffin SE, Zaoutis T: Improving surveillance for pediatric Clostridium difficile infection: Derivation and validation of an accurate case-finding tool. Pediatr Infect Dis J 30(3): e38-40, March 2011.
Mistry RD, Scott HF, Zaoutis TE, Alpern ER: Emergency department treatment failures for skin infections in the era of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Pediatr Emerg Care 27(1): 21-6, Jan 2011.
Kelsen JR, Kim J, Latta D, Smathers S, McGowan KL, Zaoutis T, Mamula P, Baldassano RN: Recurrence rate of clostridium difficile infection in hospitalized pediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Inflamm Bowel Dis 17(1): 50-5, Jan 2011.
Patel SJ, Rosen E, Zaoutis T, Prasad P, Saiman L: Neonatologists' perceptions of antimicrobial resistance and stewardship in neonatal intensive care units. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 31(12): 1298-1300, December 2010.