Jonathan P. Strysko, MD, MSc

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Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (General Pediatrics) at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Attending Pediatrician, General Pediatrics, Princess Marina Hospital, Gaborone, Botswana
Attending Pediatrician, Multidrug-resistant TB Clinic, District Health Management Team, Gaborone, Botswana
Department: Pediatrics

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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Division of General Pediatrics
3500 Civic Center Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
BA (African Studies)
University of Chicago, 2008.
MD (Medicine)
St. George's University, 2013.
MSc (Epidemiology)
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 2021.
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Selected Publications

McGann C, Strysko J, Hu W, Sistrunk J, Tanes C, Bayani O, Ngwako N, Vurayai M, Gezmu A, Nakstad B, Richard-Greenblatt M, Arscott-Mills T, Machiya T, Thela T, Steenhoff A, Planet P, Bittinger K, Coffin S.: The influence of maternal HIV status on the early neonatal microbiome. The 33rd European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) 2023.

J Strysko, T Thela, J Thubuka, T Machiya, J Mkubwa, K Mochankana, C Tiroyakgosi, K Kgomanyane, TD Ntereke, T Zankere, K Lechiile, T Gatonye, CV Tembo, M Vurayai, N Mannathoko, M Mokomane, A Feder, DM Goldfarb, M Richard-Greenblatt, C McGann, SE Coffin, D Bogoshi, AM Smith, PJ Planet: Hyperendemic Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii at a hospital in Botswana: Insights from Whole Genome Sequencing. Oral Abstract Presentation, Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) Annual Spring Conference 2023.

Ngwako N, Tlhako N, Moorad J, Sefelani C, Gezmu A, Nakstad B, Coffin S, Steenhoff A, Arscott-Mills T, Strysko J, McGann C: Neonatal Health in Botswana: A Snapshot from Princess Marina Hospital. 2nd National Health Research Symposium, Gaborone, Botswana 2023.

Tlhako N, McGann C, Moorad J, Sefelani C, Nakstad B, Gezmu A, Arscott-Mills T, Coffin S, Steenhoff A, Strysko J: Process for Tracking Infant HIV PCR Results: A Research Perspective and Call for Action. 2nd National Health Research Symposium (Gaborone Botswana) 2023.

Dramowski A, Bekker A, Anugulruengkitt S, Bayani O, Martins Gonçalves F, Naizgi M, Magnino A, Puthanakit T, Salle F, da Silva ARA, Molyneux E, Strysko J, Vieira C, Coffin S.: Keeping It Real: Infection Prevention and Control Problems and Solutions in Low- and Middle-income Countries. Pediatr Infect Dis J 41: S36-S39, Mar 2022.

Gharpure R, Friedman CR, Fialkowski V, Collins JP, Strysko J, Marsh ZA, Chen JC, Meservey EH, Adediran AA, Schroeder MN, Wadhwa A, Fullerton KE, Francois Watkins L.: Azithromycin and Ciprofloxacin Treatment Outcomes During an Outbreak of Multidrug-Resistant Shigella sonnei Infections in a Retirement Community-Vermont, 2018. Clin Infect Dis 74: 455-460, Feb 2022.

Vurayai M, Strysko J, Kgomanyane K, Bayani O, Mokomane M, Machiya T, Arscott-Mills T, Goldfarb DM, Steenhoff AP, McGann C, Nakstad B, Gezmu A, Richard-Greenblatt M, Coffin S.: Characterizing the bioburden of ESBL-producing organisms in a neonatal unit using chromogenic culture media: a feasible and efficient environmental sampling method. Antimicrob Resist Infect Control 11: 14, Jan 2022.

C McGann, J Strysko, O Bayani, N Ngwako, M Vurayai, A Gezmu, B Nakstad, T Arscott-Mills, M Kelly, L Gianchetti, T Machiya, T Thela, M Richard-Greenblatt, R Luckett, J Hofmeyr, A Steenhoff, SE Coffin: Characterizing the Epidemiology of Bloodstream Infections among Hospitalized Neonates in Botswana: Are HIV-exposed neonates protected? Accepted for poster presentation at Pediatric Academic Society Annual Meeting, Denver, CO 2022.

J Strysko, T Machiya, K Lechiile, M Jamieson, M Vurayai, K Kgomanyane, O Bayani, M Mokomane, T Arscott-Mills, DM Goldfarb, AP Steenhoff, C McGann, B Nakstad, A Gezmu, M Richard-Greenblatt, R Luckett, SE Coffin: Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii at a tertiary hospital in Botswana: Focus on perinatal environmental exposures. Oral presentation, Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America annual conference, Colorado Springs, CO 2022.

M. Vurayai, J. Strysko, C. McGann (on behalf of Neonatal Infections & Microbiome Study Team): Characterizing the Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacterales Bioburden in a Neonatal Unit Using Chromogenic Culture Media: A Feasible and Efficient Environmental Sampling Method. Poster presentation, International Conference for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Atlanta, GA 2022.

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