Jonathan P. Strysko, MD, MSc, IBCLC
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
Attending Physician, Division of General Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Division of General Pediatrics
3500 Civic Center Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
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.
Permanent linkBA (African Studies)
University of Chicago, 2008.
MD (Medicine)
St. George's University, 2013.
MSc (Epidemiology)
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 2021.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Multi-drug resistant tuberculosis in children, neonatal sepsis prevention and treatment.Description of Research Expertise
Neonatal sepsis, Infection Prevention & Control in Resource-Limited Settings, Lactation Consultancy, Skin-to-skin newborn care, Antimicrobial Resistance, Antimicrobial Stewardship, Outbreak Detection & Response.Selected Publications
Strysko J, Mokgwathi K, Tlhako N, Moorad B, Ntereke T, Gatonye T, Zankere T, Lechiile K, Mannathoko N, Cancedda C, Richard- Greenblatt M, Goldfarb D, Styczynski A, Parra G, Smith RM, Lautenbach E.: Colonization with extended-spectrum cephalosporin-resistant Enterobacterales among hospitalized patients in Botswana. Poster presentation, American Society of Microbiology Microbe Conference, Atlanta, GA June 2024.Gatonye T, John-Thubuka J, Machiya T, Ntereke T, Zankere T, Tembo CV, Gopolang B, Tiroyakgosi C, Mannathoko N, Mwamba M, Govender NP, Jallow S, Mashau R, Mpembe R, Nzimande S, Richard-Greenblatt M, Goldfarb D, Cancedda C, Lautenbach E, Strysko J. : First report of Candida auris bloodstream infections and skin colonization in Botswana. Oral presentation, American Society of Microbiology Microbe Conference, Atlanta, GA June 2024.
Strysko J, Tlhako N, Mokgwathi K, Moorad B, Ntereke T, Gatonye T, Zankere T, Lechiile K, Mannathoko N, Cancedda C, Coffin S, Richard- Greenblatt M, Goldfarb D, Styczynski A, Parra G, Smith RM, Lautenbach E.: Colonization with multidrug-resistant Enterobacterales among hospitalized children in Botswana: A one year cohort study. Oral abstract, Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Toronto, Canada May 2024.
Tembo CV, Gopolang B, Ntereke T, Gatonye T, Zankere T, Mogotsi N, Keatholetswe T, Kgomanyane K, John-Thubuka J, Mochankana K, Nakstad B, Coffin S, McGann C, Cancedda C, Lautenbach E, Mannathoko N, Richard-Greenblatt M, Goldfarb D, Styczynski A, Parra G, Smith RM, Strysko J.: Temporal decreases in pathogen colonization and infection among hospitalized neonates following routine skin antisepsis with chlorhexidine gluconate: Botswana 2022 – 2023. Poster presentation, Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Spring Conference, Houston, TX April 2024.
Ntshonga P, Gobe I, Koto G, Strysko J, Paganotti GM.: Biocide resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae: a narrative review. Infect Prev Pract 6(2): 100360, Mar 2024.
Strysko J.: Ghon Focus. Bellevue Literary Review Issue 46, March 2024.
Kirby RP, Molyneux EM, Dube Q, McWhorter C, Bradley BD, Gartley M, Oden ZM, Richards-Kortum R, Werdenberg-Hall J, Kumara D, Liaghati-Mobarhan S, Heenan M, Bond M, Ezeaka C, Salim N, Irimu G, Palamountain KM; TPP Survey, Consensus Meeting Participants Collaborative Authorship Group.: Target product profiles for neonatal care devices: systematic development and outcomes with NEST360 and UNICEF. BMC Pediatr 23(1): 564, Nov 2023.
K Mochankana, B Nakstad, J John-Thubuka, T Machiya, DM Goldfarb, M Richard-Greenblatt, T Zankere, J Strysko: Culture Confirmed Neonatal Bloodstream Infections In Botswana 2019-2022: A Cross-sectional Study From A Tertiary Referral Hospital Implementing An Automated Blood Culture System. Poster abstract, World Society of Pediatric Infectious Diseases Conference, Durban, South Africa Nov 2023.
CV Tembo, B Gopolang, D Ntereke, T Gatonye, T Zankere, K Mochankana, B Nakstad, S Coffin, C Cancedda, E Lautenbach, N Mannathoko, N Mogotsi, T Keatholetswe, K Kgomanyane, C McGann, J Strysko: The effect of twice-weekly chlorhexidine gluconate washing of hospitalized neonates on ward-level prevalence of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative pathogen colonization—Gaborone, Botswana 2022-2023. Oral abstract, World Society of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Durban South Africa Nov 2023.
Iroh Tam PY, Bekker A, Bosede Bolaji O, Chimhini G, Dramowski A, Fitzgerald F, Gezmu AM, Nkuranga JB, Okomo U, Stevenson A, Strysko JP; African Neonatal Association Sepsis Working Group.: Neonatal sepsis and antimicrobial resistance in Africa. Lancet Child Adolesc Health 7(10): 677-679, Oct 2023.