Kenneth Patrick Smith, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Assistant Director, Infectious Disease Diagnostics Laboratory, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Infectious Disease Diagnostics Laboratory
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
5th Floor, Main Building, Room 5132
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Infectious Disease Diagnostics Laboratory
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
5th Floor, Main Building, Room 5132
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
BS (Biology)
Westfield State University, 2007.
MS (Biology)
Eastern New Mexico University, 2010.
PhD (Microbiology and Molecular Genetics)
University of Vermont, 2015.
Permanent linkBS (Biology)
Westfield State University, 2007.
MS (Biology)
Eastern New Mexico University, 2010.
PhD (Microbiology and Molecular Genetics)
University of Vermont, 2015.
Selected Publications
Smith KP, Loeven NA, Fink J, Elkan M, Weller K, and Harris RM: Single-sample confirmation of positive gonorrhea and chlamydia results using the Roche cobas CT/NG and Cepheid Xpert CT/NG assays. Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine Jul 2025 Notes: Accepted Jul 2025.Regan B, Spiegel D, Smith KP, Goodbody C, Baldwin KD: Low Prevalence of Anaerobic Bacteria in Pediatric Septic Arthritis Makes Obtaining Anaerobic Cultures of Questionable Value. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 45(4): e385-e389, Apr 2025.
Kang YS, Silva SC, Smith KP, Sumida K, Wang Y, Chiaraviglio L, Donthiri RR, Aljahdali AZ, Kirby JE, and O'Doherty GA: Exploration of the Fusidic Acid Structure Activity Space for Antibiotic Activity. Molecules 30(3): 465, Jan 2025.
Proaño A, Chan J, Galchen GC, Ahsan MU, Gilman RH, Smith KP, Wang K, and Flannery DD: Detection and Characterization of Neonatal Cytomegalovirus Through Nanopore Sequencing Using Flongle Flow Cells. Journal of Virological Methods 2025 Notes: Accepted Aug 2025.
Yoon H, Meyahnwi D, Chiotos K, Dunn M, Green R, Ku B, Mutucumarana C, Overland M, Polsky T, Sharer G, Smith KP, Swami SK, and Same R: Identifying Opportunities for Urine Culture Diagnostic Stewardship in a Pediatric Health System. ID Week, Los Angeles CA 2024 Oct 2024.
Musa AO, Faber SR, Forrest K, Smith KP, Sengupta S, and López CB : Identification of Distinct Genotypes in Circulating RSV A Strains Based on Variants in the Virus Replication-associated Genes. Journal of Virology 98(8): e0099024, Aug 2024.
Regan M, Spiegel D, Smith KP, and Baldwin K: Low Prevalence of Anaerobic Bacteria in Pediatric Septic Arthritis Makes Obtaining Anaerobic Cultures of Questionable Value. Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America 2024 Annual Meeting May 2024.
Proaño A, Chan J, Galchen GC, Ahsan MU, Gilman RH, Smith KP, Wang K, Flannery DD, CMV Working Group in the Americas: Neonatal cytomegalovirus characterization using nanopore sequencing: a novel approach. Eastern Society for Pediatric Research March 2024.
Dowling J., Werz D., Smith K.P., Harris R.M., Smathers S., Harrison-Long C., Sammons J., and Hayes E.: Persistent Increased Invasive Pediatric Streptococcus pyogenes (Group A Streptococcus) Infections with Correlated Increase in Superficial Infection and Pharyngitis. ID Week, Boston MA 2023 October 2023.
Kitt E, Yoon H, Comar CE, Smith KP, Harris RM, Esona MD, Gautam R, Mijatovic-Rustempasic S, Hopkins A, Jaimes J, and Handy LK: Genotypic Investigation of a Rotavirus Cluster at a Quaternary Pediatric Hospital. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology 44(10): 1680-1682, Oct 2023.