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Matthew Ziegler, MD, MSCE

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Assistant Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases) at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
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Selected Publications

19a Ziegler, M. J., Loughrey, S., Bekele, S., Huang, E., Tolomeo, P., David, M. Z., Lautenbach, E., Glaser, L. J., Kelly, B. J.: Comparative performance of sponge versus flocked swabs for culture-based and metagenomic detection of microbial contamination in the healthcare environment. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 46(8): 1-6, 2025.

272 Baker, A. W., La Hoz, R. M., Anesi, J. A., Kwon, J. H., Wasylyshyn, A. I., Ford, E. S., Harrington, S. M., Miller, M. B., Weber, D. J., Sickbert-Bennett, E. E., Talbot, T. R., Nguyen, M. H., Kramer, K. H., Nickel, K. B., Ziegler, M. J., Arocha, D., Henderson, C., Lokhnygina, Y., Maged, A., Haridy, S., Alexander, B. D., Stout, J. E., Anderson, D. J.: Epidemiology of Healthcare Facility-Associated Nontuberculous Mycobacteria From 2012 Through 2020 in a 10-Hospital Network in the United States. Clin Infect Dis 13(8129393), 2025.

26e Branch-Elliman, W., Chambers, D. A., Albin, O., Batshon, L., Castejon-Ramirez, S., Cheng, V. C., Emetuche, N., Datta, R., Kamboj, M., Krein, S. L., Staub, M., Dassum, S. R., Rittmann, B., Huang, F. S., Sreeramoju, P., Stroever, S., Suleyman, G., Ting, J. Y., Witt, L. S., Ziegler, M. J., Kwon, J. H.: The life cycle of infection prevention and antimicrobial stewardship projects and interventions: the dynamic interplay of implementation and de-implementation science (Part I of II). Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 10: 1-12, 2025.

234 Branch-Elliman, W., Reyes Dassum, S., Stroever, S., Albin, O., Batshon, L., Castejon-Ramirez, S., Cheng, V. C., Emetuche, N., Datta, R., Kamboj, M., Krein, S. L., Staub, M., Rittmann, B., Scaggs Huang, F., Sreeramoju, P., Suleyman, G., Ting, J. Y., Witt, L. S., Ziegler, M. J., Kwon, J. H.: Leveraging de-implementation science to promote infection prevention and stewardship: a roadmap and practical examples (Part II of II). Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 10: 1-11, 2025.

15b Ziegler, M. J., Anesi, J., Tolomeo, P., Glaser, L., Cowden, L., Cressman, L., Huang, E., Patel, A., Lautenbach, E., Pegues, D. A., Kelly, B. J.: Screening and targeted prophylaxis for Clostridioides difficile infection. Clin Microbiol Infect 13(25): 00395-7, 2025.

204 Kwon JH, Advani SD, Branch-Elliman W, Braun BI, Cheng VC, Chiotos K, Douglas P, Gohil SK, Keller SC, Klein EY, Krein SL, Lofgren ET, Merrill K, Moehring RW, Monsees E, Perri L, Scaggs Huang F, Shelly MA, Skelton F, Spivak ES, Sreeramoju PV, Suda KJ, Ting JY, Weston GD, Yassin MH, Ziegler MJ, Mody L. : A call to action: the SHEA research agenda to combat healthcare-associated infections. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 45(9): 1-18, Oct 2024.

136 Wang X, Arya SV, Patel S, Saw S, Decena MA, Hirsh R, Pegues DA, Ziegler MJ. : Antibiotic practice and stewardship in the management of neutropenic fever: a survey of US institutions. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 45(10): 1-8, Aug 2024.

107 Ziegler MJ, Bekele S, Loughrey S, Huang E, Tolomeo P, Kelly BJ: Post-antibiotic risk for recurrent lower respiratory tract infection during prolonged hospitalization. ECCMID Conference 2024.

133 Giberson L, Kelly BJ, Tolomeo P, Cressman L, Cowden L, Glaser L, Ziegler MJ.: Resetting the environmental reservoir; evaluating the impact of a new hospital building on Clostridioides difficile infection. SHEA Spring Conference 2024.

11d 20. Ziegler MJ, Anesi J, Tolomeo P, Glaser L, Cowden C, Cressman L, Huang E, Patel A, Lautenbach E, Kelly BJ: Screening and Targeted Prophylaxis for Clostridioides difficile Infection: STOP-CDI. IDWeek 2024 2024.

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