David Weber MD

PubMed

• The patterns of antifungal use and risk factors associated with mortality in patients with invasive candidiasis and aspergillosis infections among patients who were re...
  Supavit Vaivoothpinyo, Kittiya Jantarathaneewat, David J Weber, Bernard C Camins, Piyaporn Apisarnthanarak
  American Journal of Infection Control. 2025-03-01
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  Effectiveness of a multimodal strategy to reduce external ventricular drain-associated infection: A quasi-experimental study.
  Chaiwat Pongkaew, Raywat Noiphithak, Pataravit Rukskul, Pornchai Yodwisithsak, Dilok Tantongtip
  American Journal of Infection Control. 2024-11-01
• Microbial burden on environmental surfaces in long-term care facilities: a quantitative analysis.
  William A Rutala, Lauren M DiBiase, Amy W Powell, Maria F Gergen, Emily E Sickbert-Bennett
  Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2024-10-31

Journal Articles

• Antimicrobial Activity of a Continuous Visible Light Disinfection System  
  David J Weber, Daniel J Sexton, Deverick J Anderson, Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
• Single-dose therapy with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole for urinary tract infections in women.  
  Tolkoff-Rubin N, Weber DJ, Fang L, Kelly M, Wilkinson R, Rubin R, Rev Infect Dis
• Amoxicillin and potassium clavulanate: An antibiotic combination - Mechanism of action, pharmacokinetics, antimicrobial spectrum, clinical efficacy and adverse effects.  
  Weber DJ, Tolkoff-Rubin N, Rubin R, Pharmacotherapy
• Pasteurella multocida infections: Report of 34 cases and a review of the literature.  
  Weber DJ, Wolfson JA, Swartz MN, Hooper DC, Medicine
• Augmentin in the treatment of urinary tract infections.  
  Tolkoff-Rubin NE, Rubin RH, Weber DJ, Postgrad Med: Special Report
• Cryptosporidiosis in immunocompetent patients.  
  Wolfson JS, Richter JM, Waldron MA, Weber DJ, McCarthy MD, Hopkins CC, New Engl J Med
• Obesity as a predictor of poor antibody response to hepatitis B plasma vaccine.  
  Weber DJ, Rutala WA, Samsa GP, Snatimaw JE, Lemon SM, JAMA
• Endophthalmitis following intraocular lens implantation: Report of 30 cases and review of the literature.  
  Weber DJ, Hoffman KL, Thoft RA, Baker AS, Rev Infect Dis
• Outbreak of wound infections following outpatient podiatric surgery due to contaminated bone drills.  
  Rutala WA, Weber DJ, Thomann CA, Foot & Ankle
• Ampicillin versus cefamandole as initial therapy for community-acquired pneumonia.  
  Weber DJ, Calderwood SB, Karchmer AW, Pennington JE, Antimicrob Agents & Chemotherapy
• Impact and costs of varicella control in a university hospital.  
  Weber DJ, Rutala WA, Parham C, Am J Public Health
• In vitro susceptibility of Bacillus spp. to selected antimicrobial agents.  
  Weber DJ, *Saviteer SM, Rutala WA, Thomann CA, Antimicrob Agents & Chemother
• An outbreak of Pseudomonas cepacia bacteremia associated with a contaminated intra-aortic balloon pump.  
  Rutala WA, Weber DJ, Thomann CA, John JF, *Saviteer SM, Sarubbi FA, J Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surg
• Topics in Clinical Microbiology: Bacillus species.  
  Weber DJ, Rutala WA, Infect Control
• Infections due to Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans: 15 cases and review.  
  *Kaplan AH, Weber DJ, Oddone EZ, Perfect JR, Rev Infect Dis
• Invasive aspergillus infection: Possible non-ward common source within the hospital environment.  
  Hopkins CC, Weber DJ, Rubin RH, J Hosp Infect
• Horizontal transmission of hepatitis B virus.  
  *Davis LG, Weber DJ, Lemon SM, Lancet
• Clinical significance of Bacillus species isolated from blood cultures.  
  Weber DJ, *Saviteer SM, Thomann CA, Rutala WA, Southern Med J
• Multiple nosocomial infections: An incidence study.  
  *Brawley RL, Weber DJ, Samsa GP, Rutala WA, Am J Epidemiol
• Epidemiology of tuberculosis in North Carolina, 1966 to 1986: Analysis of demographic features, geographic variation, AIDS, migrant workers, and site of infection.  
  Weber DJ, Rutala WA, Samsa GP, Sarubbi FA, King LC, Southern Med J
• PseudoEpidemiolic of Rhodotorula rubra in patients undergoing fiberoptic bronchoscopy.  
  Hoffmann KK, Weber DJ, Rutala WA, Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
• Wound infection rates after invasive procedures in HIV-1 seropositive versus HIV-1 seronegative hemophiliacs.  
  *Beuhrer JL, Weber DJ, Meyer AA, Becherer PR, Rutala WA, Wilson B, Smiley MA, White GC., Ann Surg
• Manual ventilation bags as a source for bacterial colonization of intubated patients.  
  Weber DJ, Wilson MB, Rutala WA, Thomann CA, Am Rev Resp Dis
• Effect of methodology, dilution, and exposure time on the tuberculocidal activity of glutaraldehyde-based disinfectants.  
  Cole EC, Rutala WA, Nessen L, Wannamaker NS, Weber DJ, Applied Environ Microbiol
• Use of antimicrobial drugs in adults before and after removal of a restriction policy.  
  *Himmelberg CJ, Pleasants RA, Weber DJ, Kessler JM, Samsa GP, Spivey JM, Morris TL, Am J Hosp Pharmacy
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Books/Book Chapters

• Evaluation and treatment of hepatic failure. 
  Chapter: Manual of Clinical Gastroenterology 
  Weber DJEditors: Bongiovanni G.McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York
• Gastrointestinal polyposis. 
  Chapter: Manual of Clinical Gastroenterology 
  Weber DJEditors: Bongiovanni G.McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York
• Bacterial infections of the gastrointestinal tract. 
  Chapter: Manual of Clinical Gastroenterology 
  Weber DJ, Bongiovanni GEditors: Bongiovanni G.McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York
• Environmental issues and nosocomial infections. 
  Chapter: Clinics in Critical Care Medicine: Infection Control in Intensive Care 
  Rutala WA, Weber DJEditors: Farber BF.Churchill Livingstone, New York
• Epidemiology of nosocomial fungal infections. 
  Chapter: Current Topics in Medical Mycology 
  Weber DJ, Rutala WAEditors: McGinnis ME.Springer-Verlag, New York
• Bacterial and viral infections of the gastrointestinal tract. 
  Chapter: Manual of Clinical Gastroenterology 
  Weber DJEditors: Bongiovanni G.McGraw-Hill Book Co., New YorkEdition 2,
• Hospital acquired fungal infections. 
  Chapter: Diagnosis and Therapy of Systemic Fungal Infections 
  Weber DJ, Rutala WAEditors: Holmberg K, Meyer R.Raven Press, New York
• Cutaneous manifestations of life-threatening infections. 
  Chapter: Principles and Practices of Infectious Diseases 
  Weber DJ, Gammon W, Cohen MSEditors: Mandel G.Churchill Livingstone, New YorkEdition 3,
• Lymphadenopathy. 
  Chapter: Manual of Clinical Problems in Adult Ambulatory Care 
  Fletcher RH, Weber DJEditors: Dornbrand L, Hoole AJ, Pickard CG.Little Brown and Company, Boston
• Public health for medical staff. 
  Chapter: Textbook of Gastroenterology 
  Weber DJ, Rutala WAEditors: Yamada T.J. B. Lippincott Co., Philadelphia
• Public health for medical staff. 
  Chapter: Textbook of Gastroenterology 
  Weber DJ, Rutala WAEditors: Yamada T.J. B. Lippincott Co., Philadelphia
• Environmental issues and nosocomial infections. 
  Chapter: Prevention and Control of Nosocomial Infections 
  Weber DJ, Rutala WAEditors: Wenzel R.Williams & Wilkins, BaltimoreEdition 2,
• Cutaneous manifestations of life-threatening infections. 
  Chapter: Principles and Practices of Infectious Diseases 
  Weber DJ, Cohen MSEditors: Mandel G.Churchill Livingstone, New YorkEdition 4,
• AIDS, renal disease and dialysis. 
  Page 29 - 36Seek M, Weber DJ, Mattern WDNephrology Newsletter (Am Kidney Fund)
• Rocky Mountain spotted fever. 
  Page 19 - 36Weber DJ, Walker DHInfect Dis Clin, NA
• Infection resulting from animal bites and scratches. 
  Page 663 - 680Weber DJ, Hanson AInfect Dis Clin, NA
• Imipenem and aztreonam. 
  Page 132 - 149Hamilton H, Weber DJCritical Care Med
• Nosocomial infections associated with respiratory therapy. 
  Chapter: Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control 
  Weber DJ, Rutala WAEditors: Mayhall G.Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore
• Nosocomial ocular infections. 
  Chapter: Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control 
  Weber DJ, Baker AS, Rutala WAEditors: Mayhall G.Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore
• Epidemiology and prevention of nosocomial infections associated with animals in the hospital. 
  Chapter: Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control 
  Weber DJ, Baker AS, Rutala WAEditors: Mayhall G.Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore
• Infection control in gene therapy. 
  Chapter: Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control 
  Weber DJ, Rutala WAEditors: Mayhall G.Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore
• Infection control in critical care units. 
  Chapter: Surgical Critical Care 
  Weber DJ, Rutala WAEditors: Moylan JA.Mosby-Year Books, Chicago
• Chemical germicide use in the United States: 1994 and Beyond. 
  Chapter: Use of Chemical Germicides in Health Care 
  Rutala WA, Weber DJEditors: Rutala WA.Polyscience Publications
• The use of metals as microbicides in the prevention of nosocomial infections. 
  Chapter: Use of Chemical Germicides In Health Care 
  Weber DJ, Rutala WAEditors: Rutala WA.Polyscience Publications
• Tick-borne diseases. 
  Chapter: Emergency Medicine 
  Weber DJ, Isbey SFEditors: JE Tintinalli.McGraw-Hill, New YorkEdition 4,
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Abstracts/Posters

• Utility of blood cultures in bone marrow transplant patients with leukopenic fever.
  Berry MM, Weber DJ, Schell M, Powell E, Gilligan P, Gabriel DA, Wiley JM, Shea TC, Serody JS, The Infectious Disease Society, America, New Orleans
• Identification of pregnant women at risk for herpes at delivery.
  Davis G, Brown Z, Lemon S, Weber D, Tilson H, Corey L, The 31st Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, Chicago, Illinois
• Evaluation of glutaraldehye-based disinfectants against Clostridium difficile.
  Rutala WA, Gergen MF, Weber DJ, The 31st Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, Chicago, Illinois
• Sporicidal activity of chemical sterilants used in hospitals.
  Rutala WA, Gergen MF, Weber DJ, The 31st Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, Chicago, Illinois
• Evaluation of a hygienic intervention program in child day care centers.
  Weigle KA, Kotch JB, Harms TO, Clifford RM, Weber DJ, Loda FA, The International Conference on Child Day Care Health, Atlanta, Georgia
• Fecal coliform contamination and diarrhea in child day care centers.
  Kotch JA, Weigle KA, Weber DJ, Clifford RM, Symons MJ, McMurray MP, The International Conference on Child Day Care Health, Atlanta, Georgia
• The frequency and distribution of fecal contamination in day care center classrooms.
  Laborde DJ, Weigle KA, Weber DJ, Sobsey MD, Kotch JB, The International Conference on Child Day Care Health, Atlanta, Georgia
• Disinfection practices for endoscopes and other semicritical items.
  Rutala WA, Clontz EP, Weber DJ and Hoffmann KK, Third International Conf. Nosocomial Infections
• Evaluation of three conventional biological indicators and a rapid readout biological indicator for flash sterilization.
  Rutala WA, Gergen MF, Weber DJ, 19th Annual Conference of Assoc
• Inactivation of Microorganisms by Metals.
  Weber DJ and WA Rutala, International Symposium in Chemical Germicides in Health Care
• Evaluation of rapid readout biological indicator for flash sterilization with three biological indicators and three chemical indicators.
  Rutala WA, Gergin MF, Weber DJ, 3rd International Conference of the Hospital Infection Society
• Efficacy of portable HEPA units in removing sub micron aerosolized particles: Utility of HEPA units in preventing transmission of tuberculosis.
  Rutala WA, Jones SM, Worthington JM, Reist PC, Weber DJ, 3rd International Conference of the Hospital Infection Society
• A meta-analysis of transparent polyurethane for use as a central intravenous catheter dressing.
  Hoffman KK, Weber DJ, GP Samsa, Rutala WA, The 3rd Decennial International Conference on Nosocomial Infections, Atlanta, Georgia
• A fifteen-year experience with a university based statewide infection control program, 1981-1995.
  Hoffmann KK, Clontz E, Rutala WA, Weber DJ, The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology; Am J Infect Control, New Orleans
• An outbreak of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus producing toxic shock protein.
  Hoffmann KK, Weber DJ, Rutala WA, The Society of Healthcare Epidemiologists, St. Louis
• Comparative evaluation of the sporicidal activity of the Sterrad 100 and Sterrad 100S.
  Rutala WA, Gergen MF, Weber DJ, Am J Infect Control
• Susceptibility of Cryptosporidium parvum to disinfection and sterilization processes.
  Barbee Sl, Weber DJ, Sobsey MD, Rutala WA, Eighth Annual Meeting of SHEA, Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
• Antimicrobial activity of home disinfectants and natural products against potential human pathogens.
  Rutala WA, Barbee SL, Aguiar NC, Sobsey MD, Weber DJ, Eighth Annual Meeting of SHEA, Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
• Comparison of a novel triclosan hand protectant versus hand washing alone for reducing transient hand bacterial colonization and nosocomial infections.
  Hoffmann K, Winstead K, Edmundson M, Weber D, Rutala W, Ninth Annual Meeting of SHEA, San Francisco
• The effect of blood on the antiviral activity of disinfectants.
  Weber DJ, Barbee S, Sobsey MD, Rutala WA, Ninth Annual Meeting of SHEA, San Francisco
• M. tuberculosis cluster likely linked to an atomizer.
  Southwick K, Hoffmann K, Maillard J, Ferree K, Weber D, Rutala D, 26th Annual APIC Educational and International Conference, Am J Infect Control
• The use of a fixed drug combination of amoxycillin and clavulanic acid (Augmentin) in the treatment of urinary tract infection: A preliminary report.
  Tolkoff-Rubin N, Weber DJ, Kelly M, Wilkinson R, Rubin R, Proceedings of an International Symposium, Montreaux, Switzerland
• Two-step PPD skin testing: An evaluation at UNC Hospitals.
  Weber DJ, Department of Environmental, Health and Natural Resources, State of North Carolina
• Wound infection rates in HIV+ and HIV- hemophiliacs undergoing invasive procedures.
  Buehrer J, Weber DJ, Meyer AA, Rutala WA, Becherer P, Wilson B, Smiley L, White G, The Twenty-Eighth Interscience Conference on Anti-microbial Agents and Chemotherapy, Los Angeles, California
• Pseudophakic endophthalmitis: A review of 23 cases.
  Weber DJ, Hoffman K, Thoft R, Baker AS, The Twenty-Fourth Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, Washington, DC
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Lectures

• Emerging Agents Causing Gastroenteritis: E. coli O157:H7, norovirus, Clostridium difficile. 
  Infectious Disease Update for Nurses, Chapel Hill, NC
• Update on Norovirus Infections and Infectious Diseases in the Movies. 
  University of Nebraska
• Vaccines for Healthcare Workers. 
  National Foundation of Infectious Diseases, Washington, DC
• Infections Acquired in the Hospital. 
  SECBET, Emory University, Key Note Talk
• New Antiobiotics. 
  University of Kentucky
• Transmission in Healthcare Facilities. 
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Society for Healthcare Epiodemiology, Washington, DC
• CDC/HICPAC Recommendations to Prevent Aspergillus. 
  Annual Conference on Aspergillus, Miami FL
• Pandemic Influenza. 
  Orange County EMS, Chapel Hill NC
• Proper Use of Antibiotics. 
  Fort Bragg, Womack Army Hospital
• Ethical and Safety Issues To Be Considered in Gene Transfer Research. 
  American Society of Gene Therapy Annual Meeting, Seattle WA
• Changing nature of S. aureus Infections. 
  Camp LaJeune Marine Base
• From Animals to Humans and Back. 
  One Health, RTP
• Vaccine Update. 
  Internal Medicine, MUSC, SC
• Infectious Diseases in the Movies: Fact or Fiction. 
  Asheville, NC (2006); Medical University of South Carolina, NC Annual Meeting (2011)
• Infections Related to Sports: Focus on Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus. 
  Keynote Speaker, Randolf Hospital Sports Medicine Symposium
• Use of Broad Spectrum Antibiotics To Treat Complicated Skin and Soft Tissue Infections and Complicated Intra-abdominal. 
  12th International Congress on Infectious Disease, Lisbon, Portugal
• Outbreaks Associated With Sterilants and Disinfectants. 
  Annual Meeting, APIC, Tampa, FL
• Efficacy of Antiseptic or Antibiotic Impregnated Medical Devices In Preventing Nosocomial Infections. 
  Annual Meeting, APIC, Tampa, FL
• Nosoocomial Pneumonia, 2006: Epidemiology, Therapy, and Prevention. 
  Annual Meeting, APIC, Tampa, FL
• Primer on Influenza and Local Preparedness for Epidemiolic Influenza. 
  NC Colleges, Planning for Epidemiolic Influenza, Raleigh, NC
• Prevention and Treatment of Infections Associated with Travel. 
  Infectious Disease Update For Nurses, Chapel Hill, NC
• Antibiotic Resistant Pathogens and New Therapies: The American Experience. 
  German Congress on Anesthesiology, Leipzig, Germany
• Sterilization and Disinfection: Current Issues and New Techniques – a US Perspective. 
  IDCTC & CICO, Hospital Authority and ICB, Centre for Health Protection, Hong Kong
• Disinfection and Sterilization in Developing Countries: What Clinicians and IPs Need to Know. 
  The 9th National Seminar, Bangkok, Thailand
• Occupational Health Update, 2012. 
  The 9th National Seminar, Bangkok, Thailand
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