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Office
619 19th Street South
Birmingham, AL 35294Phone+1 205-934-6421
Education & Training
- University of Alabama Medical CenterResidency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 1983 - 1986
- University of Alabama Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1981 - 1982
- University of Alabama School of MedicineClass of 1981
Certifications & Licensure
- AL State Medical License 1982 - 2024
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Emmy Klieneberger-Nobel Award for Outstanding Research in Mycoplasmology International Organization for Mycoplasmology, 2016
- Board of Directors Award International Organization for Mycoplasmology, 2012
- Honorary Lifetime Member International Organization for Mycoplasmology, 2010
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 863 citationsMycoplasma pneumoniae and Its Role as a Human PathogenKen B. Waites, Deborah F. Talkington
Clinical Microbiology Reviews. 2004-10-01 - 59 citationsCritical role of macrophages and their activation via MyD88-NFκB signaling in lung innate immunity to Mycoplasma pneumoniae.Jen-Feng Lai, Carlene L. Zindl, Lynn B. Duffy, T. Prescott Atkinson, Yong Woo Jung
Plos One. 2010-12-23 - 366 citationsMycoplasmas and Ureaplasmas as Neonatal PathogensKen B. Waites, Brenda Katz, Robert L. Schelonka
Clinical Microbiology Reviews. 2005-10-01
Journal Articles
- Intra-amniotic Ureaplasma parvum induced maternal and fetal inflammation and immune responses in rhesus macaqueSenthamaraikannan, P., Presicce, P, Rueda C., Gunlawadee, M., Schmidt, A., Miller, L. Waites, K.B., Jobe, A., Kallapur, S., Chougnet, A., Journal of Infectious Diseases, 1/1/2016
- In Vitro Activities of Omadacycline (PTK 0796) and other antimicrobial agents against human mycoplasmas and ureaplasmasWaites, K.B., Crabb, D.M., Liu, Y., Duffy, L.B., Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 1/1/2016
- Shaken or Stirred? : Comparison of methods for dispersion of Mycoplasma pneumoniae aggregates for persistence in vivoTotten, A.H., Xiao, L., Crabb, D.M., Ratliff, A., Dybvig, K., Waites, K.B., Atkinson, T.P., Journal of Microbiological Methods, 1/1/2016
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- RCT of Azithromycin-based extended-spectrum antibiotic prophylaxis for cesarean delivery: role of placental colonization with Ureaplasma or Mycoplasma.Tita, A.T, Waites, K.B., Jauk, V., Biggio, J., Sutton, A., Szychowski, J., Hauth, J., Andrews, W., Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, 1/1/2016
- Mycoplasma hominis surgical site infections following receipt of amniotic tissue oroduct — Ohio, 2015.Novosad, S. Basavaraju, M. Mohr, A. Halpin, P. Annambhotla, M. Kuehnert, K. Waites, K.B., Epidemic Intelligence Service Conference, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Alanta, GA, 1/1/2016
- In vitro activities of investigational ketolide WCK 4873 (Nafithromycin) and other antimicrobial agents against human mycoplasmas and ureaplasmas.Waites, K.B., Crabb, D.M., Duffy, L.B., ASM Microbe, Boston, MA, 1/1/2016
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Lectures
- Ureaplasma Infections in the Urogenital Tract and Beyond, Five Decades of Observations from a Clinical Laboratory PerspectiveBrisbane, Australia - 1/1/2016
- Newantibiotics and treatment options for Mycoplasma genitalium infections.National Institutes of Health, Washington, D.C. - 1/1/2016
- Mycoplasma hominis and Ureaplasma species in hyperammonemia syndrome following lung transplantation.San Antonio, TX - 1/1/2015
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Other
- New developments in detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae in Clinical Laboratories.Meridian Bioscience, Inc. Webinar.
1/1/2016 - Ureaplasma and genital mycoplasmas.Waites, K.B., EMedicine internet on-line textbook
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1/1/2015 - Mycoplasma pneumoniaeWaites, K.B., EMedicine internet on-line textbook
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Press Mentions
- Positive Data on Lefamulin for CAB Pneumonia Presented by NabrivaJune 23rd, 2016
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