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Ken Waites, MD, Pathology, Birmingham, AL

KenB.WaitesMDF(AAM)

Pathology Birmingham, AL

Microbiology, Clinical Pathology

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  • Office

    619 19th Street South
    Birmingham, AL 35294
    Phone+1 205-934-6421

Education & Training

  • University of Alabama Medical Center
    University of Alabama Medical CenterResidency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 1983 - 1986
  • University of Alabama Medical Center
    University of Alabama Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1981 - 1982
  • University of Alabama School of Medicine
    University of Alabama School of MedicineClass of 1981

Certifications & Licensure

  • AL State Medical License
    AL State Medical License 1982 - 2025

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

Journal Articles

  • Intra-amniotic Ureaplasma parvum induced maternal and fetal inflammation and immune responses in rhesus macaque  
    Senthamaraikannan, 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 ureaplasmas  
    Waites, 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 vivo  
    Totten, 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

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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 Perspective 
    Brisbane, 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
    emedicine.com
    1/1/2015
  • Mycoplasma pneumoniae 
    Waites, K.B., EMedicine internet on-line textbook
    emedicine.com
    1/1/2015
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Press Mentions

  • Positive Data on Lefamulin for CAB Pneumonia Presented by Nabriva
    Positive Data on Lefamulin for CAB Pneumonia Presented by NabrivaJune 23rd, 2016