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Office
Johns Hopkins Harriet Lane Clinic
200 N. Wolfe Street, Rubenstein Child Health Building, Suite 3149
Baltimore, MD 21287
Education & Training
- Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 2008 - 2011
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthM.H.S., 2011
- Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Pediatrics, 2004 - 2007
- State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of MedicineClass of 2004
- State University of New York Downstate Medical SchoolB.S., Summa Cum Laude, 2004
Certifications & Licensure
- MD State Medical License 2007 - 2025
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Annual Faculty Teaching Award by Pediatric Residents Johns Hopkins Hospital, 2015
- Top Pediatric Infectious Diseases Doctor Baltimore Magazine, 2013
- Young Investigator’s Project Finalist Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America, 2012
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 25 citationsUse of PNA FISH for blood cultures growing Gram-positive cocci in chains without a concomitant antibiotic stewardship intervention does not improve time to appropriate...Sara E. Cosgrove, David X. Li, Pranita D. Tamma, Edina Avdic, Eric Hadhazy
Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 2016-09-01 - 30 citationsPeripherally Inserted Central Venous Catheter Complications in Children Receiving Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy (OPAT)Amanda Kovacich, Pranita D. Tamma, Sonali D Advani, Victor O. Popoola, Elizabeth Colantuoni
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2016-01-12 - 20 citationsAntibiotic-Associated Adverse Events in Hospitalized Children.Rebecca G Same, Alice J. Hsu, Sara E. Cosgrove, Eili Y. Klein, Joe Amoah
Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. 2021-05-28
Journal Articles
- Association of a Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use with Antibiotic Use and Hospital-Onset Clostridioides Difficile Infection Rates Among US HospitalsPranita D Tamma, Al Roy Ahn, Sara E Cosgrove, JAMA Network Open
- Integrating Bedside Nurses into Antibiotic Stewardship: A Practical ApproachPranita D Tamma, Sara E Cosgrove, Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
- How Frequently Are Hospitalized Patients Colonized with Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) Already on Contact Precautions for Other Indications?Pranita D Tamma, Sara E Cosgrove, Clare Rock, Lisa L Maragakis, Aaron M Milstone, Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
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Books/Book Chapters
Lectures
- Evaluating the Impact of Antimicrobial Stewardship InterventionsCali, Colombia - 1/1/2016
- The Use of Non-carbapenem Beta-lactams for the Treatment of ESBL InfectionsNew Orleans, LA - 1/1/2016
- Double Coverage for Gram-Negative Infections: Why we do not need it.New Orleans, LA - 1/1/2016
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Press Mentions
- Extended-Infusion Antibiotics Tied to Reduced Mortality from Bloodstream InfectionsJuly 4th, 2024
- Gale and Ira Drukier Prize in Children’s Health Research Awarded to Johns Hopkins Medicine Infectious Disease SpecialistNovember 3rd, 2022
- Whole Genome Sequencing Method May Speed Personalized Treatment of Drug-Resistant InfectionsJanuary 18th, 2019
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Other Languages
- Spanish
External Links
- Johns Hopkins Physicianshttp://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/pranita-tamma
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