Sandra A Kemmerly MD MACP, FIDSA

PubMed

• Optimizing cardiovascular imaging in Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis.
  Sangeeta Shah, Tripti Gupta, Christopher J. White, Surma Jain, Emily Ramee
  Echocardiography. 2021-03-11
• 45 citations
  Infection Control and Prevention: A Review of Hospital-Acquired Infections and the Economic Implications
  Deoine Reed, Sandra A. Kemmerly
  Ochsner Journal. 2009-10-07
• 17 citations
  Implications of detecting the mold Syncephalastrum in clinical specimens of New Orleans residents after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
  Carol Y. Rao, Changa Kurukularatne, Julia Garcia-Diaz, Sandra A. Kemmerly, Deoine Reed
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2007-04-01

Journal Articles

• Disaster Planning for the Clinical Practice  
  Kemmerly, Sandra A., reviewer. Review of: Baum N, McDaniel JW., The Ochsner Journal, 1/1/2009
• Infection Control and Prevention: A Review of Hospital-Acquired Infections and the Economic Implications  
  Reed Deoine, Kemmerly, Sandra A., The Ochsner Journal, 1/1/2009
• Implications of Detecting the Mold Syncephalastrum in Clinical Specimens of New Orleans Residents After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita  
  Rao C, Kurukularatne C, Garcia-Diaz J, Kemmerly S, Reed D, Fridkin S, Morgan, J., Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 1/1/2007
• Splenic Vein Thrombosis Presenting as Fusobacterium nucleatum Bacteria  
  Reddy B, Gonzalez-Angulo A, Kemmerly S., Journal of the LA State Medical Society, 1/1/2006
• Man with a Potentially Life-Threatening Waterborne Infection Case in Point, An Intriguing Diagnosis  
  Reddy B, Durham H, Kemmerly S., Consultant, 1/1/2004
• Diagnosis and Treatment of West Nile Infections  
  Kemmerly, S., The Ochsner Journal, 1/1/2003
• A Case of Progressive Dementia New Orleans Citywide Rounds, RW Steele, Series Editor  
  Wynn MD, McLellan SLF, Steele RW, Kemmerly SA., Infections in Medicine, 1/1/2003
• Rhodococcus equi infection in transplant recipients: A case of mistaken identity & review of the literature  
  Perez MGV, Vassilev T, Kemmerly SA., Transplant Infectious Disease, 1/1/2002
• Rapid Implementation of a pneumococcal vaccine program in a multispecialty teaching hospital  
  DH Lee, T Sun, S Kemmerly, F Ruddy, D Simonson, L Coletti, N Hennen., JCOM, 1/1/2002
• Influenza Update 2000  
  Kemmerly SA., The Ochsner Journal, 1/1/2000
• Prevention of Primary Cytomegalovirus Disease in Organ Transplant Recipients with Oral Ganciclovir or Oral Acyclovir Prophylaxis  
  Rubin RH, Kemmerly SA, Conti D, et al., Transpl Infec Dis, 1/1/2000
• A Liver Transplant Patient with Fever  
  Garcia-Diaz JB, Martin DH, Kemmerly SA, Infections in Medicine, 1/1/1998
• A Renal Transplant Patient with Fever  
  Holding KJ, Kemmerly SA, Mushatt DM., Infections in Medicine, 1/1/1996
• Comparison of the Amplified Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) Direct Test, Amplicor MTB PCR, and IS6110-PCR for Detection of MTB in Respiratory Specimens  
  Dalovisio JR, Montenegro JS, Kemmerly SA, et al, Clinical Infectious Diseases., 1/1/1996
• Corynebacterium Group A4 Sepsis in an Immunocompromised Patient  
  Bizette G, Kemmerly SA, Cole J, Clinical Infectious Diseases, 1/1/1995
• Vibrio vulnificus Sepsis in Solid Organ Transplantation A Medical Nemesis  
  Ali A, Mehra MR, Stapleton DD, Kemmerly SA, et al, Journal of Health and Lung Transplantation, 1/1/1995
• Dermatologic Manifestations of Infections in Diabetics  
  Kemmerly SA, Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, 1/1/1994
• Foscarnet - Resistant Herpes Simplex Virus Infection in Patients with the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome  
  Safrin S, Kemmerly S, Plotkin B, et al, J Infec Dis, 1/1/1994
• Oral Ciprofloxacin Therapy for Bacillus cereus Wound Infection and Bacteremia  
  Kemmerly SA, Pankey GA, CID, 1/1/1993
• Management of Infected Joint Prosthesis: Decision Making in Surgical Sepsis  
  Abadie-Kemmerly S, 1/1/1991
• Brief Report: Safety and Efficacy of Intravenous Ciprofloxacin in the Treatment of Selected Infections  
  Abadie-Kemmerly S, Pankey GA, Am J Med, 1/1/1989
• Listeria monocytogenes Infections of Prosthetic Joints  
  Abadie S, J Infect Dis, 1/1/1989
• Failure of Ketoconazole Treatment of Blastomyces dermatidis Due to Interaction of Isoniazid and Rifampin  
  Abadie-Kemmerly S, Pankey GA, Dalovisio JR, Ann Intern Med, 1/1/1988
• Primary Cutaneous Phaeohyphomycosis: A report of three cases  
  Noel SB, Greer DL, Abadie S, Zachary JA, Pankey GA, J Am Acad Dermatol, 1/1/1988
• Listeria monocytogenes Arthritis in a Renal Transplant Recipient  
  Abadie S, Dalovisio JD, Pankey GA, Cortez LM, J Infec Dis, 1/1/1987
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Books/Book Chapters

• Complications of Gynecologic Endoscopic Surgery. 
  Chapter: Perioperative and Postoperative Infection 
  Page 127.0 - 130.0Kemmerly, SA.Editors: Isaacson, KB.Saunders Elsevier;, Philadelphia, PA2006
• Current Practice of Emergency Medicine 
  Chapter: Adult Infectious Diarrhea. 
  Abadie-Kemmerly S, Pankey GAB.C. Decker, Inc., PhiladelphiaEdition Seco,1991
• Current Therapy in Emergency Medicine 
  Chapter: Adult Infectious Diarrhea. 
  Page 555.0 - 559.0Pankey GA, Abadie SB.C. Decker, Inc, Philadelphia1987

Abstracts/Posters

• Engaging Healthcare Workers to Improve Hand Hygiene Compliance
  Reed, D; Dibble, OG; Chapman, JE, and Kemmerly, SA., Ochsner Clinic Foundation Research Night, New Orleans, LA, 1/1/2008
• Reducing Surgical Site Infections.
  Reed, D; Cooper, R., Margolin, D., Alliston, A., Chapman, JE, and Kemmerly, SA, Ochsner Clinic Foundation Research Night, New Orleans, LA, 1/1/2008
• Getting Up to Standard: Giving the Appropriate Antibiotic in the Appropriate Time
  Reed, D; Cooper, R., Santos, A., Billeter, M., Margolin, D., Chapman, JE, and Kemmerly, SA., Ochsner Clinic Foundation Research Night, New Orleans, LA, 1/1/2008
• Assessing Invasive Mold Infections, Mold Exposures and Personal Protective Equipment Use Among Immunocompromised New Orleans Residents After Hurricane Katrina.
  Carol Y. Rao, Deoine Reed, Sandra Kemmerly, Juliette Morgan, Scott Fridkin, SHEA 17th Annual Scientific Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland, 1/1/2007
• Beyond Rhizopus and Mucor: Hurricane Katrina Stirs Up Syncephalastrum in New Orleans.
  C. Kurukularatne, J. Garcia-Diaz, S. Kemmerly, D. Reed, J. Chapman., SHEA, Chicago, Illinois, 1/1/2006
• A Study of the Rate of Infections & Complications in Patients with Peripherally-Inserted Central Catheters.
  S. Kemmerly, J. Chapman, D. Reed, C. Ledet, D. DeVun, M. Yoselevitz, J. Milburn, D. Kay., APIC, Baltimore, MD, 1/1/2005
• D. Reed, J. Chapman, W. Eppling, L. Gervasi, S. Kemmerly., IDSA, 1/1/2004
• Evaluation of an Established Urinary Tract Infection Guideline
  M. Billeter, H. Cram, J. Garcia-Diaz, E. Chacko, S. Kemmerly, IDSA, 1/1/2004
• Assessment of Risk Factors Associated with Community Onset Methicillin Resistant-Staphylococcus aureus Infections in Southeastern Louisiana
  D. Reed, J. Chapman, S. Kemmerly, IDSA, 1/1/2004
• Fungal Infections in Orthotopic Heart Transplant Patients: A 10-year Retrospective Study at Ochsner Clinic Foundation
  Vassilev T, Concepcion A, Dalovisio J, Mehra M, Kemmerly S, Garcia-Diaz J, Chambers R., IDSA Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 1/1/2001
• Oral Ciprofloxacin Therapy in a Patient with Bacillus Cereus Wound Infection and Bacteremia.
  Abadie- Kemmerly S, Pankey G, Inter-American Society for Chemotherapy, 1/1/1998
• Is Hepatitis A Vaccine Potentially Useful for New Orleans Travelers Outside the USA?
  Pankey GA, Failla DM, Reiners JM, Dalovisio JR, Kemmerly SA, Fourth International Conference on Travel Medicine., Acapulco, Mexico, 1/1/1995
• Comparison of Three Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques with Mycobacterial Smear and Culture for Identification of M. tuberculosis within Respiratory Specimen
  Dalovisio JR, Montenegro JS, Kemmerly SA, et al, Infectious Diseases of America Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 1/1/1995
• The Safety and Efficacy of Intravenous Ciprofloxacin in Treatment of Selected Infections.
  Abadie-Kemmerly S, Pankey G, Symposium “Ciprofloxacin: Major Advances in Intravenous and Oral Quinolone Therapy.”, Naples, Florida, 1/1/1989
• Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infections after Heart Transplantation.
  Baumgarten KL, Mehra M, Kemmerly SA., 2nd International Conference on Infectious Diseases, Stockholm, Sweden., 1/25/2000
• Assessment of Mold Exposures in Immunocompromised Patients Post-Hurricane Katrina
  Rao C, ScD; Reed D, PhD; Kemmerly SA, MD, Fridkin SK, MD; Garcia-Diaz J, MD; Morgan J, MD., Ochsner’s Fourth Annual Research Night, New Orleans, LA, 1/15/2007
• “Who’s Getting Flu?”
  Reed D, PhD; Chapman JE, RN, BSN, CIC; Kemmerly SA, MD, Ochsner’s Fourth Annual Research Night, New Orleans, LA, 1/15/2007
• Improving Hand Hygiene Compliance Among Healthcare Workers
  Reed D, PhD; Dibble OG, LPN; Chapman JE, RN, BSN, CIC; Kemmerly SA, MD., Ochsner’s Fourth Annual Research Night, New Orleans, LA, 1/15/2007
• Comprehensive Planning for the Needs of the Bariatric Population.
  Bragg J, MD; Richardson WS, MD; Kemmerly SA, MD; Wolf M, RN; Rodriguez SM, RN, BSN., Ochsner’s Fourth Annual Research Night, New Orleans, LA, 1/15/2007
• Vaccine-Preventable Illnesses in Inflammatory Bowel disease Patients.
  Shah SB, MD; Jasti R, MD; Kemmerly SA, MD; Kumar S, MD; Smith JW, MD, Ochsner’s Fourth Annual Research Night, New Orleans, LA, 1/15/2007
• A Prospective Review of Infections and Deep Vein Thrombosis Associated with Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters (PICC) at a Tertiary Care Institution
  Curbelo A, Garcia-Diaz J, Kemmerly S, Reed D, Chapman, Kay D., IDSA 44th Annual Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1/12/2006
• Assessing Mold Exposures Among New Orleans Residents at Risk of Developing Mold Infections After Hurricane Katrina.
  Carol Y. Rao, ScD; Deoine Reed, PhD; Sandra Kemmerly, MD; Scott K. Fridkin, MD; Julia Garcia-Diaz, MD, Snigdha Vallabhaneni, MD; Juliette Morgan, MD., IDSA 44th Annual Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1/12/2006
• Dactylaria constricta var. gallopava in two renal transplant patients.
  K. Prabhakar, S. Kemmerly, K. Baumgarten, J. Garcia-Diaz, N. Patel., Focus on Infectious Disease Conference, New Orleans Hilton, 1/24/2004
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Lectures

• Medical Errors in the Hospital Setting: A Survival Manual 
  New Orleans, LA - 1/1/2012
• September 11, Katrina and Beyond: Lessons Learned from a Decade of U.S. Disasters 
  New Orleans, LA - 1/1/2012
• Gram Positive Organisms: An Evolving Target for Prevention and Control 
  Austin, TX - 1/1/2011
• Special Topics in Environmental Control 
  Austin, TX - 1/1/2011
• Interactive Session: The Venn Diagram of Diagnosis: The Contribution of Histopathology 
  Boston, MA - 1/1/2011
• Impact of Strategic Planning on Quality 
  Orlando, FL - 1/1/2010
• Incident Reporting and Impact on Organizational Dashboards 
  Orlando, FL - 1/1/2010
• Results of a Patient Safety Pilot Study Aimed and Improving Hand Off Communication 
  Orlando, FL - 1/1/2010
• The Use of Event Reporting and Organizational Dashboards 
  Orlando, FL - 1/1/2009
• Congestive Heart Failure and Improving Use of Discharge Instructions 
  Nashville, TN - 1/1/2008
• Improvement in Mortality Review Process 
  Nashville, TN - 1/1/2008
• Improvement in Sepsis 
  Orlando, FL - 1/1/2007
• Fungal Infections in Orthotopic Heart Transplant Patients: A 10-year Retrospective Study at Ochsner Clinic Foundation. 
  San Francisco, CA - 1/1/2001
• Infectious Disease “Show & Tell” 
  1/1/2001
• Modern Management of Neutropenic Fever 
  New Orleans, LA - 1/4./2003
• Infection Control Issues in Large Scale Disasters: Lessons Learned from Katrina – A Hospital System and Community Perspective 
  Chicago, Illinois - 1/21/2006
• Advanced Cases of Infectious Diseases in Transplant Patients. 
  New Orleans, LA - 1/1./2000
• Hurricane Katrina: Physicians’ Experiences 
  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 1/8./2006
• Infectious Diseases and Transplantation. 
  New Orleans, LA - 1/6./2000
• Community Acquired Pneumonia. 
  Thibodaux Regional Medical Center, Thibodaux, LA - 1/3./2000
• An Overview of Infectious Disease Trends in Today’s Transplant World 
  New Orleans, LA - 1/1./2000
• Disaster ID 
  Tucson, Arizona - 1/21/2006
• The Katrina Disaster: Lessons Learned from the “Ground” 
  Orlando, Florida - 1/21/2006
• Katrina: Lessons Learned 
  Las Vegas, Nevada - 1/13/2007
• The Evaluation and Treatment of Tuberculosis in Healthcare Workers 
  New Orleans, LA - 1/8./2007
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