Vance G. Fowler, MD, MHS

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• AIDS Research and Treatment Center (DART)
• Infectious Diseases

Department / Division:
Medicine / Infectious Diseases and International Health

Address:
DUMC 3281
Durham, NC 27710

Appointment Telephone:
919-668-7630

Fax Telephone:
919-479-2948

• MD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, 1993

• Internal Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, 1993-1996
• Infectious Diseases, Duke University Medical Center, 1996-1999

• MHS, Duke University, 1999

Clinical Interests:
Tropical medicine - international health, bacterial infections, HIV/AIDS

Research Interests:
Determinants of Outcome in Patients with Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia
Pathogenesis of Bacterial Infections
Infections due to Resistant Gram Positive Organisms
Tropical medicine/International Health

Representative Publications:
1) Fowler, VG, Jr., McIntyre, LM, Yeaman, ME, Peterson, G, Reller, LB, Corey,GR, Bayer, AS. In vitro Resistance to Thrombin-induced Platelet Microbicidal Protein Among Clinical Endocarditis Isolates of Staphylococcus aureus Correlates with an Intravascular Device Source. Journal of Infectious Diseases 2000;182:1251-4. (2000)

4) Rosen, AB, Fowler, VG, Jr, Corey, GR, Downs, SM, Biddle, AK, Li, J, Jollis, JG. Cost-Effectiveness of Transesophageal Echocardiography in Determining the Duration of Therapy for Patient with Intravascular Catheter-Associated Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia. Annals of Internal Medicine 1999;130: 810-820. (1999)

3) Fowler, VG, Jr, Kong, LK, Corey, GR, Gottlieb, G, McClelland, RS, Sexton, D, Gesty-Palmer, D, Harrell, E. Recurrent Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia: Pulse Field Gel Electrophoresis Findings in 29 Consecutive Patients. Journal of Infectious Diseases 1999;179:1157-61. (1999)

2) Fowler, VG, Jr, Sanders, L, Kong, L, Gottlieb, GS, McClelland, RS, Li, J, Ryan, T. Rousakas, G, Sexton, DJ, Harrell, L, Corey, GR. Staphylococcus aureus Endocarditis: 59 Prospectively Collected Cases with Follow up. Clinical Infectious Diseases 1999;28:106-114. (1999)

5) Fowler, VG, Jr., Sanders, LL, Sexton, DJ, Kong, L, Marr, KA, Gopal, AK, Gottlieb, G, McClelland, RS, Corey, GR. Outcome of Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia According to Compliance with Infectious Diseases Specialist Recommendations: Experience with 244 Patients. Clinical Infectious Diseases 1998;27: 478-486. (1998)