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Colleen Kraft

Clinical Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator)

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Publications

  • Understanding the pathogenesis of uveitis in Ebola virus disease survivors: an observational cohort and cross-sectional study protocol for clinical, molecular virologic and immunologic characterisation. BMJ Open. 2025 Dec 23; 15(12):e104843.. View in PubMed
  • Comparability of Gastrointestinal Microbiome and Bile Acid Profiles in Patients With First or Multiply Recurrent Clostridioides difficile Infection. J Infect Dis. 2025 Nov 14; 232(5):e733-e740.. View in PubMed
  • Differential severity of SARS-CoV-2 variant infections in children and adults with COVID-19. J Clin Virol. 2025 Oct; 180:105833.. View in PubMed
  • A world without US support: WHO funding cuts and the future of childhood health. BMJ Paediatr Open. 2025 May 21; 9(1).. View in PubMed
  • Understanding the pathogenesis of uveitis in Ebola virus disease survivors: a study protocol for clinical, molecular virologic, and immunologic characterization. medRxiv. 2025 May 21.. View in PubMed
  • Children will suffer from changes to US research system. BMJ. 2025 Mar 26; 388:r572.. View in PubMed
  • Viral and host factors associated with SARS-CoV-2 disease severity in Georgia, USA. PLoS One. 2025; 20(4):e0317972.. View in PubMed
  • The American Society for Microbiology collaboration with the CDC Laboratory Medicine Best Practices initiative for evidence-based laboratory medicine. Clin Microbiol Rev. 2024 Dec 10; 37(4):e0006518.. View in PubMed
  • Long-term visual outcomes and histopathologic findings after cataract surgery in Ebola virus disease survivors in the Ebola virus RNA persistence in ocular tissues and fluids (EVICT) study. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2024 Nov; 18(11):e0012662.. View in PubMed
  • Do mindfulness interventions cause harm? Findings from the Learning to Apply Mindfulness to Pain (LAMP) Pragmatic Clinical Trial. Pain Med. 2024 Nov 01; 25(Supplement_1):S68-S76.. View in PubMed
  • Correction to: Integrated Safety and Efficacy Analyses of Phase 3 Trials of a Microbiome Therapeutic for Recurrent CDI. Infect Dis Ther. 2024 Oct; 13(10):2209-2210.. View in PubMed
  • Integrated Safety and Efficacy Analyses of Phase 3 Trials of a Microbiome Therapeutic for Recurrent CDI. Infect Dis Ther. 2024 Oct; 13(10):2105-2121.. View in PubMed
  • Clinical Features and Outcomes of Pediatric and Adult Patients Hospitalized for Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Comparison Across Age Strata. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2024 Aug; 11(8):ofae443.. View in PubMed
  • Provider experiences with daily use of elastomeric half-mask respirators in health care. Am J Infect Control. 2024 07; 52(7):745-750.. View in PubMed
  • Health Care Workers’ Comfort Ratings for Elastomeric Half-Mask Respirators Versus N95® Filtering Facepiece Respirators During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Workplace Health Saf. 2024 07; 72(7):261-272.. View in PubMed
  • Connecting pathogen transmission and healthcare worker cognition: a cognitive task analysis of infection prevention and control practices during simulated patient care. BMJ Qual Saf. 2024 06 19; 33(7):419-431.. View in PubMed
  • Prevalence of Comorbid Factors in Patients With Recurrent Clostridioides difficile Infection in ECOSPOR III, a Randomized Trial of an Oral Microbiota-Based Therapeutic. Clin Infect Dis. 2023 11 30; 77(11):1504-1510.. View in PubMed
  • Fecal microbiota transplantation promotes reduction of antimicrobial resistance by strain replacement. Sci Transl Med. 2023 11; 15(720):eabo2750.. View in PubMed
  • Viral and host factors associated with SARS-CoV-2 disease severity in Georgia, USA. medRxiv. 2023 Oct 25.. View in PubMed
  • A Distinct Nasal Microbiota Signature in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients. Kidney360. 2023 10 01; 4(10):1419-1429.. View in PubMed
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder: The New Asthma? Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2023 Jul; 62(7):673-677.. View in PubMed
  • A Distinct Nasal Microbiota Signature in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients. medRxiv. 2023 Feb 24.. View in PubMed
  • An Introduction to Artificial Intelligence in Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2023 Feb-Mar 01; 44(2):e126-e134.. View in PubMed
  • Safety and Tolerability of SER-109 as an Investigational Microbiome Therapeutic in Adults With Recurrent Clostridioides difficile Infection: A Phase 3, Open-Label, Single-Arm Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 02 01; 6(2):e2255758.. View in PubMed
  • Nucleocapsid Antigenemia Is a Marker of Acute SARS-CoV-2 Infection. J Infect Dis. 2022 11 01; 226(9):1577-1587.. View in PubMed
  • Concordance of SARS-CoV-2 Results in Self-collected Nasal Swabs vs Swabs Collected by Health Care Workers in Children and Adolescents. JAMA. 2022 09 13; 328(10):935-940.. View in PubMed
  • Developing a Rapid Response Single IRB Model for Conducting Research During a Public Health Emergency. Health Secur. 2022 Jun; 20(S1):S60-S70.. View in PubMed
  • Evaluation of an artificial intelligence-based medical device for diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder. NPJ Digit Med. 2022 May 05; 5(1):57.. View in PubMed
  • Association of Secretor Status and Recent Norovirus Infection With Gut Microbiome Diversity Metrics in a Veterans Affairs Population. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2022 May; 9(5):ofac125.. View in PubMed
  • SER-109, an Oral Microbiome Therapy for Recurrent Clostridioides difficile Infection. N Engl J Med. 2022 01 20; 386(3):220-229.. View in PubMed
  • Condomless receptive anal intercourse is associated with markers of mucosal inflammation in a cohort of men who have sex with men in Atlanta, Georgia. J Int AIDS Soc. 2021 12; 24(12):e25859.. View in PubMed
  • Single-Amplicon Multiplex Real-Time Reverse Transcription-PCR with Tiled Probes To Detect SARS-CoV-2 spike Mutations Associated with Variants of Concern. J Clin Microbiol. 2021 11 18; 59(12):e0144621.. View in PubMed
  • Large scale enzyme based xenobiotic identification for exposomics. Nat Commun. 2021 09 14; 12(1):5418.. View in PubMed
  • Fecal Microbiota Transplantation Is Safe and Effective in Patients With Clostridioides difficile Infection and Cirrhosis. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2021 08; 19(8):1627-1634.. View in PubMed
  • Retinopathy and Systemic Disease Morbidity in Severe COVID-19. Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 2021 May 19; 29(4):743-750.. View in PubMed
  • Diagnosis of Streptococcus pneumoniae infection using circulating antibody secreting cells. PLoS One. 2021; 16(11):e0259644.. View in PubMed
  • Primary palliative care: Skills for all clinicians. Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care. 2020 06; 50(6):100814.. View in PubMed
  • The gut microbiome’s role in the development, maintenance, and outcomes of sepsis. Crit Care. 2020 06 01; 24(1):278.. View in PubMed
  • Training and Fit Testing of Health Care Personnel for Reusable Elastomeric Half-Mask Respirators Compared With Disposable N95 Respirators. JAMA. 2020 05 12; 323(18):1849-1852.. View in PubMed
  • Fecal Microbiota Transplantations: Where Are We, Where Are We Going, and What Is the Role of the Clinical Laboratory? Clin Chem. 2020 04 01; 66(4):512-517.. View in PubMed
  • Ebola virus disease. Nat Rev Dis Primers. 2020 02 20; 6(1):13.. View in PubMed
  • Correction for Kraft et al., “A Laboratory Medicine Best Practices Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests (NAATs) and Algorithms Including NAATs for the Diagnosis of Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile in Adults”. Clin Microbiol Rev. 2019 Sep 18; 32(4).. View in PubMed
  • Design Strategies for Biocontainment Units to Reduce Risk During Doffing of High-level Personal Protective Equipment. Clin Infect Dis. 2019 09 13; 69(Suppl 3):S241-S247.. View in PubMed
  • Common Behaviors and Faults When Doffing Personal Protective Equipment for Patients With Serious Communicable Diseases. Clin Infect Dis. 2019 09 13; 69(Suppl 3):S214-S220.. View in PubMed
  • Variability in the Duration and Thoroughness of Hand Hygiene. Clin Infect Dis. 2019 09 13; 69(Suppl 3):S221-S223.. View in PubMed
  • A Laboratory Medicine Best Practices Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests (NAATs) and Algorithms Including NAATs for the Diagnosis of Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile in Adults. Clin Microbiol Rev. 2019 06 19; 32(3).. View in PubMed
  • New filovirus disease classification and nomenclature. Nat Rev Microbiol. 2019 05; 17(5):261-263.. View in PubMed
  • Designing Studies Acceptable for Abstraction and Inclusion in Evidence-Based Laboratory Practice Guidelines. J Clin Microbiol. 2019 03; 57(3).. View in PubMed
  • The Special Pathogens Research Network: Enabling Research Readiness. Health Secur. 2019 02; 17(1):35-45.. View in PubMed
  • Fecal microbiota transplantation for the treatment of recurrent and severe Clostridium difficile infection in solid organ transplant recipients: A multicenter experience. Am J Transplant. 2019 02; 19(2):501-511.. View in PubMed
  • Tuberculosis following PD-1 blockade for cancer immunotherapy. Sci Transl Med. 2019 01 16; 11(475).. View in PubMed
  • A Novel Approach to Infectious Disease Preparedness: Incorporating Investigational Therapeutics and Research Objectives into Full-Scale Exercises. Health Secur. 2019 Jan/Feb; 17(1):54-61.. View in PubMed
  • Ebola Virus Persistence in Ocular Tissues and Fluids (EVICT) Study: Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction and Cataract Surgery Outcomes of Ebola Survivors in Sierra Leone. EBioMedicine. 2018 Apr; 30:217-224.. View in PubMed
  • Treating the Symptom but Not the Underlying Disease in Infective Endocarditis: A Teachable Moment. JAMA Intern Med. 2017 07 01; 177(7):1026-1027.. View in PubMed
  • The National Ebola Training and Education Center: Preparing the United States for Ebola and Other Special Pathogens. Health Secur. 2017 May/Jun; 15(3):253-260.. View in PubMed
  • Long-term Management of Panuveitis and Iris Heterochromia in an Ebola Survivor. Ophthalmology. 2016 12; 123(12):2626-2628.e2.. View in PubMed
  • Overlooking the importance of immunoassays – Authors’ reply. Lancet Infect Dis. 2016 10; 16(10):1110.. View in PubMed
  • Essentials of filoviral load quantification. Lancet Infect Dis. 2016 07; 16(7):e134-e138.. View in PubMed
  • Redesigning Health Care Practices to Address Childhood Poverty. Acad Pediatr. 2016 Apr; 16(3 Suppl):S136-46.. View in PubMed
  • U.S. Ebola Treatment Center Clinical Laboratory Support. J Clin Microbiol. 2016 Apr; 54(4):1031-5.. View in PubMed
  • Effectiveness of Preanalytic Practices on Contamination and Diagnostic Accuracy of Urine Cultures: a Laboratory Medicine Best Practices Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Clin Microbiol Rev. 2016 Jan; 29(1):105-47.. View in PubMed
  • Family support in the family-centered medical home: an opportunity for preventing toxic stress and its impact in young children. Child health care providers offer valuable support and connections for families. Child Abuse Negl. 2013 Dec; 37 Suppl:41-50.. View in PubMed

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