Associate Professor, Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine

Infectious Disease

Dr. Mary T. Bessesen, MD

Mary Bessesen works in the field of Infectious Disease. She went to University of Kansas School of Medicine. She has 1 awards "Fellow (FACP)". Mary T. Bessesen is a published doctor and has 19 publications published. The lastest was: 'Disseminated Mycobacterium genavense infection: clinical and microbiological features and response to therapy.'

Publications

Revised Risk Estimates for MRSA Infection in Patients with Intermittent Versus Persistent MRSA Nares Colonization.
Risk of MRSA Infection in Patients with Intermittent versus Persistent MRSA Nares Colonization.
Disinfection of reusable elastomeric respirators by health care workers: A feasibility study and development of standard operating procedures.
N95 Respirators or Surgical Masks to Protect Healthcare Workers against Respiratory Infections: Are We There Yet?
Comparison of control strategies for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
HIV Infection and Osteoporosis: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment Options.
The human nasal microbiota and Staphylococcus aureus carriage.
Epidemiology of healthcare-associated bloodstream infection caused by USA300 strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in 3 affiliated hospitals.
Development of herpes simplex virus disease in patients who are receiving cidofovir.
Mycobacterium avium complex peritonitis in the setting of cirrhosis: case report and review of the literature.
Chronic active hepatitis B exacerbations in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients following development of resistance to or withdrawal of lamivudine.
Disseminated Mycobacterium genavense infection: clinical and microbiological features and response to therapy.
Clinical and epidemiologic features of infection with Mycobacterium genavense. Swiss HIV Cohort Study.
Administration of pyrimethamine/sulfadoxine for prevention of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in patients with AIDS.
Detection of Listeria monocytogenes by using the polymerase chain reaction.
Enteroinvasive Escherichia coli: a cause of bacteremia in patients with AIDS.
Using human factors engineering to improve the effectiveness of infection prevention and control.
Reduction in central line-associated bloodstream infections by implementation of a postinsertion care bundle.

Schools

University of Kansas School of Medicine
University Of Colorado

Doctors Specialties

Infectious Disease Medicine
Infectious Disease

Accepted Insurances

Awards

Fellow (FACP)

Education

University of Colorado
University of Kansas School of Medicine

Hospital

Denver Health
University of Colorado Hospital

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