Ritu Banerjee, M.D., Ph.D.

My research focuses on improving patient safety and outcomes and reducing emergence and spread of antibiotic-resistant pathogens through multifaceted antimicrobial stewardship interventions in hospital and community settings.

Ongoing projects include:

• Characterizing the clinical and molecular epidemiology of drug-resistant E. coli infections: Implications for design of preventive interventions
• Rates and appropriateness of antimicrobial prescribing at Mayo Childrenâ??s Hospital
• Variability in antibiotic prescribing patterns among outpatient pediatric practices
• Comparison of stratified and cumulative antibiograms: Implications for improving appropriate empiric antibiotic prescribing
• Clinical outcomes of staphylococcal bacteremia in neonates following a vancomycin dosing change