Department of Internal Medicine
General Internal Medicine Faculty
Graduate School:
University of Maryland
School of Medicine
Fellowship:
University of Maryland
School of Medicine
Marin L. Schweizer, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Dr. Schweizer's research interests focus on 1) molecular epidemiology of infectious diseases in healthcare settings, 2) risk factors and outcomes related to healthcare-associated infections, particularly methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
Awards, Honors, and Organizations
- Society for Epidemiologic Research, 2006-2009
- American Society for Microbiology, 2007-
- Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, 2009-
Recent Publications
- Thom K, Schweizer M, Osih R, McGregor J, Furuno J, Perencevich E, Harris A. Clinical Impact of Empiric Antimicrobial Therapy on Outcomes in Patients with Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae Bacteremia. BMC Infectious Disease. September 2008;8:116.
- Schweizer ML, Furuno JP, Harris AD, McGregor JC, Thom KA, Johnson JK, Shardell MD, Perencevich EN. Clinical Utility of Infection Control Documentation of Prior History of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Colonization or Infection. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. October 2008;29(10):972-4.
- Thom KA, Shardell MD, Osih RB, Schweizer ML, Furuno JP, Perencevich EN, McGregor JC, Harris AD. Impact of Controlling for Severity of Illness at Different Time Points. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. November 2008;29(11).
- Furuno JP, Schweizer ML, McGregor JC, Perencevich EN. Infection Control Surveillance Technology: Cost-effective or Just Cost? Am J Infect Control 2008;36:S12-S17.