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Adam L. Hersh, MD, PhD

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Languages Spoken: English

Dr. Hersh received a bachelor’s degree at Middlebury College, and his doctoral and medical degrees at Dartmouth Medical School. He trained in pediatrics and pediatric infectious diseases at the University of California, San Francisco. In 2015, he became Associate Professor in the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases. Dr. Hersh is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society and the Infectious Diseases Society of America. He also serves as Associate Program Director for the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellowship Training program. Additionally, Dr. Hersh mentors through the University of Utah Vice President’s Clinical and Translational (VPCAT) Research Scholar Program. Dr. Hersh’s research interests include health services research and clinical epidemiology. His work focuses on understanding variability in the use of antimicrobials in pediatrics and developing interventions to improve the quality and safety of antimicrobial prescribing for children. His research has been supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Clinical Locations

Eccles Primary Children’s Outpatient Services Building

801-213-3599

81 N Mario Capecchi Drive
Salt Lake City, UT  84113
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Specialties

  • Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Pediatrics - Professor
Academic Divisions Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Board Certification American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics)
American Board of Pediatrics (Sub: Pediatric Infectious Diseases)

Dr. Hersh received a bachelor’s degree at Middlebury College, and his doctoral and medical degrees at Dartmouth Medical School. He trained in pediatrics and pediatric infectious diseases at the University of California, San Francisco. In 2015, he became Associate Professor in the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases. Dr. Hersh is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society and the Infectious Diseases Society of America. He also serves as Associate Program Director for the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellowship Training program. Additionally, Dr. Hersh mentors through the University of Utah Vice President’s Clinical and Translational (VPCAT) Research Scholar Program. Dr. Hersh’s research interests include health services research and clinical epidemiology. His work focuses on understanding variability in the use of antimicrobials in pediatrics and developing interventions to improve the quality and safety of antimicrobial prescribing for children. His research has been supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Academic Locations

Williams Building

801-587-7418

295 Chipeta Way
Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Salt Lake City, UT  84108

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Pediatrics - Professor
Academic Divisions Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Board Certification American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics)
American Board of Pediatrics (Sub: Pediatric Infectious Diseases)

Research Interests

  • Health Services Research
  • Physician's Practice Patterns
  • Diffusion of Innovation
  • Communicable Diseases
  • Antibiotics

Education History

Fellowship University of California, San Francisco
Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Fellow
Residency University of California, San Francisco
Pediatrics
Resident
Internship University of California, San Francisco
Pediatrics
Intern
Internship University of California, San Francisco
Medicine
Intern
Fellowship Stanford Prevention Research Center

Fellow
Professional Medical Dartmouth Medical School
Medicine
M.D.
Doctoral Training Dartmouth Medical School
Evaluative Clinical Sciences
Ph.D.
Graduate Training Stanford University
Epidemiology
M.S.
Undergraduate Middlebury College
Summa Cum Laude, Mathematics
B.A.

Selected Publications - Journal Articles

Journal Article

  1. Hersh AL, Shapiro DJ, Zhang M, Madaras-Kelly K (2020). Contribution of Penicillin Allergy Labels to Second-Line Broad-Spectrum Antibiotic Prescribing for Pediatric Respiratory Tract Infections. Infect Dis Ther, 9(3), 677-681.
  2. Eguiguren L, Newland JG, Kronman MP, Hersh AL, Gerber JS, Lee GM, Schwenk HT (2020). The current state of antifungal stewardship among pediatric antimicrobial stewardship programs. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 1-6.
  3. Olson J, Hersh AL, Sorensen J, Zobell J, Anderson C, Thorell EA (2019). Intravenous Vancomycin Therapeutic Drug Monitoring in Children: Evaluation of a Pharmacy-Driven Protocol and Collaborative Practice Agreement. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc, 9(3), 334-341.
  4. Same RG, Amoah J, Hsu AJ, Hersh AL, Sklansky DJ, Cosgrove SE, Tamma PD (2020). The Association of Antibiotic Duration With Successful Treatment of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Children. (Epub ahead of print) J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc.
  5. Fritz SA, Shapiro DJ, Hersh AL (2019). National Trends in Incidence of Purulent Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in Patients Presenting to Ambulatory and Emergency Department Settings, 2000-2015. Clin Infect Dis, 70(12), 2715-2718.
  6. Hersh AL, King LM, Shapiro DJ, Hicks LA, Fleming-Dutra KE (2020). Unnecessary antibiotic prescribing in US ambulatory care settings, 2010-2015. (Epub ahead of print) Clin Infect Dis.
  7. Chiotos K, Hayes M, Kimberlin DW, Jones SB, James SH, Pinninti SG, Yarbrough A, Abzug MJ, MacBrayne CE, Soma VL, Dulek DE, Vora SB, Waghmare A, Wolf J, Olivero R, Grapentine S, Wattier RL, Bio L, Cross SJ, Dillman NO, Downes KJ, Timberlake K, Young J, Orscheln RC, Tamma PD, Schwenk HT, Zachariah P, Aldrich M, Goldman DL, Groves HE, Lamb GS, Tribble AC, Hersh AL, Thorell EA, Denison MR, Ratner AJ, Newland JG, Nakamura MM (2020). Multicenter initial guidance on use of antivirals for children with COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2. (Epub ahead of print) J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc.
  8. Stenehjem E, Wallin A, Fleming-Dutra KE, Buckel WR, Stanfield V, Brunisholz KD, Sorensen J, Samore MH, Srivastava R, Hicks LA, Hersh AL (2019). Antibiotic Prescribing Variability in a Large Urgent Care Network: A New Target for Outpatient Stewardship. Clin Infect Dis, 70(8), 1781-1787.
  9. Lee BR, Tribble AC, Gerber JS, Hersh AL, Kronman MP, Newland JG (2020). Inappropriate antibiotic surgical prophylaxis in pediatric patients: A national point-prevalence study. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 1-3.
  10. Poole NM, Shapiro DJ, Kronman MP, Hersh AL (2019). Ambulatory Antibiotic Prescribing for Children with Pneumonia After Publication of National Guidelines: A Cross-Sectional Retrospective Study. Infect Dis Ther, 9(1), 69-76.
  11. Shapiro DJ, King LM, Fleming-Dutra KE, Hicks LA, Hersh AL (2020). Association between use of diagnostic tests and antibiotic prescribing for pharyngitis in the United States. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 1-3.
  12. Olson J, Mehra S, Hersh AL, Thorell EA, Stoddard GJ, Maese L, Barnette PE, Lemons RS, Pavia AT, Knackstedt ED (2020). Oral Step-Down Therapy With Levofloxacin for Febrile Neutropenia in Children With Cancer. (Epub ahead of print) J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc.
  13. Tribble AC, Lee BR, Flett KB, Handy LK, Gerber JS, Hersh AL, Kronman MP, Terrill CM, Sharland M, Newland JG (2020). Appropriateness of Antibiotic Prescribing in U.S. Children's Hospitals: A National Point Prevalence Survey. (Epub ahead of print) Clin Infect Dis.
  14. Brunisholz KD, Stenehjem E, Hersh AL, Wallin A, Carmichael H, Allen TL, Wolfe D, Knighton AJ, Belnap T, Srivastava R (2019). Antibiotic Prescribing in Urgent Care: Implementing Evidence-Based Medicine in a Rapidly Emerging Health Care Delivery Setting. Qual Manag Health Care, 29(1), 46-47.
  15. Olson J, Thorell EA, Hersh AL (2018). Evaluation of Discharge Antibiotic Prescribing at a Freestanding Children's Hospital: Opportunities for Stewardship. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc, 8(6), 563-566.
  16. Palms DL, Hicks LA, Bartoces M, Hersh AL, Zetts R, Hyun DY, Fleming-Dutra KE (2019). First-Line Antibiotic Selection in Outpatient Settings. Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 63(11).
  17. Lipsett SC, Hall M, Ambroggio L, Desai S, Shah SS, Brogan TV, Hersh AL, Williams DJ, Grijalva CG, Gerber JS, Blaschke AJ, Neuman MI (2019). Predictors of Bacteremia in Children Hospitalized With Community-Acquired Pneumonia. Hospital Pediatrics, 9(10), 770-778.
  18. Jaggi P, Hamdy RF, Lee B, Hersh AL, Gerber JS, Sharland M, Terrill C, Newland JG, SHARPS collaborative (2019). Use of Antimicrobial Agents in Hospitalized Children for Noninfectious Indications. (Epub ahead of print) J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc.
  19. Roberts RM, Hersh AL, Shapiro DJ, Fleming-Dutra KE, Hicks LA (2018). Antibiotic Prescriptions Associated With Dental-Related Emergency Department Visits. Ann Emerg Med, 74(1), 45-49.
  20. Krah NM, Hersh AL (2019). OPAT for avoidance of hospitalisation in children. Lancet Infect Dis, 19(5), 450-451.
  21. Krah NM, Bardsley T, Nelson R, Esquibel L, Crosby M, Byington CL, Pavia AT, Hersh AL (2019). Economic Burden of Home Antimicrobial Therapy: OPAT Versus Oral Therapy. Hospital Pediatrics, 9(4), 234-240.
  22. Cantey JB, Hersh AL (2018). Antibiotic Stewardship in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Lessons From Oxygen. Pediatrics, 143(3).
  23. Stockmann C, Olson J, Rashid J, Lubsch L, Young DC, Hersh AL, Frymoyer A, Ampofo K, Liu X, Wang Y, Sherwin CMT, Zobell JT (2018). An Evaluation of Vancomycin Area Under the Curve Estimation Methods for Children Treated for Acute Pulmonary Exacerbations of Cystic Fibrosis Due to Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus. J Clin Pharmacol, 59(2), 198-205.
  24. Poole NM, Shapiro DJ, Fleming-Dutra KE, Hicks LA, Hersh AL, Kronman MP (2019). Antibiotic Prescribing for Children in United States Emergency Departments: 2009-2014. Pediatrics, 143(2).
  25. Norris AH, Shrestha NK, Allison GM, Keller SC, Bhavan KP, Zurlo JJ, Hersh AL, Gorski LA, Bosso JA, Rathore MH, Arrieta A, Petrak RM, Shah A, Brown RB, Knight SL, Umscheid CA (2018). 2018 Infectious Diseases Society of America Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy. Clin Infect Dis, 68(1), e1-e35.
  26. Norris AH, Shrestha NK, Allison GM, Keller SC, Bhavan KP, Zurlo JJ, Hersh AL, Gorski LA, Bosso JA, Rathore MH, Arrieta A, Petrak RM, Shah A, Brown RB, Knight SL, Umscheid CA (2018). 2018 Infectious Diseases Society of America Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy. Clin Infect Dis, 68(1), 1-4.
  27. Kronman MP, Hersh AL, Newland JG, Gerber JS (2018). Getting Over Our Inpatient Oral Antibiotic Aversion. Pediatrics, 142(6).
  28. Banerjee R, Thurm CW, Fox ER, Hersh AL (2018). Antibiotic Shortages in Pediatrics. Pediatrics, 142(5).
  29. Palms DL, Hicks LA, Bartoces M, Hersh AL, Zetts R, Hyun DY, Fleming-Dutra KE (2018). Comparison of Antibiotic Prescribing in Retail Clinics, Urgent Care Centers, Emergency Departments, and Traditional Ambulatory Care Settings in the United States. JAMA Intern Med, 178(9), 1267-1269.
  30. Stenehjem E, Hersh AL, Buckel WR, Jones P, Sheng X, Evans RS, Burke JP, Lopansri BK, Srivastava R, Greene T, Pavia AT (2017). Impact of Implementing Antibiotic Stewardship Programs in 15 Small Hospitals: A Cluster-Randomized Intervention. Clin Infect Dis, 67(4), 525-532.
  31. Krah NM, Olson J, Thorell EA, Esquibel L, Osguthorpe RJ, Pavia AT, Hersh AL (2017). Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy in Young Infants. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc, 7(2), e40-e42.
  32. McPherson C, Lee BR, Terrill C, Hersh AL, Gerber JS, Kronman MP, Newland JG (2018). Characteristics of Pediatric Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs: Current Status of the Sharing Antimicrobial Reports for Pediatric Stewardship (SHARPS) Collaborative. Antibiotics (Basel), 7(1).
  33. Goldman JL, Richardson T, Newland JG, Lee B, Gerber JS, Hall M, Kronman M, Hersh AL (2016). Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy in Pediatric Medicaid Enrollees. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc, 6(1), 65-71.
  34. Davis CR, Stockmann C, Pavia AT, Byington CL, Blaschke AJ, Hersh AL, Thorell EA, Korgenski K, Daly J, Ampofo K (2015). Incidence, Morbidity, and Costs of Human Metapneumovirus Infection in Hospitalized Children. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc, 5(3), 303-11.
  35. Parikh K, Hall M, Blaschke AJ, Grijalva CG, Brogan TV, Neuman MI, Williams DJ, Gerber JS, Hersh AL, Shah SS (2016). Aggregate and hospital-level impact of national guidelines on diagnostic resource utilization for children with pneumonia at children's hospitals. J Hosp Med, 11(5), 317-23.
  36. Hersh AL, Newland JG, Gerber JS (2016). Pediatric Antimicrobial Discharge Stewardship: An Unmet Need. JAMA Pediatr, 170(3), 191-2.
  37. Smith MJ, Gerber JS, Hersh AL (2015). Inpatient Antimicrobial Stewardship in Pediatrics: A Systematic Review. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc, 4(4), e127-35.
  38. Stockmann C, Ampofo K, Pavia AT, Byington CL, Sheng X, Greene TH, Korgenski EK, Hersh AL (2015). Comparative Effectiveness of Oral Versus Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy for Empyema. Hospital Pediatrics, 5(12), 605-12.
  39. Kronman MP, Hersh AL, Gerber JS, Ross RK, Newland JG, Goldin A, Rangel SJ, Oron AP, Zerr DM (2015). Identifying Antimicrobial Stewardship Targets for Pediatric Surgical Patients. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc, 4(4), e100-8.
  40. Hester G, Hersh AL, Mundorff M, Korgenski K, Wilkes J, Stoddard G, Byington CL, Srivastava R (2015). Outcomes After Skin and Soft Tissue Infection in Infants 90 Days Old or Younger. Hospital Pediatrics, 5(11), 580-5.
  41. Ross RK, Hersh AL, Kronman MP, Newland JG, Gerber JS (2015). Cost of Antimicrobial Therapy Across US Children's Hospitals. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 1-3.
  42. Williams DJ, Edwards KM, Self WH, Zhu Y, Ampofo K, Pavia AT, Hersh AL, Arnold SR, McCullers JA, Hicks LA, Bramley AM, Jain S, Grijalva CG (2015). Antibiotic Choice for Children Hospitalized With Pneumonia and Adherence to National Guidelines. Pediatrics, 136(1), 44-52.
  43. Stockmann C, Hersh AL, Roberts JK, Bhongsatiern J, Korgenski EK, Spigarelli MG, Sherwin CM, Frymoyer A (2015). Predictive Performance of a Vancomycin Population Pharmacokinetic Model in Neonates. Infect Dis Ther, 4(2), 187-98.
  44. Nelson RE, Stockmann C, Hersh AL, Pavia AT, Korgenksi K, Daly JA, Couturier MR, Ampofo K, Thorell EA, Doby EH, Robison JA, Blaschke AJ (2015). Economic analysis of rapid and sensitive polymerase chain reaction testing in the emergency department for influenza infections in children. Pediatr Infect Dis J, 34(6), 577-82.
  45. Stockmann C, Ampofo K, Pavia AT, Byington CL, Blaschke AJ, Sherwin CM, Spigarelli MG, Hersh AL (2015). National trends in the incidence, outcomes and charges of pediatric osteoarticular infections, 1997-2012. Pediatr Infect Dis J, 34(6), 672-4.
  46. Goldman JL, Lee BR, Hersh AL, Yu D, Stach LM, Myers AL, Jackson MA, Day JC, McCulloh RJ, Newland JG (2015). Clinical diagnoses and antimicrobials predictive of pediatric antimicrobial stewardship recommendations: a program evaluation. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 36(6), 673-80.
  47. Kronman MP, Gerber JS, Newland JG, Hersh AL (2015). Database Research for Pediatric Infectious Diseases. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc, 4(2), 143-50.
  48. Spivak ES, Kendall B, Orlando P, Perez C, De Amorim M, Samore M, Pavia AT, Hersh AL (2015). Evaluation of Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy at a Veterans Affairs Hospital. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 1-3.
  49. Hersh AL, Gerber JS, Hicks LA, Pavia AT (2015). Lessons Learned in Antibiotic Stewardship: Fluoroquinolone Use in Pediatrics. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc, 4(1), 57-9.
  50. Bender JM, Virgallito M, Newland JG, Sammons JS, Thorell EA, Coffin SE, Pavia AT, Sandora TJ, Hersh AL (2015). Infection Prevention and Control Practices in Children's Hospitals. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 1-4.
  51. Goyal MK, Hersh AL, Badolato G, Luan X, Trent M, Zaoutis T, Chamberlain JM (2015). Underuse of pregnancy testing for women prescribed teratogenic medications in the emergency department. Acad Emerg Med, 22(2), 192-6.
  52. Knackstedt ED, Stockmann C, Davis CR, Thorell EA, Pavia AT, Hersh AL (2015). Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy in pediatrics: an opportunity to expand antimicrobial stewardship. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 36(2), 222-4.
  53. Nelson KE, Hersh AL, Nkoy FL, Maselli JH, Srivastava R, Cabana MD (2015). Primary care physician smoking screening and counseling for patients with chronic disease. Prev Med, 71, 77-82.
  54. Hersh AL, De Lurgio SA, Thurm C, Lee BR, Weissman SJ, Courter JD, Brogan TV, Shah SS, Kronman MP, Gerber JS, Newland JG (2015). Antimicrobial stewardship programs in freestanding children's hospitals. Pediatrics, 135(1), 33-9.
  55. Blaschke AJ, Hersh AL, Beekmann SE, Ince D, Polgreen PM, Hanson KE (2015). Unmet diagnostic needs in infectious disease. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis, 81(1), 57-9.
  56. Fleming-Dutra KE, Shapiro DJ, Hicks LA, Gerber JS, Hersh AL (2014). Race, otitis media, and antibiotic selection. Pediatrics, 134(6), 1059-66.
  57. Frymoyer A, Hersh AL, El-Komy MH, Gaskari S, Su F, Drover DR, Van Meurs K (2014). Association between vancomycin trough concentration and area under the concentration-time curve in neonates. Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 58(11), 6454-61.
  58. Dooling KL, Shapiro DJ, Van Beneden C, Hersh AL, Hicks LA (2014). Overprescribing and inappropriate antibiotic selection for children with pharyngitis in the United States, 1997-2010. JAMA Pediatr, 168(11), 1073-4.
  59. Wortham JM, Shapiro DJ, Hersh AL, Hicks LA (2014). Burden of ambulatory visits and antibiotic prescribing patterns for adults with community-acquired pneumonia in the United States, 1998 through 2009. JAMA Intern Med, 174(9), 1520-2.
  60. Lane MA, Marschall J, Beekmann SE, Polgreen PM, Banerjee R, Hersh AL, Babcock HM (2014). Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy Practices among Adult Infectious Disease Physicians. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 35(7), 839-44.
  61. Mistry RD, Shapiro DJ, Goyal MK, Zaoutis TE, Gerber JS, Liu C, Hersh AL (2014). Clinical management of skin and soft tissue infections in the U.S. Emergency Departments. West J Emerg Med, 15(4), 491-8.
  62. Neuman MI, Hall M, Gay JC, Blaschke AJ, Williams DJ, Parikh K, Hersh AL, Brogan TV, Gerber JS, Grijalva CG, Shah SS (2014). Readmissions among children previously hospitalized with pneumonia. Pediatrics, 134(1), 100-9.
  63. Stockmann C, Pavia AT, Hersh AL, Spigarelli MG, Castle B, Korgenski K, Byington CL, Ampofo K (2014). Age-Specific Patterns of Influenza Activity in Utah: Do Older School Age Children Drive the Epidemic? J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc, 3(2), 163-7.
  64. Blaschke AJ, Shapiro DJ, Pavia AT, Byington CL, Ampofo K, Stockmann C, Hersh AL (2014). A National Study of the Impact of Rapid Influenza Testing on Clinical Care in the Emergency Department. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc, 3(2), 112-8.
  65. Saperston KN, Shapiro DJ, Hersh AL, Copp HL (2014). A comparison of inpatient versus outpatient resistance patterns of pediatric urinary tract infection. J Urol, 191(5 Suppl), 1608-13.
  66. Anderson HM, Wilkes J, Korgenski EK, Pulsipher MA, Blaschke AJ, Hersh AL, Srivastava R, Bonkowsky JL (2014). Preventable Infections in Children with Leukodystrophy. Ann Clin Transl Neurol, 1(5), 370-374.
  67. Ross RK, Hersh AL, Kronman MP, Newland JG, Metjian TA, Localio AR, Zaoutis TE, Gerber JS (2014). Impact of infectious diseases society of america/pediatric infectious diseases society guidelines on treatment of community-acquired pneumonia in hospitalized children. Clin Infect Dis, 58(6), 834-8.
  68. Newland JG, Gerber JS, Weissman SJ, Shah SS, Turgeon C, Hedican EB, Thurm C, Hall M, Courter J, Brogan TV, Maples H, Lee BR, Hersh AL (2014). Prevalence and characteristics of antimicrobial stewardship programs at freestanding children's hospitals in the United States. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 35(3), 265-71.
  69. Banerjee R, Beekmann SE, Doby EH, Polgreen PM, Rathore MH, Hersh AL (2014). Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy Practices Among Pediatric Infectious Diseases Consultants: Results of an Emerging Infections Network Survey. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc, 3(1), 85-8.
  70. Sammons JS, Gerber JS, Tamma PD, Sandora TJ, Beekmann SE, Polgreen PM, Hersh AL (2014). Diagnosis and Management of Clostridium difficile Infection by Pediatric Infectious Diseases Physicians. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc, 3(1), 43-8.
  71. Sammons JS, Gerber JS, Tamma PD, Sandora TJ, Banerjee R, Beekmann SE, Polgreen PE, Hersh AL (2014). Diagnosis and Management of Clostridium difficile Infection by Pediatric Infectious Diseases Physicians. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc, 3(1), 43-48.
  72. Banerjee R, Beekmann, SE, Doby EH, Polgreen PM, Rathore MH, Hersh AL (2014). Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) practices among pediatric infectious diseases consultants: results of an Emerging Infections Network survey. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc, 3(1), 85-88.
  73. Shapiro DJ, Hicks LA, Pavia AT, Hersh AL (2014). Antibiotic prescribing for adults in ambulatory care in the USA, 2007-09. J Antimicrob Chemother, 69(1), 234-40.
  74. Hersh AL, Lee BR, Hedican EB, Herigon JC, Newland JG (2014). Linezolid use in hospitalized children. Pediatr Infect Dis J, 33(1), e14-8.
  75. Hersh AL, Jackson MA, Hicks LA (2013). Principles of judicious antibiotic prescribing for upper respiratory tract infections in pediatrics. Pediatrics, 132(6), 1146-54.
  76. Gerber JS, Kronman MP, Ross RK, Hersh AL, Newland JG, Metjian TA, Zaoutis TE (2013). Identifying targets for antimicrobial stewardship in children's hospitals. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 34(12), 1252-8.
  77. Williams DJ, Hall M, Shah SS, Parikh K, Tyler A, Neuman MI, Hersh AL, Brogan TV, Blaschke AJ, Grijalva CG (2013). Narrow vs broad-spectrum antimicrobial therapy for children hospitalized with pneumonia. Pediatrics, 132(5), e1141-8.
  78. Frymoyer A, Guglielmo BJ, Hersh AL (2013). Desired vancomycin trough serum concentration for treating invasive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcal infections. Pediatr Infect Dis J, 32(10), 1077-9.
  79. Stockmann C, Ampofo K, Byington CL, Filloux F, Hersh AL, Blaschke AJ, Cowan P, Korgenski K, Mason EO, Pavia AT (2013). Pneumococcal meningitis in children: epidemiology, serotypes, and outcomes from 1997-2010 in Utah. Pediatrics, 132(3), 421-8.
  80. Hyun DY, Hersh AL, Namtu K, Palazzi DL, Maples HD, Newland JG, Saiman L (2013). Antimicrobial stewardship in pediatrics: how every pediatrician can be a steward. JAMA Pediatr, 167(9), 859-66.
  81. Stockmann C, Sherwin CM, Ampofo K, Hersh AL, Pavia AT, Byington CL, Ward RM, Spigarelli MG (2013). Characteristics of antimicrobial studies registered in the USA through ClinicalTrials.Gov. Int J Antimicrob Agents, 42(2), 161-6.
  82. Goyal M, Hersh A, Luan X, Mollen C, Localio R, Trent M, Zaoutis T (2013). Frequency of pregnancy testing among adolescent emergency department visits. Acad Emerg Med, 20(8), 816-21.
  83. Goyal M, Hersh A, Luan X, Localio R, Trent M, Zaoutis T (2013). National trends in pelvic inflammatory disease among adolescents in the emergency department. J Adolesc Health, 53(2), 249-52.
  84. Edlin RS, Shapiro DJ, Hersh AL, Copp HL (2013). Antibiotic resistance patterns of outpatient pediatric urinary tract infections. J Urol, 190(1), 222-7.
  85. Goyal M, Hersh A, Luan X, Localio R, Trent M, Zaoutis T (2013). Are emergency departments appropriately treating adolescent pelvic inflammatory disease? JAMA Pediatr, 167(7), 672-3.
  86. Stockmann C, Ampofo K, Hersh AL, Carleton ST, Korgenski K, Sheng X, Pavia AT, Byington CL (2013). Seasonality of acute otitis media and the role of respiratory viral activity in children. Pediatr Infect Dis J, 32(4), 314-9.
  87. Neuman MI, Shah SS, Shapiro DJ, Hersh AL (2013). Emergency department management of childhood pneumonia in the United States prior to publication of national guidelines. Acad Emerg Med, 20(3), 240-6.
  88. Tamma PD, Newland JG, Pannaraj PS, Metjian TA, Banerjee R, Gerber JS, Weissman SJ, Beekmann SE, Polgreen PM, Hersh AL (2013). The use of intravenous colistin among children in the United States: results from a multicenter, case series. Pediatr Infect Dis J, 32(1), 17-22.
  89. Goldman JL, Jackson MA, Herigon JC, Hersh AL, Shapiro DJ, Leeder JS (2013). Trends in adverse reactions to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole. Pediatrics, 131(1), e103-8.
  90. Bennett TD, Fluchel M, Hersh AO, Hayward KN, Hersh AL, Brogan TV, Srivastava R, Stone BL, Korgenski EK, Mundorff MB, Casper TC, Bratton SL (2012). Macrophage activation syndrome in children with systemic lupus erythematosus and children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Arthritis Rheum, 64(12), 4135-42.
  91. Dahle KW, Korgenski EK, Hersh AL, Srivastava R, Gesteland PH (2012). Clinical Value of an Ambulatory-Based Antibiogram for Uropathogens in Children. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc, 1(4), 333-6.
  92. Guerra AH, Stockmann C, Pavia AT, Hersh AL, Thorell EA, Weng HY, Korgenski K, Byington CL, Ampofo K (2012). Laboratory-Confirmed Rotavirus Disease in Utah Children: Clinical and Economic Impact of Rotavirus Vaccination. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc, 1(4), 268-77.
  93. Neuman MI, Hall M, Hersh AL, Brogan TV, Parikh K, Newland JG, Blaschke AJ, Williams DJ, Grijalva CG, Tyler A, Shah SS (2012). Influence of hospital guidelines on management of children hospitalized with pneumonia. Pediatrics, 130(5), e823-30.
  94. Fairlie T, Shapiro DJ, Hersh AL, Hicks LA (2012). National trends in visit rates and antibiotic prescribing for adults with acute sinusitis. Arch Intern Med, 172(19), 1513-4.
  95. Shapiro DJ, Hersh AL, Cabana MD, Sutherland SM, Patel AI (2012). Hypertension screening during ambulatory pediatric visits in the United States, 2000-2009. Pediatrics, 130(4), 604-10.
  96. Stockmann C, Ampofo K, Hersh AL, Blaschke AJ, Kendall BA, Korgenski K, Daly J, Hill HR, Byington CL, Pavia AT (2012). Evolving epidemiologic characteristics of invasive group a streptococcal disease in Utah, 2002-2010. Clin Infect Dis, 55(4), 479-87.
  97. Newland JG, Banerjee R, Gerber JS, Hersh AL, Steinke L, Weissman SJ (2012). Antimicrobial stewardship in pediatric care: strategies and future directions. Pharmacotherapy, 32(8), 735-43.
  98. Cho CS, Shapiro DJ, Cabana MD, Maselli JH, Hersh AL (2012). A national depiction of children with return visits to the emergency department within 72 hours, 2001-2007. Pediatr Emerg Care, 28(7), 606-10.
  99. Hersh AL, Newland JG, Beekmann SE, Polgreen PM, Gilbert DN (2012). Unmet medical need in infectious diseases. Clin Infect Dis, 54(11), 1677-8.
  100. Olarte L, Ampofo K, Thorell EA, Sanderson S, Doby E, Pavia AT, Rosado H, Raoult D, Socolovschi C, Hersh AL (2012). Bartonella vinsonii endocarditis in an adolescent with congenital heart disease. Pediatr Infect Dis J, 31(5), 531-4.
  101. Ampofo K, Pavia AT, Chris S, Hersh AL, Bender JM, Blaschke AJ, Weng HY, Korgenski KE, Daly J, Mason EO, Byington CL (2012). The changing epidemiology of invasive pneumococcal disease at a tertiary children's hospital through the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine era: a case for continuous surveillance. Pediatr Infect Dis J, 31(3), 228-34.
  102. Hersh AL, Shapiro DJ, Pavia AT, Shah SS (2011). Antibiotic prescribing in ambulatory pediatrics in the United States. Pediatrics, 128(6), 1053-61.
  103. Hersh AL, Herigon JC, Ampofo K, Pavia AT, Newland JG (2011). Rapid increase in use of antiviral therapy for hospitalized children with influenza during the 2009 H1N1 epidemic. Pediatr Infect Dis J, 30(10), 895-7.
  104. Glass HC, Bowman C, Chau V, Moosa A, Hersh AL, Campbell A, Poskitt K, Azakie A, Barkovich AJ, Miller SP, McQuillen PS (2011). Infection and white matter injury in infants with congenital cardiac disease. Cardiol Young, 21(5), 562-71.
  105. Banerjee R, Hersh AL, Newland J, Beekmann SE, Polgreen PM, Bender J, Shaw J, Copelovitch L, Kaplan BS, Shah SS (2011). Streptococcus pneumoniae-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome among children in North America. Pediatr Infect Dis J, 30(9), 736-9.
  106. Frymoyer A, Guglielmo BJ, Wilson SD, Scarpace SB, Benet LZ, Hersh AL (2011). Impact of a hospitalwide increase in empiric pediatric vancomycin dosing on initial trough concentrations. Pharmacotherapy, 31(9), 871-6.
  107. Paul IM, Maselli JH, Hersh AL, Boushey HA, Nielson DW, Cabana MD (2011). Antibiotic prescribing during pediatric ambulatory care visits for asthma. Pediatrics, 127(6), 1014-21.
  108. Copp HL, Shapiro DJ, Hersh AL (2011). National ambulatory antibiotic prescribing patterns for pediatric urinary tract infection, 1998-2007. Pediatrics, 127(6), 1027-33.
  109. Sugarman JL, Hersh AL, Okamura T, Howard R, Frieden IJ (2011). A retrospective review of streptococcal infections in pediatric atopic dermatitis. Pediatr Dermatol, 28(3), 230-4.
  110. Johannsson B, Beekmann SE, Srinivasan A, Hersh AL, Laxminarayan R, Polgreen PM (2011). Improving antimicrobial stewardship: the evolution of programmatic strategies and barriers. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 32(4), 367-74.
  111. Kronman MP, Hersh AL, Feng R, Huang YS, Lee GE, Shah SS (2011). Ambulatory visit rates and antibiotic prescribing for children with pneumonia, 1994-2007. Pediatrics, 127(3), 411-8.
  112. Bekmezian A, Chung PJ, Cabana MD, Maselli JH, Hilton JF, Hersh AL (2011). Factors associated with prolonged emergency department length of stay for admitted children. Pediatr Emerg Care, 27(2), 110-5.
  113. Bekmezian A, Hersh AL, Maselli JH, Cabana MD (2011). Pediatric emergency departments are more likely than general emergency departments to treat asthma exacerbation with systemic corticosteroids. (PMID: 21117877). J Asthma, 69-74.
  114. Hersh AL, Stafford RS (2011). Antiviral prescribing by office-based physicians during the 2009 H1N1 pandemic. Ann Intern Med, 154(1), 74-6.
  115. Shapiro DJ, Gonzales R, Cabana MD, Hersh AL (2011). National trends in visit rates and antibiotic prescribing for children with acute sinusitis. Pediatrics, 127(1), 28-34.
  116. Hersh AL, Shapiro DJ, Newland JG, Polgreen PM, Beekmann SE, Shah SS (2011). Variability in pediatric infectious disease consultants' recommendations for management of community-acquired pneumonia. PLoS ONE, 6(5), e20325.
  117. Patel AI, Madsen KA, Maselli JH, Cabana MD, Stafford RS, Hersh AL (2010). Underdiagnosis of pediatric obesity during outpatient preventive care visits. Acad Pediatr, 10(6), 405-9.
  118. Newland JG, Hersh AL (2010). Purpose and design of antimicrobial stewardship programs in pediatrics. Pediatr Infect Dis J, 29(9), 862-3.
  119. Cornia PB, Hersh AL, Lipsky BA, Newman TB, Gonzales R (2010). Does this coughing adolescent or adult patient have pertussis? JAMA, 304(8), 890-6.
  120. Herigon JC, Hersh AL, Gerber JS, Zaoutis TE, Newland JG (2010). Antibiotic management of Staphylococcus aureus infections in US children's hospitals, 1999-2008. Pediatrics, 125(6), e1294-300.
  121. Hersh AL, Kohn MA, Newman TB (2010). When is rapid testing for influenza useful? Clin Infect Dis, 50(6), 935-6.
  122. Frymoyer A, Hersh AL, Coralic Z, Benet LZ, Joseph Guglielmo B (2010). Prediction of vancomycin pharmacodynamics in children with invasive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections: a Monte Carlo simulation. Clin Ther, 32(3), 534-42.
  123. Hersh AL, Orrell-Valente JK, Maselli JH, Olson LM, Cabana MD (2010). Decreasing frequency of asthma education in primary care. J Asthma, 47(1), 21-5.
  124. Hersh AL, Beekmann SE, Polgreen PM, Zaoutis TE, Newland JG (2009). Antimicrobial stewardship programs in pediatrics. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 30(12), 1211-7.
  125. Hersh AL, Maselli JH, Cabana MD (2009). Changes in prescribing of antiviral medications for influenza associated with new treatment guidelines. Am J Public Health, 99 Suppl 2, S362-4.
  126. Hersh AL, Weintrub PS, Cabana MD (2009). Antibiotic selection for purulent skin and soft-tissue infections in ambulatory care: a decision-analytic approach. Acad Pediatr, 9(3), 179-84.
  127. Frymoyer A, Hersh AL, Benet LZ, Guglielmo BJ (2009). Current recommended dosing of vancomycin for children with invasive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections is inadequate. Pediatr Infect Dis J, 28(5), 398-402.
  128. Hersh AL, Cabana MD, Gonzales R, Shenkin BN, Cho CS (2009). Pediatricians' perspectives on the impact of MRSA in primary care: a qualitative study. BMC Pediatr, 9, 27.
  129. Hersh AL, Chambers HF, Maselli JH, Gonzales R (2008). National trends in ambulatory visits and antibiotic prescribing for skin and soft-tissue infections. Arch Intern Med, 168(14), 1585-91.
  130. Stafford RS, Drieling RL, Hersh AL (2004). National trends in osteoporosis visits and osteoporosis treatment, 1988-2003. Arch Intern Med, 164(14), 1525-30.
  131. Hersh AL, Stefanick ML, Stafford RS (2004). National use of postmenopausal hormone therapy: annual trends and response to recent evidence. JAMA, 291(1), 47-53.
  132. Hersh AL, Tosteson AN, von Reyn CF (2003). Dual skin testing for latent tuberculosis infection: a decision analysis. Am J Prev Med, 24(3), 254-9.
  133. Hersh AL, Tala-Heikkila M, Tala E, Tosteson AN, Fordham von Reyn C (2003). A cost-effectiveness analysis of universal versus selective immunization with Mycobacterium bovis bacille Calmette-Guerin in Finland. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis, 7(1), 22-9.
  134. Hersh AL, Black WC, Tosteson AN (1999). Estimating the population impact of an intervention: a decision-analytic approach. Stat Methods Med Res, 8(4), 311-30.
  135. Bracken AC, Hersh AL, Johnson DJ (1998). A computerized school-based health assessment with rapid feedback to improve adolescent health. Clin Pediatr (Phila), 37(11), 677-83.
  136. Maldonado YA, Araneta RG, Hersh AL (1998). Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia prophylaxis and early clinical manifestations of severe perinatal human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection. Northern California Pediatric HIV Consortium. Pediatr Infect Dis J, 17(5), 398-402.

Editorial

  1. Hersh AL, Gonzales R (2010). Decreasing out-of-pocket costs of antibiotics: the good, the bad, and the unknown. Arch Intern Med, 170(15), 1314-6.

Letter

  1. Hersh AL, Stenehjem E, Daines W (2019). RE: Antibiotic Prescribing During Pediatric Direct-to-Consumer Telemedicine Visits. [Letter to the editor]. Pediatrics, 144(2).
  2. Frost HM, Gerber JS, Hersh AL (2019). Antibiotic Recommendations for Acute Otitis Media and Acute Bacterial Sinusitis. [Letter to the editor]. Pediatr Infect Dis J, 38(2), 217.
  3. Kabbani S, Hersh AL, Shapiro DJ, Fleming-Dutra KE, Pavia AT, Hicks LA (2018). Reply to Mercuro et al. [Letter to the editor]. Clin Infect Dis, 67(8), 1307-1308.
  4. Stockmann C, Hersh AL, Sherwin CM, Spigarelli MG (2014). Alignment of United States funding for cardiovascular disease research with deaths, years of life lost, and hospitalizations. [Letter to the editor]. Int J Cardiol, 172(1), e19-21.
  5. Stockmann C, Ampofo K, Hersh AL, Bennett TD, Boulton R, Plant P, Byington CL, Pavia AT (2013). Local Health Department Influenza Surveillance Estimates and Projections of Peak Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Occupancy During the 2009 Influenza A Pandemic. [Letter to the editor]. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc, 2(4), 405-6.
  6. Banerjee R, Hersh A, Newman TB (2005). Azithromycin treatment of recurrent respiratory tract infections in children. [Letter to the editor]. Pediatr Infect Dis J, 24, 1030.
  7. Hersh A, von Reyn CF (2002). Interferon assay compared to tuberculin skin testing for latent tuberculosis detection. [Letter to the editor]. JAMA, 287, 450-451.

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