MarciLynnDreesMDMS, DTMH, FACP, FSHEA

Infectious Disease • Newark, DE

HIV/AIDS Medicine, Healthcare Associated Infections

Chief Infection Prevention Officer & Hospital Epidemiologist

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Office
Christiana Care Health System
Newark, DE 19718
Phone+1 302-733-5602

Fax+1 302-733-6386
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Education & Training

Tufts Medical CenterFellowship, Infectious Disease, 2004 - 2007
University of ColoradoResidency, Internal Medicine, 1998 - 2001
University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of MedicineClass of 1998

Certifications & Licensure

DE State Medical License 2007 - 2025
MA State Medical License 2004 - 2007
CO State Medical License 2000 - 2005
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease

Clinical Trials

Cost-Effectiveness Study Comparing Chlorhexidine Bathing With Active Surveillance Cultures to Prevent Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus & Other Hospital Infections Start of enrollment: 2008 Jun 01
Completed
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Implementing a Successful Influenza and Updated COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign Among Healthcare Workers in a Delaware Healthcare Facility.
Lija Gireesh, Tabe Mase, Marci Drees> ;Delaware Journal of Public Health. 2024 Mar 1
4 citations
Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to Healthcare Personnel Resulting From Contaminated Bone Graft Material, United States, June 2021-August 2022.
Ruoran Li, Molly Deutsch-Feldman, Tamasin Adams, Michelle Law, Chinpar Biak, Erika Pitcher, Marci Drees, Alfonso C Hernandez-Romieu, Thomas D Filardo, Tracina Cropper,...> ;Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2023 May 24
10 citations
Nationwide tuberculosis outbreak in the USA linked to a bone graft product: an outbreak report.
Noah G Schwartz, Alfonso C Hernandez-Romieu, Pallavi Annambhotla, Thomas D Filardo, Sandy P Althomsons, Rebecca J Free, Ruoran Li, W Wyatt Wilson, Molly Deutsch-Feldma...> ;The Lancet. Infectious Diseases. 2022 Nov 1
2 citations
Prevention and Control of Nosocomial Varicella During the United States Varicella Vaccination Program Era.
Marci Drees, David J Weber> ;The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2022 Oct 21
Infection prevention versus antimicrobial stewardship: Does nasal povidone-iodine interfere with methicillin-resistant(MRSA) screening?
Cecelia Harrison, Robie Zent, Elyse Schneck, Cynthia E Flynn, Marci Drees> ;Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2022 Jul 1
77 citations
Strategies to prevent central line-associated bloodstream infections in acute-care hospitals: 2022 Update.
Niccolò Buetti, Jonas Marschall, Marci Drees, Mohamad G Fakih, Lynn Hadaway, Lisa L Maragakis, Elizabeth Monsees, Shannon Novosad, Naomi P O'Grady, Mark E Rupp, Joshua...> ;Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2022 May 1
16 citations
Multisociety statement on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination as a condition of employment for healthcare personnel.
David J. Weber, Jaffar A. Al-Tawfiq, Hilary M. Babcock, Kristina A. Bryant, Marci L. Drees, Ramy H. Elshaboury, Katharine Essick, Mohamad G. Fakih, David K. Henderson,...> ;Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2021 Jul 13
1 citations
Identifying community spread of COVID-19 via a free drive-through screening event.
Marci L. Drees, Mia A. Papas, Terri E. Corbo, Kimberly D. Williams, Sharon T. Kurfuerst> ;Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2021 Jun 1
1 citations
Evaluation of N95 Respirator Ultraviolet Decontamination and Clinical Reuse with Quantitative Fit Testing.
Gregory K. Wanner, Douglas Ader, Richard Caplan, Debra Ravert, Marci Drees> ;Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2021 May 3
7 citations
Policy statement from the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA): Only medical contraindications should be accepted as a reason for not receiving all ro...
David J. Weber, Thomas R. Talbot, Allison J Weinmann, Trini Mathew, Emily L. Heil, Edward Stenehjem, Robert A. Duncan, Alan E. Gross, Patricia Stinchfield, Christopher...> ;Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2021 Jan 1
5 citations
Implementing Antibiotic Stewardship in a Network of Urgent Care Centers.
Jillian D. Laude, Harold P. Kramer, Marie Lewis, Michael Winiarz, Cecelia K. Harrison, Zugui Zhang, Marci Drees> ;Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. 2020 Dec 1
5 citations
Automated outbreak detection of hospital-associated pathogens: Value to infection prevention programs.
Meghan A Baker, Deborah S. Yokoe, John Stelling, Ken Kleinman, Rebecca E. Kaganov, Alyssa R. Letourneau, Neha Varma, Thomas F. O'Brien, Martin Kulldorff, Damilola Baba...> ;Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2020 Jun 10
3 citations
Statewide Antibiotic Stewardship: : An eBrightHealth Choosing Wisely Initiative.
Marci Drees, Kimberly Fischer, Loretta Consiglio-Ward, Janelle Caruano, Bcidp, Shannon Chan, William Chasanov, Jami Jones, Alexander Kashmanian, Jillian Laude, Nicole ...> ;Delaware Journal of Public Health. 2019 May 1
Is There a Correlation Between Infection Control Performance and Other Hospital Quality Measures
Lyndsay M. O’Hara, Daniel J. Morgan, Lisa Pineles, Shanshan Li, Carol Sulis, Jason Bowling, Marci Drees, Jesse T. Jacob, Deverick J. Anderson, David K. Warren, Anthony...> ;Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2017 Jun 1
13 citations
Status of the Prevention of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms in International Settings: A Survey of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Research Network.
Nasia Safdar, Sharmila Sengupta, Jackson S. Musuuza, Manisha Juthani-Mehta, Marci Drees, Lilian M. Abbo, Aaron M. Milstone, Jon P. Furuno, Meera Varman, Deverick J. An...> ;Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2017 Jan 1
4 citations
Assessing Occupancy and Its Relation to Healthcare-Associated Infections.
Neal D. Goldstein, B C Ingraham, Stephen C. Eppes, Marci Drees, David A. Paul> ;Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2017 Jan 1
16 citations
Using the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program model for sustained reduction in hospital infections.
Kristen Miller, Carol Briody, Donna Casey, Jill K. Kane, Dannette Mitchell, Badrish Patel, Carol Ritter, Maureen A. Seckel, Sandy Wakai, Marci Drees> ;American Journal of Infection Control. 2016 Sep 1
11 citations
Research Methods in Healthcare Epidemiology and Antimicrobial Stewardship: Use of Administrative and Surveillance Databases.
Marci Drees, Jeffrey S. Gerber, Daniel J. Morgan, Grace M. Lee> ;Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2016 Aug 30
1 citations
Increasing the efficiency of a targeted methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus screening program.
Jennifer C. Goldsack, Christine DeRitter, Michelle Power, Amy Spencer, Cynthia L. Taylor, Christine Manta, Ryan Kirk, Marci Drees> ;American Journal of Infection Control. 2016 Jan 1
9 citations
Lack of Comprehensive Outbreak Detection in Hospitals
Meghan A Baker, Susan S. Huang, Alyssa R. Letourneau, Rebecca E. Kaganov, Jennifer R. Peeples, Marci Drees, Richard Platt, Deborah S. Yokoe> ;Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2016 Apr 1
20 citations
Exposure to Gastric Acid-Suppression Therapy Is Associated With Health Care- and Community-Associated Clostridium difficile Infection in Children.
Jennifer Jimenez, Marci Drees, Beth Loveridge-Lenza, Stephen C. Eppes, Fernando delRosario> ;Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 2015 Aug 1
25 citations
Carrots and sticks: achieving high healthcare personnel influenza vaccination rates without a mandate.
Marci Drees, Kathleen Wroten, Mary Smedley, Tabe Mase, J. Sanford Schwartz> ;Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2015 Jun 1
22 citations
Lessons Learned From Hospital Ebola Preparation
Daniel J. Morgan, Barbara I. Braun, Aaron M. Milstone, Deverick J. Anderson, Ebbing Lautenbach, Nasia Safdar, Marci Drees, Jennifer Meddings, Darren R. Linkin, Lindsay...> ;Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2015 Jun 1
16 citations
Impact of Universal Gowning and Gloving on Health Care Worker Clothing Contamination
Calvin Williams, Patty McGraw, Elyse E Schneck, Anna LaFae, Jesse T. Jacob, Daniela Moreno, Katherine Reyes, G Fernando Cubillos, Daniel H. Kett, Ronald Estrella, Dani...> ;Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2015 Apr 1
10 citations
Antibiotic prescribing by telephone in primary care
Edward Ewen, Vincent J. Willey, Paul Kolm, William F. McGhan, Marci Drees> ;Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety. 2015 Feb 1
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Press Mentions

Should I Get an Omicron Booster Shot? Delaware Valley Experts on What You Need to KnowSeptember 7th, 2022
US Will Implement New Monkeypox Vaccine Strategy to Increase AvailabilityAugust 9th, 2022
CDC Recommends Covid-19 Boosters for All AdultsNovember 19th, 2021
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Hospital Affiliations

ChristianaCareNewark, Delaware
BayhealthDover, Delaware