PattyWrightMD

Infectious Disease • Nashville, TN

Associate Professor, Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

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Office
3601 21st Ave S
Nashville, TN 37232
Phone+1 615-322-3000

Fax+1 615-936-0605
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Education & Training

University of Alabama Medical CenterFellowship, Infectious Disease, 2000 - 2002
University of Alabama Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1997 - 2000
University of Alabama School of MedicineClass of 1997

Certifications & Licensure

KY State Medical License 2019 - 2025
TN State Medical License 2002 - 2025
AL State Medical License 1998 - 2020
American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

What's Hot This Year in ID Clinical Science.
Freiberg, J., Wright, P.> ;Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2024 Jan 3
13 citations
Cefepime vs Piperacillin-Tazobactam in Adults Hospitalized With Acute Infection: The ACORN Randomized Clinical Trial.
Edward T Qian, Jonathan D Casey, Adam Wright, Li Wang, Matthew S Shotwell, Justin K Siemann, Mary Lynn Dear, Joanna L Stollings, Brad D Lloyd, Tanya K Marvi, Kevin P S...> ;JAMA. 2023 Oct 24
1 citations
Protocol and statistical analysis plan for the Antibiotic Choice On ReNal outcomes (ACORN) randomised clinical trial.
Qian, E., Casey, J., Wright, A., Wang, L., Siemann, J., Dear, M., Stollings, J., Lloyd, B., Seitz, K., Nelson, G., Wright, P., Siew, E., Dennis, B., Wrenn, J., Anderec...> ;BMJ Open. 2023 Mar 10
38 citations
Monoclonal antibody treatment for COVID-19 in solid organ transplant recipients.
Bonnie Ann Sarrell, Karen C. Bloch, Alissar El Chediak, Kayla Kumm, Rachel C. Forbes, Anthony Langone, Lora D. Thomas, Kelly Schlendorf, Anil J. Trindade, Roman E. Per...> ;Transplant Infectious Disease. 2021 Nov 17
Delayed Upper Aerodigestive Tract Perforation from Anterior Cervical Spine Hardware: Treatment and Swallowing Outcomes
Hannah G Kay, Benjamin R. Campbell, Jean-Nicolas Gallant, Catherine Carlile, Patty W. Wright, Byron F. Stephens, Sarah L. Rohde> ;Dysphagia. 2021 Sep 12
4 citations
Long-term Outcomes of Patients With Fungal Infections Associated With Contaminated Methylprednisolone Injections.
Anurag N. Malani, Carol A. Kauffman, Robert H. Latham, Sheree Peglow, Christopher S Ledtke, Thomas M. Kerkering, David H Kaufman, Patricia F Triplett, Patty W. Wright,...> ;Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2020 May 9
17 citations
A Narrative Review of Early Oral Stepdown Therapy for the Treatment of Uncomplicated Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia: Yay or Nay?
Michael Dagher, Vance G. Fowler, Patty W. Wright, Milner B Staub> ;Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2020 May 5
Closing the Brief Case: Mold Infection of an Indwelling Cranial Device-a Perplexing Combination of "Classic" Laboratory Findings.
Melphine M Harriott, Stephanie K Carnes, Charles W Stratton, Patty W Wright, Jonathan E Schmitz> ;Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 2020 Apr 23
The Brief Case: Mold Infection of an Indwelling Cranial Device-a Perplexing Combination of "Classic" Laboratory Findings.
Melphine M Harriott, Stephanie K Carnes, Charles W Stratton, Patty W Wright, Jonathan E Schmitz> ;Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 2020 Apr 23
42 citations
Effect of statin coadministration on the risk of daptomycin-associated myopathy.
Ryan K Dare, Chad Tewell, Bryan D Harris, Patty W. Wright, Sara L. Van Driest, Eric Farber-Eger, George E. Nelson, Thomas R. Talbot> ;Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2018 Oct 15
20 citations
Risk Factors and Outcomes Associated With Acquisition of Daptomycin and Linezolid-Nonsusceptible Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus.
Matthew H Greene, Bryan D Harris, Whitney J Nesbitt, Marley L Watson, Patty W. Wright, Thomas R. Talbot, George E. Nelson> ;Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2018 Oct 9
30 citations
Detection of (1,3)-β-d-Glucan in Cerebrospinal Fluid in Histoplasma Meningitis.
Thein Myint, Felicia C. Chow, Karen C. Bloch, Luke Raymond-Guillen, Thomas E. Davis, Patty W. Wright, Laila Woc-Colburn, Raed N Khairy, Alan C Street, Tomotaka Yamamot...> ;Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 2018 Sep 25
5 citations
Medically Attended Catheter Complications Are Common in Patients With Outpatient Central Venous Catheters.
Steven S Spires, Peter F Rebeiro, Mickie Miller, Katie Koss, Patty W. Wright, Thomas R. Talbot> ;Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2018 Feb 15
32 citations
Improvement in Diagnosis of Histoplasma Meningitis by Combined Testing for Histoplasma Antigen and Immunoglobulin G and Immunoglobulin M Anti-Histoplasma Antibody in C...
Karen C. Bloch, Thein Myint, Luke Raymond-Guillen, Chadi A. Hage, Thomas E. Davis, Patty W. Wright, Felicia C. Chow, Laila Woc-Colburn, Raed N Khairy, Alan C Street, T...> ;Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2018 Jan 6
7 citations
Reducing Inappropriate Testing for the Evaluation of Diarrhea Among Hospitalized Patients
Chad Tewell, Thomas R. Talbot, George E. Nelson, Bryan D Harris, Whitney Jones, Narinder M. Midha, David P. Mulherin, Eric B. Stephens, Anuj Thirwani, Patty W. Wright> ;The American Journal of Medicine. 2017 Oct 1
51 citations
Does Intrawound Vancomycin Application During Spine Surgery Create Vancomycin-Resistant Organism?
Silky Chotai, Patty W. Wright, Andrew T. Hale, Whitney Jones, Matthew J. McGirt, Joshua C. Patt, Clinton J. Devin> ;Neurosurgery. 2017 May 1
7 citations
The influence of contaminated urine cultures in inpatient and emergency department settings.
Benjamin T. Klausing, Stacey D. Tillman, Patty W. Wright, Thomas R. Talbot> ;American Journal of Infection Control. 2016 Oct 1
3 citations
An Outpatient Management Protocol for Emergency Department Patients With a Newly Diagnosed Lower Extremity Deep Venous Thrombosis.
Tyler W. Barrett, Keith D Wrenn, Corey M. Slovis, Ian Jones, Patty W. Wright, Wesley H. Self, Stephan Russ, Sean P. Collins, Michael J. Ward, Matthew Felbinger, Leanne...> ;Critical Pathways in Cardiology. 2016 Sep 1
1 citations
Provider Knowledge of Trivalent Inactivated and High-Dose Influenza Vaccines
Chad Tewell, Patty W. Wright, H. Keipp Talbot> ;Vaccine. 2014 Oct 21
23 citations
Histoplasma capsulatum endocarditis: multicenter case series with review of current diagnostic techniques and treatment.
James Riddell, Carol A. Kauffman, Jeannina A. Smith, Maha Assi, Sky Blue, Martha I. Buitrago, Stan Deresinski, Patty W. Wright, Douglas A. Drevets, Steven A. Norris, H...> ;Medicine. 2014 Jul 1
17 citations
Iatrogenic Cushing Syndrome Secondary to a Probable Interaction Between Voriconazole and Budesonide
Whitney Jones, Cody A. Chastain, Patty W. Wright> ;Pharmacotherapy. 2014 Jul 1
10 citations
Detectable Serum Tobramycin Levels in Patients With Renal Dysfunction and Recent Placement of Antibiotic-Impregnated Cement Knee or Hip Spacers
Michael J. Noto, John R. Koethe, Geraldine G. Miller, Patty W. Wright> ;Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2014 Jun 15
40 citations
Acute Kidney Injury After Placement of an Antibiotic-Impregnated Cement Spacer During Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty
Travis J. Menge, John R. Koethe, Cathy A. Jenkins, Patty W. Wright, Andrew A. Shinar, Geraldine G. Miller, Ginger E. Holt> ;The Journal of Arthroplasty. 2012 Jun 1
23 citations
Blood culture collection through peripheral intravenous catheters increases the risk of specimen contamination among adult emergency department patients.
Wesley H. Self, Theodore Speroff, Candace D. McNaughton, Patty W. Wright, Geraldine G. Miller, James G. Johnson, Titus L. Daniels, Thomas R. Talbot> ;Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2012 Mar 20
1 citations
Mycobacterium doricum osteomyelitis and soft tissue infection.
April C. Pettit, A. Alex Jahangir, Patty W. Wright> ;Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2011 Nov 1
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Press Mentions

How Vanderbilt Is Keeping High-Risk COVID Patients Out of the HospitalFebruary 1st, 2021
How a Family’s Frantic Search for Remdesivir — and a 330-Mile Road Trip — Reshaped Tennessee’s Covid-19 ResponseJune 9th, 2020
Study Uses Decision Support to Reduce Unneeded Lab TestsNovember 30th, 2017
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