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| Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)
- Dr Michael Schmidt |
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Dr Schmidt is Professor and Vice Chairman of the Department of
Microbiology and Immunology with research interests in bacterial
protein export, molecular pathogenesis, biodefense preparedness,
biofilm development and succession, environmental microbiology and
most recently the role the inherent microbial burden associated
with objects from the built environment plays in the acquisition of
Hospital Acquired Infections (HAIs). In concert with colleagues
from the Infectious Disease Division of MUSC, the Ralph H. Johnson
VA Medical Center of Charleston, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer
Center and the Copper Development Association, Dr Schmidt is
investigating the relationship that the inherent microbial burden
plays in conferring a risk that a patient will either be colonised
or develop an infection from the microbes associated with the
objects encountered as a result of routine care while in
hospital.
NPR Science
Friday podcast - interview with Dr Schmidt (8 mins 52 sec
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