Debbie-Ann Shirley

Debbie-Ann Shirley, MD, MPH

Associate Professor

Department: MD-PEDS-INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Business Phone: (352) 294-8591
Business Email: dshirley1@ufl.edu

Publications

Academic Articles
2023
Clostridioides difficile Infection in Children: Recent Updates on Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Therapy.
Pediatrics. 152(3) [DOI] 10.1542/peds.2023-062307. [PMID] 37560802.
2022
Extended Interval Aminoglycoside Treatment for Klebsiella Pneumoniae Endocarditis in an Extremely Low Birth Weight Neonate.
The journal of pediatric pharmacology and therapeutics : JPPT : the official journal of PPAG. 27(1):85-89 [DOI] 10.5863/1551-6776-27.1.85. [PMID] 35002564.
2021
Acute appendicitis in four children with SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Journal of pediatric surgery case reports. 64 [DOI] 10.1016/j.epsc.2020.101734. [PMID] 33262930.
2021
COVID-19 and Corticosteroids: Unfamiliar but Potentially Fatal Infections That Can Arise following Short-Course Steroid Treatment.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene. 104(3):790-793 [DOI] 10.4269/ajtmh.20-1471. [PMID] 33410395.
2021
Drug Repurposing of the Alcohol Abuse Medication Disulfiram as an Anti-Parasitic Agent.
Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology. 11 [DOI] 10.3389/fcimb.2021.633194. [PMID] 33777846.
2020
COP9 signalosome is an essential and druggable parasite target that regulates protein degradation.
PLoS pathogens. 16(9) [DOI] 10.1371/journal.ppat.1008952. [PMID] 32960936.
2020
Targeting Parasite-Produced Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor as an Antivirulence Strategy With Antibiotic-Antibody Combination to Reduce Tissue Damage.
The Journal of infectious diseases. 221(7):1185-1193 [DOI] 10.1093/infdis/jiz579. [PMID] 31677380.
2019
Case Report: Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding due to Entamoeba histolytica Detected Early by Multiplex PCR: Case Report and Review of the Laboratory Diagnosis of Amebiasis.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene. 101(6):1380-1383 [DOI] 10.4269/ajtmh.19-0237. [PMID] 31674299.
2019
Lung Lavage Granulocyte Patterns and Clinical Phenotypes in Children with Severe, Therapy-Resistant Asthma.
The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice. 7(6):1803-1812.e10 [DOI] 10.1016/j.jaip.2018.12.027. [PMID] 30654199.
2019
Mupirocin for Staphylococcus aureus Decolonization of Infants in Neonatal Intensive Care Units.
Pediatrics. 143(1) [DOI] 10.1542/peds.2018-1565. [PMID] 30587533.
2019
Pediatric heart transplant from an incompletely treated influenza A-positive donor.
Pediatric transplantation. 23(8) [DOI] 10.1111/petr.13585. [PMID] 31515860.
2019
Pediatric heart transplantation from an influenza B-positive donor.
Pediatric transplantation. 23(2) [DOI] 10.1111/petr.13353. [PMID] 30623994.
2019
Significance of amebiasis: 10 reasons why neglecting amebiasis might come back to bite us in the gut.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 13(11) [DOI] 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007744. [PMID] 31725715.
2018
A Review of the Global Burden, New Diagnostics, and Current Therapeutics for Amebiasis.
Open forum infectious diseases. 5(7) [DOI] 10.1093/ofid/ofy161. [PMID] 30046644.
2018
Serratia marcescens Colonization Causing Pink Breast Milk and Pink Diapers: A Case Report and Literature Review.
Breastfeeding medicine : the official journal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine. 13(5):388-394 [DOI] 10.1089/bfm.2018.0002. [PMID] 29708771.
2018
TH1 signatures are present in the lower airways of children with severe asthma, regardless of allergic status.
The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology. 141(6):2048-2060.e13 [DOI] 10.1016/j.jaci.2017.08.020. [PMID] 28939412.
2017
An Infant With Rapidly Progressive Altered Mental Status and Seizures.
Clinical pediatrics. 56(7):682-685 [DOI] 10.1177/0009922816669791. [PMID] 27646343.
2017
Predictors of Adverse Outcomes in Children With Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia.
The journal of pediatric pharmacology and therapeutics : JPPT : the official journal of PPAG. 22(3):218-226 [DOI] 10.5863/1551-6776-22.3.218. [PMID] 28638305.
2017
Zika Virus Infection.
Pediatric clinics of North America. 64(4):937-951 [DOI] 10.1016/j.pcl.2017.03.012. [PMID] 28734519.
2016
Fulminant Amebic Colitis after Corticosteroid Therapy: A Systematic Review.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 10(7) [DOI] 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004879. [PMID] 27467600.
2016
Raccoon Roundworm Infection Associated with Central Nervous System Disease and Ocular Disease – Six States, 2013-2015.
MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report. 65(35):930-3 [DOI] 10.15585/mmwr.mm6535a2. [PMID] 27608169.
2013
Ceftaroline fosamil: a brief clinical review.
Infectious diseases and therapy. 2(2):95-110 [DOI] 10.1007/s40121-013-0010-x. [PMID] 25134474.
2012
Burden of disease from cryptosporidiosis.
Current opinion in infectious diseases. 25(5):555-63 [DOI] 10.1097/QCO.0b013e328357e569. [PMID] 22907279.
2011
The utility of human challenge studies in vaccine development: lessons learned from cholera.
Vaccine (Auckland, N.Z.). 2011(1):3-13 [PMID] 24482781.
2010
Primary treatment of incomplete Kawasaki disease with infliximab and methylprednisolone in a patient with a contraindication to intravenous immune globulin.
The Pediatric infectious disease journal. 29(10):978-9 [DOI] 10.1097/INF.0b013e3181e05564. [PMID] 20431427.

Grants

Jul 2023 – Apr 2024
Disulfiram for Entameoba histolytica Enteric Diarrhea [DEED] Trial
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding: UNIV OF VIRGINIA via NATL INST OF HLTH NIAID
Jul 2023 ACTIVE
CMS HIV – COQXF FY24-26
Role: Project Manager
Funding: FL DEPT OF HLTH CHILDRENS MED SERVS via US HLTH RESOURCES AND SERV ADMN

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(352) 294-8591
Emails:
Business:
dshirley1@ufl.edu
Addresses:
Business Street:
1600 SW ARCHER RD
GAINESVILLE FL 32610