Melody L. Berg

ORCID: 0000-0001-8767-876X
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Research Areas
  • HIV Research and Treatment
  • Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
  • Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices
  • HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment
  • Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism
  • HIV-related health complications and treatments
  • Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair
  • Muscle and Compartmental Disorders
  • Hip and Femur Fractures
  • Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders
  • Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty
  • Bone health and osteoporosis research
  • Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
  • Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders
  • Hepatitis C virus research
  • Pharmaceutical studies and practices
  • Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
  • Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Cancer therapeutics and mechanisms
  • Alcoholism and Thiamine Deficiency
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology
  • Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life

American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
2022

Wolters Kluwer Health
2017-2020

Indiana University Health
2014-2017

Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
2014-2017

Mayo Clinic in Florida
2016

Mayo Clinic
2013-2014

Mayo Clinic in Arizona
2013

Edward Hospital
2006-2008

University of Illinois Chicago
2006-2008

Midwestern University
2008

Background: Because both daptomycin and statins may increase creatine phosphokinase (CPK) levels, the manufacturer of suggests considering holding during therapy. Published evidence potential detrimental effects withdrawing statin Objectives: The objectives this study were to determine impact concurrent therapy on peak CPK values, incidence elevation in patients receiving therapy, clinical factors associated with increased risk developing elevation. Methods: This was a single-center,...

10.1177/1060028013514377 article EN Annals of Pharmacotherapy 2013-12-09

Background: Infections caused by extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing gram-negative organisms are becoming increasingly common and present significant challenges in terms of treatment. Carbapenems is the antibiotic class choice for treatment these types infections. Ertapenem newest carbapenem, capable being dosed once daily, has some vitro but little vivo evidence supporting its use ol resistant Objective: To examine clinical microbiologic outcomes associated with ertapenem therapy...

10.1345/aph.1k365 article EN Annals of Pharmacotherapy 2008-01-15

Infection is a serious complication of left ventricular assist device (LVAD) therapy. However, an optimal antimicrobial surgical infection prophylaxis (SIP) regimen for LVAD implantation not well established. We retrospectively reviewed all adults who underwent continuous-flow from February 2007 to March 2015 at Mayo Clinic Rochester. Left (LVADI) was defined using criteria published by the International Society Heart and Lung Transplant. Patients excluded analysis included those did have...

10.1097/mat.0000000000000710 article EN ASAIO Journal 2017-11-03

Appropriate calcium and vitamin D intake for the prevention of osteoporosis represents an important component education (OPE). We sought to assess presence quality OPE among osteoporotic at-risk inpatients.Prospective chart review plus cross-sectional interview.One academic tertiary referral medical center in Rochester, Minnesota.Adults admitted inpatient medicine service who were determined be at risk based on investigator-developed screening tool or previously diagnosed with osteoporosis....

10.4140/tcp.n.2014.39 article EN The Consultant Pharmacist 2014-01-01

Background Risk factors for and optimal surveillance of renal dysfunction in patients on tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) remain unclear. We investigated whether a urine protein-osmolality (P/O) ratio would be associated with HIV-infected persons TDF. Methods This retrospective, single-center study the relationship between parameters function (estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) P/O-ratio) risk development kidney dysfunction. Subjects were adults receiving TDF at least one...

10.1371/journal.pone.0149562 article EN cc-by PLoS ONE 2016-02-12

Infection is a serious complication of left ventricular assist device (LVAD) therapy. However, an optimal antimicrobial surgical infection prophylaxis (SIP) regimen for LVAD implantation not well established. We compared risk specific infections and all-cause mortality outcomes between SIP regimens at postoperative day 90 one year using Kaplan-Meier time to event analysis. retrospectively reviewed 239 adults who underwent continuous-flow from February 2007 March 2015 Mayo Clinic Rochester....

10.1093/ofid/ofx163.1918 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2017-01-01
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