Shantini Gamage, PhD, MPH

Bachelor's Degree: University of Windsor 1993

Master's Degree: University of Wisconsin-Madison 1997

PhD: University of Cincinnati 2004 (Philosophy)

Fellowship: University of Cincinnati 2006

Master's Degree: The Ohio State University 2006

Emerging Infectious Diseases / Healthcare Epidemiology / Waterborne Pathogens
 

Peer Reviewed Publications

Kale, Ramesh R; McGannon, Colleen M; Fuller-Schaefer, Cynthia; Hatch, Duane M; Flagler, Michael J; Gamage, Shantini D; Weiss, Alison A; Iyer, Suri S  (2008). Differentiation between structurally homologous Shiga 1 and Shiga 2 toxins by using synthetic glycoconjugates. Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 47 (7) , 1265-8More Information

Gamage, Shantini D; Patton, Angela K; Strasser, Jane E; Chalk, Claudia L; Weiss, Alison A  (2006). Commensal bacteria influence Escherichia coli O157:H7 persistence and Shiga toxin production in the mouse intestine. Infection and immunity, 74 (3) , 1977-83More Information

Gamage, Shantini D; Patton, Angela K; Hanson, James F; Weiss, Alison A  (2004). Diversity and host range of Shiga toxin-encoding phage. Infection and immunity, 72 (12) , 7131-9More Information

Gamage, Shantini D; McGannon, Colleen M; Weiss, Alison A  (2004). Escherichia coli serogroup O107/O117 lipopolysaccharide binds and neutralizes Shiga toxin 2. Journal of bacteriology, 186 (16) , 5506-12More Information

Gamage, Shantini D; Strasser, Jane E; Chalk, Claudia L; Weiss, Alison A  (2003). Nonpathogenic Escherichia coli can contribute to the production of Shiga toxin. Infection and immunity, 71 (6) , 3107-15

Gamage SD, Kralovic SM, Roselle, GA.  (2015). The case for routine environmental testing for Legionella bacteria in healthcare facility water distribution systems - reconciling CDC position and guidance regarding risk. Clinical Infectious Diseases, pii:, civ589

Gamage SD, Bischoff ED, Burroughs KD, Lamph WW, Gottardis MM, Walker CL, Fuchs-Young R.  (2000). Efficacy of LGD1069 (Targretin), a retinoid X receptor selective ligand, for treatment of uterine leiomyoma. . J. Pharmacol. Exp. Therap. , 295 (2) , 677-81

Gamage SD, Luchansky JB, Ingham SC  (1998). Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis typing of Hafnia alvei contributing to gaseous spoilage of chub-packed ground beef. Letters in Appl. Microbiol. , 26, 105-109

Gamage SD, Faith NG, Buege DR, Luchansky JB, Ingham SC  (1997). Inhibition of microbial growth in chub-packed ground beef by refrigeration and medium-dose (2.2 to 2.4 kGy) irradiation. Intl. J. Food Microbiol, 37 (2) , 175-182

Castellino, Laila M; Gamage, Shantini D; Hoffman, Patti V; Kralovic, Stephen M; Holodniy, Mark; Bernstein, Jack M; Roselle, Gary A  (2017). Healthcare-associated Legionnaires' disease: Limitations of surveillance definitions and importance of epidemiologic investigation. Journal of infection prevention, 18 (6) , 307-310More Information

Gamage, Shantini D; Ambrose, Meredith; Kralovic, Stephen M; Roselle, Gary A  (2016). Water Safety and Legionella in Health Care: Priorities, Policy, and Practice. Infectious disease clinics of North America, 30 (3) , 689-712More Information

Gamage, Shantini D; Kralovic, Stephen M; Roselle, Gary A  (2015). The Case for Routine Environmental Testing for Legionella Bacteria in Healthcare Facility Water Distribution Systems-Reconciling CDC Position and Guidance Regarding Risk. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 61 (9) , 1487-8More Information

Book Chapter

Gamage SD, Kralovic SM and Roselle GA (2015). Emerging Infectious Diseases: Concepts in Preparing for and Responding to the Next Microbial Threat. In Disaster Medicine: Comprehensive Principles and Practices, 2nd edition. (pp. Chapter 8). Cambridge University Press, American College of Emergency Physicians,

Emerging Infectious Diseases: Concepts in Preparing for and Responding to the Next Microbial Threat

Gamage SD, Kralovic SM and Roselle GA (2010). Emerging Infectious Diseases: Concepts in Preparing for and Responding to the Next Microbial Threat. . In Disaster Medicine: Comprehensive Principles and Practices. (pp. Chapter 6). Cambridge University Press, American College of Emergency Physicians,

Walsh, T., Sher, BC, Roselle, GA, and Gamage, SD (2009). Medical Records Disaster Planning: A Health Information Manager’s Survival Guide. In American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). Chicago, IL,

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shantini.gamage@uc.edu