Faculty
Charles E. Stager, Ph.D. Associate Professor
Education
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Ph.D., The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences in Galveston, Texas
Post-doctoral Training
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Public Health and Clinical Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 1976
Area of Interest
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Diplomate by the American Board of Medical Microbiology, 1976
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Clinical Microbiology
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Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Diagnostics
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Rapid methods for detection and identification of microbes
Current Position
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Director of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Diagnostics, Ben Taub General Hospital and Michael E. DeBakey, Veterans Administration Hospital
Membership on professional organizations
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American Society for Microbiology
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Southwest Association of Clinical Microbiology
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Houston Society of Clinical Pathologists
Representative Publications
- Greenberg, B.M., Atmar, R.L., Stager, C.E. and Greenberg, S.B.: Bacteremia in the elderly: predictors of outcome in an urban teaching hospital. Journal of Infection, 2004; 50:288-295
- Werch, J.B., Mhawech, P., Stager, C.E., Banez, E.I. and Lichtiger, B: Detecting bacteria in platelet concentrates by use of reagent strips. Transfusion, 2002; 42:1027-1031
- Ramswamy, S.V., Amin, A.G., Goksel, S., Stager, C.E., Shu-Jun Dou, El Sahly, H., Moghazeh, S.L., Kreiswirth, B.N. and Musser, J.M.: Molecular genetic analysis of nucleotide polymorphisms associated with ethambutol resistance in human isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 2000; 44:326-336
- Garcia-Prats, J.A., Cooper, T.R., Schneider, V.F., Stager, C.E. and Hansen, T.N.: Rapid detection of microorganisms in blood cultures of newborn infants utilizing an automated blood culture system. Pediatrics, 2000; 105:523-527