Email

Positions

Professor

Pathology & Immunology
Baylor College of Medicine

Director, Medical Microbiology and Virology

Pathology
Texas Children's Hospital

Education

PhD from Nebraska Medical Center

Omaha

Pathology and Microbiology

Fellowship at University of Utah/ARUP Laboratories

Salt Lake City

Medical and Public Health Microbiology

Certifications

D(ABMM)

American Board of Medical Microbiology

Selected Publications

• Dunn JJ, Selvarangan R, Maggert K, Young S, Leber AL. " Multicenter evaluation of the DiaSorin Molecular Simplexa Congenital CMV Direct PCR test on neonatal saliva and urine specimens " J Clin Microbiol. 2023 Jun ; 61 (6) : e0028323.
  Pubmed PMID: 37184403.
• Gadsby NJ, Dunn JJ, Johnson CL, McQuillan T, McHugh MP, Templeton KE, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Musher DM. " Discordance between semi-quantitative nucleic acid detection of bacteria and quantitative bacteriology in sputum from patients with pneumonia " J Infect. 2023 Feb ;
  Pubmed PMID: 36863536.
• Johnson C, Marquez C, Olson D, Ward T, Cheney S, Hulten T, Ton T, Webb CR, Dunn JJ. " Development and performance of a multiplex PCR assay for detection of bacteria in sterile body fluids " Future Microbiol. 2023 Feb ;
  Pubmed PMID: 36820638.
• Banc-Husu AM, Moulton EM, Shiau H, Gutierrez Sanchez LH, Desai MS, Cerminara D, Munoz FM, Buffaloe LM, Valencia Deray KG, Galvan NT, Bhatnagar J, Coulter LE, Rassaei N, Reagan-Steiner S, Wicker J, Dunn JJ, Allen CE, Patel KR, Harpavat S, Goss JA, Leung DH. " Acute liver failure and unique challenges of pediatric liver transplantation amidst a worldwide cluster of adenovirus-associated hepatitis " Am J Transplant. 2023 Jan ; 23 (1) : 93-100.
  Pubmed PMID: 36695626.
• Mijatovic-Rustempasic S, Jaimes J, Perkins C, Ward ML, Esona MD, Gautam R, Lewis J, Sturgeon MM, Panjwani J, Bloom GA, Miller S, Reisdorf E, Riley AM, Pence MA, Dunn JJ, Selvarangan R, Jerris RC, DeGroat D, Parashar UD, Cortese MM, Bowen MD. " Rotavirus strain trends in the U.S., 2009-2016: results from the National Rotavirus Strain Surveillance System (NRSSS) " Viruses. 2022 Aug ; 14 (8) : 1775.
  Pubmed PMID: 36016397.
• Marquez L, Koy T, Spinler J, Luna RA, Tocco L, Fasciano L, Dunn J, Campbell JR. " Reinfection with Severe Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) B.1.1.7 variant in an immunocompromised patient " Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2022 Aug ; 43 (8) : 1088-1090.
  Pubmed PMID: 33934744.
• Adhikari B, Hassan F, Harrison C, Dien Bard J, Dunn J, Kehl S, Selvarangan R. " A multi-center study to determine genetic variations in the fusion gene of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) from children less than 2 years of age in the U.S. " J Clin Virol. 2022 Sep ; 154 : 105223.
  Pubmed PMID: 35792350.
• Pancholi P, Relich RF, Chandrasekaran S, Dunn JJ, Granato PA, Harrington AT, Hansen GT, Li Q, Sims MD, Uphoff TS, Greene W, Young S, Dhiman NX. " Multicenter evaluation of the Simplexa VZV Direct Assay for detection of varicella zoster virus in cerebrospinal fluid and lesion swab specimens " J Clin Microbiol. 2022 Apr ; 60 (4) : e0235521.
  Pubmed PMID: 35285727.
• Spinler JK, Raza S, Thapa S, Venkatachalam A, Scott T, Runge JK, Dunn J, Versalovic J, Luna RA.. " Comparison of whole genome sequencing and repetitive element PCR for multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa for strain typing. " J Mol Diagn.. 2022 Feb ; 24 (2) : 158-166.
  Pubmed PMID: 34775029.
• Harrison CJ, Hassan F, Lee B, Boom J, Sahni LC, Johnson C, Dunn J, Payne DC, Wikswo ME, Parashar U, Selvarangan R.. " Multiplex PCR pathogen detection in acute gastroenteritis among hospitalized U.S. children compared with healthy controls during 2011-2016 in the post-rotavirus vaccine era. " Open Forum Infect Dis. 2021 Nov ;
  Pubmed PMID: 34988246.
• Brown CA, Amerson-Brown MH, Rahman A, Webb CR, Singh IR, Dunn JJ.. " Clinical performance of six SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid amplification test systems in symptomatic and asymptomatic pediatric and maternal patient populations. " Future Virol. 2021 Nov ;
  Pubmed PMID: 35027939.
• McNeil JC, Sommer LM, Dunn JJ, Hulten KG, Kaplan SL, Vallejo JG. " Molecular epidemiology of contemporary invasive Haemophilus influenzae isolates in Texas children " Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2021 Sep ; 40 : 852-855.
  Pubmed PMID: 34260499.
• Sahni LC, Avadhanula A, Ortiz CS, Gingoo K, John RE, Brown CA, Lively JY, Rha B, Langley G, Munoz FM, Piedra PA, Dunn JJ, Boom JA. " Comparison of mid-turbinate and nasopharyngeal specimens for molecular detection of SARS-CoV-2 among symptomatic outpatient children " J Pediatr Infect Dis Soc. 2021 Sep ; 10 : 872-879.
  Pubmed PMID: 34173660.
• Stafford IA, Hummel K, Dunn JJ, Muldrew KL, Berra A, Johnson E, Martin I, Munson E. " Retrospective analysis of infection and antimicrobial resistance patterns of Mycoplasma genitalium among pregnant women in the southwestern U.S " BMJ Open. 2021 Jun ; 11 (6) : e050475.
  Pubmed PMID: 34127494.
• Rostad C, Kanwar N, Yi J, Morris C, Dien Bard J, Lever A, Dunn J, Chapin K, Blaschke A, Daly J, Hueschen L, Jones M, Ott, E, Bastar J, Bourzac K, Selvarangan R. " A multicenter evaluation of viral bloodstream detections in children presenting to the emergency department with suspected systemic infection " BMC Pediatr. 2021 May ; 21 : 238.
  Pubmed PMID: 34006235.
• Dunn JJ, Revell PA. " Updates in Pediatric Diagnostic Microbiology " Clin Lab Med. 2020 Oct ; 40 : 495.
  Pubmed PMID: 33121618.
• Chow S, Arbefeville S, Boyanton B, Dault E, Dunn JJ, Ferrieri P, Greene W, Pence M, Otiso J, Richter S, Schutzbank T. " Multicenter performance evaluation of the Simplexa Bordetella Direct Assay in nasopharyngeal swab specimens " J Clin Microbiol. 2020 Dec ; 59 (1) : e01041-20.
  Pubmed PMID: 33055187.
• Burnham-Marusich AR, Olsen RK, Scarbrough J, Kvam A, Yang W, Zimmerman L, Dunn JJ, Merkel T, Kozel TR. " Tracheal colonization factor A (TcfA) is a biomarker for rapid and specific detection of Bordetella pertussis " Sci Rep. 2020 Sep ; 10 : 15002.
  Pubmed PMID: 32929160.
• Starosolski Z, Admane P, Dunn JJ, Kaziny B, Huisman T, Annapragada A. " Design of 3D-printed swabs for children is enabled by radiologic imaging " AJNR Am J Roentgenol. 2020 Aug 27;
  Pubmed PMID: 32855191.
• Foster CE, Moulton EA, Munoz FM, Hulten KG, Versalovic J, Dunn J, Revell P, Koy TH, Arrington AS, Marquez L, Campbell J. " COVID-19 in children cared for at Texas Children's Hospital: initial clinical characteristics and clinical outcomes " J Pediatr Infect Dis Soc. 2020 Jul ; 9 (3) : 373-377.
  Pubmed PMID: 32504532.
• Dunn JJ, Baldanti F, Puchhammer E, Panning M, Perez O, Harvala H. " Measles is back – considerations for laboratory diagnosis " J Clin Virol. 2020 May ; 128 : 104430.
  Pubmed PMID: 32454430.
• Stafford I, Hernandez-Centeno F, Al Mohajer M, Parkerson G, Woc-Colburn L, Burgos-Lee A, Rac M, Dunn JJ, Muldrew K. " Successful detection of unrecognized Rickettsia typhi in pregnancy using cell-free next generation sequencing " Case Rep Obstet Gynecol. 2020 May ; 6767351.
  Pubmed PMID: 32547799.
• McNeil JC, Dunn JJ, Kaplan S, Vallejo J. " Complications of otitis media and sinusitis caused by Streptococcus anginosus group organisms in children. " Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2020 ; 39 : 108.
• Babady NE, Dunn JJ, Madej R. " CLIA-waived molecular influenza testing in the emergency department and outpatient settings " J Clin Virol. 2019 May 10; 116 : 44-48.
  Pubmed PMID: 31102924.
• Miller M, Atrzadeh F, Burnham CA, Cavalieri S, Dunn J, Jones S, Mathews C, McNult P, Meduri J, Newhouse C, Newton D, Oberholzer M, Osiecki J, Pederson D, Sweeney N, Whitfield N, Campos J. " Clinical utility of advanced microbiology testing tools " J Clin Microbiol. 2019 ; 00495-19.
  Pubmed PMID: 31217268.
• Vallejo JG, McNeil JC, Hulten KG, Sommer LM, Dunn JJ, Kaplan SL. " Invasive Haemophilus influenzae disease at Texas Children's Hospital, 2011-2018 " Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2019 ; 38 : 900.
  Pubmed PMID: 31107422.
• Sommer L, Krauss J, Hulten K, Vallejo J, Dunn JJ, Kaplan S, McNeil J. " The prevalence of antiseptic tolerance genes among staphylococci and enterococci in a pediatric population " Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2019 Mar ; 40 : 333.
  Pubmed PMID: 30887943.
• Seferovic MD, Turley M, Valentine GC, Rac M, Castro ECC, Major AM, Sanchez B, Eppes C, Sanz-Cortes M, Dunn JJ, Kautz TF, Versalovic J, Muldrew KL, Stout T, Belfort MA, Demmler-Harrison G, Aagaard KM. " Clinical importance of placental testing among suspected cases of congenital Zika syndrome " Int J Mol Sci. 2019 Feb ; 20
  Pubmed PMID: 30736425.

Memberships

American Society for Microbiology

Association for Molecular Pathology

Pan American Society for Clinical Virology

American Society of Clinical Pathologists

Southwestern Association of Clinical Microbiology