Xiaotian Zheng, MD, PhD, D(ABMM)

Director of Microbiology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Associate Professor, Pathology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

About Me

Clinical Interests: Rapid detection of infectious agents, antimicrobial resistance testing and clinical virology

Education & Training

Education: MS and Medical Degree (MD Equivalent): Beijing Second Medical College, Graduate School of PUMC, Beijing, China
PhD: University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL,

Postgraduate Training: Postdoctoral residency program in clinical microbiology: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Board Certifications: Medical Microbiology

Professional Organizations: American Society for Microbiology; Association for Molecular Pathology; Infectious Diseases Society of America; Pan-American Society for Clinical Virology

Publications

Most recent publications

Caution Needed: Molecular Diagnosis of Pediatric Group A Streptococcal Pharyngitis J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc
Safety of Palivizumab Stewardship in Conjunction with Infection Prevention and Control Strategies for Healthcare-Associated Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 39 (4): 485-487
"Optimizing Empiric Therapy for Gram-Negative Bloodstream Infections in Children" J Hosp Infect
Alterations in B-cell subsets in pediatric patients with early atopic dermatitis J Allergy Clin Immunol 140 (1): 134-144 e9
Early-onset pediatric atopic dermatitis is TH2 but also TH17 polarized in skin J Allergy Clin Immunol 138 (6): 1639-1651
An IL-17-dominant immune profile is shared across the major orphan forms of ichthyosis J Allergy Clin Immunol 139 (1): 152-165
Differential recognition of the multiple banded antigen isoforms across Ureaplasma parvum and Ureaplasma urealyticum species by monoclonal antibodies J Microbiol Methods 127 13-19
Impact of a Healthcare Provider Educational Intervention on Frequency of Clostridium difficile Polymerase Chain Reaction Testing in Children: A Segmented Regression Analysis J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc 6 (2): 142-148
Analysis of beta-Lactamase Resistance Determinants in Enterobacteriaceae from Chicago Children: a Multicenter Survey Antimicrob Agents Chemother 60 (6): 3462-9
A comparison of molecular assays for Mycoplasma pneumoniae in pediatric patients Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 85 (1): 6-8