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<br> 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

Analysis of beta-Lactamase Resistance Determinants in Enterobacteriaceae from Chicago Children: a Multicenter Survey Antimicrob Agents Chemother60 (6): 3462-9
Rapid Identification of Pathogens from Pediatric Blood Cultures by Use of the FilmArray Blood Culture Identification Panel J Clin Microbiol52 (12): 4368-71
Multi-center evaluation of the adenovirus R-gene US assay for the detection of adenovirus in respiratory samples J Clin Virol60 (2): 90-5
Trichosporon mycotoxinivorans Infection in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis J Clin Microbiol52 (6): 2242-4
Impact of rotavirus vaccination on hospital-acquired rotavirus gastroenteritis in children Pediatrics127 (2): e264-70
Characterization of a necrotizing enterocolitis model in newborn mice Int J Clin Exp Med3 (4): 293-302
Intestinal permeability and effects of Lactobacillus rhamnosus therapy in children with short bowel syndrome J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr46 (1): 41-7
Identification of adenoviruses in specimens from high-risk pediatric stem cell transplant recipients and controls J Clin Microbiol46 (1): 317-20
Comparison of illumigene Group A Streptococcus Assay with Culture of Throat Swabs from Children with Sore Throats in the New Zealand School-Based Rheumatic Fever Prevention Program J Clin Microbiol54 (1): 153-6
Inflammatory pseudotumor of the heart caused by Listeria monocytogenes infection J Infect58 (2): 161-3