Background Information
Epidemic Intelligence Service, CDC 2003-05

Research Interests
Drug-resistant tuberculosis
Community Acquired Pneumonia

Current Projects
Sexually Transmitted Infections knowledge among college students

Publications: Journal Articles
1.Devasia RA, Jones TF, Ward J, Stafford L, Hardin H, Beatty M, Bopp C, Mintz E, Schaffner W.Endemically acquired foodborne outbreak of enterotoxin-producing Escherichia coli serotype O169:H41. Am J Med. 2006 Feb;119(2):168.e7-10.

2.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Outbreaks of respiratory illness incorrectly attributed to pertussis—New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Tennessee, 2004-2006. MMWR 2007; Vol 3:837-42.

3.Kainer MA, Devasia RA, Jones TF, Simmons BP, Melton K, Chow S, et al. Response to emerging infection leading to outbreak of linezolid-resistant enterococci. Emerg Infect Dis. 2007 Jul;13(7)1024-1030.

4.Devasia RA, Jones TF, Collier, Collier B, Schaffner W. Compliance with azithromycin versus erythromycin in the setting of a pertussis outbreak. Am J Med Sci. 2009 Mar;337(3):176-8.

5.Devasia RA, Blackman A, May S, et al. Fluoroquinolone Resistance in M. tuberculosis: An assessment of MGIT 960, MODS and nitrate reductase assay and fluoroquinolone cross-resistance. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2009 Mar Epub;

6.Devasia RA, Blackman A, Gebretsadik T, Griffin M, et al.Fluoroquinolone resistance in M. tuberculosis: The effect of duration and timing of fluoroquinolone exposure. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. May 2009.