Joseph Lutgring

Department of Medicine
Adjunct Assistant Professor

joseph.daniel.lutgring@emory.edu

Overview

Dr. Lutgring is an assistant professor at Emory in the School of Medicine (Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases). In addition, he works at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion. His clinical and research interests are in the areas of antibiotic resistance (particularly gram-negative bacteria) and the clinical microbiology laboratory.

Academic Appointment

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine

Education

Degrees

MD from Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
BS from Indiana University Bloomington

Research

Publications

Kinetics of SARS-CoV-2 Shedding in Nursing Home Residents and Staff.
J Am Geriatr Soc
05/02/2025 Authors: Katz MJ; Reeves M; Harris TG; Duque J; Fridkin SK; Rebolledo PA; Furuno JP; Short EK; Canaday DH; Abul Y
Genomic Epidemiology of Extrapulmonary Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Isolates at Emerging Infections Program Sites-United States, 2019-2020.
J Infect Dis Volume: 231 Page(s): 902 - 912
04/15/2025 Authors: Masters TL; Toney NC; Ewing TO; McAllister GA; Mathis MH; Grigg C; Magill SS; Jackson KA; Byram R; See I
Comparison of Medicare claims-based Clostridioides difficile infection epidemiologic case classification algorithms to medical record review by the Emerging Infections Program using a linked cohort, 2016-2021.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Volume: 46 Page(s): 1 - 9
03/26/2025 Authors: Currie DW; Lewis C; Lutgring JD; Kazakova SV; Baggs J; Korhonen L; Correa M; Goodenough D; Olson DM; Szydlowski J
Antimicrobial-Resistant Infections in Hospitalized Patients.
JAMA Netw Open Volume: 8 Page(s): e2462059
03/03/2025 Authors: Wolford H; McCarthy NL; Baggs J; Hatfield KM; Maillis A; Olubajo B; Bishop J; Ferretti M; Craig MR; Magill SS
Evaluation of COVID-19 Diagnosis Codes for Identification of SARS-CoV-2 Infections in a Nursing Home Cohort, 2022-2023.
J Am Med Dir Assoc Volume: 26 Page(s): 105440
03/01/2025 Authors: Patel A; Payne AB; Currie DW; Franceschini T; Gensheimer A; Lutgring JD; Reddy SC; Hatfield KM
Characterization of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales and Pseudomonas aeruginosa carrying multiple carbapenemase genes-Antimicrobial Resistance Laboratory Network, 2018-2022.
J Clin Microbiol Volume: 62 Page(s): e0122024
12/11/2024 Authors: Sabour S; Harrington KRV; Martinson E; Bhatnagar AS; Huang JY; Duffy D; Bantle K; Lutgring JD; Karlsson M; Brown AC
Sentinel Surveillance reveals phylogenetic diversity and detection of linear plasmids harboring vanA and optrA among enterococci collected in the United States.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother Volume: 68 Page(s): e0059124
11/06/2024 Authors: Kent AG; Spicer LM; Campbell D; Breaker E; McAllister GA; Ewing TO; Longo C; Balbuena R; Burroughs M; Burgin A
Use of Multiplex Molecular Panels to Diagnose Urinary Tract Infection in Older Adults.
JAMA Netw Open Volume: 7 Page(s): e2446842
11/04/2024 Authors: Hatfield KM; Kabbani S; See I; Currie DW; Kim C; Jacobs Slifka K; Magill SS; Hicks LA; McDonald LC; Jernigan J
Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii complex in the United States-An epidemiological and molecular description of isolates collected through the Emerging Infections Program, 2019.
Am J Infect Control Volume: 52 Page(s): 1035 - 1042
09/01/2024 Authors: Bulens SN; Campbell D; McKay SL; Vlachos N; Burgin A; Burroughs M; Padila J; Grass JE; Jacob JT; Smith G
Carbapenem-Resistant and Extended-Spectrum -Lactamase-Producing Enterobacterales in Children, United States, 2016-2020.
Emerg Infect Dis Volume: 30 Page(s): 1104 - 1114
06/01/2024 Authors: Grome HN; Grass JE; Duffy N; Bulens SN; Ansari U; Campbell D; Lutgring JD; Gargis AS; Masters T; Kent AG
Descriptive analysis of targeted carbapenemase genes and antibiotic susceptibility profiles among carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii tested in the Antimicrobial Resistance Laboratory Network-United States, 2017-2020.
Microbiol Spectr Volume: 12 Page(s): e0282823
02/06/2024 Authors: Sabour S; Bantle K; Bhatnagar A; Huang JY; Biggs A; Bodnar J; Dale JL; Gleason R; Klein L; Lasure M
Comparison of carbapenem-susceptible and carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales at nine sites in the USA, 2013-2016: a resource for antimicrobial resistance investigators.
Microb Genom Volume: 9
11/01/2023 Authors: Lutgring JD; Kent AG; Bowers JR; Jasso-Selles DE; Albrecht V; Stevens VA; Pfeiffer A; Barnes R; Engelthaler DM; Johnson JK
Updating breakpoints in the United States: a summary from the ASM Clinical Microbiology Open 2022.
J Clin Microbiol Volume: 61 Page(s): e0115422
10/24/2023 Authors: Patel JB; Alby K; Humphries R; Weinstein M; Lutgring JD; Naccache SN; Simner PJ
Development of a Broth Microdilution Method To Characterize Chlorhexidine MICs among Bacteria Collected from 2005 to 2019 at Three U.S. Sites.
Microbiol Spectr Volume: 11 Page(s): e0413422
06/15/2023 Authors: Lutgring JD; Grass JE; Lonsway D; Yoo BB; Epson E; Crumpler M; Galliher K; O'Donnell K; Zahn M; Evans E
Reply to Gonzales-Luna et al.
Clin Infect Dis Volume: 76 Page(s): 2039 - 2041
06/08/2023 Authors: Gargis AS; Karlsson M; Kamile Rasheed J; Kent AG; McKay SL; Paulick AL; Anderson KF; Adamczyk M; Campbell D; Korhonen LC
Reference Susceptibility Testing and Genomic Surveillance of Clostridioides difficile, United States, 2012-17.
Clin Infect Dis Volume: 76 Page(s): 890 - 896
03/04/2023 Authors: Gargis AS; Karlsson M; Paulick AL; Anderson KF; Adamczyk M; Vlachos N; Kent AG; McAllister G; McKay SL; Halpin AL
Selective and Cascade Reporting of Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Results and Its Impact on Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance-National Healthcare Safety Network, April 2020 to March 2021.
Microbiol Spectr Volume: 11 Page(s): e0164622
01/31/2023 Authors: Wu H; Lutgring JD; McDonald LC; Webb A; Fields V; Blum L; Mojica M; Edwards J; Soe MM; Pollock DA
Carbapenem-Resistant enterobacterales in individuals with and without health care risk factors -Emerging infections program, United States, 2012-2015.
Am J Infect Control Volume: 51 Page(s): 70 - 77
01/01/2023 Authors: Bulens SN; Reses HE; Ansari UA; Grass JE; Carmon C; Albrecht V; Lawsin A; McAllister G; Daniels J; Lee Y-K
Epidemiology of extended-spectrum -lactamase-producing Enterobacterales in five US sites participating in the Emerging Infections Program, 2017.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Volume: 43 Page(s): 1586 - 1594
11/01/2022 Authors: Duffy N; Karlsson M; Reses HE; Campbell D; Daniels J; Stanton RA; Janelle SJ; Schutz K; Bamberg W; Rebolledo PA
Are Vancomycin Non-Susceptible Clostridioides difficile Strains Emerging?
Clin Infect Dis Volume: 75 Page(s): 1677 - 1678
10/29/2022 Authors: Lutgring JD; McKay SL; Gargis AS; Halpin AL; McDonald LC
Whole-Genome Sequencing Reveals Diversity of Carbapenem-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Collected through CDC's Emerging Infections Program, United States, 2016-2018.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother Volume: 66 Page(s): e0049622
09/20/2022 Authors: Stanton RA; Campbell D; McAllister GA; Breaker E; Adamczyk M; Daniels JB; Lutgring JD; Karlsson M; Schutz K; Jacob JT
Clinical and Genomic Epidemiology of mcr-9-Carrying Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales Isolates in Metropolitan Atlanta, 2012 to 2017.
Microbiol Spectr Volume: 10 Page(s): e0252221
08/31/2022 Authors: Babiker A; Bower C; Lutgring JD; Petit RA; Howard-Anderson J; Ansari U; McAllister G; Adamczyk M; Breaker E; Satola SW
Molecular Epidemiology of Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in the United States, 2013-2017.
Microb Drug Resist Volume: 28 Page(s): 645 - 653
06/01/2022 Authors: McKay SL; Vlachos N; Daniels JB; Albrecht VS; Stevens VA; Rasheed JK; Johnson JK; Lutgring JD; Sjlund-Karlsson M; Halpin AL
Molecular Characterization of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales Collected in the United States.
Microb Drug Resist Volume: 28 Page(s): 389 - 397
04/01/2022 Authors: Karlsson M; Lutgring JD; Ansari U; Lawsin A; Albrecht V; McAllister G; Daniels J; Lonsway D; McKay S; Beldavs Z
Development and Validation of an Enzyme Immunoassay for Detection and Quantification of SARS-CoV-2 Salivary IgA and IgG.
J Immunol Volume: 208 Page(s): 1500 - 1508
03/15/2022 Authors: Costantini VP; Nguyen K; Lyski Z; Novosad S; Bardossy AC; Lyons AK; Gable P; Kutty PK; Lutgring JD; Brunton A
Advancing Diagnostic Stewardship for Healthcare-Associated Infections, Antibiotic Resistance, and Sepsis.
Clin Infect Dis Volume: 74 Page(s): 723 - 728
03/01/2022 Authors: Curren EJ; Lutgring JD; Kabbani S; Diekema DJ; Gitterman S; Lautenbach E; Morgan DJ; Rock C; Salerno RM; McDonald LC
Evaluating the Presence of Replication-Competent Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) From Nursing Home Residents With Persistently Positive Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) Results.
Clin Infect Dis Volume: 74 Page(s): 525 - 528
02/11/2022 Authors: Lutgring JD; Tobolowsky FA; Hatfield KM; Lehnertz NB; Sullivan MM; Martin KG; Keaton A; Sexton DJ; Tamin A; Harcourt JL
Distinctive Features of Ertapenem-Mono-Resistant Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales in the United States: A Cohort Study.
Open Forum Infect Dis Volume: 9 Page(s): ofab643
01/01/2022 Authors: Adelman MW; Bower CW; Grass JE; Ansari UA; Soda EA; See I; Lutgring JD; Jacob JT
Detection and Characterization of Targeted Carbapenem-Resistant Health Care-Associated Threats: Findings from the Antibiotic Resistance Laboratory Network, 2017 to 2019.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother Volume: 65 Page(s): e0110521
11/17/2021 Authors: Sabour S; Huang JY; Bhatnagar A; Gilbert SE; Karlsson M; Lonsway D; Lutgring JD; Rasheed JK; Halpin AL; Stanton RA
Multi-country cross-sectional study of colonization with multidrug-resistant organisms: protocol and methodsfor the Antibiotic Resistance in Communities and Hospitals (ARCH) studies.
BMC Public Health Volume: 21 Page(s): 1412
07/16/2021 Authors: Sharma A; Luvsansharav U-O; Paul P; Lutgring JD; Call DR; Omulo S; Laserson K; Araos R; Munita JM; Verani J
Aztreonam-Avibactam Susceptibility Testing Program for Metallo-Beta-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacterales in the Antibiotic Resistance Laboratory Network, March 2019 to December 2020.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother Volume: 65 Page(s): e0048621
07/16/2021 Authors: Bhatnagar A; Boyd S; Sabour S; Bodnar J; Nazarian E; Peinovich N; Wagner C; Craft B; Snippes Vagnone P; Simpson J
Detection of CTX-M-27 -Lactamase Genes on Two Distinct Plasmid Types in ST38 Escherichia coli from Three U.S. States.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother Volume: 65 Page(s): e0082521
06/17/2021 Authors: Cameron A; Mangat R; Mostafa HH; Taffner S; Wang J; Dumyati G; Stanton RA; Daniels JB; Campbell D; Lutgring JD
Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profiles To Predict the Presence of Carbapenemase Genes among Carbapenem-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates.
J Clin Microbiol Volume: 59
05/19/2021 Authors: Vallabhaneni S; Huang JY; Grass JE; Bhatnagar A; Sabour S; Lutgring JD; Campbell D; Karlsson M; Kallen AJ; Nazarian E
Assessing the in vitro impact of ceftazidime on aztreonam/avibactam susceptibility testing for highly resistant MBL-producing Enterobacterales.
J Antimicrob Chemother Volume: 76 Page(s): 979 - 983
03/12/2021 Authors: Bhatnagar A; Ransom EM; Machado M-J; Boyd S; Reese N; Anderson K; Lonsway D; Elkins CA; Rasheed JK; Patel JB
Assessing the Potential for Unintended Microbial Consequences of Routine Chlorhexidine Bathing for Prevention of Healthcare-associated Infections.
Clin Infect Dis Volume: 72 Page(s): 891 - 898
03/01/2021 Authors: Babiker A; Lutgring JD; Fridkin S; Hayden MK
Antibiotic Susceptibility of NDM-Producing Enterobacterales Collected in the United States in 2017 and 2018.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother Volume: 64
08/20/2020 Authors: Lutgring JD; Balbuena R; Reese N; Gilbert SE; Ansari U; Bhatnagar A; Boyd S; Campbell D; Cochran J; Haynie J
Difficult-To-Detect Staphylococcus aureus: mecA-Positive Isolates Associated with Oxacillin and Cefoxitin False-Susceptible Results.
J Clin Microbiol Volume: 58
03/25/2020 Authors: Gargis AS; Yoo BB; Lonsway DR; Anderson K; Campbell D; Ewing TO; Lawsin A; Machado M-J; Yamamoto N; Halpin AL
Validation of Aztreonam-Avibactam Susceptibility Testing Using Digitally Dispensed Custom Panels.
J Clin Microbiol Volume: 58
03/25/2020 Authors: Ransom E; Bhatnagar A; Patel JB; Machado M-J; Boyd S; Reese N; Lutgring JD; Lonsway D; Anderson K; Brown AC
Multiple importations and transmission of colistin-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in a hospital in northern India.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Volume: 40 Page(s): 1387 - 1393
12/01/2019 Authors: Mathur P; Khurana S; de Man TJB; Rastogi N; Katoch O; Veeraraghavan B; Neeravi AR; Venkatesan M; Kumar S; Sagar S
Correction for Kraft et al., "A Laboratory Medicine Best Practices Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests (NAATs) and Algorithms Including NAATs for the Diagnosis of Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile in Adults".
Clin Microbiol Rev Volume: 32
09/18/2019 Authors: Kraft CS; Parrott JS; Cornish NE; Rubinstein ML; Weissfeld AS; McNult P; Nachamkin I; Humphries RM; Kirn TJ; Dien Bard J
Development and Validation of a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments-Compliant Multiplex Real-Time PCR Assay for Detection of mcr Genes.
Microb Drug Resist Volume: 25 Page(s): 991 - 996
09/01/2019 Authors: Daniels JB; Campbell D; Boyd S; Ansari U; Lutgring J; Rasheed JK; Halpin AL; Sjlund-Karlsson M
A Laboratory Medicine Best Practices Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests (NAATs) and Algorithms Including NAATs for the Diagnosis of Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile in Adults.
Clin Microbiol Rev Volume: 32
06/19/2019 Authors: Kraft CS; Parrott JS; Cornish NE; Rubinstein ML; Weissfeld AS; McNult P; Nachamkin I; Humphries RM; Kirn TJ; Dien Bard J
Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae: An emerging bacterial threat.
Semin Diagn Pathol Volume: 36 Page(s): 182 - 186
05/01/2019 Authors: Lutgring JD
Evaluation of the MicroScan Colistin Well and Gradient Diffusion Strips for Colistin Susceptibility Testing in Enterobacteriaceae.
J Clin Microbiol Volume: 57
05/01/2019 Authors: Lutgring JD; Kim A; Campbell D; Karlsson M; Brown AC; Burd EM
Multi-drug-resistant Enterococcus faecium bacteraemia in a liver transplant recipient.
JMM Case Rep Volume: 6 Page(s): e005172
01/01/2019 Authors: Summers NA; Gharbin J; Friedman-Moraco R; Lyon GM; Lutgring J
Genomic Analysis of a Pan-Resistant Isolate of Klebsiella pneumoniae, United States 2016.
mBio Volume: 9
04/03/2018 Authors: de Man TJB; Lutgring JD; Lonsway DR; Anderson KF; Kiehlbauch JA; Chen L; Walters MS; Sjlund-Karlsson M; Rasheed JK; Kallen A
Phenotypic and Genotypic Characterization of Enterobacteriaceae Producing Oxacillinase-48-Like Carbapenemases, United States.
Emerg Infect Dis Volume: 24 Page(s): 700 - 709
04/01/2018 Authors: Lutgring JD; Zhu W; de Man TJB; Avillan JJ; Anderson KF; Lonsway DR; Rowe LA; Batra D; Rasheed JK; Limbago BM
Evaluation of the Accelerate Pheno System: Results from Two Academic Medical Centers.
J Clin Microbiol Volume: 56
04/01/2018 Authors: Lutgring JD; Bittencourt C; McElvania TeKippe E; Cavuoti D; Hollaway R; Burd EM
Fecal Microbiota Transplant for Multidrug-Resistant Organism Decolonization Administered During Septic Shock.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Volume: 39 Page(s): 490 - 492
04/01/2018 Authors: Gopalsamy SN; Sherman A; Woodworth MH; Lutgring JD; Kraft CS
TRAVEL-RELATED LEISHMANIASIS AND TUMOUR NECROSIS FACTOR INHIBITORS: 2 CASES OF MISDIAGNOSIS
Volume: 66 Page(s): 468 - 468
02/01/2018 Authors: Rabold E; Feldman RJ; Lutgring J; Moanna A; Wu H
FDA-CDC Antimicrobial Resistance Isolate Bank: a Publicly Available Resource To Support Research, Development, and Regulatory Requirements.
J Clin Microbiol Volume: 56
02/01/2018 Authors: Lutgring JD; Machado M-J; Benahmed FH; Conville P; Shawar RM; Patel J; Brown AC
The Problem of Carbapenemase-Producing-Carbapenem-Resistant-Enterobacteriaceae Detection.
J Clin Microbiol Volume: 54 Page(s): 529 - 534
03/01/2016 Authors: Lutgring JD; Limbago BM
The effect of postoperative range of motion on functional activities after posterior cruciate-retaining total knee arthroplasty.
J Bone Joint Surg Am Volume: 90 Page(s): 777 - 784
04/01/2008 Authors: Ritter MA; Lutgring JD; Davis KE; Berend ME
The role of flexion contracture on outcomes in primary total knee arthroplasty.
J Arthroplasty Volume: 22 Page(s): 1092 - 1096
12/01/2007 Authors: Ritter MA; Lutgring JD; Davis KE; Berend ME; Pierson JL; Meneghini RM
Total knee arthroplasty effectiveness in patients 55 years old and younger: osteoarthritis vs. rheumatoid arthritis.
Knee Volume: 14 Page(s): 9 - 11
01/01/2007 Authors: Ritter MA; Lutgring JD; Davis KE; Faris PM; Berend ME
Failure mechanisms of total hip resurfacing: implications for the present.
Clin Orthop Relat Res Volume: 453 Page(s): 110 - 114
12/01/2006 Authors: Ritter MA; Lutgring JD; Berend ME; Pierson JL
A clinical, radiographic, and cost comparison of cerclage techniques: wires vs cables.
J Arthroplasty Volume: 21 Page(s): 1064 - 1067
10/01/2006 Authors: Ritter MA; Lutgring JD; Davis KE; Berend ME; Meding JB
Total hip arthroplasty with satin finish, tapered stems.
Orthopedics Volume: 28 Page(s): 1454 - 1456
12/01/2005 Authors: Ritter MA; Harty LD; Lorenzo RA; Lutgring JD
Skin conductance responses during the Iowa gambling task in Asperger's Disorder
Page(s): 219 - 219
01/01/2005 Authors: Johnson SA; Lutgring J; Burt R; Murphy RR; Theiner-Schumacher P; Coates H; Yechiam E; Stout JC