CURRICULUM VITAE: ELLEN JO BARON

**PERSONAL:**

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**EDUCATION:**

Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI., B.S. in Microbiology and
Public Health

University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, M.S. in Medical Microbiology

University of Wisconsin, Madison, and WI., Ph.D. in Medical
Microbiology; Minors: Biochemistry and Bacteriology.

Post‑doctoral fellow in Clinical Microbiology and Laboratory Medicine,
UCLA and Wadsworth VAMC, Los Angeles, CA.

**BOARD CERTIFICATION:**

Diplomat, American Board of Medical Microbiology

**PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:**

1999-pres. Director, Stanford Clinical Microbiology/Virology Laboratory

1997-1999 Director of Operations/Technical Director, Stanford Clinical
Microbiology/Virology Laboratory

1995-1997 Consulting Microbiologist: Good Samaritan Hospital, Los
Angeles, CA

1990-1993 Consultant, Clinical Anaerobic Bacteriology Research
Laboratory, Wadsworth V.A. Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.

1988-1997 Consulting Microbiologist: Northridge Hospital, Glendale
Memorial Hospital, and San Gabriel Valley MC (Catholic Healthcare West
facilities); Providence-St. Joseph Medical Center, Los Angeles area; and
St. Jude Hospital and Rehabilitation Center, Fullerton, CA.

1988‑1996 Consulting Director, Microbiology and Immunology, Endocrine
Sciences, Calabasas Hills, CA. Determine test methods and laboratory
design, develop new test profiles, manage licensing and certification in
subject area for national reference laboratory.

1988‑1990 Director, Clinical Anaerobic Bacteriology Research Laboratory,
Wadsworth V.A. Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.

1983‑1988 Chief of Clinical Microbiology, North Shore University
Hospital, Manhasset, NY.

Post‑doctoral fellow in Clinical Microbiology and Laboratory Medicine,
UCLA and Wadsworth VA, Los Angeles, CA.

1975‑1978 Microbiology Section Leader, St. Mary's Hospital Medical
Center, Madison, WI.

1974‑1975 Microbiologist I, General Bacteriology Section, Wisconsin
State Laboratory, Madison, WI.

1971‑1974 Microbiologist, Methodist Hospital, Madison, WI.

1970‑1971 Research assistant, Department of Preventive Medicine,
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.

1969‑1970 Bacteriologist II, Onondaga County Laboratory, Syracuse, N.Y.

1968‑1969 Research assistant, Veteran\'s Administration Hospital,
Syracuse, N.Y. (Research Division).

**FACULTY APPOINTMENTS:**

2000-pres. Associate Professor of Pathology, Stanford Univ. School of
Medicine, Stanford, CA.

2000-pres. Associate Professor of Medicine (Courtesy), Stanford
University School of Medicine

1992-1999 Adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA

1994-1998 Adjunct Associate Professor of Molecular Microbiology and
Immunology, Univ. Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

1988‑1992 Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles,
CA.

1984‑1988 Assistant Professor of Pathology, Cornell University Medical
College, New York, NY.

1985‑1986 Teaching faculty, Columbia University Medical College, New
York, NY.

1984‑1988 Instructor, Touro University Medical College, Huntington, NY.

1984‑1988 Adjunct faculty, C. W. Post University, Greenvale, NY.

1984‑1988 Adjunct faculty, Adelphi University, Garden City, NY.

1982‑1983 Teaching assistant, UCLA Medical School, Los Angeles, CA.

1983. Instructor in Medical Technology course, California State
      University, Northridge, CA.

Post‑doctoral fellow in Clinical Microbiology and Laboratory Medicine,
UCLA and Wadsworth VA, Los Angeles, CA.

1978‑1981 Teaching assistant: pathogenic microbiology, two parasitology
courses, general immunology, physician\'s assistants\' infectious
diseases, and microbiology and immunology, University of Wisconsin
Medical School and Graduate Schools, Madison.

1979 Instructor, Madison General Hospital School of Medical Technology,
Madison, WI.

1978 Instructor, Madison Area Technical College, Madison, WI.

1975‑1978 Microbiology coordinator, St. Mary's Hospital Medical Center
School of Medical Technology, Madison, WI.

**PUBLIC AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICE:**

**Committee and board memberships:**

1.  Secretary‑treasurer, Long Island Infectious Disease Society,
    l985‑l987. Long Island, NY.

2.  Secretary, New York City Branch, American Society for Microbiology,
    l986‑l988.

3.  Member, Subcommittee to revise the Operational Procedures of the
    American Academy of Microbiology Committee on Postdoctoral
    Educational Programs, 1987.

4.  Member, American Society of Clinical Pathologists Teleconference
    Advisory Group, 1987‑1989.

5.  Chairperson, Part I Examination, American Board of Medical
    Microbiology Standards and Examination Committee, 1988‑1991.

6.  Co‑chair, 1988 Nominating Committee for Division C officers,
    American Society for Microbiology.

7.  Co‑chair, Northern Calif.‑Southern Calif. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.
    Branch Joint Symposium, San Francisco, CA, 1989.

8.  Committee member, 1989‑1992 Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial
    Agents and Chemotherapy (Amer. Soc. Microbiol.)

9.  Advisory Committee, ASM Committee on Audiovisual Programs and Public
    Relations, 1989‑1993. ASM, Washington, D.C.

10. Co‑chair, Northern Calif.‑Southern Calif. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.
    Branch Joint Symposium, Long Beach, CA, 1991.

11. Examinations Coordinator, American Board of Medical Microbiology,
    1991-1994.

12. Newsletter co-editor and Board Member, Southern Calif. Branch, Amer.
    Soc. Microbiol. 1992-1994.

13. Vice-Chairperson, American Board of Medical Microbiology, 1995-1997.

14. Committee member, Placement Committee, Amer. Soc. Microbiol.
    1995-1997.

15. Member, California State Department of Health Services Clinical
    Laboratory Technology Advisory Committee Member, June, 1996 --
    present.

16. NCCLS Subcommittee chairperson: Abbreviated Identification of
    Bacteria and Yeast, 1996 -2002.

17. Chairperson, American Board of Medical Microbiology, 1997-2000.

18. Program Committee member, Infectious Diseases Society of America.
    1998-2001.

19. Advisor, Area Committee on Microbiology, NCCLS, 2000-present.

20. ASM Division C Leadership Group. 2001-present.

21. Program committee member, Assoc. Public Health Laboratorians
    Infectious Disease Conference. 2002.

**Editorial boards:**

1.  Editorial board, 1986‑1995; 1996-2002. Journal of Clinical
    Microbiology, ASM, Washington, D.C.

2.  Editorial board, 1991-1992. Binary, the Journal of Computing in
    Microbiology, Academic Press, London.

3.  Editorial board, 1988‑1994. Cumitech Series. Amer. Academy of
    Microbiology, Washington, D.C.

4.  Section Editor (Anaerobes), Manual of Clinical Microbiology (5th
    ed., 1991) Amer. Soc. Microbiol., Washington, D.C.

5.  Section Editor, Clinical Microbiology Procedures Handbook, 1st ed.
    Henry D. Isenberg, Editor-in-Chief. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.,
    Washington, D.C. 1992.

6.  Senior editor, Wadsworth Laboratory Anaerobic Bacteriology Manual
    (5th ed., 1993) Star Publishing, Belmont, CA.

7.  Editorial board, 1994-1999. Clinical Performance and Quality Health
    Care, Slack Inc., Thorofare, NJ

8.  Volume Editor, Manual of Clinical Microbiology 6^th^ (1995), 7^th^
    (1999), and 8^th^ (2003) editions. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.,
    Washington, D.C.

9.  Editorial board, 1995-2001. Clinical Infectious Diseases, University
    of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL.

10. Editorial board, 1996-2001. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious
    Diseases, Elsevier, New York.

**Other:**

1.  Member, American Society for Microbiology (National and local
    branches), 1975-present.

2.  Member, Medical Mycology Society of New York, 1984-1998.

3.  Member, Infectious Disease Society of America, 1986-present.

4.  Scientist‑sponsor, New York Academy of Science, Science Research
    Training Program, 1987.

5.  Participant, American Academy of Microbiology Critical Issues
    Workshop on the Quality of Microbiology and the Public Health,
    Airlie, VA, 1988.

6.  Association for Women in Science, Los Angeles Chapter, 1993-1997.
    Founding member and newsletter editor.

7.  Advisor, Area Committee on Microbiology, National Committee for
    Clinical Laboratory Standards, Wayne, PA, 1997-present.

8.  Developer, Intimate Strangers: Unseen Life on Earth. 4-hour
    documentary on Microbiology broadcast on PBS in December, 1999, with
    sponsorship from American Society for Microbiology, Washington, DC,
    Annenberg Foundation, and numerous other foundations.

**Consulting:**

1.  Expert consultant, antimicrobial resistance and surveillance. World
    Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, 1996-1999.

2.  Invited Consultant, St. Jude Research Hospital for Children,
    Memphis, TN. December, 1998.

3.  U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Special Government Employee,
    Microbiology Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory
    Committee. September, 1998-present.

4.  Invited ad-hoc reviewer, National Institutes of Health Microbiology
    Laboratory, Bethesda, MD. February, 2001.

5.  Invited ad-hoc reviewer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
    Atlanta, GA. June, 2002.

6.  Consultant for several pharmaceutical and diagnostic companies
    during the last 10 years and continuing, including Cubist,
    Glaxo-SmithKline, Pfizer, Merck, Bristol Meyers-Squibb, Aventis,
    BioMerieux, Intrabiotics, Kairos, Apollo, and others.

**HONORS AND AWARDS:**

1.  Fellow, American Academy of Microbiology, 1987.

2.  American Society for Microbiology Foundation Speaker, 1990-1991.

3.  Fellow, Infectious Diseases Society of America, 1992.

4.  Who\'s Who in Science and Engineering, 3rd ed. (Marquis, New
    Providence, NJ), 1996.

5.  May Memorial Lectureship, Southern Assoc. Clinical Microbiology,
    1996.

6.  Alice C. Evans Award, American Academy of Microbiology, 1997.

7.  BioMerieux Vitek Sonnenwirth Award, American Society for
    Microbiology, 2000.

8.  Stanford Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine
    Kenneth L. Vosti, M.D. Teaching Award, 2003.

**BIBLIOGRAPHY**

**RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS (47 PEER‑REVIEWED):**

1\. Baron, Ellen J., Angevine, J. and Sundstrom, W. l979. Actinomycotic
pulmonary abscess in an immunosuppressed patient. J.Clin. Pathol.
74:l35‑l37.

2\. Baron, Ellen J. and Gates, J. W. l979. Primary plate identification
of group A beta‑hemolytic streptococci utilizing a two‑disk technique.
J. Clin. Microbiol. l0:80‑84.

3\. Baron, Ellen J. and Proctor, R. A. l982. Elicitation of
polymorphonuclear neutrophils from mice. J. Immunol. Meth. 49:305‑3l3.

4\. Baron, Ellen J. and Bruckner, D. A. l984. Comparison of anaerobic
susceptibilities by agar dilution and a microbroth method. Rev. Infect.
Dis. 6:S249‑253.

5\. Baron, Ellen J. and Proctor, R.A. l984. Inefficient in vitro killing
of virulent or non‑virulent *Salmonella typhimurium* by murine
polymorphonuclear neutrophils. Can. J. Microbiol. 30:l264‑ 1270.

6\. Baron, E. J. and Hindler, J. A. 1984. Bioactivity of imipenem as a
function of time, medium, and temperature. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother.
25:781‑782.

7\. Baron, E. J., Wexler, H. M. and Finegold, S. M. l984. Polyacrylamide
gel electrophoretic analysis of cellular proteins of
vaginosis‑associated curved anaerobic rods. In P.‑A. Maardh and D.
Taylor‑Robinson, eds. Bacterial Vaginosis. Almqvist & Wiksell Int.,
Stockholm, Sweden.

8\. Roberts, M. C., Baron, E. J., Finegold, S. M. and Kenney, G. E.
l985. Antigenic distinctiveness of *Mobiluncus curtisii* and *Mobiluncus
mulieris*[.]{.underline} J. Clin. Microbiol. 2l: 89l‑893.

9.  Baron, E. J. and Young, L. S. l986. Amikacin, ethambutol, and
    rifampin for treatment of disseminated *Mycobacterium
    avium‑intracellulare* infections in patients with acquired immune
    deficiency syndrome. Diagn. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 5:2l5‑220.

10. Sussman, J., Baron, E. J., Goldberg, S., Pizzarello, R., and
    Kaplan, M. l986. Clinical manifestations and therapy of
    *Lactobacillus* endocarditis. Rev. Infect. Dis. 8:77l‑776.

10\. Sussman, J., Baron, E. J., Facklam, R. R. et al. l986. Viridans
streptococcal endocarditis: clinical, microbiological, and
echocardiographic correlations. J. Infect. Dis. l54:597‑603.

11\. Bialer, M., Baron, E. J. and Harper, R. l987. The effect of
repackaging and heating on the activity of erythromycin in ophthalmic
ointment. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 31:954‑955.

12\. D\'Amato, R.F., H.D. Isenberg, G.A. McKinley, E.J. Baron, R.
Tepper, and M. Shulman. 1988. The novel application of video image
processing to biochemical and antimicrobial susceptibility testing. J.
Clin. Microbiol. 26:1492‑1495.

13\. Baron, E.J., M. Tyburski, R. Almon, and M. Berman. 1988. Visual and
clinical analysis of Bac‑T‑Screen urine screen results. J. Clin.
Microbiol. 26:2382‑2386.

14\. Baron, E.J., C. Schenone, and B. Tanenbaum. 1989. Comparison of
three methods for detection of *Cryptosporidium* oocysts in a
low-prevalence population. J. Clin. Microbiol. 27:223‑224.

15\. Baron, E.J., Downes, J., Summanen, P., Roberts, M., and Finegold,
S.M. 1989. *Bilophila wadsworthia*, gen. nov., sp. nov., a unique
gram‑negative anaerobic rod recovered from appendicitis specimens and
human faeces. J. Gen. Microbiol. 135:3405-3411.

16\. Bennion, R., Baron, E.J., Thompson, J., Summanen, P., Downes, J.,
Talan, D.A., and Finegold, S.M. 1990. The bacteriology of gangrenous and
perforated appendicitis - revisited. Ann. Surg. 211:165-171.

17\. Downes, J., Mangels, J.I., Holden, J., Ferraro, M.J., and Baron,
E.J. 1990. Evaluation of two single‑plate incubation systems and the
anaerobic chamber for the cultivation of anaerobic bacteria. J. Clin.
Microbiol. 28:246‑248.

18\. Courcol, R.J., Lee, K.W., Downes, J., Wexler, H.M., Baron, E.J.,
and Finegold, S.M. 1990. In vitro susceptibilities of *Bacteroides
gracilis, Fusobacterium mortiferum,* and *Fusobacterium varium* to 17
antimicrobial agents. J. Antimicrobial Chemother. 26:157-58.

19\. Lee, K.W., Baron, E.J., Summanen, P., and Finegold, S.M. 1990.
Selective medium for isolation of *Bacteroides gracilis*. J. Clin.
Microbiol. 28:1747-50.

20\. Citron, D.M., Baron, E.J., Finegold, S.M., and Goldstein, E.J.C.
1990. Short PRAS biochemical scheme for identification of clinical
isolates of bile resistant *Bacteroides* species. J. Clin. Microbiol.
28:2220-23.

21\. Goldenhersh, M., Rachelefsky, A., Dudley, D., Brill, J., Katz,
R.M., Rohr, A.S., Spector, S.L., Siegel, S.C., Summanen, P., Baron,
E.J., and Finegold, S. 1990. The microbiology of chronic sinusitis in
children with respiratory allergy. J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. 85:1030-39.

22\. Baron, E.J., R.S. Bennion, J.E. Thompson, C. Strong, P. Summanen,
M. McTeague, and S.M. Finegold. 1992. A microbiologic comparison between
acute and advanced appendicitis. Clin. Infect. Dis. 14:227-31.

23\. Baron, E.J., Curren, M., Henderson, G., Jousimies-Somer, H., Lee,
K., Lechowitz, K, Strong, C.A., Summanen, P., Tuner, K., and Finegold,
S.M. 1992. *Bilophila wadsworthia* isolates from clinical specimens. J.
Clin. Microbiol. 30:1882-84.

24\. Finegold, S.M., P. Summanen, S.H. Gerardo, and E. Baron. 1992.
Clinical importance of *Bilophila wadsworthia*. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol.
Infect. Dis. 11:1058-63.

25\. Tunér, K., Summanen, P., Baron, E.J., and Finegold, S.M. 1992.
Cellular fatty acids of *Fusobacterium* species as a tool for
identification in the clinical laboratory. J. Clin. Microbiol.
30:3225-29.

26\. Baron, E.J., Ropers, G., Summanen, P., and Courcol, R.J. 1993.
Bactericidal activity of selected antimicrobial agents against
*Bilophila wadsworthia* and *Bacteroides gracilis.* Clin. Infect. Dis.
16:S339-43.

27\. Baron E.J., Väisänen V.-L., McTeague M., Strong C.A., Norman D.,
and Finegold, S.M. 1993. Comparison of Accu-CulShure® system and swab
placed in B-D Port-a-Cul® tube for culture collection and transport.
Clin. Infect. Dis. 16:S325-27.

28\. Schwartzman, W.A., Nesbit, C.A., and Baron, E.J. 1993. Development
and evaluation of a blood-free medium for determining growth curves and
optimizing growth of *Rochalimaea henselae*. J. Clin. Microbiol.
31:1882-85.

29\. Bergman, S., Selig, M., Collins, M.D., Farrow, J.A.E., Baron, E.J.,
Dickersin, G.R., and Ruoff, K.L. 1994. \"*Streptococcus milleri*\"
strains displaying a gliding type of motility. Int. J. System.
Bacteriol. 45:235-39.

30\. Baron, E.J. and Jones, R.N. 1995. National survey of the in vitro
spectrum of piperacillin-tazobactam tested against more than 40,000
aerobic clinical isolates from 236 medical centers. Diagn. Microbiol.
Infect. Dis. 22:141-51.

31\. Baron, E.J., Strong, C.A., McTeague, M., Väisänen, M.-L., and
Finegold, S.M. 1995. Survival of anaerobes in original specimens
transported by overnight mail services. Clin. Infect. Dis.
20(suppl.2):S174-77.

32. Daniel, C., Baron, E.J., and Courcol, R.J. 1995. Effect of
    iron-depletion on protein profiles of *Bilophila wadsworthia*. Clin.
    Infect. Dis. 20 (suppl.2):S158-59.

33. Chapin, K. and Baron, E.J. 1995. The impact of CLIA 88 on the
    clinical microbiology laboratory. Clin. Perform. Qual. Health Care
    3: 78-86. (co-published in Diagn. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 1995,
    23(S).

34. Peddecord, K.M., Baron, E.J., Francis, D., and Drew, J.A. 1996.
    Quality perceptions of microbiology services: a survey of infectious
    diseases specialists. Amer. J. Clin. Pathol.105:58-64.

35. Baron, E.J., D. Francis, and K.M. Peddecord. 1996. Infectious
    disease physicians rate microbiology services and practices. J.
    Clin. Microbiol. 34:496-500.

36. Baron, E.J., D.E. Weber, and L.G. Weide. 1996. Lack of agreement
    among two commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent antibody assays and
    conventional immunofluorescent method for detection islet cell
    antibodies. Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 3:429-431.

37. Baron, E.J. and D.M. Citron. 1997. Anaerobic identification
    flowchart using minimal laboratory resources. Clin. Infect. Dis. 25
    (Suppl. 2):S143-146.

38. Baron, E.J. 1997. *Bilophila wadsworthia*, a unique anaerobic
    gram-negative rod. Anaerobe. 3:83-86.

39. Wenzel, R.P., D.R. Reagan, J.S. Bertino, E.J. Baron, K.Arias. 1998.
    Methicillin-resistant *Staphylococcus aureus* outbreak: a consensus
    panel\'s definition and management guidelines. Am. J. Infect.
    Control 26:102-110.

40. York, M.K., E.J. Baron, J.E. Clarridge, R.B. Thomson, and M.P.
    Weinstein. 2001. Validation of rapid spot tests for identification
    of *Escherichia coli* - a multi-laboratory evaluation. J. Clin.
    Microbiol. 38: 3394-3398.

41. Lance R. Peterson, John D. Hamilton, Ellen Jo Baron, et al. 2001.
    The role of clinical microbiology laboratories in the management and
    control of infectious diseases and the delivery of health care.
    Clin. Infect. Dis.;32:605-611.

42. Savola, K., E.J. Baron, L.S. Tompkins, D. Passaro. 2001. The fecal
    leukocyte stain has diagnostic value for outpatients but not
    inpatients. J. Clin. Microbiol. 39: 266-269.

43. Baron, E.J. 2001. Rapid Identification of Bacteria and Yeast.
    Clin.Infect.Dis. 32:605-611.

44. McClenny N.B., H. Fei, E.J. Baron, A.C. Gales, A. Houston, R.J.
    Hollis, and M. A. Pfaller. 2002. Change in colony morphology of
    *Candida lusitaniae* in association with development of amphotericin
    B resistance. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 46:1325-28.

45. Schrijver, I. and E.J. Baron. 2002. Labor and Cost Comparison of
    Bayer Transcription-Mediated Amplification and Roche PCR Amplicor
    Version 2.0 Assays for Qualitative Molecular Hepatitis C Virus
    Testing. J. Clin. Microbiol. 40: 3476-77.

46. D.H. Schreiber, D.J. Passaro, J. Sternbach^‪^, E.J. Baron, W.Ryan, R.
    Iyer, G. Sternbach. A Clinical Prediction Rule to Replace the Fecal
    Leukocyte Test in Emergency Department Patients with Acute Diarrhea.
    Amer. J. Emerg. Med. (submitted June, 2002 -- rejected and being
    reformatted for another journal)

47. Church, C.A., S.M. Poutanen, E.J. Baron, and W.C. Vaughan. Is
    empiric therapy sufficient for acute exacerbations of chronic
    sinusitis? Transactions of the American Laryngological, Rhinological
    and Otological Society (submitted May, 2002)

48. Shetty, A.K., E. Treynor, D. Hill, K.M. Gutierrez, A. Warford, and
    E.J. Baron. Conventional viral cultures are not necessary if direct
    fluorescent antibody stains are performed for diagnosis of
    community-acquired respiratory virus infections in hospitalized
    children. Pediatrics (Submitted November, 2002 -- rejected
    December, 2002. In revision)

**PUBLICATIONS (24NON-PEER REVIEWED):**

1.  Baron, E. J. l983. Inefficient in vitro killing of virulent or non‑
    virulent *Salmonella enteritidis* serotype typhimurium by murine
    peritoneal exudate polymorphonuclear neutrophils. Ph.D. Thesis,
    University of Wisconsin, Madison.

2.  Baron, E. J. l983. A look at one aspect of clinical microbiology
    laboratory practice at the Univ. of Calif., Los Angeles Hospital.
    Landmark l0: l‑4. (An English‑language journal published in India
    for general continuing education).

3.  Inderlied, Clark B., E. J. Baron, and C. Gagne. l985. Disseminated
    mycobacterial disease in a patient with acquired immune deficiency
    syndrome. Check Sample l984, Microbiology No. MB84‑9 (MB‑140) The
    American Society of Clinical Pathologists, Chicago, IL.

4.  Berman, M. and Baron, E. J. l987. Wound infection with *Escherichia
    hermanni.* Clin. Microbiol. Newsletter. 9:38‑39.

5.  Baron, E.J. 1989. Assessment of currently available methods for
    detection of *Clostridium difficile*‑related diarrhea. Clin.
    Microbiol. Newsletter. 11:118‑120.

6.  Baron, E.J., Citron, D.M., and Wexler, H. 1990. Son of anaerobic
    susceptibility testing revisited. Clin. Microbiol. Newsletter
    12:69-72.

7.  Bennion, R.S., Thompson, J.E., Baron, E.J., and Finegold, S.M. 1990.
    Gangrenous and perforated appendicitis with peritonitis: treatment
    and bacteriology. Clin. Therapeutics 12 (Suppl. B):1-14.

8.  Finegold, S.M., Bennion, R.S., Thompson, J.E., Wexler, H.M., and
    Baron, E.J. 1990. Gangrenous and/or perforated appendix: clinical
    outcome and in vitro susceptibility testing. Hosp. Pract. 25S:3-12.

9.  Baron, E. J. 1992. Molecular taxonomy for diagnostic microbiology -
    simplified. In Isenberg, H.D., ed. Clinical Microbiol. Updates.
    Hoechst-Roussel Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Somerville, NJ.

10. Baron, E. J. 1992. The significance of methicillin-resistant
    staphylococci. In Ferraro, M.J., Granato, P.A., Morello, J.A., and
    Zabransky, R.J., eds. Clin. Microbiol. Newsletter 14:129-33.
    Elsevier Science Publishing Co., NY.

11. Bennion, R.S., Thompson, J., Baron, E.J., Schmit, P.J., and
    Finegold, S.M. 1992. The use of single agent antibiotic regimens in
    the treatment of advanced appendicitis with peritonitis. Drug
    Investigations. 114(Suppl):7-12.

12. Baron, E.J. and Allen, S.D. 1993. Should laboratories adopt new
    taxonomic changes? If so, when? Clin. Infect. Dis. 16(Suppl.
    4):S449-50.

13. Baron, E.J. 1995. Female genital tract microbiology comes out of the
    dark, Parts 1 and 2. Advance for Laboratory Professionals 7:10-17

14. Baron, E.J. 1995. Quality Management in the clinical microbiology
    laboratory. Clin. Perform. Qual. Health Care 3: 69-77 (co-published
    in Diagn. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 1995, 23 (S).

15. Baron, E.J. 1995. Genetic Aspects of Methicillin Resistance in
    *Staphylococcus aureus* and Methods Used for Its Detection in
    Clinical Laboratories in the United States. J. Chemother. 7 (Suppl.
    3); 87-92.

16. Baron, E.J. 1995. Using customer consideration to drive
    cost-effective practices in clinical microbiology. Clin. Microbiol.
    Newsletter 17:180-184.

17. Hindler, J.A. and E.J. Baron. 1995. Antimicrobial susceptibility
    testing of aerobic and facultative bacteria. ASCP Check Sample MB
    95-8; 38:117-142. Amer. Soc. for Clin. Pathol. Chicago, IL.

18. Baron, E.J. 1996. Development in laboratory informatics. Clin.
    Microbiol. Newsletter 18:65-70.

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18. Baron, E.J., B. Brown, and R.J. Wallace. 1996. Q&A; Acid fast
    staining of non-tuberculous mycobacteria. CAP Today 10:79-80.

19. Nagaishi, K. and E.J. Baron. 1997. Rapid identification of *Candida
    albicans* on primary bacteriology culture media based on colony
    morphology. Clin. Microbiol. Newsletter 19:112.

20. Stanley, L. and E.J. Baron. 1999. Using the power of personal
    computing to present laboratory data. Medical Laboratory Observer
    31:42-50.

21. Baron, E.J. 2001. Microbiology on the Merge: The Business of
    Clinical Practice. ASM News. 87: 191-5.

22. Poutanen, S.M. and E.J. Baron. 2001. *Staphylococcus lugdunensis*: a
    notably distinct coagulase-negative staphylococcus. Clin. Microbiol.
    Newsletter 23 (19):147-150.

23. Baron, E.J. 2002. Speculations on the Microbiology Laboratory of the
    Future. Clin. Infect. Dis. 35(Suppl. 1):S84-86.

24. Baron, E.J. 2003. Laboratory support for prevention of perinatal
    group B streptococcal disease: commentary on the new guidelines on
    screening for group B streptococci during pregnancy. Clin.
    Microbiol. Newsletter 25:65-71.

**BOOKS (13):**

1.  Finegold, S. M. and Baron, E. J. l986. Bailey & Scott\'s Diagnostic
    Microbiology, 7th Ed. C. V. Mosby Co., St. Louis, MO.

2.  Baron, E.J. and Finegold, S.M. 1990. Bailey & Scott\'s Diagnostic
    Microbiology, 8th ed. C.V. Mosby Co., St. Louis, MO.

3.  Finegold, S.M., Baron, E.J., and Wexler, H. 1992. Clinical guide to
    anaerobic infections. Star Publishing Co., Belmont, CA.

4.  Baron, E.J., Cassell, G., Duffy, L., Eschenbach, D., Greenwood,
    J.R., Harvey, S., and Peterson, E. 1993. Cumitech 17A. Laboratory
    Diagnosis of Female Genital Tract Infections, 2nd ed. In Cumitech
    Series, Amer. Soc. for Microbiol., Washington, DC.

5.  Summanen, P., Baron, E.J., Citron, D.M., Strong, C., Wexler, H.M.,
    and Finegold, S.M. 1993. Wadsworth Laboratory Anaerobic Bacteriology
    Manual, 5th ed. Star Publishing Co., Belmont, CA.

6.  Baron, E.J., Peterson, L.R., and Finegold, S.M. 1994. Bailey &
    Scott\'s Diagnostic Microbiology, 9th Ed. C.V. Mosby Co., St. Louis,
    MO.

7.  Baron, E.J., Chang, R.S., Howard, D.H., Miller, J.A. and Turner,
    J.N. 1994. Medical Microbiology: a short course. John Wiley & Sons,
    Inc., New York.

8.  Murray, P.R., Baron, E.J., Pfaller, M., Tenover, F., and
    Yolken, R. 1995. Manual of Clinical Microbiology, 6^th^ ed. ASM
    Press, Washington, DC.

9.  de la Maza, L., Pezzlo, M., and Baron, E.J. 1997. Color Atlas of
    Diagnostic Microbiology. Mosby, St. Louis, MO.

10. Murray, P.R., Baron, E.J., Pfaller, M., Tenover, F., and
    Yolken, R. 1999. Manual of Clinical Microbiology, 7^th^ ed. ASM
    Press, Washington, DC.

11. Baron, E.J. and J.A. Hindler. 1999. Substratum; a primer for primary
    care physicians. Sheffield Dawson Publishers, Ltd., Greenwood Lake,
    NY.

12. Jousimies-Somer, H., P. Summanen, D. Citron, E.J. Baron, H. Wexler,
    and S.M. Finegold. 2002. Wadsworth Laboratory Anaerobic Bacteriology
    Manual, 6th ed. Star Publishing Co., Belmont, CA.

13. Murray, P.R., Baron, E.J., Pfaller, M., Tenover, F., and
    Yolken, R. 2003. Manual of Clinical Microbiology, 8^th^ ed. ASM
    Press, Washington, DC.

**BOOK CHAPTERS (18 + 9 online chapters):**

1.  Fung, J. C., and Baron, E. J. l986. Gardnerella vaginalis vaginitis.
    Pp. 65-70. In Sexually Related Infectious Diseases, Sun, T., Ed. Pp.
    Field, Rich and Assoc., Inc., New York.

2.  Baron, E. J. l985. Enterobacteriaceae. (A slide‑tape lecture) In
    \"Listen, Look, and Learn\" series, Health Education Resources,
    Inc., for the ASM, Washington, D.C.

3.  Allen, S. and Baron, E.J. 1990. Clostridia. Pp. 505-521. In Balows,
    A., Hausler, W., Herrmann, K., Isenberg, H.D., and Shadomy, H.J.,
    eds. Manual of Clinical Microbiology, 5th ed. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.,
    Washington, DC.

4.  Fung‑Tomc, J.C. and Baron, E.J. 1992. Bacterial vaginosis. Pp.
    72-81. In Sexually Related Infectious Diseases, 2nd ed. Sun, T., ed.
    Little Brown & Co., New York.

5.  Baron, E.J. 1992. General guidelines for instrument maintenance and
    quality control. Pp. 12.1.1.-12.1.8. In Isenberg, H.D., ed. Clinical
    Microbiology Procedures Handbook. Amer. Soc. Microbiol., Washington,
    DC.

6.  Mulholland, P.A., Citron, D., and Baron, E.J. 1992. Jars and pouches
    for incubation in special atmospheres. Pp. 12.13.1.-12.13.8. In
    Isenberg, H.D., ed. Clinical Microbiology Procedures Handbook. Amer.
    Soc. Microbiol., Washington, DC.

7.  Baron, E.J. and Ricker, T. 1992. Centrifuges. Pp. 12.6.1.-12.6.-13.
    In Isenberg, H.D., ed. Clinical Microbiology Procedures Handbook.
    Amer. Soc. Microbiol., Washington, DC.

8.  Baron, E.J. and Ricker, T. 1992. pH meters. Pp. 12.16.1.-12.16.13.
    In Isenberg, H.D., ed. Clinical Microbiology Procedures Handbook.
    Amer. Soc. Microbiol., Washington, DC.

9.  Baron, E.J., Weissfeld, A., Fuselier, P.A., and Brenner, D. 1995.
    Classification and identification of bacteria. Pp. 249-265. In
    Murray, P.R., Baron, E.J., Pfaller, M.A., Tenover, F.C, and Yolken,
    R.H., eds. Manual of Clinical Microbiology, 6th ed. Amer. Soc.
    Microbiol., Washington, DC.

10. Baron, E.J. 1996. Classification. Pp. 53-64. In Baron, Samuel, ed.
    Medical Microbiology, 4th ed. Churchill Livingstone, New York.

11. Baron, E.J. 1997. Processing and interpretation of blood cultures.
    Pp. 58-62. In Isenberg, H.D., ed. Essentials of Clinical
    Microbiology Handbook. ASM Press, Washington, DC.

12. Baron, E.J. 1997. Processing and interpretation of skin and
    subcutaneous-tissue specimens (wound cultures). Pp. 102-110. In
    Isenberg, H.D., ed. Essentials of Clinical Microbiology Handbook.
    ASM Press, Washington, DC.

13. Baron, E.J. 1997. Processing and interpretation of bacterial fecal
    cultures. Pp. 90-94. In Isenberg, H.D., ed. Essentials of Clinical
    Microbiology Handbook. ASM Press, Washington, DC.

14. Baron, E.J. and D.M. Citron. 1999. Algorithm for identification of
    anaerobic bacteria. Pp. 652-654. In Murray, P.A., et al., eds. ASM
    Manual of Clinical Microbiology, 7th ed. ASM Press, Washington, DC.

15. Schreckenberger, P., J. Wong, J.M. Janda, and E.J. Baron. 1999.
    Algorithm for identification of aerobic gram-negative bacilli. Pp.
    438-442. In Murray, P.A., et al., eds. ASM Manual of Clinical
    Microbiology, 7th ed. ASM Press, Washington, DC.

16. Baron, E.J. 2000. Maturing into a diagnostic microbiologist for
    today. Pp. 107-115. Atlas, R., editor. Many Faces\--Many Microbes.
    ASM Press, Washington, DC.

17. Baron, E.J. Online August 2000. Disease Oriented Testing (web-based
    compendium of diagnostic tests. Authored the following 10 topics:
    Appendicitis, Vaginal bacteriosis (bacterial vaginosis),
    Catheter-related sepsis, chancroid, gastritis, mastoiditis,
    melioidosis, periodontitis, salpingitis, Vincent\'s angina.
    University Pathology Consortium, Creighton, NE.

18. Baron, E.J. and L.W. Peterson. 2001. Laboratory response to the
    challenge of today's medical care environment---using the laboratory
    cost-effectively to enhance patient care. Pp. 172-190. In Remington,
    J.S. and M.N. Swartz, eds. Current clinical topics in infectious
    diseases. Blackwell Science, Malden, Massachusetts.

19. Baron, E.J. 2002. *Bilophila* species. In Garrity, G.M., et al.,
    editors. Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology 2nd ed. Bergey's
    Manual Trust, East Lansing, Michigan. (in press)

**BOOK REVIEWS (2)**

1.  Baron, E.J. and S. Antonson. 1997. Book review: Identification of
    unusual pathogenic gram-negative aerobic and facultatively anaerobic
    bacteria by R. S. Weyant, et al. Clin. Infect. Dis. 24:537.

2.  Baron, E.J. and J.A. Hindler. 1997. Book review: Antibiotics in
    laboratory medicine by V. Lorian, ed. Clin. Infect. Dis. 24:1286.

**ABSTRACTS (of 34 total):**

1.  Cirillo D.M., E.J. Baron, G. Marchiaro. 2000. Legionella pneumophila
    fails to multiply in blood culture broths but can be recovered from
    Isolator tubes. C-255. Abstracts 100th General Meeting of the Amer.
    Soc. Microbiol., Los Angeles, CA, May, 2000; p. 189.

2.  Roe, D.^1\*^, L. VanPelt^1^, E.J. Baron^2^, P. Coudron^3^, G.
    Hall^4^, J.F. Hindler^5^, V. LaBombardi^6^, S. Mirrett^7^, S.
    Munro^2^, D. Paterson^8^, M.P. Weinstein^9^ and B. Zimmer^1.^ 2001.
    A Multicenter Survey of *E. coli* and *Klebsiella* spp. for the
    Prevalence of isolates positive for the NCCLS ESBL Screening
    procedure. European Cong. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 2001;
    Istanbul, Turkey; April, 2001.

3.  Schrijver I., E. J. Baron. 2001. Labor and Cost Comparison of
    Qualitative Molecular Hepatitis C Virus Diagnostic Assays: Bayer
    Transcription-Mediated Amplification versus Roche PCR Amplicor
    Monitor Version 2.0. C-129, p. 178. ASM General Meeting. Orlando,
    FL. May, 2001.

4.  Thomas, E., M. Parry, and E.J. Baron. 2002. Comparison of Roche
    Amplicor HIV Monitor Manual 1.0 and Automated Cobas 1.5
    Ultrasensitive Assays for Quantitation of Human Immunodeficiency
    Virus 1 (HIV-1) RNA in Plasma. ASM General Meeting. C-215. Salt Lake
    City, UT. May, 2002.

**LECTURES AND INVITED PRESENTATIONS (From a total of 140+):**

1.  Use and abuse of Blood Cultures and Problems in Clinical
    Microbiology. Finnish Society for Microbiology. Helsinki, Finland.
    August 21, 1998.

2.  Evolution of Diagnostic Microbiology; Division I symposium
    chairperson. 99th General Meeting of the Amer. Soc. Microbiol.,
    Chicago, IL; June, 1999.

3.  Workshop on Rapid Identification, Microbial Resistance and Hospital
    Epidemiology. Primary presenter. Taipei, Taiwan; March, 2000.

4.  Microbiology on the Merge: the Business of Clinical Practice. Vitek
    Sonnenwirth Award Lecture. 100th General Meeting of the Amer. Soc.
    Microbiol., Los Angeles, CA; May, 2000.

5.  Infectious Disease: The Threat of Drug Resistant Bacteria. Critical
    Care Conference: Best Practices in Adult and Pediatric Critical Care
    Nursing: Innovation and Success. Kona, Hawaii; November, 2000.

6.  What Will the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory Look Like in the
    Future? Infectious Diseases Society of America. Symposium: Emerging
    Diagnostic Technologies. Orlando, FL; April 30-May 1, 2001.

7.  Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis for Investigating Outbreaks and
    Molecular Methods for Detecting Bacterial Resistance. Keynote
    speaker. First Asia Association for Clinical Laboratory Technology.
    Kuala-Lumpur, Malaysia; September, 2001.

8.  What To Do When the Cultures Are Negative. Symposium: Simple
    solutions to difficult laboratory problems. 41^st^ Interscience
    Conf. on Antimicrob. Agents and Chemotherapy, Chicago, IL; December,
    2001.

9.  Rapid Methods for Identification of E.coli; Sinusitis;
    Cost-Effective Anaerobic Specimen Collection; Pulsed Field Gel
    Electrophoresis. First Coast Infect. Diseases Society Symposium; Ft.
    Lauderdale, FL/Cozumel, Mexico. February 28-March 3, 2002.

10. Rapid Tests for Infectious Diseases -- Office and Lab. Amer. Acad.
    Pediatrics SuperCME. Orlando, FL. April 18-20, 2002.

11. Future Issues and Challenges for the Diagnostic Micro/Viro
    laboratory. Symposium: Challenges of New Technology. 102^nd^ General
    Meeting of the Amer. Soc. Microbiol., Salt Lake City, UT; May 23,
    2002.