Anne-Marie Chaftari

Anne-Marie Chaftari is a Professor of Medicine in the Department of Infectious Diseases, Infection Control, and Employee Health at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Her research focuses on antimicrobial resistance, hospital-acquired infections, and clinical microbiology in immunocompromised oncology patients. Her recent work includes randomized trials on antimicrobial lock therapy for catheter-related bloodstream infections, chlorhexidine and antibiotic elution profiles in central venous catheters, and novel wound care ointments. She has published in JAMA, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, and Open Forum Infectious Diseases, and leads international, multi-center studies on invasive aspergillosis and dalbavancin for Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia.