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Rachel Medernach

Assistant Professor

Rush University

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Division Of Infectious Disease Medicine

Rachel Medernach is currently serving as a Division Of Infectious Disease Medicine Assistant Professor at Rush University.

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Rush University

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infectious diseases pediatrics clinical microbiology medical microbiology clinical epidemiology epidemiology microbiology drug resistance infection control hospital infections clinical infection clinical infectious disease emerging infectious diseases respiratory medicine antimicrobial stewardship disease transmission bacteriology enterobacteriaceae infections resistance mechanisms antimicrobial resistance antibiotics microbiome pathogenic bacteria patient safety microorganisms antimicrobial agents gut microbes cardiothoracic surgery environmental microbiology internal medicine health systems preventive medicine antimicrobial resistance genes antibiotic resistance antimicrobial susceptibility disinfectants microbial contamination healthcare-associated infections disease management hospital epidemiology general internal medicine disease prevention regional differences community origins multicentered study enterobacterales infections microbiome therapeutics pediatric infections antimicrobial exposure pediatric patients multi-centered study chlorhexidine persistence mixed-methods assessment frontline healthcare providers

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Hospital Environments Harbor Chlorhexidine-Tolerant Bacteria Potentially Linked to Chlorhexidine Persistence in the Environment. Environmental Science & Technology (2026)

microbial contaminationbiofilmsinfection controlmicrobiologyinfectious diseaseshospital infectionsdisinfectantsenvironmental microbiologybacteriachlorhexidine persistencemicroorganismsantimicrobial susceptibility

Microbiome Therapeutics for Clostridioides Difficile Infection. Infectious Disease Clinics of North America (2025)

pathogenic bacteriainfection controlmicrobiologyinfectious diseasesmicrobiomegut microbesantimicrobial stewardshipmicrobiome therapeuticsclinical microbiology

Mixed-Methods Assessment of Barriers to Candidozyma Auris Prevention Among Frontline Healthcare Providers in Long-Term Acute Care Hospitals. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology (2025)

hospital medicinepreventive healthcarehealth carepreventive medicinemedicineinternal medicinehospital epidemiologyhospital infectionsdisease preventionhealthcare-associated infectionsfrontline healthcare providershealth systemsmixed-methods assessmentgeneral internal medicinedisease managementpublic healthhealth services research

The Role of the Plasmid-Mediated Fluoroquinolone Resistance Genes as Resistance Mechanisms in Pediatric Infections Due to Enterobacterales. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology (2023)

Latania K. LoganLaura Rojas CoyClaire E. PitstickSteven H. MarshallRachel L. MedernachT. Nicholas DomitrovicSreenivas KondaNadia K. QureshiAndrea M. HujerXiaotian ZhengSusan D. RudinRobert A. WeinsteinRobert A. Bonomo

microbiologydrug resistancepediatricspediatric infectionsresistance mechanismsglobal healthmedical microbiologyclinical microbiology

A Multicentered Study of the Clinical and Molecular Epidemiology of Tem- and Shv-Type Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Producing Enterobacterales Infections in Children. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal (2020)

Latania K. LoganJared R. RispensRachel L. MedernachT. Nicholas DomitrovicAndrea M. HujerSteven H. MarshallSusan D. RudinNadia K. QureshiXiaotian ZhengMary K. HaydenRobert A. WeinsteinRobert A. Bonomo

bacteriologyepidemiologyinfectious diseasesenterobacterales infectionsclinical epidemiologyclinical infectionpediatricsmulticentered studyclinical infectious diseaseclinical microbiology

594. a Multi-Centered Study of the Clinical and Molecular Epidemiology of Ampc Cephalosporinase-Producing (Ampc) Enterobacteriaceae (Ent) Infections in Children. Open Forum Infectious Diseases (2019)

Rachel L MedernachT Nicholas DomitrovicKaren C HayaniAndrea M HujerNadia K QureshiSteven H MarshallDavid C NguyenSusan D RudinJared R RispensXiaotian ZhengRobert A WeinsteinRobert A BonomoLatania K Logan

emerging infectious diseasesbacteriologyrespiratory medicineepidemiologyinfectious diseasesclinical epidemiologyclinical infectionpediatricsmulti-centered studymedical microbiologyclinical infectious diseaseclinical microbiology

The Clinical and Molecular Epidemiology of Ctx-M-9 Group Producing Enterobacteriaceae Infections in Children. Infectious Diseases and Therapy (2019)

Latania K. LoganRachel L. MedernachT. Nicholas DomitrovicJared R. RispensAndrea M. HujerNadia K. QureshiSteven H. MarshallDavid C. NguyenSusan D. RudinXiaotian ZhengSreenivas KondaRobert A. WeinsteinRobert A. Bonomo

emerging infectious diseasesrespiratory medicineepidemiologyinfectious diseasesenterobacteriaceae infectionsclinical epidemiologyclinical infectionpediatricsmedical microbiologyclinical infectious diseasedisease transmissionclinical microbiology

2336. Resistance Mechanisms and Factors Associated With Ctx-M-9 Group Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase (Esbl)-Producing Enterobacteriaceae Infections in Children. Open Forum Infectious Diseases (2018)

Rachel L MedernachT Nicholas DomitrovicJared R RispensAndrea M HujerNadia K QureshiSteven H MarshallDavid C NguyenSusan D RudinXiaotian ZhengRobert A WeinsteinRobert A BonomoLatania K Logan

emerging infectious diseasesinfectious diseasesdrug resistanceenterobacteriaceae infectionspediatricsresistance mechanismsglobal healthmedical microbiologydisease transmissionclinical microbiology

268. Cardiothoracic Surgery Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Pediatric Patients: Reducing Antimicrobial Exposure. Open Forum Infectious Diseases (2018)

Rachel L MedernachBetty VuJessica JacobsonKristen WelshSara BrownAmy WilhelmiColleen Nash

cardiothoracic surgeryinfectious diseasesantimicrobial exposurepediatricspatient safetypediatric patients

Community Origins and Regional Differences Highlight Risk of Plasmid-Mediated Fluoroquinolone Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Infections in Children. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal (2018)

Latania K. LoganRachel L. MedernachJared R. RispensSteven H. MarshallAndrea M. HujerT. Nicholas DomitrovicSusan D. RudinXiaotian ZhengNadia K. QureshiSreenivas KondaMary K. HaydenRobert A. WeinsteinRobert A. Bonomo

community originsinfectious diseasesregional differencesclinical epidemiologypediatricspublic healthmedical microbiologyclinical microbiology

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Rachel Medernach

Assistant Professor

Rush University

Affiliations

Division Of Infectious Disease Medicine

Rachel Medernach is currently serving as a Division Of Infectious Disease Medicine Assistant Professor at Rush University.

Honors

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Rachel Medernach

Rush University

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Hospital Environments Harbor Chlorhexidine-Tolerant Bacteria Potentially Linked to Chlorhexidine Persistence in the Environment. Environmental Science & Technology (2026)

Microbiome Therapeutics for Clostridioides Difficile Infection. Infectious Disease Clinics of North America (2025)

pathogenic bacteriainfection controlmicrobiologyinfectious diseasesmicrobiomegut microbesantimicrobial stewardshipmicrobiome therapeuticsclinical microbiology

Mixed-Methods Assessment of Barriers to Candidozyma Auris Prevention Among Frontline Healthcare Providers in Long-Term Acute Care Hospitals. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology (2025)

The Role of the Plasmid-Mediated Fluoroquinolone Resistance Genes as Resistance Mechanisms in Pediatric Infections Due to Enterobacterales. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology (2023)

microbiologydrug resistancepediatricspediatric infectionsresistance mechanismsglobal healthmedical microbiologyclinical microbiology

Latania K. LoganJared R. RispensRachel L. MedernachT. Nicholas DomitrovicAndrea M. HujerSteven H. MarshallSusan D. RudinNadia K. QureshiXiaotian ZhengMary K. HaydenRobert A. WeinsteinRobert A. Bonomo

bacteriologyepidemiologyinfectious diseasesenterobacterales infectionsclinical epidemiologyclinical infectionpediatricsmulticentered studyclinical infectious diseaseclinical microbiology

The Clinical and Molecular Epidemiology of Ctx-M-9 Group Producing Enterobacteriaceae Infections in Children. Infectious Diseases and Therapy (2019)

Rachel L MedernachT Nicholas DomitrovicJared R RispensAndrea M HujerNadia K QureshiSteven H MarshallDavid C NguyenSusan D RudinXiaotian ZhengRobert A WeinsteinRobert A BonomoLatania K Logan

emerging infectious diseasesinfectious diseasesdrug resistanceenterobacteriaceae infectionspediatricsresistance mechanismsglobal healthmedical microbiologydisease transmissionclinical microbiology

268. Cardiothoracic Surgery Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Pediatric Patients: Reducing Antimicrobial Exposure. Open Forum Infectious Diseases (2018)

Rachel L MedernachBetty VuJessica JacobsonKristen WelshSara BrownAmy WilhelmiColleen Nash

cardiothoracic surgeryinfectious diseasesantimicrobial exposurepediatricspatient safetypediatric patients

Community Origins and Regional Differences Highlight Risk of Plasmid-Mediated Fluoroquinolone Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Infections in Children. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal (2018)

community originsinfectious diseasesregional differencesclinical epidemiologypediatricspublic healthmedical microbiologyclinical microbiology

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