Sarah Parker, MD

Professional Titles

• Medical Director, Antimicrobial Stewardship Program

Recognitions

• NICU Provider of the Week, Children's Hospital Colorado (2018)
• Top Doctor, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Colorado, Colorado Parent Magazine (2017)
• 5280 Top Doctor, 5280 Magazine (2017)
  Awarded 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017
• Excellence in Quality and Patient Safety Award, Children's Hospital Colorado (2015)
  This award honors a multidisciplinary team in the hospital who has made an outstanding contribution to organizational performance improvement, patient safety, and clinical outcomes.
• Provider of the Month, Children's Hospital Colorado (2015)
  Nomination was based on outstanding work in developing and implementing the antimicrobial stewardship program as well as your work to optimize the care guideline for musculoskeletal infections. The nomination recognized your diligence, attention to detail, and inclusiveness of all key stakeholders in promoting quality and excellence in all that you do.

Research Interests

Publications

• Schweiger JA, Poole NM, Parker SK, Kim JS, MacBrayne CE. Preserving Resources: The Vital Role of Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs in Mitigating Antimicrobial Shortages. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2024 Dec;50(12):893-896. PubMed PMID: 39426918
• Wirtz AL, Metjian TA, Parker SK, Herigon J, MacBrayne CE. At the break point: What needs to change for antimicrobial stewardship program pharmacists?. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2024 Dec 5;81(24):1322-1326. PubMed PMID: 38957935
• Searns JB, Hall M, Birkholz M, Hubbell BB, Kern-Goldberger AS, Markham JL, Rolsma SL, Shah SS, Wang ME, O'Leary ST, Dominguez SR, Parker SK, Kronman MP. Outcomes of Early Surgical Procedures for Children With Acute Hematogenous Osteomyelitis. Pediatrics. 2024 Jul 1;154(1). PubMed PMID: 38903048
• Nishihara Y, MacBrayne CE, Prinzi A, Pearce K, Melara D, Weikel BW, Zenge J, Grover T, Parker SK. Time to positivity of blood cultures in a level IV NICU varies based on organism category and population subgroups: is a 36-hour rule out safe?. J Perinatol. 2024 Dec;44(12):1807-1815. PubMed PMID: 38902516
• Haynes AS, Wei Z, Anderson P, Scheetz MH, Parker SK, Fish DN. Cefadroxil and cephalexin pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics in children with musculoskeletal infections. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2024 May 2;68(5):e0018224. PubMed PMID: 38597672
• Frost HM, Keith A, Fletcher DR, Sebastian T, Dominguez SR, Kurtz M, Parker SK, Wilson ML, Jenkins TC. Clinical Outcomes Associated with Amoxicillin Treatment for Acute Otitis Media in Children. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2024 Mar 19;13(3):203-210. PubMed PMID: 38314853
• Frost HM, Jenkins TC, Sebastian T, Parker SK, Keith A, Kurtz M, Fletcher DR, Wilson ML, Dominguez SR. Reliability of nasopharyngeal PCR for the detection of otopathogens in children with uncomplicated acute otitis media compared to culture. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2023 Oct;107(2):116040. PubMed PMID: 37549633
• Searns JB, Rice JD, Bertin KB, Birkholz M, Barganier LB, Creech CB, Downes KJ, Hubbell BB, Kronman MP, Rolsma SL, Sydney GI, O'Leary ST, Parker SK, Dominguez SR. Using Administrative Billing Codes to Identify Acute Musculoskeletal Infections in Children. Hosp Pediatr. 2023 Feb 1;13(2):182-195. PubMed PMID: 36601701
• Haynes AS, Maples H, Parker S. Time for a Change: Considering Vancomycin Alternatives for Pediatric Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2023 May 31;12(5):308-318. PubMed PMID: 37144953
• Frost HM, Jenkins TC, Sebastian T, Parker SK, Keith A, Kurtz M, Fletcher DR, Wilson ML, Dominguez SR. Reliability of nasopharyngeal PCR for the detection of otopathogens in children with uncomplicated acute otitis media compared to culture. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2023 Oct;107(2):116040. PubMed PMID: 37549633
• Haynes AS, Maples H, Parker S. Time for a Change: Considering Vancomycin Alternatives for Pediatric Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2023 May 31;12(5):308-318. PubMed PMID: 37144953
• Martin AM, DeVine MN, Kempa M, Parker SK, MacBrayne CE. Microbiology Culture Results and Antibiotic Prescribing in Pediatric Patients With Lymphadenitis. Hosp Pediatr. 2023 Feb 1;13(2):e29-e33. PubMed PMID: 36655380
• Nguyen-Tran H, MacBrayne CE, Parker SK, Poole NM. Ambulatory cephalosporin prescribing practices at a freestanding children's hospital network. Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 2022;2(1):e175. PubMed PMID: 36386006
• Prinzi AM, Wattier RL, Curtis DJ, Ziniel SI, Fitzgerald A, Pearce K, Parker SK. Impact of Organism Reporting from Endotracheal Aspirate Cultures on Antimicrobial Prescribing Practices in Mechanically Ventilated Pediatric Patients. J Clin Microbiol. 2022 Nov 16;60(11):e0093022. PubMed PMID: 36218349
• Haynes AS, Prinzi A, Silveira LJ, Parker SK, Lampe JN, Kavanaugh JS, Horswill AR, Fish D. Cefadroxil Comparable to Cephalexin: Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations among Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from Pediatric Musculoskeletal Infections. Microbiol Spectr. 2022 Aug 31;10(4):e0103922. PubMed PMID: 35730963
• MacBrayne CE, DeVine MN, Pearce K, Donaldson N, Parker SK, Searns JB. Identifying predictors for source culture positivity in children with acute musculoskeletal infections. Diagnosis (Berl). 2022 Aug 1;9(3):359-363. PubMed PMID: 35619048
• Frost HM, Sebastian T, Keith A, Kurtz M, Dominguez SR, Parker SK, Jenkins TC. COVID-19 and Acute Otitis Media in Children: A Case Series. J Prim Care Community Health. 2022 Jan-Dec;13:21501319221082351. PubMed PMID: 35289210
• Salas A, Williams MC, Van Etten E, Lewis L, MacBrayne CE, Parker SK. Prolonged Perioperative Antibiotics: A Hidden Problem. Hosp Pediatr. 2022 Feb 1;12(2):125-132. PubMed PMID: 35039819
• Searns JB, DeVine MN, MacBrayne CE, Williams MC, Pearce K, Donaldson N, Parker SK. Characteristics of Children With Culture Negative Acute Hematogenous Musculoskeletal Infections. J Pediatr Orthop. 2022 Feb 1;42(2):e206-e211. PubMed PMID: 34923507
• Searns JB, Parker SK, Ambroggio LV, O'Leary ST. Identifying the Causative Pathogen in Pediatric Musculoskeletal Infections: Moving the Debate Forward. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2022 Mar 24;11(3):85-89. PubMed PMID: 34894261
• DeVine MN, Maxwell S, Haynes AS, MacBrayne CE, Boguniewicz J. Management of an Immunocompromised Pediatric Patient With Multiple Hospitalizations for Symptomatic COVID-19. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2022 Jan 1;44(1):e293-e295. PubMed PMID: 33235142
• Searns JB. Delaying antimicrobials for pediatric bone and joint infections: Balancing clinical risks with diagnostic benefits. Front Pediatr. 2022;10:975221. PubMed PMID: 36389360
• Nguyen-Tran H, MacBrayne CE, Parker SK, Poole NM. Ambulatory cephalosporin prescribing practices at a freestanding children's hospital network. Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 2022;2(1):e175. PubMed PMID: 36386006
• Prinzi AM, Wattier RL, Curtis DJ, Ziniel SI, Fitzgerald A, Pearce K, Parker SK. Impact of Organism Reporting from Endotracheal Aspirate Cultures on Antimicrobial Prescribing Practices in Mechanically Ventilated Pediatric Patients. J Clin Microbiol. 2022 Nov 16;60(11):e0093022. PubMed PMID: 36218349
• Haynes AS, Prinzi A, Silveira LJ, Parker SK, Lampe JN, Kavanaugh JS, Horswill AR, Fish D. Cefadroxil Comparable to Cephalexin: Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations among Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from Pediatric Musculoskeletal Infections. Microbiol Spectr. 2022 Aug 31;10(4):e0103922. PubMed PMID: 35730963
• MacBrayne CE, DeVine MN, Pearce K, Donaldson N, Parker SK, Searns JB. Identifying predictors for source culture positivity in children with acute musculoskeletal infections. Diagnosis (Berl). 2022 Aug 1;9(3):359-363. PubMed PMID: 35619048
• Frost HM, Sebastian T, Keith A, Kurtz M, Dominguez SR, Parker SK, Jenkins TC. COVID-19 and Acute Otitis Media in Children: A Case Series. J Prim Care Community Health. 2022 Jan-Dec;13:21501319221082351. PubMed PMID: 35289210
• Zembles TN, Nakra N, Parker SK. Extending the Reach of Antimicrobial Stewardship to Pediatric Patients. Infect Dis Ther. 2022 Feb;11(1):101-110. PubMed PMID: 35072918
• Salas A, Williams MC, Van Etten E, Lewis L, MacBrayne CE, Parker SK. Prolonged Perioperative Antibiotics: A Hidden Problem. Hosp Pediatr. 2022 Feb 1;12(2):125-132. PubMed PMID: 35039819
• Searns JB, DeVine MN, MacBrayne CE, Williams MC, Pearce K, Donaldson N, Parker SK. Characteristics of Children With Culture Negative Acute Hematogenous Musculoskeletal Infections. J Pediatr Orthop. 2022 Feb 1;42(2):e206-e211. PubMed PMID: 34923507
• Searns JB, Parker SK, Ambroggio LV, O'Leary ST. Identifying the Causative Pathogen in Pediatric Musculoskeletal Infections: Moving the Debate Forward. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2022 Mar 24;11(3):85-89. PubMed PMID: 34894261
• DeVine MN, MacBrayne CE, Child J, Blackmer AB. Pharmacological Management of Pediatric Clostridioides difficile Infection: Clarifying the Controversies. J Pediatr Health Care. 2022 Mar-Apr;36(2):181-192. PubMed PMID: 34412953
• Martin B, DeWitt PE, Scott HF, Parker S, Bennett TD. Machine Learning Approach to Predicting Absence of Serious Bacterial Infection at PICU Admission. Hosp Pediatr. 2022 Jun 1;12(6):590-603. PubMed PMID: 35634885
• MacBrayne CE, Williams MC, Prinzi A, Pearce K, Lamb D, Parker SK. Time to Blood Culture Positivity by Pathogen and Primary Service. Hosp Pediatr. 2021 Sep;11(9):953-961. PubMed PMID: 34407980
• Ackley ER, Tchou MJ, Press CA, Parker SK, Dominguez SR, Gaensbauer J, Messacar K. AKI In Suspected Meningitis/Encephalitis May Be "Avoidable Kidney Injury". Hosp Pediatr. 2021 Aug;11(8):e167-e169. PubMed PMID: 34244336
• Haynes AS, MacBrayne CE, Parker SK. Impact of Antimicrobial Stewardship Bundle on Inpatient Use of Highly Bioavailable Antibacterials. Hosp Pediatr. 2021 May;11(5):509-514. PubMed PMID: 33926913
• Wattier RL, Thurm CW, Parker SK, Banerjee R, Hersh AL. Indirect Standardization as a Case Mix Adjustment Method to Improve Comparison of Children's Hospitals' Antimicrobial Use. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Sep 7;73(5):925-932. PubMed PMID: 33320178
• Prinzi AM, Parker SK, Curtis DJ, Ziniel SI. The Pediatric Endotracheal Aspirate Culture Survey (PETACS): Examining Practice Variation across Pediatric Microbiology Laboratories in the United States. J Clin Microbiol. 2021 Feb 18;59(3). PubMed PMID: 33298605
• Prinzi A, Parker SK, Thurm C, Birkholz M, Sick-Samuels A. Association of Endotracheal Aspirate Culture Variability and Antibiotic Use in Mechanically Ventilated Pediatric Patients. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Dec 1;4(12):e2140378. PubMed PMID: 34935920
• Zembles TN, MacBrayne CE, Mitchell ML, Parker SK. Lessons Learned from Virtual Handshake Stewardship During a Pandemic. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2021 Mar;47(3):198-200. PubMed PMID: 33221257
• Searns JB, Williams MC, MacBrayne CE, Wirtz AL, Leonard JE, Boguniewicz J, Parker SK, Grubenhoff JA. Handshake antimicrobial stewardship as a model to recognize and prevent diagnostic errors. Diagnosis (Berl). 2021 Aug 26;8(3):347-352. PubMed PMID: 33112779
• Prinzi A, Parker SK, Thurm C, Birkholz M, Sick-Samuels A. Association of Endotracheal Aspirate Culture Variability and Antibiotic Use in Mechanically Ventilated Pediatric Patients. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Dec 1;4(12):e2140378. PubMed PMID: 34935920
• Searns JB, DeVine MN, MacBrayne CE, Williams MC, Pearce K, Donaldson N, Parker SK. Characteristics of Children With Culture Negative Acute Hematogenous Musculoskeletal Infections. J Pediatr Orthop. 2021 Dec 20. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34923507
• Searns JB, Parker SK, Ambroggio LV, O'Leary ST. Identifying the Causative Pathogen in Pediatric Musculoskeletal Infections: Moving the Debate Forward. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2021 Dec 11. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34894261
• MacBrayne CE, Williams MC, Prinzi A, Pearce K, Lamb D, Parker SK. Time to Blood Culture Positivity by Pathogen and Primary Service. Hosp Pediatr. 2021 Sep;11(9):953-961. PubMed PMID: 34407980
• Ackley ER, Tchou MJ, Press CA, Parker SK, Dominguez SR, Gaensbauer J, Messacar K. AKI In Suspected Meningitis/Encephalitis May Be "Avoidable Kidney Injury". Hosp Pediatr. 2021 Aug;11(8):e167-e169. PubMed PMID: 34244336
• Haynes AS, MacBrayne CE, Parker SK. Impact of Antimicrobial Stewardship Bundle on Inpatient Use of Highly Bioavailable Antibacterials. Hosp Pediatr. 2021 May;11(5):509-514. PubMed PMID: 33926913
• Wattier RL, Thurm CW, Parker SK, Banerjee R, Hersh AL. Indirect Standardization as a Case Mix Adjustment Method to Improve Comparison of Children's Hospitals' Antimicrobial Use. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Sep 7;73(5):925-932. PubMed PMID: 33320178
• Prinzi AM, Parker SK, Curtis DJ, Ziniel SI. The Pediatric Endotracheal Aspirate Culture Survey (PETACS): Examining Practice Variation across Pediatric Microbiology Laboratories in the United States. J Clin Microbiol. 2021 Feb 18;59(3). PubMed PMID: 33298605
• Zembles TN, MacBrayne CE, Mitchell ML, Parker SK. Lessons Learned from Virtual Handshake Stewardship During a Pandemic. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2021 Mar;47(3):198-200. PubMed PMID: 33221257
• Searns JB, Williams MC, MacBrayne CE, Wirtz AL, Leonard JE, Boguniewicz J, Parker SK, Grubenhoff JA. Handshake antimicrobial stewardship as a model to recognize and prevent diagnostic errors. Diagnosis (Berl). 2021 Aug 26;8(3):347-352. PubMed PMID: 33112779
• MacBrayne CE, Williams MC, Obermeier H, Child J, Heizer JW, Millard M, Pearce K, Dugan C, Parker SK. Anti-infective Waste in a Pediatric Institution: Pinpointing Problems in the Process. Hosp Pharm. 2020 Aug;55(4):220-223. PubMed PMID: 32742009
• MacBrayne CE, Williams MC, Poole NM, Pearce K, Cotter JM, Parker SK. Inpatient Treatment of Acute Otitis Media at a Pediatric Hospital: A Missed Teaching Opportunity for Antimicrobial Stewardship. Hosp Pediatr. 2020 Jul;10(7):615-619. PubMed PMID: 32554625
• Dodson DS, Dominguez SR, MacBrayne CE, Williams MC, Parker SK. Vancomycin-Nonsusceptible Enterococci Mediated by vanC at a Large Children's Hospital: Prevalence, Susceptibility, and Impact on Care of Enterococcal Bacteremia. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2020 May;7(5):ofaa160. PubMed PMID: 32478121
• MacBrayne CE, Williams MC, Levek C, Child J, Pearce K, Birkholz M, Todd JK, Hurst AL, Parker SK. Sustainability of Handshake Stewardship: Extending a Hand Is Effective Years Later. Clin Infect Dis. 2020 May 23;70(11):2325-2332. PubMed PMID: 31584641
• Searns JB, Gralla J, Parker SK, Dominguez SR. Potential Clinical Effects of a Novel Rapid Diagnostic Panel for Pediatric Musculoskeletal Infections. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2020 Jul 13;9(3):382-385. PubMed PMID: 31194251
• DeVine MN, MacBrayne CE, Williams MC, Pearce K, Wickstrom K, Donaldson N, Parker SK, Searns JB. Long-Term Impact of a Clinical Care Guideline for Pediatric Acute Musculoskeletal Infections: Are Improved Outcomes Sustainable?. Hosp Pediatr. 2020 Dec;10(12):1107-1113. PubMed PMID: 33154082
• Williams MC, Dominguez SR, Prinzi A, Lee K, Parker SK. Reliability of mecA in Predicting Phenotypic Susceptibilities of Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci and Staphylococcus aureus . Open Forum Infect Dis. 2020 Dec;7(12):ofaa553. PubMed PMID: 33409329
• Wattier RL, Thurm CW, Parker SK, Banerjee R, Hersh AL. Indirect Standardization as a Case Mix Adjustment Method to Improve Comparison of Children's Hospitals' Antimicrobial Use. Clin Infect Dis. 2020 Dec 15. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33320178
• Prinzi AM, Parker SK, Curtis DJ, Ziniel SI. The Pediatric Endotracheal Aspirate Culture Survey (PETACS): Examining Practice Variation Across Pediatric Microbiology Laboratories in the United States. J Clin Microbiol. 2020 Dec 9. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33298605
• DeVine MN, Maxwell S, Haynes AS, MacBrayne CE, Boguniewicz J. Management of an Immunocompromised Pediatric Patient With Multiple Hospitalizations for Symptomatic COVID-19. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2020 Nov 23. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33235142
• Zembles TN, MacBrayne CE, Mitchell ML, Parker SK. Lessons Learned from Virtual Handshake Stewardship During a Pandemic. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2020 Oct 24. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33221257
• DeVine MN, MacBrayne CE, Williams MC, Pearce K, Wickstrom K, Donaldson N, Parker SK, Searns JB. Long-Term Impact of a Clinical Care Guideline for Pediatric Acute Musculoskeletal Infections: Are Improved Outcomes Sustainable?. Hosp Pediatr. 2020 Dec;10(12):1107-1113. PubMed PMID: 33154082
• Searns JB, Williams MC, MacBrayne CE, Wirtz AL, Leonard JE, Boguniewicz J, Parker SK, Grubenhoff JA. Handshake antimicrobial stewardship as a model to recognize and prevent diagnostic errors. Diagnosis (Berl). 2020 Oct 28. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33112779
• MacBrayne CE, Williams MC, Obermeier H, Child J, Heizer JW, Millard M, Pearce K, Dugan C, Parker SK. Anti-infective Waste in a Pediatric Institution: Pinpointing Problems in the Process. Hosp Pharm. 2020 Aug;55(4):220-223. PubMed PMID: 32742009
• MacBrayne CE, Williams MC, Poole NM, Pearce K, Cotter JM, Parker SK. Inpatient Treatment of Acute Otitis Media at a Pediatric Hospital: A Missed Teaching Opportunity for Antimicrobial Stewardship. Hosp Pediatr. 2020 Jul;10(7):615-619. PubMed PMID: 32554625
• Dodson DS, Dominguez SR, MacBrayne CE, Williams MC, Parker SK. Vancomycin-Nonsusceptible Enterococci Mediated by vanC at a Large Children's Hospital: Prevalence, Susceptibility, and Impact on Care of Enterococcal Bacteremia. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2020 May;7(5):ofaa160. PubMed PMID: 32478121
• MacBrayne CE, Williams MC, Levek C, Child J, Pearce K, Birkholz M, Todd JK, Hurst AL, Parker SK. Sustainability of Handshake Stewardship: Extending a Hand Is Effective Years Later. Clin Infect Dis. 2020 May 23;70(11):2325-2332. PubMed PMID: 31584641
• Searns JB, Gralla J, Parker SK, Dominguez SR. Potential Clinical Effects of a Novel Rapid Diagnostic Panel for Pediatric Musculoskeletal Infections. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2020 Jul 13;9(3):382-385. PubMed PMID: 31194251
• MacBrayne CE, Williams MC, Levek C, Child J, Pearce K, Birkholz M, Todd JK, Hurst AL, Parker SK. Sustainability of Handshake Stewardship: Extending a Hand Is Effective Years Later. Clin Infect Dis. 2019 Oct 4. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31584641
• Searns JB, Gralla J, Parker SK, Dominguez SR. Potential Clinical Effects of a Novel Rapid Diagnostic Panel for Pediatric Musculoskeletal Infections. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2019 Jun 13. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31194251
• Williams MC, Obermeier H, Hurst AL, Saporta-Keating SR, Pearce K, MacBrayne CE, Child J, Parker SK. Hospital-wide Description of Clinical Indications for Pediatric Anti-infective Use. Clin Ther. 2019 Aug;41(8):1605-1611.e0. PubMed PMID: 31196642
• Searns JB, Robinson CC, Wei Q, Yuan J, Hamilton S, Pretty K, Donaldson N, Parker SK, Dominguez SR. Validation of a novel molecular diagnostic panel for pediatric musculoskeletal infections: Integration of the Cepheid Xpert MRSA/SA SSTI and laboratory-developed real-time PCR assays for clindamycin resistance genes and Kingella kingae detection. J Microbiol Methods. 2019 Jan;156:60-67. PubMed PMID: 30527965
• Child J, Chen X, Mistry RD, Somme S, MacBrayne C, Anderson PL, Jones RN, Parker SK. Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Properties of Metronidazole in Pediatric Patients With Acute Appendicitis: A Prospective Study. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2019 Sep 25;8(4):297-302. PubMed PMID: 29788329
• Hurst AL, Child J, Parker SK. Intervention and Acceptance Rates Support Handshake-Stewardship Strategy. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2019 May 11;8(2):162-165. PubMed PMID: 29912364
• Christine E. MacBrayne, Manon C. Williams, Haley Obermeier, Jason Child, Justin W. Heizer, Matt Millard, Kelly Pearce, Casey Dugan and Sarah K. Parker. Anti-infective Waste in a Pediatric Institution: Pinpointing Problems in the Process. Hospital Pharmacy. 2019 May 4.
• Parker SK, Child J, Searns J, Ogle J. “Antimicrobial Therapy.” Current Pediatric Diagnosis and Treatment, 22st edition. Editor Myron Levin. United States: McGraw Hill Companies, 2017 (In Press).
• Spaulding AB, Thurm C, Courter JD, Banerjee R, Gerber JS, Newland JG, Parker SK, Brogan TV, Kronman MP, Shah SS, Smith MJ, Patel SJ, Lee BR, Hersh AL. Epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus infections in patients admitted to freestanding pediatric hospitals, 2009-2016. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2018 Dec;39(12):1487-1490. PubMed PMID: 30370879
• Hurst AL, Child J, Parker SK. Intervention and Acceptance Rates Support Handshake-Stewardship Strategy. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2018 Jun 15. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 29912364
• Brogan TV, Thurm C, Hersh AL, Gerber JS, Smith MJ, Shah SS, Courter JD, Patel SJ, Parker SK, Kronman MP, Lee BR, Newland JG. Variability in Antibiotic Use Across PICUs. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2018 Jun;19(6):519-527. PubMed PMID: 29533352
• Searns JB, Robinson CC, Wei Q, Yuan J, Hamilton S, Pretty K, Donaldson N, Parker SK, Dominguez SR. Validation of a novel molecular diagnostic panel for pediatric musculoskeletal infections: Integration of the cepheid Xpert MRSA/SA SSTI and laboratory-developed real-time PCR assays for clindamycin resistance genes and Kingella kingae detection. J Microbiol Methods. 2018 Dec 7. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 30527965
• Nomura Y, Garcia M, Child J, Hurst AL, Hyman D, Poppy A, Palmer C, Ranade D, Pyle L, Parker SK. Effect of provider-selected order indications on appropriateness of antimicrobial orders in a pediatric hospital. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2018 Feb 15;75(4):213-221. PubMed PMID: 29436467
• Courter JD, Parker SK, Thurm C, Kronman MP, Weissman SJ, Shah SS, Hersh AL, Brogan TV, Patel SJ, Smith MJ, Lee BR, Newland JG, Gerber JS. Accuracy of Administrative Data for Antimicrobial Administration in Hospitalized Children. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2018 Aug 17;7(3):261-263. PubMed PMID: 28992185
• Child J, Chen X, Mistry RD, Somme S, MacBrayne C, Anderson PL, Jones RN, Parker SK. Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Properties of Metronidazole in Pediatric Patients With Acute Appendicitis: A Prospective Study. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2018 May 16. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 29788329
• Lewis-de Los Angeles WW, Thurm C, Hersh AL, Shah SS, Smith MJ, Gerber JS, Parker SK, Newland JG, Kronman MP, Lee BR, Brogan TV, Courter JD, Spaulding A, Patel SJ. Trends in Intravenous Antibiotic Duration for Urinary Tract Infections in Young Infants. Pediatrics. 2017 Dec;140(6). PubMed PMID: 29097611
• Courter JD, Parker SK, Thurm C, Kronman MP, Weissman SJ, Shah SS, Hersh AL, Brogan TV, Patel SJ, Smith MJ, Lee BR, Newland JG, Gerber JS. Accuracy of Administrative Data for Antimicrobial Administration in Hospitalized Children. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2017 Aug 18. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 28992185
• Parker SK, Hurst AL, Thurm C, Millard M, Jenkins TC, Child J, Dugan C. Anti-infective Acquisition Costs for a Stewardship Program: Getting to the Bottom Line. Clin Infect Dis. 2017 Oct 30;65(10):1632-1637. PubMed PMID: 29020143
• Messinger AI, Kupfer O, Hurst A, Parker S. Management of Pediatric Community-acquired Bacterial Pneumonia. Pediatr Rev. 2017 Sep;38(9):394-409. PubMed PMID: 28864731
• Spruiell MD, Searns JB, Heare TC, Roberts JL, Wylie E, Pyle L, Donaldson N, Stewart JR, Heizer H, Reese J, Scott HF, Pearce K, Anderson CJ, Erickson M, Parker SK. Clinical Care Guideline for Improving Pediatric Acute Musculoskeletal Infection Outcomes. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2017 Sep 1;6(3):e86-e93. PubMed PMID: 28419275
• Messacar K, Parker SK, Todd JK, Dominguez SR. Reply to "Integrated Stewardship Model Comprising Antimicrobial, Infection Prevention, and Diagnostic Stewardship (AID Stewardship)". J Clin Microbiol. 2017 Nov;55(11):3308. PubMed PMID: 29066568
• Messacar K, Hurst AL, Child J, Campbell K, Palmer C, Hamilton S, Dowell E, Robinson CC, Parker SK, Dominguez SR. Clinical Impact and Provider Acceptability of Real-Time Antimicrobial Stewardship Decision Support for Rapid Diagnostics in Children With Positive Blood Culture Results. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2016 Aug 19. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 27543412
• Acker SN, Hurst AL, Bensard DD, Schubert A, Dewberry L, Gonzales D, Parker SK, Tong S, Partrick DA. Pediatric appendicitis and need for antibiotics at time of discharge: Does route of administration matter?. J Pediatr Surg. 2016 Jul;51(7):1170-3. PubMed PMID: 27041226
• Stevens VW, Thurm C, Schwab EM, Kronman MP, Gerber JS, Shah SS, Newland JG, Courter J, Parker S, Brogan TV, Hersh AL. Use of Concomitant Antibiotics During Treatment for Clostridium difficile Infection (CDI) in Pediatric Inpatients: An Observational Cohort Study. Infect Dis Ther. 2016 Mar;5(1):45-51. PubMed PMID: 26972929
• Murphy JL, Fenn N, Pyle L, Heizer H, Hughes S, Nomura Y, Child J, Parker SK. Adverse Events in Pediatric Patients Receiving Long-term Oral and Intravenous Antibiotics. Hosp Pediatr. 2016 Jun;6(6):330-8. PubMed PMID: 27220835
• Hurst AL, Child J, Pearce K, Palmer C, Todd JK, Parker SK. Handshake Stewardship: A Highly Effective Rounding-based Antimicrobial Optimization Service. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2016 Oct;35(10):1104-10. PubMed PMID: 27254036
• Messacar K, Hawkins SM, Baker J, Pearce K, Tong S, Dominguez SR, Parker S. Resource Burden During the 2014 Enterovirus D68 Respiratory Disease Outbreak at Children's Hospital Colorado: An Unexpected Strain. JAMA Pediatr. 2016 Mar;170(3):294-7. PubMed PMID: 26783716
• Dantes R, Epson EE, Dominguez SR, Dolan S, Wang F, Hurst A, Parker SK, Johnston H, West K, Anderson L, Rasheed JK, Moulton-Meissner H, Noble-Wang J, Limbago B, Dowell E, Hilden JM, Guh A, Pollack LA, Gould CV. Investigation of a cluster of Clostridium difficile infections in a pediatric oncology setting. Am J Infect Control. 2016 Feb 1;44(2):138-45. PubMed PMID: 26601705
• Messacar K, Hawkins SM, Baker J, Pearce K, Tong S, Dominguez SR, Parker S. Resource Burden During the 2014 Enterovirus D68 Respiratory Disease Outbreak at Children's Hospital Colorado: An Unexpected Strain. JAMA Pediatr. 2016 Jan 19;:1-3. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 26783716
• Hurst AL, Olson D, Somme S, Child J, Pyle L, Ranade D, Stamatoiu A, Crombleholme T, Parker SK. Once-Daily Ceftriaxone Plus Metronidazole Versus Ertapenem and/or Cefoxitin for Pediatric Appendicitis. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2015 Dec 24. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 26703242
• A Multidisciplinary Clinical Care Guideline for Acute Pediatric Musculoskeletal Infections Improves Outcomes. Murray D. Spruiell MD,1 Jesse Roberts MD,1 Erin Wylie BA,1 Laura Pyle, PhD2, Sarah Parker MD,3 Travis Heare MD1 . American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, Las Vegas, March 2015.
• Murray Spruiell, MD1; Erin Wylie, BA1; Jesse Roberts, MD1; Laura Pyle, PhD2; Sarah Parker, MD3; Travis Heare, MD1. Why Should We Do It? – The Outcomes of a Multidisciplinary Clinical Care Guideline for Acute Pediatric Musculoskeletal Infections. Western Orthopedic Association, August 2015.
• Murray Spruiell, MD1; Erin Wylie, BA1; Jesse Roberts, MD1; Laura Pyle, PhD2; Sarah Parker, MD3; Travis Heare, MD1. Is It Worth the Effort? – The Outcomes of a Multidisciplinary Clinical Care Guideline for Acute Pediatric Musculoskeletal Infections. Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America, Atlanta, GA, May 2015.
• D. Partrick 1,*, S. Acker 2, A. Hurst 3, S. Parker 4, D. Bensard 1. Pediatric appendicitis and need for antibiotics at time of discharge: does route of administration matter? CoPedia, Budapest, 2015.
• Vanessa W. Stevens, PhD1; Cary Thurm, PhD2; Matthew P. Kronman MD3; Jeffrey S. Gerber, MD, PhD4; Samir S. Shah, MD, MSCE4; Jason G. Newland, MD5; Josh Courter, PharmD6; Sarah K. Parker, MD7; Thomas V. Brogan, MD3; ; Adam L. Hersh, MD, PhD8 . Use of concomitant antibiotics during treatment for Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in pediatric inpatients. Infectious Diseases Society of America, Philadelphia, October 2015.
• Sara E. Cosgrove, MD, MS; Elizabeth D. Hermsen, PharmD, MBA; Michael J. Rybak, PharmD, MPH; Thomas M. File Jr, MD; Sarah K. Parker, MD; Tamar F. Barlam, MD. Guidance for the Knowledge and Skills Required for Antimicrobial Stewardship Leaders. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, Vol. 35, No. 12 pp. 1444-1451, 2014. PMID: 25419765
• Rao, S and Parker SK. “Travel Medicine.” Current Pediatric Diagnosis and Treatment, 20th edition. Editor Myron Levin. United States: McGraw Hill Companies, 2010, updated 2014.
• Amanda Hurst, PharmD1, Daniel Olson, MD2,3, Stig Somme, MD2,5, Jason Child, PharmD1, Laura Pyle, PhD2, Daksha Ranade, MPH, MBA6, Alexandra Stamatoiu4, Timothy Crombleholme, MD2,5, Sarah Parker, MD2,3,4. Once Daily Ceftriaxone plus Metronidazole versus Ertapenem and/or Cefoxitin for Pediatric Appendicitis. Pediatric Antimicrobial Stewardship Oral Abstract Presentation, June, 2014.
• Parker S, Mitchell M, Child J. Cephem antibiotics: wise use today preserves cure for tomorrow. Pediatr Rev. 2013 Nov;34(11):510-23; quiz 523-4. PubMed PMID: 24187143
• Mitchell, M and Parker, S. Concepts in Outpatient Pediatric Antibiotic Use: Practitioners have an Important Role in Stewardship. Colorado Family Practice News, 34th Edition, 1st Quarter 2013.
• Amanda Hoffbeck, PharmD, Samiksha Bansal, MD, Stig Somme, MD, David A. Partrick, MD, Sarah Parker, MD. Assessment of Antimicrobials in Appendicitis. Western States Pharmacy Conference, 2013.
• Samiksha Bansal, MD, Amanda Hoffbeck, PharmD, Stig Somme, MD, Sarah Parker, MD, Alexander Dodd, David A. Partrick, MD. Inpatient Antibiotic Regimen Does Not Affect Postoperative Outcomes in Perforated Appendicitis. American Academy of Pediatrics, Submitted 2013.
• Jennifer Murphy, BA, Norman Fenn, BSc, Heather Heizer, PA-C, Shannon Hughes, PA, Jason Child, PharmD and Sarah Parker, MD, Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) in Pediatrics: Descriptive Analysis of Adverse Events in Pediatric OPAT to Identify Areas for Quality and Patient Safety Improvement. IDSA, 2013.
• Rao, S and Parker SK. “Travel Medicine.” Current Pediatric Diagnosis and Treatment, 20th edition. Editor Myron Levin. United States: McGraw Hill Companies, 2012.
• Pediatric Acute Musculoskeletal Infections Clinical Care Guidelines, Children’s Hospital Colorado, 2012
• Pediatric Appendiciitis Clinical Care Guidelines, Antimicrobial Selection Section, Children’s Hospital Colorado, 2012
• Pediatric Community Acquired Pneumonia Clinical Care Guidelines, Antimicrobial Selection Section, Children’s Hospital Colorado, 2012
• Parker S, Dowell E, Roe M, Nyquist A. Bugs and Drugs, and associated Contagious Comments, 2012
• Sepsis Collaborative Algorithm, lead is Halden Scott
• Mitchell, M and Parker, S. Concepts in Outpatient Pediatric Antibiotic Use: Practitioners have an Important Role in Stewardship. Colorado Family Practice Journal, In Press.
• Parker S, Mitchell M, Child J. Cephem antibiotics: smarter use. Pediatrics In Review. Editor Joseph Zanel. In Press.
• Rao, S and Parker SK. “Travel Medicine.” Current Pediatric Diagnosis and Treatment, 20th edition. Editor Myron Levin. United States: McGraw Hill Companies, 2010, updated 2012, pending for 2014.

Professional Memberships

• American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), FAAP
• Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS), Member
• Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), Member
• Colorado Infectious Diseases Society, Member

Practice Locations

• Children's Hospital Colorado

Specialty Information

• Pediatrics, Board Certification (1998)
• Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Board Certification (2001)

• Infections - Bacterial Infections
• Infections - Fungal Infections
• Infections - Influenza
• Infections - Pneumonia
• Infections - Viral Infections
• Infections