Kap Sum Foong, MD, FIDSA

Professional Titles

• Medical Director of Antimicrobial Stewardship, Denver Health

Recognitions

• Fellow of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, Infectious Diseases Society of America (2025)
• Leaders in Epidemiology, Antimicrobial Stewardship, and Public Health (LEAP) Fellowship, Infectious Diseases Society of America (2023)
• Jonathan Freeman Scholarship, Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (2019)

Research Interests

Antimicrobial stewardship, diagnostic stewardship, penicillin allergy delabeling, implementation science, qualitative research

Publications

• Foong KS, Dong SW. Uncertain Terrain. Clin Infect Dis. 2026 Apr 30;82(4):558-561. PubMed PMID: 40581719
• Wilk S, Foong KS, Tam R, Grigoryan L, Taylor L, Strick LB, Sandler Silva R, Wurcel A. Penicillin Allergy Labels and High-risk Antibiotic Prescribing Among Incarcerated Individuals Receiving Antibiotics Across Four US Carceral Systems. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2026 Mar;13(3):ofag128. PubMed PMID: 41889453
• Foong KS, Fowle L, Slider A, Campion M, Leaf J, Cumming M, Bolstorff B, Brandeburg C, McHale E, Reilly C, Beaulac K, Vazquez GA, Koethe B, Doron S, Alsoubani M. A Public Health Approach to Antimicrobial Stewardship in Long-Term Care Facilities: A Multifaceted Program in Massachusetts. Clin Infect Dis. 2026 Feb 13. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 41686689
• Foong KS, Wilk S, Tam R, Taylor L, Wurcel A. Penicillin allergy labels and antibiotic prescribing in carceral settings: expanding evidence from a statewide cohort. Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 2026;6(1):e186. PubMed PMID: 42375662
• Foong KS, Doron S, Wurcel A. Penicillin allergy delabeling in long-term care facilities: if not now, then when?. Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 2025;5(1):e61. PubMed PMID: 40026770
• Foong KS, Doron S, Wurcel A. Incomplete documentation of ß-lactam allergy in long-term care facility residents increases risk of high-risk antibiotic use for Clostridioides difficile infection. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2025 Jul 12;82(14):770-771. PubMed PMID: 39726291
• Foong KS, Erdil R, Campion M, Doron S, Alsoubani M. Penicillin allergy delabeling practices and barriers across SHEA research network US institutions: a cross-sectional survey. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2025 Dec;46(12):1268-1271. PubMed PMID: 41085356
• Weiss ZF, Nussbaum EZ, Shukla B, Doron S, Foong KS. Caution against using plasma mNGS for NHSN CLABSI surveillance. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2025 Dec;46(12):1285-1286. PubMed PMID: 40977322
• Foong KS, Fowle L, Doron S, Cumming M, Leaf J, Bolstorff B, Brandeburg C, Chen Y, Wurcel A. Antibiotic allergy prevalence and documentation quality in Massachusetts long-term care facilities: A cross-sectional survey. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2024 Sep;133(3):335-340.e1. PubMed PMID: 38897407
• Gottlieb RL, Clement M, Cook P, Deveikis A, Foong KS, Robinson P, Slim J, Spak CW, Buelens A, Callewaert K, De Meyer S, Mo WL, Verbrugge I, Van Wesenbeeck L, Zhuang Y, Chien JW, Opsomer M, Van Landuyt E. The IL-6 hypothesis in COVID-19: A phase 2, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of free IL-6 sequestration by the monoclonal antibody sirukumab in severe and critical COVID-19. J Infect. 2024 Oct;89(4):106241. PubMed PMID: 39182655
• Foong KS, Doron S, Fowle L, Cumming M, Leaf J, Bolstorff B, Brandeburg C, Chen Y, Wurcel A. Documented penicillin allergy and beta-lactam antibiotic use in Massachusetts long-term care facilities: opportunities for penicillin allergy delabeling. Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 2024;4(1):e166. PubMed PMID: 39430796
• Foong KS, Munigala S, Kern-Allely S, Warren DK. Blood culture utilization practices among febrile and/or hypothermic inpatients. BMC Infect Dis. 2022 Oct 10;22(1):779. PubMed PMID: 36217111
• Foong KS, Mabayoje M, AlMajali A. Clinical Impact of Noninvasive Plasma Microbial Cell-Free Deoxyribonucleic Acid Sequencing for the Diagnosis and Management of Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia: A Single-Center Retrospective Study. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2022 Dec;9(12):ofac652. PubMed PMID: 36578518
• Foong KS, Sung A, Burnham JP, Kronen R, Lian Q, Salazar Zetina A, Hsueh K, Lin C, Powderly WG, Spec A. Risk factors predicting Candida infective endocarditis in patients with candidemia. Med Mycol. 2020 Jul 1;58(5):593-599. PubMed PMID: 31613365
• Foong KS, Munigala S, Jackups R Jr, Yarbrough ML, Burnham CA, Warren DK. Incidence and Diagnostic Yield of Repeat Urine Culture in Hospitalized Patients: an Opportunity for Diagnostic Stewardship. J Clin Microbiol. 2019 Oct;57(10). PubMed PMID: 31391227
• Foong KS, Hsueh K, Bailey TC, Luong L, Iqbal A, Hoehner C, Connor L, Casabar E, Lane M, Burnett Y, Ritchie D, Krekel T, Newland H, Weilmuenster L, Heuring B, Durkin MJ, Hamad Y. A Cluster of Cefepime-induced Neutropenia During Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy. Clin Infect Dis. 2019 Jul 18;69(3):534-537. PubMed PMID: 30590400
• Foong KS, Casabar E, Warren DK. Incidence and etiology of fever following seasonal influenza vaccination in hospitalized patients. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2019 Feb;40(2):235-237. PubMed PMID: 30522531
• Foong KS, Carlson AL, Munigala S, Burnham CD, Warren DK. Clinical Impact of Revised Cefepime Breakpoint in Patients With Enterobacteriaceae Bacteremia. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2019 Aug;6(8):ofz341. PubMed PMID: 31660387

Professional Memberships

• Infectious Diseases Society of America, Member
• Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, Member

Practice Locations

Denver Health
777 Bannock St
Denver, CO 80204
303-436-6000

Hospital Affiliation

• Denver Health Medical Center

Specialty Information

Specialties

• Internal Medicine, Board Certification (2017)
• Infectious Disease, Board Certification (2019)