OFFICE LOCATIONS
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Erie County Medical Center 462 Grider Street Buffalo, NY 14215 Phone: 898-3848 Fax: 898-3707 Contact: Sue Lozinak View Map |
Insurance Accepted Aetna U.S. Healthcare Better Health Plan, Inc. (HMO) Community Blue (HMO) Empire Fidelis GHI Independent Health Association (HMO) United Healthcare Univera Health Care (HMO) |
EDUCATION
| 1980 | Fellowship, Infectious Diseases University at Buffalo |
| 1977 | Residency, Medicine University at Buffalo |
| 1974 | Residency, Surgery University at Buffalo |
| 1973 | M.D., University at Buffalo |
| 1969 | Bachelor of Science, Biology Siena College Cum Laude |
EXPERTISE
| Antibiotic use and resistance in long-term care Developed method to monitor antibiotic use and cost in nursing home setting; also done studies of MRSA and other resistant organisms in nursing homes |
| Hospital epidemiology Hospital epidemiologist for over 10 years |
| Infections and infection control in long-term care Consultant for 10 nursing homes in WNY. Long-term experience with infection control issues in long-term care. |
| Pneumonia in long-term care Several prior and ongoing studies of pneumonia in nursing home residents |
| S. aureus infection S. aureus bacteremia; S. aureus carriage |
PUBLICATIONS
| Brown J, Doloresco Iii F, Mylotte JM; "Never events": not every hospital-acquired infection is preventable.; Clin Infect Dis; 2009 Sep; 49(5); 743-746 |
| Harigaya Y, Bulitta JB, Forrest A, Sakoulas G, Lesse AJ, Mylotte JM, Tsuji BT; Pharmacodynamics of vancomycin at simulated epithelial lining fluid concentrations against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): implications for dosing in MRSA pneumonia.; Antimicrob Agents Chemother; 2009 Sep; 53(9); 3894-3901 |
| Scannapieco FA, Yu J, Raghavendran K, Vacanti A, Owens SI, Wood K, Mylotte JM; A randomized trial of chlorhexidine gluconate on oral bacterial pathogens in mechanically ventilated patients.; Crit Care; 2009 Jul; 13(4); 117-117 |
| Tsuji BT, Harigaya Y, Lesse AJ, Sakoulas G, Mylotte JM; Loss of vancomycin bactericidal activity against accessory gene regulator (agr) dysfunctional Staphylococcus aureus under conditions of high bacterial density.; Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis; 2009 Jun; 64(2); 220-224 |
| Mylotte JM; Treatment of nursing home-acquired pneumonia: dogma vs. data.; Am Fam Physician; 2009 Jun; 79(11); 945-948 |
| Mylotte JM; Surveillance for Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea in long-term care facilities: what you get is not what you see.; Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol; 2008 Aug; 29(8); 760-763 |
| Mylotte JM; Nursing home-associated pneumonia.; Clin Geriatr Med; 2007 Aug; 23(3); 553-565 |
| Hakim H, Mylotte JM, Faden H; Morbidity and mortality of Staphylococcal bacteremia in children.; Am J Infect Control; 2007 Mar; 35(2); 102-105 |
| Lesse AJ, Mylotte JM; Clinical and molecular epidemiology of nursing home-associated Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia.; Am J Infect Control; 2006 Dec; 34(10); 642-650 |
| Chang FY, MacDonald BB, Peacock JE, Musher DM, Triplett P, Mylotte JM, O'Donnell A, Wagener MM, Yu VL; A prospective multicenter study of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia: incidence of endocarditis, risk factors for mortality, and clinical impact of methicillin resistance.; Medicine (Baltimore); 2003 Sep; 82(5); 322-332 |
| Chang FY, Peacock JE, Musher DM, Triplett P, MacDonald BB, Mylotte JM, O'Donnell A, Wagener MM, Yu VL; Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia: recurrence and the impact of antibiotic treatment in a prospective multicenter study.; Medicine (Baltimore); 2003 Sep; 82(5); 333-339 |
| Mylotte JM, Neff M; Trends in antibiotic use and cost and influence of case-mix and infection rate on antibiotic-prescribing in a long-term care facility.; Am J Infect Control; 2003 Feb; 31(1); 18-25 |
| Mylotte JM, Goodnough S, Naughton BJ; Pneumonia versus aspiration pneumonitis in nursing home residents: diagnosis and management.; J Am Geriatr Soc; 2003 Jan; 51(1); 17-23 |
| Mylotte JM, Tayara A, Goodnough S; Epidemiology of bloodstream infection in nursing home residents: evaluation in a large cohort from multiple homes.; Clin Infect Dis; 2002 Dec; 35(12); 1484-1490 |
| Mylotte JM; Nursing home-acquired pneumonia.; Clin Infect Dis; 2002 Nov; 35(10); 1205-1211 |
| 0F70L4CQRJ, Joseph Mylotte, Fadi Ramadan, Karuza J, Priore RL; Antibiotic use, hospital admissions, and mortality before and after implementing guidelines for nursing home-acquired pneumonia.; J Am Geriatr Soc; 2001 Aug; 49(8); 1020-1024 |
| Joseph Mylotte, Goodnough S, Tayara A; Antibiotic-resistant organisms among long-term care facility residents on admission to an inpatient geriatrics unit: Retrospective and prospective surveillance.; Am J Infect Control; 2001 Jun; 29(3); 139-144 |
| Joseph Mylotte, Kahler L, McCann C; Community-acquired bacteremia at a teaching versus a nonteaching hospital: impact of acute severity of illness on 30-day mortality.; Am J Infect Control; 2001 Feb; 29(1); 13-19 |
| Loeb M, Bentley DW, Bradley S, Crossley K, Garibaldi R, Gantz N, McGeer A, Muder RR, Joseph Mylotte, Nicolle LE, Nurse B, Paton S, Simor AE, Smith P, Strausbaugh L; Development of minimum criteria for the initiation of antibiotics in residents of long-term-care facilities: results of a consensus conference.; Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol; 2001 Feb; 22(2); 120-124 |
| Mylotte JM, Graham R, Kahler L, Young BL, Goodnough S; Impact of nosocomial infection on length of stay and functional improvement among patients admitted to an acute rehabilitation unit.; Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol; 2001 Feb; 22(2); 83-87 |
| Joseph Mylotte, Weislo P; Antibiotic use and cost indicators at a rural hospital: a pilot project.; Am J Infect Control; 2000 Dec; 28(6); 415-420 |
| Joseph Mylotte, Bentley DW; Infection control in subacute care.; Clin Geriatr Med; 2000 Nov; 16(4); 805-816 |
| Joseph Mylotte, Tayara A; Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia: predictors of 30-day mortality in a large cohort.; Clin Infect Dis; 2000 Nov; 31(5); 1170-1174 |
| Naughton, BJ, Joseph Mylotte, Tayara A; Outcome of nursing home-acquired pneumonia: derivation and application of a practical model to predict 30 day mortality.; J Am Geriatr Soc; 2000 Oct; 48(10); 1292-1299 |
| Joseph Mylotte, Kahler L, Graham R, Young L, Goodnough S; Prospective surveillance for antibiotic-resistant organisms in patients with spinal cord injury admitted to an acute rehabilitation unit.; Am J Infect Control; 2000 Aug; 28(4); 291-297 |
| Joseph Mylotte, Tayara A; Blood cultures: clinical aspects and controversies.; Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis; 2000 Mar; 19(3); 157-163 |
| Joseph Mylotte, Graham R, Kahler L, Young L, Goodnough S; Epidemiology of nosocomial infection and resistant organisms in patients admitted for the first time to an acute rehabilitation unit.; Clin Infect Dis; 2000 Mar; 30(3); 425-432 |
| Naughton BJ, Joseph Mylotte; Treatment guideline for nursing home-acquired pneumonia based on community practice.; J Am Geriatr Soc; 2000 Jan; 48(1); 82-88 |
| Joseph Mylotte, Kahler L, Jackson E; 'Pulse' nasal mupirocin maintenance regimen in patients undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.; Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol; 1999 Nov; 20(11); 741-745 |
| Naughton BJ, Saltzman S, Priore R, Reedy K, Joseph Mylotte; Using admission characteristics to predict return to the community from a post-acute geriatric evaluation and management unit.; J Am Geriatr Soc; 1999 Sep; 47(9); 1100-1104 |
| Joseph Mylotte; Antimicrobial prescribing in long-term care facilities: prospective evaluation of potential antimicrobial use and cost indicators.; Am J Infect Control; 1999 Feb; 27(1); 10-19 |
| Joseph Mylotte, Bruce Naughton, Saludades C, Maszarovics Z; Validation and application of the pneumonia prognosis index to nursing home residents with pneumonia.; J Am Geriatr Soc; 1998 Dec; 46(12); 1538-1544 |
| Joseph Mylotte; Laboratory surveillance method for nosocomial Clostridium difficile diarrhea.; Am J Infect Control; 1998 Feb; 26(1); 16-23 |
| Joseph Mylotte, Rodgers J, Fassl M, Seibel K, Vacanti A; Derivation and validation of a pulmonary tuberculosis prediction model.; Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol; 1997 Aug; 18(8); 554-560 |
| El Solh A, Joseph Mylotte, Sherif S, Serghani J, Brydon Grant; Validity of a decision tree for predicting active pulmonary tuberculosis from clinical and radiographic data.; Am J Respir Crit Care Med; 1997 May; 155(5); 1711-1716 |
| Scannapieco FA, Joseph Mylotte; Relationships between periodontal disease and bacterial pneumonia; J Periodontol; 1996 Oct; 67(10 Su); 1114-1122 |
| Joseph Mylotte; Measuring antibiotic use in a long-term care facility.; Am J Infect Control; 1996 Jun; 24(3); 174-179 |
| Joseph Mylotte, Aeschlimann JR, Rotella DL; Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia: factors predicting hospital mortality.; Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol; 1996 Mar; 17(3); 165-168 |
| Joseph Mylotte; Analysis of infection control surveillance data in a long-term-care facility: use of threshold testing.; Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol; 1996 Feb; 17(2); 101-107 |
| Joseph Mylotte, Pisano MA, Ram S, Nakasato S, Rotella D; Validation of a bacteremia prediction model.; Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol; 1995 Apr; 16(4); 203-209 |
| Ram S, Joseph Mylotte, Pisano M; Rapid classification of positive blood cultures: validation and modification of a prediction model.; J Gen Intern Med; 1995 Feb; 10(2); 82-88 |
| Antalek MD, Joseph Mylotte, Alan Lesse, John Sellick; Clinical and molecular epidemiology of Enterococcus faecalis bacteremia, with special reference to strains with high-level resistance to gentamicin.; Clin Infect Dis; 1995 Jan; 20(1); 103-109 |
| Joseph Mylotte; Control of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: the ambivalence persists.; Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol; 1994 Feb; 15(2); 73-77 |
| Joseph Mylotte, Ksiazek S, Bentley DW; Rational approach to the antibiotic treatment of pneumonia in the elderly.; Drugs Aging; 1994 Jan; 4(1); 21-33 |
| SELLICK JA; Nosocomial Legionella pneumophila pneumonia in a hospital with an instantaneous hot water heater.; Current Status and Emerging Perspectives; 1993; |
| Joseph Mylotte, Karuza J, Bentley DW; Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: a questionnaire survey of 75 long-term care facilities in western New York.; Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol; 1992 Dec; 13(12); 711-718 |
| Scannapieco FA, Stewart EM, Joseph Mylotte; Colonization of dental plaque by respiratory pathogens in medical intensive care patients; Crit Care Med; 1992 Jun; 20(6); 740-745 |
| John Sellick, Longbine D, Richard Schifeling, Joseph Mylotte; Screening hospital employees for measles immunity is more cost effective than blind immunization.; Ann Intern Med; 1992 Jun; 116(12 Pt); 982-984 |
| John Sellick, Hazamy PA, Joseph Mylotte; Occupational needlestick injuries: educational program and mechanical opening needle disposal boxes.; Todays OR Nurse; 1992 Apr; 14(4); 19-25 |
| Hammad A, Zittel M, Kalmuk E, Joseph Mylotte; Pneumococcal cellulitis and dysgammaglobulinemia.; N Y State J Med; 1992 Mar; 92(3); 113-114 |
| John Sellick, Hazamy PA, Joseph Mylotte; Influence of an educational program and mechanical opening needle disposal boxes on occupational needlestick injuries.; Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol; 1991 Dec; 12(12); 725-731 |
| John Sellick, Stelmach M, Joseph Mylotte; Surveillance of surgical wound infections following open heart surgery.; Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol; 1991 Oct; 12(10); 591-596 |
| Joseph Mylotte; The hospital epidemiologist in long-term care: practical considerations.; Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol; 1991 Jul; 12(7); 439-442 |
| Joseph Mylotte; Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in long-term care facilities.; Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol; 1991 May; 12(5); 274-274 |
| Joseph Mylotte, White D, McDermott C, Hodan C; Nosocomial bloodstream infection at a veterans hospital; 1979 to 1987.; Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol; 1989 Oct; 10(10); 455-464 |
| Tisdale JE, Pasko MT, Mylotte JM; Antipseudomonal activity of simulated infusions of gentamicin alone or with piperacillin assessed by serum bactericidal rate and area under the killing curve.; Antimicrob Agents Chemother; 1989; 33(9); 1500-1505 |
| Campo L, Joseph Mylotte; Use of microbiology reports by physicians in prescribing antimicrobial agents.; Am J Med Sci; 1988 Dec; 296(6); 392-398 |
| Joseph Mylotte, McDermott C; Recurrent gram-negative bacteremia.; Am J Med; 1988 Aug; 85(2); 159-163 |
| Munoz DM, Green ER, Chrymko MM, Joseph Mylotte, Kitrenos JG; Delivery of gentamicin by a controlled-release infusion system versus a minibag system.; Clin Pharm; 1988 Apr; 7(4); 303-307 |
| Joseph Mylotte; Gentamicin resistance among gram-negative bacillary blood isolates in a hospital with long-term use of gentamicin.; Arch Intern Med; 1987 Sep; 147(9); 1642-1644 |
| Chang JI, Joseph Mylotte; Pneumococcal bacteremia. Update from an adult hospital with a high rate of nosocomial cases.; J Am Geriatr Soc; 1987 Aug; 35(8); 747-754 |
| Joseph Mylotte, McDermott C; Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia caused by infected intravenous catheters.; Am J Infect Control; 1987 Feb; 15(1); 1-6 |
| Briceland LL, Pasko MT, Mylotte JM; Serum bactericidal rate as measure of antibiotic interactions.; Antimicrob Agents Chemother; 1987; 31(5); 679-685 |
| Murphy TF, Nelson MB, Dudas KC, Joseph Mylotte, Apicella MA; Identification of a specific epitope of Haemophilus influenzae on a 16,600-dalton outer membrane protein.; J Infect Dis; 1985 Dec; 152(6); 1300-1307 |
| Apicella MA, Dudas KC, Anthony Campagnari, Rice P, Joseph Mylotte, Murphy TF; Antigenic heterogeneity of lipid A of Haemophilus influenzae.; Infect Immun; 1985 Oct; 50(1); 9-14 |
| Joseph Mylotte, Stack RR, Murphy TF, Asirwatham J, Apicella MA; Functional and ultrastructural effects of nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae in a hamster trachea organ culture system.; In Vitro Cell Dev Biol; 1985 Oct; 21(10); 575-582 |
| West TE, West ME, Joseph Mylotte; Antiserum agar method for identification of Smith type exopolysaccharides in clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus.; J Clin Microbiol; 1985 Apr; 21(4); 490-492 |
| Beam TR Jr, Pasko MT, Mylotte J; Prospective evaluation of a possible adverse drug reaction: glucose intolerance induced by ceftazidime.; Clin Pharm; 1985; 4(1); 72-74 |
| Apicella MA, Shero M, Dudas KC, Stack RR, Klohs W, LaScolea LJ, Murphy TF, Joseph Mylotte; Fimbriation of Haemophilus species isolated from the respiratory tract of adults.; J Infect Dis; 1984 Jul; 150(1); 40-43 |
| McDermott C, Joseph Mylotte; Morganella morganii: epidemiology of bacteremic disease.; Infect Control; 1984 Mar; 5(3); 131-137 |
| Joseph Mylotte, Beam TR, Allen JC; Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia: a prospective study.; South Med J; 1983 Sep; 76(9); 1131-1135 |
| Murphy TF, Dudas KC, Joseph Mylotte, Apicella MA; A subtyping system for nontypable Haemophilus influenzae based on outer-membrane proteins.; J Infect Dis; 1983 May; 147(5); 838-846 |
| Klingman K, Joseph Mylotte; Ampicillin and cephalothin susceptibility of community-acquired Enterobacteriaceae.; N Y State J Med; 1982 Dec; 82(13); 1801-1804 |
| Raab TA, Samuel Balderman, Bhayana J, Bingham K, Joseph Mylotte, Beam TR; A comparison of the safety, efficacy, and distribution of ceforanide and cephalothin in coronary artery bypass graft surgery.; Ann Thorac Surg; 1982 Apr; 33(4); 340-344 |
| Joseph Mylotte, Bates TR, Sergeant KA, Matson RE, Beam TR; Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole therapy of experimental Escherichia coli meningitis in rabbits.; Antimicrob Agents Chemother; 1981 Jul; 20(1); 81-87 |
| Joseph Mylotte, Beam TR; Comparison of community-acquired and nosocomial pneumococcal bacteremia.; Am Rev Respir Dis; 1981 Mar; 123(3); 265-268 |
| Pasko MT, Joseph Mylotte, Boh LE; Evaluation of the use of laboratory tests in monitoring tobramycin therapy.; Am J Hosp Pharm; 1981; 38(12); 1956-1957 |
| Zycaynski TM, Mylotte J, Bennes F, Pasko MT, Crinzi A; Antibiotic use review in an ambulatory care setting.; |
| Pasko MT, White K, Mylotte J; Penetration of sulbactam, a beta-lactamase inhibitor, into the cerebrospinal fluid of rabbits with and without meningitis; |
| Joseph Mylotte, McDermott C, Spooner JA; Prospective study of 114 consecutive episodes of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia.; Rev Infect Dis; 9(5); 891-907 |