Lynn El Haddad

Lynn El Haddad, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Department: MD-GASTROENTEROLOGY
Business Phone: (352) 273-6587
Business Email: lynnelhaddad@ufl.edu

Publications

2024
Persistence of Daptomycin-Resistant and Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci in Hospitalized Patients with Underlying Malignancies: A 7-Year Follow-Up Study.
Microorganisms. 12(8) [DOI] 10.3390/microorganisms12081676. [PMID] 39203518.
2023
Impact of Baseline and Week 2 and Week 4 Posttransplant CMV Cell-Mediated Immunity on Risk of CMV Infections and Mortality in Recipients of Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplant.
Open forum infectious diseases. 10(8) [DOI] 10.1093/ofid/ofad386. [PMID] 37636519.
2022
Bacteriophage-mediated manipulations of microbiota in gastrointestinal diseases.
Frontiers in microbiology. 13 [DOI] 10.3389/fmicb.2022.1055427. [PMID] 36466675.
2022
Genomic and Functional Characterization of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci-Specific Bacteriophages in the Galleria mellonella Wax Moth Larvae Model.
Pharmaceutics. 14(8) [DOI] 10.3390/pharmaceutics14081591. [PMID] 36015218.
2021
Emergence and Transmission of Daptomycin and Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci Between Patients and Hospital Rooms.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. 73(12):2306-2313 [DOI] 10.1093/cid/ciab001. [PMID] 33421068.
2020
Clinical and economic burden of pre-emptive therapy of cytomegalovirus infection in hospitalized allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant recipients.
Journal of medical virology. 92(1):86-95 [DOI] 10.1002/jmv.25574. [PMID] 31448830.
2020
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Cell-Mediated Immunity and CMV Infection After Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation: The REACT Study.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. 71(9):2365-2374 [DOI] 10.1093/cid/ciz1210. [PMID] 32076709.
2019
A Systematic and Critical Review of Bacteriophage Therapy Against Multidrug-resistant ESKAPE Organisms in Humans.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. 69(1):167-178 [DOI] 10.1093/cid/ciy947. [PMID] 30395179.
2019
Reply to Giménez et al.
The Journal of infectious diseases. 219(9):1512-1513 [DOI] 10.1093/infdis/jiy687. [PMID] 30496440.
2019
Resistant or refractory cytomegalovirus infections after hematopoietic cell transplantation: diagnosis and management.
Current opinion in infectious diseases. 32(6):565-574 [DOI] 10.1097/QCO.0000000000000607. [PMID] 31567572.
2019
The Ability of a Cytomegalovirus ELISPOT Assay to Predict Outcome of Low-Level CMV Reactivation in Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Recipients.
The Journal of infectious diseases. 219(6):898-907 [DOI] 10.1093/infdis/jiy592. [PMID] 30295846.
2018
Leukopenia and lack of ribavirin predict poor outcomes in patients with haematological malignancies and respiratory syncytial virus infection.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy. 73(11):3162-3169 [DOI] 10.1093/jac/dky311. [PMID] 30113677.
2018
Microencapsulation of a Staphylococcus phage for concentration and long-term storage.
Food microbiology. 76:304-309 [DOI] 10.1016/j.fm.2018.06.002. [PMID] 30166155.
2018
Paramyxovirus infections in hematopoietic cell transplant recipients.
Current opinion in infectious diseases. 31(6):542-552 [DOI] 10.1097/QCO.0000000000000503. [PMID] 30320640.
2017
Evaluation of a pulsed xenon ultraviolet disinfection system to decrease bacterial contamination in operating rooms.
BMC infectious diseases. 17(1) [DOI] 10.1186/s12879-017-2792-z. [PMID] 29017457.
2016
Efficacy of two Staphylococcus aureus phage cocktails in cheese production.
International journal of food microbiology. 217:7-13 [DOI] 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2015.10.001. [PMID] 26476571.
2014
First Complete Genome Sequence of Staphylococcus xylosus, a Meat Starter Culture and a Host to Propagate Staphylococcus aureus Phages.
Genome announcements. 2(4) [DOI] 10.1128/genomeA.00671-14. [PMID] 25013142.
2014
Improving the safety of Staphylococcus aureus polyvalent phages by their production on a Staphylococcus xylosus strain.
PloS one. 9(7) [DOI] 10.1371/journal.pone.0102600. [PMID] 25061757.
2013
Characterization of a Novel Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL)-encoding staphylococcal phage and its naturally PVL-lacking variant.
Applied and environmental microbiology. 79(8):2828-32 [DOI] 10.1128/AEM.03852-12. [PMID] 23396328.

Grants

May 2022 ACTIVE
Bacteriophage-mediated microbiota modification to prevent colorectal cancer development
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH NCI
Dec 2021 ACTIVE
Bacteriophages as Modulators of Bacterial Colonization
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH NIAID
Jan 2015 – May 2024
UF Health Cancer Center Bridge Seed Grant funded through the Florida Consortium of National Cancer Institute Centers Program
Role: Project Manager
Funding: UF HEALTH SHANDS HOSPITAL

Education

Doctoral Degree in Microbiology
2010-2014 · University Laval, Quebec City, Canada
Masters of Science in Microbiology
2008-2010 · University Laval, Quebec City, Canada
Bachelor of Science in Biology
2005-2008 · Saint-Joseph University, Mar Roukoz, Lebanon

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(352) 273-6587
Emails:
Addresses:
Business Mailing:
PO Box 103633
GAINESVILLE FL 32610
Business Street:
Room 465
2033 Mowry Rd
Gainesville FL 32608