Yvette S. McCarter Ph.D.

Professor & Associate Chair, Department of Pathology; Director, Microbiology Laboratory

Department: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Business Phone: (904) 244-7815

Business Email: yvette.mccarter@jax.ufl.edu

Appointments and Locations

Clinical Profile

Specialties

Medical and Public Health Microbiology

Interests

Clinical Special Interests: Cost effective and clinically relevant microbiology, antimicrobial resistance
Research Special Interests: In vitro susceptibility of new and existing antimicrobials

Publications

2023

Detection of Penicillin Nonsusceptible Streptococcus agalactiae by Laboratories That Participate in the College of American Pathologist's Proficiency Testing Program.

Journal of clinical microbiology.61(8):e0059523-[DOI] 10.1128/jcm.00595-23.[PMID] 37428032.

PubMed·Publisher's Site

2023

The Time for Action Is Now: The Impact of Timing of Infectious Disease Consultation for Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia.

Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.76(11):2007-2009[DOI] 10.1093/cid/ciad110.[PMID] 36869697.

1 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2022

A Case Report of Melioidotic Prostatic Abscess in a Traveler.

Open forum infectious diseases.9(7):ofac284-[DOI] 10.1093/ofid/ofac284.[PMID] 35891686.

2 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2022

Charge Nurses Taking Charge, Challenging the Culture of Culture-Negative Sepsis, and Preventing Central-Line Infections to Reduce NICU Antibiotic Usage.

American journal of perinatology.39(8):861-868[DOI] 10.1055/s-0040-1719079.[PMID] 33142341.

2 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2022

Fungemia due to Aureobasidium pullulans.

Medical mycology case reports.37():26-28[DOI] 10.1016/j.mmcr.2022.06.004.[PMID] 35855930.

2 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2021

Influence of Antimicrobial Stewardship and Molecular Rapid Diagnostic Tests on Antimicrobial Prescribing for Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase- and Carbapenemase-Producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae in Bloodstream Infection.

Microbiology spectrum.9(2):e0046421-[DOI] 10.1128/Spectrum.00464-21.[PMID] 34704795.

9 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2020

Clinical impact of a pharmacist-led antimicrobial stewardship initiative evaluating patients with Clostridioides difficile colitis.

Journal of investigative medicine : the official publication of the American Federation for Clinical Research.68(4):888-892[DOI] 10.1136/jim-2019-001173.[PMID] 32066570.

7 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2019

Practical Guidance for Clinical Microbiology Laboratories: Viruses Causing Acute Respiratory Tract Infections.

Clinical microbiology reviews.32(1):-[DOI] 10.1128/CMR.00042-18.[PMID] 30541871.

78 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2016

Erratum for Sothoron et al., A Stewardship Approach To Optimize Antimicrobial Therapy through Use of a Rapid Microarray Assay on Blood Cultures Positive for Gram-Negative Bacteria.

Journal of clinical microbiology.54(3):820-[DOI] 10.1128/JCM.03117-15.[PMID] 26917461.

PubMed·Publisher's Site

2015

A Stewardship Approach To Optimize Antimicrobial Therapy through Use of a Rapid Microarray Assay on Blood Cultures Positive for Gram-Negative Bacteria.

Journal of clinical microbiology.53(11):3627-9[DOI] 10.1128/JCM.02161-15.[PMID] 26292308.

25 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2015

Whole-genome sequencing for outbreak investigations of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the neonatal intensive care unit: time for routine practice?

Infection control and hospital epidemiology.36(7):777-85[DOI] 10.1017/ice.2015.73.[PMID] 25998499.

42 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2014

Evaluation of an antimicrobial stewardship approach to minimize overuse of antibiotics in patients with asymptomatic bacteriuria.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology.35(2):193-5[DOI] 10.1086/674848.[PMID] 24442085.

33 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2013

Stewardship approach for optimizing antimicrobial therapy through use of a rapid microarray assay on blood cultures positive for Enterococcus species.

Journal of clinical microbiology.51(12):4008-11[DOI] 10.1128/JCM.01951-13.[PMID] 24068006.

80 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2011

Risk stratification for the development of a subsequent pneumonia after a nondiagnostic bronchoalveolar lavage.

Surgery.150(4):703-10[DOI] 10.1016/j.surg.2011.07.050.[PMID] 22000182.

PubMed·Publisher's Site

2010

Mixed flora: indication for therapy or early warning sign?

The American surgeon.76(8):846-9[DOI] .[PMID] 20726415.

1 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2010

Mycobacterium tuberculosis osteomyelitis in a patient with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS): a case report.

Cases journal.3():67-[DOI] 10.1186/1757-1626-3-67.[PMID] 20178567.

8 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2008

Blood culture isolates in hemodialysis vascular catheter-related bacteremia.

The American journal of the medical sciences.336(4):297-302[DOI] 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e3181637432.[PMID] 18854670.

22 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2007

Synergy testing of multidrug resistant Acinetobacter baumanii against tigecycline and polymyxin using an E-test methodology.

European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology.26(7):521-2[DOI] .[PMID] 17558487.

17 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2004

Reality of developing a community-wide antibiogram.

Journal of clinical microbiology.42(1):1-6[DOI] .[PMID] 14715723.

24 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2001

Identification of herpes simplex virus genital infection: comparison of a multiplex PCR assay and traditional viral isolation techniques.

Modern pathology : an official journal of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Inc.14(3):152-6[DOI] .[PMID] 11266519.

24 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2001

Lactobacillus acidophilus sepsis in a neonate.

Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association.21(4):258-60[DOI] .[PMID] 11533845.

38 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

1999

Controversies affecting the future practice of clinical microbiology.

Journal of clinical microbiology.37(4):883-9[DOI] .[PMID] 10074496.

18 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

1998

Comparison of virus culture and direct immunofluorescent staining of cytocentrifuged virus transport medium for detection of varicella-zoster virus in skin lesions.

American journal of clinical pathology.109(5):631-3[DOI] .[PMID] 9576584.

7 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

1998

Cord formation in BACTEC medium is a reliable, rapid method for presumptive identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex.

Journal of clinical microbiology.36(9):2769-71[DOI] .[PMID] 9705435.

31 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

1997

Comparison of MRC-5 and primary rabbit kidney cells for the detection of herpes simplex virus.

Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine.121(2):122-4[DOI] .[PMID] 9126037.

1 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

1996

Quality evaluation of sputum specimens for mycobacterial culture.