Thea Brennan-Krohn, MD
Associate Physician in Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
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Thea Brennan-Krohn, MD
Associate Physician in Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Medical Services
Languages
English
Education
Medical School
Stanford University School of Medicine
2011
Stanford
CA
Internship
Boston Children's Hospital
2012
Boston
MA
Residency
Boston Children's Hospital
2014
Boston
MA
Fellowship
Boston Children's Hospital
2017
Boston
MA
Certifications
American Board of Pediatrics (General)
American Board of Pediatrics (Infectious Diseases)
Professional History
Thea Brennan-Krohn earned her BA in Classics from Brown University and her MD from Stanford University School of Medicine, then completed a Pediatrics residency and Pediatric Infectious Diseases fellowship at Boston Children’s Hospital. She also completed a medical microbiology fellowship at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and is a diplomate of the American Board of Medical Microbiology. Dr. Brennan-Krohn joined the division of Infectious Diseases as faculty in 2017.
Dr. Brennan-Krohn has research and clinical interests in antibiotic resistance and in diagnostic microbiology. She performs research in the laboratory of Dr. James Kirby at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, where she investigates the activity of antibiotic combinations against multidrug-resistant bacteria and yeast.
Approach to Care
As an Infectious Diseases clinician at Boston Children's Hospital, I have the opportunity to care for children with a wide range of infections, including Lyme disease, viral infections such as CMV, and infections of the bones and joints. The broad spectrum of illnesses that Infectious Diseases doctors treat means that there is always more to learn, and I am grateful for the expertise of the collaborative team of doctors in our division. I particularly enjoy helping children and their families understand their diagnoses and treatment plans.
Publications
Activity of antibiotics against Burkholderia cepacia complex in artificial sputum medium. View Abstract
Implementing the Infectious Diseases Society of America Antimicrobial Stewardship Core Curriculum: Survey Results and Real-World Strategies to Guide Fellowship Programs. View Abstract
Rapid Emergence of Resistance to Broad-Spectrum Direct Antimicrobial Activity of Avibactam. View Abstract
Inter-species geographic signatures for tracing horizontal gene transfer and long-term persistence of carbapenem resistance. View Abstract
Transcriptomics Reveals How Minocycline-Colistin Synergy Overcomes Antibiotic Resistance in Multidrug-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae. View Abstract
Evaluation of the Synergistic Activity of Antibacterial and Antifungal Drugs against Candida auris Using an Inkjet Printer-Assisted Method. View Abstract
Reply to Humphries and Simner, "Verification Is an Integral Part of Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test Quality Assurance," and Wojewoda et al., "College of American Pathologists (CAP) Microbiology Committee Perspective: the Need for Verification Studies". View Abstract
New strategies and structural considerations in development of therapeutics for carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae. View Abstract
Bringing Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing for New Drugs into the Clinical Laboratory: Removing Obstacles in Our Fight against Multidrug-Resistant Pathogens. View Abstract
Synergistic Combinations and Repurposed Antibiotics Active against the Pandrug-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Nevada Strain. View Abstract
When One Drug Is Not Enough: Context, Methodology, and Future Prospects in Antibacterial Synergy Testing. View Abstract
Antimicrobial Synergy Testing by the Inkjet Printer-assisted Automated Checkerboard Array and the Manual Time-kill Method. View Abstract
Synergistic Activity of Colistin-Containing Combinations against Colistin-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae. View Abstract
Evaluation of apramycin activity against methicillin-resistant, methicillin-sensitive, and vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus clinical isolates. View Abstract
Adherence to guidelines for testing and treatment of children with pharyngitis: a retrospective study. View Abstract
Screening for synergistic activity of antimicrobial combinations against carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae using inkjet printer-based technology. View Abstract
Development of MAST: A Microscopy-Based Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Platform. View Abstract
Arthroconidia in lung tissue: an unusual histopathological finding in pulmonary coccidioidomycosis. View Abstract
The Poisoned Well: Enhancing the Predictive Value of Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing in the Era of Multidrug Resistance. View Abstract
Improved Accuracy of Cefepime Susceptibility Testing for Extended-Spectrum-Beta-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae with an On-Demand Digital Dispensing Method. View Abstract
The Brief Case: Safe To Go Back in the Water? Vibrio parahaemolyticus Wound Infection Associated with Brackish Water. View Abstract
Closing the Brief Case: Safe To Go Back in the Water? Vibrio parahaemolyticus Wound Infection Associated with Brackish Water. View Abstract
Glial vascular degeneration in CADASIL. View Abstract
Frontal white matter integrity in borderline personality disorder with self-injurious behavior. View Abstract
White matter integrity in kleptomania: a pilot study. View Abstract
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