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Dr. Layne O. Gentry M.D.
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
6624 Fannin St Suite 1450 Houston TX, 77030About
Dr. Layne Gentry, MD is one of the country's most highly ranked doctors, specializing in infectious disease. MD Gentry currently sees patients in Houston, Texas. Dr. Gentry received a medical degree from ...
Education and Training
Or Hlth Sci Univ Sch of Med, Portland Or 1965
Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine 1965
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Comparative Effects of Ceftazidime Two or Three Times Daily in Patients with Skin and Skin Structure Infections.
- Effectiveness of 0.12% chlorhexidine gluconate oral rinse in reducing prevalence of nosocomial pneumonia in patients undergoing heart surgery.
- Reducing the incidence of nosocomial pneumonia in cardiovascular surgery patients.
- Tolerance of vancomycin for surgical prophylaxis in patients undergoing cardiac surgery and incidence of vancomycin-resistant enterococcus colonization.
- An integrated pharmacoeconomic approach to antimicrobial formulary decision-making.
- Timing of vancomycin prophylaxis for cardiac surgery patients and the risk of surgical site infections.
- Outcomes of bacteremia due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa with reduced susceptibility to piperacillin-tazobactam: implications on the appropriateness of the resistance breakpoint.
- Economic benefit of appropriate timing of vancomycin prophylaxis in patients undergoing cardiovascular surgery.
- Correlation of hospital carbapenem consumption and resistance trends in selected gram-negative bacteria.
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