Mycobacterial interspersed repetitive-unit-variable-number tandem-repeat analysis and Beijing/W family of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

I have an appointment as Associate Professor with the Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, Duke University (Durham, US) (https://medicine.duke.edu/faculty/manuela-carugati-md). I trained as an internist in infectious diseases. I am a clinician dedicated to the care of solid organ and hematopoietic stem cells transplant recipients and also an investigator engaged in epidemiologic and translational research for infectious diseases. My main research interests are in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary and bloodstream infections. In addition to my clinical and research activities, I have educational and administrative responsibilities. My educational activities include training of internal medicine residents, infectious diseases fellows, and pharmacy fellows. My administrative responsibilities include leading Infection Prevention and Control activities for the Duke Transplant Center.