Vincent J. Quagliarello, M.D.

Section of Infectious Diseases
Professor of Medicine
Clinical Chief, Infectious Diseases

Research Interests

Dr. Quagliarello's current research interest is utilizing observational research methods (both retrospective and prospective cohort designs) to understand infectious disease. Recent research projects have focused on community acquired bacterial meningitis (including studies on prognostic staging, utility of head CT before LP in suspected meningitis, identification of the causes and timing of death, and the diagnostic accuracy of bedside meningeal signs), native valve endocarditis (a study using prognostic stratification to evaluate the impact of valve surgery on mortality), and risk factors for nursing home acquired pneumonia in conjunction with the Yale Program on Aging. In addition, Dr. Quagliarello's is currently conducting a large prospective cohort study examining modifiable risk factors on nursing home acquired pneumonia.

Education

M.D., Washington University (St. Louis), 1980

B.A., Johns Hopkins University, 1976

Fellowship: University of Virginia

Recent Publications

• Akutagawa-McMillan DA, Lin CY, Aronin SI, Quagliarello VJ. Community acquired bacterial meningitis: categorization of cause and timing of death. Clin Infect Dis 33:969-75, 2001.
• Hasbun R, Jekel J, Abrahams J, Quagliarello VJ. Role of head CT before lumbar puncture in adults with suspected meningitis. N Engl J Med 345: 1727-33, 2001.
• Thomas K, Hasbun R, Jekel J, Quagliarello VJ. The diagnostic accuracy of Kernig’s sign, Brudzinski’s sign, and nuchal rigidity in adults with suspected meningitis. Clin Infect Dis 35:46-52, 2002.
• Quagliarello VJ. Signs of meningeal irritation: what is their diagnostic accuracy? Clin Infect Dis 2003; 36:126.<
• Hasbun R, Vikram H, Barakat L, Buenconsejo J, Quagliarello VJ. Complicated, left-sided native valve endocarditis in adults: risk classification for mortality. JAMA 2003; 289:1933-40.
• Aronin S, Quagliarello VJ. Twenty clinical pearls: bacterial meningitis. Infect Med 2003 20:142-53.
• Quagliarello VJ. Short course penicillin therapy for meningococcal disease. Clin Infect Dis 2003; 37:663-4.
• Vikram H, Buenconsejo J, Hasbun R, Quagliarello VJ. Impact of valve surgery on 6-month mortality in adults with complicated left-sided native valve endocarditis: a propensity analysis. JAMA 2003; 290:3207-14.
• Juthani-Mehta M, Quagliarello VJ. Prognostic scoring systems for infectious diseases: their applicability to older adults. Clin Infect Dis 2004; 38:692-6.
• Quagliarello VJ. Adjunctive steroids in tuberculous meningitis: more evidence, more questions. N Engl J Med 2004; 351:1788-90.

Contact

Campus Address
300 Cedar Street
TAC S169A

E-mail
vincent.quagliarello@yale.edu

Office Phone
(203) 785-7571

Fax
(203) 785-3864