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Last published 2026
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Adriana Sarmiento Clemente

Assistant Professor

Also affiliated: Arkansas Children's Hospital (2023–2026); Baylor College of Medicine (2021–2024); Texas Children's Hospital (2021–2024)

COM | Peds Infectious Diseases

4 h-index 21 pubs 62 cited

  • Humans
  • Osteomyelitis
  • Child
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Acute Disease
  • Bacteremia
  • Cell-Free Nucleic Acids
  • DNA, Bacterial
  • Female
  • Infant
  • Discitis
  • Neisseriaceae Infections
  • Kingella kingae
  • COVID-19

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Adriana Sarmiento Clemente's research focuses on pediatric infectious diseases, with a particular emphasis on osteomyelitis and invasive bacterial infections in children. Her work investigates the risk factors and complications associated with acute hematogenous osteomyelitis, including the validation of predictive scores for patient outcomes. She has also explored the use of advanced diagnostic techniques, such as plasma microbial cell-free DNA sequencing, for detecting specific pediatric spinal infections caused by pathogens like Kingella kingae.

Clemente's research extends to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on pediatric invasive pneumococcal disease rates. She has also examined the prescribing practices for urinary tract infections in pediatric populations and evaluated the outcomes of levofloxacin prophylaxis in leukemia patients. Her collaborators at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences include Holly Maples, Ashleah Courtney, and Steven Dahl.

Metrics

  • h-index: 4
  • Publications: 21
  • Citations: 62

Positions

  • Assistant Professor publications 2024–2026
    University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences COM | Peds Infectious Diseases Institutional directory

Selected Publications

  • Evaluating the Impact of Handshake Rounds on Antibiotic Prescribing in Children Diagnosed With Community Acquired Pneumonia (2025)
    Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society DOI OpenAlex
  • A Case of Pasteurella multocida Bacteremia in an Infant (2025)
    Cureus DOI OpenAlex
  • Identifying Disparities in Outpatient Antibiotic Prescribing for Urinary Tract Infections (2024)
    Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society DOI OpenAlex
  • Evaluating the Impact of Order Set Implementation in Prescribing Practices for Pediatric Urinary Tract Infections Between a Non-academic and an Academic Children’s Hospital in the Inpatient General Pediatric Population (2024)
    Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Assessment of Broad-Spectrum Antibiotic Usage Following Initiation of Handshake Stewardship in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: A Quality Improvement Initiative (2024)
    Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society DOI OpenAlex
  • Feasibility and Prevalence of Early Antibiotic De-Escalation in Patients with Viral Encephalitis (2024)
    Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society DOI OpenAlex
  • Cervical Lymphadenitis in Children (2024)

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Collaboration Network

10 Collaborators 5 Institutions 1 Country

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