Holly Maples

High Impact

Professor

UAMS

Last publication 2025 Last refreshed 2026-05-23

faculty

Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy

19 h-index 55 pubs 2,774 cited

Research Areas

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OverviewAI-generated summary

Holly Maples is a Professor in Pharmacy Practice at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Her research focuses on antimicrobial stewardship, particularly in pediatric populations. She has investigated antibiotic prescribing patterns in outpatient settings, contributing to multicenter collaborative efforts to benchmark current practices.

Maples' work also addresses specific challenges in pediatric infectious diseases, including antimicrobial strategies for methicillin-resistant *Staphylococcus aureus* bacteremia and the use of vancomycin alternatives. Her publications include research on antimicrobial stewardship in cystic fibrosis and case series detailing less common pediatric infections, such as those caused by Lactococcus species and Lomentospora prolificans.

Her scholarship metrics include an h-index of 20 and over 2,795 citations across 56 publications, designating her as a highly cited researcher. Maples actively collaborates with colleagues at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Adriana Sarmiento Clemente and Steven Dahl, with whom she shares multiple publications. She maintains an active lab website to disseminate her research.

Metrics

h-index: 19
Publications: 55
Citations: 2,774

Selected Publications

Evaluation and treatment of infective endocarditis in children and adolescents with underlying CHD: a Paediatric Acute Care Cardiology Collaborative Clinical Practice Guideline (2025)

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Evaluating the Impact of Handshake Rounds on Antibiotic Prescribing in Children Diagnosed With Community Acquired Pneumonia (2025)

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Measurement of Practice-Level Antibiotic Utilization in a Medicaid Patient-Centered Medical Home Program (2025)

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Identifying Disparities in Outpatient Antibiotic Prescribing for Urinary Tract Infections (2024)

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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)

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The Impact of a UTI Pathway Bundle on Antibiotic Prescribing for Pediatric Urinary Tract Infections Through the Lens of Health Equity in Two Emergency Departments within a Children’s Hospital System (2024)

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Assessment of Broad-Spectrum Antibiotic Usage Following Initiation of Handshake Stewardship in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: A Quality Improvement Initiative (2024)

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Feasibility and Prevalence of Early Antibiotic De-Escalation in Patients with Viral Encephalitis (2024)

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1710. Clostridioides difficile Bundle Implementation Reduces Unnecessary Testing in Pediatric Patients (2023)

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Time for a Change: Considering Vancomycin Alternatives for Pediatric Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia (2023)

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933. Antibiotic Prescribing Changes in Adults During COVID-19 in Outpatient Patient-Centered Medical Homes (PCMH) in Arkansas (2022)

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Antimicrobial Stewardship in Cystic Fibrosis (2022)

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Lactococcus Species Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection in Pediatrics: A Case Series (2022)

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1146. Lactococcus species Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections in Pediatrics: A Case Series (2021)

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1124. Evaluation of the Use and Impact of the BioFire FilmArray® Respiratory Panel on Diagnosis and Treatment of Pedidatric Respiratory Infections: A Quality Improvement Project (2021)

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