Betsy Foxman
Betsy Foxman is a Professor of epidemiology and the Director of the Center for Molecular and Clinical Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases (MAC-EPID) at the University of Michigan. Dr. Foxman is a Molecular Epidemiologist; her work focuses on the epidemiology of acute, chronically recurring bacterial infections, particularly urinary tract infections, otitis media, and lactation mastitis. She and her collaborators work on describing the transmission system, characterizing antibiotic resistance, and identifying the genetic variability of uropathogenic Echerichia coli, Group B Streptococcus, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Streptococcus pneumoniae, and Streptococcus mutans. Dr. Foxman is past president of the American College of Epidemiology, past chair of the American Public Health Association Epidemiology Section, and first past chair and founder of the Michigan Public Health Association Epidemiology Section.
Biography Updated on 8 May 2007
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Articles in Scholarly Journals [Incomplete List]
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis PE_PGRS16 and PE_PGRS26 genetic polymorphism among clinical isolates
Tuberculosis, 2008 - Combining Microarray Technology and Molecular Epidemiology to Identify Genes Associated with Invasive Group B Streptococcus
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases, vol. 2008, no. 3, Article ID 314762, 10 pages, 2008 - DNA Polymorphisms in the pepA and PPE18 Genes among Clinical Strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Implications for Vaccine Efficacy
Infection and Immunity, vol. 75, no. 12, pp. 5798–5805, 2007 - Probe Hybridization Array Typing: a Binary Typing Method for Escherichia coli
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, vol. 45, no. 1, pp. 206–214, 2007 - Association of Mycobacterium tuberculosis PE_PGRS33 polymorphism with clinical and epidemiological characteristics
Tuberculosis, vol. 87, no. 4, pp. 338–346, 2007 - Contributions of Molecular Epidemiology to the Understanding of Infectious Disease Transmission, Pathogenesis, and Evolution
Annals of Epidemiology, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 148–156, 2007 - Risk Factors for Group B Streptococcal Colonization: Potential for Different Transmission Systems by Capsular Type
Annals of Epidemiology, vol. 17, no. 11, pp. 854–862, 2007 - Editorial Commentary: Antibiotic Resistance and Pyelonephritis
Clinical Infectious Diseases, vol. 45, no. 3, pp. 281–283, 2007 - What's Driving the Decline in Tuberculosis in Arkansas? A Molecular Epidemiologic Analysis of Tuberculosis Trends in a Rural, Low-Incidence Population, 1997 2003
American Journal of Epidemiology, vol. 166, no. 6, pp. 662–671, 2007 - The role of horizontal gene transfer in the spread of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole resistance among uropathogenic Escherichia coli in Europe and Canada
Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, vol. 57, no. 4, pp. 666–672, 2006 - Incidence and Duration of Group B Streptococcus by Serotype among Male and Female College Students Living in a Single Dormitory
American Journal of Epidemiology, vol. 163, no. 6, pp. 544–551, 2006 - Distribution of novel and previously investigated virulence genes in colonizing and invasive isolates of Streptococcus agalactiae
Epidemiology and Infection, vol. 135, no. 06, p. 1046, 2006 - Looking back at hurricane Katrina: lessons for 2006 and beyond
Annals of Epidemiology, vol. 16, no. 8, pp. 652–653, 2006 - Molecular Epidemiologic Identification of Escherichia coli Genes That Are Potentially Involved in Movement of the Organism from the Intestinal Tract to the Vagina and Bladder
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, vol. 44, no. 7, pp. 2434–2441, 2006 - Population-Based Study of Deletions in Five Different Genomic Regions of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Possible Clinical Relevance of the Deletions
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, vol. 44, no. 11, pp. 3940–3946, 2006 - Association between Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing/W Lineage Strain Infection and Extrathoracic Tuberculosis: Insights from Epidemiologic and Clinical Characterization of the Three Principal Genetic Groups of M. tuberculosis Clinical Isolates
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, vol. 45, no. 2, pp. 409–414, 2006 - Predictors for Haemophilus influenzae Colonization, Antibiotic Resistance and for Sharing an Identical Isolate Among Children Attending 16 Licensed Day-Care Centers in Michigan
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, vol. 25, no. 3, pp. 219–223, 2006 - Predictors for Haemophilus influenzae Colonization, Antibiotic Resistance and for Sharing an Identical Isolate Among Children Attending 16 Licensed Day-Care Centers in Michigan
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, vol. 25, no. 3, pp. e1–e4, 2006 - Common Use in the General Population of Sexual Enrichment Aids and Drugs to Enhance Sexual Experience
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, vol. 33, no. 3, pp. 156–162, 2006 - Measures of Sexual Partnerships: Lengths, Gaps, Overlaps, and Sexually Transmitted Infection
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, vol. PAP, 2006 - BMC Infectious Diseases, vol. 6, no. 1, p. 116, 2006
- BMC Infectious Diseases, vol. 6, no. 1, p. 57, 2006
- International Breastfeeding Journal, vol. 1, no. 1, p. 4, 2006
- Ethical Conflicts in Public Health Research and Practice: Antimicrobial Resistance and the Ethics of Drug Development
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 96, no. 11, pp. 1910–1914, 2006 - Acute Pyelonephritis Among Adults
PharmacoEconomics, vol. 23, no. 11, pp. 1123–1142, 2005 - Epidemiologic Perspectives & Innovations, vol. 2, no. 1, p. 10, 2005
- Clinical Relevance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis plcD Gene Mutations
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, vol. 171, no. 12, pp. 1436–1442, 2005 - Breast Pump Adverse Events: Reports to the Food and Drug Administration
Journal of Human Lactation, vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 169–174, 2005 - Variation of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis PE_PGRS33 Gene among Clinical Isolates
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, vol. 43, no. 10, pp. 4954–4960, 2005 - Distribution of Insertion- and Deletion-Associated Genetic Polymorphisms among Four Mycobacterium tuberculosis Phospholipase C Genes and Associations with Extrathoracic Tuberculosis: a Population-Based Study
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, vol. 43, no. 12, pp. 6048–6053, 2005 - DNA Polymorphism and Molecular Subtyping of the Capsular Gene Cluster of Group B Streptococcus
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, vol. 43, no. 12, pp. 6113–6116, 2005 - Temporal Trends in Sexual Behaviors and Sexually Transmitted Disease History Among 18- to 39-Year-Old Seattle, Washington, Residents: Results of Random Digit-Dial Surveys
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, vol. 32, no. 11, pp. 710–717, 2005 - Simultaneous detection of isoniazid, rifampin, and ethambutol resistance of by a single multiplex allele-specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay
Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, vol. 53, no. 3, pp. 201–208, 2005 - mediated urinary tract infections: Are there distinct uropathogenic (UPEC) pathotypes?
FEMS Microbiology Letters, vol. 252, no. 2, pp. 183–190, 2005 - Risk factors for recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, vol. 192, no. 3, pp. 981–982, 2005 - Challenges of epidemiology in the 21st century: comments from the leaders of several epidemiology associations
Annals of Epidemiology, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 1–4, 2005 - Clonal Groups and the Spread of Resistance to Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole in Uropathogenic Escherichia coli
Clinical Infectious Diseases, vol. 40, no. 8, pp. 1101–1107, 2005 - Escherichia coli Clonal Group A
Clinical Infectious Diseases, vol. 41, no. 4, pp. 568–568, 2005 - Influence of Study Population on the Identification of Risk Factors for Sexually Transmitted Diseases using a Case-Control Design: The Example of Gonorrhea
American Journal of Epidemiology, vol. 160, no. 4, pp. 393–402, 2004 - The Epidemiology of Acute Pyelonephritis in South Korea, 1997-1999
American Journal of Epidemiology, vol. 160, no. 10, pp. 985–993, 2004 - Identification of Risk Factors for Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis
Clinical Infectious Diseases, vol. 38, no. 2, pp. 199–205, 2004 - Acute Uncomplicated Cystitis in an Era of Increasing Antibiotic Resistance: A Proposed Approach to Empirical Therapy
Clinical Infectious Diseases, vol. 39, no. 1, pp. 75–80, 2004 - Prevalence of Group B Streptococcus Colonization and Potential for Transmission by Casual Contact in Healthy Young Men and Women
Clinical Infectious Diseases, vol. 39, no. 3, pp. 380–388, 2004 - Risk Factors for Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis
Clinical Infectious Diseases, vol. 39, no. 4, pp. 599–600, 2004 - Risk factors for recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis in women receiving maintenance antifungal therapy: Results of a prospective cohort study?
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, vol. 190, no. 3, pp. 644–653, 2004 - PicU, a second serine protease autotransporter of uropathogenic Escherichia coli
FEMS Microbiology Letters, vol. 230, no. 1, pp. 73–83, 2004 - Consistency of Self-Reported Sexual Behavior and Condom Use Among Current Sex Partners
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, vol. 31, no. 5, pp. 278–282, 2004 - Diversity and sharing of Haemophilus influenzae strains colonizing healthy children attending day-care centers
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, vol. 23, no. 1, pp. 41–46, 2004 - Haemophilus influenzae: Genetic Variability and Natural Selection To Identify Virulence Factors
Infection and Immunity, vol. 72, no. 5, pp. 2457–2461, 2004 - BMC Microbiology, vol. 4, no. 1, p. 1, 2004
- BMC Microbiology, vol. 4, no. 1, p. 12, 2004
- Comparison of DNA Dot Blot Hybridization and Lancefield Capillary Precipitin Methods for Group B Streptococcal Capsular Typing
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, vol. 42, no. 1, pp. 146–150, 2004 - Identification of a Gene Encoding Heat-Resistant Agglutinin in Escherichia coli as a Putative Virulence Factor in Urinary Tract Infection
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, vol. 41, no. 1, pp. 285–289, 2003 - Evaluation of Genotyping Large Numbers of Escherichia coli Isolates by Enterobacterial Repetitive Intergenic Consensus-PCR
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, vol. 41, no. 11, pp. 5224–5226, 2003 - Molecular epidemiology of Escherichia coli mediated urinary tract infections
Frontiers in Bioscience, vol. 8, no. 1-3, p. e235, 2003 - Spatial Mixing and Bridging
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, vol. 30, no. 10, pp. 750–751, 2003 - Epidemiology of urinary tract infections1Transmission and risk factors, incidence, and costs
Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 227–241, 2003 - Acute Pyelonephritis in US Hospitals in 1997 Hospitalization and In-hospital Mortality
Annals of Epidemiology, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 144–150, 2003 - Duration of Breastfeeding, Daycare, and Physician Visits among Infants 6 Months and Younger
Annals of Epidemiology, vol. 13, no. 6, pp. 431–435, 2003 - Antibiotic prescribing for cystitis: how well does it match published guidelines?
Annals of Epidemiology, vol. 13, no. 6, pp. 479–483, 2003 - Pyelonephritis in Korea; morbidity, mortality and economic costs
Annals of Epidemiology, vol. 13, no. 8, p. 579, 2003 - Long term Escherichia Coli asymptomatic bacteriuria in 50 diabetic women
Annals of Epidemiology, vol. 13, no. 8, pp. 582–583, 2003 - Epidemiology of urinary tract infections: Incidence, morbidity, and economic costs
Disease-a-Month, vol. 49, no. 2, pp. 53–70, 2003 - Correlates of antibiotic-resistant group B streptococcus isolated from pregnant women
Obstetrics & Gynecology, vol. 101, no. 1, pp. 74–79, 2003 - Lactation Mastitis
JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, vol. 289, no. 13, pp. 1609–1612, 2003 - Antibiotic prescribing for otitis media: how well does it match published guidelines?
Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 213–219, 2003 - Sexual Behavior of Older Women
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, vol. 30, no. 3, pp. 216–220, 2003 - Pyelonephritis at an Urban Medical Center: Prevalence of Antimicrobial Resistance and Process of Care
Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice, pp. 534–539, 2002 - Determinants of Co-Colonization with Group B Streptococcus Among Heterosexual College Couples
Epidemiology, vol. 13, no. 5, pp. 533–539, 2002 - Lactation Mastitis: Occurrence and Medical Management among 946 Breastfeeding Women in the United States
American Journal of Epidemiology, vol. 155, no. 2, pp. 103–114, 2002 - Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Are More Likely than Commensal E. coli to Be Shared between Heterosexual Sex Partners
American Journal of Epidemiology, vol. 156, no. 12, pp. 1133–1140, 2002 - Hormone replacement therapy did not reduce the risk of urinary tract infection in postmenopausal women
Evidence-based Obstetrics and Gynecology, vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 142–143, 2002 - Group B Streptococcus Colonization in Male and Nonpregnant Female University Students: A Cross-Sectional Prevalence Study
Clinical Infectious Diseases, vol. 34, no. 2, pp. 184–190, 2002 - Prevalence and Predictors of Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole Resistance among Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Isolates in Michigan
Clinical Infectious Diseases, vol. 34, no. 8, pp. 1061–1066, 2002 - Molecular Epidemiology of 3 Putative Virulence Genes for [ITAL]Escherichia coli[/ITAL] Urinary Tract Infection—[ITAL]usp, iha,[/ITAL] and [ITAL]iroN[/ITAL][TINF][ITAL]E. coli[/ITAL][/TINF]
The Journal of Infectious Diseases, vol. 185, no. 10, pp. 1521–1524, 2002 - Desquamative Inflammatory Vaginitis An Exploratory Case-Control Study
Annals of Epidemiology, vol. 12, no. 5, pp. 346–352, 2002 - Cranberry Juice and Adhesion of Antibiotic-Resistant Uropathogens
JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, vol. 287, no. 23, pp. 3082–3083, 2002 - Epidemiology of urinary tract infections: incidence, morbidity, and economic costs
The American Journal of Medicine, vol. 113, no. 1, pp. 5–13, 2002 - Sex Partner Concurrency
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, vol. 29, no. 3, pp. 133–143, 2002 - Identification of the Lipooligosaccharide Biosynthesis Gene lic2B as a Putative Virulence Factor in Strains of Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae That Cause Otitis Media
Infection and Immunity, vol. 70, no. 7, pp. 3551–3556, 2002 - Both Urinary and Rectal Escherichia coli Isolates Are Dominated by Strains of Phylogenetic Group B2
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, vol. 40, no. 11, pp. 3951–3955, 2002 - Use of Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis, Enterobacterial Repetitive Intergenic Consensus Typing, and Automated Ribotyping To Assess Genomic Variability among Strains of Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, vol. 40, no. 2, pp. 660–662, 2002 - BMC Infectious Diseases, vol. 2, no. 1, p. 1, 2002
- Prevalence of Known P-Fimbrial G Alleles in Escherichia coli and Identification of a New Adhesin Class
Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 637–640, 2001 - Optimization of a fluorescent-based phosphor imaging dot blot DNA hybridization assay to assess E. coli virulence gene profiles
Journal of Microbiological Methods, vol. 44, no. 3, pp. 225–233, 2001 - Urinary tract infection among women aged 40 to 65 Behavioral and sexual risk factors
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, vol. 54, no. 7, pp. 710–718, 2001 - Urinary tract infection in pregnancy was associated with mental retardation or developmental delay in infants
Evidence-based Obstetrics & Gynecology, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 82–83, 2001 - Urinary tract infections in postmenopausal women: effect of hormone therapy and risk factors
Obstetrics & Gynecology, vol. 98, no. 6, pp. 1045–1052, 2001 - Widespread Distribution of Urinary Tract Infections Caused by a Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli Clonal Group
New England Journal of Medicine, vol. 345, no. 14, pp. 1007–1013, 2001 - Frequency of Antibiotic Resistance among Group B Streptococcus Isolated from Healthy College Students
Clinical Infectious Diseases, vol. 33, no. 12, pp. e137–e139, 2001 - Molecular Epidemiology: Focus on Infection
American Journal of Epidemiology, vol. 153, no. 12, pp. 1135–1141, 2001 - Candida vaginitis
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, vol. 27, no. 4, pp. 230–235, 2000 - Urinary Tract Infection Self-Reported Incidence and Associated Costs
Annals of Epidemiology, vol. 10, no. 8, pp. 509–515, 2000 - An estradiol-releasing vaginal ring delayed the recurrence of urinary tract infection in post-menopausal women
Evidence-based Obstetrics & Gynecology, vol. 2, no. 1, p. 19, 2000 - Oral Chlamydia trachomatis in patients with established periodontitis
Clinical Oral Investigations, vol. 4, no. 4, pp. 226–232, 2000 - Pathogenesis of urinary tract infection: The role of sexual behavior and sexual transmission
Current Infectious Disease Reports, vol. 2, no. 6, pp. 513–517, 2000 - Integrated Genomic Map from Uropathogenic Escherichia coli J96
Infection and Immunity, vol. 68, no. 10, pp. 5933–5942, 2000 - Molecular Epidemiologic Approaches to Urinary Tract Infection Gene Discovery in Uropathogenic Escherichia coli
Infection and Immunity, vol. 68, no. 4, pp. 2009–2015, 2000 - Respiratory Symptoms in Mothers of Young Children
PEDIATRICS, vol. 106, no. 5, pp. 1013–1016, 2000 - Sensitivity and Specificity of Asthma Definitions and Symptoms Used in a Survey of Childhood Asthma
Journal of Asthma, vol. 36, no. 7, pp. 565–573, 1999 - Urinary tract infection in postmenopausal women
Current Infectious Disease Reports, vol. 1, no. 4, pp. 367–370, 1999 - Interrelationships Among Douching Practices, Risky Sexual Practices, and History of Self-Reported Sexually Transmitted Diseases in an Urban Population
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, vol. 25, no. 2, pp. 90–99, 1998 - Heterosexual Repertoire Is Associated With Same-Sex Experience
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, vol. 25, no. 5, pp. 232–236, 1998 - Condom Use and First-Time Urinary Tract Infection
Epidemiology, vol. 8, no. 6, p. 637, 1997 - Employee drug use, demographic characteristics, work reactions, and absenteeism.
Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, vol. 1, no. 1, Article ID 1996-04477-008, 7 pages, 1996 - The cost-effectiveness of placing urinary tract infection treatment over the counter
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, vol. 49, no. 11, pp. 1315–1321, 1996 - Prevalence of possible undiagnosed asthma and associated morbidity among urban schoolchildren
The Journal of Pediatrics, vol. 129, no. 5, pp. 735–742, 1996 - A comparison of self-reported drug use with a urine drug screen in a working population.
Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, vol. 3, no. 3, Article ID 1996-92908-001, 6 pages, 1995 - Breastfeeding practices and lactation mastitis
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 38, no. 5, pp. 755–761, 1994 - Mastitis among lactating women: Occurrence and risk factors
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 33, no. 6, pp. 701–705, 1991 - Health behavior and urinary tract infection in college-aged women
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, vol. 43, no. 4, pp. 329–337, 1990 - Epidemiologists and public health policy
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, vol. 42, no. 11, pp. 1107–1109, 1989