Kristina K Bryant, MD
Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Highlights
Age Groups Seen
- Pediatrics
- Teenagers
Languages
- English
Gender
FemaleAbout Kristina K Bryant
Academic Title
Professor of Pediatrics
Biography/ Philosophy of Care
Dr. Bryant is the hospital epidemiologist at Norton Children’s Hospital and a member of the leadership team that coordinates infection prevention and control efforts at Norton Healthcare. She is active in state-wide efforts to prevent healthcare-associated infections and is a member of the Kentucky State Regional Infection Prevention and Epidemiology (K-STRIPE) committee. She is a former chair of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Guidelines Committee and has co-authored several infection prevention guideline/guidance documents. She is the co-editor of a book, Handbook of Pediatric Infection Prevention and Control, scheduled for publication this spring. In December 2016, Dr. Bryant was appointed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC), a federal advisory committee that provides advice and guidance to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) regarding strategies for surveillance and prevention and control of health care associated infections in United States health care facilities.
Recognition
Publications:
Murthy R, Bearman G, Brown S, Bryant K, Chinn R, Hewlett A, George BG, Goldstein EJC, Holzmann-Pazgal, Rupp ME, Wiemken T, Weese JS, Weber DJ. Animals in healthcare facilities: Recommendations to minimize potential risks. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2015;1-22.
Bryant KA, Harris AD, Gould CV, Humphreys E, Lundstrom T, Murphy DM, Olmsted R, Oriola S, Zerr D. Necessary infrastructure of infection prevention and healthcare epidemiology programs: A review. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2016;37(4):371-80.
Sethna CB, Bryant K, Munshi R, Warady BA, Richardson T, Lawlor J, Newland JG, Neu A; SCOPE Investigators. Risk Factors for and Outcomes of Catheter-Associated Peritonitis in Children: The SCOPE Collaborative. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2016;11(9):1590-6.
Peterson EB, Boland KA, Bryant KA, McKinley TF, Porter MB, Potter KE, Calhoun AW. Development of a Comprehensive Communication Skills Curriculum for Pediatric Residents. J Grad Med Educ. 2016;8:739-46.
Pierce R, Bryant K, Elward A, Lessler J, Milstone M. Bacterial Infections in Neonates Following Mupirocin-Based MRSA Decolonization: A Multicenter Cohort Study. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2017;38:930-6.
Ristagno EH, Bryant KA, Boland LF, Stout GG, Junkins AD, Woods CR, Myers JA, Espinosa CM. Effect of intranasal mupirocin prophylaxis on methicillin-resistant Staphyloccus aureus transmission and invasive staphylococcal infections in a neonatal intensive care unit. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2018;39:741-745.
Gildorf JR, Spearman P, Englund JA, Tan TQ, Bryant KA. Pediatric Infectious Diseases Meets the Future. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc 2018 [epub ahead of print]
Sandora TJ, Bryant KK, Cantey JB, Elward AM, Yokoe DS, Bartlett AH. SHEA neonatal intensive care unit white paper series: Practical approaches to Clostridioides difficile prevention. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2018; 29: 1149-1153.
Clinical Interests/Research
Clinical/Research Interests:
Clinical: Care of hospitalized children with infectious diseases, with an emphasis on the care of immunocompromised children with infections.
Research: Prevention of device-associated infections in children, Staphylococcus aureus infections in neonates and vaccine clinical trials. Dr. Bryant is an active participant in national research collaboratives to study the epidemiology and prevention of healthcare-associated infections in children.
Locations
- Norton Children's Infectious Diseases
- 411 East Chestnut Street, Level 3, Louisville, KY 40202
- Get Directions
- phone: 502-588-2348
- fax: 502-588-2334
Expertise
Education
- Fellowship: University of Louisville Hospital, Infectious Diseases, 2000
- Residency: University of Louisville School of Medicine, Pediatrics, 1997
- Medical Education: University of Louisville School of Medicine, Doctor of Medicine, 1994
Board Certifications
- Pediatric Infectious Diseases: American Board of Pediatrics, 2001
- Pediatrics: American Board of Pediatrics, 1997
Insurance
- Aetna
- Aetna Better Health
- Aetna Medicare Advantage
- Ambetter from MHS
- Ambetter from WellCare of Kentucky
- Anthem
- Anthem Indiana Medicaid
- Anthem MediBlue HMO/PPO
- Anthem Pathway
- Anthem Pathway Transition
- CareSource Indiana Medicaid
- CareSource Marketplace Kentucky and Indiana
- Cigna
- CorVel
- Coventry
- Encore
- Essence
- First Health Group Corp. (First Health)
- HealthSmart
- Hosparus
- Humana Medicaid
- Humana Medicare
- Indiana Health Network
- Indiana Medicaid
- Indiana Medicare
- Kentucky Medicaid
- Kentucky Medicare
- MDwise
- MHS
- Molina Healthcare
- MultiPlan
- Passport Health Plan Kentucky MCO
- Passport Marketplace
- Provider Net/OMCA
- Sagamore
- Signature Advantage
- SIHO
- TRICARE Humana Military
- United Healthcare
- United Healthcare Community Plan Indiana and Kentucky
- United Healthcare Medicare Advantage
- UofL Health – Frazier Rehabilitation Institute
- Veterans Affairs (VA)
- WellCare
- WellCare Medicare
- WellCare of Kentucky Medicaid (Kentucky MCO)
- Wellpath
- Workers’ Compensation
