Joel Edward Mortensen , PhD

Doctorate: The Ohio State University Columbus, OH, 1983

Postdoctoral Residence Program in Medical and Public Health Microbiology: Baylor College of Medicine, University of Texas Medical School Houston, TX, 1985

Areas of specialization: Clinical mircrobiology

- Associate Professor, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center,

Peer Reviewed Publications

Motley, W Walker; Melson, Andrew T; Mortensen, Joel E (2011. ) Pediatric Metarrhizium anisopliae keratitis.Journal of AAPOS : the official publication of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus / American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, , 15 (1 ) ,101-3 More Information

Major, Tiffany A; Panmanee, Warunya; Mortensen, Joel E; Gray, Larry D; Hoglen, Niel; Hassett, Daniel J (2010. ) Sodium nitrite-mediated killing of the major cystic fibrosis pathogens Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, and Burkholderia cepacia under anaerobic planktonic and biofilm conditions.Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, , 54 (11 ) ,4671-7 More Information

Giannini, Courtney M; Kim, Hye K; Mortensen, Jonathan; Mortensen, Joel; Marsolo, Keith; Huppert, Jill (2010. ) Culture of non-genital sites increases the detection of gonorrhea in women.Journal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology, , 23 (4 ) ,246-52 More Information

Nguyen, Hiep T; Hurwitz, Richard S; Defoor, W Robert; Minevich, Eugene; McAdam, Alexander J; Mortensen, Joel E; Novak-Weekley, Susan M; Minnillo, Brian J; Elder, Jack S (2010. ) Trimethoprim in vitro antibacterial activity is not increased by adding sulfamethoxazole for pediatric Escherichia coli urinary tract infection.The Journal of urology, , 184 (1 ) ,305-10 More Information

Henson, M.O, R. Sheridan, J.E. Mortensen. (2010. ) Case Seventeen: A Critical Case of Community Pneumonia. .Journal of Continuing Education, , 12 (1 ) ,14-21

Morovic, A., A. Bowman, C. Meeks, J.E. Mortensen. (2010. ) Case Eighteen: Infection or Environment? .Journal of Continuing Education, , 12 (2 ) ,68-72

Propst, E.J., J.D. Prager, S.R. Shott, B. Koch, J.E. Mortensen, J.H. Greinwald. (2010. ) Resolution of hypoglossal nerve palsy associated with retropharyngeal abscess after prompt medical and surgical treatment. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra, ,

McDaniel, Cameron; Su, Shengchang; Panmanee, Warunya; Lau, Gee W; Browne, Tristan; Cox, Kevin; Paul, Andrew T; Ko, Seung-Hyun B; Mortensen, Joel E; Lam, Joseph S; Muruve, Daniel A; Hassett, Daniel J (2016. ) A Putative ABC Transporter Permease Is Necessary for Resistance to Acidified Nitrite and EDTA in Pseudomonas aeruginosa under Aerobic and Anaerobic Planktonic and Biofilm Conditions.Frontiers in microbiology, , 7 ,291 More Information

Mortensen, Joel E; Ventrola, Cindi; Hanna, Sarah; Walter, Adam (2015. ) Comparison of time-motion analysis of conventional stool culture and the BD MAX™ Enteric Bacterial Panel (EBP).BMC clinical pathology, , 15 ,9 More Information

Rams, Thomas E; Feik, Diane; Mortensen, Joel E; Degener, John E; van Winkelhoff, Arie J (2014. ) Antibiotic susceptibility of periodontal Streptococcus constellatus and Streptococcus intermedius clinical isolates.Journal of periodontology, , 85 (12 ) ,1792-8 More Information

Wiederhold, Nathan P; Sutton, Deanna A; Li, De-Wei; Liang, Yu; Thompson, Elizabeth H; Wickes, Brian L; Herrera, Monica L; Rhoads, Sandra L; Mortensen, Joel E (2014. ) Stachybotrys eucylindrospora isolated from foreign material following a traumatic eye injury.Mycoses, , 57 (7 ) ,437-41 More Information

Gupta, Mani; Khalequzzaman, Md; Jodele, Sonata; Mortensen, Joel; Mueller, Mark A; Gupta, Anita (2014. ) Crusted scabies in a 15-year-old boy with congenital neutropenia and myelodysplastic syndrome.Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, , 32 (12 ) ,e49-51 More Information

Powell, Eleanor A; Blecker-Shelly, Deborah; Montgomery, Sandra; Mortensen, Joel E (2013. ) Application of matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry for identification of the fastidious pediatric pathogens Aggregatibacter, Eikenella, Haemophilus, and Kingella.Journal of clinical microbiology, , 51 (11 ) ,3862-4 More Information

Rams, Thomas E; Feik, Diane; Mortensen, Joel E; Degener, John E; van Winkelhoff, Arie J (2013. ) Antibiotic susceptibility of periodontal Enterococcus faecalis.Journal of periodontology, , 84 (7 ) ,1026-33 More Information

Anderson, Neil W; Buchan, Blake W; Mayne, Donna; Mortensen, Joel E; Mackey, Tami-Lea A; Ledeboer, Nathan A (2013. ) Multicenter clinical evaluation of the illumigene group A Streptococcus DNA amplification assay for detection of group A Streptococcus from pharyngeal swabs.Journal of clinical microbiology, , 51 (5 ) ,1474-7 More Information

Huppert, Jill S; Bennett, Kelly; Kollar, Linda M; Pattullo, Lucia; Mortensen, Joel E (2011. ) MRSA: rare in the vagina.Journal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology, , 24 (5 ) ,315-6 More Information

Powell, E., J.E. Mortensen (2016. ) What Every Microbiology Laboratory Needs to Know About Susceptibility Testing of Beta-Lactams and Gram-Negative Bacilli .Journal of Continuing Education: Topics and Issues, , 18 (1 ) ,4-12

Harrington, S., B.W. Buchan, C. Doern, R. Fader, M.J. Ferraro, D.R. Pillai, J. Rychert, J.E. Mortensen (2015. ) A multicenter evaluation of the BD MAX Enteric Bacterial Panel (EBP) for the detection of Salmonella spp., Shigella spp., Campylobacter spp., and Shiga-toxin-producing Escherichia coli .Journal of Clinical Microbiology, , 53 (5 ) ,1639 – 1647

Wilson, Rebecca J; Prus, Kristina; Ka, Fatou; Mortensen, Joel E (2026. ) Validation of the Gazelle point-of-care device for hemoglobin variant analysis in a predominantly pediatric population: performance comparison with conventional electrophoresis.Frontiers in medicine, , 13 ,1903717 More Information

Hoppe, Jordana E; Paisley, Andrew; Vigers, Tim; Moffett, Kathryn; Indihar, Veronica; Dasenbrook, Elliott; Mortensen, Joel E; Muhlebach, Marianne S; Siracusa, Christopher (2026. ) Reliability of Clinic-Obtained vs Self-Obtained Respiratory Samples From the Self-Sample Accuracy and Benefit Implementation Trial (S2wAB-IT).Chest, , 169 (6 ) ,1488-1495 More Information

Hall, Ashton D; Whitehurst, Daniel A; Mortensen, Joel E; Prus, Kristina; Staat, Mary A; Schlaudecker, Elizabeth P; Prasanphanich, Nina S (2025. ) Polymerase chain reaction fails to detect mixed malaria infections in siblings from Ethiopia.Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy, , 31 (9 ) ,102777 More Information

White, Anne M; Mutai, Dominic; Parsons, Allison; Cheruiyot, David; Kamath-Rayne, Beena D; Schaffzin, Joshua K; Mortensen, Joel E; Rule, Amy R L (2025. ) Disinfection of Neonatal Resuscitation Equipment in Resource-Limited Settings: Lessons From a Mixed-Methods Implementation Experience in Kenya.Global health, science and practice, , 13 (1 ) , More Information

Sautter, Robert L; Parrott, James Scott; Nachamkin, Irving; Diel, Christen; Tom, Ryan J; Bobenchik, April M; Bradford, Judith Young; Gilligan, Peter; Halstead, Diane C; LaSala, P Rocco; Mochon, A Brian; Mortensen, Joel E; Boyce, Lindsay; Baselski, Vickie (2024. ) American Society for Microbiology evidence-based laboratory medicine practice guidelines to reduce blood culture contamination rates: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Clinical microbiology reviews, , 37 (4 ) ,e0008724 More Information

Beckman, Martina; Firmenich, Emily; Cole, Conrad R; Haslam, David B; Mortensen, Joel E; Courter, Joshua D (2024. ) Characterization of initial CLABSI culture results to support antimicrobial de-escalation in pediatric GI inpatients.Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition, , 78 (6 ) ,1234-1240 More Information

Cox, Christina R; Weghorn, Kristin N; Ruger, Katie; Powers-Fletcher, Margaret V; Powell, Eleanor A; Mortensen, Joel E (2024. ) Clinical utility of multiplex PCR in the detection of pathogens from sterile body fluids.Journal of clinical microbiology, , 62 (4 ) ,e0161123 More Information

Teoh, Zheyi; Mortensen, Joel; Schaffzin, Joshua K (2022. ) Invasive Malassezia pachydermatis Infection in an 8-Year-Old Child on Lipid Parenteral Nutrition.Case reports in infectious diseases, , 2022 ,8636582 More Information

Murphy, Mark E; Powell, Eleanor; Courter, Joshua; Mortensen, Joel E (2021. ) Predicting Oral Beta-lactam susceptibilities against Streptococcus pneumoniae.BMC infectious diseases, , 21 (1 ) ,679 More Information

White, Anne M; Mutai, Dominic; Cheruiyot, David; Rule, Amy R L; Mortensen, Joel E; Schaffzin, Joshua K; Kamath-Rayne, Beena D (2021. ) Disinfection of Neonatal Resuscitation Equipment in Low-Resource Settings: The Importance, the Reality, and Considerations for the Future.International journal of environmental research and public health, , 18 (13 ) , More Information

Bogue, Amy L; Panmanee, Warunya; McDaniel, Cameron T; Mortensen, Joel E; Kamau, Edwin; Actis, Luis A; Johannigman, Jay A; Schurr, Michael J; Satish, Latha; Kotagiri, Nalinikanth; Hassett, Daniel J (2021. ) AB569, a non-toxic combination of acidified nitrite and EDTA, is effective at killing the notorious Iraq/Afghanistan combat wound pathogens, multi-drug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and Acinetobacter spp.PloS one, , 16 (3 ) ,e0247513 More Information

Brownell, Amanda D; Miraldi Utz, Virginia; Makoroff, Kathi L; Shapiro, Robert A; Mortensen, Joel E (2020. ) Chlamydia Conjunctivitis in 2 Prepubertal Children: An Uncommon Presentation of Child Sexual Abuse.Pediatric emergency care, , 36 (8 ) ,e473-e475 More Information

Powell, Eleanor A; Khalil, Nadim; DeBurger, Barbara; Mortensen, Joel E (2020. ) Combined Molecular and Phenotypic Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Is Beneficial in Detection of ESBL and AmpC Beta-Lactamase Producing Isolates of Enterobacteriaceae in Pediatric Patients with Bloodstream Infections.Microbial drug resistance (Larchmont, N.Y.), , 26 (7 ) ,825-830 More Information

McDaniel, Cameron T; Panmanee, Warunya; Winsor, Geoffrey L; Gill, Erin; Bertelli, Claire; Schurr, Michael J; Dongare, Prateek; Paul, Andrew T; Ko, Seung-Hyun B; Lau, Gee W; Dasgupta, Nupur; Bogue, Amy L; Miller, William E; Mortensen, Joel E; Haslam, David B; Dexheimer, Phillip; Muruve, Daniel A; Aronow, Bruce J; Forbes, Malcolm D E; Danilczuk, Marek; Brinkman, Fiona S L; Hancock, Robert E W; Meyer, Thomas J; Hassett, Daniel J (2020. ) AB569, a nontoxic chemical tandem that kills major human pathogenic bacteria.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, , 117 (9 ) ,4921-4930 More Information

Stokes, William; Simner, Patricia J; Mortensen, Joel; Oethinger, Margret; Stellrecht, Kathleen; Lockamy, Elizabeth; Lay, Tricia; Bouchy, Peggy; Pillai, Dylan R (2019. ) Multicenter Clinical Validation of the Molecular BD Max Enteric Viral Panel for Detection of Enteric Pathogens.Journal of clinical microbiology, , 57 (9 ) , More Information

Tchou, Michael J; Andersen, Heidi; Robinette, Eric; Mortensen, Joel E; Powell, Eleanor A; Ankrum, Andrea; Washam, Matthew C; Haslam, David B; Courter, Joshua D (2019. ) Accelerating Initiation of Adequate Antimicrobial Therapy Using Real-Time Decision Support and Microarray Testing.Pediatric quality & safety, , 4 (4 ) ,e191 More Information

Forster, Catherine S; Powell, Eleanor A; DeBurger, Barbara; Courter, Joshua; Haslam, David B; Mortensen, Joel E (2019. ) Association of systemic antimicrobials with the expression of beta-lactamases in bacteria cultured from urological patients.Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease, , 94 (4 ) ,391-394 More Information

Khalil, Nadim; Corker, Lisa; Powell, Eleanor A; Mortensen, Joel E (2019. ) Neonatal bacteremia and oligoarthritis caused by Rhodococcus corynebacterioides/Rhodococcus kroppenstedtii.Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease, , 94 (4 ) ,395-397 More Information

Scaggs Huang, Felicia A; Mortensen, Joel; Skoch, Jesse; Andersen, Heidi; Staat, Mary Allen; Schaffzin, Joshua K; Haslam, David B (2019. ) Successful Whole Genome Sequencing-guided Treatment of Mycoplasma hominis Ventriculitis in a Preterm Infant.The Pediatric infectious disease journal, , 38 (7 ) ,749-751 More Information

Beckman, Martina; Washam, Matthew C; DeBurger, Barbara; Haslam, David B; Courter, Joshua D; Andersen, Heidi; Schaffzin, Joshua K; Tchou, Michael J; Ankrum, Andrea; Mortensen, Joel (2019. ) Reliability of the Verigene system for the identification for Gram-positive Bacteria and detection of antimicrobial resistance markers from children with bacteremia.Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease, , 93 (3 ) ,191-195 More Information

DeBurger, Barbara A; Hanna, Sarah; Mortensen, Joel E (2018. ) Evaluation of alternate parasite transport systems for the BD MAX™ enteric parasite panel.Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease, , 92 (3 ) ,204-205 More Information

Wang, Qingqing; Wang, Bin; Saxena, Vijay; Miles, Lili; Tiao, Josh; Mortensen, Joel E; Nathan, Jaimie D (2018. ) The gut-liver axis: impact of a mouse model of small-bowel bacterial overgrowth.The Journal of surgical research, , 221 ,246-256 More Information

Forster, Catherine S; Courter, Joshua; Jackson, Elizabeth C; Mortensen, Joel E; Haslam, David B (2017. ) Frequency of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms Cultured From Urine of Children Undergoing Clean Intermittent Catheterization.Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, , 6 (4 ) ,332-338 More Information

Simner, Patricia J; Oethinger, Margret; Stellrecht, Kathleen A; Pillai, Dylan R; Yogev, Ram; Leblond, Helene; Mortensen, Joel (2017. ) Multisite Evaluation of the BD Max Extended Enteric Bacterial Panel for Detection of Yersinia enterocolitica, Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli, Vibrio, and Plesiomonas shigelloides from Stool Specimens.Journal of clinical microbiology, , 55 (11 ) ,3258-3266 More Information

Powell, Eleanor A; Haslam, David; Mortensen, Joel E (2017. ) Performance of the check-points check-MDR CT103XL assay utilizing the CDC/FDA antimicrobial resistance isolate bank.Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease, , 88 (3 ) ,219-221 More Information

DeBurger, Barbara; Hanna, Sarah; Powell, Eleanor A; Ventrola, Cindi; Mortensen, Joel E (2017. ) Utilizing BD MAX™ Enteric Bacterial Panel to Detect Stool Pathogens from Rectal Swabs.BMC clinical pathology, , 17 ,7 More Information

Mortensen, Joel E; DeBurger, Barbara; Powell, Eleanor A; DiFranco-Fisher, Jeanna; Koeth, Laura; Weissman, Scott J (2016. ) Characterisation of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae from the southwestern Ohio, northern Kentucky and southeastern Indiana region.Journal of global antimicrobial resistance, , 7 ,141-144 More Information

Powell, Eleanor A; Mortensen, Joel E (2016. ) Extraction of total nucleic acids from bacterial isolates using the bioMérieux NucliSENS easyMAG total nucleic acid extractor.Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials, , 15 (1 ) ,54 More Information

Harmon, Nicole; Mortensen, Joel E; Robinette, Eric; Powell, Eleanor A (2016. ) Pediatric bacteremia caused by Chromobacterium haemolyticum/Chromobacterium aquaticum.Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease, , 86 (1 ) ,108-11 More Information

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