Department of Medicine

University of Pittsburgh

Division of Infectious Diseases

Office of the Division Chief
John W. Mellors, MD
3550 Terrace Street
Scaife Hall-Suite 818
Pittsburgh, PA 15261
Phone: 412-383-7963
Fax: 412-383-7982
Email: jwm1@pitt.edu
Assistant: Lois Mathews
Email: lmm112@pitt.edu

ID Administrative Offices
c/o Division Administrator
Lisa Gundel
3601 Fifth Avenue
Falk Medical Building
Suite 3A - Room 303
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-2582
Phone: 412-648-6593
Fax: 412-648-6399
Email: lgundel@mail.magee.edu
Assistant: Betty Edwards
Email: eae5@pitt.edu
Phone: 412-648-6273

PATIENT SCHEDULING
General Infectious Diseases Clinic
University of Pittsburgh Infectious Diseases Clinics
Falk Medical Building
3601 Fifth Avenue – 7th Floor Falk Medical Building
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Appointments: 412-647-0996
Main ID Fax Number: 412-647-3162

HIV/AIDS Care Center
University of Pittsburgh Infectious Diseases
Falk Medical Building
3601 Fifth Avenue – 7th Floor Falk Medical Building
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Pittsburgh AIDS Center for Treatment Clinic (PACT)
PACT Appointments: 412-647-7228 or 1-877-788-7228
PACT Fax Number: 412-647-7951

Pittsburgh Treatment and Evaluation Unit (PTEU)
PTEU Appointments: 412-647-8125 or 1-888-396-7838
PTEU Fax Number: 412-647-6253

Transplant Infectious Diseases Clinic
University of Pittsburgh Infectious Diseases Clinics
Falk Medical Building
3601 Fifth Avenue – 7th Floor Falk Medical Building
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Appointments: 412-647-0996
ID Fax Number: 412-647-3162

ID Fellowship Coordinator
Kim Barnhart
University of Pittsburgh Infectious Diseases Clinics
Falk Medical Building
3601 Fifth Avenue – Suite 3A
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone: 412-648-6406
Fax: 412-648-6399
Email: kib9@pitt.edu

Carlene A. Muto, MD, MS
photo

Associate Professor of Medicine

Medical Director of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Medical Director for Infection Control

Center for Quality Improvement and Innovation, UPMC Health System
Office: Kaufmann Building, Suite 1215
3471 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
 
Phone: 412-692-2566
Fax: 412-692-2768
E-mail: camuto@pitt.edu
Education
BS, Bloomsburg University, Pennsylvania, 1983
MD, Temple Univefrsity School of Medicine, Pennsylvani, 1993
MS, University of Virginia, 1999
Training
Internship, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, 1994
Residency Training, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, 1996
Infectious Diseases Fellowship, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 1999
Area of Specialization/Research Interest  
Epidemiology of C. difficile disease
Epidemiology of MRSA
Epidemiology of VRE
Reduction of central-line associated BSIs
Reduction of Hospital acquired infections
 
Profile
Carlene A. Muto, MD, MS, is an Assistant Professor, Director of Infection Control and a member of the ID Epidemiology Research Unit. She is board certified in internal medicine and ID. She received a MS of Epidemiology during her ID training at University of Virginia. Her research interests include multidrug resistant bacteria and co-authored the SHEA guideline for Preventing Nosocomial Transmission of Multidrug-Resistant organisms. She has conducted studies to better characterize issues related to the emergence of a novel strain of C. difficile. She has successfully championed a BSI initiative that has resulted in a >70% infection reduction, is interested in IT as it relates to electronic identification of hospital-acquired infections, and participates in many patient safety committees and a variety of CDC related activities. She has chaired the PRHI Nosocomial Infection Advisory Committee, is a member of the PHC4 HAI Advisory Panel and chairs the SW PA MRSA prevention initiative.
Recent Grants
Title: Reducing Hospital Acquired Infections Demonstration Project RFA #2005-02
Role: PI
Amount:
Funding Agency: Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council and the Jewish Healthcare Foundation
Start Year: 2005
End Year: 2006
Recent Peer-Reviewed Publications
Title: High Frequency of Rifampin Resistance Identified in an Epidemic Clostridium difficile Clone from a Large Teaching Hospital
Author(s): Curry SR, Marsh JW, Shutt KA, Muto CA, O'Leary MM, Saul MI, Pasculle AW, Harrison LH
Year: 2009
Journal: Clin Infec Dis
Volume: 48
Page(s): 425-429
Title: Acquisition of rectal colonization by vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus among intensive care unit patients treated with piperacillin-tazobactam versus those receiving cefepime-containing antibiotic regimens
Author(s): Paterson DL, Muto CA, Ndirangu M, Lincen PK, otoski BA, Capitano B, Bonomo RA, Aron DC, Donskey CJ
Year: 2008
Journal: Antimicrobial Agents & Chemotherapy
Volume: 52(2)
Page(s): 465-469
Title: Genetic basis of multidrug resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates at a tertiary medical center in Pennsylvania
Author(s): Adams-Haduch JM, Paterson DL, Sidjabat HE, Pasculle AW, Potoski BA, Muto CA, Harrison LH, Doy Y
Year: 2008
Journal: Antimicrobial Agents & Chemotherapy
Volume: 52(11)
Page(s): 3837-43
Title: Control of an outbreak of infection with the hypervirulent Clostridium difficile BI strain in a university hospital using a comprehensive “bundle” approach.
Author(s): Muto CA, Blank MK, Marsh JW, Vergis EN, O'Leary MM, Shutt KA, Pasculle AW, Pokrywka M, Paterson DL
Year: 2007
Journal: Clin Infec DCis
Volume: 45
Page(s): 1266-73
For Pub Med search results, click here.