Katie E. Barber

Katie E. Barber

OLE MISS FACULTY

Department:
School of Pharmacy

Email:
kbarber@umc.edu

Work Phone:
(601) 984-2061

Education

Wayne State University, Infectious Diseases Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Fellowship2014
Detroit Medical Center, Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Residency2012
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Pharmacy Practice Residency2011
South Carolina College of Pharmacy, PharmD, Pharmacy2010

Publications

Letter

Barber KE, Rybak MJ, Sakoulas G, Vancomycin plus ceftaroline shows potent in vitro synergy and was successfully utilized to clear persistent daptomycin-non-susceptible MRSA bacteraemia. The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy, 2015 Jan;70(1):311-32015
Hall Snyder A, Werth BJ, Barber KE, Sakoulas G, Rybak MJ, Comment on: Failure of combination therapy with daptomycin and synergistic ceftriaxone for enterococcal endocarditis. The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy, 2015 Apr;70(4):1272-32015

Journal Article

Barber KE, Werth BJ, Rybak MJ, The combination of ceftaroline plus daptomycin allows for therapeutic de-escalation and daptomycin sparing against MRSA. The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy, 2015 Feb;70(2):505-92015
Werth BJ, Barber KE, Tran N, Nonejuie P, Sakoulas G, Pogliano J, Rybak MJ, Ceftobiprole and ampicillin increase daptomycin susceptibility of daptomycin-susceptible and -resistant VRE. The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy, 2015 Feb;70(2):489-932015
Barber KE, King ST, Stover KR, Pogue JM, Therapeutic options for vancomycin-resistant enterococcal bacteremia. Expert review of anti-infective therapy, 2015 Mar;13(3):363-772015
Smith JR, Barber KE, Raut A, Rybak MJ, β-Lactams enhance daptomycin activity against vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium in in vitro pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic models. Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 2015 May;59(5):2842-82015
Barber KE, Smith JR, Ireland CE, Boles BR, Rose WE, Rybak MJ, Evaluation of Ceftaroline Alone and in Combination against Biofilm-Producing Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus with Reduced Susceptibility to Daptomycin and Vancomycin in an In Vitro Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Model. Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 2015 Aug;59(8):4497-5032015
Smith JR, Barber KE, Hallesy J, Raut A, Rybak MJ, Telavancin demonstrates activity against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates with reduced susceptibility to vancomycin, daptomycin, and linezolid in broth microdilution MIC and one-compartment pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic models. Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 2015 Sep;59(9):5529-342015
Casapao AM, Davis SL, Barr VO, Klinker KP, Goff DA, Barber KE, Kaye KS, Mynatt RP, Molloy LM, Pogue JM, Rybak MJ, Large retrospective evaluation of the effectiveness and safety of ceftaroline fosamil therapy. Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 2014 May;58(5):2541-62014
Barber KE, Werth BJ, McRoberts JP, Rybak MJ, A novel approach utilizing biofilm time-kill curves to assess the bactericidal activity of ceftaroline combinations against biofilm-producing methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 2014 May;58(5):2989-922014
Werth BJ, Barber KE, Ireland CE, Rybak MJ, Evaluation of ceftaroline, vancomycin, daptomycin, or ceftaroline plus daptomycin against daptomycin-nonsusceptible methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in an in vitro pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic model of simulated endocardial vegetations. Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 2014 Jun;58(6):3177-812014
Hall Snyder A, Werth BJ, Barber KE, Sakoulas G, Rybak MJ, Evaluation of the novel combination of daptomycin plus ceftriaxone against vancomycin-resistant enterococci in an in vitro pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic simulated endocardial vegetation model. The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy, 2014 Aug;69(8):2148-542014
Barber KE, Werth BJ, Ireland CE, Stone NE, Nonejuie P, Sakoulas G, Pogliano J, Rybak MJ, Potent synergy of ceftobiprole plus daptomycin against multiple strains of Staphylococcus aureus with various resistance phenotypes. The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy, 2014 Nov;69(11):3006-102014
Barber KE, Ireland CE, Bukavyn N, Rybak MJ, Observation of "seesaw effect" with vancomycin, teicoplanin, daptomycin and ceftaroline in 150 unique MRSA strains. Infectious diseases and therapy, 2014 Jun;3(1):35-432014
Smith JR, Claeys KC, Barber KE, Rybak MJ, High-dose daptomycin therapy for staphylococcal endocarditis and when to apply it. Current infectious disease reports, 2014 Oct;16(10):4292014
Pogue JM, Mann T, Barber KE, Kaye KS, Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii: epidemiology, surveillance and management. Expert review of anti-infective therapy, 2013 Apr;11(4):383-932013
Rybak JM, Barber KE, Rybak MJ, Current and prospective treatments for multidrug-resistant gram-positive infections. Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy, 2013 Oct;14(14):1919-322013
Smith JR, Barber KE, Raut A, Aboutaleb M, Sakoulas G, Rybak MJ, β-Lactam combinations with daptomycin provide synergy against vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium. The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy, 2015;70(6):1738-43