Professor
Washington University School of Medicine
Barbara W. Trautner, MD, PhD is Co-Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Washington University in St. Louis, and is affiliated with both the Houston and St. Louis VA Medical Centers. Her primary research interest is urinary tract infection (UTI) and the related condition of asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB). Dr. Trautner’s frustration with seeing her patients’ bladder flora become more resistant after courses of unnecessary antibiotics for ASB led to two productive areas of investigation: (1) antibiotic-sparing strategies for prevention and management of UTI, including bacteriophage, and (2) implementation of antibiotic stewardship guidelines, particularly for UTI and ASB.