Elizabeth L. Palavecino, MD
- Professor, Pathology

Elizabeth L. Palavecino, MD
Research Interests
- Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing
- Molecular Diagnosis
- Education
- MD, University of Chile School of Medicine Santiago-Chile, 1980
- MS, University of Minnesota Medical School, 1990
- Residency
- Universidad Catolica de Chile Graduate School, 1984
- Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, 1996
- Clinical Pathology, University Hospitals of Cleveland, 2002
- Fellowship
- Clinical Microbiology, University of Minnesota Medical School, 1992
- American Red Cross, 2003
- Board Certifications
- American Board of Pathology, Pathology-Anatomic/Pathology-Clinical
- American Board of Pathology, Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine
- American Board of Pathology, Pathology-Clinical
- Memberships
- American Society of Microbiology
- Positions
- Professor, Pathology
- Departments and Affiliations
- Pathology
- Office of Global Health
Research
- Intermittent occurrence of health care-onset influenza cases in a tertiary care facility during the 2017-2018 flu season. Bischoff W, Petraglia M, McLouth C, Viviano J, Bischoff T, Palavecino E. Am J Infect Control. 2020 01; 48(1):112-115.
- Microbial stability of syringes of anesthetic drugs prepared in the operating room. Segal S, Gunawan A, McLaughlin DH, Palavecino E. J Clin Anesth. 2019 Aug; 55:20-23.
- The Role of an Antimicrobial Stewardship Team in the Use of Rapid Diagnostic Testing in Acute Care: An Official Position Statement of the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists. Hill B, Narayanan N, Palavecino E, Perez KK, Premraj S, Streifel A, Wrenn RH, Zeitler K. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2018 04; 39(4):473-475.
- Double invasive fungal infection due to dematiaceous moulds in a renal transplant patient. El Helou G, Palavecino E, Nunez M. BMJ Case Rep. 2018 Feb; 2018
- Case Report: Strongyloides stercoralis Hyperinfection in a Patient with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia. Guerrero-Wooley R, Aranda-Aguirre E, Li W, Wilkin A, Palavecino E. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 2017 Nov; 97(5):1629-1631.