Eimear Kitt, MD, is an attending physician with the Division of Infectious Diseases at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. She is also an Associate Medical Director of Infection Prevention and Control and Associate Program Director of the Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program. Her global health research interests have focused mainly on Botswana, where she works to determine risk factors for inappropriate antibiotic use in high-risk populations to inform appropriate stewardship initiatives.
The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
Medicine and Surgery - Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
Medicine/Pediatrics - Baystate Medical Center/Tufts University, Springfield, MA
Medicine/Pediatrics - Baystate Medical Center/Tufts University, Springfield, MA (Chief Resident)
Pediatric Infectious Diseases - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Internal Medicine – American Board of Internal MedicinePediatrics – American Board of Pediatrics
MS in Clinical Epidemiology Candidate - Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Clinical Research Certificate - Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Attending Physician
Associate Medical Director, Department of Infection Prevention and Control
Fellowship Program Director
Outcomes related to antimicrobial use in high-risk populations including global health settings Epidemiology of respiratory viruses in children; including SARS-CoV-2 and influenza
Kitt E, Burt S, Price SM, Satchell L, Offit PA, Sammons JS, Coffin SE. Implementation of a Mandatory Influenza Vaccine Policy: A 10-Year Experience. Clin Infect Dis. 2020 Jun 17:ciaa782. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa782. Online ahead of print.PMID: 33372217
Kitt E, Drew RJ, Cunney R, Beekmann SE, Polgreen P, Butler K, Zaoutis T, Coffin SE. Diagnosis and Management of Pediatric Influenza in the Era of Rapid Diagnostics. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2020 Feb 28;9(1):51-55. doi: 10.1093/jpids/piy118.PMID: 30476135
Kitt E, Hayes M, Cárdenas AM, Green AM. Interpretation and management of positive anti-hepatitis B core antibody tests in immunocompromised pediatric patients. Transpl Infect Dis. 2019 Mar 13: e13074. doi: 10.1111/tid.13074
Szymczak JE, Kitt E, Hayes M, Chiotos K, Coffin SE, Schriver ER, Patton AM, Metjian TA, Gerber JS. Threatened efficiency not autonomy: Prescriber perceptions of an established pediatric antimicrobial stewardship program. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology 2019 Mar 28:1-6. doi: 10.1017/ice.2019.47
Geoghegan S, Kitt E, Offit, PA. Measles: A Serious, Highly Contagious Infection Makes a Comeback. Spring 2019 57-63. Infectious Diseases Special Edition. Summer 2019 51-55.
Kitt E, O’Callaghan KP, Posch, LC. Significant Updates to the US Vaccination Schedule. Infectious Diseases Special Edition. Spring 2019 57-63.
Kitt E, Beekman, SE, Drew, RJ, K. Butler, R. Cunney, Polgreen P, T. Zaoutis, S. Coffin. A National Survey on the Diagnosis and Management of Pediatric Influenza". J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2018 Nov 22. doi: 10.1093/jpids/piy118
Kitt E, May, RM, Steenhoff, AP. Rash and Hepatosplenomegaly in a Newborn. Published in Journal of Medical Microbiology Case Reports. 2017, 6(4). doi: 10.1099/jmmcr.0.005098
Kitt E, Brannock KR, VonHoltz LA, Planet Paul J, Graf Erin H, Pillai V. A case report of Pediatric Brucellosis in an Algerian immigrant. Open forum infectious diseases. 2017 February 10; 4(1). doi:10.1093/ofid/ofw263
Kitt E, Keaton AA, Graf EH. The Brief Case: Probable Transfusion-Transmitted Babesiosis in a Transplant Recipient. Journal of clinical microbiology. 2016; 54(11):2632-2634. PubMed [journal] PMID: 27935831, PMCID: PMC5078536
Kitt E, Keaton AA, Graf EH. Closing the Brief Case: Probable Transfusion-Transmitted Babesiosis in a Transplant Recipient. Journal of clinical microbiology. 2016; 54(11):2842.l PubMed [journal] PMID: 27935832, PMCID: PMC5078567
Kitt E, Friderici J, Kleppel R, Canarie M. Procedural sedation for MRI in children with ADHD. Paediatric anaesthesia. 2015; 25(10):1026-32. PubMed [journal] PMID: 26201684
Das JP, Chew N, Kitt E, Murphy C, O'Rourke J, Power M, McConkey SJ. Extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation in the management of 2009 influenza A (H1N1) refractory respiratory failure. Irish medical journal. 2011; 104(3):90-1. PubMed [journal] PMID: 21667616
S. Landers, M. Murray, E. O’Neill, E. Kitt, S. Chotirmall, NG. McElvaney, SJ O’Neill. Prevalence and Impact of Rhinosinusitis on Quality of Life in Alpha-1 Antitrypsin deficiency. Irish Presented at the Irish Thoracic Society Annual Meeting 6th November 2009 and published online in Irish Journal of Medical Science: Volume 178 (supp) 2
Kitt E, Steenhoff A, Rutstein R. Chapter 55 Preventing HIV infection. In: Shah, Samir S editor. Pediatric Practice: Infectious Diseases 2nd edition. Philadelphia: Elsevier, 2018.
Kitt E, Steenhoff AP. Meningococcemia. In: Cabana MD, ed. The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult. 8th edition. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer, 2018
Kitt E, Steenhoff AP. Anthrax. In: Cabana MD, ed. The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult. 8th edition. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer, 2018
Kitt E, Bassiri H. Smallpox: In: Cabana MD, ed. The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult. 8th edition. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer, 2018
Kitt E, Bassiri H. Anaerobic Infections: In: Cabana MD, ed. The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult. 8th edition. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer, 2018.
Kitt E, Bassiri H. Tetanus: In: Cabana MD, ed. The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult. 8th edition. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer, 2018
Kitt E, Emmer K, Sewawa BK, Twomey C, Enisor R, Hayes M, Mazhani L, Arscott-Mills T, Mulale U, Coffin SE, Steenhoff AP: Assessing Antibiotic Use in Hospitalized Pediatric Patients in Gaborone, Botswana: A Prospective Cohort Study. 37th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases, May 2019 in Ljubljana, Slovenia
Emmer K, Sewawa BK, Twomey C, Choi, H, Hayes M, Mazhani L, Arscott-Mills T, Mulale U, Coffin SE, Steenhoff AP, Kitt E: Epidemiology and Management of Neonatal Sepsis in Gaborone, Botswana. 37th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases, May 2019 in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Kitt E, Burt S, Satchell L, Price S, Sammons JS, Coffin SE. Implementation of a Mandatory Influenza Vaccine Policy: A 10-year Experience. Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Annual Conference, Spring 2019 in Boston, USA.
Kitt E, Drew, RJ, K. Butler, R. Cunney, T. Zaoutis, S. Coffin. An International Survey on Current Diagnostic and Treatment Approaches to Pediatric Influenza. Oral presentation at ESPID (European Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases) Annual Meeting Sweden May 2018.
Kitt E, Ulloa ER, Geoghegan S. Aseptic Abscesses in an Immunocompromised Host. Poster presentation at ESPID (European Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases) Annual Meeting Sweden May 2018.
Ulloa ER, Kitt E, Planet P. A Head Scratcher: Tularemia presenting as Cervical Lymphadenopathy. Poster presentation at ESPID (European Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases) Annual Meeting Sweden May 2018.
Ulloa ER, Kitt E, Planet P. Pulmonary Nocardiosis in Cystic Fibrosis: Colonizer or Pathogen? Poster presentation at ESPID (European Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases) Annual Meeting Sweden May 2018.
Kitt E, Ross R, Gerber JS. Reasons for broad-spectrum antimicrobial use for bacterial ARTI in the outpatient setting. Oral presentation at ESPID (European Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases) Annual Meeting Madrid May 2017.
Kitt E, Vella LA, Cardenas AM, Fisher BT. Transfusion-Acquired Babesiosis in an Immunocompromised Host. Poster presentation at ESPID (European Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases) Annual Meeting Madrid May 2017.
Kitt, Graf EH, Bergelson JM. Dengue Associated Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis. Poster presentation at ESPID (European Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases) Annual Meeting Madrid May 2017.
Ulloa ER, Kitt E, Cardenas AM, Silverman M. Malaria’ Trojan Horse: A case of mixed-species malaria infection. Poster presentation at ESPID (European Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases) Annual Meeting Madrid May 2017.
Ulloa ER, Kitt E, Planet PJ. Non-neonatal Herpes-Simplex Virus-1 disguised as Bilateral ACA and MCA strokes. Poster presentation at ESPID (European Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases) Annual Meeting Madrid May 2017.
Ulloa ER, Kitt E, Offit P. Typhoid Redux. Poster presentation at ESPID (European Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases) Annual Meeting Madrid May 2017.
Chiotos K, Fowler J, Kitt E, Wolfe H, Yehya N, Kilbaugh T. Severe Legionella pneumophila pneumonia in an immunocompromised child. Oral presentation at the Society of Critical Care Medicine Annual Meeting, January 2017 in Honolulu, Hawaii.
2017-2018, European Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases Travel Award
2017-2018, St Jude’s/PIDS Pediatric Infectious Diseases Travel Award
2017, Melissa Ketunuti Endowed Fellowship in Infectious Diseases and Global Health
2016, Baystate Medicine-Pediatrics Residency Program Healthy Relationships Graduation Award
2013, Physician Communication Champion and Second place winner of the Baystate Health President’s Quality Award
2012-2014, Notable Teaching Award, Tufts University School of Medicine
2009, Corrigan Prize for Excellence in Clinical Medicine
2004, Awarded a 5-year full scholarship for Academic Distinction at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
2018, Reviewer, Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
2018, Ad-hoc reviewer, PloS One
2018, Ad-hoc reviewer, Journal of the Brazilian Society of Tropical Medicine
2018-present, Wellness Lead, Division of Infectious Diseases
2018-present, Infection Prevention and Control Committee
2018-present, Healthcare Associated Viral Infections “HAVI” Committee
2017-present, QI Initiative to standardize Hepatitis B screening in immunocompromised patients
2017-present, Blood Culture Mismatch Working Group
2017-present, Pre-transplant Evaluation Working Group
2016-present, CHOP Global Health Research Affinity Group
2015-present, Antimicrobial Stewardship Committee
2015-present, Educational Committee, Pediatric Infectious Diseases
2015-present, Wellness Committee, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellowship
European Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases
The International Pediatric Transplant Society
American Academy of Pediatrics
Infectious Diseases Society of America
Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society