selected publications academic article Choi, H., Chatterjee, P., Hwang, M., Lichtfouse, E., Sharma, V. K., & Jinadatha, C. (2022). The viral phoenix: enhanced infectivity and immunity evasion of SARS-CoV-2 variants. 20(3), 1539-1544. Sharma, V. K., Jinadatha, C., Lichtfouse, E., Decroly, E., van Helden, J., Choi, H., & Chatterjee, P. (2021). COVID-19 epidemiologic surveillance using wastewater. 19(3), 1911-1915. Choi, H., Chatterjee, P., Lichtfouse, E., Martel, J. A., Hwang, M., Jinadatha, C., & Sharma, V. K. (2021). Classical and alternative disinfection strategies to control the COVID-19 virus in healthcare facilities: a review. ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS. 19(3), 1945-1951. Choi, H., Chatterjee, P., Coppin, J. D., Martel, J. A., Hwang, M., Jinadatha, C., & Sharma, V. K. (2021). Current understanding of the surface contamination and contact transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in healthcare settings. 19(3), 1935-1944. Simmons, S. E., Carrion, R., Alfson, K. J., Staples, H. M., Jinadatha, C., Jarvis, W. R., ... Stibich, M. A. (2021). Deactivation of SARS-CoV-2 with pulsed-xenon ultraviolet light: Implications for environmental COVID-19 control. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 42(2), 127-130. Clayton, J. A., Cadnum, J. L., Senders, S., Jinadatha, C., Chatterjee, P., Choi, H., ... Toltzis, P. (2021). Degree of concordance of Clostridioides difficile strains in adults with community-associated C. difficile infection and infants with C. difficile colonization. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 42(6), 731-736. Choi, H., Hwang, M., Chatterjee, P., Jinadatha, C., & Navarathna, D. H. (2021). Rare Lelliottia nimipressuralis from a wound infection case report using whole genome sequencing-based bacterial identification. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 101(4), 115538-115538. Sharma, V. K., Jinadatha, C., & Lichtfouse, E. (2020). Environmental chemistry is most relevant to study coronavirus pandemics. 18(4), 993-996. Coppin, J. D., Villamaria, F. C., Williams, M. D., Copeland, L. A., Zeber, J. E., & Jinadatha, C. (2020). Methods of a study of terminal cleaning of patient rooms. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 41(3), 375-376. Gonzalez-Orta, M., Saldana, C., Ng-Wong, Y., Cadnum, J., Jencson, A., Jinadatha, C., & Donskey, C. J. (2019). Are Many Patients Diagnosed With Healthcare-associated Clostridioides difficile Infections Colonized With the Infecting Strain on Admission?. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 69(10), 1801-1804. Sharma, V. K., Yu, X., McDonald, T. J., Jinadatha, C., Dionysiou, D. D., & Feng, M. (2019). Elimination of antibiotic resistance genes and control of horizontal transfer risk by UV-based treatment of drinking water: A mini review. Frontiers of Environmental Science and Engineering. 13(3), 37. Coppin, J. D., Villamaria, F. C., Williams, M. D., Copeland, L. A., Zeber, J. E., & Jinadatha, C. (2019). Increased time spent on terminal cleaning of patient rooms may not improve disinfection of high-touch surfaces. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 40(5), 605-606. Zeber, J. E., Coppin, J. D., Villamaria, F. C., Williams, M. D., Copeland, L. A., Chatterjee, P., Choi, H., & Jinadatha, C. (2019). Use of Ultraviolet Irradiation in Addition to Commonly Used Hospital Disinfectants or Cleaners Further Reduces the Bioburden on High-Touch Surfaces. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 6(12), ofz529. Feng, M., Jinadatha, C., McDonald, T. J., & Sharma, V. K. (2018). Accelerated Oxidation of Organic Contaminants by Ferrate(VI): The Overlooked Role of Reducing Additives. Environmental Science and Technology. 52(19), 11319-11327. Jinadatha, C., Stock, E. M., Miller, S. E., & McCoy, W. F. (2018). Environmental Validation of Legionella Control in a VHA Facility Water System. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 39(3), 259-266. Jinadatha, C., Villamaria, F. C., Coppin, J. D., Dale, C. R., Williams, M. D., Whitworth, R., & Stibich, M. (2017). Interaction of healthcare worker hands and portable medical equipment: a sequence analysis to show potential transmission opportunities. BMC Infectious Diseases. 17(1), 800. Coppin, J. D., Villamaria, F. C., Williams, M. D., Copeland, L. A., Zeber, J. E., & Jinadatha, C. (2017). Self-sanitizing copper-impregnated surfaces for bioburden reduction in patient rooms. American Journal of Infection Control. 45(6), 692-694. Hosein, I., Madeloso, R., Nagaratnam, W., Villamaria, F., Stock, E., & Jinadatha, C. (2016). Evaluation of a pulsed xenon ultraviolet light device for isolation room disinfection in a United Kingdom hospital. American Journal of Infection Control. 44(9), e157-e161. Jinadatha, C., Villamaria, F. C., Ganachari-Mallappa, N., Brown, D. S., Liao, I., Stock, E. M., Copeland, L. A., & Zeber, J. E. (2015). Can pulsed xenon ultraviolet light systems disinfect aerobic bacteria in the absence of manual disinfection?. American Journal of Infection Control. 43(4), 415-417. Villamaria, F. C., Berlanga, G., Liao, I., Ganachari-Mallappa, N., Stock, E. M., Zeber, J. E., & Jinadatha, C. (2015). Comparison of Environmental MRSA Levels on High-Touch Surfaces in Contact Isolation and Noncontact Isolation Patient Rooms. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 36(12), 1472-1475. Jinadatha, C., Simmons, S., Dale, C., Ganachari-Mallappa, N., Villamaria, F. C., Goulding, N., ... Stibich, M. (2015). Disinfecting personal protective equipment with pulsed xenon ultraviolet as a risk mitigation strategy for health care workers. American Journal of Infection Control. 43(4), 412-414. Jinadatha, C., Villamaria, F. C., Restrepo, M. I., Ganachari-Mallappa, N., Liao, I., Stock, E. M., Copeland, L. A., & Zeber, J. E. (2015). Is the pulsed xenon ultraviolet light no-touch disinfection system effective on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the absence of manual cleaning?. American Journal of Infection Control. 43(8), 878-881. Jinadatha, C., Hussain, Z., Erickson, T. A., Villamaria, F. C., Copeland, L. A., & Huber, T. W. (2015). Origin of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus health care-associated infections: evaluation of the role of anterior nares. American Journal of Infection Control. 43(10), 1125-1127. Sierra-Hoffman, M., Jinadatha, C., Carpenter, J. L., & Rahm, M. (2010). Postoperative instrumented spine infections: a retrospective review. 103(1), 25-30. Sierra-Hoffman, M., Watkins, K., Jinadatha, C., Fader, R., & Carpenter, J. L. (2005). Clinical significance of Aerococcus urinae: a retrospective review. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 53(4), 289-292.