Trang Trinh, PharmD, MPH

Associate Professor
Department of Clinical Pharmacy
Trinh
[email protected]
Phone: +1 415 885-3817
Fax: +1 415 476-6632
521 Parnassus Avenue, Rm 3601
UCSF Box 0622
San Francisco, CA 94117
United States

Links

UCSF Profiles

Affiliations

UCSF centers, institutes, and research programs

Faculty Member, Medication Outcomes Center

University committees and service

Research Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Anti-Racism (R-IDEA) Oversight Committee, Affiliated with the Office of the Associate Vice Chancellor for Research Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Anti-Racism (IDEA), 2023-2025, University of California San Francisco

What I do

My research incorporates data science to predict real-world outcomes associated with antibiotic use in adults with infections. I teach epidemiology and infectious disease pharmacotherapy in the School of Pharmacy curriculum. I also provide support on continuous quality improvement and research projects conducted through UCSF Health’s Antimicrobial Subcommittee and pharmacy residency program.

Departmental research area

clinical research

My research expertise

infectious disease epidemiology, risk factors and outcomes of drug-resistant bacterial infections, comparative effectiveness research

Clinical expertise

Infectious diseases, antimicrobial stewardship

Professional background

Degrees

MPH, Wayne State University
PharmD, University of Maryland
BS, Biology, University of Florida

Postgraduate training

Fellowship, Infectious Diseases Outcomes, Wayne State University
PGY2, Infectious Diseases, University of Florida Health, Shands Hospital
PGY1, Pharmacy Practice Residency, University of Florida Health, Shands Hospital

Training and professional development

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training, University of California San Francisco, 2022

Biography

Trang Trinh is an Associate Professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy's Medication Outcomes Center. Her research areas focus on antimicrobial stewardship interventions and pharmacoepidemiology of difficult-to-treat bacterial infections. In addition to her research focus, Trang also teaches epidemiology and infectious disease pharmacotherapy in the School of Pharmacy curriculum. She precepts and mentors pharmacy students and residents on infectious diseases research and continuous quality improvement projects.

Research keywords

  • Infectious diseases
  • comparative effectiveness
  • antimicrobial stewardship
  • multidrug resistant bacteria
  • clinical epidemiology
  • vancomycin
  • Skin
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • Skin Diseases, Bacterial
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Bacterial Infections
  • Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
  • drug resistant MRSA
  • Cephalosporins
  • Febrile Neutropenia
  • Cross Infection
  • Fosfomycin
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial
  • Pseudomonas Infections
  • Bacteremia

Publications

Zasowski EJ, Trinh TD, Claeys KC, Dryden M, Shlyapnikov S, Bassetti M, Carnelutti A, Khachatryan N, Kurup A, Pulido Cejudo A, Melo L, Cao B, Rybak MJ. International Validation of a Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Risk Assessment Tool for Skin and Soft Tissue Infections. Infect Dis Ther. 2022 Dec; 11(6):2253-2263.
Zasowski EJ, Trinh TD, Claeys KC, Lagnf AM, Bhatia S, Klinker KP, Veve MP, Estrada SJ, Johns ST, Sawyer AJ, Huang V, LaFrance B, Levine DP, Kaye KS, Davis SL, Rybak MJ. Multicenter Cohort Study of Ceftaroline Versus Daptomycin for Treatment of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Infection. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2022 Mar; 9(3):ofab606.
Alosaimy S, Lagnf AM, Morrisette T, Jorgensen SCJ, Trinh TD, Zasowski EJ, Scipione MR, Zhao JJ, Mynatt R, Herbin S, Dhar S, Chopra T, Janisse J, Rebold N, Pogue JM, Rybak MJ. Standardized Treatment and Assessment Pathway Improves Mortality in Adults With Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia: STAPH Study. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2021 Jul; 8(7):ofab261.
Trinh TD, Strnad L, Damon L, Dzundza JH, Graff LR, Griffith LM, Hilts-Horeczko A, Olin R, Shenoy S, DeVoe C, Wang L, Rodriguez-Monguio R, Gu TM, Hampton SR, Macapinlac BAC, Yang K, Doernberg SB. Reductions in vancomycin and meropenem following the implementation of a febrile neutropenia management algorithm in hospitalized adults: An interrupted time series analysis. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2021 09; 42(9):1090-1097.
Jorgensen SCJ, Zasowski EJ, Trinh TD, Lagnf AM, Bhatia S, Sabagha N, Abdul-Mutakabbir JC, Alosaimy S, Mynatt RP, Davis SL, Rybak MJ. Daptomycin Plus β-Lactam Combination Therapy for Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Infections: A Retrospective, Comparative Cohort Study. Clin Infect Dis. 2020 06 24; 71(1):1-10.
Zasowski EJ, Trinh TD, Atwan SM, Merzlyakova M, Langf AM, Bhatia S, Rybak MJ. Corrigendum to: The Impact of Concomitant Empiric Cefepime on Patient Outcomes of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Infections Treated With Vancomycin. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2020 Jun; 7(6):ofaa059.
Alosaimy S, Sabagha NL, Lagnf AM, Zasowski EJ, Morrisette T, Jorgensen SCJ, Trinh TD, Mynatt RP, Rybak MJ. Monotherapy with Vancomycin or Daptomycin versus Combination Therapy with β-Lactams in the Treatment of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Bloodstream Infections: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis. Infect Dis Ther. 2020 Jun; 9(2):325-339.
Jorgensen SCJ, Trinh TD, Zasowski EJ, Lagnf AM, Simon SP, Bhatia S, Melvin SM, Steed ME, Finch NA, Morrisette T, Estrada SJ, Rosenberg JR, Davis SL, Rybak MJ. Real-World Experience with Ceftolozane-Tazobactam for Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2020 03 24; 64(4).
Jorgensen SCJ, Trinh TD, Zasowski EJ, Lagnf AM, Bhatia S, Melvin SM, Simon SP, Rosenberg JR, Steed ME, Estrada SJ, Morrisette T, Davis SL, Rybak MJ. Evaluation of the INCREMENT-CPE, Pitt Bacteremia and qPitt Scores in Patients with Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Infections Treated with Ceftazidime-Avibactam. Infect Dis Ther. 2020 Jun; 9(2):291-304.
Jorgensen SCJ, Trinh TD, Zasowski EJ, Lagnf AM, Bhatia S, Melvin SM, Steed ME, Simon SP, Estrada SJ, Morrisette T, Claeys KC, Rosenberg JR, Davis SL, Rybak MJ. Real-World Experience With Ceftazidime-Avibactam for Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2019 Dec; 6(12):ofz522.
Trinh TD, Jorgensen SCJ, Zasowski EJ, Claeys KC, Lagnf AM, Estrada SJ, Delaportes DJ, Huang V, Klinker KP, Kaye KS, Davis SL, Rybak MJ. Multicenter Study of the Real-World Use of Ceftaroline versus Vancomycin for Acute Bacterial Skin and Skin Structure Infections. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2019 11; 63(11).
Trinh TD, Smith JR, Rybak MJ. Parenteral Fosfomycin for the Treatment of Multidrug Resistant Bacterial Infections: The Rise of the Epoxide. Pharmacotherapy. 2019 11; 39(11):1077-1094.
Ho S, Nguyen L, Trinh T, MacDougall C. Recognizing and Overcoming Resistance to New Beta-Lactam/Beta-Lactamase Inhibitor Combinations. Curr Infect Dis Rep. 2019 Sep 09; 21(10):39.
Claeys KC, Zasowski EJ, Trinh TD, Casapao AM, Pogue JM, Bhatia N, Mynatt RP, Wilson SS, Arthur C, Welch R, Sherwin R, Hafeez W, Levine DP, Kaye KS, Delgado G, Giuliano CA, Takla R, Rieck C, Johnson LB, Murray KP, Gordon J, Reyes K, Hartman P, Davis SL, Rybak MJ. Open-Label Randomized Trial of Early Clinical Outcomes of Ceftaroline Fosamil Versus Vancomycin for the Treatment of Acute Bacterial Skin and Skin Structure Infections at Risk of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Infect Dis Ther. 2019 Jun; 8(2):199-208.
Zasowski EJ, Trinh TD, Atwan SM, Merzlyakova M, Langf AM, Bhatia S, Rybak MJ. The Impact of Concomitant Empiric Cefepime on Patient Outcomes of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Infections Treated With Vancomycin. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2019 07; 6(7):ofz077.
Trinh TD, Zasowski EJ, Claeys KC, Casapao AM, Compton M, Lagnf A, Kidambi SD, Levine DP, Rybak MJ. Role of Vancomycin Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations by Modified Population Analysis Profile Method and Clinical Outcomes in High Inoculum Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections. Infect Dis Ther. 2018 Mar; 7(1):161-169.
Zasowski EJ, Murray KP, Trinh TD, Finch NA, Pogue JM, Mynatt RP, Rybak MJ. Identification of Vancomycin Exposure-Toxicity Thresholds in Hospitalized Patients Receiving Intravenous Vancomycin. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2018 01; 62(1).
Claeys KC, Zasowski EJ, Trinh TD, Lagnf AM, Davis SL, Rybak MJ. Antimicrobial Stewardship Opportunities in Critically Ill Patients with Gram-Negative Lower Respiratory Tract Infections: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Analysis. Infect Dis Ther. 2018 Mar; 7(1):135-146.
Trinh TD, Zasowski EJ, Claeys KC, Lagnf AM, Kidambi S, Davis SL, Rybak MJ. Multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa lower respiratory tract infections in the intensive care unit: Prevalence and risk factors. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2017 Sep; 89(1):61-66.
Zasowski EJ, Trinh TD, Claeys KC, Casapao AM, Sabagha N, Lagnf AM, Klinker KP, Davis SL, Rybak MJ. Multicenter Observational Study of Ceftaroline Fosamil for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Infections. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2017 02; 61(2).
Cho JC, Salas DE, Trinh TD, Zmarlicka MT, Malepsy JM, Lockwood AM, Colley PD, Buehrle DJ. Postgraduate training and career opportunities in infectious diseases pharmacy. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2015 Oct 01; 72(19):1606-9.
Trinh TD, Klinker KP. Antimicrobial Stewardship in the Emergency Department. Infect Dis Ther. 2015 Sep; 4(Suppl 1):39-50.