Lab Information
Carl Boodman (MD/PhD)
Junior ScientistCentre for Translational Biology
Department of Medicine (McGill)
Research Profile
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Carl-Boodman
Keywords
Bartonella quintana • Culture-negative bacterial infections • Vector-borne infections • Homelessness and health equity • Molecular epidemiologyResearch Interests
My research focuses on improving our understanding of neglected bacterial infections that disproportionately affect people living in conditions of poverty and social marginalization. More specifically, I study culture-negative bacterial infections, particularly louse-borne Bartonella quintana among populations experiencing homelessness. Most of my research is centred on developing and applying molecular tools to better diagnose these often-overlooked infections. I investigate how these pathogens are transmitted within communities and work closely with community and humanitarian partners to identify practical approaches to prevention, diagnosis, and care. By integrating laboratory science, clinical research, and community partnerships, I aim to strengthen infectious disease surveillance and ensure that advances in diagnostic microbiology benefit underserved populations.Team Members
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Latest Publications
- Boodman, C., Gupta, N., Cimen, C., van Griensven, J., Cheng, M. P., Yansouni, C. P. & Bottieau, E. (2026). Etiologies of community-acquired febrile illness identified by TaqMan Array Card qPCR on blood samples: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of clinical microbiology, vol. 64, p. e0010126.
- Boodman, C., Cimen, C., Yansouni, C. P. & Cheng, M. P. (2026). Culture Clash: Dual-Pathogen Endocarditis and the Metagenomic Next Generation Sequencing Studies We Need. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, vol. 82, p. e193-e195.
- Boodman, C., Edouard, S., van Griensven, J., Koirala, K. D., Khanal, B., Rijal, S., Bhattarai, N. R., El Safi, S., Phe, T., Lim, K., Lutumba, P., Chappuis, F., Yansouni, C. P., Tsoumanis, A., Barbé, B., van Esbroeck, M., Verdonck, K., Boelaert, M., Gupta, N., Fournier, P.--. É. & Bottieau, E. (2025). Coxiella burnetii and Bartonella species serology of febrile patients with an established infectious or inflammatory diagnosis in Sudan, Nepal, and Cambodia. Microbiology spectrum, p. e0167525.
- Boodman, C., Cheng, M. P. & Yansouni, C. P. (2025). Bartonella quintana Endocarditis in Canadian Indigenous Communities Highlights the Need for Outbreak Investigation, Vector Surveillance and Access to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene. The Pediatric infectious disease journal, vol. 44, p. e385-e386.
- Boodman, C., Edouard, S., van Griensven, J., Koirala, K. D., Khanal, B., Rijal, S., Bhattarai, N. R., El Safi, S., Phe, T., Lim, K., Lutumba, P., Chappuis, F., Yansouni, C. P., Barbé, B., van Esbroeck, M., Verdonck, T., Boelaert, M., Fournier, P.-É. & Bottieau, E. (2025). Evidence of Coxiella burnetii and Bartonella species infections among patients with persistent febrile illness in four low- and middle-income countries. Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, vol. 31, p. 1389-1393.
- Boodman, C., Lindsay, L. R., Dibernardo, A., Loomer, C., Keynan, Y., Cheng, M. P., Yansouni, C. P., Gupta, N. & Coatsworth, H. (2024). Bartonella quintana Infection in Canada: A Retrospective Laboratory Study and Systematic Review of the Literature. Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland), vol. 13.
- Boodman, C. & Cheng, M. P. (2021). Nosocomial mucormycosis of the thigh. IDCases, vol. 25, p. e01225.
- Boodman, C., Libman, M., Ndao, M. & Yansouni, C. P. (2019). Case Report: Trypanosoma brucei Gambiense Human African Trypanosomiasis as the Cause of Fever in an Inpatient with Multiple Myeloma and HIV-1 Coinfection. The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, vol. 101, p. 123-125.
- Boodman, C., Chhonker, Y. S., Murry, D. J., Mah, A., Grant, J., Steiner, T., Libman, M., Nishi, C. & Charles, M. (2018). Case Report: Ivermectin and Albendazole Plasma Concentrations in a Patient with Disseminated Strongyloidiasis on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation and Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy. The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, vol. 99, p. 1194-1197.
