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Overview

David C. Hooper is affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital in the United States. Their research primarily spans multiple fields within medicine and molecular biology. Their works focus largely on infectious diseases, molecular medicine, and epidemiology, with significant contributions also in genetics.

The scientist's publications cover a range of topics, including but not limited to:

  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
  • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Antibiotic Use and Resistance
  • Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing

Recent notable papers include:

  • Pasteurella multocida infections: Report of 34 cases and review of the literature, 2020, PubMed
  • Phylogenetic analysis of SARS-CoV-2 in Boston highlights the impact of superspreading events, 2020, Science
  • Metallo-β-Lactamases: Structure, Function, Epidemiology, Treatment Options, and the Development Pipeline, 2020, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
  • Inappropriate empirical antibiotic therapy for bloodstream infections based on discordant in-vitro susceptibilities: a retrospective cohort analysis of prevalence, predictors, and mortality risk in US hospitals, 2020, The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  • Tecovirimat for the Treatment of Human Monkeypox: An Initial Series From Massachusetts, United States, 2022, Open Forum Infectious Diseases

David C. Hooper has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Erica S. Shenoy
  • Kimon C. Zachary
  • Virginia Pierce
  • Q. C. Truong-Bolduc
  • Melis N. Anahtar

Their research is extensively published in specific venues, reflecting areas of expertise and focus:

  • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
  • Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
  • Open Forum Infectious Diseases
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

This body of work situates David C. Hooper among active researchers in infection control, antibiotic resistance, and molecular epidemiology. The presence of numerous publications in both peer-reviewed journals and preprint servers highlights ongoing contributions to evolving scientific discussions in infectious diseases and molecular medicine.

Best Publications

  • Hospital-Acquired Infections Due to Gram-Negative Bacteria

    Anton Yariv Peleg;David C Hooper

  • Fluoroquinolone-modifying enzyme: a new adaptation of a common aminoglycoside acetyltransferase

    Ari Robicsek;Jacob Strahilevitz;George A Jacoby;Mark Macielag

  • The worldwide emergence of plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance

    Ari Robicsek;Ari Robicsek;George A Jacoby;George A Jacoby;David C Hooper

  • Enterobacter bacteremia: clinical features and emergence of antibiotic resistance during therapy

    Joseph W. Chow;Michael J. Fine;David M. Shlaes;John P. Quinn

  • Plasmid-Mediated Quinolone Resistance: a Multifaceted Threat

    Jacob Strahilevitz;George A. Jacoby;David C. Hooper;Ari Robicsek

  • The fluoroquinolones: structures, mechanisms of action and resistance, and spectra of activity in vitro.

    J S Wolfson;D C Hooper

  • Prevalence in the United States of aac(6′)-Ib-cr Encoding a Ciprofloxacin-Modifying Enzyme

    Chi Hye Park;Ari Robicsek;George A. Jacoby;Daniel Sahm

  • Fluoroquinolone antimicrobial agents.

    J S Wolfson;D C Hooper

  • Emerging mechanisms of fluoroquinolone resistance.

    David C. Hooper

  • qnr Prevalence in Ceftazidime-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Isolates from the United States

    A. Robicsek;J. Strahilevitz;D. F. Sahm;G. A. Jacoby

  • Fluoroquinolone antimicrobial agents.

    David C. Hooper;John S. Wolfson

  • Pasteurella multocida infections: Report of 34 cases and review of the literature

    David Jay Weber;John S. Wolfson;Morton N. Swartz;David C. Hooper

  • Mechanisms of drug resistance: quinolone resistance.

    David C. Hooper;George A. Jacoby;George A. Jacoby

  • Mechanisms of fluoroquinolone resistance

    David C. Hooper

  • Plasmid-Mediated Quinolone Resistance in Clinical Isolates of Escherichia coli from Shanghai, China

    Minggui Wang;Minggui Wang;John H. Tran;George A. Jacoby;Yingyuan Zhang

  • Quinolone antimicrobial agents

    David C. Hooper;John S. Wolfson

  • qnrB, another plasmid-mediated gene for quinolone resistance

    George A. Jacoby;Kelley E. Walsh;Debra M. Mills;Victoria J. Walker

  • Increased US Emergency Department Visits for Skin and Soft Tissue Infections, and Changes in Antibiotic Choices, During the Emergence of Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

    Daniel J. Pallin;Daniel J. Egan;Andrea J. Pelletier;Janice A. Espinola

  • Mechanisms of Action of Antimicrobials: Focus on Fluoroquinolones

    David C. Hooper

  • Difficult-to-Treat Resistance in Gram-negative Bacteremia at 173 US Hospitals: Retrospective Cohort Analysis of Prevalence, Predictors, and Outcome of Resistance to All First-line Agents.

    Sameer S Kadri;Sameer S Kadri;Jennifer Adjemian;Jennifer Adjemian;Yi Ling Lai;Alicen B Spaulding

  • Cross-resistance to fluoroquinolones in multiple-antibiotic-resistant (Mar) Escherichia coli selected by tetracycline or chloramphenicol: decreased drug accumulation associated with membrane changes in addition to OmpF reduction.

    S P Cohen;L M McMurry;D C Hooper;J S Wolfson

Frequent Co-Authors

George A. Jacoby
George A. Jacoby Tufts University
Rochelle P. Walensky
Rochelle P. Walensky Harvard University
Michael Klompas
Michael Klompas Brigham and Women's Hospital
Hang Lee
Hang Lee Harvard University
Robert L. Danner
Robert L. Danner National Institutes of Health
Tianhong Dai
Tianhong Dai Harvard University
Carlos A. Camargo
Carlos A. Camargo Harvard University
Chun-Hsing Liao
Chun-Hsing Liao Memorial Hospital of South Bend
Mary Jane Ferraro
Mary Jane Ferraro Harvard University
Victoria J. Fraser
Victoria J. Fraser Washington University in St. Louis

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