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George G. Zhanel

George G. Zhanel

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Microbiology

D-Index
90
Citations
29038
World Ranking
684
National Ranking
16

Medicine

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90
Citations
29121
World Ranking
12225
National Ranking
494

Overview

George G. Zhanel is affiliated with the University of Manitoba in Canada. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on several subfields including Epidemiology, Molecular Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Pharmacology, and Clinical Biochemistry.

The researcher's work covers key topics such as Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria, Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections, Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy, Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing, Antibiotic Use and Resistance, Urinary Tract Infections Management, and Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus.

George G. Zhanel has contributed to several recent papers, including:

  • Omadacycline: A Novel Oral and Intravenous Aminomethylcycline Antibiotic Agent, 2020, Drugs
  • Comparative Analysis of Outer Membrane Vesicle Isolation Methods With an Escherichia coli tolA Mutant Reveals a Hypervesiculating Phenotype With Outer-Inner Membrane Vesicle Content, 2021, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Escalating antimicrobial resistance among Enterobacteriaceae: focus on carbapenemases, 2021, Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy
  • Lefamulin: A Novel Oral and Intravenous Pleuromutilin for the Treatment of Community-Acquired Bacterial Pneumonia, 2020, Drugs
  • In Vitro Activity of Cefiderocol, a Novel Siderophore Cephalosporin, against Gram-Negative Bacilli Isolated from Patients in Canadian Intensive Care Units, 2020, Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Their frequent co-authors include James A. Karlowsky, Heather J. Adam, Melanie Baxter, Andrew Walkty, and Philippe Lagacé-Wiens.

George G. Zhanel has published extensively within the following venues:

  • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (23 publications)
  • Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease (7 publications)
  • Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy (7 publications)
  • Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance (5 publications)
  • Drugs (4 publications)

Best Publications

  • Comparative review of the carbapenems.

    George G Zhanel;Ryan Wiebe;Leanne Dilay;Kristjan Thomson

  • Ceftazidime-avibactam: a novel cephalosporin/β-lactamase inhibitor combination.

    George G. Zhanel;George G. Zhanel;Christopher D. Lawson;Heather Adam;Heather Adam;Frank Schweizer

  • A Critical Review of the Fluoroquinolones

    George G. Zhanel;George G. Zhanel;Kelly Ennis;Lavern Vercaigne;Andrew Walkty

  • Fluoroquinolone-Associated Tendinopathy: A Critical Review of the Literature

    Yasmin Khaliq;George G. Zhanel

  • New lipoglycopeptides: a comparative review of dalbavancin, oritavancin and telavancin.

    George G. Zhanel;Divna Calic;Frank Schweizer;Sheryl Zelenitsky

  • Clinical Practice Guidelines for Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia and Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Adults

    Coleman Rotstein;Gerald Evans;Abraham Born;Ronald Grossman

  • Cefiderocol: A Siderophore Cephalosporin with Activity Against Carbapenem-Resistant and Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacilli

    George G. Zhanel;Alyssa R. Golden;Sheryl Zelenitsky;Karyn Wiebe

  • Epidemic Clonal Groups of Escherichia coli as a Cause of Antimicrobial-Resistant Urinary Tract Infections in Canada, 2002 to 2004

    James R. Johnson;James R. Johnson;Megan Menard;Megan Menard;Brian Johnston;Brian Johnston;Michael A. Kuskowski;Michael A. Kuskowski

  • Review of macrolides and ketolides: focus on respiratory tract infections

    George G. Zhanel;Maria Dueck;Daryl J. Hoban;Lavern M. Vercaigne

  • Clinical Pharmacokinetics of Vancomycin

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  • The glycylcyclines: a comparative review with the tetracyclines.

    George G Zhanel;Kristen Homenuik;Kim Nichol;Ayman Noreddin

  • Imipenem–Relebactam and Meropenem–Vaborbactam: Two Novel Carbapenem-β-Lactamase Inhibitor Combinations

    George G. Zhanel;Courtney K. Lawrence;Heather Adam;Frank Schweizer

  • Streptococcus pneumoniae: epidemiology and risk factors, evolution of antimicrobial resistance, and impact of vaccines.

    Joseph P Lynch;George G Zhanel

  • Antibiotic resistance in Escherichia coli outpatient urinary isolates: final results from the North American Urinary Tract Infection Collaborative Alliance (NAUTICA).

    George G. Zhanel;Tamiko L. Hisanaga;Nancy M. Laing;Melanie R. DeCorby

  • Ceftolozane/Tazobactam: A Novel Cephalosporin/β-Lactamase Inhibitor Combination with Activity Against Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacilli

    George G. Zhanel;George G. Zhanel;Phillip Chung;Heather Adam;Heather Adam;Sheryl Zelenitsky

  • Antimicrobial-resistant pathogens in intensive care units in Canada: results of the Canadian National Intensive Care Unit (CAN-ICU) study, 2005-2006.

    George G. Zhanel;Mel DeCorby;Nancy Laing;Barb Weshnoweski

  • Streptococcus pneumoniae: epidemiology, risk factors, and strategies for prevention.

    Joseph P. Lynch;George G. Zhanel

  • Cationic Amphiphiles, a New Generation of Antimicrobials Inspired by the Natural Antimicrobial Peptide Scaffold

    Brandon Findlay;George G. Zhanel;Frank Schweizer

  • Abrupt Emergence of a Single Dominant Multidrug-Resistant Strain of Escherichia coli

    James R Johnson;Veronika Tchesnokova;Brian D Johnston;Connie Clabots

  • Antibiotic resistance in outpatient urinary isolates: final results from the North American Urinary Tract Infection Collaborative Alliance (NAUTICA)

    George G. Zhanel;Tamiko L. Hisanaga;Nancy M. Laing;Melanie R. DeCorby

  • Antimicrobial Treatment in Diabetic Women with Asymptomatic Bacteriuria

    Godfrey K.M. Harding;George G. Zhanel;Lindsay E. Nicolle;Mary Cheang

Frequent Co-Authors

James A. Karlowsky
James A. Karlowsky University of Manitoba
Daryl J. Hoban
Daryl J. Hoban University of Manitoba
Heather J. Adam
Heather J. Adam University of Manitoba
Philippe R. S. Lagacé-Wiens
Philippe R. S. Lagacé-Wiens University of Manitoba
Andrew Walkty
Andrew Walkty University of Manitoba
Michael R. Mulvey
Michael R. Mulvey University of Manitoba
Joseph P. Lynch
Joseph P. Lynch University of California, Los Angeles
Ethan Rubinstein
Ethan Rubinstein University of Manitoba
Lindsay E. Nicolle
Lindsay E. Nicolle University of Manitoba
Donald E. Low
Donald E. Low University of Toronto

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