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D-Index
59
Citations
10149
World Ranking
12772
National Ranking
5445

Overview

George S. Kobayashi was affiliated with Washington University in St. Louis in the United States during their academic career. Their work contributed to the scientific community through research and publication connected to this institution.

There is no available information on their recent papers, frequent co-authors, or preferred publication venues, which limits detailed insight into their collaborative and editorial connections. Additionally, no specific main fields, subfields of study, or main topics connected with their research have been recorded.

No book publications or awards have been documented in the provided data. The absence of these elements restricts a deeper understanding of their professional achievements or areas of recognized contribution.

Given that George S. Kobayashi is deceased, the overview is presented in past tense reflecting the completed nature of their academic activities.

Best Publications

  • Amphotericin B: current understanding of mechanisms of action.

    J Brajtburg;W G Powderly;G S Kobayashi;G Medoff

  • Strategies in the treatment of systemic fungal infections.

    Gerald Medoff;George S. Kobayashi

  • Amphotericin B-resistant yeast infection in severely immunocompromised patients☆

    William G. Powderly;George S. Kobayashi;Geoffrey P. Herzig;Gerald Medoff

  • Potentiation of Rifampicin and 5-Fluorocytosine as Antifungal Antibiotics by Amphotericin B

    G. Medoff;G. S. Kobayashi;C. N. Kwan;D. Schlessinger

  • Membrane lipid perturbation modifies the set point of the temperature of heat shock response in yeast

    Luisella Carratù;Silvia Franceschelli;Celia L. Pardini;George S. Kobayashi

  • Dimorphism in Histoplasma capsulatum: a model for the study of cell differentiation in pathogenic fungi.

    Bruno Maresca;G. S. Kobayashi

  • Classification of Polyene Antibiotics According to Chemical Structure and Biological Effects

    J. Kotler-Brajtburg;G. Medoff;G. S. Kobayashi;S. Boggs

  • Interaction of Plasma Proteins and Lipoproteins with Amphotericin B

    Janina Brajtburg;Janina Brajtburg;Svetlana Elberg;Svetlana Elberg;Jacques Bolard;Jacques Bolard;George S. Kobayashi;George S. Kobayashi

  • Amphotericin B: delivery systems.

    J Brajtburg;W G Powderly;G S Kobayashi;G Medoff

  • Irreversible block of the mycelial-to-yeast phase transition of Histoplasma capsulatum.

    Gerald Medoff;Margherita Sacco;Bruno Maresca;David Schlessinger

  • Classification of Histoplasma capsulatum isolates by restriction fragment polymorphisms

    R. D. Vincent;R. Goewert;W. E. Goldman;G. S. Kobayashi

  • Involvement of oxidative damage in erythrocyte lysis induced by amphotericin B.

    J Brajtburg;S Elberg;D R Schwartz;A Vertut-Croquin

  • Role of cell defense against oxidative damage in the resistance of Candida albicans to the killing effect of amphotericin B.

    M Sokol-Anderson;J E Sligh;S Elberg;J Brajtburg

  • Mycelial- to yeast-phase transitions of the dimorphic fungi Blastomyces dermatitidis and Paracoccidioides brasiliensis.

    G Medoff;A Painter;G S Kobayashi

  • Use of mitochondrial and ribosomal DNA polymorphisms to classify clinical and soil isolates of Histoplasma capsulatum.

    E D Spitzer;B A Lasker;S J Travis;G S Kobayashi

  • Therapy of Murine Aspergillosis with Amphotericin B in Combination with Rifampin or 5-Fluorocytosine

    Julio Arroyo;Gerald Medoff;George S. Kobayashi

  • Activity of Amphotericin B, 5-Fluorocytosine, and Rifampin Against Six Clinical Isolates of Aspergillus

    M. Kitahara;V. K. Seth;G. Medoff;G. S. Kobayashi

  • Molecular Basis for the Selective Toxicity of Amphotericin B for Yeast and Filipin for Animal Cells

    Janina Kotler-Brajtburg;H. D. Price;Gerald Medoff;David Schlessinger

  • Results of a survey of antifungal susceptibility tests in the United States and interlaboratory comparison of broth dilution testing of flucytosine and amphotericin B

    D L Calhoun;G D Roberts;J N Galgiani;J E Bennett

  • Variable expression of a yeast-phase-specific gene in Histoplasma capsulatum strains differing in thermotolerance and virulence.

    E J Keath;A A Painter;G S Kobayashi;G Medoff

Frequent Co-Authors

Gerald Medoff
Gerald Medoff Washington University in St. Louis
Alan M. Lambowitz
Alan M. Lambowitz The University of Texas at Austin
David Schlessinger
David Schlessinger National Institutes of Health
William G. Powderly
William G. Powderly Washington University in St. Louis
Leonard W. Mayer
Leonard W. Mayer Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Arthur Z. Eisen
Arthur Z. Eisen Washington University in St. Louis
Luciano Polonelli
Luciano Polonelli University of Parma
William E. Goldman
William E. Goldman University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Isabelle Callebaut
Isabelle Callebaut Sorbonne University
Eduardo Dei-Cas
Eduardo Dei-Cas Institut Pasteur

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