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Medicine

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Citations
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World Ranking
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Microbiology in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Microbiology in United States Leader Award
  • 2015 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa

Overview

Keith P. Klugman is affiliated with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in the United States. The primary research focus lies in the field of Medicine, contributing extensively with 103 publications. Their work spans several subfields including Epidemiology, Microbiology, Infectious Diseases, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Health.

Their research topics prominently cover Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections, Respiratory Viral Infections Research, and Bacterial Infections and Vaccines. Additional topics include Influenza Virus Research Studies, Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, and Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy.

Recent papers authored include:

  • Respiratory syncytial virus prevention within reach: the vaccine and monoclonal antibody landscape (2022, The Lancet Infectious Diseases)
  • COVID-19 pneumonia and the appropriate use of antibiotics (2020, The Lancet Global Health)
  • Emergence of a multidrug-resistant and virulent Streptococcus pneumoniae lineage mediates serotype replacement after PCV13: an international whole-genome sequencing study (2022, The Lancet Microbe)
  • Efficacy, duration of protection, birth outcomes, and infant growth associated with influenza vaccination in pregnancy: a pooled analysis of three randomised controlled trials (2020, The Lancet Respiratory Medicine)
  • Within-host microevolution of Streptococcus pneumoniae is rapid and adaptive during natural colonisation (2020, Nature Communications)

Frequent co-authors working alongside Keith P. Klugman include Stephanie W. Lo, Rebecca A. Gladstone, Lesley McGee, Stephen D. Bentley, and Robert F. Breiman. These collaborations often result in multiple publications, with several co-authors credited on 16 to 17 papers each.

Publications have been frequently featured in venues such as Microbial Genomics, The Lancet Global Health, Clinical Infectious Diseases, Vaccine, and The Lancet Infectious Diseases. Among these, Microbial Genomics is the most common, hosting eight of their works, followed by The Lancet Global Health with four publications.

Keith P. Klugman has been recognized as a Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) since 2015 and holds a fellowship with the Royal Society of South Africa. These honors reflect involvement in professional scientific communities related to their research domains.

Best Publications

  • Access to effective antimicrobials: a worldwide challenge.

    Ramanan Laxminarayan;Ramanan Laxminarayan;Precious Matsoso;Suraj Pant;Charles Brower

  • A trial of a 9-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in children with and those without HIV infection.

    Keith P. Klugman;Keith P. Klugman;Shabir A. Madhi;Robin E. Huebner;Robert Kohberger

  • Global burden of respiratory infections due to seasonal influenza in young children: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Harish Nair;Harish Nair;W Abdullah Brooks;Mark Katz;Anna Roca

  • Pneumococcal resistance to antibiotics.

    K P Klugman

  • Antimicrobial resistance in developing countries. Part I: recent trends and current status

    Iruka N Okeke;Ramanan Laxminarayan;Zulfiqar A Bhutta;Adriano G Duse

  • Rapid Pneumococcal Evolution in Response to Clinical Interventions

    Nicholas J. Croucher;Simon R. Harris;Christophe Fraser;Michael A. Quail

  • Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in the Era of Pneumococcal Resistance: A Report From the Drug-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae Therapeutic Working Group

    James D. Heffelfinger;Scott F. Dowell;James H. Jorgensen;Keith P. Klugman

  • International Prospective Study of Klebsiella pneumoniae Bacteremia: Implications of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase Production in Nosocomial Infections

    David L. Paterson;Wen Chien Ko;Anne Von Gottberg;Sunlta Mohapatra

  • Pneumococcal Capsules and Their Types: Past, Present, and Future.

    K. Aaron Geno;Gwendolyn L. Gilbert;Gwendolyn L. Gilbert;Joon Young Song;Ian C. Skovsted

  • Epidemiological differences among pneumococcal serotypes

    William P Hausdorff;Daniel R Feikin;Keith P Klugman

  • Antibiotic Therapy for Klebsiella pneumoniae Bacteremia: Implications of Production of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamases

    David L. Paterson;David L. Paterson;Wen Chien Ko;Anne Von Gottberg;Sunita Mohapatra

  • Outcome of Cephalosporin Treatment for Serious Infections Due to Apparently Susceptible Organisms Producing Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamases: Implications for the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory

    David L. Paterson;David L. Paterson;Wen-Chien Ko;Anne Von Gottberg;Jose Maria Casellas

  • Community-acquired Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteremia: global differences in clinical patterns.

    Wen-Chien Ko;David L. Paterson;Anthanasia J. Sagnimeni;Dennis S Hansen

  • A role for Streptococcus pneumoniae in virus-associated pneumonia

    Shabir A Madhi;Keith P Klugman;Keith P Klugman

  • Nomenclature of Major Antimicrobial-Resistant Clones of Streptococcus pneumoniae Defined by the Pneumococcal Molecular Epidemiology Network

    L. McGee;L. McDougal;J. Zhou;B. G. Spratt

  • Immunogenicity and Impact on Nasopharyngeal Carriage of a Nonavalent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine

    Nontombi Mbelle;Robin E. Huebner;Avril D. Wasas;Alan Kimura

  • Influenza Vaccination of Pregnant Women and Protection of Their Infants

    Abstr Act;Shabir A. Madhi;Clare L. Cutland;Locadiah Kuwanda

  • Epidemiology of Ciprofloxacin Resistance and Its Relationship to Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase Production in Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolates Causing Bacteremia

    D.L. Paterson;L. Mulazimoglu;J.M. Casellas;Wen-Chien Ko

  • An International Prospective Study of Pneumococcal Bacteremia: Correlation with In Vitro Resistance, Antibiotics Administered, and Clinical Outcome

    Victor L. Yu;Christine C. C. Chiou;Charles Feldman;Ake Ortqvist

  • Standard method for detecting upper respiratory carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae: updated recommendations from the World Health Organization Pneumococcal Carriage Working Group.

    Catherine Satzke;Catherine Satzke;Paul Turner;Paul Turner;Anni Virolainen-Julkunen;Peter V. Adrian

  • Antimicrobials: access and sustainable eff ectiveness 1 Access to eff ective antimicrobials: a worldwide challenge

    Ramanan Laxminarayan;Precious Matsoso;Suraj Pant;Charles Brower

Frequent Co-Authors

Shabir A. Madhi
Shabir A. Madhi University of the Witwatersrand
Anne von Gottberg
Anne von Gottberg National Health Laboratory Service
Lesley McGee
Lesley McGee Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Cheryl Cohen
Cheryl Cohen University of the Witwatersrand
Peter V. Adrian
Peter V. Adrian University of the Witwatersrand
Stephen D. Bentley
Stephen D. Bentley Wellcome Sanger Institute
Clare L. Cutland
Clare L. Cutland University of the Witwatersrand
Nicole Wolter
Nicole Wolter National Health Laboratory Service
Martin Antonio
Martin Antonio London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Ron Dagan
Ron Dagan Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

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