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Kenneth V. I. Rolston is affiliated with The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on infections related to cancer patients, antibiotic resistance, and bacterial pathogens within clinical settings.

The scientist's work covers multiple main fields of study, including:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these fields, Rolston has contributed to several subfields such as:

  • Oncology
  • Epidemiology
  • Molecular Medicine
  • Pharmacology
  • Clinical Biochemistry

Their research extensively addresses the following main topics:

  • Neutropenia and Cancer Infections
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy
  • Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
  • Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
  • Oral health in cancer treatment
  • Hematological disorders and diagnostics

Kenneth V. I. Rolston has published in a variety of academic venues, including:

  • JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance
  • Infectious Diseases and Therapy
  • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
  • Open Forum Infectious Diseases
  • Infectious Diseases

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Rolston include:

  • Activity of Cefiderocol and Comparators against Isolates from Cancer Patients, 2020, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
  • In vitro activity of eravacycline and comparator agents against bacterial pathogens isolated from patients with cancer, 2023, JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance

Other notable papers relevant to Rolston's research interests include:

  • Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii: Colonization, Infection and Current Treatment Options, 2022, Infectious Diseases and Therapy
  • Bloodstream Infections in Hematologic Malignancy Patients With Fever and Neutropenia: Are Empirical Antibiotic Therapies in the United States Still Effective?, 2022, Open Forum Infectious Diseases
  • Infections in Patients with Cancer, 2022, Holland-Frei Cancer Medicine

Their frequent co-authors consist of:

  • Samuel A. Shelburne
  • Issam Raad
  • Randall A. Prince
  • Lior Nesher
  • Bahgat Gerges

Best Publications

  • Clinical Practice Guideline for the Use of Antimicrobial Agents in Neutropenic Patients with Cancer: 2010 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America

    Alison G. Freifeld;Eric J. Bow;Kent A. Sepkowitz;Michael J. Boeckh

  • 2002 Guidelines for the Use of Antimicrobial Agents in Neutropenic Patients with Cancer

    Walter T. Hughes;Donald Armstrong;Gerald P. Bodey;Eric J. Bow

  • The Multinational Association for Supportive Care in Cancer Risk Index: A Multinational Scoring System for Identifying Low-Risk Febrile Neutropenic Cancer Patients

    Jean Klastersky;Marianne Paesmans;Edward B. Rubenstein;Michael Boyer

  • 1997 Guidelines for the Use of Antimicrobial Agents in Neutropenic Patients with Unexplained Fever

    Walter T. Hughes;Donald Armstrong;Gerald P. Bodey;Arthur E. Brown

  • Management of febrile neutropaenia: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines.

    Jean Klastersky;J. de Naurois;Kenneth Rolston;Bernardo Leon B. Rapoport

  • Zygomycosis in the 1990s in a Tertiary-Care Cancer Center

    Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis;Verena C. Wessel;Gerald P. Bodey;Kenneth V. I. Rolston

  • The Microbiology of Bloodstream Infection: 20-Year Trends from the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program

    Daniel J. Diekema;Po Ren Hsueh;Rodrigo E. Mendes;Michael A. Pfaller

  • Executive Summary: Clinical Practice Guideline for the Use of Antimicrobial Agents in Neutropenic Patients with Cancer: 2010 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America

    Alison G. Freifeld;Eric J. Bow;Kent A. Sepkowitz;Michael J. Boeckh

  • Antimicrobial Prophylaxis and Outpatient Management of Fever and Neutropenia in Adults Treated for Malignancy: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline

    Christopher R. Flowers;Jerome Seidenfeld;Eric J. Bow;Clare Karten

  • Antimicrobial Prophylaxis for Adult Patients With Cancer-Related Immunosuppression: ASCO and IDSA Clinical Practice Guideline Update

    Randy A Taplitz;Erin B Kennedy;Eric J Bow;Jennie Crews

  • Outcomes of Bacteremia in Patients with Cancer and Neutropenia: Observations from Two Decades of Epidemiological and Clinical Trials

    Linda S. Elting;Edward B. Rubenstein;Kenneth V. I. Rolston;Gerald P. Bodey

  • Prevention and treatment of cancer-related infections, version 2.2016

    Lindsey Robert Baden;Sankar Swaminathan;Michael Angarone;Gayle Blouin

  • Bacteraemia in febrile neutropenic cancer patients

    Jean Klastersky;Lieveke Ameye;J. Maertens;Aspasia Georgala

  • Outpatient treatment of febrile episodes in low-risk neutropenic patients with cancer

    Edward B. Rubenstein;Kenneth Rolston;Carmelita P Escalante;Ellen F Manzullo

  • Adenovirus Infections in Adult Recipients of Blood and Marrow Transplants

    Alberto M. La Rosa;Richard E. Champlin;Nadeem Mirza;James Gajewski

  • Outpatient Management of Fever and Neutropenia in Adults Treated for Malignancy: American Society of Clinical Oncology and Infectious Diseases Society of America Clinical Practice Guideline Update

    Randy A. Taplitz;Erin B. Kennedy;Eric J. Bow;Jennie Crews

  • Candidemia in patients with hematologic malignancies in the era of new antifungal agents (2001-2007): stable incidence but changing epidemiology of a still frequently lethal infection.

    Nikolaos V. Sipsas;Russell E. Lewis;Jeffrey Tarrand;Ray Hachem

  • New spectrum of fungal infections in patients with cancer.

    Elias Anaissie;Gerald P. Bodey;Hagop M Kantarjian;Jae Ro

  • Staphylococcus epidermidis: Emerging Resistance and Need for Alternative Agents

    Issam Raad;Amin Alrahwan;Kenneth Rolston

  • Recent experience with Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia in patients with cancer: Retrospective analysis of 245 episodes.

    Ioannis Chatzinikolaou;Ioannis Chatzinikolaou;Dima Abi-Said;Gerald P. Bodey;Kenneth V. I. Rolston

  • Prevention and treatment of cancer-related infections

    Lindsey Robert Baden;William Bensinger;Michael Angarone;Corey Casper

Frequent Co-Authors

Gerald P. Bodey
Gerald P. Bodey The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Issam I Raad
Issam I Raad The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Jeffrey J Tarrand
Jeffrey J Tarrand The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Linda S. Elting
Linda S. Elting The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis
Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Pranatharthi H. Chandrasekar
Pranatharthi H. Chandrasekar Wayne State University
Ray Y Hachem
Ray Y Hachem The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Richard E. Champlin
Richard E. Champlin The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Victor Fainstein
Victor Fainstein Houston Methodist
Hagop M. Kantarjian
Hagop M. Kantarjian The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

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