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Maria Virginia Villegas

Maria Virginia Villegas

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Microbiology

D-Index
49
Citations
17743
World Ranking
4512
National Ranking
5

Overview

Maria Virginia Villegas is affiliated with El Bosque University in Colombia and focuses research efforts primarily on microbiology, antimicrobial resistance, and related medical fields.

The scientist's recent papers include the following:

  • Clinical outcomes and bacterial characteristics of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae complex among patients from different global regions (CRACKLE-2): a prospective, multicentre, cohort study (2021, The Lancet Infectious Diseases)
  • Global epidemiology and clinical outcomes of carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa and associated carbapenemases (POP): a prospective cohort study (2023, The Lancet Microbe)
  • Clinical data from studies involving novel antibiotics to treat multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacterial infections (2022, International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents)
  • Update on the epidemiology of carbapenemases in Latin America and the Caribbean (2020, Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy)
  • The ERACE-PA Global Surveillance Program: Ceftolozane/tazobactam and Ceftazidime/avibactam in vitro Activity against a Global Collection of Carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (2021, European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases)

The scientist has collaborated frequently with the following coauthors:

  • Christian Pallares
  • Elsa De La Cadena
  • Juan Carlos García-Betancur
  • Souha S. Kanj
  • José M. Munita

Common publication venues for the scientist include:

  • Antibiotics
  • JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance
  • Open Forum Infectious Diseases
  • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
  • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

The primary fields of study for Maria Virginia Villegas encompass:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine
  • Immunology and Microbiology

More specific subfields of research focus on:

  • Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
  • Molecular Medicine
  • Pharmacology
  • Clinical Biochemistry
  • Epidemiology

Key topics addressed in the scientist's work include:

  • Antibiotic Use and Resistance
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy
  • Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
  • Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare

Best Publications

  • Discovery, research, and development of new antibiotics: the WHO priority list of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and tuberculosis.

    Evelina Tacconelli;Elena Carrara;Alessia Savoldi;Stephan Harbarth

  • Clinical epidemiology of the global expansion of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemases

    L Silvia Munoz-Price;L Silvia Munoz-Price;Laurent Poirel;Robert A Bonomo;Robert A Bonomo;Mitchell J Schwaber

  • Genetic Structures at the Origin of Acquisition of the β-Lactamase blaKPC Gene

    Thierry Naas;Gaelle Cuzon;Maria-Virginia Villegas;Marie-Frédérique Lartigue

  • Acinetobacter outbreaks, 1977-2000.

    Maria Virginia Villegas;Alan I Hartstein

  • Antibiotic stewardship in low- and middle-income countries: the same but different?

    J.A. Cox;E. Vlieghe;M. Mendelson;H. Wertheim

  • First Identification of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates Producing a KPC-Type Carbapenem-Hydrolyzing β-Lactamase

    Maria Virginia Villegas;Karen Lolans;Adriana Correa;Juan Nicolas Kattan

  • Acquisition of a natural resistance gene renders a clinical strain of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus resistant to the synthetic antibiotic linezolid

    Seok Ming Toh;Liqun Xiong;Cesar A. Arias;Cesar A. Arias;Maria V. Villegas

  • Worldwide diversity of Klebsiella pneumoniae that produce beta-lactamase blaKPC-2 gene.

    Gaëlle Cuzon;Thierry Naas;HaVy Truong;Maria-Virginia Villegas

  • First Detection of the Plasmid-Mediated Class A Carbapenemase KPC-2 in Clinical Isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae from South America

    Maria Virginia Villegas;Karen Lolans;Adriana Correa;Carlos Jose Suarez

  • The mgrB gene as a key target for acquired resistance to colistin in Klebsiella pneumoniae

    Laurent Poirel;Aurélie Jayol;Séverine Bontron;Maria-Virginia Villegas

  • Clinical outcomes and bacterial characteristics of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae complex among patients from different global regions (CRACKLE-2): a prospective, multicentre, cohort study.

    Minggui Wang;Michelle Earley;Liang Chen;Blake M Hanson

  • Global epidemiology and clinical outcomes of carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa and associated carbapenemases (POP): a prospective cohort study

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  • A global call from five countries to collaborate in antibiotic stewardship: united we succeed, divided we might fail

    Debra A Goff;Ravina Kullar;Ellie J C Goldstein;Mark Gilchrist

  • Resistance to Colistin Associated with a Single Amino Acid Change in Protein PmrB among Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolates of Worldwide Origin

    Aurélie Jayol;Laurent Poirel;Adrian Brink;Maria-Virginia Villegas

  • Prevalence of extended-spectrum β-lactamases in South America

    M.V. Villegas;J.N. Kattan;M.G. Quinteros;J.M. Casellas

  • Clinical and Microbiological Aspects of Linezolid Resistance Mediated by the cfr Gene Encoding a 23S rRNA Methyltransferase

    Cesar A. Arias;Cesar A. Arias;Martha Vallejo;Jinnethe Reyes;Diana Panesso

  • Dissemination of Acinetobacter baumannii Clones with OXA-23 Carbapenemase in Colombian Hospitals

    Maria Virginia Villegas;Juan Nicolas Kattan;Adriana Correa;Karen Lolans

  • Mecanismos de resistencia a los antibióticos en bacterias Gram negativas

    José David Tafur;Julián Andrés Torres;María Virginia Villegas

  • The epidemiology of carbapenemases in Latin America and the Caribbean

    Kevin Escandón-Vargas;Sergio Reyes;Sergio Gutiérrez;María Virginia Villegas

  • New developments in carbapenems.

    J.N. Kattan;M.V. Villegas;J.P. Quinn;J.P. Quinn

  • Prevalence and characterization of extended-spectrum β-lactamases in Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli isolates from Colombian hospitals

    Maria Virginia Villegas;Adriana Correa;Federico Perez;Maria Consuelo Miranda

Frequent Co-Authors

John P. Quinn
John P. Quinn AstraZeneca (United Kingdom)
Patrice Nordmann
Patrice Nordmann University of Fribourg
Cesar A. Arias
Cesar A. Arias The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Laurent Poirel
Laurent Poirel University of Fribourg
Yehuda Carmeli
Yehuda Carmeli Tel Aviv University
Thierry Naas
Thierry Naas University of Paris-Saclay
Federico Perez
Federico Perez Case Western Reserve University
Robert A. Bonomo
Robert A. Bonomo Case Western Reserve University
Jean B. Patel
Jean B. Patel Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Ana C. Gales
Ana C. Gales Federal University of Sao Paulo

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