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Overview

Max Salfinger is affiliated with the New York State Department of Health in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on Medicine, with specialized contributions in Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, and Molecular Biology. A key area of investigation is on mycobacterial infections, covering both Mycobacterium research and diagnosis as well as Tuberculosis research and epidemiology.

Their recent publications reflect engagement with a variety of microbiological and infectious disease topics. Notable papers include:

  • In-host population dynamics of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex during active disease (2021, eLife)
  • Population Genomics of Mycobacterium abscessus from U.S. Cystic Fibrosis Care Centers (2021, Annals of the American Thoracic Society)
  • Benchmarking the empirical accuracy of short-read sequencing across the M. tuberculosis genome (2022, Bioinformatics)
  • Investigating resistance in clinical Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex isolates with genomic and phenotypic antimicrobial susceptibility testing: a multicentre observational study (2022, The Lancet Microbe)
  • Epidemiology of Pulmonary and Extrapulmonary Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Infections at 4 US Emerging Infections Program Sites: A 6-Month Pilot (2023, Clinical Infectious Diseases)

Salfinger collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Michael Strong
  • L. Elaine Epperson
  • Adrian M. Zelazny
  • Joseph O. Falkinham
  • Maha Farhat

Their work is often published in established venues such as the European Respiratory Journal, Journal of Clinical Microbiology, ClinMicroNow, Clinical Microbiology Newsletter, and Clinical Infectious Diseases. These venues indicate a sustained focus on respiratory, clinical, and microbiological research.

Salfinger's main fields of study encompass Medicine with a concentration on subfields including:

  • Epidemiology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Small Animals
  • Molecular Biology
  • Molecular Medicine

Their research topics include:

  • Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
  • Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
  • Infectious Diseases and Mycology
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Actinomycetales infections and treatment
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis

Best Publications

  • Official American Thoracic Society/Infectious Diseases Society of America/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Clinical Practice Guidelines: Diagnosis of Tuberculosis in Adults and Children

    David M. Lewinsohn;Michael K. Leonard;Philip A. LoBue;David L. Cohn

  • The molecular basis of resistance to isoniazid, rifampin, and pyrazinamide in Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

    Akos Somoskovi;Akos Somoskovi;Linda M Parsons;Max Salfinger;Max Salfinger;Max Salfinger

  • Characterization of rifampin-resistance in pathogenic mycobacteria.

    D L Williams;C Waguespack;K Eisenach;J T Crawford

  • Selection of a Moxifloxacin Dose That Suppresses Drug Resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis, by Use of an In Vitro Pharmacodynamic Infection Model and Mathematical Modeling

    Tawanda Gumbo;Arnold Louie;Mark R. Deziel;Linda M. Parsons

  • Concentration-Dependent Mycobacterium tuberculosis Killing and Prevention of Resistance by Rifampin

    Tawanda Gumbo;Arnold Louie;Mark R. Deziel;Weiguo Liu

  • Rapid and Simple Approach for Identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Isolates by PCR-Based Genomic Deletion Analysis

    Linda M. Parsons;Linda M. Parsons;Roland Brosch;Stewart T. Cole;Ákos Somoskövi;Ákos Somoskövi

  • Practice Guidelines for Clinical Microbiology Laboratories: Mycobacteria

    Betty A. Forbes;Geraldine S. Hall;Melissa B. Miller;Susan M. Novak

  • Use of the National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards Guidelines for Disk Diffusion Susceptibility Testing in New York State Laboratories

    Julia A. Kiehlbauch;George E. Hannett;Max Salfinger;Max Salfinger;Wendy Archinal

  • Overexpression of inhA, but not kasA, confers resistance to isoniazid and ethionamide in Mycobacterium smegmatis, M. bovis BCG and M. tuberculosis

    Michelle H. Larsen;Catherine Vilchèze;Laurent Kremer;Gurdyal S. Besra

  • Diagnostic performance of amplified Mycobacterium tuberculosis direct test with cerebrospinal fluid, other nonrespiratory, and respiratory specimens.

    G. E. Pfyffer;P. Kissling;E. M. I. Jahn;H.-M. Welscher

  • Determination of pyrazinamide MICs for Mycobacterium tuberculosis at different pHs by the radiometric method.

    M Salfinger;L B Heifets

  • Multicenter laboratory validation of susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis against classical second-line and newer antimicrobial drugs by using the radiometric BACTEC 460 technique and the proportion method with solid media.

    Gaby E. Pfyffer;Donald A. Bonato;Adeleh Ebrahimzadeh;Wendy Gross

  • Stability of DNA fingerprint pattern produced with IS6110 in strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

    M D Cave;K D Eisenach;G Templeton;M Salfinger

  • Pseudoepidemic of nontuberculous mycobacteria due to a contaminated bronchoscope cleaning machine. Report of an outbreak and review of the literature.

    J. G. H. Gubler;M. Salfinger;A. Von Graevenitz

  • Molecular Characterization of Rifampin-Resistant Isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from Hungary by DNA Sequencing and the Line Probe Assay

    Zoltán Bártfai;Ákos Somoskövi;Ákos Somoskövi;Csaba Ködmön;Nóra Szabó

  • The new diagnostic mycobacteriology laboratory.

    M. Salfinger;G. E. Pfyffer

  • Lessons From a Proficiency Testing Event for Acid-Fast Microscopy

    Ákos Somoskövi;Jacquelin E. Hotaling;Marie Fitzgerald;Dianne O’Donnell

  • Mycobacteriosis due to Mycobacterium genavense in six pet birds.

    R K Hoop;E C Böttger;P Ossent;M Salfinger

  • Laboratory Diagnosis of Mycobacterial Infections: New Tools and Lessons Learned

    Yvonne M. Hale;Gaby E. Pfyffer;Max Salfinger

  • Epidemiology and Clinical Significance of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in Patients Negative for Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Switzerland

    M Debrunner;M Salfinger;O Brändli;A von Graevenitz

  • DRUG RESISTANCE IN TUBERCULOSIS

    Linda M. Parsons;Jeffrey R. Driscoll;Harry W. Taber;Max Salfinger

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles L. Daley
Charles L. Daley National Jewish Health
Michael J. Strong
Michael J. Strong University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Giovanni Battista Migliori
Giovanni Battista Migliori Queen Mary University of London
Nalin Rastogi
Nalin Rastogi Institut Pasteur
Jerry A. Nick
Jerry A. Nick National Jewish Health
Miguel Viveiros
Miguel Viveiros Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Isabel Couto
Isabel Couto Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Barry N. Kreiswirth
Barry N. Kreiswirth Center for Discovery and Innovation
Milos Opravil
Milos Opravil University of Zurich
Leonard Amaral
Leonard Amaral Universidade Nova de Lisboa

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