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Michael J. Rybak is affiliated with Wayne State University in the United States and has a significant research output focused primarily on infectious diseases and pharmacology within the broader fields of medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work spans 174 publications in medicine and 90 in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

Their research concentrates on subfields including infectious diseases, pharmacology, molecular medicine, epidemiology, and clinical biochemistry. Main topics covered in their studies include antimicrobial resistance in Staphylococcus, antibiotic resistance in bacteria, antibiotics pharmacokinetics and efficacy, bacterial identification and susceptibility testing, antibiotic use and resistance, bacteriophages and microbial interactions, and microbial infections and disease research.

Notable recent papers by Michael J. Rybak include the following:

  • Therapeutic monitoring of vancomycin for serious methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections: A revised consensus guideline and review by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, the Infectious Diseases Society of America, the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, and the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists (2020), published in American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy
  • Therapeutic Monitoring of Vancomycin for Serious Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections: A Revised Consensus Guideline and Review by the American Society of Health-system Pharmacists, the Infectious Diseases Society of America, the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, and the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists (2020), published in Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Executive Summary: Therapeutic Monitoring of Vancomycin for Serious Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections: A Revised Consensus Guideline and Review of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, the Infectious Diseases Society of America, the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, and the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists (2020), published in Pharmacotherapy The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Michael J. Rybak include:

  • Taylor Morrisette
  • Razieh Kebriaei
  • Sara Alosaimy
  • Ashlan J. Kunz Coyne
  • Abdalhamid M Lagnf

Their publications have appeared most often in the following venues:

  • Open Forum Infectious Diseases
  • Pharmacotherapy The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy
  • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
  • Microbiology Spectrum
  • Antibiotics

Best Publications

  • Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America for the Treatment of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections in Adults and Children

    Catherine Liu;Arnold Bayer;Sara E. Cosgrove;Robert S. Daum

  • Infective Endocarditis in Adults: Diagnosis, Antimicrobial Therapy, and Management of Complications A Scientific Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association

    Larry M. Baddour;Walter R. Wilson;Arnold S. Bayer;Vance G. Fowler

  • Therapeutic monitoring of vancomycin in adult patients: a consensus review of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, the Infectious Diseases Society of America, and the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists.

    Michael Rybak;Joseph R. Dalovisio

  • Therapeutic Monitoring of Vancomycin for Serious Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections: A Revised Consensus Guideline and Review by the American Society of Health-system Pharmacists, the Infectious Diseases Society of America, the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, and the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists.

    Michael J Rybak;Michael J Rybak;Michael J Rybak;Jennifer Le;Thomas P Lodise;Donald P Levine;Donald P Levine

  • Vancomycin Therapeutic Guidelines: A Summary of Consensus Recommendations from the Infectious Diseases Society of America, the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, and the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists

    Michael J. Rybak;Ben M. Lomaestro;John C. Rotschafer;Robert C. Moellering

  • The Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Properties of Vancomycin

    Michael J. Rybak

  • Outcomes Analysis of Delayed Antibiotic Treatment for Hospital-Acquired Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia

    Thomas P. Lodise;Peggy S. McKinnon;Linda Swiderski;Michael J. Rybak

  • Impact of Vancomycin Exposure on Outcomes in Patients With Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia: Support for Consensus Guidelines Suggested Targets

    Ravina Kullar;Susan L. Davis;Susan L. Davis;Donald P. Levine;Michael J. Rybak;Michael J. Rybak

  • Therapeutic monitoring of vancomycin in adults summary of consensus recommendations from the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, the Infectious Diseases Society of America, and the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists.

    Michael J. Rybak;Michael J. Rybak;Ben M. Lomaestro;John C. Rotschafer;Robert C. Moellering

  • Prospective Evaluation of the Effect of an Aminoglycoside Dosing Regimen on Rates of Observed Nephrotoxicity and Ototoxicity

    Michael J. Rybak;Michael J. Rybak;Betty J. Abate;S. Lena Kang;Michael J. Ruffing

  • In Vitro Activities of Daptomycin, Vancomycin, Linezolid, and Quinupristin-Dalfopristin against Staphylococci and Enterococci, Including Vancomycin- Intermediate and -Resistant Strains

    Michael J. Rybak;Ellie Hershberger;Tabitha Moldovan;Richard G. Grucz

  • Nephrotoxicity of vancomycin, alone and with an aminoglycoside

    Michael J. Rybak;Lisa M. Albrecht;Steven C. Boike;Pranatharthi H. Chandrasekar

  • Impact of High-Inoculum Staphylococcus aureus on the Activities of Nafcillin, Vancomycin, Linezolid, and Daptomycin, Alone and in Combination with Gentamicin, in an In Vitro Pharmacodynamic Model

    Kerry L. LaPlante;Michael J. Rybak;Michael J. Rybak

  • Pharmacodynamics of cefepime in patients with Gram-negative infections

    Vincent H. Tam;Peggy S. McKinnon;Ronda L. Akins;Michael J. Rybak

  • The Importance of Bactericidal Drugs: Future Directions in Infectious Disease

    Robert W. Finberg;Robert C. Moellering;Francis P. Tally;William A. Craig

  • Ceragenins: cholic acid-based mimics of antimicrobial peptides.

    Xin Zhong Lai;Yanshu Feng;Jacob Pollard;Judy N. Chin

  • Bactericidal activities of two daptomycin regimens against clinical strains of glycopeptide intermediate-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium, and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates in an in vitro pharmacodynamic model with simulated endocardial vegetations

    Ronda L. Akins;Michael J. Rybak;Michael J. Rybak

  • A Quasi-Experiment To Study the Impact of Vancomycin Area under the Concentration-Time Curve-Guided Dosing on Vancomycin-Associated Nephrotoxicity.

    Natalie A. Finch;Evan J. Zasowski;Kyle P. Murray;Ryan P. Mynatt

  • Tigecycline: first of a new class of antimicrobial agents.

    Warren E. Rose;Michael J. Rybak;Michael J. Rybak;Michael J. Rybak

  • The β-Lactams Strike Back: Ceftazidime-Avibactam.

    Evan J. Zasowski;Jeffrey M. Rybak;Michael J. Rybak;Michael J. Rybak;Michael J. Rybak

  • Continuous infusion versus intermittent administration of ceftazidime in critically ill patients with suspected gram-negative infections.

    A S Benko;D M Cappelletty;J A Kruse;M J Rybak

  • Early Use of Daptomycin Versus Vancomycin for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia With Vancomycin Minimum Inhibitory Concentration >1 mg/L: A Matched Cohort Study

    Kyle P. Murray;Jing J. Zhao;Susan L. Davis;Ravina Kullar

Frequent Co-Authors

George Sakoulas
George Sakoulas University of California, San Diego
Glenn W. Kaatz
Glenn W. Kaatz Wayne State University
Jason M. Pogue
Jason M. Pogue University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Cesar A. Arias
Cesar A. Arias The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Keith S. Kaye
Keith S. Kaye Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Brian T. Tsuji
Brian T. Tsuji University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Emily T. Martin
Emily T. Martin University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Ronald N. Jones
Ronald N. Jones JMI Laboratories
Thomas P. Lodise
Thomas P. Lodise Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Arnold S. Bayer
Arnold S. Bayer University of California, Los Angeles

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