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Michael R. Jacobs is affiliated with University Hospitals of Cleveland in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with particular focus also on several subfields such as Molecular Medicine, Epidemiology, Finance, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Clinical Biochemistry.

The scientist's work covers multiple main topics, including:

  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
  • Credit Risk and Financial Regulations
  • Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy
  • Antibiotic Use and Resistance
  • Financial Distress and Bankruptcy Prediction
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research

Michael R. Jacobs has published papers in a variety of venues, with frequent contributions in:

  • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • UNC Libraries
  • Open Forum Infectious Diseases
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Some recent representative publications include:

  • Parabacteroides distasonis: intriguing aerotolerant gut anaerobe with emerging antimicrobial resistance and pathogenic and probiotic roles in human health, 2021, published in Gut Microbes
  • ERS statement: a core outcome set for clinical trials evaluating the management of COPD exacerbations, 2021, European Respiratory Journal
  • A γ-Lactam Siderophore Antibiotic Effective against Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacilli, 2020, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
  • Reflections on COP26: International Diplomacy, Global Justice and the Greening of Capitalism, 2021, The Political Quarterly
  • AbGRI4, a novel antibiotic resistance island in multiply antibiotic-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates, 2020, Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Michael R. Jacobs collaborates frequently with a group of coauthors notable for multiple joint publications, including:

  • Robert A. Bonomo
  • David van Duin
  • Daniel D. Rhoads
  • Caryn E. Good
  • Steven H. Marshall

Best Publications

  • Adult chronic rhinosinusitis: Definitions, diagnosis, epidemiology, and pathophysiology

    Michael S Benninger;Berrylin J Ferguson;James A Hadley;Daniel L Hamilos

  • Emergence of multiply resistant pneumococci.

    M R Jacobs;H J Koornhof;R M Robins-Browne;C M Stevenson

  • The Alexander Project 1998–2000: susceptibility of pathogens isolated from community-acquired respiratory tract infection to commonly used antimicrobial agents

    Michael R Jacobs;David Felmingham;Peter C Appelbaum;Reuben N Grüneberg

  • Acute otitis media: management and surveillance in an era of pneumococcal resistance--a report from the Drug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae Therapeutic Working Group.

    Scott Dowell;Jay Butler;G. Giebink;Michael Jacobs

  • Antimicrobial treatment guidelines for acute bacterial rhinosinusitis

    Anon Jb;Jacobs Mr;Poole;Ambrose Pg

  • Analysis of Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter sp. Isolates from Military and Civilian Patients Treated at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center

    Kristine M. Hujer;Andrea M. Hujer;Edward A. Hulten;Saralee Bajaksouzian

  • Antimicrobial Resistance in Haemophilus influenzae

    Stephen Tristram;Michael R. Jacobs;Peter C. Appelbaum

  • Resistance to colistin in Acinetobacter baumannii associated with mutations in the PmrAB two-component system

    Mark D. Adams;Gabrielle C. Nickel;Saralee Bajaksouzian;Heather Lavender

  • Intercontinental Spread of a Multiresistant Clone of Serotype 23F Streptococcus pneumoniae

    Rosario Munoz;Tracey J. Coffey;Margaret Daniels;Christopher G. Dowson

  • The Spread of Multiply Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae at a Day Care Center in Ohio

    Mary R. Reichler;Allan A. Allphin;Robert F. Breiman;John R. Schreiber

  • Susceptibilities of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae to 10 Oral Antimicrobial Agents Based on Pharmacodynamic Parameters: 1997 U.S. Surveillance Study

    Michael R. Jacobs;Saralee Bajaksouzian;Anne Zilles;Gengrong Lin

  • Spread of drug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae in Asian countries: Asian Network for Surveillance of Resistant Pathogens (ANSORP) Study.

    Jae-Hoon Song;Nam Yong Lee;Satoshi Ichiyama;Ryoji Yoshida

  • Optimisation of antimicrobial therapy using pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic parameters

    M.R. Jacobs

  • Diagnosis of nosocomial pneumonia in intubated, intensive care unit patients.

    R. A. Salata;M. M. Lederman;D. M. Shlaes;M. R. Jacobs

  • Two New Mechanisms of Macrolide Resistance in Clinical Strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae from Eastern Europe and North America

    A. Tait-Kamradt;T. Davies;P. C. Appelbaum;F. Depardieu

  • Mutations in 23S rRNA and Ribosomal Protein L4 Account for Resistance in Pneumococcal Strains Selected In Vitro by Macrolide Passage

    A. Tait-Kamradt;T. Davies;M. Cronan;M. R. Jacobs

  • Molecular dissection of the evolution of carbapenem-resistant multilocus sequence type 258 Klebsiella pneumoniae

    Frank R. DeLeo;Liang Chen;Stephen F. Porcella;Craig A. Martens

  • Once-Daily vs. Continuous Aminoglycoside Dosing: Efficacy and Toxicity in Animal and Clinical Studies of Gentamicin, Netilmicin, and Tobramycin

    S. H. Powell;W. L. Thompson;M. A. Luthe;R. C. Stern

  • Parabacteroides distasonis: intriguing aerotolerant gut anaerobe with emerging antimicrobial resistance and pathogenic and probiotic roles in human health.

    Jessica C. Ezeji;Daven K. Sarikonda;Austin Hopperton;Hailey L. Erkkila

  • Can Ceftazidime-Avibactam and Aztreonam Overcome β-Lactam Resistance Conferred by Metallo-β-Lactamases in Enterobacteriaceae?

    Steven Marshall;Andrea M. Hujer;Andrea M. Hujer;Laura J. Rojas;Laura J. Rojas;Krisztina M. Papp-Wallace

  • A prospective microbiologic surveillance program to detect and prevent the transfusion of bacterially contaminated platelets

    R. A. Yomtovian;Hillard M Lazarus;Hillard M Lazarus;Hillard M Lazarus;L. T. Goodnough;L. T. Goodnough;L. T. Goodnough;N. V. Hirschler;N. V. Hirschler;N. V. Hirschler

  • Characterization of blaKPC-containing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates detected in different institutions in the Eastern USA

    Andrea Endimiani;Andrea M. Hujer;Federico Perez;Christopher R. Bethel

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter C. Appelbaum
Peter C. Appelbaum Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Robert A. Bonomo
Robert A. Bonomo Case Western Reserve University
Kristine M. Hujer
Kristine M. Hujer Case Western Reserve University
Federico Perez
Federico Perez Case Western Reserve University
Andrea M. Hujer
Andrea M. Hujer United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Barry N. Kreiswirth
Barry N. Kreiswirth Center for Discovery and Innovation
Liang Chen
Liang Chen Hackensack Meridian Health Center for Discovery and Innovation
Andrea Endimiani
Andrea Endimiani University of Bern
Robert A. Salata
Robert A. Salata Case Western Reserve University
Krisztina M. Papp-Wallace
Krisztina M. Papp-Wallace Case Western Reserve University

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