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Michael S. Niederman

Michael S. Niederman

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97
Citations
47483
World Ranking
9111
National Ranking
4699

Overview

Michael S. Niederman is affiliated with Cornell University in the United States and has a significant body of research in the field of medicine. Their work primarily focuses on areas related to pneumonia, respiratory infections, and critical care.

The main fields of study for Niederman include medicine with a substantial concentration on epidemiology, critical care and intensive care medicine, infectious diseases, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and emergency medicine. Within these areas, their research extensively covers topics such as pneumonia and respiratory infections, nosocomial infections in intensive care units, respiratory viral infections, Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment, sepsis diagnosis and treatment, emergency and acute care studies, and respiratory support and mechanisms.

Niederman has contributed to a range of peer-reviewed publications. Recent notable papers include:

  • Pneumonia, 2021, published in Nature Reviews Disease Primers
  • ERS/ESICM/ESCMID/ALAT guidelines for the management of severe community-acquired pneumonia, 2023, Intensive Care Medicine
  • Treatment of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Immunocompromised Adults, 2020, CHEST Journal
  • Updates on community acquired pneumonia management in the ICU, 2020, Pharmacology & Therapeutics
  • Initial antimicrobial management of sepsis, 2021, Critical Care

The scientist has collaborated frequently with other researchers in the field. Regular co-authors include Antoni Torres, Richard G. Wunderink, James D. Chalmers, Tobias Welte, and Rosario Menéndez. These partnerships have contributed to multiple studies and publications.

Niederman's research appears prominently in several influential publication venues. Frequent journals where their work is published include European Respiratory Review, Annals of the American Thoracic Society, Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases, and Intensive Care Medicine.

Best Publications

  • Infectious Diseases Society of America/American Thoracic Society Consensus Guidelines on the Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults

    Lionel A. Mandell;Richard G. Wunderink;Antonio Anzueto;John G. Bartlett

  • Guidelines for the management of adults with community-acquired pneumonia. Diagnosis, assessment of severity, antimicrobial therapy, and prevention.

    M. S. Niederman;L. A. Mandell;A. Anzueto;J. B. Bass

  • Guidelines for the initial management of adults with community-acquired pneumonia: diagnosis, assessment of severity, and initial antimicrobial therapy. American Thoracic Society. Medical Section of the American Lung Association.

    M. S. Niederman;J. B. Bass;G. D. Campbell;A. M. Fein

  • Recombinant human interleukin 1 receptor antagonist in the treatment of patients with sepsis syndrome. Results from a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Phase III rhIL-1ra Sepsis Syndrome Study Group.

    Fisher Cj;Dhainaut Jf;Opal Sm;Pribble Jp

  • International ERS/ESICM/ESCMID/ALAT guidelines for the management of hospital-acquired pneumonia and ventilator-associated pneumonia

    Antoni Torres;Michael S Niederman;Jean Chastre;Santiago Ewig

  • Impact of BAL data on the therapy and outcome of ventilator-associated pneumonia

    Carlos M. Luna;Patricia Vujacich;Michael S. Niederman;Carlos Vay

  • Hospital-acquired pneumonia in adults: Diagnosis, assessment of severity, initial antimicrobial therapy, and preventative strategies: A consensus statement

    G. D. Campbell;M. S. Niederman;W. A. Broughton;D. E. Craven

  • Efficacy and Safety of Monoclonal Antibody to Human Tumor Necrosis Factor α in Patients With Sepsis Syndrome: A Randomized, Controlled, Double-blind, Multicenter Clinical Trial

    E Abraham;R Wunderink;H Silverman;T M Perl

  • The cost of treating community-acquired pneumonia

    Michael S. Niederman;Jeffrey S. McCombs;Alan N. Unger;Amit Kumar

  • Resolution of ventilator-associated pneumonia: prospective evaluation of the clinical pulmonary infection score as an early clinical predictor of outcome.

    Carlos M. Luna;Daniel Blanzaco;Michael S. Niederman;Walter Matarucco

  • Linezolid in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nosocomial pneumonia: a randomized, controlled study.

    Richard G. Wunderink;Michael S. Niederman;Marin H. Kollef;Andrew F. Shorr

  • Treatment of severe pneumonia in hospitalized patients: results of a multicenter, randomized, double-blind trial comparing intravenous ciprofloxacin with imipenem-cilastatin. The Severe Pneumonia Study Group.

    Mitchell P. Fink;David R. Snydman;Michael S. Niederman;Kenneth V. Leeper Jr.

  • Infective Exacerbations of Chronic Bronchitis : Relation between Bacteriologic Etiology and Lung Function

    Jörg Eller;Anja Ede;Tom Schaberg;Michael S. Niederman

  • Effect of Corticosteroids on Treatment Failure Among Hospitalized Patients With Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia and High Inflammatory Response A Randomized Clinical Trial

    Antoni Torres;Oriol Sibila;Miquel Ferrer;Eva Polverino

  • Community-Acquired Pneumonia Due to Gram-Negative Bacteria and Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Incidence, Risk, and Prognosis

    Francisco Arancibia;Torsten T. Bauer;Santiago Ewig;Josep Mensa

  • Severe community-acquired pneumonia. Assessment of severity criteria

    Santiago Ewig;Mauricio Ruiz;Josep Mensa;Maria Angeles Marcos

  • Impact of invasive and noninvasive quantitative culture sampling on outcome of ventilator-associated pneumonia : A pilot study

    J. M. Sanchez-Nieto;A. Torres;F. Garcia-Cordoba;M. El-Ebiary

  • Clinical characteristics and treatment patterns among patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia

    Marin H. Kollef;Lee E. Morrow;Michael S. Niederman;Kenneth V. Leeper

  • Nosocomial Pneumonia: The Importance of a De-escalating Strategy for Antibiotic Treatment of Pneumonia in the ICU

    Gert Höffken;Michael S. Niederman

  • Validation of predictive rules and indices of severity for community acquired pneumonia

    S Ewig;A de Roux;T Bauer;E García

Frequent Co-Authors

Antoni Torres
Antoni Torres University of Barcelona
Richard G. Wunderink
Richard G. Wunderink Northwestern University
Antonio Anzueto
Antonio Anzueto The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Marin H. Kollef
Marin H. Kollef Washington University in St. Louis
Josep Mensa
Josep Mensa University of Barcelona
Jean Chastre
Jean Chastre Sorbonne University
Sanjay Sethi
Sanjay Sethi University at Buffalo, State University of New York
John G. Bartlett
John G. Bartlett Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Jordi Rello
Jordi Rello Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Daniel M. Musher
Daniel M. Musher Baylor College of Medicine

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