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Overview

Paul H. Edelstein is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States. Their research spans a variety of topics primarily within the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

The main areas of study include:

  • Infectious Diseases
  • Epidemiology
  • Surgery
  • Microbiology
  • Molecular Medicine

They have concentrated extensively on tuberculosis-related research and infectious diseases, with key topics including:

  • Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
  • Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
  • Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Mycobacterium Research and Diagnosis
  • Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy
  • IgG4-Related and Inflammatory Diseases

Paul H. Edelstein has published in several notable venues, most frequently including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Cureus
  • Apollo (University of Cambridge)

Recent significant papers authored or co-authored by Edelstein include:

  • "Rethinking the burden of latent tuberculosis to reprioritize research," 2024, Nature Microbiology
  • "The human proton pump inhibitors inhibit Mycobacterium tuberculosis rifampicin efflux and macrophage-induced rifampicin tolerance," 2023, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Gaucher disease protects against tuberculosis," 2023, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Latent Tuberculosis: Two Centuries of Confusion," 2021, Apollo (University of Cambridge)
  • "Elevated cerebrospinal fluid cytokine levels in tuberculous meningitis predict survival in response to dexamethasone," 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Frequent co-authors with whom Paul H. Edelstein has collaborated include:

  • Lalita Ramakrishnan
  • Mark Troll
  • Laura Whitworth
  • Roger Sewell
  • Marcel A. Behr

Best Publications

  • Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae: Risk Factors for Infection and Impact of Resistance on Outcomes

    Ebbing Lautenbach;Jean Baldus Patel;Warren B. Bilker;Paul H. Edelstein

  • Drug tolerance in replicating mycobacteria mediated by a macrophage-induced efflux mechanism.

    Kristin N. Adams;Kevin Takaki;Lynn E. Connolly;Heather Wiedenhoft

  • Improved semiselective medium for isolation of Legionella pneumophila from contaminated clinical and environmental specimens.

    P H Edelstein

  • Risk Factors and Clinical Impact of Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase–Producing K. pneumoniae

    Leanne B. Gasink;Paul H. Edelstein;Ebbing Lautenbach;Marie Synnestvedt

  • Revisiting the timetable of tuberculosis

    Marcel A Behr;Paul H Edelstein;Lalita Ramakrishnan

  • Spectrum Bias in the Evaluation of Diagnostic Tests: Lessons from the Rapid Dipstick Test for Urinary Tract Infection

    Mark S. Lachs;Irving Nachamkin;Paul H. Edelstein;Jay Goldman

  • Epidemiological Investigation of Fluoroquinolone Resistance in Infections Due to Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase—Producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae

    Ebbing Lautenbach;Brian L. Strom;Warren B. Bilker;Jean Baldus Patel

  • Why is long-term therapy required to cure tuberculosis?

    Lynn E Connolly;Paul H Edelstein;Lalita Ramakrishnan

  • Clinical and Microbiological Outcomes of Serious Infections with Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Organisms Treated with Tigecycline

    Kara B. Anthony;Neil O. Fishman;Darren R. Linkin;Leanne B. Gasink

  • Outbreak of Legionnaires' disease among cruise ship passengers exposed to a contaminated whirlpool spa

    D.B Jernigan;J Hofmann;M.S Cetron;J.P Nuorti

  • Laboratory diagnosis of Legionnaires' disease

    Paul H. Edelstein;Richard D. Meyer;Sydney M. Finegold

  • Antimicrobial Chemotherapy for Legionnaires' Disease: A Review

    Paul H. Edelstein

  • Inappropriate testing for diarrheal diseases in the hospital.

    Don L. Siegel;Paul H. Edelstein;Irving Nachamkin

  • Is Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection life long

    Marcel A Behr;Paul H Edelstein;Lalita Ramakrishnan

  • Legionella longbeachae Species Nova, Another Etiologic Agent of Human Pneumonia

    Roger M. McKINNEY;Richard K. Porschen;Paul H. Edelstein;Marjorie L. Bissett

  • Comparative study of selective media for isolation of Legionella pneumophila from potable water.

    P H Edelstein

  • Discovery of virulence genes of Legionella pneumophila by using signature tagged mutagenesis in a guinea pig pneumonia model.

    Paul H. Edelstein;Martha A. C. Edelstein;Futoshi Higa;Stanley Falkow

  • Association between Fluoroquinolone Resistance and Mortality in Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae Infections: The Role of Inadequate Empirical Antimicrobial Therapy

    Ebbing Lautenbach;Joshua P Metlay;Warren B Bilker;Paul H Edelstein

  • Molecular epidemiological analysis of Escherichia coli sequence type ST131 (O25: H4) and bla CTX-M-15among extended-spectrum-β- lactamase-producing E. coli from the United States, 2000 to 2009

    James R. Johnson;James R. Johnson;Carl Urban;Carl Urban;Scott J. Weissman;James H. Jorgensen

  • Risk factors for fluoroquinolone resistance in nosocomial Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae infections.

    Ebbing Lautenbach;Neil O. Fishman;Warren B. Bilker;Analia Castiglioni

  • Four Serogroups of Legionnaires' Disease Bacteria Defined by Direct Immunofluorescence

    Roger M. McKINNEY;LeROY Thacker;Patricia P. Harris;Karen R. Lewallen

Frequent Co-Authors

Ebbing Lautenbach
Ebbing Lautenbach University of Pennsylvania
Lalita Ramakrishnan
Lalita Ramakrishnan University of Cambridge
Warren B. Bilker
Warren B. Bilker University of Pennsylvania
Irving Nachamkin
Irving Nachamkin University of Pennsylvania
Arnold G. Steigerwalt
Arnold G. Steigerwalt Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Don J. Brenner
Don J. Brenner Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Sydney M. Finegold
Sydney M. Finegold University of California, Los Angeles
Nicholas P. Cianciotto
Nicholas P. Cianciotto Northwestern University
Guy E. Thwaites
Guy E. Thwaites University of Oxford
Marcel A. Behr
Marcel A. Behr McGill University

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