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D-Index
58
Citations
8892
World Ranking
3569
National Ranking
1653

Research.com Recognitions

  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Peter D. Walzer is affiliated with the University of Cincinnati in the United States. Their primary areas of research are situated within the field of Medicine, with a focus on Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases as subfields. Their publications contribute to knowledge concerning respiratory infections and related epidemiological patterns.

Walzer's recent published work includes the paper titled Sero-Epidemiology of Pneumocystis Infection among Infants, Children, and Adults in Chile from 2022, featured in the Journal of Fungi. This publication addresses the presence and characteristics of Pneumocystis infection across different age groups in Chile.

Their research topics encompass:

  • Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment
  • Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
  • Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology

Throughout their work, Walzer has frequently collaborated with several coauthors, including:

  • Robert F. Miller
  • Kieran R. Daly
  • Ana Victoria Ulloa
  • Carolina A. Ponce
  • Sergio L. Vargas

Their publications have appeared predominantly in the Journal of Fungi, indicating a specialization or interest in fungal infections as related to respiratory diseases.

Walzer holds recognition as a Member of the Association of American Physicians, reflecting professional acknowledgment within the medical community.

Best Publications

  • Current epidemiology of Pneumocystis pneumonia.

    Alison Morris;Jens D. Lundgren;Henry Masur;Peter D. Walzer

  • Serologic Responses to Pneumocystis carinii Antigens in Health and Disease

    S. L. Peglow;A. G. Smulian;A. G. Smulian;A. G. Smulian;M. J. Linke;M. J. Linke;M. J. Linke;C. L. Pogue;C. L. Pogue;C. L. Pogue

  • Pneumocystis carinii: sequence from ribosomal RNA implies a close relationship with fungi.

    Saundra L. Stringer;James R. Stringer;Maria A. Blase;Peter D. Walzer

  • HIV-Associated Pneumocystis Pneumonia

    Laurence Huang;Adithya Cattamanchi;J. Lucian Davis;Saskia den Boon

  • Diffuse pulmonary infiltrates in immunosuppressed patients. Prospective study of 80 cases.

    Carol Singer;Donald Armstrong;P.Peter Rosen;Peter D. Walzer

  • Early Predictors of Mortality from Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia in HIV-Infected Patients: 1985–2006

    Peter D. Walzer;Hannah E. R. Evans;Andrew J. Copas;Simon G. Edwards

  • Genetic variation among Pneumocystis carinii hominis isolates in recurrent pneumocystosis.

    S P Keely;J R Stringer;R P Baughman;M J Linke

  • Nude mouse: a new experimental model for Pneumocystis carinii infection.

    Peter D. Walzer;Vera Schnelle;Donald Armstrong;P. Peter Rosen

  • Clinical features of Strongyloides stercoralis infection in an endemic area of the United States.

    James E. Milder;Peter D. Walzer;George Kilgore;Isobel Rutherford

  • Echinocandin treatment of pneumocystis pneumonia in rodent models depletes cysts leaving trophic burdens that cannot transmit the infection.

    Melanie T. Cushion;Melanie T. Cushion;Michael J. Linke;Alan Ashbaugh;Alan Ashbaugh;Tom Sesterhenn;Tom Sesterhenn

  • Idiotypic Specificity of Surface Immunoglobulin and the Maturation of Leukemic Bone-marrow-derived Lymphocytes

    S. M. Fu;R. J. Winchester;T. Feizi;P. D. Walzer

  • A comparison of the antigenic characteristics of rat and human Pneumocystis carinii by immunoblotting.

    P D Walzer;M J Linke

  • Properties of the major antigens of rat and human Pneumocystis carinii.

    M J Linke;M T Cushion;P D Walzer

  • Growth characteristics and pathogenesis of experimental Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia.

    P D Walzer;R D Powell;K Yoneda;M E Rutledge

  • Epidemiologic features of Strongyloides stercoralis infection in an endemic area of the United States.

    Peter D. Walzer;James E. Milder;John G. Banwell;George Kilgore

  • Growth and serial passage of Pneumocystis carinii in the A549 cell line.

    M T Cushion;P D Walzer

  • The challenge of Pneumocystis carinii culture.

    Elaine Sloand;Barbara Laughon;Martine Armstrong;Marilyn S. Bartlett

  • Analysis of the developmental stages of Pneumocystis carinii, in vitro.

    Cushion Mt;Ruffolo Jj;Walzer Pd

  • Pneumocystis carinii: Growth variables and estimates in the A549 and WI-38 VA13 human cell lines

    Melanie T. Cushion;John J. Ruffolo;Michael J. Linke;Peter D. Walzer

  • Outbreaks of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in colonies of immunodeficient mice.

    P D Walzer;C K Kim;M J Linke;C L Pogue

  • Geographic Variation in the Humoral Response to Pneumocystis carinii

    A. G. Smulian;D. W. Sullivan;M. J. Linke;N. A. Halsey

  • Lymphocyte changes during chronic administration of and withdrawal from corticosteroids: relation to Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia.

    P D Walzer;M LaBine;T J Redington;M T Cushion

  • Interaction of Pneumocystis carinii with host lungs: an ultrastructural study.

    Kokichi Yoneda;Peter D. Walzer

Frequent Co-Authors

Melanie T. Cushion
Melanie T. Cushion University of Cincinnati Medical Center
Robert F. Miller
Robert F. Miller University College London
Laurence Huang
Laurence Huang University of California, San Francisco
James R. Stringer
James R. Stringer University of Cincinnati
Francis X. McCormack
Francis X. McCormack University of Cincinnati
John R. Balmes
John R. Balmes University of California, Berkeley
Andrew Copas
Andrew Copas University College London
Daniel P. Perl
Daniel P. Perl Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Jay H. Bream
Jay H. Bream Johns Hopkins University
Lawrence A. Kingsley
Lawrence A. Kingsley University of Pittsburgh

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