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Overview

Robert A. Salata is affiliated with Case Western Reserve University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine with a strong emphasis on infectious diseases and epidemiology. The scientist's work also incorporates molecular medicine, hepatology, and pharmacology, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach within biomedical sciences.

Their publication record includes significant contributions to topics such as HIV/AIDS research and interventions, antibiotic resistance in bacteria, and studies on the hepatitis B virus. Additional key areas of research cover antibiotics pharmacokinetics and efficacy, HIV research and treatment, hepatitis C virus research, and HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Robert A. Salata include:

  • George A. Yendewa
  • Sulaiman Lakoh
  • Eric Cober
  • David van Duin
  • Robert A. Bonomo

Salata's research is often published in well-recognized venues, including:

  • UNC Libraries
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Open Forum Infectious Diseases
  • Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Selected recent papers highlight a focus on antimicrobial resistance and epidemiological outcomes:

  • Clinical outcomes and bacterial characteristics of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae complex among patients from different global regions (CRACKLE-2): a prospective, multicentre, cohort study, 2021, The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  • Global epidemiology and clinical outcomes of carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa and associated carbapenemases (POP): a prospective cohort study, 2023, The Lancet Microbe
  • Colistin Resistance in Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae: Laboratory Detection and Impact on Mortality, 2020, UNC Libraries
  • Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in U.S. Hospitals: Diversification of Circulating Lineages and Antimicrobial Resistance, 2022, mBio
  • Interim Estimates of 2023-24 Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness - United States, 2024, MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Throughout their career, Robert A. Salata has contributed research across numerous infectious diseases and bacterial resistance challenges, often working within collaborative networks involving repeated partnerships. Their work spans laboratory investigations, clinical outcomes, and population-level epidemiology across global and national contexts.

Best Publications

  • Colistin Versus Ceftazidime-Avibactam in the Treatment of Infections Due to Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae

    David Van Duin;Judith J. Lok;Michelle Earley;Eric Cober

  • Trichomonas vaginalis Infection and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Acquisition in African Women

    Barbara Van Der Pol;Cynthia Kwok;Bosny Pierre-Louis;Anne Rinaldi

  • Immunologic Failure Despite Suppressive Antiretroviral Therapy Is Related to Activation and Turnover of Memory CD4 Cells

    Michael M. Lederman;Leonard Calabrese;Nicholas T. Funderburg;Brian Clagett

  • Gene dosage and linezolid resistance in Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus faecalis.

    S. H. Marshall;C. J. Donskey;R. Hutton-Thomas;R. A. Salata

  • Oral mycobiome analysis of HIV-infected patients: identification of Pichia as an antagonist of opportunistic fungi.

    Pranab Kumar Mukherjee;Jyotsna Chandra;Mauricio Retuerto;Masoumeh Sikaroodi

  • Infections due to Lancefield group C streptococci.

    Robert A. Salata;Phillip I. Lerner;David M. Shlaes;K. V. Gopalakrishna

  • Hormonal contraception and the risk of HIV acquisition.

    Charles S Morrison;Charles S Morrison;Barbra A Richardson;Francis Mmiro;Tsungai Chipato

  • Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and Klebsiella pneumoniae across a hospital system: impact of post-acute care facilities on dissemination

    Federico Perez;Andrea Endimiani;Andrea Endimiani;Amy J. Ray;Brooke K. Decker

  • Use of Linezolid, an Oxazolidinone, in the Treatment of Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections

    Jason W. Chien;Michelle L. Kucia;Robert A. Salata

  • Current concepts on the virulence mechanisms of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

    Richard R. Watkins;Michael Z. David;Robert A. Salata

  • MTN-001: Randomized Pharmacokinetic Cross-Over Study Comparing Tenofovir Vaginal Gel and Oral Tablets in Vaginal Tissue and Other Compartments

    Craig W. Hendrix;Beatrice A. Chen;Vijayanand Guddera;Craig Hoesley

  • Colistin Resistance in Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae: Laboratory Detection and Impact on Mortality.

    Laura J. Rojas;Laura J. Rojas;Madiha Salim;Eric Cober;Sandra S. Richter

  • Hormonal contraception and HIV acquisition: reanalysis using marginal structural modeling.

    Charles S. Morrison;Pai Lien Chen;Cynthia Kwok;Barbra A. Richardson

  • Changing Spectrum of Mortality Due to Human Immunodeficiency Virus: Analysis of 260 Deaths during 1995–1999

    Hernan Valdez;Tanvir K. Chowdhry;Robert Asaad;Ian J. Woolley

  • Bacterial vaginosis and vaginal yeast, but not vaginal cleansing, increase HIV-1 acquisition in African women.

    Janneke H H M van de Wijgert;Charles S Morrison;Peter G A Cornelisse;Marshall Munjoma

  • Kinetics of myeloid and lymphocyte recovery and infectious complications after unrelated umbilical cord blood versus HLA-matched unrelated donor allogeneic transplantation in adults

    Nashaat S. Hamza;Michelle Lisgaris;Gopala Yadavalli;Laura Nadeau

  • Prednisone improves renal function and proteinuria in human immunodeficiency virus-associated nephropathy

    Michael C. Smith;Jeffrey L. Austen;John T. Carey;Steven N. Emancipator

  • Risk factors for chronic kidney disease in a large cohort of HIV-1 infected individuals initiating antiretroviral therapy in routine care

    Robert C. Kalayjian;Bryan Lau;Rhoderick N. Mechekano;Heidi M. Crane

  • Invasive Infection with Saccharomyces cerevisiae: Report of Three Cases and Review

    John N. Aucott;John Fayen;Hans Grossnicklas;Anne Morrissey

  • Trichomonas vaginalis Infection and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Acquisition in African Women. Commentary

    R. Scan Mcclelland;Barbara Van Der Pol;Cynthia Kwok;Bosny Pierre-Louis

Frequent Co-Authors

Federico Perez
Federico Perez Case Western Reserve University
Robert A. Bonomo
Robert A. Bonomo Case Western Reserve University
Sandra S. Richter
Sandra S. Richter Cleveland Clinic
Vance G. Fowler
Vance G. Fowler Duke University
Yohei Doi
Yohei Doi University of Pittsburgh
Peter Mugyenyi
Peter Mugyenyi Uganda National Academy of Sciences
Michael R. Jacobs
Michael R. Jacobs University Hospitals of Cleveland
Cissy Kityo
Cissy Kityo Joint Clinical Research Centre
Michael M. Lederman
Michael M. Lederman Case Western Reserve University
Eric J. Arts
Eric J. Arts University of Western Ontario

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