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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - The Walter E. Stamm Mentor Award, Infectious Diseases Society of America

Overview

Robert A. Weinstein is affiliated with Rush University Medical Center in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with a significant emphasis on Infectious Diseases, Neurology, Clinical Psychology, Epidemiology, and Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology.

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

  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Antibiotic Use and Resistance
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
  • Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
  • Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research

Frequent co-authors in their publications include:

  • Michael Gottlieb
  • Erica S. Spatz
  • Mary K. Hayden
  • Arjun K. Venkatesh
  • Joann G. Elmore

The scientist has contributed extensively to several prominent publication venues. The most frequent among these are:

  • Open Forum Infectious Diseases
  • Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • JAMA Network Open

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Robert A. Weinstein include:

  • "Severe Fatigue and Persistent Symptoms at 3 Months Following Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infections During the Pre-Delta, Delta, and Omicron Time Periods: A Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study" (2023), published in Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • "Regional Spread of bla NDM-1-Containing Klebsiella pneumoniae ST147 in Post-Acute Care Facilities" (2021), published in Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • "MRSA Transmission in Intensive Care Units: Genomic Analysis of Patients, Their Environments, and Healthcare Workers" (2020), published in Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • "High Prevalence of Multidrug-Resistant Organism Colonization in 28 Nursing Homes: An 'Iceberg Effect'" (2020), published in Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
  • "Prevalence of Symptoms ≤12 Months After Acute Illness, by COVID-19 Testing Status Among Adults - United States, December 2020-March 2023" (2023), published in MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

In 2012, Robert A. Weinstein received the Walter E. Stamm Mentor Award from the Infectious Diseases Society of America.

Best Publications

  • Clinical practice guidelines for antimicrobial prophylaxis in surgery.

    Dale W. Bratzler;E. Patchen Dellinger;Keith M. Olsen;Trish M. Perl

  • Infectious Diseases Society of America and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Guidelines for Developing an Institutional Program to Enhance Antimicrobial Stewardship

    Timothy H. Dellit;Robert C. Owens;John E. McGowan;Dale N. Gerding

  • Guidelines for the prevention of intravascular catheter-related infections. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

    Naomi P. O'Grady;Mary Alexander;E. Patchen Dellinger;Julie L. Gerberding

  • Overview of Nosocomial Infections Caused by Gram-Negative Bacilli

    Robert A. Weinstein;Robert Gaynes;Jonathan R. Edwards

  • The Epidemiology and Control of Acinetobacter baumannii in Health Care Facilities

    Pierre Edouard Fournier;Hervé Richet;Robert A. Weinstein

  • The Epidemiology of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae: The Impact and Evolution of a Global Menace.

    Latania K. Logan;Robert A. Weinstein

  • Strategies to Prevent and Control the Emergence and Spread of Antimicrobial-Resistant Microorganisms in Hospitals: A Challenge to Hospital Leadership

    D A Goldmann;R A Weinstein;R P Wenzel;O C Tablan

  • Guidelines for the prevention of intravascular catheter-related infections.

    Naomi P. O'Grady;Mary Alexander;E. Patchen Dellinger;Julie L. Gerberding

  • Antibiotic resistance among gram-negative bacilli in US intensive care units: implications for fluoroquinolone use.

    Melinda M. Neuhauser;Robert A. Weinstein;Robert Rydman;Larry H. Danziger

  • Targeted Versus Universal Decolonization to Prevent ICU Infection

    Susan S. Huang;Edward Septimus;Ken Kleinman;Julia Moody

  • Guidelines for the Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-Related Infections

    Naomi P. O'Grady;Mary Alexander;E. Patchen Dellinger;Julie L. Gerberding

  • Hospital and societal costs of antimicrobial-resistant infections in a Chicago teaching hospital: implications for antibiotic stewardship.

    Rebecca R. Roberts;Bala Hota;Bala Hota;Ibrar Ahmad;R. Douglas Scott

  • Medical and Surgical Treatment of Parapneumonic Effusions* An Evidence-Based Guideline

    Gene L. Colice;Anne Curtis;Jean Deslauriers;John Heffner

  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Associated with Transfusions

    Curran Jw;Lawrence Dn;Jaffe H;Kaplan Je

  • Contamination, Disinfection, and Cross-Colonization: Are Hospital Surfaces Reservoirs for Nosocomial Infection?

    Robert A. Weinstein;Bala Hota

  • Effect of Daily Chlorhexidine Bathing on Hospital-Acquired Infection

    Michael W. Climo;Michael W. Climo;Deborah S. Yokoe;David K. Warren;Trish M. Perl

  • Multiple antibiotic-resistant Klebsiella and Escherichia coli in nursing homes.

    Janis Wiener;John P. Quinn;Patricia A. Bradford;Richard V. Goering

  • Strategies to Prevent Surgical Site Infections in Acute Care Hospitals

    Deverick J. Anderson;Keith S. Kaye;David Classen;Kathleen M. Arias

  • Strategies to Prevent Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections in Acute Care Hospitals

    Jonas Marschall;Leonard A Mermel;David Classen;Kathleen M Arias

  • The role of "colonization pressure" in the spread of vancomycin-resistant enterococci: an important infection control variable.

    Marc J. M. Bonten;Sarah Slaughter;Anton W. Ambergen;Mary K. Hayden

Frequent Co-Authors

Marc J. M. Bonten
Marc J. M. Bonten Utrecht University
Charles L. Bennett
Charles L. Bennett University of South Carolina
John A. Jernigan
John A. Jernigan Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Ken Kleinman
Ken Kleinman University of Massachusetts Amherst
Richard Platt
Richard Platt Harvard University
Michael Klompas
Michael Klompas Brigham and Women's Hospital
Victoria J. Fraser
Victoria J. Fraser Washington University in St. Louis
Ramanan Laxminarayan
Ramanan Laxminarayan Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy
Andrea M. Hujer
Andrea M. Hujer United States Department of Veterans Affairs
John P. Quinn
John P. Quinn AstraZeneca (United Kingdom)

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