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Robert F. Breiman

Robert F. Breiman

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Medicine

D-Index
135
Citations
71869
World Ranking
2063
National Ranking
1169

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2017 - Fellow of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH)
  • 2017 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)

Overview

Robert F. Breiman is affiliated with Emory University in the United States. Their research spans primarily the field of Medicine, focusing on subfields such as Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, Nutrition and Dietetics, Microbiology, and Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health.

Their work covers a range of topics including:

  • Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
  • Respiratory viral infections research
  • Child Nutrition and Water Access
  • Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
  • Global Maternal and Child Health
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research

Recent publications include:

  • "A New Pneumococcal Capsule Type, 10D, is the 100th Serotype and Has a Large cps Fragment from an Oral Streptococcus" (2020), published in mBio
  • "Initial findings from a novel population-based child mortality surveillance approach: a descriptive study" (2020), published in The Lancet Global Health
  • "Emergence of a multidrug-resistant and virulent Streptococcus pneumoniae lineage mediates serotype replacement after PCV13: an international whole-genome sequencing study" (2022), published in The Lancet Microbe
  • "Causes of Death Among Infants and Children in the Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS) Network" (2023), published in JAMA Network Open
  • "Reflections On Governance, Communication, And Equity: Challenges And Opportunities In COVID-19 Vaccination" (2021), published in Health Affairs

Frequent co-authors in their research include:

  • Karen L. Kotloff
  • Inácio Mandomando
  • Stephen D. Bentley
  • Lesley McGee
  • Stephanie W. Lo

They have published extensively in several scientific venues such as:

  • Microbial Genomics
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Vaccine
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Harvard Dataverse

In recognition of their contributions, Robert F. Breiman was named a Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) in 2017. The same year, they were also made a Fellow of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH).

Best Publications

  • Burden and aetiology of diarrhoeal disease in infants and young children in developing countries (the Global Enteric Multicenter Study, GEMS): a prospective, case-control study.

    Karen L. Kotloff;James P. Nataro;William C. Blackwelder;Dilruba Nasrin

  • Global, regional, and national disease burden estimates of acute lower respiratory infections due to respiratory syncytial virus in young children in 2015: a systematic review and modelling study

    Ting Shi;David A. McAllister;Katherine L. O'Brien;Eric A. F. Simoes

  • Estimated global mortality associated with the first 12 months of 2009 pandemic influenza A H1N1 virus circulation: a modelling study

    Fatimah S. Dawood;A. Danielle Iuliano;Carrie Reed;Martin I. Meltzer

  • Effectiveness of maternal influenza immunization in mothers and infants.

    K. Zaman;Eliza Roy;Shams E. Arifeen;Mahbubur Rahman

  • Incidence of community-acquired pneumonia requiring hospitalization. Results of a population-based active surveillance Study in Ohio. The Community-Based Pneumonia Incidence Study Group.

    Barbara J. Marston;Joseph F. Plouffe;Thomas M. File;Barbara A. Hackman

  • Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults: Guidelines for Management

    John G. Bartlett;Robert F. Breiman;Lionel A. Mandell;Thomas M. File

  • Case Definitions, Diagnostic Algorithms, and Priorities in Encephalitis: Consensus Statement of the International Encephalitis Consortium

    A. Venkatesan;A. R. Tunkel;K. C. Bloch;A. S. Lauring

  • Global burden of respiratory infections due to seasonal influenza in young children: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Harish Nair;Harish Nair;W Abdullah Brooks;Mark Katz;Anna Roca

  • Cigarette Smoking and Invasive Pneumococcal Disease

    J P Nuorti;J C Butler;M M Farley;L H Harrison

  • Prevention of pneumococcal disease : recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)

    Robert F. Breiman;Jay C. Butler;J. Pekka Nuorti

  • Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine efficacy : an evaluation of current recommendations

    Jay C. Butler;Robert F. Breiman;John F. Campbell;Harvey B. Lipman

  • Global and regional burden of hospital admissions for severe acute lower respiratory infections in young children in 2010: a systematic analysis

    Harish Nair;Harish Nair;Eric Af Simões;Igor Rudan;Bradford D Gessner

  • Chikungunya Fever: An Epidemiological Review of a Re-Emerging Infectious Disease

    J. Erin Staples;Robert F. Breiman;Ann M. Powers

  • Use of quantitative molecular diagnostic methods to identify causes of diarrhoea in children: a reanalysis of the GEMS case-control study

    Jie Liu;James A Platts-Mills;Jane Juma;Furqan Kabir

  • Defining the Group A Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome: Rationale and Consensus Definition

    Robert F. Breiman;Jeffrey P. Davis;Richard R. Facklam;Barry M. Gray

  • Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome: A Clinical Description of 17 Patients with a Newly Recognized Disease

    Jeffrey S. Duchin;Frederick T. Koster;C. J. Peters;Gary L. Simpson;Gary L. Simpson

  • Efficacy of pentavalent rotavirus vaccine against severe rotavirus gastroenteritis in infants in developing countries in Asia: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

    George E Armah;Samba O Sow;Robert F Breiman;Robert F Breiman;Michael J Dallas

  • Emergence of Drug-Resistant Pneumococcal Infections in the United States

    Robert F. Breiman;Jay C. Butler;Fred C. Tenover;John A. Elliott

  • Nipah Virus Encephalitis Reemergence, Bangladesh

    Vincent P. Hsu;Mohammed Jahangir Hossain;Umesh D Parashar;Mohammed Monsur Ali

  • The prevalence of drug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae in Atlanta.

    Jo Hofmann;Martin S. Cetron;Monica M. Farley;Wendy S. Baughman

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel R. Feikin
Daniel R. Feikin Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
M. Kariuki Njenga
M. Kariuki Njenga Washington State University
Eric D. Mintz
Eric D. Mintz Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Stephen P. Luby
Stephen P. Luby Stanford University
Martin Antonio
Martin Antonio London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Stephen D. Bentley
Stephen D. Bentley Wellcome Sanger Institute
Barry S. Fields
Barry S. Fields Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Myron M. Levine
Myron M. Levine University of Maryland, Baltimore
James P. Nataro
James P. Nataro University of Virginia
Karen L. Kotloff
Karen L. Kotloff University of Maryland, Baltimore

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