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Roger L. Nation

Roger L. Nation

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Microbiology

D-Index
86
Citations
28552
World Ranking
837
National Ranking
20

Medicine

D-Index
95
Citations
33317
World Ranking
10070
National Ranking
303

Overview

Roger L. Nation is affiliated with Monash University in Australia and has a robust publication record in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research spans several subfields including Molecular Medicine, Pharmacology, Epidemiology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

The primary focus areas of their work are antibiotic resistance in bacteria and antibiotics pharmacokinetics and efficacy. Additional research topics include pneumonia and respiratory infections, cystic fibrosis research advances, Vibrio bacteria studies, malaria research and control, and bacterial identification and susceptibility testing.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Roger L. Nation include:

  • A synthetic lipopeptide targeting top-priority multidrug-resistant Gram-negative pathogens, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Limitations of Antibiotic MIC-Based PK-PD Metrics: Looking Back to Move Forward, 2021, Frontiers in Pharmacology
  • Using machine learning to optimize antibiotic combinations: dosing strategies for meropenem and polymyxin B against carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii, 2020, Clinical Microbiology and Infection
  • Research priorities towards precision antibiotic therapy to improve patient care, 2022, The Lancet Microbe
  • Agents of Last Resort, 2020, Infectious Disease Clinics of North America

Frequent collaborators with Roger L. Nation include:

  • Cornelia B. Landersdorfer
  • Jian Li
  • Jürgen B. Bulitta
  • Brian T. Tsuji
  • Alan Forrest

The scientist's work has been published extensively in key academic venues, including:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
  • Clinical Microbiology and Infection
  • International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents
  • Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics

Best Publications

  • Colistin: the re-emerging antibiotic for multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacterial infections

    Jian Li;Roger Leigh Nation;John D Turnidge;Robert W Milne

  • Polymyxin B for the treatment of multidrug-resistant pathogens: a critical review

    Alexandre Prehn Zavascki;Alexandre Prehn Zavascki;Luciano Zubaran Goldani;Jian Li;Roger L. Nation

  • Colistin Resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii Is Mediated by Complete Loss of Lipopolysaccharide Production

    Jennifer H Moffatt;Marina Harper;Marina Harper;Paul F Harrison;John Df Hale

  • International Consensus Guidelines for the Optimal Use of the Polymyxins: Endorsed by the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP), European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID), Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), International Society for Anti-infective Pharmacology (ISAP), Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM), and Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists (SIDP).

    Brian T. Tsuji;Jason M. Pogue;Alexandre P. Zavascki;Mical Paul;Mical Paul

  • Population Pharmacokinetics of Colistin Methanesulfonate and Formed Colistin in Critically Ill Patients from a Multicenter Study Provide Dosing Suggestions for Various Categories of Patients

    Samira Garonzik;Jian Li;Jian Li;Visanu Thamlikitkul;David Paterson

  • Structure—Activity Relationships of Polymyxin Antibiotics

    Tony Velkov;Philip Thompson;Roger Leigh Nation;Jian Li

  • Evaluation of colistin as an agent against multi-resistant Gram-negative bacteria

    Jian Li;Roger Leigh Nation;Robert L Milne;John D Turnidge

  • Heteroresistance to Colistin in Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii

    Jian Li;Craig Robert Rayner;Roger Leigh Nation;Roxanne J Owen

  • Colistin in the 21st century.

    Roger Leigh Nation;Jian Li

  • Pharmacology of polymyxins: new insights into an 'old' class of antibiotics.

    Tony Velkov;Kade Douglas Roberts;Roger Leigh Nation;Philip Thompson

  • Population Pharmacokinetics of Intravenous Polymyxin B in Critically Ill Patients: Implications for Selection of Dosage Regimens

    Ana M Sandri;Cornelia Barbara Landersdorfer;Cornelia Barbara Landersdorfer;Jovan Jacob;Marcio M Boniatti

  • Colistin Methanesulfonate Is an Inactive Prodrug of Colistin against Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Phillip John Bergen;Jian Li;Craig Robert Rayner;Roger Leigh Nation

  • Framework for optimisation of the clinical use of colistin and polymyxin B : the Prato polymyxin consensus

    Roger Leigh Nation;Jian Li;Otto Cars;William Couet

  • Colistin and Polymyxin B: Peas in a Pod, or Chalk and Cheese?

    Roger Leigh Nation;Tony Velkov;Jian Li

  • Management of meningitis due to antibiotic-resistant Acinetobacter species

    Boek Lam Kim;Anton Peleg;Thomas P Lodise;Jeffrey Lipman

  • In vitro pharmacodynamic properties of colistin and colistin methanesulfonate against Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from patients with cystic fibrosis.

    Jian Li;John D Turnidge;Robert Milne;Roger Leigh Nation

  • Dosing guidance for intravenous colistin in critically-ill patients.

    Roger L. Nation;Samira M. Garonzik;Visanu Thamlikitkul;Evangelos J. Giamarellos-Bourboulis

  • Elucidation of the Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Determinant of Colistin Activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Murine Thigh and Lung Infection Models

    Rajesh Dudhani;John D Turnidge;John D Turnidge;Kingsley Coulthard;Kingsley Coulthard;Robert Milne

  • Pharmacokinetics of Intravenous Polymyxin B in Critically Ill Patients

    Alexandre P. Zavascki;Luciano Z. Goldani;Guoying Cao;Silvana V. Superti

  • New pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic studies of systemically administered colistin against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii in mouse thigh and lung infection models: smaller response in lung infection

    Soon-Ee Cheah;Jiping Wang;Van Thi Thu Nguyen;John D. Turnidge

  • Pharmacokinetics in the aged: A review

    Edward J. Triggs;Roger L. Nation

Frequent Co-Authors

Jürgen B. Bulitta
Jürgen B. Bulitta St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Tony Velkov
Tony Velkov University of Melbourne
Alan Forrest
Alan Forrest University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Brian T. Tsuji
Brian T. Tsuji University at Buffalo, State University of New York
John D. Turnidge
John D. Turnidge University of Adelaide
David L. Paterson
David L. Paterson University of Queensland
Andrew A. Somogyi
Andrew A. Somogyi University of Adelaide
John D. Boyce
John D. Boyce Monash University
Alexandre P. Zavascki
Alexandre P. Zavascki Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Ben Adler
Ben Adler Monash University

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