Recent Publications by Fellows
Quale J, Bratu S, Gupta J, Landman D. Interplay of Efflux System, ampC, and oprD Expression in Carbapenem Resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Clinical Isolates. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2006; 50: 1633-41.
Bratu S, Landman D, Alam M, Tolentino E, Quale J. Detection of KPC carbapenem-hydrolyzing enzymes in Enterobacter spp. from Brooklyn, NY. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2005; 49: 776-8.
Bratu S, Quale J, Cebular S, Heddurshetti R, Landman D. Multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Brooklyn, New York: molecular epidemiology and in-vitro activity of polymyxin B. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2005; 24:196-201.
Bratu S, Landman D, Haag R, Recco R, Eramo A, Alam M, Quale J. Rapid spread of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in New York City: a new threat to our antibiotic armamentarium. Arch Intern Med 2005; 165: 1430-5.
Bratu S, Mooty M, Nichani S, Landman D, Gullans C, Pettinato B, Karumudi U, Tolaney P, Quale J. Emergence of KPC-possessing Klebsiella pneumoniae in Brooklyn, NY: epidemiology and recommendations for detection. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2005; 49: 3018-20.
Bratu S, Eramo A, Kopec R, Coughlin E, Ghitan M, Yost R, Chapnick EK, Landman D, Quale J. Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in hospital nursery and maternity units. Emerg Infect Dis 2005; 11: 808-13.
Landman D, Bratu S, Alam M, Quale J. Citywide emergence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains with reduced susceptibility to polymyxin B. J Antimicrob Chemother 2005; 55: 954-7.
Bratu S, Tolaney P, Karumudi U, Quale J, Mooty M, Nichani S, Landman D. Carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in Brooklyn, NY: molecular epidemiology and in vitro activity of polymyxin B and other agents. J Antimicrob Chemother 2005; 56: 128-32.
Landman D, Salvani JK, Bratu S, Quale J. Evaluation of techniques for detection of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in stool surveillance cultures. J Clin Microbiol 2005; 43: 5639-41.
Bradford PA, Bratu S, Urban C, Visalli M, Mariano N, Landman D, Rahal JJ, Brooks S, Cebular S, Quale J. Emergence of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella spp. possessing the class A carbapenem-hydrolyzing KPC-2 and inhibitor-resistant TEM-30 _-lactamases in New York City. Clin Infect Dis 2004; 39:55-60.
Bratu S, Quale J. Global emergence of nosocomial gram-negative pathogens possessing carbapenem-hydrolyzing ß-lactamases. J. Biological Sciences. 2005: (6)1:220-30
Lutwick LI, Seenivasan M: Herpes simplex. IN Textbook of Medicine, OB/GYN, Psychiatry and Surgery. Emedicine.com. 2004. Available at www.emedicine.com/med/topic1006.htm.
Lutwick LI, Ravishankar J. Rheumatic fever. IN Textbook of Medicine, OB/GYN, Psychiatry and Surgery. Emedicine.com. 2004. Available at www.emedicine.com/med/topic3435.htm
Lutwick LI, Heddurshetti R, Cebular S, Lee S. Gonococcal infections. IN Textbook of Medicine, OB/GYN, Psychiatry and Surgery. 2004. Available at www.emedicine.com/med/topic922.htm.
Lutwick LI, Heddurshetti R, Blitstein J. Chlamydial genitourinary infections. IN Textbook of Medicine, OB/GYN, Psychiatry and Surgery. Emedicine.com. 2003. Available at www.emedicine.com/med/topic340.htm.
Hokelek M, Lutwick LI, Cua A. Nematode infections. IN Textbook of Medicine, OB/GYN, Psychiatry and Surgery. Emedicine.com. 2003. Available at www.emedicine.com/med/topic1594.htm.
Quale J, Bratu S, Landman D, Heddurshetti R. Molecular epidemiology and mechanisms of carbapenem resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii endemic in New York City. Clin Infect Dis. 2003;37:214-220.
Quale JM, Landman D, Bradford PA, Visalli M, Ravishankar J, Flores C, Mayorga D, Vangala K, Adedeji A. Molecular epidemiology of a citywide outbreak of extended-spectrum beta lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae infection. Clin Infect Dis. 2002;35:834-831.
Landman D, Bratu S, Flores C, Sathe S, Maccrio E, Ravishankar J, Quale J. Molecular epidemiology of oxacillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Brooklyn NY. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2003;22;58-51.
Cebular S, Lee S, Lutwick LI: Community acquired pneumonia in the compromised host. Postgrad Med. 2003;113-:65-77.
