Urban, Carl

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Successful Treatment of Klebsiella pneumoniae Harboring a Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase Isolated from Lumbar Wound Infection and Blood in a Patient with Hardware Retention. 2017 GET IT
Times cited: 181
Gastrointestinal: Upper gastrointestinal bleeding due to an unusual parasite. 2016 GET IT
Times cited: 1
Rise and fall of KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in New York City. The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy. 2016 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 22
Asymptomatic rectal colonization with carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae and Clostridium difficile among residents of a long-term care facility in New York City. American journal of infection control. 2016 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 27
Actinomyces naeslundii: An Uncommon Cause of Endocarditis. Case reports in infectious diseases. 2015 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 13
Evaluation of Remel Spectra CRE Agar for Detection of Carbapenem-Resistant Bacteria from Rectal Swabs Obtained from Residents of a Long-Term-Care Facility. Journal of clinical microbiology. 2015 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 7
Activity of Meropenem Combined with RPX7009, a Novel β-Lactamase Inhibitor, against Gram-Negative Clinical Isolates in New York City. Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy. 2015 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 119
Activity of Imipenem with Relebactam against Gram-Negative Pathogens from New York City. Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy. 2015 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 151
Reduction in the prevalence of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa in New York City. American journal of infection control. 2015 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 13
Activity of eravacycline against Enterobacteriaceae and Acinetobacter baumannii, including multidrug-resistant isolates, from New York City. Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy. 2014 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 93
Use of outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy for transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy prophylaxis in the setting of community-associated multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli rectal colonization. Urology. 2014 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 13
Unrelated strain methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization of health care workers in a neonatal intensive care unit: findings of an outbreak investigation. American journal of infection control. 2013 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 4
Identification of extended-spectrum-β-lactamase-positive Klebsiella pneumoniae urinary tract isolates harboring KPC and CTX-M β-lactamases in nonhospitalized patients. Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy. 2013 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 11
Efficacy of doripenem and ertapenem against KPC-2-producing and non-KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae with similar MICs. The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy. 2013 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 18
Abrupt emergence of a single dominant multidrug-resistant strain of Escherichia coli. The Journal of infectious diseases. 2013 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 210
KPC presence in Pseudomonas aeruginosa has minimal impact on the in vivo efficacy of carbapenem therapy. Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy. 2012 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 9
Use of daptomycin for the treatment of methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococcal ventriculitis. 2012 GET IT
Times cited: 20
Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemases in Enterobacteriaceae: history, evolution, and microbiology concerns. Pharmacotherapy. 2012 Review GET IT
Times cited: 44
Comparison of Escherichia coli ST131 pulsotypes, by epidemiologic traits, 1967-2009. Emerging infectious diseases. 2012 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 89
Comparison of a hospital-wide antibiogram with that of an associated long-term care facility. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2012 Letter GET IT
Times cited: 8
Molecular epidemiological analysis of Escherichia coli sequence type ST131 (O25:H4) and blaCTX-M-15 among extended-spectrum-β-lactamase-producing E. coli from the United States, 2000 to 2009. Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy. 2012 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 97
Community-associated Escherichia coli harboring CTX-M β-lactamases from urine cultures from pediatric patients. Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy. 2012 Letter GET IT
Times cited: 5
Identification of CTX-M β-lactamases among Escherichia coli from the community in New York City. Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease. 2012 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 14
Polymyxin Combination Therapy and the Use of Serum Bactericidal Titers in the Management of KPC-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Infections: A Report of 3 Cases. 2011 GET IT
Times cited: 5
In memoriam: James J. Rahal Jr, MD. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. 2011 Letter GET IT
Molecular epidemiology of carbapenem-nonsusceptible Acinetobacter baumannii in the United States. Journal of clinical microbiology. 2011 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 106
Phenotypic and genotypic screening and clonal analysis of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae at a single hospital. Microbial drug resistance (Larchmont, N.Y.). 2011 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 3
Polymyxin-resistant clinical isolates of Escherichia coli. Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy. 2010 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 25
Susceptibility profiles, molecular epidemiology, and detection of KPC-producing Escherichia coli isolates from the New York City vicinity. Journal of clinical microbiology. 2010 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 25
In vitro double and triple bactericidal activities of doripenem, polymyxin B, and rifampin against multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Escherichia coli. Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy. 2010 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 86
Identification of CTX-M beta-lactamases in Escherichia coli from hospitalized patients and residents of long-term care facilities. Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease. 2010 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 31
Safety of high-dose intravenous daptomycin treatment: three-year cumulative experience in a clinical program. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. 2009 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 136
Levofloxacin-resistant-Streptococcus mitis endophthalmitis: a unique presentation of bacterial endocarditis. 2009 GET IT
Times cited: 4
Tricuspid valve endocarditis caused by Haemophilus parainfluenzae: a case report and review of the literature. Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease. 2009 Review GET IT
Times cited: 18
Endocarditis due to Corynebacterium amycolatum. 2008 GET IT
Times cited: 22
Carbapenem-resistant Escherichia coli harboring Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase beta-lactamases associated with long-term care facilities. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. 2008 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 87
Corynebacterium bovis line related septicemia: a case report and review of the literature. Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases. 2008 Review GET IT
Times cited: 11
Impact of contact and droplet precautions on the incidence of hospital-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection. Infection control and hospital epidemiology. 2007 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 33
Identification of carbapenem-resistant klebsiella pneumoniae harboring KPC enzymes in New Jersey. Microbial drug resistance (Larchmont, N.Y.). 2007 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 30
In vitro activities of polymyxin B, imipenem, and rifampin against multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii. Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy. 2006 Letter GET IT
Times cited: 13
Fluoroquinolone-resistant Streptococcus agalactiae: epidemiology and mechanism of resistance. Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy. 2005 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 40
Increased mortality associated with a clonal outbreak of ceftazidime-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae: a case-control study. Infection control and hospital epidemiology. 2005 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 17
Quinolone-resistant Haemophilus influenzae: determination of mutant selection window for ciprofloxacin, garenoxacin, levofloxacin, and moxifloxacin. Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy. 2004 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 35
Quinolone-resistant Haemophilus influenzae in a long-term-care facility: nucleotide sequence characterization of alterations in the genes encoding DNA gyrase and DNA topoisomerase IV. Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy. 2004 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 24
Emergence of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella species possessing the class A carbapenem-hydrolyzing KPC-2 and inhibitor-resistant TEM-30 beta-lactamases in New York City. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. 2004 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 407
Quinolone-resistant Haemophilus influenzae in a long-term care facility: clinical and molecular epidemiology. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. 2004 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 48
In vitro double and triple synergistic activities of Polymyxin B, imipenem, and rifampin against multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii. Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy. 2004 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 156
Subacute endocarditis caused by Gemella haemolysans and a review of the literature. Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases. 2004 Review GET IT
Times cited: 24
Considerations in control and treatment of nosocomial infections due to multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. 2003 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 195
Nosocomial antibiotic resistance in multiple gram-negative species: experience at one hospital with squeezing the resistance balloon at multiple sites. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. 2002 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 101
Fluoroquinolone-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae associated with levofloxacin therapy. 2001 GET IT
Times cited: 101
Nosocomial transmission of imipenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa following bronchoscopy associated with improper connection to the Steris System 1 processor. Infection control and hospital epidemiology. 2001 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 66
Polymyxin B-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Clinical Isolate Susceptible to Recombinant BPI and Cecropin P1. Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy. 2001 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 46
Penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae in metropolitan New York hospitals: case control study and molecular typing of resistant isolates. Microbial drug resistance (Larchmont, N.Y.). 2001 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 6
Acinetobacter. Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine. 2000 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 21
Detection of multiresistant ceftazidime-susceptible Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates lacking TEM-26 after class restriction of cephalosporins. Microbial drug resistance (Larchmont, N.Y.). 2000 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 11
Clinical characteristics and molecular epidemiology associated with imipenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. 1999 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 57
Successful treatment of ceftazidime-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae ventriculitis with intravenous meropenem and intraventricular polymyxin B: case report and review. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. 1999 Review GET IT
Times cited: 50
Class restriction of cephalosporin use to control total cephalosporin resistance in nosocomial Klebsiella. JAMA. 1998 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 620
Mycobacterium tuberculosis specimen contamination revisited: the role of laboratory environmental control in a pseudo-outbreak. Infection control and hospital epidemiology. 1998 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 27
Imipenem resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae is associated with the combination of ACT-1, a plasmid-mediated AmpC beta-lactamase, and the foss of an outer membrane protein. 1997 GET IT
Times cited: 434
Klebsiella and extended spectrum beta-lactamases. International journal of antimicrobial agents. 1997 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 14
Current perspectives on multidrug-resistant bacteria. Epidemiology and control. Infectious disease clinics of North America. 1996 Review GET IT
Times cited: 17
Comparative in-vitro activity of SCH 27899, a novel everninomicin, and vancomycin. The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy. 1996 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 49
Testing the efficacy of a molecular surveillance network: methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREF) genotypes in six hospitals in the metropolitan New York City area. The BARG Initiative Pilot Study Group. Bacterial Antibiotic Resistance Group. Microbial drug resistance (Larchmont, N.Y.). 1996 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 46
SHV-7, a novel cefotaxime-hydrolyzing beta-lactamase, identified in Escherichia coli isolates from hospitalized nursing home patients. Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy. 1995 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 111
Quinupristin/dalfopristin (RP 59500) therapy for vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium aortic graft infection: case report. 1995 GET IT
Times cited: 24
Clinical and molecular epidemiology of acinetobacter infections sensitive only to polymyxin B and sulbactam. Lancet (London, England). 1994 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 314
Ceftazidime-resistant Klebsiella. Annals of internal medicine. 1994 Letter GET IT
Identification of TEM-26 beta-lactamase responsible for a major outbreak of ceftazidime-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae. Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy. 1994 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 60
Nosocomial outbreak of Klebsiella infection resistant to late-generation cephalosporins. Annals of internal medicine. 1993 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 531
Effect of sulbactam on infections caused by imipenem-resistant Acinetobacter calcoaceticus biotype anitratus. The Journal of infectious diseases. 1993 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 157
Effect of a beta-lactamase inhibitor, tazobactam, on growth and penicillin-binding proteins of Borrelia burgdorferi. FEMS microbiology letters. 1991 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 9
Multiple mechanisms of methicillin resistance and improved methods for detection in clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus. Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy. 1991 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 156
Role of candida in pathogenesis of antibiotic-associated diarrhoea in elderly inpatients. Lancet (London, England). 1991 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 73
Penicillin-binding proteins in Borrelia burgdorferi. Journal of bacteriology. 1990 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 6
Purification and properties of a kinase from Escherichia coli K-12 that phosphorylates two periplasmic transport proteins. The Journal of biological chemistry. 1990 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 12
Subunit analysis of latent and non-latent F1-ATPase from Micrococcus lysodeikticus (luteus). Microbios. 1985 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 2
Immunochemical analysis of Micrococcus lysodeikticus (luteus) F1-ATPase and its subunits. Biochimica et biophysica acta. 1983 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 2
Stimulation of lymphokine production by teleocidin, aplysiatoxin, and debromoaplysiatoxin. Cellular immunology. 1983 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 10
Purification of two subspecies of human gamma (immune) interferon. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 1982 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 67
Molecular weight of human gamma interferon is similar to that of other human interferons. Science (New York, N.Y.). 1982 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 62
Partial purification and characterization of human gamma (immune) interferon. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 1981 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 113

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Ph.D., New York University 1983
M.S., New York University 1979
B.S., York College 1971

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Carl Urban

VIVO Weill Cornell Medical College

Carl Urban Associate Professor of Microbiology in Clinical Medicine

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