Zeina A. Kanafani

7.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
120 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Zeina A. Kanafani is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Molecular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Zeina A. Kanafani has authored 120 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Infectious Diseases, 51 papers in Epidemiology and 28 papers in Molecular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Zeina A. Kanafani's work include Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (32 papers), Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (28 papers) and Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing (22 papers). Zeina A. Kanafani is often cited by papers focused on Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (32 papers), Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (28 papers) and Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing (22 papers). Zeina A. Kanafani collaborates with scholars based in Lebanon, United States and France. Zeina A. Kanafani's co-authors include Souha S. Kanj, John R. Perfect, Keith S. Kaye, G. Ralph Corey, George F. Araj, Daniel J. Sexton, Vance G. Fowler, Deverick J. Anderson, Amal Gharamti and Jad Chahoud and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of the American College of Cardiology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Zeina A. Kanafani

115 papers receiving 4.2k citations

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Resistance to Antifungal Agents: Mechanisms and Clinical Impact

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zeina A. Kanafani Lebanon	34	1.6k	1.5k	1.1k	868	614	120	4.4k
Souha S. Kanj Lebanon	38	2.2k 1.4×	1.9k 1.3×	1.4k 1.3×	1.1k 1.3×	406 0.7×	223	5.8k
Ellen Jo Baron United States	32	2.0k 1.3×	1.7k 1.1×	855 0.8×	553 0.6×	973 1.6×	94	5.4k
Pallab Ray India	37	1.2k 0.8×	1.3k 0.9×	734 0.7×	985 1.1×	513 0.8×	261	5.1k
Joelle Nadle United States	20	1.4k 0.9×	2.3k 1.5×	643 0.6×	585 0.7×	668 1.1×	38	4.6k
Susan Whittier United States	41	1.5k 1.0×	1.9k 1.2×	391 0.4×	973 1.1×	531 0.9×	118	4.7k
Reno Frei Switzerland	43	2.2k 1.4×	2.8k 1.9×	1.4k 1.3×	976 1.1×	1.1k 1.9×	207	6.1k
Burke A. Cunha United States	37	2.1k 1.4×	1.5k 1.0×	791 0.7×	625 0.7×	443 0.7×	361	6.0k
Arne C. Rodloff Germany	38	1.9k 1.2×	1.7k 1.2×	673 0.6×	1.5k 1.7×	871 1.4×	175	5.1k
Albert Sotto France	42	1.3k 0.8×	1.4k 0.9×	559 0.5×	1.4k 1.6×	530 0.9×	285	5.9k
N. Deborah Friedman Australia	28	2.0k 1.3×	1.1k 0.7×	1.3k 1.2×	728 0.8×	672 1.1×	99	4.8k

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Fayad, Antoine Abou, Louis‐Patrick Haraoui, Ahmad Sleiman, et al.. (2024). Molecular Characteristics of Colistin Resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii and the Activity of Antimicrobial Combination Therapy in a Tertiary Care Medical Center in Lebanon. Microorganisms. 12(2). 349–349. 1 indexed citations

Kanafani, Zeina A., et al.. (2024). Ceftazidime-avibactam for the treatment of febrile neutropenia in HSCT recipients and acute leukemia patients post induction chemotherapy. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 31322–31322.

Kanafani, Zeina A., Ahmad Sleiman, Amal Gharamti, et al.. (2023). Molecular characterization and differential effects of levofloxacin and ciprofloxacin on the potential for developing quinolone resistance among clinical Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates. Frontiers in Microbiology. 14. 1209224–1209224. 11 indexed citations

Haddad, Sara F., Zeina A. Kanafani, Ahmad Ibrahim, et al.. (2022). COVID-19 and C. auris: A Case-Control Study from a Tertiary Care Center in Lebanon. Microorganisms. 10(5). 1011–1011. 18 indexed citations

Gharamti, Amal, et al.. (2020). Clinical characteristics, risk factors and microbiology of infections in patients receiving chronic hemodialysis. Journal of Infection and Public Health. 13(8). 1166–1171. 14 indexed citations

Fernández-Hidalgo, Núria, Amal Gharamti, María Luisa Aznar, et al.. (2020). Beta-Hemolytic Streptococcal Infective Endocarditis: Characteristics and Outcomes From a Large, Multinational Cohort. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 7(5). ofaa120–ofaa120. 10 indexed citations

Gharamti, Amal, Nour Moukalled, Alì Taher, & Zeina A. Kanafani. (2020). Recurrent Campylobacter Bacteremia as the First Manifestation of Hypogammaglobulinemia: A Case Report and Literature Review. Infection and Chemotherapy. 52(3). 415–415. 8 indexed citations

Gharamti, Amal & Zeina A. Kanafani. (2017). Cutibacterium (formerly Propionibacterium) acnes infections associated with implantable devices. Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy. 15(12). 1083–1094. 32 indexed citations

Carugati, Manuela, C. A. Petti, Christopher Arnold, et al.. (2016). Antistaphylococcal β-Lactams versus Vancomycin for Treatment of Infective Endocarditis Due to Methicillin-Susceptible Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci: a Prospective Cohort Study from the International Collaboration on Endocarditis. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 60(10). 6341–6349. 6 indexed citations

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Kharfan‐Dabaja, Mohamed A., Zaher K. Otrock, Samar Noureddine, et al.. (2013). PROPHYLACTIC ADMINISTRATION OF DOXYCYCLINE REDUCES CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER INFECTIONS IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING HEMATOPOIETIC CELL TRANSPLANTATION. Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases. 5(1). e2013015–e2013015. 7 indexed citations

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Akl, Imad Bou, Ramzi Sabra, Dean X. Parmelee, et al.. (2011). Teaching Clinical Pharmacology Using Team‐Based Learning: A Comparison Between Third‐ and Fourth‐Year Medical Students. The Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 52(12). 1806–1814. 15 indexed citations

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Skaf, Ghassan, Michael G. Fehlings, Carmel Bouclaous, et al.. (2010). Pyogenic spondylodiscitis: An overview. Journal of Infection and Public Health. 3(1). 5–16. 161 indexed citations

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Kanafani, Zeina A., et al.. (2010). Profile of opportunistic infections in HIV-infected patients at a tertiary care center in Lebanon. Journal of Infection and Public Health. 3(3). 130–133. 17 indexed citations

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Rubinstein, Eric, Tahaniyat Lalani, G. Ralph Corey, et al.. (2010). Telavancin versus Vancomycin for Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia due to Gram-positive Pathogens. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 52(1). 31–40. 196 indexed citations

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Araj, George F., et al.. (2009). First case of Pasteurella multocida endocarditis of the tricuspid valve: a favorable outcome following medical treatment. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 13(5). e267–e269. 13 indexed citations

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Kanj, Souha S., John E. Corkill, Zeina A. Kanafani, et al.. (2008). Molecular characterisation of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp. isolates at a tertiary-care centre in Lebanon. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 14(5). 501–504. 32 indexed citations

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Anderson, Deverick J., et al.. (2007). Severe Surgical Site Infection in Community Hospitals: Epidemiology, Key Procedures, and the Changing Prevalence of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 28(9). 1047–1053. 164 indexed citations

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Anderson, Deverick J., et al.. (2007). Underresourced Hospital Infection Control and Prevention Programs: Penny Wise, Pound Foolish?. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 28(7). 767–773. 150 indexed citations

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Kanafani, Zeina A.. (2006). Telavancin: a new lipoglycopeptide with multiple mechanisms of action. Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy. 4(5). 743–749. 17 indexed citations

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Kanafani, Zeina A., et al.. (2006). Seroprevalence of toxocariasis in Lebanon: a pilot study. Parasitology. 132(5). 635–639. 21 indexed citations

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