Paul H. Edelstein, MD
Emeritus Professor CE of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Department: Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Contact information
HUP - 4 Gates
3400 Spruce St
4283
Philadelphia, PA 19104
3400 Spruce St
4283
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 2156626651
Email:
PHE@MAIL.MED.UPENN.EDU
PHE@MAIL.MED.UPENN.EDU
Publications
Education:
no degree (Chemistry major)
San Jose State College, San Jose, California, 1969.
M.D. (medicine)
University of California at Los Angeles, 1973.
Permanent linkno degree (Chemistry major)
San Jose State College, San Jose, California, 1969.
M.D. (medicine)
University of California at Los Angeles, 1973.
Selected Publications
Edelstein PH, Hu B, Edelstein MAC: In vitro and intracellular activities of LBM415 (NVP PDF-713) against Legionella pneumophila. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 49: in press, 2005.Edelstein PH.: Legionnaires Disease, Pontiac Fever, and Related Illnesses. Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 5th edition. Feigen RD, Cherry JD (eds.). W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia, PA, Page: 1676-1686, 2004.
Edelstein PH: Pneumococcal resistance to macrolides, lincosamides, ketolides, and streptogramin B agents: molecular mechanisms and resistance phenotypes. Clin Infect Dis 38(Suppl 4): S322-S327, 2004.
Dumoff K, McGovern PC, Edelstein PH, Nachmakin I.: Legionella maceachernii pneumonia in a patient with HIV infection Diag Microbiol Infect Dis 50: 141-145, 2004.
Edelstein PH, Weiss WJ, Edelstein MAC.: Activities of tigecycline (GAR-936) against Legionella pneumophila in vitro and in guinea pigs with L. pneumophila pneumonia. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 47: 533-540, 2003.
Edelstein PH, Hu B, Higa F, Edelstein MAC.: lvgA, a novel Legionella pneumophila virulence factor. Infect Immun 71: 2394-2403, 2003.
Brassinga AK, Hiltz MF, Sisson GR, Morash MG, Hill N, Garduno E, Edelstein PH, Garduno RA, Hoffman PS: A 65-kilobase pathogenicity island is unique to Philadelphia-1 strains of Legionella pneumophila. J. Bacteriol 185: 4630-4637, 2003.
Bisson G, Fishman NO, Patel JB, Edelstein PH, Lautenbach E.: Extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella species: risk factors for colonization and impact of antimicrobial formulary interventions on colonization prevalence. Infect Cont Hosp Epidemiol. 23: 254-260, 2002.
Lautenbach E, Fishman NO, Bilker WB, Castiglioni A, Metlay J, Edelstein PH, Strom BL.: Risk factors for fluoroquinolone resistance in nosocomial Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae infections. Arch Intern Med 162: 2469-2477, 2002.
Edelstein PH.: Detection of Antibodies to Legionella. Manual of Clinical Laboratory Immunology, 6th edition. Rose NR, de Macario EC, Folds JD, Lane HC, Nakamura RM (eds.). m. Soc. Microbiol, Washington DC, Page: 468-476, 2002.