Adolf W. Karchmer

29.9k total citations · 7 hit papers
159 papers, 19.7k citations indexed

About

Adolf W. Karchmer is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Adolf W. Karchmer has authored 159 papers receiving a total of 19.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 77 papers in Epidemiology, 73 papers in Infectious Diseases and 47 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Adolf W. Karchmer's work include Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (52 papers), Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management (50 papers) and Streptococcal Infections and Treatments (33 papers). Adolf W. Karchmer is often cited by papers focused on Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (52 papers), Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management (50 papers) and Streptococcal Infections and Treatments (33 papers). Adolf W. Karchmer collaborates with scholars based in United States, Israel and Switzerland. Adolf W. Karchmer's co-authors include Sara E. Cosgrove, Yehuda Carmeli, Donald P. Levine, Barbara E. Murray, Henry F. Chambers, Arnold S. Bayer, Michael J. Rybak, Robert S. Daum, Catherine Liu and Scott K. Fridkin and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Adolf W. Karchmer

152 papers receiving 18.5k citations

Hit Papers

Clinical Practice Guidelines by the In... 1994 2026 2004 2015 2011 2003 2012 2011 2004 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America for the Treatment of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections in Adults and Children
    2011 3.1k citations Arnold S. Bayer, Adolf W. Karchmer et al. Clinical Infectious Diseases profile →
  2. Comparison of Mortality Associated with Methicillin‐Resistant and Methicillin‐SusceptibleStaphylococcus aureusBacteremia: A Meta‐analysis
    2003 1.5k citations Adolf W. Karchmer, Yehuda Carmeli et al. Clinical Infectious Diseases profile →
  3. 2012 Infectious Diseases Society of America Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Diabetic Foot Infectionsa
    2012 1.2k citations Benjamin A. Lipsky, Anthony R. Berendt et al. Clinical Infectious Diseases profile →
  4. Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America for the Treatment of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections in Adults and Children: Executive Summary
    2011 1.2k citations Arnold S. Bayer, Adolf W. Karchmer et al. Clinical Infectious Diseases profile →
  5. Diagnosis and Treatment of Diabetic Foot Infections
    2004 795 citations Benjamin A. Lipsky, Anthony R. Berendt et al. Clinical Infectious Diseases profile →
  6. A Randomized Trial Comparing Fluconazole with Amphotericin B for the Treatment of Candidemia in Patients without Neutropenia
    1994 786 citations Adolf W. Karchmer et al. profile →
  7. The Impact of Methicillin Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia on Patient Outcomes: Mortality, Length of Stay, and Hospital Charges
    2005 709 citations Adolf W. Karchmer, Yehuda Carmeli et al. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Adolf W. Karchmer United States 59 9.9k 6.8k 4.5k 4.2k 3.6k 159 19.7k
Ellie J. C. Goldstein United States 53 4.0k 0.4× 2.4k 0.4× 2.5k 0.6× 3.3k 0.8× 1.3k 0.4× 250 11.5k
Keith S. Kaye United States 75 4.5k 0.5× 5.7k 0.8× 3.5k 0.8× 1.4k 0.3× 3.6k 1.0× 417 20.1k
Daniel J. Sexton United States 69 8.4k 0.8× 8.0k 1.2× 2.5k 0.6× 5.2k 1.2× 6.0k 1.6× 327 21.1k
Benjamin A. Lipsky United States 81 2.6k 0.3× 3.3k 0.5× 1.2k 0.3× 5.1k 1.2× 4.9k 1.4× 282 22.7k
Sheldon L. Kaplan United States 69 11.3k 1.1× 11.1k 1.6× 5.1k 1.1× 7.5k 1.8× 3.4k 0.9× 361 26.0k
Robert P. Gaynes United States 61 7.2k 0.7× 6.1k 0.9× 3.5k 0.8× 2.1k 0.5× 6.0k 1.7× 131 22.8k
Dennis L. Stevens United States 58 10.1k 1.0× 2.9k 0.4× 3.9k 0.9× 9.6k 2.3× 1.2k 0.3× 180 16.2k
Henry F. Chambers United States 74 19.0k 1.9× 6.6k 1.0× 9.2k 2.1× 6.9k 1.6× 2.1k 0.6× 257 27.6k
Henri A. Verbrugh Netherlands 72 11.8k 1.2× 5.9k 0.9× 4.5k 1.0× 2.7k 0.6× 2.5k 0.7× 387 22.8k
T.Grace Emori United States 30 3.6k 0.4× 4.9k 0.7× 1.9k 0.4× 1.5k 0.4× 5.6k 1.6× 48 15.9k

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All Works

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Bower, William A., Yon Yu, Marissa K. Person, et al.. (2023). CDC Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Anthrax, 2023. PubMed. 72(6). 1–47. 18 indexed citations
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Vaart, Thomas W. van der, Patrick M. Bossuyt, Larry M. Baddour, et al.. (2023). 963. External Validation of the 2023 Duke - International Society for Cardiovascular Infectious Diseases (ISCVID) Diagnostic Criteria for Infective Endocarditis (IE). Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 10(Supplement_2). 2 indexed citations
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Sullivan, Christopher, John M. Giurini, Adolf W. Karchmer, et al.. (2021). More Specialties, Fewer Problems: Using Collaborative Competency Between Infectious Diseases, Podiatry, and Pathology to Improve the Care of Patients with Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis. Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association. 112(6). 6 indexed citations
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Hale, Andrew J., et al.. (2018). Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Endocarditis from a Diabetic Foot Ulcer. Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association. 108(6). 528–531. 5 indexed citations
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Rosenthal, Elana, et al.. (2015). Suboptimal Addiction Interventions for Patients Hospitalized with Injection Drug Use-Associated Infective Endocarditis. The American Journal of Medicine. 129(5). 481–485. 205 indexed citations
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Benoit, Christine, William MacLeod, Davidson H. Hamer, et al.. (2013). Acceptability of Hypothetical Dengue Vaccines Among Travelers. Journal of Travel Medicine. 20(6). 346–351. 6 indexed citations
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Lipsky, Benjamin A., Anthony R. Berendt, Paul B. Cornia, et al.. (2013). 2012 Infectious Diseases Society of America Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Diabetic Foot Infectionsa. Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association. 103(1). 2–7. 84 indexed citations
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Han, Pauline, Emad Yanni, Emily S. Jentes, et al.. (2012). Health Challenges of Young Travelers Visiting Friends and Relatives Compared With Those Traveling for Other Purposes. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 31(9). 915–919. 28 indexed citations
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Karchmer, Adolf W.. (2012). Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia and Native Valve Endocarditis. Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice. 20(2). 100–108.
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Lipsky, Benjamin A., Anthony R. Berendt, Paul B. Cornia, et al.. (2012). Executive Summary: 2012 Infectious Diseases Society of America Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Diabetic Foot Infectionsa. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 54(12). 1679–1684. 125 indexed citations
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Karchmer, Adolf W.. (2006). From theory to practice: resistance in Staphylococcus aureus and new treatments. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 12. 15–21. 12 indexed citations
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Lipsky, Benjamin A., Anthony R. Berendt, H. Gunner Deery, et al.. (2005). Diagnosis and Treatment of Diabetic Foot Infections. Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association. 95(2). 183–210. 13 indexed citations
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Weber, Stephen G., Howard S. Gold, David C. Hooper, Adolf W. Karchmer, & Yehuda Carmeli. (2003). Fluoroquinolones and the Risk for Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Hospitalized Patients1. Emerging infectious diseases. 9(11). 1415–1422. 271 indexed citations
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Fisman, David N., Donald T. Reilly, Adolf W. Karchmer, & S. J. Goldie. (2001). Clinical Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of 2 Management Strategies for Infected Total Hip Arthroplasty in the Elderly. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 32(3). 419–430. 137 indexed citations
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Karchmer, Adolf W.. (2000). Nosocomial Bloodstream Infections: Organisms, Risk Factors, and Implications. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 31(Supplement_4). S139–S143. 142 indexed citations
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Carmeli, Yehuda, Lata Venkataraman, Paola C. DeGirolami, et al.. (1998). Stool Colonization of Healthcare Workers With Selected Resistant Bacteria. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 19(1). 38–40. 16 indexed citations
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Dajani, Adnan S., Elía M. Ayoub, Fredrick Z. Bierman, et al.. (1993). Guidelines for the diagnosis of rheumatic fever: Jones criteria, updated 1992: Special writing group of the committee on rheumatic fever, endocarditis, and Kawasaki disease of the council on cardiovascular disease in the young, American Heart Association. Circulation. 87(1). 302–307. 285 indexed citations
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Bell, David M., Donald A. Goldmann, Cyrus C. Hopkins, Adolf W. Karchmer, & Robert C. Moellering. (1978). Unreliability of fever and leukocytosis in the diagnosis of infection after cardiac valve surgery. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 75(1). 87–90. 38 indexed citations

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