D. W. Burdon

4.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
82 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

D. W. Burdon is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Surgery and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, D. W. Burdon has authored 82 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Infectious Diseases, 31 papers in Surgery and 18 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in D. W. Burdon's work include Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (28 papers), Microscopic Colitis (13 papers) and Surgical site infection prevention (10 papers). D. W. Burdon is often cited by papers focused on Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (28 papers), Microscopic Colitis (13 papers) and Surgical site infection prevention (10 papers). D. W. Burdon collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, India and United States. D. W. Burdon's co-authors include M R B Keighley, J Alexander-Williams, Y Arabi, Denise Youngs, M R B Keighley, N. S. Ambrose, R.H. George, Margaret M. Johnson, J. L. Whitby and N Shinagawa and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Gastroenterology and Gut.

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D. W. Burdon

82 papers receiving 2.8k citations

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Identification of Clostridium difficile as a cause of pseudomembranous colitis.

1978 354 citations R.H. George, Joel D. Brown et al. BMJ profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Replication of IFDO on a chemically defined medium 1996 ·Journal of Medical Microbiology ·D. W. Burdon, (unknown), (unknown)	1
2	Effects of chlorhexidine-coated intrauterine device on the bacteriology of the uterine cavity 1991 ·Advances in Contraception ·Robert S. Jackson, Richard Newton, (unknown), D. W. Burdon, T. O. M. Dieben	3
3	Short-term chemoprophylaxis with ceftizoxime vs. Five-day aminoglycoside with metronidazole in ‘contaminated’ lower gastrointestinal surgery 1990 ·Diseases of the Colon & Rectum ·M. C. Winslet, Denise Youngs, D. W. Burdon, M R B Keighley	3
4	The penetration of aztreonam, a monobactam antibiotic, into intra-abdominal abscesses 1989 ·Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy ·Denise Youngs, D. W. Burdon, M R B Keighley	6
5	A randomized trial to compare amoxycillin/clavulanate with metronidazole plus gentamicin in prophylaxis in elective colorectal surgery 1989 ·Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy ·C. Michael Hall, (unknown), D. W. Burdon, M R B Keighley	18
6	A novel replicating agent isolated from the human intestinal tract having characteristics shared with Creutzfeldt-Jakob and related agents 1989 ·Journal of Medical Microbiology ·D. W. Burdon	4
7	Comparison of short-term antibiotic cover with a third-generation cephalosporin against conventional five-day therapy using metronidazole with an aminoglycoside in emergency and complicated colorectal surgery 1988 ·Diseases of the Colon & Rectum ·R. G. Tudor, (unknown), Denise Youngs, D. W. Burdon, M R B Keighley	9
8	Single Dose, Oral Antibiotic Cover for Transurethral Prostatectomy 1988 ·British Journal of Urology ·CP Shearman, Stanley Silverman, (unknown), (unknown), David J. Farrar, M R B Keighley, D. W. Burdon	20
9	Analysis of latex agglutination test for Clostridium difficile toxin A (D-1) and differentiation between C difficile toxins A and B and latex reactive protein. 1987 ·Journal of Clinical Pathology ·S. P. Borriello, Fiona Barclay, P. J. Reed, A. R. Welch, Joel D. Brown, D. W. Burdon	33
10	Effect of toxin A and B of Clostridium difficile on rabbit ileum and colon. 1986 ·Gut ·Timothy J. Mitchell, Julian M. Ketley, (unknown), J. Stephen, D. W. Burdon, D. C. A. Candy, R Daniel	128
11	Intragastric N-nitrosation is unlikely to be responsible for gastric carcinoma developing after operations for duodenal ulcer. 1984 ·Gut ·M R B Keighley, Denise Youngs, V Poxon, David L. Morris, (unknown), D. W. Burdon, (unknown), P. M. G. Bavin, R.W. Brimblecombe, (unknown)	35
12	Clostridium difficile: The epidemiology and prevention of hospital-acquired infection 1982 ·Infection ·D. W. Burdon	43
13	Fatal pseudomembranous colitis despite eradication of Clostridium difficile. 1981 ·BMJ ·P C Hawker, K R Hine, D. W. Burdon, H Thompson, M R B Keighley	4
14	Influence of inflammatory bowel disease on intestinal microflora. 1978 ·Gut ·M R B Keighley, Y Arabi, (unknown), D. W. Burdon, R N Allan, J Alexander-Williams	108
15	Randomised controlled trial of vancomycin for pseudomembranous colitis and postoperative diarrhoea. 1978 ·BMJ ·M R B Keighley, D. W. Burdon, Y Arabi, (unknown), H Thompson, Denise Youngs, Margaret M. Johnson, Sandra Bentley, R.H. George, G A Mogg	180
16	Antibiotics in biliary disease: the relative importance of antibiotic concentrations in the bile and serum. 1976 ·Gut ·M R B Keighley, R. B. Drysdale, A.H. Quoraishi, D. W. Burdon, (unknown)	77
17	Prophylaxis against anaerobic sepsis in bowel surgery 1976 ·British journal of surgery ·M R B Keighley, (unknown), D. W. Burdon, W. T. Cooke, J Alexander-Williams	46
18	Antibiotic Treatment of Biliary Sepsis 1975 ·Surgical Clinics of North America ·M R B Keighley, R. B. Drysdale, A.H. Quoraishi, D. W. Burdon, J Alexander-Williams	57
19	Nocardiosis after appendicectomy. 1971 ·BMJ ·D. W. Burdon	5
20	Contamination of hospital disinfectants with Pseudomonas species. 1967 ·BMJ ·D. W. Burdon, J. L. Whitby	112

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