David A. Talan

17.9k total citations · 4 hit papers
136 papers, 12.0k citations indexed

About

David A. Talan is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, David A. Talan has authored 136 papers receiving a total of 12.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Infectious Diseases, 53 papers in Epidemiology and 37 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in David A. Talan's work include Streptococcal Infections and Treatments (33 papers), Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (33 papers) and Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing (21 papers). David A. Talan is often cited by papers focused on Streptococcal Infections and Treatments (33 papers), Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (33 papers) and Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing (21 papers). David A. Talan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Canada. David A. Talan's co-authors include Gregory J. Moran, Rachel Gorwitz, Anusha Krishnadasan, Fredrick M. Abrahamian, Sara E. Cosgrove, Michael J. Rybak, Scott K. Fridkin, Barbara E. Murray, Adolf W. Karchmer and Arnold S. Bayer and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

David A. Talan

131 papers receiving 11.5k citations

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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.

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 Michael J. Rybak, David A. Talan et al. Clinical Infectious Diseases profile →
Methicillin-Resistant S. aureus Infections among Patients in the Emergency Department

2006 1.8k citations Gregory J. Moran, Anusha Krishnadasan et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
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 Michael J. Rybak, David A. Talan et al. Clinical Infectious Diseases profile →
Bacteriologic Analysis of Infected Dog and Cat Bites

1999 560 citations David A. Talan, Diane M. Citron et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
David A. Talan United States	44	6.6k	3.7k	3.4k	3.3k	1.6k	136	12.0k
Rachel Gorwitz United States	28	6.5k 1.0×	3.6k 1.0×	4.2k 1.3×	3.3k 1.0×	1.7k 1.0×	47	10.9k
Donald P. Levine United States	36	8.5k 1.3×	4.7k 1.2×	2.2k 0.7×	3.4k 1.0×	1.4k 0.8×	77	11.7k
G. Ralph Corey United States	53	5.7k 0.9×	2.4k 0.6×	2.8k 0.8×	4.3k 1.3×	1.3k 0.8×	137	10.0k
Andrew E. Simor Canada	61	7.1k 1.1×	2.3k 0.6×	2.5k 0.7×	5.3k 1.6×	1.5k 0.9×	311	14.8k
Marcus Zervos United States	66	8.4k 1.3×	4.4k 1.2×	1.8k 0.5×	3.7k 1.1×	2.1k 1.3×	279	13.1k
Loren G. Miller United States	53	5.6k 0.9×	2.7k 0.7×	1.9k 0.6×	3.9k 1.2×	1.6k 1.0×	177	11.3k
Robert S. Daum United States	55	10.3k 1.6×	5.3k 1.4×	3.1k 0.9×	3.0k 0.9×	4.7k 2.9×	180	14.4k
John A. Jernigan United States	55	6.4k 1.0×	3.0k 0.8×	1.8k 0.5×	3.7k 1.1×	1.6k 1.0×	177	12.3k
L. Barth Reller United States	71	7.4k 1.1×	5.8k 1.5×	3.8k 1.1×	7.8k 2.4×	1.7k 1.1×	303	18.0k
David R. Snydman United States	68	6.9k 1.0×	2.3k 0.6×	1.7k 0.5×	9.2k 2.8×	1.6k 1.0×	350	17.6k

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Talan, David A., Gregory J. Moran, David Machado-Aranda, et al.. (2025). Nonoperative Treatment of Appendicitis and Implications for Emergency Department Management: A Narrative Review. Annals of Emergency Medicine.

Mohr, Nicholas M., Jestin N. Carlson, Brian E. Driver, et al.. (2022). Endotracheal Intubation Strategy, Success, and Adverse Events Among Emergency Department Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 81(2). 145–157. 5 indexed citations

Begaz, Tomer, David Elashoff, Tristan Grogan, David A. Talan, & Breena R. Taira. (2017). Differences in test ordering between nurse practitioners and attending emergency physicians when acting as Provider in Triage. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 35(10). 1426–1429. 14 indexed citations

Abrahamian, Fredrick M., David A. Talan, Anusha Krishnadasan, et al.. (2017). Clostridium difficile Infection Among US Emergency Department Patients With Diarrhea and No Vomiting. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 70(1). 19–27.e4. 13 indexed citations

Begaz, Tomer, David Elashoff, Tristan Grogan, David A. Talan, & Breena R. Taira. (2016). Initiating Diagnostic Studies on Patients With Abdominal Pain in the Waiting Room Decreases Time Spent in an Emergency Department Bed: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 69(3). 298–307. 21 indexed citations

Guterman, Jeffrey J., et al.. (2016). Wide Variability in Emergency Physician Admission Rates: A Target to Reduce Costs Without Compromising Quality. Western Journal of Emergency Medicine. 17(5). 561–566. 7 indexed citations

Talan, David A., Frank LoVecchio, Fredrick M. Abrahamian, et al.. (2016). A Randomized Trial of Clindamycin Versus Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole for Uncomplicated Wound Infection. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 62(12). 1505–1513. 21 indexed citations

Pollack, Charles V., Alpesh Amin, W. T. Ford, et al.. (2015). Acute Bacterial Skin and Skin Structure Infections (ABSSSI): Practice Guidelines for Management and Care Transitions in the Emergency Department and Hospital. Journal of Emergency Medicine. 48(4). 508–519. 91 indexed citations

Talan, David A., Bisan A. Salhi, Gregory J. Moran, et al.. (2015). Factors Associated with the Decision to Hospitalize Emergency Department Patients with a Skin and Soft Tissue Infection. Western Journal of Emergency Medicine. 16(1). 89–97. 64 indexed citations

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Talan, David A.. (2012). Bacterial Cause of Suspected Meningitis Cannot be Safely Excluded Without Cerebrospinal Fluid Analysis. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 59(3). 227–228. 1 indexed citations

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Talan, David A., Gregory J. Moran, & Fredrick M. Abrahamian. (2008). Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock in the Emergency Department. Infectious Disease Clinics of North America. 22(1). 1–31. 26 indexed citations

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Abrahamian, Fredrick M., Gregory J. Moran, & David A. Talan. (2008). Urinary Tract Infections in the Emergency Department. Infectious Disease Clinics of North America. 22(1). 73–87. 14 indexed citations

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Talan, David A., et al.. (2008). Prevalence and Risk Factor Analysis of Trimethoprim‐Sulfamethoxazole– and Fluoroquinolone‐ResistantEscherichia coliInfection among Emergency Department Patients with Pyelonephritis. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 47(9). 1150–1158. 93 indexed citations

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Talan, David A., Paula Summanen, & Sydney M. Finegold. (2000). Ampicillin/Sulbactam and Cefoxitin in the Treatment of Cutaneous and Other Soft-Tissue Abscesses in Patients With or Without Histories of Injection Drug Abuse. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 31(2). 464–471. 27 indexed citations

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Talan, David A., Diane M. Citron, Fredrick M. Abrahamian, Gregory J. Moran, & Ellie J. C. Goldstein. (1999). Bacteriologic Analysis of Infected Dog and Cat Bites. New England Journal of Medicine. 340(2). 85–92. 560 indexed citations breakdown →

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Talan, David A., William R. Mower, Samuel Ong, et al.. (1998). EMERGEncy ID NET: An Emergency Department–Based Emerging Infections Sentinel Network. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 32(6). 703–711. 59 indexed citations

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Moran, Gregory J., et al.. (1995). Delayed Recognition and Infection Control for Tuberculosis Patients in the Emergency Department. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 26(3). 290–295. 56 indexed citations

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Talan, David A.. (1993). Recent developments in our understanding of sepsis: Evaluation of anti-endotoxin antibodies and biological response modifiers. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 22(12). 1871–1890. 14 indexed citations

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Talan, David A. & Larry J. Baraff. (1990). Effect of education on the use of universal precautions in a university hospital emergency department. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 19(11). 1322–1326. 26 indexed citations

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Talan, David A., et al.. (1989). Analysis of emergency department management of suspected bacterial meningitis. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 18(8). 856–862. 61 indexed citations

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