Denise M. Cardo

12.5k total citations · 6 hit papers
66 papers, 8.8k citations indexed

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Denise M. Cardo is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Denise M. Cardo has authored 66 papers receiving a total of 8.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Infectious Diseases, 16 papers in Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology and 14 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Denise M. Cardo's work include Infection Control in Healthcare (23 papers), Antibiotic Use and Resistance (16 papers) and Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing (9 papers). Denise M. Cardo is often cited by papers focused on Infection Control in Healthcare (23 papers), Antibiotic Use and Resistance (16 papers) and Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing (9 papers). Denise M. Cardo collaborates with scholars based in United States, Brazil and Uganda. Denise M. Cardo's co-authors include Teresa Horan, Jonathan R. Edwards, R. Monina Klevens, Chesley Richards, Daniel A. Pollock, Robert P. Gaynes, Adelisa L. Panlilio, Clara Sue Ross, Lisa A. Grohskopf and Walid Heneine and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Clinical Infectious Diseases and The Lancet Infectious Diseases.

In The Last Decade

Denise M. Cardo

64 papers receiving 8.3k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

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.

Estimating Health Care-Associated Infections and Deaths in U.S. Hospitals, 2002

2007 2.2k citations Denise M. Cardo et al. profile →
Updated U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines for the Management of Occupational Exposures to HIV and Recommendations for Postexposure Prophylaxis

2005 915 citations Adelisa L. Panlilio, Denise M. Cardo et al. profile →
Liver Failure and Death after Exposure to Microcystins at a Hemodialysis Center in Brazil

1998 881 citations Elise M. Jochimsen, Denise M. Cardo et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
Infection with Vancomycin-ResistantStaphylococcus aureusContaining thevanAResistance Gene

2003 852 citations Dawn Sievert, Jeffrey Hageman et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
A Case–Control Study of HIV Seroconversion in Health Care Workers after Percutaneous Exposure

1997 799 citations Denise M. Cardo, Pamela U. Srivastava et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
Vital Signs: Epidemiology and Recent Trends in Methicillin-Resistant and in Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Infections — United States

2019 499 citations Athena P. Kourtis, Kelly M Hatfield et al. MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Denise M. Cardo United States	31	3.8k	2.4k	1.0k	965	886	66	8.8k
Franz Daschner Germany	44	1.3k 0.3×	1.4k 0.6×	651 0.6×	310 0.3×	1.1k 1.2×	274	6.0k
Kåre Mølbak Denmark	63	6.1k 1.6×	2.5k 1.1×	244 0.2×	567 0.6×	1.1k 1.3×	342	14.3k
H. Rüden Germany	45	1.9k 0.5×	1.5k 0.6×	617 0.6×	359 0.4×	776 0.9×	212	6.5k
Peter Collignon Australia	49	2.4k 0.6×	1.8k 0.8×	1.7k 1.7×	306 0.3×	3.3k 3.7×	234	10.7k
Eili Klein United States	39	2.0k 0.5×	1.9k 0.8×	2.3k 2.3×	595 0.6×	1.7k 2.0×	190	8.6k
Günter Kampf Germany	41	5.0k 1.3×	852 0.4×	472 0.5×	245 0.3×	420 0.5×	156	9.8k
Paul Anantharajah Tambyah Singapore	54	4.2k 1.1×	4.1k 1.7×	630 0.6×	365 0.4×	1.5k 1.6×	331	11.7k
Herman Goossens Belgium	51	3.2k 0.9×	4.3k 1.8×	3.5k 3.4×	1.0k 1.0×	3.0k 3.4×	273	13.8k
John M. Boyce United States	63	12.9k 3.4×	2.7k 1.2×	1.8k 1.8×	610 0.6×	981 1.1×	207	17.8k
Pentti Huovinen Finland	50	2.8k 0.7×	3.1k 1.3×	1.3k 1.3×	277 0.3×	2.8k 3.2×	205	10.5k

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Halpin, Alison Laufer, Amy J. Mathers, Timothy R. Walsh, et al.. (2025). A framework towards implementation of sequencing for antimicrobial-resistant and other health-care-associated pathogens. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 25(4). e235–e244. 1 indexed citations

Kourtis, Athena P., Kelly M Hatfield, James Baggs, et al.. (2019). Vital Signs: Epidemiology and Recent Trends in Methicillin-Resistant and in Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Infections — United States. MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 68(9). 214–219. 499 indexed citations breakdown →

Zingg, Walter, Julie Storr, Benjamin J. Park, et al.. (2019). Implementation research for the prevention of antimicrobial resistance and healthcare-associated infections; 2017 Geneva infection prevention and control (IPC)-think tank (part 1). Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control. 8(1). 87–87. 30 indexed citations

Pronovost, Peter J., Denise M. Cardo, Christine A. Goeschel, et al.. (2011). A Research Framework for Reducing Preventable Patient Harm. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 52(4). 507–513. 21 indexed citations

Cosgrove, Sara E., Xiaoyan Song, Robert E. Miller, et al.. (2007). Impact of Different Methods of Feedback to Clinicians After Postprescription Antimicrobial Review Based on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's 12 Steps to Prevent Antimicrobial Resistance Among Hospitalized Adults. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 28(6). 641–646. 58 indexed citations

Sinkowitz‐Cochran, Ronda L., et al.. (2006). Patient safety perceptions: A survey of Iowa physicians, pharmacists, and nurses. American Journal of Infection Control. 34(1). 25–30. 10 indexed citations

McKibben, Linda, T A Horan, Jerome I. Tokars, et al.. (2005). Guidance on Public Reporting of Healthcare-Associated Infections: Recommendations of the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee. American Journal of Infection Control. 33(4). 217–226. 163 indexed citations

Sinkowitz‐Cochran, Ronda L., et al.. (2005). Assessing motivation for physicians to prevent antimicrobial resistance in hospitalized children using the Health Belief Model as a framework. American Journal of Infection Control. 33(3). 175–181. 35 indexed citations

Panlilio, Adelisa L., Jean G. Orelien, Pamela U. Srivastava, et al.. (2004). Estimate of the Annual Number of Percutaneous Injuries Among Hospital-Based Healthcare Workers in the United States, 1997–1998. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 25(7). 556–562. 178 indexed citations

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Sievert, Dawn, Jeffrey Hageman, Matthew L. Boulton, et al.. (2003). Infection with Vancomycin-ResistantStaphylococcus aureusContaining thevanAResistance Gene. New England Journal of Medicine. 348(14). 1342–1347. 852 indexed citations breakdown →

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Cleveland, Jennifer L. & Denise M. Cardo. (2003). Occupational exposures to human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis B virus, and hepatitis C virus: risk, prevention, and management. Dental Clinics of North America. 47(4). 681–696. 28 indexed citations

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Jochimsen, Elise M., Chi‐Cheng Luo, John Beltrami, et al.. (1999). Investigations of Possible Failures of Postexposure Prophylaxis Following Occupational Exposures to Human Immunodeficiency Virus. Archives of Internal Medicine. 159(19). 2361–3. 10 indexed citations

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Chiarello, Linda A., et al.. (1998). Public Health Service Guidelines for the Management of Health-Care Worker Exposures to HIV and Recommendations for Postexposure Prophylaxis. Vol. 47/No. RR-7.. MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 47. 79 indexed citations

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Moreira, Marina, Eduardo Alexandrino Medeiros, Antônio Carlos Campos Pignatari, Sérgio Barsanti Wey, & Denise M. Cardo. (1998). Efeito da infecção hospitalar da corrente sanguínea por Staphylococcus aureus resistente à oxacilina sobre a letalidade e o tempo de hospitalização. Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira. 44(4). 263–8. 20 indexed citations

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Cardo, Denise M., et al.. (1997). Levantamento de rotinas de reprocessamento de endoscopios em hospitais do municipio de Sao Paulo. 16(2). 41–46. 1 indexed citations

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Cardo, Denise M., et al.. (1997). BLOODBORNE PATHOGEN TRANSMISSION IN HEALTH CARE WORKERS. Infectious Disease Clinics of North America. 11(2). 331–346. 51 indexed citations

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Grinbaum, Renato Satovschi, João Silva de Mendonça, & Denise M. Cardo. (1995). An Outbreak of Handscrubbing-Related Surgical Site Infections in Vascular Surgical Procedures. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 16(4). 198–202. 17 indexed citations

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Cardo, Denise M., Pamela S. Falk, & C. Glen Mayhall. (1993). Validation of Surgical Wound Surveillance. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 14(4). 211–215. 44 indexed citations

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Cardo, Denise M., Pamela S. Falk, & C. Glen Mayhall. (1993). Validation of Surgical Wound Classification in the Operating Room. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 14(5). 255–259. 17 indexed citations

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Cardo, Denise M., et al.. (1992). Utilização da Informática visando maior efetividade na atuação do Enfermeiro Epidemiologista. Acta Paulista de Enfermagem. 5. 3–7. 1 indexed citations

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