Karin Byers

2.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
25 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Karin Byers is a scholar working on Surgery, Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Karin Byers has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Surgery, 7 papers in Infectious Diseases and 6 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Karin Byers's work include Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (6 papers), Head and Neck Surgical Oncology (4 papers) and Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus (4 papers). Karin Byers is often cited by papers focused on Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (6 papers), Head and Neck Surgical Oncology (4 papers) and Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus (4 papers). Karin Byers collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Serbia. Karin Byers's co-authors include Rodrigo Hasbun, Thomas P. Bleck, Hugh Garton, Sheldon L. Kaplan, Joseph R. Zunt, Allan R. Tunkel, Diederik van de Beek, Adarsh Bhimraj, W. Michael Scheld and Paul A. Gardner and has published in prestigious journals such as Clinical Infectious Diseases, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy and Journal of neurosurgery.

In The Last Decade

Karin Byers

22 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

2017 Infectious Diseases Society of America’s Clinical Practice Guidelines for Healthcare-Associated Ventriculitis and Meningitis*

2016 576 citations Allan R. Tunkel, Rodrigo Hasbun et al. Clinical Infectious Diseases profile →
Endoscopic endonasal skull base surgery: analysis of complications in the authors' initial 800 patients

2010 464 citations Amin Kassam, Daniel M. Prevedello et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Karin Byers United States	15	789	746	438	414	287	25	1.9k
Carla Odio Costa Rica	18	647 0.8×	219 0.3×	370 0.8×	448 1.1×	26 0.1×	32	1.5k
Matthew Scarborough United Kingdom	25	1.2k 1.6×	1.3k 1.7×	449 1.0×	500 1.2×	105 0.4×	59	2.5k
Didier Gruson France	28	923 1.2×	220 0.3×	273 0.6×	159 0.4×	31 0.1×	105	3.0k
George A. Syrogiannopoulos Greece	28	1.3k 1.6×	141 0.2×	472 1.1×	665 1.6×	32 0.1×	83	2.4k
Anna Conen Switzerland	18	436 0.6×	206 0.3×	409 0.9×	119 0.3×	15 0.1×	52	1.0k
Stephen C. Aronoff United States	26	494 0.6×	379 0.5×	168 0.4×	97 0.2×	17 0.1×	88	1.7k
Gabriella Orlando Italy	28	885 1.1×	172 0.2×	1.3k 3.0×	35 0.1×	280 1.0×	90	3.1k
Mervyn Shapiro Israel	24	602 0.8×	496 0.7×	397 0.9×	49 0.1×	31 0.1×	53	1.6k
Gershon Alpert Israel	23	409 0.5×	155 0.2×	204 0.5×	101 0.2×	124 0.4×	52	1.3k
Bernhard Resch Austria	32	1.7k 2.2×	585 0.8×	224 0.5×	52 0.1×	19 0.1×	140	2.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Karin Byers

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Nauriyal, Varidhi & Karin Byers. (2025). Diabetic foot infections: Questions for an infectious disease consultant. Seminars in Vascular Surgery. 38(1). 85–93. 2 indexed citations

Shah, Sunish, et al.. (2023). Microbiologic and Clinical Description of Postoperative Central Nervous System Infection After Endoscopic Endonasal Surgery. World Neurosurgery. 175. e434–e438. 3 indexed citations

Champagne, Pierre‐Olivier, et al.. (2021). Risk Factors for Postoperative Intracranial Infections during Endoscopic Endonasal Skull Base Surgery and the Role of Antibiotic Prophylaxis. Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B Skull Base. 82.

Smith, Brandon, Ellen G Kline, Lori Shutter, et al.. (2021). 1100. A Prospective Evaluation of Neurotoxicity Among Patients Receiving Dose-Optimized Cefepime or Meropenem With Concomitant Therapeutic Drug Monitoring. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 8(Supplement_1). S641–S642.

Alfishawy, Mostafa, Clair Smith, Karin Byers, et al.. (2020). Risk Factors, Screening, and Treatment Challenges in Staphylococcus aureus Native Septic Arthritis. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 8(1). ofaa593–ofaa593. 9 indexed citations

McCreary, Erin K., et al.. (2020). Plasma and Cerebrospinal Fluid Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Ceftolozane and Tazobactam During Treatment of Multidrug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Meningitis. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 7(12). ofaa549–ofaa549. 11 indexed citations

Byers, Karin, et al.. (2016). Adverse Events Lead to Drug Discontinuation More Commonly among Patients Who Receive Nafcillin than among Those Who Receive Oxacillin. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 60(5). 3090–3095. 21 indexed citations

Tunkel, Allan R., Rodrigo Hasbun, Adarsh Bhimraj, et al.. (2016). 2017 Infectious Diseases Society of America’s Clinical Practice Guidelines for Healthcare-Associated Ventriculitis and Meningitis*. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 64(6). e34–e65. 576 indexed citations breakdown →

Moy, Jennifer, et al.. (2014). Malignant Otitis Externa: Evolving Pathogens and Implications for Diagnosis and Treatment. Otolaryngology. 151(1). 112–116. 55 indexed citations

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Pokrywka, Marian & Karin Byers. (2013). Traffic in the Operating Room: A Review of Factors Influencing Air Flow and Surgical Wound Contamination.. Infectious Disorders - Drug Targets. 13(3). 156–161. 26 indexed citations

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Prevedello, Daniel M., Carl H. Snyderman, Paul A. Gardner, et al.. (2010). One Thousand Endoscopic Skull Base Surgical Procedures Demystifying the Infection Potential: Incidence and Description of Postoperative Meningitis and Brain Abscesses. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 32(1). 77–83. 93 indexed citations

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Li, Ryan, Karin Byers, & Rohan R. Walvekar. (2008). Gingival hypertrophy: a solitary manifestation of scurvy. American Journal of Otolaryngology. 29(6). 426–428. 11 indexed citations

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Shutt, Kathleen A., et al.. (2007). Influenza Vaccination Rates and Motivators Among Healthcare Worker Groups. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 28(2). 171–177. 119 indexed citations

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Harris, Anthony E., et al.. (2005). Postoperative discitis due to Propionibacterium acnes: a case report and review of the literature. Surgical Neurology. 63(6). 538–541. 43 indexed citations

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Capitano, Blair, David P. Nicolau, Brian A. Potoski, et al.. (2004). Meropenem Administered as a Prolonged Infusion to Treat Serious Gram‐Negative Central Nervous System Infections. Pharmacotherapy The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy. 24(6). 803–807. 27 indexed citations

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Byers, Karin, et al.. (2002). Duration of Colonization with Vancomycin-ResistantEnterococcus. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 23(4). 207–211. 71 indexed citations

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Byers, Karin, Anne M. Anglim, Teresa P. Germanson, et al.. (2001). A Hospital Epidemic of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus Risk Factors and Control. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 22(3). 140–147. 94 indexed citations

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Byers, Karin, et al.. (1998). Disinfection of Hospital Rooms Contaminated With Vancomycin-Resistant Entemcocms faecium. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 19(4). 261–264. 75 indexed citations

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Byers, Karin, et al.. (1998). Disinfection of Hospital Rooms Contaminated With Vancomycin-ResistantEntemcocms faecium. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 19(4). 261–264.

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Jernigan, John A., Karim A. Adal, Anne M. Anglim, Karin Byers, & Barry M. Farr. (1994). Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission rates in a sanatorium: implications for new preventive guidelines. American Journal of Infection Control. 22(6). 329–333. 6 indexed citations

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