Kent A. Sepkowitz

20.4k total citations · 4 hit papers
192 papers, 13.2k citations indexed

About

Kent A. Sepkowitz is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Kent A. Sepkowitz has authored 192 papers receiving a total of 13.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 108 papers in Infectious Diseases, 103 papers in Epidemiology and 26 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Kent A. Sepkowitz's work include Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (27 papers), HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (24 papers) and Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment (22 papers). Kent A. Sepkowitz is often cited by papers focused on Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (27 papers), HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (24 papers) and Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment (22 papers). Kent A. Sepkowitz collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Russia. Kent A. Sepkowitz's co-authors include Jo‐Anne H. Young, Michael Boeckh, John R. Wingard, Alison G. Freifeld, James I. Ito, Kenneth V. I. Rolston, Eric J. Bow, Issam Raad, Craig A. Mullen and Mini Kamboj and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Kent A. Sepkowitz

191 papers receiving 12.7k 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 Guideline for the Use of Antimicrobial Agents in Neutropenic Patients with Cancer: 2010 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America

2011 2.3k citations Kent A. Sepkowitz, Michael Boeckh et al. Clinical Infectious Diseases profile →
Guidelines for Preventing Infectious Complications among Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Recipients: A Global Perspective

2009 1.1k citations Marcie Tomblyn, Tom Chiller et al. Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation profile →
Executive Summary: Clinical Practice Guideline for the Use of Antimicrobial Agents in Neutropenic Patients with Cancer: 2010 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America

2011 507 citations Kent A. Sepkowitz, Michael Boeckh et al. Clinical Infectious Diseases profile →
Effect of Daily Chlorhexidine Bathing on Hospital-Acquired Infection

2013 412 citations Michael W. Climo, Deborah S. Yokoe et al. profile →

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Donald Armstrong United States

Claudio Viscoli Italy

Kenneth V. I. Rolston United States

Jordi Carratalà Spain

James C. Wade United States

Monica A. Slavin Australia

Marilyn M. Wagener United States

George Samonis Greece

Oliver A. Cornely Germany

Shan‐Chwen Chang Taiwan

Donald Armstrong United States

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Laracy, Justin, June L. Chan, Kevin Raible, et al.. (2025). Improving Urinary Tract Infection Diagnostics in Oncology: Reliability of Reflex Urine Culture in Immunosuppressed Neutropenic and Non-neutropenic Cancer Patients. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 80(5). 969–974. 2 indexed citations

Udeagu, Chi-Chi N., et al.. (2018). Where Are They Now? Assessing if Persons Returned to HIV Care Following Loss to Follow-Up by Public Health Case Workers Were Engaged in Care in Follow-Up Years. AIDS Patient Care and STDs. 32(5). 181–190. 14 indexed citations

Lipitz‐Snyderman, Allison, Elena B. Elkin, Coral L. Atoria, et al.. (2015). Provider Differences in Use of Implanted Ports in Older Adults With Cancer. Medical Care. 53(7). 646–652. 8 indexed citations

Lipitz‐Snyderman, Allison, Kent A. Sepkowitz, Elena B. Elkin, et al.. (2014). Long-Term Central Venous Catheter Use and Risk of Infection in Older Adults With Cancer. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 32(22). 2351–2356. 26 indexed citations

Kaltsas, Anna, Danielle Wroblewski, Kimberlee A. Musser, et al.. (2012). Clinical and Laboratory Characteristics of Clostridium difficile Infection in Patients with Discordant Diagnostic Test Results. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 50(4). 1303–1307. 52 indexed citations

Redelman‐Sidi, Gil & Kent A. Sepkowitz. (2012). IFN-γ Release Assays in the Diagnosis of Latent Tuberculosis Infection among Immunocompromised Adults. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 188(4). 422–431. 68 indexed citations

Sepkowitz, Kent A., et al.. (2011). Impact of Accelerated Progression to AIDS on Public Health Monitoring of Late HIV Diagnosis. AIDS Patient Care and STDs. 25(3). 143–151. 5 indexed citations

Climo, Michael W., Kent A. Sepkowitz, Gianvincenzo Zuccotti, et al.. (2009). The effect of daily bathing with chlorhexidine on the acquisition of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus, and healthcare-associated bloodstream infections: Results of a quasi-experimental multicenter trial*. Critical Care Medicine. 37(6). 1858–1865. 221 indexed citations

Tomblyn, Marcie, Tom Chiller, Hermann Einsele, et al.. (2009). Guidelines for Preventing Infectious Complications among Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Recipients: A Global Perspective. Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation. 15(10). 1143–1238. 1149 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wyatt, Christina, et al.. (2009). Knowledge of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's 2006 Routine HIV Testing Recommendations among New York City Internal Medicine Residents. AIDS Patient Care and STDs. 23(3). 167–176. 44 indexed citations

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Climo, Michael W., Daniel J. Diekema, Victoria J. Fraser, et al.. (2005). Varying Rates of Clostridium Difficile-Associated Diarrhea at Prevention Epicenter Hospitals. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 26(8). 676–679. 35 indexed citations

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Jaffe, Dana, Ann A. Jakubowski, Kent A. Sepkowitz, et al.. (2004). Prevention of Peritransplantation Viridans Streptococcal Bacteremia with Early Vancomycin Administration: A Single‐Center Observational Cohort Study. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 39(11). 1625–1632. 25 indexed citations

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Sepkowitz, Kent A.. (2002). Opportunistic Infections in Patients with and Patients without Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 34(8). 1098–1107. 378 indexed citations

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Weinstock, David M., et al.. (2000). Rotavirus outbreak on a pediatric oncology floor: Possible association with toys. American Journal of Infection Control. 28(5). 378–380. 37 indexed citations

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Gross, Cary P., et al.. (1999). Resident Expectations of Morning Report. Archives of Internal Medicine. 159(16). 1910–1910. 48 indexed citations

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Sepkowitz, Kent A., et al.. (1998). Postexposure Prophylaxis for Human Immunodeficiency Virus: Frequency of Initiation and Completion of Newly Recommended Regimen. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 19(7). 506–508. 15 indexed citations

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Havlir, Diane V., Michael P. Dubé, J. Allen McCutchan, et al.. (1998). Prophylaxis with Weekly Versus Daily Fluconazole for Fungal Infections in Patients with AIDS. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 27(6). 1369–1375. 49 indexed citations

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Feldman, Joseph, et al.. (1997). Risk of Tuberculin Conversion According to Occupation among Health Care Workers at a New York City Hospital. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 156(1). 201–205. 48 indexed citations

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Sepkowitz, Kent A.. (1995). AIDS, Tuberculosis, and the Health Care Worker. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 20(2). 232–242. 57 indexed citations

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Sepkowitz, Kent A., Cindy R. Friedman, Alice Hafner, et al.. (1995). Tuberculosis Among Urban Health Care Workers: A Study Using Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Typing. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 21(5). 1098–1102. 39 indexed citations

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