Richard L. Sweet

11.5k citations

205 papers · 8.3k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 50

Microbiology top 0.02%
Epidemiology top 0.5%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health top 0.5%
Rheumatology top 0.5%
Surgery top 2%

Co-authors: Sharon L. Hillier Daniel V. Landers Harold C. Wiesenfeld David A. Eschenbach Roberto Romero Ronald S. Gibbs Julius Schachter Marijane A. Krohn
Topics: Reproductive tract infections research (109 papers)Urinary Tract Infections Management (58 papers)Pelvic floor disorders treatments (46 papers)
Cited by: Microbiology Rheumatology Epidemiology
Journals: New England Journal of Medicine The Lancet JAMA
Partner nations: United States South Korea Canada

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Richard L. Sweet

200 papers receiving 7.6k citations

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A review of premature birth and subclinical infection

1992 715 citations Ronald S. Gibbs, Sharon L. Hillier et al. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Pelvic Inflammatory Disease: Current Concepts of Diagnosis and Management 2012 ·Current Infectious Disease Reports ·Richard L. Sweet	40
2	Endometrial leukocyte subpopulations associated with Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, and Trichomonas vaginalis genital tract infection 2011 ·American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology ·(unknown),Richard L. Sweet,(unknown),Rodolfo D. Vicetti Miguel,Mamatha Chivukula,Uma Krishnamurti,Thomas L. Cherpes	25
3	Gonorrhea infection in women: prevalence, effects, screening, and management 2011 ·International Journal of Women s Health ·Richard L. Sweet,(unknown)	66
4	Effectiveness of inpatient and outpatient treatment strategies for women with pelvic inflammatory disease: Results from the pelvic inflammatory disease evaluation and clinical health (peach) randomized trial 2002 ·American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology ·Roberta B. Ness,David E. Soper,Robert L. Holley,Jeffrey F. Peipert,Hugh Randall,Richard L. Sweet,Steven J. Sondheimer,Susan L. Hendrix,Antonio J. Amortegui,Giuliana Trucco,Thomas J. Songer,Judith R. Lave,Sharon L. Hillier,Debra C. Bass,Sheryl F. Kelsey	254
5	Hormonal and barrier contraception and risk of upper genital tract disease in the PID Evaluation and Clinical Health (PEACH) study 2001 ·American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology ·R. B. Ness,David E. Soper,Robert L. Holley,Jeffrey F. Peipert,Henry T. Randall,Richard L. Sweet,Steven J. Sondheimer,(unknown),Antonio J. Amortegui,Giuliana Trucco,Debra C. Bass,S. F. Kelsey	24
6	PREVENTION OF PERINATAL GROUP B STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTION 2000 ·Obstetrics and Gynecology ·W. David Hager,Anne Schuchat,Ronald S. Gibbs,Richard L. Sweet,Philip B. Mead,John W. Larsen	2
7	Comparison of Once-Daily and Twice-Daily Dosing of 0.75% Metronidazole Gel in the Treatment of Bacterial Vaginosis 1999 ·Sexually Transmitted Diseases ·Charles H. Livengood,David E. Soper,(unknown),Dee E. Fenner,Mark G. Martens,Anita L. Nelson,(unknown),John M. Thorp,(unknown),Barbara Long,(unknown),Richard L. Sweet,(unknown)	42
8	Anaerobes in Pelvic Inflammatory Disease: Implications for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Guidelines for Treatment of Sexually Transmitted Diseases 1999 ·Clinical Infectious Diseases ·Cheryl K. Walker,Kimberly Workowski,A. Eugene Washington,David E. Soper,Richard L. Sweet	38
9	Prevention early-onset gbs sepsis: implementation of the proposed CDC guidelines 1996 ·Richard L. Sweet,Beverly Brozanski,Faith DiBiasi,Judith Jones	3
10	Randomized Comparison of Ampicillin-Sulbactam to Cefoxitin and Doxycycline or Clindamycin and Gentamicin in the Treatment of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease or Endometritis 1994 ·Obstetrics and Gynecology ·James McGregor,William R. Crombleholme,Edward R. Newton,Richard L. Sweet,Ruth Tuomala,Ronald S. Gibbs	23
11	Quality Standard for Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Surgical Procedures 1994 ·Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology ·E. Patchen Dellinger,Peter Groß,Trisha Barrett,Peter J. Krause,William J. Martone,John E. McGowan,Richard L. Sweet,Richard P. Wenzel	123
12	Quality Standard for the Treatment of Bacteremia 1994 ·Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology ·Peter Groß,Trisha Barrett,E. Patchen Dellinger,Peter J. Krause,W. J. Martone,J. E. McGowan,Richard L. Sweet,R P Wenzel	13
13	Quality Standard for Assurance of Measles Immunity Among Health Care Workers 1994 ·Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology ·Peter J. Krause,Peter Groß,(unknown),E. Patchen Dellinger,William J. Martone,John E. McGowan,Richard L. Sweet,R P Wenzel	8
14	Evaluation of New Anti-Infective Drugs for the Treatment of Acute Pelvic Infections in Hospitalized Women 1992 ·Clinical Infectious Diseases ·David L. Hemsell,Joseph S. Solomkin,Richard L. Sweet,Frank Tally,John G. Bartlett	11
15	Seroprevalence and epidemiologic correlates of human immunodeficiency virus infection in women with acute pelvic inflammatory disease. 1990 ·PubMed ·Sharon Safrin,Bonnie J. Dattel,(unknown),Richard L. Sweet	27
16	Pelvic inflammatory disease in adolescent females 1989 ·Pediatric Clinics of North America ·M A Shafer,Richard L. Sweet	19
17	Comparative study of mezlocillin versus cefotaxime single-dose prophylaxis in patients undergoing vaginal hysterectomy 1989 ·Current Therapeutic Research ·W. David Hager,Richard L. Sweet,David Charles,Brianna Larsen	4
18	Pelvic Inflammatory Disease in Adolescent Females: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Sequelae 1989 ·Pediatric Clinics of North America ·Mary–Ann Shafer,Richard L. Sweet	32
19	Microflora of the urethra in adolescent boys: Relationships to sexual activity and nongonococcal urethritis 1987 ·The Journal of Pediatrics ·Christopher V. Chambers,M A Shafer,Hoover Adger,Marilyn Ohm-Smith,Susan G. Millstein,Charles E. Irwin,Julius Schachter,Richard L. Sweet	23
20	High failure rates in outpatient treatment of salpingitis with either tetracycline alone or penicillin/ampicillin combination 1985 ·American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology ·Sumner E. Thompson,Charlotte Brooks,D. A. Eschenbach,Michael R. Spence,(unknown),Richard L. Sweet,William M. McCormack	14

About Richard L. Sweet

Richard L. Sweet is a scholar working on Microbiology, Rheumatology and Epidemiology, having authored 205 papers that have together received 8.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Reproductive tract infections research (109 papers), Urinary Tract Infections Management (58 papers) and Pelvic floor disorders treatments (46 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Microbiology (4.5k citations), Rheumatology (1.6k citations) and Epidemiology (3.6k citations). Richard L. Sweet has collaborated with scholars based in United States, South Korea and Canada. Frequent co-authors include Sharon L. Hillier, Daniel V. Landers, Harold C. Wiesenfeld, David A. Eschenbach, Roberto Romero, Ronald S. Gibbs, Julius Schachter, Marijane A. Krohn, David E. Soper and Roberta B. Ness. Their work appears in journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

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