List of works by Kent A Sepkowitz

2009 H1N1 influenza infection in cancer patients and hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients.

scientific article published on 4 February 2010

909Comparison of three different data sources for Surgical Site Infection (SSI) Surveillance after Colon Surgery.

scientific article published in December 2014

A multicenter intervention to prevent catheter-associated bloodstream infections

scientific article published on 9 June 2006

A national survey of immunization practices following allogeneic bone marrow transplantation

scientific article published on 01 April 1997

Adverse outcomes associated with Contact Precautions: a review of the literature

scientific article published on March 2009

Application of DNA amplification to pneumocystosis: presence of serum Pneumocystis carinii DNA during human and experimentally induced Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia ⬇️

scientific article published on November 1, 1992

Artificial Differences in Clostridium difficile Infection Rates Associated with Disparity in Testing

scientific article published in March 2018

Bacterial and fungal meningitis in patients with cancer.

scientific article

Bacterial infection prevention after hematopoietic cell transplantation

scientific article published on 01 October 2009

Bacterial meningitis in the immunocompromised host

scientific article

Breakthrough trichosporonosis in a bone marrow transplant recipient receiving caspofungin acetate

scientific article

Candida dubliniensis at a cancer center

scientific article

Cefepime and death: reality to the rescue

scientific article published on August 2010

Central line-associated bloodstream infection surveillance outside the intensive care unit: a multicenter survey

scientific article published on 24 July 2012

Clinical and laboratory characteristics of Clostridium difficile infection in patients with discordant diagnostic test results

scientific article published on 11 January 2012

Clinical characterization of human metapneumovirus infection among patients with cancer

scientific article

Clinical practice guideline for the use of antimicrobial agents in neutropenic patients with cancer: 2010 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America.

scientific article published on 4 January 2011

Clinical practice guideline for the use of antimicrobial agents in neutropenic patients with cancer: 2010 update by the infectious diseases society of america

scientific article

Clostridium difficile infection after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant: strain diversity and outcomes associated with NAP1/027.

scientific article published on 25 June 2014

Community acquired respiratory and gastrointestinal viral infections: challenges in the immunocompromised host

scientific article published on August 2012

Community-based outbreaks of tuberculosis

scientific article

Complication rates among cancer patients with peripherally inserted central catheters

scientific article published on 01 August 2002

Control of influenza A on a bone marrow transplant unit

article published in 2000

Control of norovirus outbreak on a pediatric oncology unit

scientific article published on 08 July 2015

Copper surfaces reduce the rate of healthcare-acquired infections in the intensive care unit.

scientific article

DNA amplification in experimental pneumocystosis: characterization of serum Pneumocystis carinii DNA and potential P. carinii carrier states

scientific article published on 01 August 1993

Detection of Pneumocystis carinii in serum of AIDS patients with Pneumocystis pneumonia by the polymerase chain reaction

scientific article published on November 1, 1991

Determinants of COVID-19 disease severity in patients with cancer

scientific article published on 24 June 2020

Determinants of Severity in Cancer Patients with COVID-19 Illness

scientific article published on 08 May 2020

Disseminated toxoplasmosis following T cell-depleted related and unrelated bone marrow transplantation

scientific article published on May 2000

Do sexual risk behaviors differ between heterosexual youth infected with HIV perinatally versus sexually?

scientific article published on 28 April 2013

Effect of daily chlorhexidine bathing on hospital-acquired infection

scientific article published in February 2013

Effect of implementing safety-engineered devices on percutaneous injury epidemiology

scientific article published in July 2004

Effectiveness of ultraviolet disinfection in reducing hospital-acquired Clostridium difficile and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus on a bone marrow transplant unit

scientific article published on 18 September 2018

Emergence of daptomycin-resistant VRE: experience of a single institution

scientific article published on April 2011

Empirical therapy for febrile, neutropenic patients: persistence of susceptibility of gram-negative bacilli to aminoglycoside antibiotics.

scientific article

Entry into care and clinician management of acute HIV infection in New York City

scientific article published on 25 January 2012

Estimating risk of C. difficile transmission from PCR positive but cytotoxin negative cases

scientific article

Evaluation of an interdisciplinary re-isolation policy for patients with previous Clostridium difficile diarrhea

scientific article published on 01 December 1998

Evaluation of postprescription review and feedback as a method of promoting rational antimicrobial use: a multicenter intervention

scientific article published on April 2012

Excess mortality among injection drug users with AIDS, New York City (1999-2004).

scientific article published in January 2011

Fever among outpatients with advanced human immunodeficiency virus infection

scientific article published on August 1993

Fluoroquinolone prophylaxis for the prevention of bacterial infections in patients with cancer--is it justified?

scientific article published in August 1997

Guidelines for preventing infectious complications among hematopoietic cell transplant recipients: a global perspective. Preface

Guidelines for preventing infectious complications among hematopoietic cell transplantation recipients: a global perspective

scientific article

HIV counseling and testing: less targeting, more testing

scientific article published on 02 May 2006

High prevalence of hepatitis C infection among patients receiving hemodialysis at an urban dialysis center

scientific article published on June 2002

Hospital-onset Clostridium difficile infection rates in persons with cancer or hematopoietic stem cell transplant: a C3IC network report

scientific article published on 24 September 2012

IFN-γ release assays in the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection among immunocompromised adults

scientific article published on August 2013

Impact of Empiric Treatment for Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus in Colonized Patients Early after Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

scientific article published on 15 November 2018

Impact of accelerated progression to AIDS on public health monitoring of late HIV diagnosis

scientific article published on 16 February 2011

Impact of infection by vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus on survival and resource utilization for patients with leukemia

scientific article published in August 2002

Implementation and Operational Research: CD4 Count Monitoring Frequency and Risk of CD4 Count Dropping Below 200 Cells Per Cubic Millimeter Among Stable HIV-Infected Patients in New York City, 2007-2013

scientific article published on 2 November 2015

Implementation of Molecular Surveillance After a Cluster of Fatal Toxoplasmosis at 2 Neighboring Transplant Centers.

scientific article published on 19 May 2016

Infection prevention and control in health-care facilities in which hematopoietic cell transplant recipients are treated

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Infectious complications of autologous bone marrow and peripheral stem cell transplantation for refractory leukemia and lymphoma.

scientific article published on August 1996

Institutional quality and patient safety programs: An overview for the healthcare epidemiologist

scientific article published on 04 September 2020

Knowledge of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's 2006 routine HIV testing recommendations among New York City internal medicine residents

scientific article

Long-term central venous catheter use and risk of infection in older adults with cancer

scientific article

Lower Rate of Seropositivity to Measles among Young Health Care Personnel (HCP) in New York City

scientific article published on 01 June 2020

M1884 Prevalence of Hepatitis B Surface Antigen and Hepatitis B Core Antibody in a Population Initiating Immunosuppressive Therapy

Meningitis due to beta-hemolytic non-A, non-D streptococci among adults at a cancer hospital: report of four cases and review

scientific article published on January 1, 1992

Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Patients without HIV Infection ⬇️

scientific article published on 01 October 1995

Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in New York City - 10 years into the epidemic

scientific article published on February 2009

Mycobacterium haemophilum in immunocompromised patients.

scientific article

Mycobacterium haemophilum infection after alemtuzumab treatment.

scientific article published in November 2008

Nosocomial central venous catheter infections among patients with different types of cancer

scientific article published on 01 May 2002

Nosocomial infections in patients with cancer.

scientific article published on June 2009

Novel use of surveillance data to detect HIV-infected persons with sustained high viral load and durable virologic suppression in New York City

scientific article

Ommaya reservoir infections: a 16-year retrospective analysis.

scientific article published on 8 December 2013

Photo quiz

scientific article

Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia Among Patients Without AIDS at a Cancer Hospital ⬇️

scientific article published on February 12, 1992

Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia without acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. More patients, same risk

scientific article published on 01 June 1995

Pneumocystis cariniiPneumonia Developing within One Month of Intensive Chemotherapy for Treatment of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia ⬇️

scientific article published on August 29, 1991

Pneumocystosis ⬇️

scientific article published on January 1, 1992

Pneumothorax in AIDS.

scientific article

Postexposure prophylaxis against varicella zoster virus infection among hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients

scientific article published in October 2006

Postexposure prophylaxis against varicella-zoster virus infection among recipients of hematopoietic stem cell transplant: unresolved issues

scientific article published in July 2004

Potential of real-time PCR threshold cycle (CT) to predict presence of free toxin and clinically relevant C. difficile infection (CDI) in patients with cancer

scientific article published on 8 December 2017

Practically speaking: rethinking hand hygiene improvement programs in health care settings

scientific article published on 12 June 2011

Pre- and post-engraftment bloodstream infection rates and associated mortality in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients

scientific article published in March 2005

Predictors for persistent cytomegalovirus reactivation after T-cell-depleted allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

scientific article published in December 2007

Prevalence of measles antibody among young adult healthcare workers in a cancer hospital: 1980s versus 1998-1999

scientific article published on 01 May 2002

Prevalence of the use of central venous access devices within and outside of the intensive care unit: results of a survey among hospitals in the prevention epicenter program of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

scientific article published on December 2003

Preventing opportunistic infections after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Infectious Diseases Society of America, and American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation Practice Guidelines

scientific article published on 01 January 2001

Prevention of peritransplantation viridans streptococcal bacteremia with early vancomycin administration: a single-center observational cohort study.

scientific article published on 10 November 2004

Progression of Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia in patients receiving echinocandin therapy

scientific article published on 22 September 2006

Provider Differences in Use of Implanted Ports in Older Adults With Cancer.

scientific article published on July 2015

Rapidly growing mycobacteria infection in patients with cancer

scientific article published on August 2010

Recurrent panniculitis in a patient receiving protease inhibitor therapy for human immunodeficiency virus infection

scientific article

Regression of AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma following treatment with an HIV-1 protease inhibitor

scientific article published on 01 February 1997

Relapse versus reinfection: surveillance of Clostridium difficile infection

scientific article published on 5 October 2011

Reply to Harbarth et al.

scientific article published in September 2013

Respiratory syncytial virus infection following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

scientific article published in February 2002

Risk factors for acquisition of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea among outpatients at a cancer hospital

scientific article

Risk factors for late Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: a single-institution, nested case-controlled study.

scientific article published in December 2008

Risk for Clostridiodes difficile Infection among Older Adults with Cancer

scientific article published on 01 September 2019

Risk of Surgical Site Infection (SSI) following Colorectal Resection Is Higher in Patients With Disseminated Cancer: An NCCN Member Cohort Study.

scientific article published on 19 March 2018

Risk of transmission associated with live attenuated vaccines given to healthy persons caring for or residing with an immunocompromised patient

scientific article published on 20 April 2007

Rotavirus outbreak on a pediatric oncology floor: possible association with toys

scientific article published on 01 October 2000

SHEA guideline for management of healthcare workers who are infected with hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, and/or human immunodeficiency virus

scientific article published on 01 March 2010

Safe living after hematopoietic cell transplantation

scientific article published on 01 October 2009

Safety-engineered device implementation: does it introduce bias in percutaneous injury reporting?

scientific article published in July 2004

Selective CD4+ lymphopenia in melanoma patients treated with temozolomide: a toxicity with therapeutic implications

scientific article

Shedding of Viable SARS-CoV-2 after Immunosuppressive Therapy for Cancer

scientific article published on 01 December 2020

Sustained reduction of microbial burden on common hospital surfaces through introduction of copper.

scientific article published on 2 May 2012

The changing epidemiology of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) bacteremia in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients

scientific article published on 26 May 2010

The effect of HIV field-based testing on the proportion of notified partners who test for HIV in New York City.

scientific article published in July 2011

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

scientific article published in June 2009

The free condom initiative: promoting condom availability and use in New York City

scientific article published on July 2009

The risk of tuberculosis in patients with cancer.

scientific article

Transmission of Clostridium difficile During Hospitalization for Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant.

scientific article published on 21 October 2015

Treatment of opportunistic infections in AIDS ⬇️

scientific article published on 01 September 1995

Trends in the susceptibility of tuberculosis in New York City, 1987-1991. New York City Area Tuberculosis Working Group

scientific article published on May 1994

Tuberculosis in the AIDS era

scientific article

Undiagnosed HIV infection among New York City jail entrants, 2006: results of a blinded serosurvey

scientific article published on May 2010

Use of Disinfection Cap to Reduce Central-Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection and Blood Culture Contamination Among Hematology-Oncology Patients

scientific article published on 23 September 2015

Vaccinations for healthcare personnel: update on influenza, hepatitis B, and pertussis.

scientific article published on August 2013

Varying rates of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea at prevention epicenter hospitals

scientific article published in August 2005

West Nile Virus Central Nervous System Infection in Patients Treated With Rituximab: Implications for Diagnosis and Prognosis, With a Review of Literature.

scientific article published on 19 September 2015

What is the source of bloodstream infection due to vancomycin-resistant enterococci in persons with mucosal barrier injury?

scientific article

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.

scientific article

Why don't physicians test for HIV? A review of the US literature.

scientific article published on July 2007

Work-up for infectious diarrhea after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: single specimen testing results in cost savings without compromising diagnostic yield.

scientific article published on 19 May 2007

Written consent for human immunodeficiency virus testing.

scientific article published on July 2007

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