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Overview

Kirk E. Smith is affiliated with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Medicine, with a significant emphasis on infectious diseases and food safety. Over their career, they have contributed extensively to the study of infectious diseases, foodborne illnesses, and epidemiology.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Medicine

Their subfields of study include:

  • Infectious Diseases
  • Food Science
  • Endocrinology
  • Epidemiology
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

The core topics covered in their work are:

  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
  • Food Safety and Hygiene
  • Escherichia coli research studies
  • Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
  • Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety
  • Infection Control and Ventilation

Kirk E. Smith has frequently published in several venues, highlighting the breadth of their research dissemination. Their most common publication outlets are:

  • MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
  • Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Emerging infectious diseases
  • Epidemiology and Infection
  • Journal of Food Protection

Frequent co-authors reflecting collaborative efforts include:

  • Carlota Medus
  • Stacy Holzbauer
  • Marijke Decuir
  • Carrie Klumb
  • Ruth Lynfield

Key recent publications by Kirk E. Smith include:

  • Preliminary Incidence and Trends of Infections with Pathogens Transmitted Commonly Through Food - Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network, 10 U.S. Sites, 2016-2019., 2020, PubMed
  • Preliminary Incidence and Trends of Infections with Pathogens Transmitted Commonly Through Food - Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network, 10 U.S. Sites, 2016-2019, 2020, MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
  • Decreased Incidence of Infections Caused by Pathogens Transmitted Commonly Through Food During the COVID-19 Pandemic - Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network, 10 U.S. Sites, 2017-2020, 2021, MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
  • Preliminary Incidence and Trends of Infections Caused by Pathogens Transmitted Commonly Through Food - Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network, 10 U.S. Sites, 2022, 2023, MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
  • Preliminary Incidence and Trends of Infections Caused by Pathogens Transmitted Commonly Through Food - Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network, 10 U.S. Sites, 2016-2021, 2022, MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Best Publications

  • The Cancer Imaging Archive (TCIA): Maintaining and Operating a Public Information Repository

    Kenneth W. Clark;Bruce A. Vendt;Kirk E. Smith;John B. Freymann

  • Preliminary Incidence and Trends of Infections with Pathogens Transmitted Commonly Through Food — Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network, 10 U.S. Sites, 2016–2019

    Danielle M. Tack;Ellyn P. Marder;Patricia M. Griffin;Paul R. Cieslak

  • The national lung screening trial: Overview and study design

    Constantine A. Gatsonis;Denise R. Aberle;Christine D. Berg;William C. Black

  • Preliminary FoodNet data on the incidence of infection with pathogens transmitted commonly through food - 10 states, 2008.

    D. Vugia;A. Cronquist;M. Cartter;M. Tobin-D'Angelo

  • Quinolone-Resistant Campylobacter jejuni Infections in Minnesota, 1992–1998

    Kirk E. Smith;John M. Besser;Craig W. Hedberg;Fe T. Leano

  • Epidemiology and clonality of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Minnesota, 1996-1998.

    Timothy S. Naimi;Kathleen H. LeDell;David J. Boxrud;Amy V. Groom

  • Isolation and molecular characterization of nalidixic acid-resistant extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli from retail chicken products.

    James R. Johnson;Andrew C. Murray;Abby Gajewski;Maureen Sullivan

  • Antimicrobial-Resistant Nontyphoidal Salmonella Is Associated with Excess Bloodstream Infections and Hospitalizations

    Jay K. Varma;Kåre Mølbak;Timothy J. Barrett;James L. Beebe

  • Antimicrobial resistance among Campylobacter strains, United States, 1997-2001.

    Amita Gupta;Jennifer M. Nelson;Timothy J. Barrett;Robert V. Tauxe

  • The Brain of LB1, Homo floresiensis

    Dean Falk;Charles Hildebolt;Kirk Smith;Mike J. Morwood

  • Antimicrobial drug-resistant Escherichia coli from humans and poultry products, Minnesota and Wisconsin, 2002-2004.

    James R. Johnson;Mark R. Sannes;Cynthia Croy;Brian Johnston

  • Author Correction: Imaging and clinical data archive for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma patients treated with radiotherapy

    Aaron J. Grossberg;Aaron J. Grossberg;Abdallah S. R. Mohamed;Abdallah S. R. Mohamed;Hesham Elhalawani;William C. Bennett

  • Invasive Salmonella Infections in the United States, FoodNet, 1996–1999: Incidence, Serotype Distribution, and Outcome

    Duc J. Vugia;Michael Samuel;Monica M. Farley;Ruthanne Marcus

  • Antimicrobial-Resistant and Extraintestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli in Retail Foods

    James R. Johnson;Michael A. Kuskowski;Michael A. Kuskowski;Kirk Smith;Timothy T. O’Bryan

  • Forefoot structural predictors of plantar pressures during walking in people with diabetes and peripheral neuropathy

    Michael J. Mueller;Mary Hastings;Paul K. Commean;Kirk E. Smith

  • Incidence and Trends of Infections with Pathogens Transmitted Commonly Through Food and the Effect of Increasing Use of Culture-Independent Diagnostic Tests on Surveillance - Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network, 10 U.S. Sites, 2013-2016.

    Ellyn P Marder;Paul R Cieslak;Alicia B Cronquist;John Dunn

  • Estimates of Enteric Illness Attributable to Contact With Animals and Their Environments in the United States

    Christa R. Hale;Christa R. Hale;Elaine Scallan;Alicia B. Cronquist;John Dunn

  • Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome and Death in Persons with Escherichia coli O157:H7 Infection, Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network Sites, 2000–2006

    L Hannah Gould;Linda Demma;Timothy F Jones;Sharon Hurd

  • Multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections associated with peanut butter and peanut butter-containing products - United States, 2008-2009.

    C. Medus;S. Meyer;K. Smith;S. Jawahir

  • Preliminary incidence and trends of infections with pathogens transmitted commonly through food - Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network, 10 U.S. sites, 2015-2018.

    Danielle M. Tack;Ellyn P. Marder;Patricia M. Griffin;Paul R. Cieslak

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeff B. Bender
Jeff B. Bender University of Minnesota
Duc J. Vugia
Duc J. Vugia California Department of Public Health
Ruth Lynfield
Ruth Lynfield Minnesota Department of Health
Michael W. Vannier
Michael W. Vannier University of Chicago
Frederick J. Angulo
Frederick J. Angulo Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Patricia M. Griffin
Patricia M. Griffin Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Robert V. Tauxe
Robert V. Tauxe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
James R. Johnson
James R. Johnson University of Minnesota
Michael J. Morwood
Michael J. Morwood University of Wollongong
Paul Keim
Paul Keim Northern Arizona University

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