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William R. Jarvis is affiliated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with notable subfields including Emergency Medicine, Surgery, Pharmacology, Plant Science, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics with particular attention to Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management, Intraperitoneal and Appendiceal Malignancies, Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection, Poisoning and Overdose Treatments, Cardiac Electrophysiology and Arrhythmias, Intestinal Malrotation and Obstruction Disorders, and Urinary Tract Infections Management.

William R. Jarvis frequently collaborates with several researchers including:

  • David A. Talan
  • Anusha Krishnadasan
  • Gregory J. Moran
  • Alan E. Jones
  • Giana H. Davidson

Their publications appear in respected venues such as:

  • Annals of Emergency Medicine
  • JAMA Surgery
  • Pathology
  • New England Journal of Medicine
  • Journal of Medical Toxicology

Recent significant papers include:

  • "Antibiotics versus Appendectomy for Acute Appendicitis - Longer-Term Outcomes," 2021, New England Journal of Medicine
  • "Emergence of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase Urinary Tract Infections Among Hospitalized Emergency Department Patients in the United States," 2020, Annals of Emergency Medicine
  • "Patient Factors Associated With Appendectomy Within 30 Days of Initiating Antibiotic Treatment for Appendicitis," 2022, JAMA Surgery
  • "Self-selection vs Randomized Assignment of Treatment for Appendicitis," 2022, JAMA Surgery
  • "Validation of a Plant Identification Application Using Digital Images of Toxic Plants," 2022, Journal of Medical Toxicology

Best Publications

  • Guideline for Prevention of Surgical Site Infection, 1999

    A J Mangram;T C Horan;M L Pearson;L C Silver

  • CDC definitions for nosocomial infections, 1988

    Julia S. Garner;William R. Jarvis;T.Grace Emori;Teresa C. Horan

  • CDC definitions of nosocomial surgical site infections, 1992: a modification of CDC definitions of surgical wound infections.

    Teresa C. Horan;Robert P. Gaynes;William J. Martone;William R. Jarvis

  • Surgical wound infection rates by wound class, operative procedure, and patient risk index

    David H. Culver;Teresa C. Horan;Robert P. Gaynes;William J. Martone

  • SHEA guideline for preventing nosocomial transmission of multidrug-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus and enterococcus.

    Carlene A. Muto;John A. Jernigan;Belinda E. Ostrowsky;Hervé M. Richet

  • Secular Trends in the Epidemiology of Nosocomial Fungal Infections in the United States, 1980–1990

    Consuelo M. Beck-Sague;William R. Jarvis

  • Emergence of Vancomycin Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus

    Theresa L. Smith;Michele L. Pearson;Kenneth R. Wilcox;Cosme Cruz

  • Liver Failure and Death after Exposure to Microcystins at a Hemodialysis Center in Brazil

    Jochimsen Em;Carmichael Ww;An Js;Cardo Dm

  • An outbreak of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis among hospitalized patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

    Brian R. Edlin;Jerome I. Tokars;Michael H. Grieco;Jack T. Crawford

  • Risk Factors for Candidal Bloodstream Infections in Surgical Intensive Care Unit Patients: The NEMIS Prospective Multicenter Study

    Henry M. Blumberg;Henry M. Blumberg;William R. Jarvis;J. Michael Soucie;Jack E. Edwards

  • Epidemiology of Nosocomial Fungal Infections, with Emphasis on Candida Species

    William R. Jarvis

  • National nosocomial infections surveillance system (NNIS): description of surveillance methods.

    T.Grace Emori;David H. Culver;Teresa C. Horan;William R. Jarvis

  • Predominant pathogens in hospital infections.

    William R. Jarvis;William J. Martone

  • Nosocomial transmission of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis. A risk to patients and health care workers.

    Michele L. Pearson;John A. Jereb;Thomas R. Frieden;Jack T. Crawford

  • Risk factors for candidemia in neonatal intensive care unit patients

    L Saiman;E Ludington;M Pfaller;S Rangel-Frausto

  • Selected aspects of the socioeconomic impact of nosocomial infections: morbidity, mortality, cost, and prevention.

    William R. Jarvis

  • Comparison of traditional and molecular methods of typing isolates of Staphylococcus aureus.

    F C Tenover;R Arbeit;G Archer;J Biddle

  • The role of understaffing in central venous catheter-associated bloodstream infections

    Scott K. Fridkin;Suzanne M. Pear;Theresa H. Williamson;John N. Galgiani

  • Hospital outbreak of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis infections. Factors in transmission to staff and HIV-infected patients.

    Consuelo Beck-Sagué;Samuel W. Dooley;Mary D. Hutton;Joan Otten

  • Postoperative infections traced to contamination of an intravenous anesthetic, propofol

    S N Bennett;M M McNeil;L A Bland;M J Arduino

Frequent Co-Authors

Andreas Voss
Andreas Voss Heidelberg University
Michael M. McNeil
Michael M. McNeil Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
James Hughes
James Hughes Emory University
Fred C. Tenover
Fred C. Tenover University of Dayton
Harry L. Keyserling
Harry L. Keyserling Emory University
L. Barth Reller
L. Barth Reller Duke University
L. Clifford McDonald
L. Clifford McDonald Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Scott K. Fridkin
Scott K. Fridkin Emory University
David K. Shay
David K. Shay Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Lisa Saiman
Lisa Saiman Columbia University

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