Kevin Messacar

Kevin Messacar

University of Colorado Denver

H-index: 34

North America-United States

About Kevin Messacar

Kevin Messacar, With an exceptional h-index of 34 and a recent h-index of 30 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at University of Colorado Denver, specializes in the field of encephalitis, acute flaccid myelitis, enterovirus, parechovirus, rhinovirus.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Predicting the impact of COVID-19 non-pharmaceutical intervention on short-and medium-term dynamics of enterovirus D68 in the US

Gaps in diagnosing suspected infection in immunocompromised children with cancer: A systematic review

Enterovirus-D68–a reemerging non-polio enterovirus that causes severe respiratory and neurological disease in children

Multimodal Surveillance Model for Enterovirus D68 Respiratory Disease and Acute Flaccid Myelitis among Children in Colorado, USA, 2022

Qualitative detection of enterovirus D68 from PrimeStore® molecular transport medium: implications for home-and self-collection

Shifting epidemiology and severity of respiratory syncytial virus in children during the COVID-19 pandemic

Perspectives on diagnosis and management of all-cause encephalitis: a national survey of adult infectious diseases physicians

Improving antimicrobial use through better diagnosis: The relationship between diagnostic stewardship and antimicrobial stewardship

Kevin Messacar Information

University

Position

/ Children's Hospital Colorado

Citations(all)

5148

Citations(since 2020)

4091

Cited By

2739

hIndex(all)

34

hIndex(since 2020)

30

i10Index(all)

50

i10Index(since 2020)

48

Email

University Profile Page

University of Colorado Denver

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Kevin Messacar Skills & Research Interests

encephalitis

acute flaccid myelitis

enterovirus

parechovirus

rhinovirus

Top articles of Kevin Messacar

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Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Predicting the impact of COVID-19 non-pharmaceutical intervention on short-and medium-term dynamics of enterovirus D68 in the US

Epidemics

Sang Woo Park

Kevin Messacar

Daniel C Douek

Alicen B Spaulding

C Jessica E Metcalf

...

2024/3/1

Gaps in diagnosing suspected infection in immunocompromised children with cancer: A systematic review

Sarah Y Park

Nicole G Coufal

Samuel R Dominguez

Lauge Farnaes

Kevin Messacar

...

2024/2

Enterovirus-D68–a reemerging non-polio enterovirus that causes severe respiratory and neurological disease in children

Cassandra S Grizer

Kevin Messacar

Joseph J Mattapallil

2024/2/15

Multimodal Surveillance Model for Enterovirus D68 Respiratory Disease and Acute Flaccid Myelitis among Children in Colorado, USA, 2022

Kevin Messacar

Shannon Matzinger

Kevin Berg

Kirsten Weisbeck

Molly Butler

...

2024/3

Qualitative detection of enterovirus D68 from PrimeStore® molecular transport medium: implications for home-and self-collection

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Hai Nguyen-Tran

Samantha Reno

Eric Mwangi

Marta Mentel

Randy Hengartner

...

2023/8/1

Shifting epidemiology and severity of respiratory syncytial virus in children during the COVID-19 pandemic

JAMA pediatrics

Suchitra Rao

Isaac Armistead

Kevin Messacar

Nisha B Alden

Emma Schmoll

...

2023/7/1

Perspectives on diagnosis and management of all-cause encephalitis: a national survey of adult infectious diseases physicians

Open forum infectious diseases

Marion Le Maréchal

Luisa A Diaz-Arias

Susan E Beekmann

Philip Polgreen

Kevin Messacar

...

2023/4/1

Improving antimicrobial use through better diagnosis: The relationship between diagnostic stewardship and antimicrobial stewardship

Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology

Tsun Sheng N Ku

Mayar Al Mohajer

James A Newton

Marie H Wilson

Elizabeth Monsees

...

2023/12

Acute liver failure in a child with adenovirus detected by PCR in the explanted liver

Pediatrics

Julia M Boster

Samuel R Dominguez

Kevin Messacar

Megan Adams

Adriana Weinberg

...

2023/2/1

Duration of enterovirus D68 RNA shedding in the upper respiratory tract and transmission among household contacts, Colorado, USA

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Hai Nguyen-Tran

Careese Thompson

Molly Butler

Kristen R Miller

Laura Pyle

...

2023/11

Enteroviruses and parechoviruses

Kevin Messacar

Mark J Abzug

2023/1/1

Plasma microbial cell-free DNA sequencing from over 15,000 patients identified a broad spectrum of pathogens

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Sarah Y Park

Eliza J Chang

Nathan Ledeboer

Kevin Messacar

Martin S Lindner

...

2023/8/23

327. Understanding Current Clinical Scenarios for Plasma Microbial Cell-free DNA Diagnostic Testing toward Informing Diagnostic Stewardship

Open Forum Infectious Diseases

Constance Lau

T Matthew Hill

Kevin Messacar

Frederick S Nolte

Sarah Y Park

2022/12/1

Cautionary Tales: The Use of Human Milk in Infants Born Preterm

The Journal of Pediatrics

Ian J Griffin

2022/5/1

Preparing for uncertainty: endemic paediatric viral illnesses after COVID-19 pandemic disruption

The Lancet

Kevin Messacar

Rachel E Baker

Sang Woo Park

Hai Nguyen-Tran

Jessica R Cataldi

...

2022/11/12

Clinical and financial impact of a rapid cerebrospinal fluid diagnostic panel for suspected central nervous system infection in children: a diagnostic stewardship approach to …

Kevin Messacar

2022

Enterovirus D68: a test case for the use of immunological surveillance to develop tools to mitigate the pandemic potential of emerging pathogens

The Lancet Microbe

Hai Nguyen-Tran

Sang Woo Park

Kevin Messacar

Samuel R Dominguez

Matthew R Vogt

...

2022/2/1

Opioid-Sparing in Children with Chronic Pain Who Are Eligible for Palliative Care

The Journal of Pediatrics

Rachel Thienprayoon

Krista Nee

Luke Mosley

Michelle Tate

Mark Meyer

2022/6/1

Clinical and financial impact of a diagnostic stewardship program for children with suspected central nervous system infection

The Journal of pediatrics

Kevin Messacar

Claire Palmer

LiseAnne Gregoire

Audrey Elliott

Elizabeth Ackley

...

2022/5/1

Bifidobacterium infantis, necrotizing enterocolitis, death, and the role of parents in the neonatal intensive care unit

The Journal of Pediatrics

Mark A Underwood

2022/5/1

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