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Joseph S. Solomkin, MD

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Surgical infections; infectious diseases

Peer Reviewed Publications

Berríos-Torres, Sandra I; Umscheid, Craig A; Bratzler, Dale W; Leas, Brian; Stone, Erin C; Kelz, Rachel R; Reinke, Caroline E; Morgan, Sherry; Solomkin, Joseph S; Mazuski, John E; Dellinger, E Patchen; Itani, Kamal M F; Berbari, Elie F; Segreti, John; Parvizi, Javad; Blanchard, Joan; Allen, George; Kluytmans, Jan A J W; Donlan, Rodney; Schecter, William P 2017. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guideline for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection, 2017. JAMA surgery, ,

Bevilacqua, Michael P; Huang, Daniel J; Wall, Brian D; Lane, Shalyn J; Edwards, Carl K; Hanson, Jarrod A; Benitez, Diego; Solomkin, Joseph S; Deming, Timothy J 2017. Amino Acid Block Copolymers with Broad Antimicrobial Activity and Barrier Properties. Macromolecular bioscience, ,

de Jonge, S W; Atema, J J; Solomkin, J S; Boermeester, M A 2017. Meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis of triclosan-coated sutures for the prevention of surgical-site infection. The British journal of surgery, 104 2, e118-e133

de Vries, F E E; Gans, S L; Solomkin, J S; Allegranzi, B; Egger, M; Dellinger, E P; Boermeester, M A 2017. Meta-analysis of lower perioperative blood glucose target levels for reduction of surgical-site infection. The British journal of surgery, 104 2, e95-e105

Tarchini, Giorgio; Liau, Kui Hin; Solomkin, Joseph S 2017. Antimicrobial Stewardship in Surgery: Challenges and Opportunities. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 64 suppl_2, S112-S114

Allegranzi, Benedetta; Bischoff, Peter; de Jonge, Stijn; Kubilay, N Zeynep; Zayed, Bassim; Gomes, Stacey M; Abbas, Mohamed; Atema, Jasper J; Gans, Sarah; van Rijen, Miranda; Boermeester, Marja A; Egger, Matthias; Kluytmans, Jan; Pittet, Didier; Solomkin, Joseph S 2016. New WHO recommendations on preoperative measures for surgical site infection prevention: an evidence-based global perspective. The Lancet. Infectious diseases, 16 12, e276-e287

Allegranzi, Benedetta; Zayed, Bassim; Bischoff, Peter; Kubilay, N Zeynep; de Jonge, Stijn; de Vries, Fleur; Gomes, Stacey M; Gans, Sarah; Wallert, Elon D; Wu, Xiuwen; Abbas, Mohamed; Boermeester, Marja A; Dellinger, E Patchen; Egger, Matthias; Gastmeier, Petra; Guirao, Xavier; Ren, Jianan; Pittet, Didier; Solomkin, Joseph S 2016. New WHO recommendations on intraoperative and postoperative measures for surgical site infection prevention: an evidence-based global perspective. The Lancet. Infectious diseases, 16 12, e288-e303

De Vries, Fleur E E; Wallert, Elon D; Solomkin, Joseph S; Allegranzi, Benedetta; Egger, Matthias; Dellinger, E Patchen; Boermeester, Marja A 2016. A systematic review and meta-analysis including GRADE qualification of the risk of surgical site infections after prophylactic negative pressure wound therapy compared with conventional dressings in clean and contaminated surgery. Medicine, 95 36, e4673

Solomkin, Joseph S; Hershberger, Ellie; Eckmann, Christian 2016. Response to Spellberg and Brass. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 62 4, 526

Gomi, Harumi; Solomkin, Joseph S 2014. Response to re: TG13 antimicrobial therapy for acute cholangitis and cholecystitis. Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences, 21 2, E11

Solomkin, Joseph S 2014. Clinical trial evidence to advance the science of cholecystectomy. JAMA, 312 2, 135-6

Solomkin, Joseph S; Ramesh, Mayakonda Krishnamurthy; Cesnauskas, Gintaras; Novikovs, Nikolajs; Stefanova, Penka; Sutcliffe, Joyce A; Walpole, Susannah M; Horn, Patrick T 2014. Phase 2, randomized, double-blind study of the efficacy and safety of two dose regimens of eravacycline versus ertapenem for adult community-acquired complicated intra-abdominal infections. Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 58 4, 1847-54

Gomi, Harumi; Solomkin, Joseph S; Takada, Tadahiro; Strasberg, Steven M; Pitt, Henry A; Yoshida, Masahiro; Kusachi, Shinya; Mayumi, Toshihiko; Miura, Fumihiko; Kiriyama, Seiki; Yokoe, Masamichi; Kimura, Yasutoshi; Higuchi, Ryota; Windsor, John A; Dervenis, Christos; Liau, Kui-Hin; Kim, Myung-Hwan 2013. TG13 antimicrobial therapy for acute cholangitis and cholecystitis. Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences, 20 1, 60-70

Okamoto, Kohji; Takada, Tadahiro; Strasberg, Steven M; Solomkin, Joseph S; Pitt, Henry A; Garden, O James; Büchler, Markus W; Yoshida, Masahiro; Miura, Fumihiko; Kimura, Yasutoshi; Higuchi, Ryota; Yamashita, Yuichi; Mayumi, Toshihiko; Gomi, Harumi; Kusachi, Shinya; Kiriyama, Seiki; Yokoe, Masamichi; Lau, Wan-Yee; Kim, Myung-Hwan 2013. TG13 management bundles for acute cholangitis and cholecystitis. Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences, 20 1, 55-9

Solomkin, Joseph S; Ristagno, Ross L; Das, Anita F; Cone, John B; Wilson, Samuel E; Rotstein, Ori D; Murphy, Brian S; Severin, Kimberley S; Bruss, Jon B 2013. Source control review in clinical trials of anti-infective agents in complicated intra-abdominal infections. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 56 12, 1765-73

Yang, Ching-Hsiang; Chew, Khong-Yik; Solomkin, Joseph S; Lin, Pao-Yuan; Chiang, Yuan-Cheng; Kuo, Yur-Ren 2013. Surgical site infections among high-risk patients in clean-contaminated head and neck reconstructive surgery: concordance with preoperative oral flora. Annals of plastic surgery, 71 Suppl 1 , S55-60

Crawford, Tonya; Rodvold, Keith A; Solomkin, Joseph S 2012. Vancomycin for surgical prophylaxis? Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 54 10, 1474-9

Yokoe, Masamichi; Takada, Tadahiro; Strasberg, Steven M; Solomkin, Joseph S; Mayumi, Toshihiko; Gomi, Harumi; Pitt, Henry A; Gouma, Dirk J; Garden, O James; Büchler, Markus W; Kiriyama, Seiki; Kimura, Yasutoshi; Tsuyuguchi, Toshio; Itoi, Takao; Yoshida, Masahiro; Miura, Fumihiko; Yamashita, Yuichi; Okamoto, Kohji; Gabata, Toshifumi; Hata, Jiro; Higuchi, Ryota; Windsor, John A; Bornman, Philippus C; Fan, Sheung-Tat; Singh, Harijt; de Santibanes, Eduardo; Kusachi, Shinya; Murata, Atsuhiko; Chen, Xiao-Ping; Jagannath, Palepu; Lee, Sunggyu; Padbury, Robert; Chen, Miin-Fu 2012. New diagnostic criteria and severity assessment of acute cholecystitis in revised Tokyo Guidelines. Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences, 19 5, 578-85

Alexander, J Wesley; Solomkin, Joseph S; Edwards, Michael J 2011. Updated recommendations for control of surgical site infections. Annals of surgery, 253 6, 1082-93

Goldstein, Ellie J C; Solomkin, Joseph S; Citron, Diane M; Alder, Jeffrey D 2011. Clinical efficacy and correlation of clinical outcomes with in vitro susceptibility for anaerobic bacteria in patients with complicated intra-abdominal infections treated with moxifloxacin. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 53 11, 1074-80

Hospenthal, Duane R; Murray, Clinton K; Andersen, Romney C; Bell, R Bryan; Calhoun, Jason H; Cancio, Leopoldo C; Cho, John M; Chung, Kevin K; Clasper, Jon C; Colyer, Marcus H; Conger, Nicholas G; Costanzo, George P; Crouch, Helen K; Curry, Thomas K; D'Avignon, Laurie C; Dorlac, Warren C; Dunne, James R; Eastridge, Brian J; Ficke, James R; Fleming, Mark E; Forgione, Michael A; Green, Andrew D; Hale, Robert G; Hayes, David K; Holcomb, John B; Hsu, Joseph R; Kester, Kent E; Martin, Gregory J; Moores, Leon E; Obremskey, William T; Petersen, Kyle; Renz, Evan M; Saffle, Jeffrey R; Solomkin, Joseph S; Sutter, Deena E; Tribble, David R; Wenke, Joseph C; Whitman, Timothy J; Wiesen, Andrew R; Wortmann, Glenn W 2011. Guidelines for the prevention of infections associated with combat-related injuries: 2011 update: endorsed by the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the Surgical Infection Society. The Journal of trauma, 71 2 Suppl 2, S210-34

Hospenthal, Duane R; Murray, Clinton K; Andersen, Romney C; Bell, R Bryan; Calhoun, Jason H; Cancio, Leopoldo C; Cho, John M; Chung, Kevin K; Clasper, Jon C; Colyer, Marcus H; Conger, Nicholas G; Costanzo, George P; Crouch, Helen K; Curry, Thomas K; D'Avignon, Laurie C; Dorlac, Warren C; Dunne, James R; Eastridge, Brian J; Ficke, James R; Fleming, Mark E; Forgione, Michael A; Green, Andrew D; Hale, Robert G; Hayes, David K; Holcomb, John B; Hsu, Joseph R; Kester, Kent E; Martin, Gregory J; Moores, Leon E; Obremskey, William T; Petersen, Kyle; Renz, Evan M; Saffle, Jeffrey R; Solomkin, Joseph S; Sutter, Deena E; Tribble, David R; Wenke, Joseph C; Whitman, Timothy J; Wiesen, Andrew R; Wortmann, Glenn W 2011. Executive summary: Guidelines for the prevention of infections associated with combat-related injuries: 2011 update: endorsed by the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the Surgical Infection Society. The Journal of trauma, 71 2 Suppl 2, S202-9

Martin, Gregory J; Dunne, James R; Cho, John M; Solomkin, Joseph S 2011. Prevention of infections associated with combat-related thoracic and abdominal cavity injuries. The Journal of trauma, 71 2 Suppl 2, S270-81

Chaudhury, Prosanto; Marshall, John C; Solomkin, Joseph S 2010. CAGS and ACS evidence based reviews in surgery. 35: Efficacy and safety of low-dose hydrocortisone therapy in the treatment of septic shock. Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie, 53 6, 415-7

Guerrero, Dubert M; Perez, Federico; Conger, Nicholas G; Solomkin, Joseph S; Adams, Mark D; Rather, Philip N; Bonomo, Robert A 2010. Acinetobacter baumannii-associated skin and soft tissue infections: recognizing a broadening spectrum of disease. Surgical infections, 11 1, 49-57

Kasten, Kevin R; Goetzman, Holly S; Reid, Maria R; Rasper, Alison M; Adediran, Samuel G; Robinson, Chad T; Cave, Cindy M; Solomkin, Joseph S; Lentsch, Alex B; Johannigman, Jay A; Caldwell, Charles C 2010. Divergent adaptive and innate immunological responses are observed in humans following blunt trauma. BMC immunology, 11 , 4

McClaine, Rebecca J; Husted, Thomas L; Hebbeler-Clark, Renee S; Solomkin, Joseph S 2010. Meta-analysis of trials evaluating parenteral antimicrobial therapy for skin and soft tissue infections. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 50 8, 1120-6

Solomkin, Joseph S 2010. Evaluating evidence and grading recommendations: the SIS/IDSA guidelines for the treatment of complicated intra-abdominal infections. Surgical infections, 11 3, 269-74

Solomkin, Joseph S; Mazuski, John E; Bradley, John S; Rodvold, Keith A; Goldstein, Ellie J C; Baron, Ellen J; O'Neill, Patrick J; Chow, Anthony W; Dellinger, E Patchen; Eachempati, Soumitra R; Gorbach, Sherwood; Hilfiker, Mary; May, Addison K; Nathens, Avery B; Sawyer, Robert G; Bartlett, John G 2010. Diagnosis and management of complicated intra-abdominal infection in adults and children: guidelines by the Surgical Infection Society and the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Surgical infections, 11 1, 79-109

Solomkin, Joseph S; Mazuski, John E; Bradley, John S; Rodvold, Keith A; Goldstein, Ellie J C; Baron, Ellen J; O'Neill, Patrick J; Chow, Anthony W; Dellinger, E Patchen; Eachempati, Soumitra R; Gorbach, Sherwood; Hilfiker, Mary; May, Addison K; Nathens, Avery B; Sawyer, Robert G; Bartlett, John G 2010. Diagnosis and management of complicated intra-abdominal infection in adults and children: guidelines by the Surgical Infection Society and the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 50 2, 133-64

Mazuski, John E; Solomkin, Joseph S 2009. Intra-abdominal infections. The Surgical clinics of North America, 89 2, 421-37, ix

Solomkin, Joseph S; Mazuski, John 2009. Intra-abdominal sepsis: newer interventional and antimicrobial therapies. Infectious disease clinics of North America, 23 3, 593-608

Kollef, Marin H; Napolitano, Lena M; Solomkin, Joseph S; Wunderink, Richard G; Bae, In-Gyu; Fowler, Vance G; Balk, Robert A; Stevens, Dennis L; Rahal, James J; Shorr, Andrew F; Linden, Peter K; Micek, Scott T 2008. Health care-associated infection (HAI): a critical appraisal of the emerging threat-proceedings of the HAI Summit. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 47 Suppl 2 , S55-99; quiz S100-1

Namias, Nicholas; Solomkin, Joseph S; Jensen, Erin H; Tomassini, Joanne E; Abramson, Murray A 2007. Randomized, multicenter, double-blind study of efficacy, safety, and tolerability of intravenous ertapenem versus piperacillin/tazobactam in treatment of complicated intra-abdominal infections in hospitalized adults. Surgical infections, 8 1, 15-28

Solomkin, Joseph S; Robinson, Chad T; Cave, Cynthia M; Ehmer, Birgit; Lentsch, Alex B 2007. Alterations in membrane cholesterol cause mobilization of lipid rafts from specific granules and prime human neutrophils for enhanced adherence-dependent oxidant production. Shock (Augusta, Ga.), 28 3, 334-8

Solomkin, Joseph S; Robinson, Chad T; Cave, Cynthia M; Umanskiy, Konstantin; Matlin, Karl; Williams, Mark A; Lentsch, Alex B 2006. Formation of focal adhesion-like structures in circulating human neutrophils after severe injury: triggering of a tissue-phase response in the vascular space. Shock (Augusta, Ga.), 25 5, 440-5

Solomkin, Joseph S 2005. Cost-effectiveness issues in ventilator-associated pneumonia. Respiratory care, 50 7, 956-63; discussion 9

Solomkin, Joseph S 2005. Ventilator-associated pulmonary infection: the germ theory of disease remains viable. Microbes and infection, 7 2, 279-91

Solomkin, Joseph S; Bjornson, H Stephen; Cainzos, Miguel; Dellinger, E Patchen; Dominioni, Lorenzo; Eidus, Robert; Faist, Eugen; Leaper, David; Lee, James T; Lipsett, Pamela A; Napolitano, Lena; Nelson, Carl L; Sawyer, Robert G; Weigelt, John; Wilson, Samuel Eric 2004. A consensus statement on empiric therapy for suspected gram-positive infections in surgical patients. American journal of surgery, 187 1, 134-45

Solomkin, Joseph S; Mazuski, John E; Baron, Ellen J; Sawyer, Robert G; Nathens, Avery B; DiPiro, Joseph T; Buchman, Timothy; Dellinger, E Patchen; Jernigan, John; Gorbach, Sherwood; Chow, Anthony W; Bartlett, John 2003. Guidelines for the selection of anti-infective agents for complicated intra-abdominal infections. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 37 8, 997-1005

Solomkin, Joseph S; Yellin, Albert E; Rotstein, Ori D; Christou, Nicolas V; Dellinger, E Patchen; Tellado, Jose M; Malafaia, Osvaldo; Fernandez, Alvaro; Choe, Kyuran A; Carides, Alexandra; Satishchandran, Vilas; Teppler, Hedy 2003. Ertapenem versus piperacillin/tazobactam in the treatment of complicated intraabdominal infections: results of a double-blind, randomized comparative phase III trial. Annals of surgery, 237 2, 235-45

Umanskiy, Konstantin; Robinson, Chad; Cave, Cindy; Williams, Mark A; Lentsch, Alex B; Cuschieri, Joseph; Solomkin, Joseph S 2003. NADPH oxidase activation in fibronectin adherent human neutrophils: A potential role for beta1 integrin ligation. Surgery, 134 2, 378-83

Wilson, Samuel Eric; Solomkin, Joseph S; Le, Vu; Cammarata, Sue K; Bruss, Jon B 2003. A severity score for complicated skin and soft tissue infections derived from phase III studies of linezolid. American journal of surgery, 185 4, 369-75

Solomkin, Joseph S 2002. Molecular mechanisms of slime production: a transferable operon explains how a saprophyte finds a home. Critical care medicine, 30 12, 2776

Solomkin, J S 2001. Focus on "Essential role for IL-6 in postresuscitation inflammation in hemorrhagic shock". American journal of physiology. Cell physiology, 280 2, C237-8

Solomkin, J S; Wilson, S E; Christou, N V; Rotstein, O D; Dellinger, E P; Bennion, R S; Pak, R; Tack, K 2001. Results of a clinical trial of clinafloxacin versus imipenem/cilastatin for intraabdominal infections. Annals of surgery, 233 1, 79-87

Bohnen, J M; Marshall, J C; Fry, D E; Johnson, S B; Solomkin, J S 1999. Clinical and scientific importance of source control in abdominal infections: summary of a symposium. Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie, 42 2, 122-6

Jawa, R S; Quaid, G A; Williams, M A; Cave, C M; Robinson, C T; Babcock, G F; Lieberman, M A; Witt, D; Solomkin, J S 1999. Tumor necrosis factor alpha regulates CXC chemokine receptor expression and function. Shock (Augusta, Ga.), 11 6, 385-90

Solomkin, J S; Dellinger, E P; Bohnen, J M; Rostein, O D 1998. The role of oral antimicrobials for the management of intra-abdominal infections. New horizons (Baltimore, Md.), 6 2 Suppl, S46-52

Solomkin, J S 1996. Timing of treatment for nonneutropenic patients colonized with Candida. American journal of surgery, 172 6A, 44S-48S

Solomkin, J S 1996. Antimicrobial resistance: an overview. New horizons (Baltimore, Md.), 4 3, 319-20

Solomkin, J S 1994. Very large-scale, randomized, clinical trials in sepsis and septic shock. Critical care medicine, 22 1, 1-2

Solomkin, J S; Tindal, C J; Cave, C M; Zemlan, F 1994. Regulation of TNF-alpha receptor expression on human neutrophils by various cell activating factors. The Journal of surgical research, 56 3, 261-6

Page, C P; Bohnen, J M; Fletcher, J R; McManus, A T; Solomkin, J S; Wittmann, D H 1993. Antimicrobial prophylaxis for surgical wounds. Guidelines for clinical care. Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960), 128 1, 79-88

Solomkin, J S 1993. Pathogenesis and management of Candida infection syndromes in non-neutropenic patients. New horizons (Baltimore, Md.), 1 2, 202-13

Hemsell, D L; Solomkin, J S; Sweet, R; Tally, F; Bartlett, J G 1992. Evaluation of new anti-infective drugs for the treatment of acute pelvic infections in hospitalized women. Infectious Diseases Society of America and the Food and Drug Administration. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 15 Suppl 1 , S43-52

Solomkin, J S; Hemsell, D L; Sweet, R; Tally, F; Bartlett, J 1992. Evaluation of new anti-infective drugs for the treatment of intraabdominal infections. Infectious Diseases Society of America and the Food and Drug Administration. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 15 Suppl 1 , S33-42

Sweet, R L; Bartlett, J G; Hemsell, D L; Solomkin, J S; Tally, F 1992. Evaluation of new anti-infective drugs for the treatment of acute pelvic inflammatory disease. Infectious Diseases Society of America and the Food and Drug Administration. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 15 Suppl 1 , S53-61

Solomkin, J S; Dellinger, E P; Christou, N V; Busuttil, R W 1990. Results of a multicenter trial comparing imipenem/cilastatin to tobramycin/clindamycin for intra-abdominal infections. Annals of surgery, 212 5, 581-91

Tennenberg, S D; Clardy, C W; Bailey, W W; Solomkin, J S 1990. Complement activation and lung permeability during cardiopulmonary bypass. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 50 4, 597-601

Solomkin, J S 1988. Use of new beta-lactam antibiotics for surgical infections. The Surgical clinics of North America, 68 1, 1-24

Tennenberg, S D; Solomkin, J S 1988. Neutrophil activation in sepsis. The relationship between fmet-leu-phe receptor mobilization and oxidative activity. Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960), 123 2, 171-5

Tennenberg, S D; Jacobs, M P; Solomkin, J S 1987. Complement-mediated neutrophil activation in sepsis- and trauma-related adult respiratory distress syndrome. Clarification with radioaerosol lung scans. Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960), 122 1, 26-32

Antrum, R M; Solomkin, J S 1986. Improved erythrocyte sedimentation and leucocyte recovery with Dextran T500. Medical laboratory sciences, 43 1, 44-7

Solomkin, J S 1986. Who should do the coding? JAMA, 255 5, 613-4

Antrum, R M; Solomkin, J S 1985. Regulation of monocyte function by complement activation products. The Journal of surgical research, 38 5, 468-74

Dellinger, E P; Wertz, M J; Meakins, J L; Solomkin, J S; Allo, M D; Howard, R J; Simmons, R L 1985. Surgical infection stratification system for intra-abdominal infection. Multicenter trial. Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960), 120 1, 21-9

Hurst, J M; deHaven, C B; Branson, R; Solomkin, J S 1985. Combined use of high-frequency jet ventilation and induced hypothermia in the treatment of refractory respiratory failure. Critical care medicine, 13 9, 771-2

Solomkin, J S; Brodt, J K; Antrum, R M 1985. Suppressed neutrophil oxidative activity in sepsis: a receptor-mediated regulatory response. The Journal of surgical research, 39 4, 300-4

Meakins, J L; Solomkin, J S; Allo, M D; Dellinger, E P; Howard, R J; Simmons, R L 1984. A proposed classification of intra-abdominal infections. Stratification of etiology and risk for future therapeutic trials. Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960), 119 12, 1372-8

Solomkin, J S; Nelson, R D; Chenoweth, D E; Solem, L D; Simmons, R L 1984. Regulation of neutrophil migratory function in burn injury by complement activation products. Annals of surgery, 200 6, 742-6

Solomkin, J S; Flohr, A; Simmons, R L 1982. Candida infections in surgical patients. Dose requirements and toxicity of amphotericin B. Annals of surgery, 195 2, 177-85

Solomkin, J S; Bauman, M P; Nelson, R D; Simmons, R L 1981. Neutrophils dysfunction during the course of intra-abdominal infection. Annals of surgery, 194 1, 9-17

Delaney, J P; Solomkin, J S; Jacobson, M E; Doe, R P 1978. Surgical management of Cushing's syndrome. Surgery, 84 4, 465-70

Nyström, P O; Bax, R; Dellinger, E P; Dominioni, L; Knaus, W A; Meakins, J L; Ohmann, C; Solomkin, J S; Wacha, H; Wittmann, D H . Proposed definitions for diagnosis, severity scoring, stratification, and outcome for trials on intraabdominal infection. Joint Working Party of SIS North America and Europe. World journal of surgery, 14 2, 148-58

Solomkin, Joseph S; Mazuski, John; Blanchard, Joan C; Itani, Kamal M F; Ricks, Philip; Dellinger, E Patchen; Allen, George; Kelz, Rachel; Reinke, Caroline E; Berríos-Torres, Sandra I . Introduction to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee Guideline for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infections. Surgical infections, 18 4, 385-393

Tennenberg, S D; Solomkin, J S . Increased expression of neutrophil chemoattractant receptors in sepsis: correlation with functional activation. Current surgery, 44 4, 313-5