Associate Professor, Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University School of Medicine

Infectious Disease

John Townes works in the field of Infectious Disease. He graduated from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is a top medical college. Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is ranked 3/29 in Research/PrimaryCare. John M. Townes is a published doctor and has 30 publications published. The lastest was: 'Typhoid fever in the United States, 1985-1994: changing risks of international travel and increasing antimicrobial resistance.' He is registered with Medicare and accepts Medicare payments.

Publications

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• Completeness of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Infection Reporting From Outpatient Hemodialysis Facilities to the National Healthcare Safety N...
• Predictive value of testing nasopharyngeal samples for respiratory viruses in the setting of lower respiratory tract disease.
• Establishment of a statewide network for carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae prevention in a low-incidence region.
• Trends in Invasive Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections.
• National Burden of Invasive Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections, United States, 2011.
• Clinical management of septic arthritis.
• Comparison of antibiograms developed for inpatients and primary care outpatients.
• Neurocysticercosis among resettled refugees from burma.
• Reactive arthritis after enteric infections in the United States: the problem of definition.
• Transmission of group A Streptococcus limited to healthcare workers with exposure in the operating room.
• Investigation of an electronic emergency department information system as a data source for respiratory syndrome surveillance.
• Acute infectious gastroenteritis in adults. Seven steps to management and prevention.
• Neurocysticercosis in Oregon, 1995-2000.
• Use of electronic health record data to identify skin and soft tissue infections in primary care settings: a validation study.
• Survey of physician diagnostic practices for patients with acute diarrhea: clinical and public health implications.
• Streptococcal meningitis following myelogram procedures.
• Risk factors for sporadic infection with Escherichia coli O157:H7.
• Taenia solium Tapeworm Infection, Oregon, 2006-2009.
• Seroprevalence of Antibodies against Taenia solium Cysticerci among Refugees Resettled in United States.
• Surveying vendors of street-vended food: a new methodology applied in two Guatemalan cities.
• Typhoid fever in the United States, 1985-1994: changing risks of international travel and increasing antimicrobial resistance.
• Etiology of bloody diarrhea in Bolivian children: implications for empiric therapy. Bolivian Dysentery Study Group.
• Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and healthcare risk factors.
• Evaluating the potential public health impact of a Staphylococcus aureus vaccine through use of population-based surveillance for invasive methicillin-resistant S. aur...
• Characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates collected in 2005 and 2006 from patients with invasive disease: a population-based analysis.
• Reactive arthritis following culture-confirmed infections with bacterial enteric pathogens in Minnesota and Oregon: a population-based study.
• Invasive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in the United States.
• An outbreak of type A botulism associated with a commercial cheese sauce.
• Health care-associated invasive MRSA infections, 2005-2008.

Schools

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• Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

• Johns Hopkins Hospital

• Vanderbilt University Med Center

Doctors Specialties

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• Infectious Disease Medicine
• Infectious Disease

Accepted Insurances

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• Choice Plus POS II
• Blue Card PPO
• CHAMPVA
• Cigna PPO
• Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
• Open Access Plus
• Commercial Insurance Company
• First Choice Health PPO
• First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
• Health Plan of Oregon PPO
• Medicaid
• Medicare MCR
• ODS Health Plan
• Preferred PSN
• Heritage Plus
• Heritage Signature
• Preferred PPO
• Preferred Provider Network PPN
• Choice Plus POS
• Options PPO
• United Healthcare
• Worker's Compensation WC

Education

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• Vanderbilt University
• Johns Hopkins University
• Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Drug Facts

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NPI NUMBER		1710993308
NPPES Provider LastName		TOWNES
NPPES Provider FirstName		JOHN
NPPES Provider ZIPCode		972393011
NPPES Provider State		OR
Specialty Description		Infectious Disease
Total Claim Count		22.0
Distinct Opioid Count		0.0
Opioid Claim Count		0.0
Percent Opioid Claims		0.0

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Medicare Facts

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National Provider Identifier [NPI]	1710993308
Last Name Of The Provider	TOWNES
First Name Of The Provider	JOHN
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