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Hospitalizations and Deaths Caused by Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, United States, 1999–2005
Emerging Infectious Diseases journal Dec 2007 Vol.13 N.12
Eili Klein,* David L. Smith,† and Ramanan Laxminarayan*
*Resources for the Future, Washington DC, USA; and †National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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Emergence of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus of Animal Origin in Humans
Emerging Infectious Diseases journal Dec 2007 Vol.13 N.12
Inge van Loo,*1 Xander Huijsdens,†1 Edine Tiemersma,† Albert de Neeling,† Nienke van de Sande-Bruinsma,† Desiree Beaujean,† Andreas Voss,‡ and Jan Kluytmans§¶
*Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg, the Netherlands; †National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, the Netherlands; ‡Wilhelmina Hospital, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; §Amphia Hospital, Breda, the Netherlands; and ¶VUmc Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Current Treatment Strategies for Disseminated Candidiasis
Clinical Infectious Diseases 15 Jan 2006 Vol.42 N.2 p.244-251
Brad J. Spellberg,1,2 Scott G. Filler,1,2 and John E. Edwards, Jr.1,2
1Division of Infectious Diseases and the Los Angeles Biomedical Institute, HarborUniversity of California Los Angeles Medical Center, Torrance, and 2Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles
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High Incidence of New Sexually Transmitted Infections in the Year following a Sexually Transmitted Infection: A Case for Rescreening
Annals of Internal Medicine 17 Oct 2006 Vol.145 N.8 p.564-572
Thomas A. Peterman, MD, MSc; Lin H. Tian, MD, MS; Carol A. Metcalf, MBChB, MPH; Catherine L. Satterwhite, MSPH, MPH; C. Kevin Malotte, DrPH; Nettie DeAugustine, BA; Sindy M. Paul, MD, MPH; Helene Cross, PhD; Cornelis A. Rietmeijer, MD, PhD; John M. Douglas, Jr., MD, for the RESPECT-2 Study Group*
From Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; Human Sciences Research Council, Pretoria, South Africa; California State University and Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services, Long Beach, California; New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, Trenton, New Jersey; and Denver Public Health Department and University of Colorado at Denver Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado.
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Risk of Acquiring Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria From Prior Room Occupants
Arch. Intern. Med. Oct 96, 2006 Vol.166 N.18 p.1945-1951
Susan S. Huang, MD, MPH; Rupak Datta, BS; Richard Platt, MD, MS
Channing Laboratory, Departments of Medicine and Infection Control, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School (Drs Huang and Platt), and Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care (Drs Huang and Platt and Mr Datta), Boston, Mass
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Evaluation and Treatment of Pharyngitis in Primary Care Practice
Arch. Intern. Med. Jul 10, 2006 Vol.166 N.13 p.1374-1379
The Difference Between Guidelines Is Largely Academic
Jeffrey A. Linder, MD, MPH; Joseph C. Chan, BS; David W. Bates, MD, MSc
Division of General Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Mass (Drs Linder and Bates and Mr Chan); and Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston (Drs Linder and Bates).
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Invasive Group A Streptococcal Infection in Older Adults in Long-term Care Facilities and the Community, United States, 1998–20031
Emerging Infectious Diseases journal Dec 2007 Vol.13 N.12
Michael C. Thigpen,* Chesley L. Richards Jr.,* Ruth Lynfield,† Nancy L. Barrett,‡ Lee H. Harrison,§ Kathryn E. Arnold,¶ Arthur Reingold,# Nancy M. Bennett,** Allen S. Craig,†† Ken Gershman,‡‡ Paul R. Cieslak,§§ Paige Lewis,* Carolyn M. Greene,* Bernard Beall,* and Chris A. Van Beneden,* for the Active Bacterial Core surveillance/Emerging Infections Program Network
*Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; †Minnesota Department of Health, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; ‡Connecticut Department of Public Health, Hartford, Connecticut, USA; §Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA; ¶Georgia Department of Human Resources, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; #University of California at Berkeley School of Public Health, Berkeley, California, USA; **University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York, USA; ††Tennessee Department of Health, Nashville, Tennessee, USA; ‡‡Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Denver, Colorado, USA; and §§Oregon State Public Health, Portland, Oregon, USA
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Rifampin as adjuvant treatment of Gram-positive bacterial infections: a systematic review of comparative clinical trials
European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases Dec 2007 Vol.26 N.12 p.849-856
I. A. Bliziotis1, F. Ntziora1, K. R. Lawrence2, 3 and M. E. Falagas1, 3, 4
(1) Alfa Institute of Biomedical Sciences (AIBS), 9 Neapoleos Street, Marousi, Athens, 15123, Greece
(2) Department of Pharmacy, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
(3) Department of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
(4) Department of Medicine, Henry Dunant Hospital, Athens, Greece
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Revised Recommendations for HIV Testing of Adults, Adolescents, and Pregnant Women in Health-Care Settings
MMWR Recommendations and Reports Sept 22, 2006 Vol.55 RR.14 p.1-17
Bernard M. Branson, MD1, H. Hunter Handsfield, MD2, Margaret A. Lampe, MPH1, Robert S. Janssen, MD1, Allan W. Taylor, MD1, Sheryl B. Lyss, MD1, Jill E. Clark, MPH3
1Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (proposed), 2Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (proposed) and University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 3Northrup Grumman Information Technology (contractor with CDC)
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Detecting Human-to-Human Transmission of Avian Influenza A (H5N1)
Emerging Infectious Diseases journal Dec 2007 Vol.13 N.12
Letter
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