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Venous Thrombosis Associated with Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters: A Retrospective Analysis of the Cleveland Clinic Experience by Chemaly, Roy F., Barbara de Parres, Joaquin, Rehm, Susan J., Adal, Karim A., Lisgaris, Michelle V., Scott, Debbie S. Katz, Curtas, Susan, Gordon, Steven M., Steiger, Ezra, Olin, Jeffrey, Longworth, David L.

“…Peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) have become popular for long courses of intravenously administration of antibiotics. Although these devices are…”
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Cat Scratch Disease, Bacillary Angiomatosis, and Other Infections Due to Rochalimaea by Adal, Karim A, Cockerell, Clay J, Petri, William A

“…In 1982 a 32-year-old married bricklayer was admitted to a hospital in Rochester, New York, because of fever and subcutaneous nodules. The nodules were firm, 2…”
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Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia: using echocardiography to guide length of therapy by Kim, Alice I, Adal, Karim A, Schmitt, Steven K

“…Echocardiography can help distinguish simple and uncomplicated bacteremias from true cases of infective endocarditis and guide the type and duration of…”
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Should all patients with candidaemia have an ophthalmic examination to rule out ocular candidiasis? by KRISHNA, R, AMUH, D, LOWDER, C. Y, GORDON, S. M, ADAL, K. A, HALL, G

“…To determine the incidence of ocular candidiasis and length of ophthalmic follow-up required to rule out ocular candidiasis in candidemia patients. We…”
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Endogenous endophthalmitis: case report and brief review by Romero, C F, Rai, M K, Lowder, C Y, Adal, K A

“…Endogenous endophthalmitis is a potentially blinding ocular infection resulting from hematogenous spread from a remote primary source. The condition is…”
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Pulmonary mucormycosis: the last 30 years by Lee, F Y, Mossad, S B, Adal, K A

“…Pulmonary mucormycosis is relatively uncommon but an important opportunistic fungal infection in immunocompromised persons. The literature on the subject is…”
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The Use of High-Efficiency Particulate Air-Filter Respirators to Protect Hospital Workers from Tuberculosis -- A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis by Adal, Karim A, Anglim, Anne M, Palumbo, C. Lisa, Titus, Maureen G, Coyner, Betty J, Farr, Barry M

“…Since 1985 the incidence of tuberculosis in the United States has increased, 1 , 2 and nosocomial transmission has occurred 3 – 5 . Multidrug-resistant…”
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Prevention of Nosocomial Influenza by Adal, Karim A., Flowers, Richard H., Anglim, Anne M., Hayden, Frederick G., Titus, Maureen G., Coyner, Betty J., Farr, Barry M.

“…Objective: To study compliance with preventive strategies at a university hospital during an outbreak of nosocomial influenza A during the winter of 1988, and…”
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Answer to Photo Quiz (See Page 757) by Geers, Teresa A., Farver, Carol F., Adal, Karim A.

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Routine Cultures of Bone Marrow and Peripheral Stem Cell Harvests: Clinical Impact, Cost Analysis, and Review by Nasser, Rana M., Hajjar, Ihab, Sandhaus, Linda M., Hall, Geraldine S., Avery, Robin K., Bolwell, Brian J., Longworth, David L., Adal, Karim A.

“…The American Association of Blood Banks requires routine culture of hematopoietic progenitor cells prior to bone marrow transplantation. We sought to evaluate…”
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Salmonella infection of a ventricular aneurysm with mural thrombus by Zheng, Yunli, Rai, Mandeep K, Adal, Karim A

“…We describe a case of salmonella infection of a left ventricular aneurysm with a mural thrombus and review 12 cases described in the literature. This entity…”
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Disseminated Strongyloides stercoralis Infection in an Immunocompetent Patient by Husni, Rola N., Gordon, Steven M., Longworth, David L., Adal, Karim A.

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Ureaplasma urealyticum: Unusual Cause of Culture-Negative Mediastinitis by Geers, Teresa A., Taege, Alan J., Longworth, David L., Adal, Karim A.

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Mycobacterium Avium Complex Peritonitis in a Patient with Alcoholic Liver Disease by Adal, Karim A, Wispelwey, Brian

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Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome in a patient with neurosarcoidosis by Satti, Srinivasa D, Bartholomew, John, Gordon, Steven M, Longworth, David L, Adal, Karim A

“…The case of a 56-year-old woman who developed neurosarcoidosis and was discovered to have inferior vena cava and lower extremity thromboses is described. She…”
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Answer to Photo Quiz (See Page 15) by Adal, Karim A., Berne, Jordan, Stoler, Mark H.

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HEPA Respirators and Tuberculosis in Hospital Workers by Sobel, E

“…To the Editor: Adal et al. (July 21 issue) 1 demonstrate that at the University of Virginia Hospital, where the incidence of tuberculosis is low, the infection…”
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Determination of the Pathogenicity of Entamoeba histolytica by Adal, Karim A., Kress, Kendra, Petri, William A.

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Preventing pneumococcal bacteremia in patients at risk. Results of a matched case-control study by Farr, B M, Johnston, B L, Cobb, D K, Fisch, M J, Germanson, T P, Adal, K A, Anglim, A M

“…Three randomized controlled trials of the effectiveness of pneumococcal vaccine in elderly and chronically ill adults in the United States have failed to show…”
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Disinfection of Hospital Rooms Contaminated With Vancomycin-Resistant Entemcocms faecium by Byers, Karin E., Durbin, Lisa J., Simonton, Barbara M., Anglim, Anne M., Adal, Karim A., Farr, Barry M.

“…ABSTRACT Sixteen percent of hospital room surfaces remained colonized by vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) after routine terminal disinfection…”
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