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Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine in the context of COVID-19 by Shukla, Ashutosh M, Archibald, Lennox K, Wagle Shukla, Aparna, Mehta, Hiren J, Cherabuddi, Kartikeya

“…Chloroquine and closely related structural analogs, employed initially for the treatment of malaria, are now gaining worldwide attention due to the rapidly…”
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Managing COVID-19 through collaboration: applying a novel patient care model in a rural Indian community by Nanaiah, Amrit, Southwick, Frederick, Chekuri, Venkat, Edwards, Matthew, McCabe, Madeline, Archibald, Lennox K, Paruvangada, Bopaiah, Kalyatanda, Gautam

“…Background Rural communities in India are vulnerable to the global pandemic of severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) due to a lack of resources…”
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Secular Trends in Hospital-Acquired Clostridium difficile Disease in the United States, 1987–2001 by Archibald, Lennox K., Banerjee, Shailen N., Jarvis, William R.

“…We reviewed Clostridium difficile-associated disease (CDAD) data from the intensive care unit (ICU) and hospital-wide surveillance components of the National…”
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Mycobacterium abscessus exit-site infection in peritoneal dialysis patients: should we ever aim to salvage the catheter? by Chamarthi, Gajapathiraju, Kamboj, Mayanka, Archibald, Lennox K., Shukla, Ashutosh M.

“…Improvements in the exit-site care for peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients have uncovered a trend for increasing incidence of rapidly growing nontuberculous…”
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Surveillance of Antimicrobial Use and Antimicrobial Resistance in United States Hospitals: Project ICARE Phase 2 by Fridkin, Scott K., Steward, Christine D., Edwards, Jonathan R., Pryor, Erica R., McGowan, John E., Archibald, Lennox K., Gaynes, Robert P., Tenover, Fred C.

“…The search for the means to understand and control the emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance has become a public health priority. Project ICARE…”
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Outbreak of Acinetobacter baumannii associated with extrinsic contamination of ultrasound gel in a tertiary centre burn unit by Yagnik, Kruti J., Kalyatanda, Gautam, Cannella, Anthony P., Archibald, Lennox K.

“…BACKGROUNDDuring 2011 and 2012, an increase in occurrence of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections was recorded in the Shands Hospital Burn…”
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A Point-Prevalence Study on Healthcare-Associated Infections in Vietnam: Public Health Implications by Thu, Truong Anh, Hung, Nguyen Viet, Quang, Nguyen Ngo, Archibald, Lennox K., Thuy, Le Thi Thanh, Harun-Or-Rashid, Md, Sakamoto, Junichi

“…During 2008, a point-prevalence survey of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) was conducted in 36 Vietnamese hospitals. Of 7,571 inpatients, 590 (7.8%) had…”
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Investigation of Postoperative Allograft-Associated Infections in Patients Who Underwent Musculoskeletal Allograft Implantation by Crawford, Christine, Kainer, Marion, Jernigan, Daniel, Banerjee, Shailen, Friedman, Carol, Ahmed, Faruque, Archibald, Lennox K.

“…Background. The rate at which allografts are used in surgical procedures has doubled in the United States during the past decade. In 2002, one outpatient…”
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The etiology of febrile illness in adults presenting to Patan hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal by Murdoch, David R, Woods, Christopher W, Zimmerman, Mark D, Dull, Peter M, Belbase, Ram Hari, Keenan, Andrew J, Scott, Robert Mcnair, Basnyat, Buddha, Archibald, Lennox K, Reller, L Barth

“…In Nepal, many infections remain poorly characterized, partly due to limited diagnostic facilities. We studied consecutive febrile adults presenting to a…”
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What we don't know may hurt us: Urinary drainage system tubing coils and CA-UTIs—A prospective quality study by Kubilay, Zeynep, MD, Archibald, Lennox K., MD, PhD, Kirchner, H. Lester, PhD, Layon, A. Joseph, MD

“…Catheter-associated urinary tract infections account for >30% of infections in acute care hospitals. We hypothesized that coiling of/kinks in the indwelling…”
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Blood Culture Contamination in Tanzania, Malawi, and the United States: a Microbiological Tale of Three Cities by Archibald, Lennox K, Pallangyo, Kisali, Kazembe, Peter, Reller, L. Barth

“…We conducted retrospective, comparative analyses of contamination rates for cultures of blood obtained in the emergency rooms of Muhimbili National Hospital…”
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596-P: Emergence of Peripheral Arterial Disease in Persons with Diabetes, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania: A Need for Clinical and Public Health Intervention by ABBAS, ZULFIQARALI G., ARCHIBALD, LENNOX K.

“…Background: Surveillance data from Tanzania during the 1980s and 1990s had shown that the vast majority (>80%) of foot ulcers in persons with diabetes (DM)…”
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Reduction of catheter-associated urinary tract infections among patients in a neurological intensive care unit: a single institution's success: Clinical article by LEE TITSWORTH, W, HESTER, Jeannette, CORREIA, Tom, REED, Richard, WILLIAMS, Miranda, GUIN, Peggy, JOSEPH LAYON, A, ARCHIBALD, Lennox K, MOCCO, J

“…Object To date, there has been a shortage of evidence-based quality improvement initiatives that have shown positive outcomes in the neurosurgical patient…”
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Reduction of catheter-associated urinary tract infections among patients in a neurological intensive care unit: a single institution's success by Titsworth, W Lee, Hester, Jeannette, Correia, Tom, Reed, Richard, Williams, Miranda, Guin, Peggy, Layon, A Joseph, Archibald, Lennox K, Mocco, J

“…To date, there has been a shortage of evidence-based quality improvement initiatives that have shown positive outcomes in the neurosurgical patient population…”
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No human exists in isolation or as an island: The outcomes of a multidisciplinary, global, and context-specific COVID-19 consortium by Kalyatanda, Gautam S, Archibald, Lennox K, Patnala, Shraddha, Paul-Satyaseela, Maneesh, Kiran, Pretesh Rohan, Srinivas, Sunitha Chandrasekhar, Byrne, Anthony, Lin, Chun-Yu, Chekuri, Venkat Narayan, Ramphal, Reuben, Shifrin, Anna, Shankaran, Shivanjali, Cho, Jonathan J, Abbott, Andrew, Edwards, Matthew, Urbine, Daniel, Lekharu, Daisy, Moussa, Hala Mohamed, Limson, Janice, Paphitis, Sharli, Tandlich, Roman, Hornby, Diana, Southwick, Frederick

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Rat bite as a cause of diabetic foot ulcer in sub‐Saharan Africa by Abbas, Zulfiqarali G., Lutale, Janet K., Archibald, Lennox K., Jeffcoate, William J.

“…There have been relatively few reports of foot ulcers in diabetes resulting from rat bite. The findings were derived from people attending a single specialist…”
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A Hospital-Based Prevalence Survey of Bloodstream Infections in Febrile Patients in Malawi: Implications for Diagnosis and Therapy by Archibald, Lennox K., McDonald, L. Clifford, Nwanyanwu, Okey, Kazembe, Peter, Dobbie, Hamish, Tokars, Jerome, Reller, L. Barth, Jarvis, William R.

“…The etiology of bloodstream infections (BSIs) in febrile (⩾37.5°C) adults (⩾18 years old) in one Malawi hospital were determined during August and September…”
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Antifungal susceptibilities of Cryptococcus neoformans by Archibald, Lennox K, Tuohy, Marion J, Wilson, Deborah A, Nwanyanwu, Okey, Kazembe, Peter N, Tansuphasawadikul, Somsit, Eampokalap, Boonchuay, Chaovavanich, Achara, Reller, L Barth, Jarvis, William R, Hall, Gerri S, Procop, Gary W

“…Susceptibility profiles of medically important fungi in less-developed countries remain uncharacterized. We measured the MICs of amphotericin B, 5-flucytosine,…”
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Disseminated Nocardia beijingensis Masquerading as Pulmonary Tuberculosis in a Patient With Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome by Bertrán-López, Jovanna, Abbott, Andrew, Archibald, Lennox K, Benninger, Lauryn, Lascano, Jorge, Kalyatanda, Gautam

“…Abstract Case of disseminated Nocardia beijingensis, initially diagnosed and treated by health department as tuberculosis, presented with worsening symptoms…”
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Saline-Filled Breast Implant Contamination with Curvularia Species among Women Who Underwent Cosmetic Breast Augmentation by Kainer, Marion A., Keshavarz, Homa, Jensen, Bette J., Arduino, Matthew J., Brandt, Mary E., Padhye, Arvind A., Jarvis, William R., Archibald, Lennox K.

“…BackgroundDuring December 2000–July 2001, black sediment was noted in saline-filled silicone breast implants of women who had undergone revision surgery at…”
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