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The effect of vancomycin and third-generation cephalosporins on Prevalence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in 126 U.S. Adult intensive care units by FRIDKIN, Scott K, EDWARDS, Jonathan R, COURVAL, Jeanne M, HILL, Holly, TENOVER, Fred C, LAWTON, Rachel, GAYNES, Robert P, MCGOWAN, John E

“…Patient-specific risk factors for acquisition of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) among hospitalized patients are becoming well defined. However, few…”
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Prevalence of Tuberculosis Infection in the United States Population: The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999-2000 by Bennett, Diane E, Courval, Jeanne M, Onorato, Ida, Agerton, Tracy, Gibson, Judy D, Lambert, Lauren, McQuillan, Geraldine M, Lewis, Brenda, Navin, Thomas R, Castro, Kenneth G

“…The goal for tuberculosis (TB) elimination in the United States is a TB disease incidence of less than 1 per million U.S. population by 2010, which requires…”
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Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine in Treatment of Malaria in Western Kenya: Increasing Resistance and Underdosing by TERLOUW, Dianne J, NAHLEN, Bernard L, COURVAL, Jeanne M, KARIUKI, Simon K, ROSENBERG, Oren S, OLOO, Aggrey J, KOLCZAK, Margarette S, HAWLEY, William A, LAL, Altaf A, TER KUILE, Feiko O

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Treatment History and Treatment Dose Are Important Determinants of Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine Efficacy in Children with Uncomplicated Malaria in Western Kenya by Terlouw, Dianne J., Courval, Jeanne M., Kolczak, Margarette S., Rosenberg, Oren S., Oloo, Aggrey J., Kager, Piet A., Lal, Altaf A., Nahlen, Bernard L., ter Kuile, Feiko O.

“…This study retrospectively studied amendable determinants of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) efficacy involving 2869 treatments among 1072 Kenyan children <5…”
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Time Trends in Sport-Caught Great Lakes Fish Consumption and Serum Polychlorinated Biphenyl Levels among Michigan Anglers, 1973−1993 by He, Jian-Ping, Stein, Aryeh D, Humphrey, Harold E. B, Paneth, Nigel, Courval, Jeanne M

“…Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) remain public health concerns because of their persistence in the environment and their potential health impact. We linked…”
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Reproducibility of responses to telephone interviews: demographic predictors of discordance in risk factor status by Stein, A D, Courval, J M, Lederman, R I, Shea, S

“…The reproducibility of responses to the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System questionnaire was examined across the demographic strata used by the Centers…”
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Sport-Caught Fish Consumption and Conception Delay in Licensed Michigan Anglers by Courval, Jeanne M., DeHoog, Jane V., Stein, Aryeh D., Tay, Eugene M., He, Jianping, Humphrey, Harold E.B., Paneth, Nigel

“…Between 1993 and 1995, we surveyed 4931 licensed anglers aged 17–34 years residing in 10 Michigan counties bordering a Great Lake. Responses were received from…”
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A simple method to detect Plasmodium falciparum directly from blood samples using the polymerase chain reaction by Barker, Jr, R H, Banchongaksorn, T, Courval, J M, Suwonkerd, W, Rimwungtragoon, K, Wirth, D F

“…We have developed a simple method for treating blood samples permitting direct detection of Plasmodium falciparum parasites using the P. falciparum-specific…”
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Controlled study of cisapride-assisted lavage preparatory to colonoscopy by Lazarczyk, Dariusz A., Stein, Aryeh D., Courval, Jeanne M., Desai, Dilip

“…Background: Traditional bowel preparation before colonoscopy involves lavage with approximately 4 L of polyethylene-glycol (PEG)-electrolyte solution. Using…”
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Fish consumption and other characteristics of reproductive-aged Michigan anglers--a potential population for studying the effects of consumption of Great Lakes fish on reproductive health by Courval, J M, DeHoog, J V, Holzman, C B, Tay, E M, Fischer, L, Humphrey, H E, Paneth, N S, Sweeney, A M

“…There has been considerable interest in the benefits and risks of eating Great Lakes fish, particularly with regard to reproductive health. We report the…”
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What Can the NHANES Data Tell Us about the Tuberculin Skin Test and the Risk for Active Tuberculosis? by Navin, Thomas R., Courval, Jeanne M., Becerra, José E., Bennett, Diane E., Castro, Kenneth G.

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Decline in Prevalence of Latent Tuberculosis Infection: Is the Waning of Tuberculin Reaction a Factor? by Khan, Kamran, Navin, Thomas R., Courval, Jeanne M., Bierman, Arlene, Bennett, Diane E., Castro, Kenneth G., Gardam, Michael

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What Can the NHANES Data Tell Us about the Tuberculin Skin Test and the Risk for Active Tuberculosis?/From the Authors by Belknap, Robert, Wall, Kirsten, Reves, Randall, Navin, Thomas R, Courval, Jeanne M, Becerra, José E, Bennett, Diane E, Castro, Kenneth G

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Decline in Prevalence of Latent Tuberculosis Infection: Is the Waning of Tuberculin Reaction a Factor?/From the Authors by Leung, Chi Chiu, Yew, Wing Wai, Khan, Kamran, Navin, Thomas R, Courval, Jeanne M, Bierman, Arlene, Bennett, Diane E, Castro, Kenneth G, Gardam, Michael

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Absence of Nonresponse Bias in a Study of Sport-Caught Great Lakes Fish Consumption and Conception Failure by Stein, Aryeh D., Tay, Eugene, Courval, Jeanne M.

“…Introduction: We have reported that men's lifetime sport-caught Great Lakes fish consumption was associated with lifetime prevalence of conception delay or…”
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Plasmodium falciparum and P. vivax: factors affecting sensitivity and specificity of PCR-based diagnosis of malaria by Barker, Jr, R H, Banchongaksorn, T, Courval, J M, Suwonkerd, W, Rimwungtragoon, K, Wirth, D F

“…We have previously reported on development of a simple PCR-based method to detect Plasmodium falciparum in which patient blood samples are lysed and then…”
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DNA probes as epidemiological tools for surveillance of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Thailand by Barker, Jr, R H, Banchongaksorn, T, Courval, J M, Suwonkerd, W, Rimwungtragoon, K, Srittong, N, Wirth, D F

“…We have previously reported on development of a DNA probe-based method for diagnosing Plasmodium falciparum infection directly from patient blood samples. In…”
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