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Ammi-visnaga extract; a novel phyto-antiviral agent against bovine rotavirus by Harb, Nashwa, Sarhan, Amira G., El Dougdoug, Khalid A., Gomaa, Hanna H. A.

“…The spread of bovine rotavirus has a great impact on animal productivity, milk products, and human public health. Thus, this study aimed to develop a novel,…”
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Novel antifungal agents as salvage therapy for invasive aspergillosis in patients with hematologic malignancies: posaconazole compared with high-dose lipid formulations of amphotericin B alone or in combination with caspofungin by Raad, I I, Hanna, H A, Boktour, M, Jiang, Y, Torres, H A, Afif, C, Kontoyiannis, D P, Hachem, R Y

“…In patients with hematologic malignancy, invasive aspergillosis continues to be associated with high mortality even when treated with conventional antifungal…”
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Sinus Surgery Combined with Antifungal Therapy is Effective in the Treatment of Invasive Aspergillus Sinusitis in Neutropenic Patients with Cancer by Hachem, R. Y, Boktour, M. R, Hanna, H. A, Husni, R, Hanna, E. Y, Keutgen, X, Shukrallah, B, Raad, I. I

“…Background: Invasive Aspergillus sinusitis (IAS) is associated with high mortality and poor response to antifungal therapy in patients with hematologic…”
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Risk Factors for Candida tropicalis Fungemia in Patients with Cancer by Kontoyiannis, Dimitrios P., Vaziri, Irfan, Hanna, Hend A., Boktour, Maha, Thornby, Jack, Hachem, Ray, Bodey, Gerald P., Raad, Issam I.

“…The risk factors for and presentation of Candida tropicalis fungemia, in comparison with those of Candida albicans, have been incompletely characterized. We…”
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Blood Products: A Significant Risk Factor for Long‐Term Catheter‐Related Bloodstream Infections in Cancer Patients by Hanna, Hend A., Raad, Issam

“…Data obtained from a previous prospective randomized study in cancer patients conducted at our institution were analyzed to investigate risk factors for…”
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Conservation Genetics of an Undescribed Species of Dionda (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) in the Rio Grande Drainage in Western Texas by Hanna, A. H, Conway, K. W, Carson, E. W, Garrett, G. P, Gold, J. R

“…The systematic and conservation-genetic status of a population of the cyprinid genus Dionda in Alamito Creek, a tributary of the Rio Grande in Big Bend Ranch…”
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Effectiveness of a multifaceted infection control policy in reducing vancomycin usage and vancomycin-resistant enterococci at a tertiary care cancer centre by Shaikh, Z.H.A., Osting, C.A., Hanna, H.A., Arbuckle, R.B., Tarr, J.J., Raad, I.I.

“…We undertook a prospective cohort study to evaluate the role of a multifaceted infection control policy including the use of a ‘vancomycin order form,’ in…”
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Nosocomial Candida guilliermondii Fungemia in Cancer Patients by Mardani, Masoud, Hanna, Hend A., Girgawy, Essam, Raad, Issam

“…From 1988 to 1998, we identified nine patients with Candida guilliermondii fungemia. Four of the five patients with nosocomial infection died, while all of the…”
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Diagnosis of catheter-related bloodstream infections : Is it necessary to culture the subcutaneous catheter segment? by RAAD, I. I, HANNA, H. A, DAROUICHE, R. O

“…In order to determine the diagnostic usefulness of culturing the subcutaneous catheter segment, an analysis was performed using data derived from two…”
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Optimal Frequency of Changing Intravenous Administration Sets: Is It Safe to Prolong Use Beyond 72 Hours? by Raad, Issam, Hanna, Hend A., Awad, Abeer, Alrahwan, Amin, Bivins, Carol, Khan, Asma, Richardson, Deborah, Umphrey, Jan L., Whimbey, Estella, Mansour, Georganne

“…To determine the safety and cost-effectiveness of replacing the intravenous (IV) tubing sets in hospitalized patients at 4- to 7-day intervals instead of every…”
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Genotoxicity of organic chemicals frequently found in the air of mobile homes by Connor, T H, Theiss, J C, Hanna, H A, Monteith, D K, Matney, T S

“…The 19 chemicals most commonly detected in a study of mobile homes in Texas were tested for mutagenicity using a battery of bacterial test strains; the…”
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Candida krusei fungemia. An escalating serious infection in immunocompromised patients by Abbas, J, Bodey, G P, Hanna, H A, Mardani, M, Girgawy, E, Abi-Said, D, Whimbey, E, Hachem, R, Raad, I

“…Candida krusei is inherently resistant to fluconazole and is emerging as a frequent cause of fungemia in patients with hematologic malignant neoplasms. To…”
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Comparison between systemic analgesia, continuous wound catheter analgesia and continuous thoracic paravertebral block: a randomised, controlled trial of postthoracotomy pain management by Fortier, Simon, Hanna, Halim A, Bernard, Alain, Girard, Claude

“…CONTEXTThoracotomy is the surgical procedure that creates the greatest demand for postoperative analgesia. OBJECTIVEWe aimed to compare the efficacy of…”
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Differential Time to positivity: A useful method for diagnosing catheter-related bloodstream infections by RAAD, Issam, HANNA, Hend A, ALAKECH, Badie, CHATZINIKOLAOU, Ioannis, JOHNSON, Marcella M, TARRAND, Jeffrey

“…Catheter-related bloodstream infections are associated with recognized morbidity and mortality, especially in critically ill patients. Accurate diagnosis of…”
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Endoscopic duodenal aspiration of bile in diagnosis of gallbladder disease by Ragland, J J, Winders, R L, Hanna, H A

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The epidemiology of Candida glabrata and Candida albicans fungemia in immunocompromised patients with cancer by Bodey, Gerald P, Mardani, Masoud, Hanna, Hend A, Boktour, Maha, Abbas, Jalal, Girgawy, Essam, Hachem, Ray Y, Kontoyiannis, Dimitrios P, Raad, Issam I

“…Candida glabrata is an increasing cause of candidemia, especially at cancer and bone marrow transplant centers where fluconazole is used for antifungal…”
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Impact of high-dose granulocyte transfusions in patients with Cancer with candidemia: Retrospective case-control analysis of 491 episodes of Candida species bloodstream infections by SAFDAR, Amar, HANNA, Hend A, BOKTOUR, Maha, KONTOYIANNIS, Dimitrios P, HACHEM, Ray, LICHTIGER, Benjamin, FREIREICH, Emil J, RAAD, Issam I

“…The efficacy and feasibility of donor granulocyte transfusion therapy (GTX) have changed considerably over the past four decades. The authors sought to…”
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Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium: Catheter Colonization, esp Gene, and Decreased Susceptibility to Antibiotics in Biofilm by RAAD, Issam I, HANNA, Hend A, BOKTOUR, Maha, CHAIBAN, Gassan, HACHEM, Ray Y, DVORAK, Tanya, LEWIS, Russell, MURRAY, Barbara E

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Clinical-Use-Associated Decrease in Susceptibility of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium to Linezolid: a Comparison with Quinupristin-Dalfopristin by RAAD, Issam I, HANNA, Hend A, HACHEM, Ray Y, DVORAK, Tanya, ARBUCKLE, Rebecca B, CHAIBAN, Gassan, RICE, Louis B

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Treatment of febrile neutropenic patients with cancer who require hospitalization: A prospective randomized study comparing imipenem and cefepime by RAAD, Issam I, ESCALANTE, Carmen, KANTARJIAN, Hagop, LEVETT, L. Martin, ROLSTON, Kenneth V. I, HACHEM, Ray Y, HANNA, Hend A, HUSNI, Rola, AFIF, Claude, BOKTOUR, Maha R, WHIMBEY, Estella E, KONTOYIANNIS, Dimitrios, JACOBSON, Kalen

“…The objective of the current study was to compare the efficacy and safety of imipenem and cefepime in the treatment of adult patients with cancer who had fever…”
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