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Fast and specific dermatophyte detection by automated DNA extraction and real-time PCR by Bergman, A., Heimer, D., Kondori, N., Enroth, H.

“…The aim of this study was to develop and validate a rapid and sensitive real-time PCR method for detection of all known species of dermatophytes, including…”
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Housekeeping health care workers have the highest risk for tuberculin skin test conversion by SHERMAN, H. A, KARAKIS, I, HEIMER, D, ARZT, M, GOLDSTEIN, W, BOUHNIK, L, MAIMON, M. N

“…BACKGROUND: Not all health care workers (HCWs) are at the same risk for tuberculin skin test (TST) conversion, indicating latent tuberculosis (TB)…”
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Alarming spread of vancomycin resistant enterococci in Sweden since 2007 by Soderblom, T, Aspevall, O, Erntell, M, Hedin, G, Heimer, D, Hokeberg, I, Kidd-Ljunggren, K, Melhus, A, Olsson-Liljequist, B, Sjogren, I, Smedjegard, J, Struwe, J, Sylvan, S, Tegmark-Wisell, K, Thore, M

“…The total number of persons infected or colonised with vancomycin-resistant enterococci mandatorily reported to the Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease…”
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Pleural effusion associated with rheumatoid arthritis: what cell predominance to anticipate? by Avnon, L Sølling, Abu-Shakra, M, Flusser, D, Heimer, D, Sion-Vardy, N

“…Pleural involvement is the most frequent manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in the chest. We report here two patients who presented with large…”
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Can the routine use of fluoroquinolones for community-acquired pneumonia delay the diagnosis of tuberculosis? A salutary case of diagnostic delay in a pilgrim returning from Mecca by Avnon, L. Sølling, Jotkowitz, A., Smoliakov, A., Flusser, D., Heimer, D.

“…Guidelines advocate using fluoroquinolones as first-line treatment for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). However, the use of fluoroquinolones in patients…”
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Montelukast treatment does not affect peripheral blood neutrophil functions in asthma patients by Levy, R, Avnun, L, Shimonovitz, F, Konforty, A, Heimer, D

“…Leukotriene receptor antagonists have become an integral part of asthma treatment as an add-on therapy for patients with moderate disease activity. To…”
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Pulmonary hypertension and sleep apnea by Avnon, L S, Heimer, D

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Effect of dietary sodium on the severity of bronchial asthma by Lieberman, D, Heimer, D

“…BACKGROUND: A high sodium intake has been found to increase bronchial reactivity in men with asthma. The effects of change in sodium intake on peak flow rate…”
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Immunocompetent Patients with Pulmonary Mycobacterium kansasii Infection: A Case Series and Review of the Literature by Avnon, L Sølling, Gelfer, E, Heimer, D

“…We describe four patients who presented with suspected symptomatic pulmonary tuberculosis but were found to suffer from Mycobacterium kansasii infection, with…”
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The clinical impact of implementing GenMark ePlex blood culture panels for around-the-clock blood culture identification; a prospective observational study by Krifors, Anders, Rådberg, Gunilla, Golbob, Sultan, Omar, Zhino, Svensson, Camilla, Heimer, Daniel, Carlander, Christina

“…Background: Implementing rapid molecular blood culture diagnostics in the clinical management of sepsis is essential for early pathogen identification and…”
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The crazy-paving pattern on computed tomography by Maimon, Nimrod, Heimer, Dov

“…The crazy-paving pattern found on computed tomography of the lungs is a nonspecific radiologic sign named after the appearance of paths made with pieces of…”
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Respiratory muscle performance in patients with type 1 diabetes by Heimer, D, Brami, J, Lieberman, D, Bark, H

“…Respiratory muscle strength and endurance were examined in 31 Type 1 diabetic patients and in age, sex, and weight matched control subjects. No significant…”
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Prognostic utility of admission cell-free DNA levels in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations by Avriel, Avital, Rozenberg, Dmitry, Raviv, Yael, Heimer, Dov, Bar-Shai, Amir, Gavish, Rachel, Sheynin, Jony, Douvdevani, Amos

“…Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations (COPDEs) are associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Cell-free DNA (cfDNA) is a novel biomarker…”
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Sleep apnea syndrome treated by repair of deviated nasal septum by Heimer, D, Scharf, S M, Lieberman, A, Lavie, P

“…Sleep apnea syndrome (SAS) often presents a difficult therapeutic problem to the clinician since many of the accepted modes of therapy are associated with only…”
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Attenuation of acute lung injury and oxygen radical production by the 21-aminosteroid, U-78518F by Tanigaki, T, Suzuki, Y, Heimer, D, Sussman, H H, Ross, W G, Raffin, T A

“…Oxygen radicals play an important role in the mechanism of acute lung injury. The 21-aminosteroid lazaroid, U-78518F, is a potent antioxidant. We examined the…”
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Effects of hyperphosphatemia on diaphragmatic strength and endurance by Bark, H, Nizri, M, Tarasuik, A, Heimer, D

“…Effects of an infusion of Na2HPO4 on diaphragm strength, endurance, and magnitude of recovery were evaluated in in situ canine diaphragm strips. Results showed…”
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Desquamative interstitial pneumonitis causing acute respiratory failure, responsive only to immunosuppressants by Flusser, G, Gurman, G, Zirkin, H, Prinslo, I, Heimer, D

“…We present a case of a 66-year-old man who suffered from acute respiratory failure due to desquamative interstitial pneumonia. The pneumonitis was resistant to…”
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TGF-beta 1 causes increased endothelial ICAM-1 expression and lung injury by Suzuki, Y, Tanigaki, T, Heimer, D, Wang, W, Ross, W G, Murphy, G A, Sakai, A, Sussman, H H, Vu, T H, Raffin, T A

“…Neutrophil adherence to vascular endothelium is partially mediated by adhesion molecules, including intracellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1), on endothelial…”
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The effect of sequential inhalations of metaproterenol aerosol in asthma by Heimer, D, Shim, C, Williams, Jr, M H

“…In 19 asthmatic patients, three inhalations of metaproterenol (0.65 mg per puff) followed by placebo at 10 and 20 min were compared with one inhalation of the…”
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Bronchial challenge with room temperature isocapnic hyperventilation. A comparison with histamine challenge by Scharf, S M, Heimer, D, Walters, M

“…We evaluated isocapnic hyperventilation with room temperature gas (IHV) as a test of bronchial hyperreactivity and compared it with histamine challenge (HC) in…”
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