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Rifaximin: a unique gastrointestinal-selective antibiotic for enteric diseases by Koo, Hoonmo L, DuPont, Herbert L

“…PURPOSE OF REVIEWRifaximin is gaining attention for its potential activity in a multitude of gastrointestinal diseases. We review the unique pharmaceutical…”
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Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction Detection of Asymptomatic Clostridium difficile Colonization and Rising C. difficile–Associated Disease Rates by Koo, Hoonmo L., Van, John N., Zhao, Meina, Ye, Xunyan, Revell, Paula A., Jiang, Zhi-Dong, Grimes, Carolyn Z., Koo, Diana C., Lasco, Todd, Kozinetz, Claudia A., Garey, Kevin W., DuPont, Herbert L.

“…Objective. To evaluate the accuracy of real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for Clostridium difficile–associated disease (CDAD) detection, after hospital…”
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Norovirus gastroenteritis successfully treated with nitazoxanide by Siddiq, Danish M, Koo, Hoonmo L, Adachi, Javier A, Viola, George M

“…Summary Infectious diarrhea is a common occurrence in the immunosuppressed population. We present a 43-year-old individual with large-volume stool output…”
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Noroviruses: The leading cause of gastroenteritis worldwide by Koo, Hoonmo L, Ajami, Nadim, Atmar, Robert L, DuPont, Herbert L

“…Noroviruses are the leading cause of foodborne disease outbreaks worldwide, and may soon eclipse rotaviruses as the most common cause of severe pediatric…”
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A Hospital-based Study of the Clinical Characteristics of Clostridium difficile Infection in Children by CREWS, Jonathan D, KOO, Hoonmo L, JIANG, Zhi-Dong, STARKE, Jeffrey R, DUPONT, Herbert L

“…Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is an increasingly important cause of morbidity in hospitalized children. We describe the recent epidemiology of…”
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Clinical Practice Patterns in Hospitalized Patients at Risk for Invasive Candidiasis: Role of Antifungal Stewardship Programs in an Era of Rapid Diagnostics by Aitken, Samuel L., Beyda, Nicholas D., Shah, Dhara N., Palmer, Hannah R., Lasco, Todd M., Koo, Hoonmo, Garey, Kevin W.

“…Background: Rapid diagnostic tests for Candida are becoming available that may supplement traditional microbiological identification. Objective: Assess…”
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Antimotility Agents for the Treatment of Clostridium difficile Diarrhea and Colitis by Koo, Hoonmo L., Koo, Diana C., Musher, Daniel M., DuPont, Herbert L.

“…Antimotility agent use for the treatment of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is discouraged. We reviewed the literature and unpublished postmarketing…”
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Noroviruses as a Potential Cause of Protracted and Lethal Disease in Immunocompromised Patients by Koo, Hoonmo L., DuPont, Herbert L.

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Noroviruses: The Most Common Pediatric Viral Enteric Pathogen at a Large University Hospital After Introduction of Rotavirus Vaccination by Koo, Hoonmo L., Neill, Frederick H., Estes, Mary K., Munoz, Flor M., Cameron, Arlin, DuPont, Herbert L., Atmar, Robert L.

“…We conducted an 8.5-year study examining enteric viruses at Texas Children's Hospital (TCH) before and after rotavirus vaccine introduction. Norovirus…”
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Real-world performance of a microarray-based rapid diagnostic for Gram-positive bloodstream infections and potential utility for antimicrobial stewardship by Aitken, Samuel L, Hemmige, Vagish S, Koo, Hoonmo L, Vuong, Nancy N, Lasco, Todd M, Garey, Kevin W

“…Abstract The Verigene Gram-positive blood culture assay (BC-GP) is a microarray-based rapid diagnostic test, which includes targets for 12 bacterial species…”
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Clostridium difficile infection: update on emerging antibiotic treatment options and antibiotic resistance by Shah, Dhara, Dang, Minh-Duc, Hasbun, Rodrigo, Koo, Hoonmo L, Jiang, Zhi-Dong, DuPont, Herbert L, Garey, Kevin W

“…Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is the most common cause of identifiable diarrhea in hospitalized patients. The incidence and severity of CDIs are…”
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Colonic immunopathogenesis of Clostridium difficile infections by Darkoh, Charles, Turnwald, Bradley P, Koo, Hoonmo L, Garey, Kevin W, Jiang, Zhi-Dong, Aitken, Samuel L, DuPont, Herbert L

“…There are major gaps in our understanding of the immunopathogenesis of Clostridium difficile infections (CDIs). In this study, 36 different biomarkers were…”
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Noroviruses as a Cause of Diarrhea in Travelers to Guatemala, India, and Mexico by Koo, Hoonmo L, Ajami, Nadim J, Jiang, Zhi-Dong, Neill, Frederick H, Atmar, Robert L, Ericsson, Charles D, Okhuysen, Pablo C, Taylor, David N, Bourgeois, A. Louis, Steffen, Robert, DuPont, Herbert L

“…Noroviruses (NoVs) are increasingly being recognized as an important enteric pathogen of gastroenteritis worldwide. The prevalence of NoVs as a cause of…”
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Future novel therapeutic agents for Clostridium difficile infection by Koo, Hoonmo L, Garey, Kevin W, Dupont, Herbert L

“…Clostridium difficile is the most important definable cause of healthcare acquired diarrhea. The increasing incidence and mortality associated with this…”
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Echinocandin Use in Hospitalized Patients: A Multi-institutional Study by Garey, Kevin W., PharmD, MS, Aitken, Samuel L., PharmD, Dima-Ala, Anthony, PharmD, Beyda, Nicholas D., PharmD, Kuper, Kristi, PharmD, Xie, Yang, PhD, Koo, Hoonmo L., MD

“…Abstract Background The echinocandin antifungals are recommended as initial therapy in hospitalized patients with candidemia. Contemporary usage rates and…”
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Impact of a division-wide bundle on hospitalacquired Clostridioides difficile cases, antibiotic days of therapy, testing appropriateness, and associated financial costs by Wang, Elizabeth Wenqian, Weekley, Ashlee, McCarty, Jennifer, Koo, Hoonmo, Lembcke, Bradley, Mohajer, Mayar Al

“…Abstract Introduction: Updated international guidelines recommend the use of a two-step algorithm (glutamate dehydrogenase [GDH] or nucleic-acid amplification…”
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A Nosocomial Outbreak of Norovirus Infection Masquerading as Clostridium difficile Infection by Koo, Hoonmo L., Ajami, Nadim J., Jiang, Zhi-Dong, DuPont, Herbert L., Atmar, Robert L., Lewis, Debra, Byers, Patricia, Abraham, Paula, Quijano, Ricardo A., Musher, Daniel M., Young, Edward J.

“…Noroviruses (NoVs) are increasingly being recognized as important enteric pathogens. At a university-based hospital, we investigated a nosocomial outbreak of…”
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Clostridium difficile: an emerging pathogen in children by Khalaf, Natalia, Crews, Jonathan D, DuPont, Herbert L, Koo, Hoonmo L

“…Clostridium difficile is emerging as an important enteric pathogen in children. Historically considered as an asymptomatic colonizer of the gastrointestinal…”
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Drug-Drug Interaction between Itraconazole and Efavirenz in a Patient with AIDS and Disseminated Histoplasmosis by Koo, Hoonmo L., Hamill, Richard J., Andrade, Roberto A.

“…Although there is a presumed drug-drug interaction between itraconazole and nonnucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitors, the medical literature lacks such…”
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Coliform Contamination of Vegetables Obtained from Popular Restaurants in Guadalajara, Mexico, and Houston, Texas by Koo, Hoonmo L., Jiang, Zhi-Dong, Brown, Eric, Garcia, Coralith, Qi, Huibin, DuPont, Herbert L.

“…Food is the primary vehicle of transmission for traveler's diarrhea. We evaluated coliform contamination of vegetables from popular restaurants in Guadalajara,…”
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