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Emergence of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus USA 300 clone as the predominant cause of skin and soft-tissue infections by KING, Mark D, HUMPHREY, Bianca J, WANG, Yun F, KOURBATOVA, Ekaterina V, RAY, Susan M, BLUMBERG, Henry M, MOELLERING, Robert C

“…Studies have shown that community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) causes S. aureus skin and soft-tissue infection in selected…”
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Impact of an Antimicrobial Utilization Program on Antimicrobial Use at a Large Teaching Hospital: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Camins, Bernard C., King, Mark D., Wells, Jane B., Googe, Heidi L., Patel, Manish, Kourbatova, Ekaterina V., Blumberg, Henry M.

“…Multidisciplinary antimicrobial utilization teams (AUTs) have been proposed as a mechanism for improving antimicrobial use, but data on their efficacy remain…”
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Emergence of Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus USA300 Genotype as a Major Cause of Health Care—Associated Blood Stream Infections by Seybold, Ulrich, Kourbatova, Ekaterina V., Johnson, James G., Halvosa, Sue J., Wang, Yun F., King, Mark D., Ray, Susan M., Blumberg, Henry M.

“…Background. Whether community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) genotypes (e.g., USA300) are a major cause of bloodstream…”
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Risk Factors for Colonization with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Patients Admitted to an Urban Hospital: Emergence of Community-Associated MRSA Nasal Carriage by Hidron, Alicia I., Kourbatova, Ekaterina V., Halvosa, J. Sue, Terrell, Bianca J., McDougal, Linda K., Tenover, Fred C., Blumberg, Henry M., King, Mark D.

“…Background. Surveillance cultures performed at hospital admission have been recommended to identify patients colonized with methicillin-resistant…”
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Emergence of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus USA 300 clone as a cause of health care-associated infections among patients with prosthetic joint infections by Kourbatova, Ekaterina V., Halvosa, Jesse S., King, Mark D., Ray, Susan M., White, Nancy, Blumberg, Henry M.

“…Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) has emerged as an important cause of staphylococcal infections, but there have been…”
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Risk Factors for Mortality among Patients with Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis at an Academic Inner-City Hospital in the US by Kourbatova, Ekaterina V., Leonard, Michael K., Romero, Javier, Kraft, Colleen, Rio, Carlos del, Blumberg, Henry M.

“…Despite an overall decrease in numbers of tuberculosis (TB) cases in the US, the proportion of extrapulmonary TB cases has increased. The study objective was…”
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Treatment interruptions among patients with tuberculosis in Russian TB hospitals by Belilovsky, Evgeny M, Borisov, Sergey E, Cook, Earl Francis, Shaykevich, Shimon, Jakubowiak, Wieslaw M, Kourbatova, Ekaterina V

“…Summary Objective To evaluate risk factors for in-patient treatment interruptions (TIs) in Russian tuberculosis (TB) hospitals. Methods The regional case-based…”
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Hospital Acquired Blood-Stream Infections among Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Patients in Tbilisi, Georgia by Low, Cari E., Macharashvili, Nino, Kourbatova, Ekaterina V., Walker, Kenneth, Leonard, Michael K.

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How many sputum specimens are necessary to diagnose pulmonary tuberculosis? by Leonard, Michael K., Osterholt, Dawn, Kourbatova, Ekaterina V., Del Rio, Carlos, Wang, Wayne, Blumberg, Henry M.

“…The definitive diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) relies on identifying or culturing Mycobacterium tuberculosis from respiratory specimens. National…”
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BRIEF REPORT : Risk factors for pneumococcal vaccine refusal in adults a case-control study by MILLER, Lesley S, KOURBATOVA, Ekaterina V, GOODMAN, Sandy, RAY, Susan M

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High mortality among patients with positive blood cultures at a children's hospital in Tbilisi, Georgia by Schaffner, Jami, Chochua, Sopio, Kourbatova, Ekaterina V, Barragan, Maribel, Wang, Yun F, Blumberg, Henry M, del Rio, Carlos, Walker, H Kenneth, Leonard, Michael K

“…The etiology and outcomes of blood-stream infections (BSI) among paediatric patients is not well described in resource-limited countries including Georgia…”
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Assessment of the Routine, Occupation-Based Gonorrhea and Syphilis Screening Program in Moscow, Russia: An Analysis of Sexually Transmitted Infection Prevalence and Cost-Effectiveness by KOURBATOVA, EKATERINA V., AKOVBYAN, VAGAN A., CHESSON, HARRELL W., LYTKINA, IRINA N., DMITRIEV, GEORGYI A., TIKHONOVA, LILIA I., KOUBANOVA, ANNA A., PETUKHOVA, IRINA I., LATYPOVA, MUNIRA F., ABOYMOVA, OLGA A., LEWIS, JOEL S., RYAN, CAROLINE A., SHAKARISHVILI, ANNA

“…Objectives: In the Russian Federation, large sectors of the population regularly undergo mandatory occupational screening for sexually transmitted infections…”
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Etiology of neonatal blood stream infections in Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia by Macharashvili, Nino, Kourbatova, Ekaterina, Butsashvili, Maia, Tsertsvadze, Tengiz, McNutt, Louise-Anne, Leonard, Michael K

“…Summary Background Neonatal blood stream infections (BSI) are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in developing countries. It is crucial to continuously…”
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Molecular Epidemiology of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) among Patients Admitted to Adult Intensive Care Units: The STARICU Trial by Nair, Nisha, Kourbatova, Ekaterina, Poole, Katharine, Huckabee, Charmaine M., Murray, Patrick, Huskins, W. Charles, Blumberg, Henry M.

“…Background. The multicenter, cluster-randomized Strategies to Reduce Transmission of Antimicrobial Resistant Bacteria in Intensive Care Units (STAR*ICU) trial…”
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High prevalence of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Georgia by Mdivani, Nino, Zangaladze, Ekaterina, Volkova, Natalia, Kourbatova, Ekaterina, Jibuti, Thea, Shubladze, Natalia, Kutateladze, Tamar, Khechinashvili, George, del Rio, Carlos, Salakaia, Archil, Blumberg, Henry M

“…Summary Background Tuberculosis (TB) has emerged as a serious public health problem in the country of Georgia. However, little or no data exist on rates and…”
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Risk factors of mortality in septic newborns in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) in Tbilisi, the Republic of Georgia by Butsashvili, Maia, Kourbatova, Ekaterina, Macharashvili, Nino, Kamkamidze, George, McNutt, Louise-Anne, DeHovitz, Jack, Leonard, Michael K

“…Neonatal mortality continues to be a significant public health burden worldwide. Each year 4 million neonates die during the first 4 weeks of life. Developing…”
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE: Brief Report: Risk Factors for Pneumococcal Vaccine Refusal in Adults. A Case-Control Study by Miller, Lesley S, Kourbatova, Ekaterina V, Goodman, Sandy, Ray, Susan M

“…Background: Invasive pneumococcal disease is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States. Despite availability of an effective vaccine,…”
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Brief Report: Risk Factors for Pneumococcal Vaccine Refusal in Adults by Miller, Lesley S., Kourbatova, Ekaterina V., Goodman, Sandy, Ray, Susan M.

“…Background: Invasive pneumococcal disease is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States. Despite availability of an effective vaccine,…”
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE: Brief Report: Risk Factors for Pneumococcal Vaccine Refusal in Adults by Miller, Lesley S, Kourbatova, Ekaterina V, Goodman, Sandy, Ray, Susan M

“…BACKGROUND: Invasive pneumococcal disease is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States. Despite availability of an effective vaccine,…”
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Re: How many sputum specimens are necessary to diagnose pulmonary tuberculosis by Leonard, Michael K., Kourbatova, Ekaterina, Blumberg, Henry M.

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