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Clostridium Difficile Infection in Acute Care Hospitals: Systematic Review and Best Practices for Prevention by Louh, Irene K, Greendyke, William G, Hermann, Emilia A, Davidson, Karina W, Falzon, Louise, Vawdrey, David K, Shaffer, Jonathan A, Calfee, David P, Furuya, E Yoko, Ting, Henry H

“…OBJECTIVE Prevention of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in acute-care hospitals is a priority for hospitals and clinicians. We performed a qualitative…”
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Evaluation of screening strategies for pulmonary tuberculosis among hospitalized patients in a low-burden setting: cost-effectiveness of GeneXpert MTB/RIF compared to smear microscopy by Hickey, Andrew J., Cummings, Matthew J., Zafari, Zafar, Louh, Irene K., Li, Jianhua, O’Donnell, Max R.

“…Abstract Objective: Hospitalized patients undergoing evaluation for pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) require airborne isolation while testing for Mycobacterium…”
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A 'spicy' encephalopathy: synthetic cannabinoids as cause of encephalopathy and seizure by Louh, Irene K, Freeman, William D

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Safety of percutaneous tracheostomy in NeuroICU patients with intracranial pressure monitoring by Louh, Irene K, Freeman, William D

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Ischemic stroke after use of the synthetic marijuana “spice” by Freeman, William D, Louh, Irene K

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Effects of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure on Body Composition in Individuals with Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Non-Randomized, Matched Before-After Study by Shechter, Ari, Airo, Michael, Valentin, Jordan, Dugas, Nicholas C, Abdalla, Marwah, St-Onge, Marie-Pierre, Louh, Irene K

“…A reciprocal relationship between obesity and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) likely exists, wherein obesity contributes to OSA, and OSA-related sleep…”
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48-Year-Old Woman With Dyspnea, Cough, and Weight Loss by Duello, Katherine M., MD, Louh, Irene K., MD, PhD, Burger, Charles D., MD

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In COVID-19 patients who suffer in-hospital cardiac arrest, cardiopulmonary resuscitation outcomes may be impacted by arrest etiology and local pandemic conditions by Murphy, Charles G, Nishikawa, Mia S, Char, Steven T, Nemeth, Samantha K, Parekh, Madhavi, Bulman, William A, Wu, Caroline, Neuberg, Gerald W, Louh, Irene K, Schluger, Neil W, Prager, Kenneth M, Fischkoff, Katherine N, Burkart, Kristin M

“…The utility and risks to providers of performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation after in-hospital cardiac arrest in COVID-19 patients have been questioned…”
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Association Between Learning Environment Interventions and Medical Student Well-being: A Systematic Review by Wasson, Lauren T, Cusmano, Amberle, Meli, Laura, Louh, Irene, Falzon, Louise, Hampsey, Meghan, Young, Geoffrey, Shaffer, Jonathan, Davidson, Karina W

“…IMPORTANCE: Concerns exist about the current quality of undergraduate medical education and its effect on students’ well-being. OBJECTIVE: To identify best…”
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840: SAFETY AND TOLERABILITY OF PERCUTANEOUS TRACHEOSTOMY IN NEUROCRITICAL CARE PATIENTS WITH POOR INTRACRANIAL COMPLIANCE by Louh, Irene, Freeman, William

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Residents’ knowledge of quality improvement: the impact of using a group project curriculum by Duello, Katherine, Louh, Irene, Greig, Hope, Dawson, Nancy

“…BackgroundThe Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education requires residents to learn and demonstrate proficiency in practice improvement. Quality…”
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Assessment of Digital and Community-Based Outreach Interventions to Encourage COVID-19 Vaccination Uptake in an Underserved Community by Diaz, Daniela, Chacko, Sharon, Sperling, Anne, Fleck, Elaine, Louh, Irene, Trepp, Richard, Ye, Siqin

“…This cohort study investigates changes in the proportions of racial and ethnic groups among COVID-19 vaccine recipients before and after digital and…”
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1327: REDUCING UNNECESSARY TRANSFUSIONS: DOES THE MESSENGER MATTER? by Hauw-Berlemont, Caroline, Groves, Holden, Dzierba, Amy, Hochman, Beth, Kane, Kathleen, Louh, Irene, Mittel, Aaron, Patel, Mona, Schwartz, Joseph, Serra, Alexis, Short, Briana, Tariq, Abdul, Yip, Natalie, Moitra, Vivek

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ISCHEMIC STROKE AFTER USE OF THE SYNTHETIC MARIJUANA "SPICE"/Response by Freeman, William D, Louh, Irene K, Gooch, clifton L, Freeman, Melissa J, Rose, David Z, Burgin, w Scott

“…We read with interest the article by Freeman et al.1 on synthetic marijuana (spice). It is important that physicians and the lay public know the hazards of…”
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The Source of the Message Matters: A Randomized Study Evaluating the Impact of a Survey Source on Response Rate by Hauw-Berlemont, Caroline, Serra, Alexis, Groves, Holden, Dzierba, Amy, Louh, Irene, Patel, Mona, Yip, Natalie, Moitra, Vivek

“…Hauw-Berlemont et al discuss their study on the impact of a survey source on response rate. In anticipation of the implementation of new electronic medical…”
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