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Utility of C-reactive protein in assessing the disease severity and complications of community-acquired pneumonia by Hohenthal, U., Hurme, S., Helenius, H., Heiro, M., Meurman, O., Nikoskelainen, J., Kotilainen, P.

“…Previous studies on the usefulness of C-reactive protein (CRP) in patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) have yielded somewhat inconsistent results…”
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Microbiology of Acute Otitis Media in Children with Tympanostomy Tubes: Prevalences of Bacteria and Viruses by Ruohola, Aino, Meurman, Olli, Nikkari, Simo, Skottman, Tuukka, Salmi, Aimo, Waris, Matti, Österback, Riikka, Eerola, Erkki, Allander, Tobias, Niesters, Hubert, Heikkinen, Terho, Ruuskanen, Olli

“…Background. Bacteria are found in 50%–90% of cases of acute otitis media (AOM) with or without otorrhea, and viruses are found in 20%–49% of cases. However,…”
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Screening for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: which anatomical sites to culture? by Meurman, O., Routamaa, M., Peltonen, R.

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Deep, respiratory tract and ear infections caused by Pseudallescheria (Scedosporium) and Microascus (Scopulariopsis) in Finland. A 10-year retrospective multi-center study by Issakainen, J., Salonen, J. H., Anttila, V-J., Koukila-Kähkölä, P., Castrén, M., Liimatainen, O., Vuento, R., Ojanen, T., Koivula, I., Koskela, M., Meurman, O.

“…Deep, respiratory tract and ear infections due to Microascaceae (Pseudallescheria, Scedosporium, Microascus or Scopulariopsis) were studied nationwide in…”
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The Reliability of Diagnosis of Infection during Revision Arthroplasties by Virolainen, P., Lähteenmäki, H., Hiltunen, A., Sipola, E., Meurman, O., Nelimarkka, O.

“…Background: Follow up studies have shown that 0.5 to 4 % of the total joint arthroplasties will be complicated by infection. Distinction between aseptic…”
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Evaluation of Vitek 2 for identification of yeasts in the clinical laboratory by Meurman, O., Koskensalo, A., Rantakokko-Jalava, K.

“…The Vitek 2 system was compared with conventional assimilation, fermentation and morphological methods for its ability to identify yeast isolates from among…”
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Clinical Significance and Outcome of Anaerobic Bacteremia by Salonen, J. H., Eerola, E., Meurman, O.

“…We retrospectively studied the incidence of anaerobic bacteremia during 6 years (1991–1996) at Turku University Central Hospital (Turku, Finland). The clinical…”
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Bronchoalveolar lavage in immunocompromised patients with haematological malignancy - value of new microbiological methods by Hohenthal, U., Itälä, M., Salonen, J., Sipilä, J., Rantakokko-Jalava, K., Meurman, O., Nikoskelainen, J., Vainionpää, R., Kotilainen, P.

“…:  Purpose: To assess the usefulness of new culture‐independent microbiological methods to analyse bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid from haematological…”
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Aetiological diagnosis of brain abscesses and spinal infections: application of broad range bacterial polymerase chain reaction analysis by Kupila, L, Rantakokko-Jalava, K, Jalava, J, Nikkari, S, Peltonen, R, Meurman, O, Marttila, R J, Kotilainen, E, Kotilainen, P

“…Objective: To evaluate the usefulness of the broad range bacterial rDNA polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method combined with DNA sequencing in the aetiological…”
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Deep, respiratory tract and ear infections caused by Pseudallescheria (Scedosporium) and Microascus (Scopulariopsis) in Finland. A 10-year retrospective multi-center study by Issakainen, J., Salonen, J. H., Anttila, V-J., Koukila-Kahkola, P., Castren, M., Liimatainen, O., Vuento, R., Ojanen, T., Koivula, I., Koskela, M., Meurman, O.

“…Deep, respiratory tract and ear infections due to Microascaceae (Pseudallescheria, Scedosporium, Microascus or Scopulariopsis) were studied nationwide in…”
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Molecular and biological characteristics of echovirus 22, a representative of a new picornavirus group by Stanway, G, Kalkkinen, N, Roivainen, M, Ghazi, F, Khan, M, Smyth, M, Meurman, O, Hyypiä, T

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Incidence of cancer among anthophyllite asbestos miners in Finland by Meurman, L O, Pukkala, E, Hakama, M

“…A cohort of 736 male and 167 female workers of two anthophyllite mines in Finland was followed up through the Finnish Cancer Registry for cancer in 1953-91…”
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Four cases of mesothelioma among Finnish anthophyllite miners by Karjalainen, A, Meurman, L O, Pukkala, E

“…Four cases of mesothelioma in a cohort of 999 Finnish anthophyllite miners and millers are described. Three deaths were due to pleural mesothelioma and one to…”
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Immunoglobulin G antibody avidity in patients with respiratory syncytial virus infection by MEURMAN, O, WARIS, M, HEDMAN, K

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Acute otitis media and respiratory virus infections by Ruuskanen, O, Arola, M, Putto-Laurila, A, Mertsola, J, Meurman, O, Viljanen, M K, Halonen, P

“…We studied the association of acute otitis media with different respiratory virus infections in a pediatric department on the basis of epidemics between 1980…”
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Pharyngitis in adults: the presence and coexistence of viruses and bacterial organisms by Huovinen, P, Lahtonen, R, Ziegler, T, Meurman, O, Hakkarainen, K, Miettinen, A, Arstila, P, Eskola, J, Saikku, P

“…To determine the presence and coexistence of viruses and bacterial organisms causing pharyngitis in adults. Open study using diagnostic methods, including…”
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Prokaryotic expression of a VP1 polypeptide antigen for diagnosis by a human parvovirus B19 antibody enzyme immunoassay by SÖDERLUND, M, BROWN, K. E, MEURMAN, O, HEDMAN, K

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Performance of two new enzyme immunoassays for the detection of IgM and IgG antibodies to rubella by GRANBERG, C, MEURMAN, O

“…Two new enzyme immunoassays for detection of rubella-specific IgM and IgG antibodies, Rubaset EIA-M and Rubaset EIA-G, were evaluated. Serum samples from 350…”
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Parvovirus B19 and transient erythroblastopenia of childhood by Nikkari, S, Meurman, O, Wanne, O

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Evaluation of a latex agglutination test in the diagnosis of rubella infection by Meurman, O, Granberg, C

“…Latex agglutination assays are widely used to determine the immune status for rubella. They are simple to perform, need no expensive equipment and are suitable…”
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