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Relatively Poor Outcome after Treatment of Clostridium difficile Colitis with Metronidazole by Musher, Daniel M., Aslam, Saima, Logan, Nancy, Nallacheru, Srikanth, Bhaila, Imran, Borchert, Franziska, Hamill, Richard J.

“…Background Clostridium difficile is a frequent cause of serious nosocomial infection. Earlier reports have suggested that treatment with metronidazole cured…”
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Spinal and paraspinal pneumococcal infections—a review by Siddiq, D. M., Musher, D. M., Darouiche, R. O.

“…Spinal and paraspinal infections caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae remain a rare event. We present two cases from our institution, discuss the…”
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Diagnostic Value of Microscopic Examination of Gram-Stained Sputum and Sputum Cultures in Patients with Bacteremic Pneumococcal Pneumonia by Musher, Daniel M., Montoya, Roberto, Wanahita, Anna

“…Clinicians continue to question the usefulness of microscopic examination of Gram-stained sputum specimens ("Gram staining") and sputum culture for diagnosis…”
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Acute otitis media: management and surveillance in an era of pneumococcal resistance-a report from the Drug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae Therapeutic Working Group by DOWELL, SCOTT F, BUTLER, JAY C, GIEBINK, G SCOTT, JACOBS, MICHAEL R, JERNIGAN, DANIEL, MUSHER, DANIEL M, RAKOWSKY, ALEXANDER, SCHWARTZ, BENJAMIN

“…OBJECTIVE.To provide consensus recommendations for the management of acute otitis media (AOM) and the surveillance of drug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae…”
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Infections Caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae: Clinical Spectrum, Pathogenesis, Immunity, and Treatment by Musher, D M

“…Serious pneumococcal infection is most prevalent in the extreme ages of life. A high incidence of pneumococcal bacteremia has repeatedly been documented in…”
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Diagnosis and management of pulmonary infection due to Rhodococcus equi by Lin, W.V., Kruse, R.L., Yang, K., Musher, D.M.

“…Rhodococcus equi is a recognized cause of disease in humans, especially in individuals who are immunocompromised. Because diphtheroids are regarded as part of…”
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Streptococcus intermedius, Streptococcus constellatus, and Streptococcus anginosus (“Streptococcus milleri Group”) Are of Different Clinical Importance and Are Not Equally Associated with Abscess by Clarridge, Jill E., Attorri, Silvia, Musher, Daniel M., Hebert, Jeff, Dunbar, Sherry

“…Difficulties in distinguishing organisms of the “Streptococcus milleri group” (SMG; Streptococcus intermedius, Streptococcus constellatus, and Streptococcus…”
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Association of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease with Season, Atmospheric Conditions, Air Pollution, and the Isolation of Respiratory Viruses by Kim, Paul E., Musher, Daniel M., Glezen, W. Paul, Barradas, Maria C. Rodriguez, Nahm, Walter K., Wright, Charles E.

“…We examined the relation of invasive pneumococcal disease to season, atmospheric conditions, and the rate of respiratory virus isolation in a community-wide…”
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Association Between FcγRIIa-R131 Allotype and Bacteremic Pneumococcal Pneumonia by Yee, Arthur M. F., Phan, Hoang M., Zuniga, Ricardo, Salmon, Jane E., Musher, Daniel M.

“…Human FcγRIIa has 2 codominantly expressed allotypes, which differ greatly in their ability to ligate immunoglobulin G2 (IgG2). Whereas FcγRIIa-R131 binds only…”
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Clinical prediction rules in community-acquired pneumonia: lies, damn lies and statistics by Abers, M S, Musher, D M

“…A variety of prediction scores have been developed to identify at the time of presentation patients with community-acquired pneumonia at risk for intensive…”
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Response of Human Immunodeficiency Virus–Infected Patients Receiving Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy to Vaccination with 23-Valent Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine by Rodriguez-Barradas, Maria C., Alexandraki, Irene, Nazir, Tabinda, Foltzer, Michael, Musher, Daniel M., Brown, Sheldon, Thornby, John

“…Whether highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) impacts responses to 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PV) is not known. Immunoglobulin G…”
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The Association between Pneumococcal Pneumonia and Acute Cardiac Events by Musher, Daniel M., Rueda, Adriana M., Kaka, Anjum S., Mapara, Sulaiman M.

“…Background. Increased cardiac stress, hypoxemia, and inflammation may contribute to acute cardiac events, such as myocardial infarction (MI), arrhythmia,…”
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Impact of an antibiotic restriction program on antibiotic utilization in the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia in a Veterans Affairs Medical Center by Mansouri, M. D, Cadle, R. M, Agbahiwe, S. O, Musher, D. M

“…Purpose The impact of an antibiotic restriction program (ARP) on the patterns of antibiotic use in the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) was…”
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The Potential Role for Protein-Conjugate Pneumococcal Vaccine in Adults: What Is the Supporting Evidence? by Musher, Daniel M., Sampath, Rahul, Rodriguez-Barradas, Maria C.

“…Vaccination with protein-conjugate pneumococcal vaccine (PCV) provides children with extraordinary protection against pneumococcal disease, although the…”
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Analysis of mutations in the pbp genes of penicillin-non-susceptible pneumococci from Turkey by Biçmen, M., Gülay, Z., Ramaswamy, S.V., Musher, D.M., Gür, D.

“…Sequence analysis of the pbp genes from 20 Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates from Turkey (eight with high-level penicillin-resistance, nine with low-level…”
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Severe diabetes associated with protease inhibitor therapy by Visnegarwala, F, Krause, K L, Musher, D M

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Does active hepatitis C virus infection increase the risk for infection due to Staphylococcus aureus? by Kaka, A. S., Filice, G. A., Kuskowski, M., Musher, D. M.

“…Infections with Staphylococcus aureus may be more frequent in subjects with active hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. In this retrospective dual-cohort study,…”
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Safety and immunogenicity of 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine in HIV-1 infected former drug users by Amendola, A, Tanzi, E, Zappa, A, Colzani, D, Boschini, A, Musher, D.M, Zanetti, A.R

“…The immunogenicity of 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine was assessed in 57 HIV-1 infected former intravenous drug users and in 20 HIV-1 negative…”
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Fluid-containing emphysematous bullae: a spectrum of illness by Chandra, D, Rose, S. R, Carter, R. B, Musher, D. M, Hamill, R. J

“…Fluid-containing emphysematous bullae are an under-reported complication of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The roles of bronchoscopy in the work-up and…”
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Nitazoxanide for the Treatment of Clostridium difficile Colitis by Musher, Daniel M., Logan, Nancy, Hamill, Richard J., DuPont, Herbert L., Lentnek, Arnold, Gupta, Arvind, Rossignol, Jean-Francois

“…Background. Clostridium difficile colitis has increased in incidence and severity, and treatment failure with metronidazole therapy has increasingly been…”
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