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Cutaneous Mycobacterial Infections by Franco-Paredes, Carlos, Marcos, Luis A, Henao-Martínez, Andrés F, Rodríguez-Morales, Alfonso J, Villamil-Gómez, Wilmer E, Gotuzzo, Eduardo, Bonifaz, Alexandro

“…Humans encounter mycobacterial species due to their ubiquity in different environmental niches. In many individuals, pathogenic mycobacterial species may…”
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Intestinal protozoan infections in the immunocompromised host by Marcos, Luis A, Gotuzzo, Eduardo

“…PURPOSE OF REVIEWIntestinal protozoa are becoming increasingly recognized as significant pathogens in immunocompromised hosts. However, pathogenesis of…”
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Tocilizumab in the treatment of critical COVID-19 pneumonia: A retrospective cohort study of mechanically ventilated patients by Fisher, Matthew J., Marcos Raymundo, Luis A., Monteforte, Melinda, Taub, Erin M., Go, Roderick

“…•Tocilizumab was not associated with significantly reduced mortality in mechanically ventilated patients with COVID-19 pneumonia.•Patients who received…”
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Association of Fasciola hepatica Infection with Liver Fibrosis, Cirrhosis, and Cancer: A Systematic Review by Machicado, Claudia, Machicado, Jorge D, Maco, Vicente, Terashima, Angelica, Marcos, Luis A

“…Fascioliasis has been sporadically associated with chronic liver disease on previous studies. In order to describe the current evidence, we carried out a…”
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Zoonotic Leprosy in the Southeastern United States by Sharma, Rahul, Singh, Pushpendra, Loughry, W J, Lockhart, J Mitchell, Inman, W Barry, Duthie, Malcolm S, Pena, Maria T, Marcos, Luis A, Scollard, David M, Cole, Stewart T, Truman, Richard W

“…Nine-banded armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus) are naturally infected with Mycobacterium leprae and have been implicated in zoonotic transmission of leprosy…”
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Persistent Clostridium difficile Colitis Mimicking A Fatal Case Of Strongyloides Hyperinfection Syndrome by Grossman, Jeremy, Fan, Jun, Allard, Felicia, Moon, Jane, Marcos, Luis A.

“…•Patients from endemic areas and on chronic steroids should be screened for Strongyloides stercoralis.•Stool ova and parasite testing may detect Strongyloides…”
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Use of tafenoquine to treat a patient with relapsing babesiosis with clinical and molecular evidence of resistance to azithromycin and atovaquone by Marcos, Luis A., Leung, Annie, Kirkman, Laura, Wormser, Gary P.

“…Tafenoquine is a highly effective treatment for Babesia microti infections in animal models. An immunocompromised patient infected by a strain of B. microti…”
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Safety, tolerability, and outcomes of losartan use in patients hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2 infection: A feasibility study by Bolotova, Olena, Yoo, Jeanwoo, Chaudhri, Imran, Marcos, Luis A, Sahib, Haseena, Koraishy, Farrukh M, Skopicki, Hal, Ahmad, Sahar, Mallipattu, Sandeep K

“…Retrospective studies on the use of Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System blockade in patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) have been informative…”
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Observational study on the effectiveness and safety of multiple regimens of triclabendazole in human fascioliasis after failure to standard-of-care regimens by Terashima, Angélica, Canales, Marco, Maco, Vicente, Marcos, Luis A.

“…•Triclabendazole (TCBZ) is the recommended anthelmintic for F. hepatica, but failures to standard doses have been reported.•There is a need to re-define the…”
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Phytophotodermatitis by Marcos, Luis A, Kahler, Ralph

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Development of a capture sequencing assay for enhanced detection and genotyping of tick-borne pathogens by Jain, Komal, Tagliafierro, Teresa, Marques, Adriana, Sanchez-Vicente, Santiago, Gokden, Alper, Fallon, Brian, Mishra, Nischay, Briese, Thomas, Kapoor, Vishal, Sameroff, Stephen, Guo, Cheng, Marcos, Luis A., Hu, Linden, Lipkin, W. Ian, Tokarz, Rafal

“…Inadequate sensitivity has been the primary limitation for implementing high-throughput sequencing for studies of tick-borne agents. Here we describe the…”
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Mycobacterium orygis Lymphadenitis in New York, USA by Marcos, Luis A, Spitzer, Eric D, Mahapatra, Rahul, Ma, Yupo, Halse, Tanya A, Shea, Joseph, Isabelle, Michelle, Lapierre, Pascal, Escuyer, Vincent E

“…We report a case of lymphadenitis caused by Mycobacterium orygis in an immunocompetent person in Stony Brook, New York, USA. Initial real-time PCR assay failed…”
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Presence of Borrelia miyamotoi infection in a highly endemic area of Lyme disease by Marcos, Luis A, Smith, Kalie, Reardon, Kelsey, Weinbaum, Fredric, Spitzer, Eric D

“…A series of cases in the Northeast of the US during 2013-2015 described a new Borrelia species, Borrelia miyamotoi, which is transmitted by the same tick…”
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Babesiosis in Long Island: review of 62 cases focusing on treatment with azithromycin and atovaquone by Kletsova, Ekaterina A, Spitzer, Eric D, Fries, Bettina C, Marcos, Luis A

“…Babesiosis is a potentially life-threatening, tick-borne infection endemic in New York. The purpose of this study was to review recent trends in babesiosis…”
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Kankanet: An artificial neural network-based object detection smartphone application and mobile microscope as a point-of-care diagnostic aid for soil-transmitted helminthiases by Yang, Ariel, Bakhtari, Nahid, Langdon-Embry, Liana, Redwood, Emile, Grandjean Lapierre, Simon, Rakotomanga, Patricia, Rafalimanantsoa, Armand, De Dios Santos, Juan, Vigan-Womas, Inès, Knoblauch, Astrid M, Marcos, Luis A

“…Endemic areas for soil-transmitted helminthiases often lack the tools and trained personnel necessary for point-of-care diagnosis. This study pilots the use of…”
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False-Positive Serology for Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in Long Island, New York, during 2011-2021 by Sajib, Monirul I, Lamba, Pooja, Spitzer, Eric D, Marcos, Luis A

“…Cases of rocky mountain spotted fever (RMSF) are increasingly reported every year in Long Island, New York. In clinical practice, an uncommonly high number of…”
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A Short Series of Case Reports of COVID-19 in Immunocompromised Patients by Mishra, Mitali, Zahra, Aleena, Chauhan, Lokendra V, Thakkar, Riddhi, Ng, James, Joshi, Shreyas, Spitzer, Eric D, Marcos, Luis A, Lipkin, W Ian, Mishra, Nischay

“…Immunocompromised individuals are at risk of prolonged SARS-CoV-2 infection due to weaker immunity, co-morbidities, and lowered vaccine effectiveness, which…”
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Successful Treatment of Vancomycin-Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus Pacemaker Lead Infective Endocarditis with Telavancin by MARCOS, Luis A, CAMINS, Bernard C

“…Classifications Services AAC Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley Reddit…”
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Progression of Lyme disease to Bell’s Palsy despite treatment with doxycycline by Marcos, Luis A., Yan, Zengmin

“…•Treatment of choice for Lyme disease remains controversial.•Bell’s palsy developed despite being on doxycycline.•Progression of disease may be related to a…”
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The Burden of Neurocysticercosis at a Single New York Hospital by Seidman, R., Sweeney, Keith, Woroch, Luboslav, Spallone, Amy, Marcos, Luis A.

“…Neurocysticercosis (NCC), a disease caused by the larval pork tapeworm Taenia solium, has emerged as an important infection in the United States. In this…”
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