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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Therapy: Past, Present, and Future by Rodvold, Keith A., McConeghy, Kevin W.

“…Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) continues to be associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Vancomycin was the "gold standard" of…”
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Defining hip fracture with claims data: outpatient and provider claims matter by Berry, S. D., Zullo, A. R., McConeghy, K., Lee, Y., Daiello, L., Kiel, D. P.

“…Summary Medicare claims are commonly used to identify hip fractures, but there is no universally accepted definition. We found that a definition using…”
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Administrative health data: guilty until proven innocent. Response to comments by Levy and Sobolev by Berry, S. D., Zullo, A. R., McConeghy, K., Lee, Y., Daiello, L., Kiel, D. P.

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The Empirical Combination of Vancomycin and a  -Lactam for Staphylococcal Bacteremia by McConeghy, Kevin W, Bleasdale, Susan C, Rodvold, Keith A

“…The high prevalence of methicillin resistance among Staphylococcus aureus bacteremias leads to common use of vancomycin as empirical therapy. However,…”
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Clarification of Calculation Methods Added to Table

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BALANCING THE BENEFITS OF BISPHOSPHONATE TREATMENT WITH RISK OF ADVERSE EVENTS IN FRAIL NURSING HOME RESIDENTS by McConeghy, K, Lee, Y, Zullo, A R, Zhang, T, Berry, S D

“…NH residents are at significant risk of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) due to frailty, decreased drug clearance and drug-drug interactions. Oral bisphosphonates…”
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COMPARISON OF BISPHOSPHONATES VERSUS CALCITONIN AND RISK OF HIP FRACTURE USING COMPLEMENTARY APPROACHES by Zullo, A R, Lee, Y, McConeghy, K, Zhang, T, Daiello, L, Kiel, D P, Berry, S D

“…Analytic decisions can profoundly impact observational study results. Little data exist about the influence of these decisions when estimating effects of…”
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FRACTURE RISK ASSESSMENT IN LONG-TERM CARE (FRAIL) PREDICTS NON-VERTEBRAL FRACTURES by Berry, S, Zullo, A R, Lee, Y, Daiello, L, McConeghy, K, Zhang, T, Mor, V, Kiel, D P

“…We recently developed a model (FRAiL) to predict 2-year risk of hip fracture in NH residents. The purpose of this study was to determine whether FRAiL can be…”
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Effect of Bisphosphonates on Fracture Outcomes Among Frail Older Adults by Zullo, Andrew R., Zhang, Tingting, Lee, Yoojin, McConeghy, Kevin W., Daiello, Lori A., Kiel, Douglas P., Mor, Vincent, Berry, Sarah D.

“…BACKGROUND Bisphosphonates are seldom used in frail, older adults, in part due to lack of direct evidence of efficacy in this population and increasing…”
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Utilization of Pharmacist Responders as a Component of a Multidisciplinary Sepsis Bundle by Flynn, Jeremy D., McConeghy, Kevin W., Flannery, Alexander H., Nestor, Melissa, Branson, Pam, Hatton, Kevin W.

“…Background: Sepsis and septic shock remain a significant burden on the US health care system. A multidisciplinary response system (Coordinated Response to…”
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