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Comparison of the Burdens of Hospital-Onset, Healthcare Facility–Associated Clostridium difficile Infection and of Healthcare-Associated Infection due to Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Community Hospitals by Miller, Becky A., Chen, Luke F., Sexton, Daniel J., Anderson, Deverick J.

“…We sought to determine the burden of nosocomial Clostridium difficile infection in comparison to other healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) in community…”
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A Major Genome Region Underlying Artemisinin Resistance in Malaria by Cheeseman, Ian H., Miller, Becky A., Nair, Shalini, Nkhoma, Standwell, Tan, Asako, Tan, John C., Saai, Salma Al, Phyo, Aung Pyae, Moo, Carit Ler, Lwin, Khin Maung, McGready, Rose, Ashley, Elizabeth, Imwong, Mallika, Stepniewska, Kasia, Yi, Poravuth, Dondorp, Arjen M., Mayxay, Mayfong, Newton, Paul N., White, Nicholas J., Nosten, François, Ferdig, Michael T., Anderson, Timothy J. C.

“…Evolving resistance to arte misi ni n-based compounds threatens to derail attempts to control malaria. Resistance has been confirmed in western Cambodia and…”
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A Case-control Study of Community-associated Clostridium difficile Infection: No Role for Proton Pump Inhibitors by Naggie, Susanna, MD, Miller, Becky A., MD, Zuzak, Kimberly B., MD, Pence, Brian W., PhD, MPH, Mayo, Ashley J., MSPH, Nicholson, Bradly P., PhD, Kutty, Preeta K., MD, MPH, McDonald, L. Clifford, MD, Woods, Christopher W., MD, MPH

“…Abstract Background The epidemiology of community-associated Clostridium difficile infection is not well known. We performed a multicenter, case-control study…”
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Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia Secondary to Daptomycin: A Report of Three Cases by Miller, Becky A., Gray, Alice, LeBlanc, Thomas W., Sexton, Daniel J., Martin, Andrew R., Slama, Thomas G.

“…We describe 3 cases of daptomycin-induced pulmonary toxic effects that are consistent with drug-induced acute eosinophilic pneumonia. Patients presented…”
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Non-native plant invasion after fire in western USA varies by functional type and with climate by Prevéy, Janet S., Jarnevich, Catherine S., Pearse, Ian S., Munson, Seth M., Stevens, Jens T., Barrett, Kevin J., Coop, Jonathan D., Day, Michelle A., Firmage, David, Fornwalt, Paula J., Haynes, Katharine M., Johnston, James D., Kerns, Becky K., Krawchuk, Meg A., Miller, Becky A., Nietupski, Ty C., Roque, Jacquilyn, Springer, Judith D., Stevens-Rumann, Camille S., Stoddard, Michael T., Tortorelli, Claire M.

“…Invasions by non-native plant species after fire can negatively affect important ecosystem services and lead to invasion-fire cycles that further degrade…”
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Adaptive copy number evolution in malaria parasites by Nair, Shalini, Miller, Becky, Barends, Marion, Jaidee, Anchalee, Patel, Jigar, Mayxay, Mayfong, Newton, Paul, Nosten, François, Ferdig, Michael T, Anderson, Tim J C

“…Copy number polymorphism (CNP) is ubiquitous in eukaryotic genomes, but the degree to which this reflects the action of positive selection is poorly…”
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Diameter limits impede restoration of historical conditions in dry mixed‐conifer forests of eastern Oregon, USA by Johnston, James D., Greenler, Skye M., Miller, Becky A., Reilly, Matthew J., Lindsay, Amanda A., Dunn, Christopher J.

“…The U.S. Forest Service is reconsidering policies that limit the size of trees that can be removed in the course of restoration treatments in dry forests of…”
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Population Structure Shapes Copy Number Variation in Malaria Parasites by Cheeseman, Ian H, Miller, Becky, Tan, John C, Tan, Asako, Nair, Shalini, Nkhoma, Standwell C, De Donato, Marcos, Rodulfo, Hectorina, Dondorp, Arjen, Branch, Oralee H, Mesia, Lastenia Ruiz, Newton, Paul, Mayxay, Mayfong, Amambua-Ngwa, Alfred, Conway, David J, Nosten, François, Ferdig, Michael T, Anderson, Tim J C

“…If copy number variants (CNVs) are predominantly deleterious, we would expect them to be more efficiently purged from populations with a large effective…”
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Observing and Improving Hand Hygiene Compliance: Implementation and Refinement of an Electronic-Assisted Direct-Observer Hand Hygiene Audit Program by Chen, Luke F., Carriker, Charlene, Staheli, Russell, Isaacs, Pamela, Elliott, Brandon, Miller, Becky A., Anderson, Deverick J., Moehring, Rebekah W., Vereen, Sheila, Bringhurst, Judie, Rhodes, Lisa, Strittholt, Nancy, Sexton, Daniel J.

“…We implemented a direct-observer hand hygiene audit program that used trained observers, wireless data entry devices, and an intranet portal. We improved the…”
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The Network Approach for Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections: Long-Term Effect of Participation in the Duke Infection Control Outreach Network by Anderson, Deverick J., Miller, Becky A., Chen, Luke F., Adcock, Linda H., Cook, Evelyn, Cromer, A. Lynn, Louis, Susan, Thacker II, Paul A., Sexton, Daniel J.

“…Objective. To describe the rates of several key outcomes and healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) among hospitals that participated in the Duke Infection…”
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Management of non-compressible torso hemorrhage of the abdomen in civilian and military austere environments: a scoping review by Adams, Donald, McDonald, Paige L, Holland, Seth, Merkle, Alexander B, Puglia, Christen, Miller, Becky, Allison, Deidre D, Moussette, Christina, Souza, Christopher J, Nunez, Timothy, van der Wees, Philip

“…BackgroundNon-compressible abdominal hemorrhage (NCAH) is the leading cause of potentially preventable deaths in both civilian and military austere…”
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The Impact of Depth of Infection and Postdischarge Surveillance on Rate of Surgical-Site Infections in a Network of Community Hospitals by Ming, David Y., Chen, Luke F., Miller, Becky A., Sexton, Daniel J., Anderson, Deverick J.

“…Objective. To describe the epidemiology of surgical-site infections (SSIs) in community hospitals and to explore the impact of depth of SSI, healthcare…”
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A microarray platform and novel SNP calling algorithm to evaluate Plasmodium falciparum field samples of low DNA quantity by Jacob, Christopher G, Tan, John C, Miller, Becky A, Tan, Asako, Takala-Harrison, Shannon, Ferdig, Michael T, Plowe, Christopher V

“…Analysis of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) derived from whole-genome studies allows for rapid evaluation of genome-wide diversity, and genomic…”
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Central Line–Associated Infections as Defined by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Hospital-Acquired Condition versus Standard Infection Control Surveillance: Why Hospital Compare Seems Conflicted by Moehring, Rebekah W., Staheli, Russell, Miller, Becky A., Chen, Luke Francis, Sexton, Daniel John, Anderson, Deverick John

“…Objective. To evaluate the concordance of case-finding methods for central line–associated infection as defined by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services…”
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An optimized microarray platform for assaying genomic variation in Plasmodium falciparum field populations by Tan, John C, Miller, Becky A, Tan, Asako, Patel, Jigar J, Cheeseman, Ian H, Anderson, Tim J C, Manske, Magnus, Maslen, Gareth, Kwiatkowski, Dominic P, Ferdig, Michael T

“…We present an optimized probe design for copy number variation (CNV) and SNP genotyping in the Plasmodium falciparum genome. We demonstrate that variable…”
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Correction: Corrigendum: Artemisinin-resistant Plasmodium falciparum clinical isolates can infect diverse mosquito vectors of Southeast Asia and Africa by St. Laurent, Brandyce, Miller, Becky, Burton, Timothy A., Amaratunga, Chanaki, Men, Sary, Sovannaroth, Siv, Fay, Michael P., Miotto, Olivo, Gwadz, Robert W., Anderson, Jennifer M., Fairhurst, Rick M.

“…Nature Communications 6: Article number: 8614 (2015); Published: 20 October 2015; Updated: 8 January 2016. In the first paragraph of the Results section in…”
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Sensitivity of surveillance testing for multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria in the intensive care unit by Ridgway, Jessica P, Peterson, Lance R, Thomson, Jr, Richard B, Miller, Becky A, Wright, Marc-Oliver, Schora, Donna M, Robicsek, Ari

“…We tested intensive care unit patients for colonization with multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacilli (MDR GNB) and compared the results with those of…”
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COOH-terminal truncation of flightin decreases myofilament lattice organization, cross-bridge binding, and power output in Drosophila indirect flight muscle by Tanner, Bertrand C W, Miller, Mark S, Miller, Becky M, Lekkas, Panagiotis, Irving, Thomas C, Maughan, David W, Vigoreaux, Jim O

“…The indirect flight muscle (IFM) of insects is characterized by a near crystalline myofilament lattice structure that likely evolved to achieve high power…”
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Shedding light on new methods to improve hospital cleanliness: The use of ultraviolet monitors as surrogate markers for bacterial contamination by Miller, Becky A, Sexton, Daniel J

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Functional Effects of Nemaline Myopathy Mutations on Human Skeletal α-Actin by Miller, Becky M., Trybus, Kathleen M.

“…Mutations in human α-skeletal actin have been implicated in causing congenital nemaline myopathy, a disease characterized histopathologically by nemaline…”
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