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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infection after Fractionated CO2 Laser Resurfacing by Culton, Donna A., Lachiewicz, Anne M., Miller, Becky A., Miller, Melissa B., MacKuen, Courteney, Groben, Pamela, White, Becky, Cox, Gary M., Stout, Jason E.

“…Nontuberculous mycobacteria are increasingly associated with cutaneous infections after cosmetic procedures. Fractionated CO 2 resurfacing, a widely used…”
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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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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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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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Estimating population structure under nonequilibrium conditions in a conservation context: continent-wide population genetics of the giant Amazon river turtle, Podocnemis expansa (Chelonia; Podocnemididae) by PEARSE, DEVON E., ARNDT, ALLAN D., VALENZUELA, NICOLE, MILLER, BECKY A., CANTARELLI, VITOR, SITES JR, JACK W.

“…Giant Amazon river turtles, Podocnemis expansa, are indigenous to the Amazon, Orinoco, and Essequibo River basins, and are distributed across nearly the entire…”
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Measuring the effect of inappropriate initial antibiotic therapy on outcomes of patients with Gram-negative sepsis: An imprecise science by Sexton, Daniel J, Miller, Becky A, Anderson, Deverick J

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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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“What the Eyes Don’t See, the Heart Doesn’t Grieve Over”: Epidemiology and Risk Factors for Bloodstream Infections following Cardiac Catheterization by Dicks, Kristen V., Staheli, Russell, Anderson, Deverick J., Miller, Becky A., Jones, W. Schuyler, Harrison, J. Kevin, Sexton, Daniel J., Moehring, Rebekah W., Chen, Luke F.

“…No standard definition exists for surveillance and characterization of the epidemiology of bloodstream infections (BSIs) after cardiac catheterization (CC)…”
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Mechanical thinning restores ecological functions in a seasonally dry ponderosa pine forest in the inland Pacific Northwest, USA by Vernon, Michael J., Johnston, James D., Stokely, Thomas D., Miller, Becky A., Woodruff, David R.

“…•Radial growth was greater in thinned stands beginning three years post-treatment.•Glucose plus fructose was lower in treated stands suggesting use of carbon…”
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Mechanical thinning without prescribed fire moderates wildfire behavior in an Eastern Oregon, USA ponderosa pine forest by Johnston, James D., Olszewski, Julia H., Miller, Becky A., Schmidt, Micah R., Vernon, Michael J., Ellsworth, Lisa M.

“…•Mechanical thinning can moderate fire behavior in the absence of prescribed fire.•Fuel loading in a dry ponderosa pine forest increased for a year or two…”
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