Search Results - "Miller, Shelley"
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First Report of Ceftazidime-Avibactam Resistance in a KPC-3-Expressing Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolate
Published in Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy (01-10-2015)“…Ceftazidime-avibactam is the first antimicrobial approved by the U.S. FDA for the treatment of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae. Avibactam, a…”
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Activity of Ceftolozane-Tazobactam and Ceftazidime-Avibactam against Beta-Lactam-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates
Published in Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy (01-12-2017)“…Ceftolozane-tazobactam (C/T) and ceftazidime-avibactam (CZA) MICs were evaluated for a collection of 309 beta-lactam-resistant isolates of recovered from three…”
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Rapid pathogen-specific phenotypic antibiotic susceptibility testing using digital LAMP quantification in clinical samples
Published in Science translational medicine (04-10-2017)“…Rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) is urgently needed for informing treatment decisions and preventing the spread of antimicrobial resistance…”
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Comparison of the AmpliVue, BD Max System, and illumigene Molecular Assays for Detection of Group B Streptococcus in Antenatal Screening Specimens
Published in Journal of clinical microbiology (01-06-2015)“…The performances of the AmpliVue, BD Max, and illumigene group B Streptococcus (GBS) nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) were compared to that of enriched…”
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Multicenter Evaluation of the Accelerate PhenoTest BC Kit for Rapid Identification and Phenotypic Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Using Morphokinetic Cellular Analysis
Published in Journal of clinical microbiology (01-04-2018)“…We describe results from a multicenter study evaluating the Accelerate Pheno system, a first of its kind diagnostic system that rapidly identifies common…”
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Performance of Ceftolozane-Tazobactam Etest, MIC Test Strips, and Disk Diffusion Compared to Reference Broth Microdilution for β-Lactam-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates
Published in Journal of clinical microbiology (01-03-2018)“…The performance characteristics of the ceftolozane-tazobactam (C-T) Etest (bioMérieux, Marcy l'Etoile, France), MIC test strips (MTS; Liofilchem, Italy), and…”
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Use of Ancillary Carbapenemase Tests To Improve Specificity of Phenotypic Definitions for Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae
Published in Journal of clinical microbiology (01-06-2017)“…Carbapenemase-producing (CPE) are a significant threat to public health. In 2015, CDC revised the surveillance definition for CPE to include all resistant to…”
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Comparison of the Vitek MS and Bruker Microflex LT MALDI-TOF MS platforms for routine identification of commonly isolated bacteria and yeast in the clinical microbiology laboratory
Published in Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease (01-01-2015)“…Abstract This study compared the diagnostic performance of Bruker's Microflex LT and bioMérieux's Vitek MS matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization–time of…”
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In vitro activity of daptomycin in combination with β-lactams, gentamicin, rifampin, and tigecycline against daptomycin-nonsusceptible enterococci
Published in Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy (01-07-2015)“…Enterococci that are nonsusceptible (NS; MIC > 4 μg/ml) to daptomycin are an emerging clinical concern. The synergistic combination of daptomycin plus…”
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Multicenter Evaluation of a Modified Cefoxitin Disk Diffusion Method and PBP2a Testing To Predict mecA-Mediated Oxacillin Resistance in Atypical Staphylococcus aureus
Published in Journal of clinical microbiology (01-02-2017)“…Phenotypic variants of Staphylococcus aureus that display small colonies, reduced pigmentation, and decreased hemolysis and/or coagulase activity are…”
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Fibronectin-binding protein of Borrelia hermsii expressed in the blood of mice with relapsing fever
Published in Infection and immunity (01-06-2014)“…To identify and characterize surface proteins expressed by the relapsing fever (RF) agent Borrelia hermsii in the blood of infected mice, we used a cell-free…”
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Photo quiz: A child with fever after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
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Targeted disruption of mouse Pds provides insight about the inner-ear defects encountered in Pendred syndrome
Published in Human molecular genetics (15-01-2001)“…Following the positional cloning of PDS, the gene mutated in the deafness/goitre disorder Pendred syndrome (PS), numerous studies have focused on defining the…”
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Genome Sequence of Borrelia parkeri, an Agent of Enzootic Relapsing Fever in Western North America
Published in Genome announcements (Washington, DC) (13-02-2014)“…Borrelia parkeri is a relapsing fever agent that rarely causes human infection, unlike other North American species. B. parkeri strain HR1 was isolated from…”
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Techniques in aseptic rodent surgery
Published in Current protocols in immunology (01-08-2008)“…Performing aseptic survival surgery in rodents can be challenging. This unit describes some basic principles to assist clinicians, researchers, and technicians…”
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Capnometry vs pH testing in nasogastric tube placement
Published in Gastrointestinal Nursing (01-03-2011)“…Nasogastric tubes (NGTs) are commonly used in the clinic for feeding, aspiration and administration of drugs and other oral agents. It is therefore imperative…”
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Mutation in the key enzyme of sialic acid biosynthesis causes severe glomerular proteinuria and is rescued by N-acetylmannosamine
Published in The Journal of clinical investigation (01-06-2007)“…Mutations in the key enzyme of sialic acid biosynthesis, uridine diphospho-N-acetylglucosamine 2-epimerase/N-acetylmannosamine (ManNAc) kinase (GNE/MNK),…”
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Large Linear Plasmids of Borrelia Species That Cause Relapsing Fever
Published in Journal of Bacteriology (01-08-2013)“…Borrelia species of relapsing fever (RF) and Lyme disease (LD) lineages have linear chromosomes and both linear and circular plasmids. Unique to RF species,…”
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The Azulejo as Colonial Symbol of Power: a Deconstruction through Sugar and Art
Published in Art is on (Lisboa) (30-12-2018)“…I create murals that look like azulejos, depicting caravels and many decorative features seen in traditional azulejos, but my murals are made entirely of…”
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The Gne M712T Mouse as a Model for Human Glomerulopathy
Published in The American journal of pathology (01-04-2012)“…Pathological glomerular hyposialylation has been implicated in certain unexplained glomerulopathies, including minimal change nephrosis, membranous…”
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