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Viral Infections of the Lower Respiratory Tract: Old Viruses, New Viruses, and the Role of Diagnosis by Pavia, Andrew T.

“…Viral infections of the lower respiratory tract cause an enormous disease burden in children, and the role of respiratory viruses in serious lower respiratory…”
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Temporal Trends of Invasive Disease Due to Streptococcus pneumoniae among Children in the Intermountain West: Emergence of Nonvaccine Serogroups by Byington, Carrie L., Samore, Matthew H., Stoddard, Gregory J., Barlow, Steve, Daly, Judy, Korgenski, Kent, Firth, Sean, Glover, David, Jensen, Jasmin, Mason, Edward O., Shutt, Cheryl K., Pavia, Andrew T.

“…Background. Use of the heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV-7 [Prevnar]) has been associated with decreased a incidence of invasive pneumococcal…”
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Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind Trial of Intravenous Ribavirin for the Treatment of Hantavirus Cardiopulmonary Syndrome in North America by Mertz, Gregory J., Miedzinski, Lil, Goade, Diane, Pavia, Andrew T., Hjelle, Brian, Hansbarger, Christine O., Levy, Howard, Koster, Frederick T., Baum, Kenneth, Lindemulder, Adeline, Wang, Wenquan, Riser, Laura, Fernandez, Humberto, Whitley, Richard J.

“…Background. Ribavirin is active in vitro against hantaviruses, but the findings of an open trial of the use of intravenous ribavirin for the treatment of…”
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Immunologic and Virologic Effects of Subcutaneous Interleukin 2 in Combination With Antiretroviral Therapy: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Davey Jr, Richard T, Murphy, Robert L, Graziano, Frank M, Boswell, Stephen L, Pavia, Andrew T, Cancio, Margarita, Nadler, Jeffrey P, Chaitt, Doreen G, Dewar, Robin L, Sahner, David K, Duliege, Anne-Marie, Capra, William B, Leong, Wai-Ping, Giedlin, Martin A, Lane, H. Clifford, Kahn, James O

“…CONTEXT While interleukin 2 (IL-2) is capable of inducing a marked expansion of the CD4 T-lymphocyte pool, limited data exist on whether IL-2 treatment can add…”
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Discriminators between Hantavirus-Infected and -Uninfected Persons Enrolled in a Trial of Intravenous Ribavirin for Presumptive Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome by Chapman, L. E., Ellis, B. A., Koster, F. T., Sotir, M., Ksiazek, T. G., Mertz, G. J., Rollin, P. E., Baum, K. F., Pavia, A. T., Christenson, J. C., Rubin, P. J., Jolson, H. M., Behrman, R. E., Khan, A. S., Bell, L. J. Wilson, Simpson, G. L., Hawk, J., Holman, R. C., Peters, C. J.

“…To provide a potentially therapeutic intervention and to collect clinical and laboratory data during an outbreak of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS), 140…”
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How well does physician selection of microbiologic tests identify Clostridium difficile and other pathogens in paediatric diarrhoea? Insights using multiplex PCR-based detection by Stockmann, C., Rogatcheva, M., Harrel, B., Vaughn, M., Crisp, R., Poritz, M., Thatcher, S., Korgenski, E.K., Barney, T., Daly, J., Pavia, A.T.

“…The objective of this study was to compare the aetiologic yield of standard-of-care microbiologic testing ordered by physicians with that of a multiplex PCR…”
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Sources of Infection Among Persons With Acute Hepatitis A and No Identified Risk Factors During a Sustained Community-Wide Outbreak by Staes, Catherine Janes, Schlenker, Thomas L, Risk, Ilene, Cannon, Kyle G, Harris, Heath, Pavia, Andrew T, Shapiro, Craig N, Bell, Beth P

“…Hepatitis A is a common vaccine-preventable disease in the United States. Most cases occur during community-wide outbreaks, which can be difficult to control…”
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Clinical Efficacy of High-Dose Acyclovir in Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Individual Patient Data by Ioannidis, John P. A., Collier, Ann C., Cooper, David A., Corey, Lawrence, Fiddian, A. Paul, Gazzard, Brian G., Griffiths, Paul D., Contopoulos-Ioannidis, Despina G., Lau, Joseph, Pavia, Andrew T., Saag, Michael S., Spruance, Spotswood L., Youle, Michael S.

“…A meta-analysis of 8 randomized trials (1792 patients, 2947 patient-years of follow-up) showed that acyclovir (⩾3200 mg/day) offered a significant survival…”
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A 20-year population-based study of postdiarrheal hemolytic uremic syndrome in Utah by Siegler, R L, Pavia, A T, Christofferson, R D, Milligan, M K

“…To determine epidemiologic features, trends in frequency, and predictors of clinical outcome of postdiarrheal hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) in Utah. A…”
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Spontaneous intestinal perforation in premature infants: A distinct clinical entity associated with systemic candidiasis by Adderson, Elisabeth E, Pappin, Amy, Pavia, Andrew T

“…Purpose: The aim of this study was to define patient characteristics, risk factors, microbiology, and outcome of spontaneous intestinal perforations (SIP) in…”
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Gordonia Species: Emerging Pathogens in Pediatric Patients That Are Identified by 16S Ribosomal RNA Gene Sequencing by Blaschke, Anne J., Bender, Jeffrey, Byington, Carrie L., Korgenski, Kent, Daly, Judy, Petti, Cathy A., Pavia, Andrew T., Ampofo, Krow

“…Gordonia species are emerging pathogens that are often misidentified as Rhodococcus or Nocardia species but are reliably distinguished by 16S ribosomal RNA…”
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The BeWo cell line derived from a human placental choriocarcinoma is permissive for respiratory syncytial virus infection by Velázquez-Cervantes, M. A., Martínez-Castillo, M., González-García, L. D., Vargas-Pavía, T. A., Martínez-Salazar, M. G., Mancilla-Herrera, I., León-Reyes, G., García-Cordero, J., Helguera-Repetto, A. C., León-Juárez, M.

“…The respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the main pathogen associated with upper respiratory tract infections during early childhood. Vertical transmission of…”
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Atypical hemolytic-uremic syndrome: A comparison with postdiarrheal disease by Siegler, Richard L., Pavia, Andrew T., Hansen, Floyd L., Christofferson, Ryan D., Cook, Joshua B.

“…OBJECTIVES: To compare the epidemiologic, laboratory, clinical, and outcome variables of atypical (nondiarrheal) hemolytic-uremic syndrome with those of…”
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Effect of dronabinol on nutritional status in HIV infection by Struwe, M, Kaempfer, S H, Geiger, C J, Pavia, A T, Plasse, T F, Shepard, K V, Ries, K, Evans, T G

“…To examine the effect of dronabinol (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol) on appetite and nutritional status in patients with symptomatic HIV infection and weight…”
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Clustering of post-diarrheal (Shiga toxin-mediated) hemolytic uremic syndrome in families by Siegler, R L, Sherbotie, J R, Denkers, N D, Pavia, A T

“…1. To study the epidemiological and clinical features of Shiga toxin (Stx)-mediated (post-diarrheal) hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) occurring in more than 1…”
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Invasive Sinonasal Disease Due to Scopulariopsis candida: Case Report and Review of Scopulariopsosis by Kriesel, John D., Adderson, Elisabeth E., Gooch, W. M., Pavia, Andrew T.

“…Sinonasal infection with fungi of the order Mucorales—termed mucormycosis or zygomycosis —is sometimes seen in immunosuppressed patients, including those with…”
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Partner notification for control of HIV: results after 2 years of a statewide program in Utah by Pavia, A T, Benyo, M, Niler, L, Risk, I

“…We sought to evaluate the utility of partner notification for control of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and to identify subgroups in which it may…”
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The prophylactic use of low-dose amphotericin B in bone marrow transplant patients by Riley, D K, Pavia, A T, Beatty, P G, Petersen, F B, Spruance, J L, Stokes, R, Evans, T G

“…To evaluate the efficacy of prophylactic low-dose amphotericin B (0.1 mg/kg per day) (LDA) in preventing fungal infections in patients who have had a bone…”
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An Epidemiological Investigation of a Sustained High Rate of Pediatric Parapneumonic Empyema: Risk Factors and Microbiological Associations by Byington, Carrie L., Spencer, LaShonda Y., Johnson, Timothy A., Pavia, Andrew T., Allen, Daniel, Mason, Edward O., Kaplan, Sheldon, Carroll, Karen C., Daly, Judy A., Christenson, John C., Samore, Matthew H.

“…We investigated the increasing incidence of pediatric empyema during the 1990s at Primary Children's Medical Center in Salt Lake City. Of 540 children…”
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Adenoviral Infections in Children: The Impact of Rapid Diagnosis by Rocholl, Christian, Gerber, Kris, Daly, Judy, Pavia, Andrew T, Byington, Carrie L

“…Adenovirus (ADV) infections were difficult to diagnose in the past, and many infections were unrecognized. Direct fluorescent assay (DFA) for the rapid…”
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