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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Two Child Care Centers by Adcock, Penny M., Pastor, Patricia, Medley, Francinne, Patterson, Jan E., Murphy, Trudy V.

“…Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has not been studied in child care centers. The prevalence of MRSA colonization was determined at two…”
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Comparison of objective outcomes following laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication vs laparoscopic gastric bypass in the morbidly obese with heartburn by PATTERSON, E. J, DAVIS, D. G, KHAJANCHEE, Y, SWANSTRÖM, L. L

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Mortality from invasive pneumococcal pneumonia in the era of antibiotic resistance, 1995-1997 by Feikin, DR, Schuchat, A, Kolczak, M, Barrett, NL, Harrison, LH, Lefkowitz, L, McGeer, A, Farley, MM, Vugia, DJ, Lexau, C, Stefonek, KR, Patterson, JE, Jorgensen, JH

“…This study examined epidemiologic factors affecting mortality from pneumococcal pneumonia in 1995 through 1997. Persons residing in a surveillance area who had…”
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Radiofrequency ablation of porcine liver in vivo : Effects of blood flow and treatment time on lesion size by PATTERSON, E. J, SCUDAMORE, C. H, OWEN, D. A, NAGY, A. G, BUCZKOWSKI, A. K

“…To determine, in vivo, the effect of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) treatment time and tissue blood flow on the size and shape of the resulting necrotic lesion…”
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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus as a Community Organism by Moreno, Francisco, Crisp, Cindy, Jorgensen, James H., Patterson, Jan Evans

“…An increase in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections prompted a study of MRSA during a 21-month period in a 600-bed university hospital…”
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Risk factors for Candida species colonization of neonatal intensive care unit patients by SAIMAN, LISA, LUDINGTON, ELIZABETH, DAWSON, JEFFREY D, PATTERSON, JAN E, RANGEL-FRAUSTO, SIGFRIDO, WIBLIN, R TODD, BLUMBERG, HENRY M, PFALLER, MICHAEL, RINALDI, MICHAEL, EDWARDS, JACK E, WENZEL, RICHARD P, JARVIS, WILLIAM

“…BACKGROUND.Candida spp. are increasingly important pathogens in neonatal intensive care units (NICU). Prior colonization is a major risk factor for candidemia,…”
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Antibiotic utilization: is there an effect on antimicrobial resistance? by Patterson, J E

“…The antimicrobial resistance problem in hospitals continues to worsen. In particular, extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae…”
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Effects of color-enhancing glasses on color vision in congenital red-green color deficiencies by Patterson, E J, Mastey, R R, Kuchenbecker, J A, Rowlan, J, Neitz, J, Neitz, M, Carroll, J

“…As commercially available glasses for color vision deficiency (CVD) are classified as low risk, they are not subject to stringent marketing regulations. We…”
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Elucidating the Origins of Nosocomial Infections with Candida albicans by DNA Fingerprinting with the Complex Probe Ca3 by MARCO, F, LOCKHART, S. R, PATTERSON, J. E, RINALDI, M. G, WENZEL, R. P, SOLL, D. R, PFALLER, M. A, PUJOL, C, RANGEL-FRAUSTO, M. S, WIBLIN, T, BLUMBERG, H. M, EDWARDS, J. E, JARVIS, W, SAIMAN, L

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Antibiotic cycling to decrease bacterial antibiotic resistance: a 5-year experience on a bone marrow transplant unit by CADENA, J, TABOADA, C. A, BURGESS, D. S, MA, J. Z, LEWIS, J. S, FREYTES, C. O, PATTERSON, J. E

“…Multidrug-resistant pathogens have important effects on clinical outcomes. Antibiotic cycling is one approach to control anti-microbial resistance, but few…”
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Association of Antibiotic Utilization Measures and Control of Multiple‐Drug Resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae by Patterson, Jan E., Hardin, Thomas C., Kelly, Cindy A., Garcia, Rosa C., Jorgensen, James H.

“…To study the association of antibiotic-utilization measures and control of multidrug-resistant (MDR) Klebsiella pneumoniae after emergence in two hospitals in…”
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Bacterial urinary tract infections in diabetes by Patterson, J E, Andriole, V T

“…Diabetes mellitus has a number of long-term effects on the genitourinary system. These effects predispose to bacterial urinary tract infections in the patient…”
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Use of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis typing to study an outbreak of infection due to Serratia marcescens in a neonatal intensive care unit by MIRANDA, G, KELLY, C, SOLORZANO, F, LEANOS, B, CORIA, R, PATTERSON, J. E

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Regression and progression of Barrett's oesophagus after antireflux surgery by Sagar, P M, Ackroyd, R, Hosie, K B, Patterson, J E, Stoddard, C J, Kingsnorth, A N

“…The effects of antireflux surgery on Barrett's oesophagus were studied. Fifty-six patients (45 men and 11 women of median age 48.5 (range 20-78) years) with…”
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Incidence of Hemolysin, Gelatinase, and Aggregation Substance among Enterococci Isolated from Patients with Endocarditis and Other Infections and from Feces of Hospitalized and Community-Based Persons by Coque, Teresa M., Patterson, Jan E., Steckelberg, James M., Murray, Barbara E.

“…The presence of hemolysin, gelatinase, and aggregation substance (by use of a probe known to hybridize to most pheromone-responsive plasmids) was determined in…”
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An alternative approach to acute cholecystitis : Percutaneous cholecystostomy and interval laparoscopic cholecystectomy by PATTERSON, E. J, MCLOUGHLIN, R. F, MATHIESON, J. R, COOPERBERG, P. L, MACFARLANE, J. K

“…The mainstay of therapy for acute cholecystitis is cholecystectomy, which has a mortality of 5-30% in high-risk patients such as the elderly or critically ill…”
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National Epidemiology of Mycoses Survey: A Multicenter Study of Strain Variation and Antifungal Susceptibility Among Isolates of Candida Species by Pfaller, M.A., Messer, S.A., Houston, A., Rangel-Frausto, M.S., Wiblin, T., Blumberg, H.M., Edwards, J.E., Jarvis, W., Martin, M.A., Neu, H.C., Saiman, L., Patterson, J.E., Dibb, J.C., Roldan, C.M., Rinaldi, M.G., Wenzel, R.P.

“…The National Epidemiology of Mycoses Survey (NEMIS) involves six academic centers studying fungal infections in surgical and neonatal intensive care unit (ICU)…”
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Clinical and Molecular Epidemiology of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium During Its Emergence in a City in Southern Texas by Moreno, Francisco, Grota, Patti, Crisp, Cindy, Magnon, Karen, Melcher, Gregory P., Jorgensen, James H., Patterson, Jan Evans

“…During a 19-month period from April 1993 to October 1994, 41 isolates of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREF) were detected in seven different…”
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Radiofrequency ablation followed by resection of malignant liver tumors by Scudamore, Charles H, Lee, Shung I, Patterson, Emma J, Buczkowski, Andrzej K, July, Laura V, Chung, Stephen W, Buckley, Anne R, Ho, Stephen G.F, Owen, David A

“…BACKGROUND: Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) has recently been used to treat liver tumors, but few clinical reports have described the pathological…”
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Monitoring and mapping of hydrogen sulphide emissions across an active geothermal field: Rotorua, New Zealand by Horwell, C.J., Patterson, J.E., Gamble, J.A., Allen, A.G.

“…Hydrogen sulphide (H 2S) is one of a number of gaseous species associated with geothermal activity in the Taupo Volcanic Zone (TVZ), New Zealand. The city of…”
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