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Dietary calcium affects body composition and lipid metabolism in rats by Alomaim, Haya, Griffin, Philip, Swist, Eleonora, Plouffe, Louise J, Vandeloo, Michelle, Demonty, Isabelle, Kumar, Ashok, Bertinato, Jesse

“…Calcium (Ca) intakes may affect cardiovascular disease risk by altering body composition (body weight and fat) and serum lipid profile, but results have been…”
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Patient and family perceptions of a discharge bedside board by McMillan, D.E., Brown, D.B., Rieger, K.L., Duncan, G., Plouffe, J., Amadi, C.C., Jafri, S.

“…To explore patient and family perspectives of a discharge bedside board for supporting engagement in patient care and discharge planning to inform tool…”
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Ctr2 is partially localized to the plasma membrane and stimulates copper uptake in COS-7 cells by Bertinato, Jesse, Swist, Eleonora, Plouffe, Louise J, Brooks, Stephen P J, L'abbé, Mary R

“…Ctr1 (copper transporter 1) mediates high-affinity copper uptake. Ctr2 (copper transporter 2) shares sequence similarity with Ctr1, yet its function in…”
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Guidelines for the management of adults with community-acquired pneumonia : Diagnosis, assessment of severity, antimicrobial therapy, and prevention by Niederman, M S, Mandell, L A, Anzueto, A, Bass, J B, Broughton, W A, Campbell, G D, Dean, N, File, T, Fine, M J, Gross, P A, Martinez, F, Marrie, T J, Plouffe, J F, Ramirez, J, Sarosi, G A, Torres, A, Wilson, R, Yu, V L

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Moderately Low Magnesium Intake Impairs Growth of Lean Body Mass in Obese-Prone and Obese-Resistant Rats Fed a High-Energy Diet by Bertinato, Jesse, Lavergne, Christopher, Rahimi, Sophia, Rachid, Hiba, Vu, Nina A, Plouffe, Louise J, Swist, Eleonora

“…The physical and biochemical changes resulting from moderately low magnesium (Mg) intake are not fully understood. Obesity and associated co-morbidities affect…”
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Decreased erythrocyte CCS content is a biomarker of copper overload in rats by Bertinato, Jesse, Sherrard, Lindsey, Plouffe, Louise J

“…Copper (Cu) is an essential trace metal that is toxic in excess. It is therefore important to be able to accurately assess Cu deficiency or overload. Cu…”
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Respiratory Syncytial Virus Is an Important Cause of Community-Acquired Lower Respiratory Infection among Hospitalized Adults by Dowell, Scott F., Anderson, Larry J., Gary, Howard E., Erdman, Dean D., Plouffe, Joseph F., File, Thomas M., Marston, Barbara J., Breiman, Robert F.

“…Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), the most important cause of lower respiratory disease in infants and young children, is rarely considered among the causes…”
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Emerging Therapies for Serious Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections: A Focus on Linezolid by PLOUFFE, Joseph F

“…Respiratory tract infections and skin and soft-tissue infections frequently are caused by gram-positive cocci, and treating these infections with standard…”
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Importance of Atypical Pathogens of Community-Acquired Pneumonia by PLOUFFE, Joseph F

“…The atypical clinical presentation of patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) was first recognized and reported by astute clinicians 50 years ago. The…”
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Accuracy of ICD-9-CM Codes in Detecting Community-acquired Pneumococcal Pneumonia for Incidence and Vaccine Efficacy Studies by Guevara, Ramon E., Butler, Jay C., Marston, Barbara J., Plouffe, Joseph F., File, Thomas M., Breiman, Robert F.

“…Studies have used medical record discharge data as coded by the International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) to…”
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Distribution of Legionella Species and Serogroups Isolated by Culture in Patients with Sporadic Community-Acquired Legionellosis: An International Collaborative Survey by Yu, Victor L., Plouffe, Joseph F., Pastoris, Maddalena Castellani, Stout, Janet E., Schousboe, Mona, Widmer, Andreas, Summersgill, James, File, Thomas, Heath, Christopher M., Paterson, David L., Chereshsky, Annette

“…This international collaborative survey identified culture-confirmed legionellosis in 508 patients with sporadic community-acquired legionellosis. Legionella…”
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Reevaluation of the Definition of Legionnaires' Disease: Use of the Urinary Antigen Assay by Plouffe, J. F., File, T. M., Breiman, R. F., Hackman, B. A., Salstrom, S. J., Marston, B. J., Fields, B. S.

“…Cases of Legionnaires' disease have been categorized as definitive and presumptive. The sensitivity and specificity of antibody titers of ⩾256 and of urinary…”
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Azithromycin in the Treatment of Legionella Pneumonia Requiring Hospitalization by Plouffe, Joseph F., Breiman, Robert F., Fields, Barry S., Herbert, Mark, Inverso, Jill, Knirsch, Charles, Kolokathis, Antonia, Marrie, Thomas J., Nicolle, Lindsay, Schwartz, Douglas B.

“…Azithromycin is highly active against Legionella pneumophila and has been shown to be efficacious in animal models and in clinical studies of patients with…”
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The role of atypical pathogens: Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Chlamydia pneumoniae, and Legionella pneumophila in respiratory infection by File, Jr, T M, Tan, J S, Plouffe, J F

“…Infections caused by M. pneumoniae, C. pneumoniae, and Legionella spp. are important causes of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). In the past decade,…”
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Parainfluenza Virus Infection Among Adults Hospitalized for Lower Respiratory Tract Infection by Marx, Arthur, Gary, Howard E., Marston, Barbara J., Erdman, Dean D., Breiman, Robert F., Török, Thomas J., Plouffe, Joseph F., File, Thomas M., Anderson, Larry J.

“…To better define the contribution of human parainfluenza viruses (HPIVs) to lower respiratory tract infection in adults, we tested acute- and…”
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Potential importance of Legionella Species as etiologies in community acquired pneumonia (CAP) by McNally, C, Hackman, B, Fields, B.S, Plouffe, J.F

“…Large percentages of patients with community acquired pneumonia (CAP) do not have a defined etiology. Between 1992–1993, 99 acute and convalescent sera were…”
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Management of community-acquired pneumonia in the era of pneumococcal resistance: a report from the Drug-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae Therapeutic Working Group by Heffelfinger, J D, Dowell, S F, Jorgensen, J H, Klugman, K P, Mabry, L R, Musher, D M, Plouffe, J F, Rakowsky, A, Schuchat, A, Whitney, C G

“…To provide recommendations for the management of community-acquired pneumonia and the surveillance of drug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae (DRSP). We…”
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Ctr1 transports silver into mammalian cells by Bertinato, Jesse, Cheung, Lawrence, Hoque, Rezaul, Plouffe, Louise J.

“…Silver is a non-essential, toxic metal. The use of silver as an antimicrobial agent in many applications and its presence as a contaminant in foods and air can…”
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Temperature-sensitive resolution of cis- and trans-fatty acid isomers of partially hydrogenated vegetable oils on SP-2560 and CP-Sil 88 capillary columns by NIMAL RATNAYAKE, W. M, PLOUFFE, Louise J, PASQUIER, Elodie, GAGNON, Claude

“…This study examines the effect of the column operating temperature of 100 m SP-2560 and CP-Sil 88 capillary gas chromatographic (GC) columns on the separation…”
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Diet-induced obese rats have higher iron requirements and are more vulnerable to iron deficiency by Bertinato, Jesse, Aroche, Cristina, Plouffe, Louise J, Lee, Megan, Murtaza, Zehra, Kenney, Laura, Lavergne, Christopher, Aziz, Alfred

“…PURPOSE: Since obesity is associated with poorer iron status, the effects of diet-induced obesity on iron status and iron-regulatory pathways were examined…”
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