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Actinomycosis by Smego, Raymond A., Foglia, Ginamarie

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Cerebral involvement in benign tertian malaria by Beg, M A, Khan, R, Baig, S M, Gulzar, Z, Hussain, R, Smego, Jr, R A

“…Although Plasmodium vivax usually causes benign uncomplicated malaria, it can occasionally result in severe disease with life-threatening, end-organ…”
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Features distinguishing amoebic from pyogenic liver abscess: a review of 577 adult cases by Lodhi, S., Sarwari, A. R., Muzammil, M., Salam, A., Smego, R. A.

“…Summary Distinguishing amoebic from pyogenic liver abscesses is crucial because their treatments and prognoses differ. We retrospectively reviewed the medical…”
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Percutaneous Aspiration-Injection-Reaspiration Drainage Plus Albendazole or Mebendazole for Hepatic Cystic Echinococcosis: A Meta-analysis by Smego, Raymond A., Bhatti, Sabha, Khaliq, Amir A., Beg, M. Asim

“…Using meta-analysis methodology, we compared the clinical outcomes for 769 patients with hepatic cystic echinococcosis treated with percutaneous…”
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Yersiniosis I : Microbiological and clinicoepidemiological aspects of plague and non-plague Yersinia infections by SMEGO, R. A, FREAN, J, KOORNHOF, H. J

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Paradoxical tuberculous reactions in HIV-infected patients by ORLOVIC, D, SMEGO, R. A

“…OBJECTIVE: To report the occurrence of paradoxical tuberculous reactions in two patients co-infected with HIV/AIDS, and to review the literature on this…”
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A systematic review of the adjunctive use of systemic corticosteroids for pulmonary tuberculosis by SMEGO, R. A, AHMED, N

“…OBJECTIVE: To determine the safety and benefit of adjunctive systemic corticosteroid therapy in the management of pulmonary tuberculosis.METHODS: A systematic…”
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Yersiniosis II : The pathogenesis of Yersinia infections by KOORNHOF, H. J, SMEGO, R. A, NICOL, M

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Dual Pulmonary Infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Pneumocystis carinii in Patients Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus by Orlovic, Dragana, Kularatne, Ranmini, Ferraz, Vivian, Smego, Raymond A.

“…During a 22-month period, we identified 39 patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection (mean CD4+ count, 90 cells/mm3) who were hospitalized…”
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Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever: Prevention and Control Limitations in a Resource-Poor Country by Smego, Raymond A., Sarwari, Arif R., Siddiqui, Amna Rehana

“…In autumn 2000, an outbreak of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) occurred in Pakistan and involved nosocomial cases due to human-to-human transmission at…”
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Prognostic indicators in patients with intracranial tuberculoma: a review of 102 cases by Wasay, M, Moolani, M K, Zaheer, J, Kheleani, B A, Smego, R A, Sarwari, R A, Smego, A R

“…To see the characteristics, course and outcome of patients suffering from intracranial tuberculoma. Retrospective review of 102 patients diagnosed as…”
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Cutaneous Manifestations of Anthrax in Rural Haiti by Smego, Raymond A., Gebrian, Bette, Desmangels, Gilbert

“…In industrialized countries, the zoonotic disease anthrax has been virtually eradicated because of effective public health measures including animal…”
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Avoiding laboratory pitfalls in infectious diseases by Lo, T S, Smego, R A

“…In today’s medical care environment, clinicians are challenged to order clinically relevant, cost effective laboratory tests and antibiotic therapy. Together,…”
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Concurrent malaria and enteric fever in Pakistan by Khan, M A, Mekan, S F, Abbas, Z, Smego, Jr, R A

“…The precise incidence of concurrent malaria and enteric fever in most geographical areas is largely unknown, and no data on such an association exists in Asia…”
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Use of acyclovir for varicella pneumonia during pregnancy by Smego, Jr, R A, Asperilla, M O

“…Twenty-one cases (five new and 16 literature) of varicella pneumonia of pregnancy were retrospectively reviewed to evaluate the benefits and risks of…”
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A 9-Year Follow-Up Study of the Immunogenicity and Long-Term Efficacy of Plasma-Derived Hepatitis B Vaccine in High-Risk Chinese Neonates by Lieming, Ding, Mintai, Zhang, Yinfu, Wang, Shaochon, Zhou, Weiqin, Kong, Smego, Raymond A.

“…The long-term immunogenicity of and protection provided by a plasma-derived hepatitis B vaccine was determined in a cohort of 98 susceptible Chinese neonates…”
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Epidemiological and cost analysis of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Oman by Mohammadi, A, Nassor, Z S, Behlim, T, Mohammadi, E, Govindarajan, R, Al Maniri, A, Smego, Jr, R A

“…We conducted an epidemiological and cost analysis for all 13 patients diagnosed with multaidrug-resistant tuberculosis (11 pulmonary, 2 extrapulmonary) in Oman…”
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Predictors of childhood immunization completion in a rural population by Gore, Prasanna, Madhavan, Suresh, Curry, David, McClung, Gordon, Castiglia, Mary, Rosenbluth, Sidney A., Smego, Raymond A.

“…Despite the availability of effective vaccines, immunization rates among two-year old children continue to be low in many areas of the United States including…”
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Lymphocutaneous syndrome. A review of non-sporothrix causes by Smego, Jr, R A, Castiglia, M, Asperilla, M O

“…The lymphocutaneous syndrome can be caused by a number of diverse microorganisms requiring very different antimicrobial therapy for resolution. The…”
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Effect of nutritional education and dietary counselling on body weight in HIV-seropositive South Africans not receiving antiretroviral therapy by Van Niekerk, C., Smego Jr, R. A., Sanne, I.

“…Background Unintentional weight loss of > 10% contributes to morbidity and mortality in HIV‐infected patients. In poorer developing countries, cost‐effective…”
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