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Infectious gastroenteritis in bone-marrow-transplant recipients by Yolken, R H, Bishop, C A, Townsend, T R, Bolyard, E A, Bartlett, J, Santos, G W, Saral, R

“…We prospectively evaluated infections with several gastrointestinal pathogens in patients undergoing bone-marrow transplantation, in an attempt to correlate…”
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Seroepidemiology of hepatitis B virus infection in the United States. 1976 to 1980 by McQuillan, G M, Townsend, T R, Fields, H A, Carroll, M, Leahy, M, Polk, B F

“…The prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection was determined using sera from persons participating in the second National Health and Nutrition…”
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Mediastinal Infection after Cardiac Surgery by Sarr, Michael G., Gott, Vincent L., Townsend, Timothy R.

“…Mediastinitis is an uncommon complication after cardiac surgery; however, its associated morbidity and mortality demand early recognition and emergency…”
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Clinical trial of cefamandole, cefazolin, and cefuroxime for antibiotic prophylaxis in cardiac operations by Townsend, T R, Reitz, B A, Bilker, W B, Bartlett, J G

“…A relatively large number of comparative trials of antibiotic prophylaxis in cardiac surgery have been published, many of which have serious design flaws…”
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Nosocomial bloodstream infections in a newborn intensive care unit: a case-matched control study of morbidity, mortality and risk by Townsend, T R, Wenzel, R P

“…Routine surveillance of 1252 newborns admitted over a four-year period to a newborn intensive care unit (ICU) identified 49 (4%) with nosocomial bloodstream…”
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Use of antimicrobial drugs in general hospitals: patterns of prophylaxis by Shapiro, M, Townsend, T R, Rosner, B, Kass, E H

“…The patterns of prophylactic use of antimicrobial drugs were reviewed in 5288 charts drawn by a random method from 20 randomly selected short-stay general…”
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Response of preterm infants to diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine by Koblin, B A, Townsend, T R, Muñoz, A, Onorato, I, Wilson, M, Polk, B F

“…The American Academy of Pediatrics recommendation that immunization of preterm infants with diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP) vaccine should begin at 2 months…”
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Prevention of perinatal transmission of hepatitis B virus: the sensitivity, specificity, and predictive value of the recommended screening questions to detect high-risk women in an obstetric population by McQuillan, G M, Townsend, T R, Johannes, C B, Dillard, T, Molteni, R A, Ness, P M, Niebyl, J R

“…The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommends that all pregnant women be questioned concerning risk factors for hepatitis B virus infection and…”
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Comparison of nasal brush and nasopharyngeal aspirate techniques in obtaining specimens for detection of respiratory syncytial viral antigen by immunofluorescence by Barnes, S D, Leclair, J M, Forman, M S, Townsend, T R, Laughlin, G M, Charache, P

“…Diagnosis of respiratory syncytial virus by antigen detection is dependent on obtaining adequate respiratory epithelial cells. Two specimen collection methods,…”
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Urinary Tract Infection Due to Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans by Townsend, Timothy R, Gillenwater, Jay Y

“…To the Editor:—To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of urinary tract infection from Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans to be reported. This…”
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Reducing the rate of nosocomially transmitted respiratory syncytial virus by Karanfil, Lynne V., Conlon, Martha, Lykens, Kelly, Masters, Carolyn F., Forman, Michael, Griffith, Mary Elizabeth, Townsend, Timothy R., Perl, Trish M.

“…Background: A large number (17) of nosocomial respiratory syncytial virus cases led to the development of control measures to prevent transmission of…”
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SHEA/APIC AIDS Task Force by Townsend, Timothy R.

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Septic and technical complications of central venous catheterization: a prospective study of 200 consecutive patients by SITZMANN, J. V, TOWNSEND, T. R, SILER, M. C, BARTLETT, J. G

“…The results of central venous catheterization for total parenteral nutrition were prospectively evaluated in 200 consecutive patients. All catheters were…”
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Immunity to Diptheria and Tetanus in Inner-City Women of Childbearing Age by Koblin, Beryl A, Townsend, Timothy R

“…This study was conducted to determine immunity to diphtheria and tetanus in 232 inner-city women experiencing a recent birth. Forty-three (18.5 percent) of the…”
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Hepatitis C: new guidelines for donor testing by Townsend, T R

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Immunity to diphtheria and tetanus in inner-city women of childbearing age by Koblin, B A, Townsend, T R

“…This study was conducted to determine immunity to diphtheria and tetanus in 232 inner-city women experiencing a recent birth. Forty-three (18.5 percent) of the…”
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SHEA Newsletter by Weinstein, Robert A., Scheckler, William E., Townsend, Timothy R., Goldmann, Donald

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Letters to the Editor by White, Robert, Townsend, Timothy R., Moxon, E. Richard

“…As Weber and Marks emphasize, our study found no apparent relationship between colonization and the occurrence of sepsis caused by enteric bacilli of a defined…”
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): risk and outcome of colonized vs. infected patients by Longfield, J N, Townsend, T R, Cruess, D F, Stephens, M, Bishop, C, Bolyard, E, Hutchinson, E

“…A retrospective study of 204 patients culture positive for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus compared infected and colonized patients. Seventy-eight…”
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Nosocomial infections in immunocompromised children by Hughes, W T, Townsend, T R

“…Within the last decade several advances in medicine have resulted in extended longevity of children with cancer, cystic fibrosis, certain congenital…”
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