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Comparing Myringoplasty to Type I Tympanoplasty in Tympanic Membrane Repair: A Systematic Review and Meta‐analysis by Nicholas Jungbauer, Walter, Jeong, Seth, Nguyen, Shaun A., Lambert, Paul R.

“…Objective To compare the anatomic success rates of type I tympanoplasty (tympanoplasty) versus myringoplasty. By our definition, tympanoplasty involves…”
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Persistent latent tuberculosis reactivation risk in United States immigrants by Walter, Nicholas D, Painter, John, Parker, Matthew, Lowenthal, Phillip, Flood, Jennifer, Fu, Yunxin, Asis, Redentor, Reves, Randall

“…Current guidelines limit latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) evaluation to persons in the United States less than or equal to 5 years based on the assumption…”
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Parent and provider satisfaction of telehealth in pediatric surgical subspecialty care: A systematic review by Gudipudi, Rachana, Jungbauer, Jr, Walter Nicholas, Brennan, Emily, Pecha, Phayvanh P

“…Telehealth is becoming an increasingly common presence in health care, particularly amidst the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. We aimed to investigate ways…”
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Lung microenvironments harbor Mycobacterium tuberculosis phenotypes with distinct treatment responses by Walter, Nicholas D, Ernest, Jackie P, Dide-Agossou, Christian, Bauman, Allison A, Ramey, Michelle E, Rossmassler, Karen, Massoudi, Lisa M, Pauly, Samantha, Al Mubarak, Reem, Voskuil, Martin I, Kaya, Firat, Sarathy, Jansy P, Zimmerman, Matthew D, Dartois, Véronique, Podell, Brendan K, Savic, Radojka M, Robertson, Gregory T

“…Tuberculosis lung lesions are complex and harbor heterogeneous microenvironments that influence antibiotic effectiveness. Major strides have been made recently…”
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Parental Experiences With Access to Care for Obstructive Sleep-Disordered Breathing: A Qualitative Study by Pecha, Phayvanh P, Nicholas Jungbauer, Jr, Walter, Ruggiero, Kenneth J, Nietert, Paul, Melvin, Cathy L, Ford, Marvella E

“…Despite evidence-based guidelines for obstructive sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), recent studies continue to highlight treatment inequities. We used…”
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Influenza Circulation and the Burden of Invasive Pneumococcal Pneumonia during a Non-pandemic Period in the United States by Walter, Nicholas D., Taylor, Thomas H., Shay, David K., Thompson, William W., Brammer, Lynnette, Dowell, Scott F., Moore, Matthew R.

“…Background Animal models and data from influenza pandemics suggest that influenza infection predisposes individuals to pneumococcal pneumonia. Influenza may…”
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Delayed Sublingual Edema Following Neonatal Mandibular Distraction Osteogenesis by Miller, Emma Marin, Jungbauer, Walter Nicholas, Carroll, William W., Pecha, Phayvanh P.

“…The authors aim to report a rare sequela following neonatal mandibular distraction osteogenesis (MDO) involving delayed onset sublingual swelling. They…”
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Combination of Mycobacterium tuberculosis RS Ratio and CFU Improves the Ability of Murine Efficacy Experiments to Distinguish between Drug Treatments by Dide-Agossou, Christian, Bauman, Allison A, Ramey, Michelle E, Rossmassler, Karen, Al Mubarak, Reem, Pauly, Samantha, Voskuil, Martin I, Garcia-Cremades, Maria, Savic, Rada M, Nahid, Payam, Moore, Camille M, Tasneen, Rokeya, Nuermberger, Eric L, Robertson, Gregory T, Walter, Nicholas D

“…Murine tuberculosis drug efficacy studies have historically monitored bacterial burden based on CFU of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in lung homogenate. In an…”
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Standardized RS Ratio Metrics To Assess Tuberculosis Antimicrobial Efficacy and Potency by Reichlen, Matthew J, Born, Sarah E M, Lyons, Michael A, Rossmassler, Karen, Reid, Justin, Robertson, Gregory T, Walter, Nicholas D, Voskuil, Martin I

“…The sigmoid E model was used to describe the rRNA synthesis ratio (RS ratio) response of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to antimicrobial concentration. RS-E…”
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C-Reactive Protein Testing for Active Tuberculosis among Inpatients without HIV in Uganda: a Diagnostic Accuracy Study by Meyer, Amanda J, Ochom, Emmanuel, Turimumahoro, Patricia, Byanyima, Patrick, Sanyu, Ingvar, Lalitha, Rejani, Kaswabuli, Sylvia, Andama, Alfred, Walter, Nicholas D, Katamba, Achilles, Cattamanchi, Adithya, Worodria, William, Huang, Laurence, Yoon, Christina, Davis, J Lucian

“…The objective of this prospective cross-sectional study, conducted at a national referral hospital in Kampala, Uganda, was to determine diagnostic performance…”
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MOVER approximated CV: A tool for quantifying precision in ratiometric droplet digital PCR assays by Dide-Agossou, Christian, Rossmassler, Karen, Reid, Justin, Purohit, Juhi, Savic, Rada M., Nahid, Payam, Phillips, Patrick P.J., Moore, Camille M., Walter, Nicholas D.

“…Droplet digital PCR is a particularly valuable tool for ratiometric assays because it provides simultaneous absolute quantification of two target sequences in…”
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Conservative collision course: The tension between conservative corporate law theory and citizens united by Strine, Leo E, Walter, Nicholas

“…One important aspect of 'Citizens United' has been overlooked: the tension between the conservative majority's view of for-profit corporations and the theory…”
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Population-level impact of same-day microscopy and Xpert MTB/RIF for tuberculosis diagnosis in Africa by Dowdy, David W, Davis, J Lucian, den Boon, Saskia, Walter, Nicholas D, Katamba, Achilles, Cattamanchi, Adithya

“…To compare the population-level impact of two World Health Organization-endorsed strategies for improving the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB): same-day…”
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Effects of polyamines on Vibrio cholerae virulence properties by Goforth, John Bradley, Walter, Nicholas Emmanuel, Karatan, Ece

“…Vibrio cholerae is the causative agent of the severe enteric disease cholera. To cause cholera the bacterium must be able to synthesize both cholera toxin (CT)…”
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Transcriptional Adaptation of Drug-tolerant Mycobacterium tuberculosis During Treatment of Human Tuberculosis by Walter, Nicholas D., Dolganov, Gregory M., Garcia, Benjamin J., Worodria, William, Andama, Alfred, Musisi, Emmanuel, Ayakaka, Irene, Van, Tran T., Voskuil, Martin I., de Jong, Bouke C., Davidson, Rebecca M., Fingerlin, Tasha E., Kechris, Katerina, Palmer, Claire, Nahid, Payam, Daley, Charles L., Geraci, Mark, Huang, Laurence, Cattamanchi, Adithya, Strong, Michael, Schoolnik, Gary K., Davis, John Lucian

“…Background. Treatment initiation rapidly kills most drug-susceptible Mycobacterium tuberculosis, but a bacterial subpopulation tolerates prolonged drug…”
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Seasonality of Tuberculosis in the United States, 1993—2008 by Willis, Matthew D., Winston, Carla A., Heilig, Charles M., Cain, Kevin P., Walter, Nicholas D., Mac Kenzie, William R.

“…Background. Although seasonal variation in tuberculosis incidence has been described in several recent studies, the mechanism underlying this seasonality…”
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Post-Transplant Diabetes Mellitus in Kidney-Transplanted Patients: Related Factors and Impact on Long-Term Outcome by Alfieri, Carlo, Campioli, Edoardo, Fiorina, Paolo, Orsi, Emanuela, Grancini, Valeria, Regalia, Anna, Campise, Mariarosaria, Verdesca, Simona, Delfrate, Nicholas Walter, Molinari, Paolo, Pisacreta, Anna Maria, Favi, Evaldo, Messa, Piergiorgio, Castellano, Giuseppe

“…This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and determinants of glucose metabolism abnormalities and their impact on long-term clinical outcomes in kidney…”
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Comparison of Laboratory Diagnostic Procedures for Detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae in Community Outbreaks by Thurman, Kathleen A., Walter, Nicholas D., Schwartz, Stephanie B., Mitchell, Stephanie L., Dillon, Michael T., Baughman, Andrew L., Deutscher, Meredith, Fulton, John P., Tongren, Jon E., Hicks, Lauri A., Winchell, Jonas M.

“…Background.Mycoplasma pneumoniae continues to be a significant cause of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). A more definitive methodology for reliable…”
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Accelerated AGEing: The Impact of Advanced Glycation End Products on the Prognosis of Chronic Kidney Disease by Dozio, Elena, Caldiroli, Lara, Molinari, Paolo, Castellano, Giuseppe, Delfrate, Nicholas Walter, Romanelli, Massimiliano Marco Corsi, Vettoretti, Simone

“…Advanced glycation end products (AGEs) are aging products. In chronic kidney disease (CKD), AGEs accumulate due to the increased production, reduced excretion,…”
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Empiric TB treatment of severely ill patients with HIV and presumed pulmonary TB improves survival by Katagira, Winceslaus, Walter, Nicholas D, den Boon, Saskia, Kalema, Nelson, Ayakaka, Irene, Vittinghoff, Eric, Worodria, William, Cattamanchi, Adithya, Huang, Laurence, Davis, J Lucian

“…RATIONALE:In 2007, WHO issued emergency recommendations on empiric treatment of sputum acid-fast bacillus (AFB) smear-negative patients with possible…”
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