Search Results - "YU, V.L"

Effect of flow regimes on the presence of Legionella within the biofilm of a model plumbing system by Liu, Z, Lin, Y.E, Stout, J.E, Hwang, C.C, Vidic, R.D, Yu, V.L

“…Stagnation is widely believed to predispose water systems to colonization by Legionella. A model plumbing system was constructed to determine the effect of…”
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Effect of pipe corrosion scales on chlorine dioxide consumption in drinking water distribution systems by Zhang, Zhe, Stout, Janet E., Yu, Victor L., Vidic, Radisav

“…Previous studies showed that temperature and total organic carbon in drinking water would cause chlorine dioxide (ClO 2) loss in a water distribution system…”
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Legionella: macrolides or quinolones? by Pedro-Botet, L., Yu, V.L.

“…Following the first outbreaks of legionnaire's disease, erythromycin emerged as the treatment of choice without the foundation of rigorous clinical trials. The…”
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Severity of illness scoring systems in patients with bacteraemic pneumococcal pneumonia: implications for the intensive care unit care by Feldman, C., Alanee, S., Yu, V.L., Richards, G.A., Ortqvist, A., Rello, J., Chiou, C.C. C., Chedid, M.B. F., Wagener, M.M., Klugman, K.P.

“…Severity of illness scoring systems are useful for decisions on the management of patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), including assessing the…”
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Endocarditis and pericarditis complicating pneumococcal bacteraemia, with special reference to the adhesive abilities of pneumococci: results from a prospective study by Kan, B., Ries, J., Normark, B. Henriques, Chang, F-Y., Feldman, C., Ko, W.C., Rello, J., Snydman, D.R., Yu, V.L., Ortqvist, A.

“…The incidence of pneumococcal cardiac infections is unknown and the pathogenicity of such complications is poorly understood. In a prospective, international,…”
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Prevention of Legionnaires' disease in transplant recipients: recommendations for a standardized approach by Singh, N., Stout, J.E., Yu, V.L.

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Staphylococcus aureus and other bacteremias in hemodialyis patients : Antibiotic therapy and surgical removal of access site by LENTINO, J. R, BADDOUR, L. M, WRAY, M, WONG, E. S, YU, V. L

“…Background: Bacteremia is commonplace in patients undergoing hemodialysis since the vascular access site is a ready source of infection. Mortality is notably…”
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Is pneumonia really the old man's friend? Two-year prognosis after community-acquired pneumonia by Brancati, F L, Chow, J W, Wagener, M M, Vacarello, S J, Yu, V L

“…Is pneumonia "the old man's friend"--a terminal event for patients who will otherwise die soon of underlying chronic disease? If so, chronological age might…”
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Potable water as a cause of sporadic cases of community-acquired legionnaires' disease by Stout, J.E. (University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh), Yu, V.L, Muraca, P, Joly, J, Troup, N, Tompkins, L.S

“…Background. The environmental sources of sporadic, community-acquired legionnaires' disease are largely unknown, and culturing of water sources after…”
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Efficacy of ultraviolet light in preventing Legionella colonization of a hospital water distribution system by Liu, Zeming, Stout, Janet E., Tedesco, Lawrence, Boldin, Marcie, Hwang, Charles, Yu, Victor L.

“…We performed a controlled evaluation of ultraviolet light irradiation of hot and cold water supplies in a hospital colonized with Legionella by inserting the…”
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A new dosing schedule for gentamicin in blood pythons (Python curtus): a pharmacokinetic study by Hilf, M, Swanson, D, Wagner, R, Yu, V L

“…Gentamicin is frequently used in the treatment of aerobic Gram-negative infections in reptiles. Pharmacokinetic data to ensure proper dosing are scant,…”
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Pneumonia caused by Pittsburgh pneumonia agent: radiologic manifestations by Muder, R R, Reddy, S C, Yu, V L, Kroboth, F J

“…Using an objective scoring system, chest radiographs were reviewed in 23 cases of pneumonia due to the Pittsburgh pneumonia agent (PPA, Tatlockia micdadei,…”
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A proactive approach to prevention of health care-acquired Legionnaires'disease : the Allegheny County (Pittsburgh) experience by SQUIER, C.L, STOUT, J.E, KRSYTOFIAK, S, MCMAHON, J, WAGENER, M.M, DIXON, B, YU, V.L

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Efficacity of ultraviolet light in preventing Legionella colonization of a hospital water distribution system by LIU, Z, STOUT, J.E, TEDESCO, L, BOLDIN, M, HWANG, C, YU, V.L

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