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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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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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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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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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Danger of sputum purulence screens in culture of Legionella species by INGRAM, J. G, PLOUFFE, J. F

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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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Levofloxacin in vitro activity against bacteremic isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae by Plouffe, Joseph F

“…Levofloxacin had excellent activity in vitro against bacteremic isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae with 495 (99.2%) of 499 isolates being susceptible. A…”
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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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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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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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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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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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Clinical Characteristics of Chlamydia pneumoniae Infection as the Sole Cause of Community-Acquired Pneumonia by File, Thomas M., Plouffe, Joseph F., Breiman, Robert F., Skelton, Stephen K.

“…The clinical characteristics of 26 patients with community-acquired pneumonia due to Chlamydia pneumoniae as the only identified pathogen who required…”
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Cefmetazole versus cefoxitin in prevention of infections after abdominal surgery by Plouffe, J F

“…Patients undergoing elective abdominal surgery were randomized to receive cefmetazole or cefoxitin in a three-dose perioperative prophylactic regimen. There…”
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An Emergency Department–Based Pneumococcal Vaccination Program Could Save Money and Lives by Stack, Steven J, Martin, Daniel R, Plouffe, Joseph F

“…Study objective: Pneumococcal vaccination (PV) rates for eligible emergency department patients are less than 25%. This study determines the potential effect…”
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Ofloxacin versus standard therapy in treatment of community-acquired pneumonia requiring hospitalization by PLOUFFE, J. F, HERBERT, M. T, FILE, T. M, BAIRD, I, PARSONS, J. N, KAHN, J. B, RIELLY-GAUVIN, K. T

“…Community-acquired pneumonia occurs 3 to 4 million times per year in the United States, accounting for about 500,000 hospitalizations annually. Empiric…”
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Comparison of oral fluconazole and clotrimazole troches as treatment for oral candidiasis in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus by KOLETAR, S. L, RUSSELL, J. A, FASS, R. J, PLOUFFE, J. F

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Comparison of Binax Legionella Urinary Antigen EIA kit with Binax RIA Urinary Antigen kit for detection of Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 antigen by HACKMAN, B. A, PLOUFFE, J. F, BENSON, R. F, FIELDS, B. S, BREIMAN, R. F

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