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pro vyhledávání: '"Rasha Abdulmassih"'
Publikováno v:
The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine. 8:559-567
Background Direct specimen sequencing (DSS) offers the promise of enhanced pathogen detection and disease diagnosis. Methods A single healthcare network, retrospective chart review over a 3-year period was completed for all cases in which DSS was sub
Autor:
Charmaine Clarisse D Abalos, Tariq M Jaber, Salman Bangash, Max W Jacobs, Michael Turk, Nitin Bhanot, Zaw Min, Rasha Abdulmassih
Publikováno v:
Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 9
Background Infection is one of the primary causes of VP shunt failure, with an incidence rate of 7%-14%. Systemic antibiotics, administered intravenously (IV), are considered the standard of care (SOC) for perioperative prophylaxis. Prophylactic intr
Publikováno v:
Open Forum Infectious Diseases
Background Clinical microbiology traditionally relies on culture methodology and serological testing, that have inherent limitations. Newer diagnostic techniques such as Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) have shown promise to improve microbial identif
Publikováno v:
Open Forum Infectious Diseases
Background There has been an increasing trend in spinal infections (SI) in the U.S. over recent years. We sought to characterize the clinical and microbiological characteristics of SI at our hospital. Methods We conducted a retrospective review of SI
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Daniel Speredelozzi, Kurt Hu, Noreen H. Chan-Tompkins, Briana DiSilvio, Tamara L. Trienski, Rasha Abdulmassih, Derek N. Bremmer, Crystal Hammer, Swati Vishwanathan, Thomas L. Walsh, Jina Makadia, Matthew A. Moffa, Rikinder Sandhu, Mouhib Naddour
Publikováno v:
Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice. 25:71-75
BackgroundCommunity-acquired pneumonia (CAP) remains a leading cause of hospitalization and mortality in the United States. Studies have shown that interventions such as shorter antibiotic therapy and early intravenous (IV) to oral conversion can be
Publikováno v:
Journal of Clinical Medicine Research
Background: Propionibacterium acnes infections are likely under-recognized and underreported. This is partly because of low clinical suspicion, perceived non-pathogenicity, or lack of adequate culture incubation time. We conducted a study to assess t
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Kurt Hu, Daniel Speredelozzi, Rikinder Sandhu, Briana DiSilvio, Tamara L. Trienski, Derek N. Bremmer, Thomas L. Walsh, Swati Vishwanathan, Jim Kuzyck, Moeezullah Beg, Crystal Hammer, Jina Makadia, Matthew A. Moffa, Courtney Watson, Rasha Abdulmassih, Mouhib Naddour, Noreen H. Chan-Tompkins, Terrence J. Obringer
Publikováno v:
Journal of General Internal Medicine
Antibiotics are often prescribed for hospitalized patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations. The use of procalcitonin (PCT) in the management of pneumonia has safely reduced antibiotic durations, but limited data on the
Autor:
Matthew A. Moffa, Derek N. Bremmer, Jim Kuzyck, Kurt Hu, Daniel Speredelozzi, Thomas L. Walsh, Briana DiSilvio, Tamara L. Trienski, Moeezullah Beg, Rikinder Sandhu, Crystal Hammer, Swati Vishwanathan, Jina Makadia, Terrence J. Obringer, Mouhib Naddour, Rasha Abdulmassih, Noreen H. Chan-Tompkins, Courtney Watson
Publikováno v:
The American journal of medicine. 131(2)
Community-acquired pneumonia and healthcare-associated pneumonia are often treated with prolonged antibiotic therapy. Procalcitonin (PCT) has effectively and safely reduced antibiotic use for pneumonia in controlled studies. However, limited data exi
Publikováno v:
Open Forum Infectious Diseases
Background Visual loss is a feared consequence of candidemia. The IDSA recommends dilated eye examination for all patients diagnosed with candidemia, irrespective of symptoms. Approximately 1% of patients with candidemia have ocular involvement. Give
Autor:
Rasha Abdulmassih, Zaw Min
Publikováno v:
Internal and Emergency Medicine. 11:281-283
SIMI 2015 A 59-year-old woman presented with a 2-month history of headache, difficulty in finding words, and slow speech. Those symptoms were associated with intermittent bilateral jerky movements of the upper extremities. The patient had noted a mem