Publications

  1. Binnicker MJ, Baddour LM, Grys TE, Espy MJ, Hata DJ, Wotton JT, Patel R. Identification of an Influenza A H1N1/2009 Virus with Mutations in the Matrix Gene Causing a Negative Result by a Commercial Molecular Assay. J Clin Microbiol. 2013 Jun; 51(6):2006-7. Epub 2013 Apr 03. 2314576
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  2. Giesen CD, Greeno AM, Thompson KA, Patel R, Jenkins SM, Lieske JC. Performance of flow cytometry to screen urine for bacteria and white blood cells prior to urine culture. Clin Biochem. 2013 Jun; 46(9):810-3. Epub 2013 Mar 13. 2311148
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  3. Banerjee R, Fernandez MG, Enthaler N, Graml C, Greenwood-Quaintance KE, Patel R. Combinations of cefoxitin plus other beta-lactams are synergistic in vitro against community associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2013 Jun; 32(6):827-33. Epub 2013 Jan 23. 2298460
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  4. Patel R. Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry in Clinical Microbiology. Clin Infect Dis. 2013 May 16. [Epub ahead of print] 2317708
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  5. Cunningham SA, Patel R. Importance of using Bruker's security-relevant library for Biotyper identification of Burkholderia pseudomallei, Brucella species, and Francisella tularensis. J Clin Microbiol. 2013 May; 51(5):1639-40. Epub 2013 Feb 27. 2324470
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  6. Leekha S, Aronhalt KC, Sloan LM, Patel R, Orenstein R. Asymptomatic Clostridium difficile colonization in a tertiary care hospital: Admission prevalence and risk factors. Am J Infect Control. 2013 May; 41(5):390-3. 2319971
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  7. Cunningham SA, Noorie T, Meunier D, Woodford N, Patel R. Rapid and simultaneous detection of genes encoding Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (blaKPC) and New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase (blaNDM) in Gram-negative bacilli. J Clin Microbiol. 2013 Apr; 51(4):1269-71. Epub 2013 Jan 23. 2298907
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  8. Degnim AC, Scow JS, Hoskin TL, Miller JP, Loprinzi M, Boughey JC, Jakub JW, Throckmorton A, Patel R, Baddour LM. Randomized Controlled Trial to Reduce Bacterial Colonization of Surgical Drains After Breast and Axillary Operations. Ann Surg. 2013 Mar 20. [Epub ahead of print] 2311992
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  9. Schmitt BH, Cunningham SA, Dailey AL, Gustafson DR, Patel R. Identification of anaerobic bacteria by Bruker Biotyper matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry with on-plate formic acid preparation. J Clin Microbiol. 2013 Mar; 51(3):782-6. Epub 2012 Dec 19. 2310723
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  10. Abidi MZ, Wilhelm MP, Neff JL, Hughes JG, Cunningham SA, Patel R. Helicobacter canis bacteremia in a patient with fever of unknown origin. J Clin Microbiol. 2013 Mar; 51(3):1046-8. Epub 2013 Jan 02. 2303675
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  11. Patel R. MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry: transformative proteomics for clinical microbiology. Clin Chem. 2013 Feb; 59(2):340-2. Epub 2012 Jun 04. 2252627
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  12. Leekha S, Irish CL, Schneider SK, Fernholz EC, Espy MJ, Cunningham SA, Patel R, Juhn YJ, Pritt B, Smith TF, Sampathkumar P. Viral detection using a multiplex polymerase chain reaction-based assay in outpatients with upper respiratory infection. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2013 Feb; 75(2):169-73. Epub 2012 Nov 22. 2285810
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  13. Tande AJ, Cunningham SA, Raoult D, Sim FH, Berbari EF, Patel R. A case of Q fever prosthetic joint infection and description of an assay for detection of Coxiella burnetii. J Clin Microbiol. 2013 Jan; 51(1):66-9. Epub 2012 Oct 17. 2278583
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  14. Cunningham SA, Mandrekar JN, Rosenblatt JE, Patel R. Rapid PCR Detection of Mycoplasma hominis, Ureaplasma urealyticum, and Ureaplasma parvum International Journal of Bacteriology. 2013; 2013. 2310022
  15. Gomez E, Cazanave C, Cunningham SA, Greenwood-Quaintance KE, Steckelberg JM, Uhl JR, Hanssen AD, Karau MJ, Schmidt SM, Osmon DR, Berbari EF, Mandrekar J, Patel R. Prosthetic joint infection diagnosis using broad-range PCR of biofilms dislodged from knee and hip arthroplasty surfaces using sonication. J Clin Microbiol. 2012 Nov; 50(11):3501-8. Epub 2012 Aug 15. 2281385
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  16. Maduka-Ezeh AN, Greenwood-Quaintance KE, Karau MJ, Berbari EF, Osmon DR, Hanssen AD, Steckelberg JM, Patel R. Antimicrobial susceptibility and biofilm formation of Staphylococcus epidermidis small colony variants associated with prosthetic joint infection. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2012 Nov; 74(3):224-9. Epub 2012 Aug 15. 2264924
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  17. Khanna S, Pardi DS, Rosenblatt JE, Patel R, Kammer PP, Baddour LM. An evaluation of repeat stool testing for Clostridium difficile infection by polymerase chain reaction. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2012 Nov-Dec; 46(10):846-9. 2224241
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  18. Krause ML, Rizwan Sohail M, Patel R, Wittich CM. Achromobacter piechaudii bloodstream infection in an immunocompetent host. Am J Case Rep. 2012 Oct; 13:265-267. 2288670
  19. Karau MJ, Tilahun AY, Schmidt SM, Clark CR, Patel R, Rajagopalan G. Linezolid is superior to vancomycin in experimental pneumonia caused by Superantigen-Producing staphylococcus aureus in HLA class II transgenic mice. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2012 Oct; 56(10):5401-5. Epub 2012 Jul 30. 2276334
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  20. Theel ES, Schmitt BH, Hall L, Cunningham SA, Walchak RC, Patel R, Wengenack NL. Formic acid-based direct, on-plate testing of yeast and Corynebacterium species by Bruker Biotyper matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry. J Clin Microbiol. 2012 Sep; 50(9):3093-5 Epub 2012 Jul 3. 2270418
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  21. Zheng X, O'Leary A, Uhl JR, Patel R, Shulman ST. Rapid detection of Streptococcus pyogenes in pleural fluid samples from pediatric patients with empyema. J Clin Microbiol. 2012 Aug; 50(8):2786-7. Epub 2012 May 23. 2267609
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  22. Nagpal A, Pritt BS, Patel R. PHOTO QUIZ. A 46-year-old man with recurrent fever and chills. Clin Infect Dis. 2012 Aug; 55(3):413, 469-70. 2269940
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  23. Binnicker MJ, Theel ES, Larsen SM, Patel R. A high percentage of serum samples that test reactive by enzyme immunoassay for anti-Brucella antibodies are not confirmed by the standard tube agglutination test. Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2012 Aug; 19(8):1332-4. Epub 2012 Jun 20. 2264309
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  24. Marko DC, Saffert RT, Cunningham SA, Hyman J, Walsh J, Arbefeville S, Howard W, Pruessner J, Safwat N, Cockerill FR, Bossler AD, Patel R, Richter SS. Evaluation of the Bruker Biotyper and Vitek MS matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry systems for identification of nonfermenting gram-negative bacilli isolated from cultures from cystic fibrosis patients. J Clin Microbiol. 2012 Jun; 50(6):2034-9. Epub 2012 Apr 11. 2254424
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  25. Ariza-Heredia EJ, Patel R, Blumberg EA, Walker RC, Lewis R, Evans J, Sankar A, Willliams MD, Rogers J, Milano C, Razonable RR. Outcomes of transplantation using organs from a donor infected with Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-producing K. pneumoniae. Transpl Infect Dis. 2012 Jun; 14(3):229-36. Epub 2012 May 25. 2247801
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  26. Tilahun AY, Karau MJ, Clark CR, Patel R, Rajagopalan G. The impact of tacrolimus on the immunopathogenesis of staphylococcal enterotoxin-induced systemic inflammatory response syndrome and pneumonia. Microbes Infect. 2012 Jun; 14(6):528-36. Epub 2012 Jan 10. 2219710
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  27. Cazanave C, Greenwood-Quaintance KE, Hanssen AD, Patel R. Corynebacterium prosthetic joint infection. J Clin Microbiol. 2012 May; 50(5):1518-23. Epub 2012 Feb 15. 2242610
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  28. Baracaldo R, Foltzer M, Patel R, Bourbeau P. Empyema caused by Mycoplasma salivarium. J Clin Microbiol. 2012 May; 50(5):1805-6. Epub 2012 Feb 15. 2242622
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  29. Saffert RT, Cunningham SA, Mandrekar J, Patel R. Comparison of three preparatory methods for detection of bacteremia by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2012 May; 73(1):21-6. 2244752
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  30. Vergidis P, Patel R. Novel approaches to the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of medical device-associated infections. Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2012 Mar; 26(1):173-86. 2220993
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  31. Maduka-Ezeh A, Seville MT, Kusne S, Vikram HR, Blair JE, Greenwood-Quaintance K, Arabia F, Patel R. Thymidine auxotrophic Staphylococcus aureus small-colony variant endocarditis and left ventricular assist device infection. J Clin Microbiol. 2012 Mar; 50(3):1102-5. Epub 2012 Jan 11. 2213630
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  32. Eastlack RK, Kesman TJ, Patel R, Huddleston PM. Infection not associated with use of human musculoskeletal tissue allografts. Cell Tissue Bank. 2012 Mar; 13(1):47-51. Epub 2010 Sep 29. 2116149
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  33. Babu MA, Patel R, Marsh WR, Wijdicks EF. Strategies to decrease the risk of ventricular catheter infections: a review of the evidence. Neurocrit Care. 2012 Feb; 16(1):194-202. 2203588
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  34. Alatoom AA, Cazanave CJ, Cunningham SA, Ihde SM, Patel R. Identification of non-diphtheriae corynebacterium by use of matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry. J Clin Microbiol. 2012 Jan; 50(1):160-3. Epub 2011 Nov 09. 2223142
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  35. Krause ML, Sohail MR, Patel R, Wittich CM. Achromobacter piechaudii bloodstream infection in an immunocompetent host. Am J Case Rep. 2012; 13:265-7. Epub 2012 Oct 26. 2286806
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  36. Vergidis P, Greenwood-Quaintance KE, Sanchez-Sotelo J, Morrey BF, Steinmann SP, Karau MJ, Osmon DR, Mandrekar JN, Steckelberg JM, Patel R. Implant sonication for the diagnosis of prosthetic elbow infection. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2011 Dec; 20(8):1275-81. 2206771
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  37. Gomez E, Gustafson DR, Rosenblatt JE, Patel R. Actinobaculum bacteremia: a report of 12 cases. J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Dec; 49(12):4311-3. Epub 2011 Oct 05. 2208785
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  38. Patel R, Vetter EA, Harmsen WS, Schleck CD, Fadel HJ, Cockerill FR 3rd. Optimized pathogen detection with 30- compared to 20-milliliter blood culture draws. J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Dec; 49(12):4047-51. Epub 2011 Oct 05. 2208594
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  39. Pritt BS, Sloan LM, Johnson DK, Munderloh UG, Paskewitz SM, McElroy KM, McFadden JD, Binnicker MJ, Neitzel DF, Liu G, Nicholson WL, Nelson CM, Franson JJ, Martin SA, Cunningham SA, Steward CR, Bogumill K, Bjorgaard ME, Davis JP, McQuiston JH, Warshauer Emergence of a new pathogenic Ehrlichia species, Wisconsin and Minnesota, 2009. N Engl J Med. 2011 Aug 4; 365(5):422-9. 2181976
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  40. Alatoom AA, Cunningham SA, Ihde SM, Mandrekar J, Patel R. Comparison of direct colony method versus extraction method for identification of gram-positive cocci by use of Bruker Biotyper matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry. J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Aug; 49(8):2868-73. Epub 2011 May 25. 2179383
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  41. Shelton-Dodge K, Vetter EA, Kohner PC, Nyre LM, Patel R. Clinical significance and antimicrobial susceptibilities of Aerococcus sanguinicola and Aerococcus urinae. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2011 Aug; 70(4):448-51. 2178041
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  42. Tilahun AY, Marietta EV, Wu TT, Patel R, David CS, Rajagopalan G. Human leukocyte antigen class II transgenic mouse model unmasks the significant extrahepatic pathology in toxic shock syndrome. Am J Pathol. 2011 Jun; 178(6):2760-73. 2168539
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  43. Rouse MS, Heijink A, Steckelberg JM, Patel R. Are anidulafungin or voriconazole released from polymethylmethacrylate in vitro? Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2011 May; 469(5):1466-9. Epub 2010 Oct 21. 2121079
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  44. Vergidis P, Rouse MS, Euba G, Karau MJ, Schmidt SM, Mandrekar JN, Steckelberg JM, Patel R. Treatment with linezolid or vancomycin in combination with rifampin is effective in an animal model of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus foreign body osteomyelitis. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2011 Mar; 55(3):1182-6. Epub 2010 Dec 28. 2136023
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  45. Saffert RT, Cunningham SA, Ihde SM, Jobe KE, Mandrekar J, Patel R. Comparison of Bruker Biotyper matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometer to BD Phoenix automated microbiology system for identification of gram-negative bacilli. J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Mar; 49(3):887-92. Epub 2011 Jan 05. 2160256
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  46. Hebart H, Lengerke C, Ljungman P, Paya CV, Klingebiel T, Loeffler J, Pfaffenrath S, Lewensohn-Fuchs I, Barkholt L, Tomiuk J, Meisner C, Lunenberg J, Top B, Razonable RR, Patel R, Litzow MR, Jahn G, Einsele H. Prospective comparison of PCR-based vs late mRNA-based preemptive antiviral therapy for HCMV infection in patients after allo-SCT. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2011 Mar; 46(3):408-15. Epub 2010 Jun 28. 2155471
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  47. Karre T, Sloan L, Patel R, Mandrekar J, Rosenblatt J. Comparison of two commercial molecular assays to a laboratory-developed molecular assay for diagnosis of Clostridium difficile infection. J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Feb; 49(2):725-7. Epub 2010 Dec 01. 2129807
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  48. Gomez E, Gustafson DR, Colgrove R, Ly T, Santana R, Rosenblatt JE, Patel R. Isolation of Robinsoniella peoriensis from four human specimens. J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Jan; 49(1):458-60. Epub 2010 Nov 03. 2124123
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  49. Gomez E, Patel R. Laboratory diagnosis of prosthetic joint infection, part I. Clin Microbiol Newsl. 2011; 33(8):55-60. 2162480
  50. Gomez E, Patel R. Laboratory diagnosis of prosthetic joint infection, part II. Clin Microbiol Newsl. 2011; 33(9):1-8. 2164210
  51. Zhao H, Kang CI, Rouse MS, Patel R, Kita H, Juhn YJ. The Role of IL-17 in the Association between Pneumococcal Pneumonia and Allergic Sensitization. Int J Microbiol. 2011; 2011:709509. Epub 2011 Nov 17. 2210829
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  52. Cunningham SA, Sloan LM, Nyre LM, Vetter EA, Mandrekar J, Patel R. Three-hour molecular detection of Campylobacter, Salmonella, Yersinia, and Shigella species in feces with accuracy as high as that of culture. J Clin Microbiol. 2010 Aug; 48(8):2929-33. Epub 2010 Jun 02. 2101957
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  53. Sun HY, Forrest G, Gupta KL, Aguado JM, Lortholary O, Julia MB, Safdar N, Patel R, Kusne S, Singh N. Rhino-orbital-cerebral zygomycosis in solid organ transplant recipients. Transplantation. 2010 Jul 15; 90(1):85-92. 2109450
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  54. Karau MJ, Piper KE, Steckelberg JM, Kavros SJ, Patel R. In vitro activity of the Qoustic Wound Therapy System against planktonic and biofilm bacteria. Adv Skin Wound Care. 2010 Jul; 23(7):316-20. 2103477
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  55. Shah NB, Suri RM, Melduni RM, Patel R, Kommedal O, Saebo O, Gustafson DR, Wilson WR, Baddour LM. Shuttleworthia satelles endocarditis: evidence of non-dental human disease. J Infect. 2010 Jun; 60(6):491-3. Epub 2010 Feb 17. 1987782
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  56. Tilahun AY, Theuer JE, Patel R, David CS, Rajagopalan G. Detrimental effect of the proteasome inhibitor, bortezomib in bacterial superantigen- and lipopolysaccharide-induced systemic inflammation. Mol Ther. 2010 Jun; 18(6):1143-54. Epub 2010 Apr 06. 1995619
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  57. Sampedro MF, Huddleston PM, Piper KE, Karau MJ, Dekutoski MB, Yaszemski MJ, Currier BL, Mandrekar JN, Osmon DR, McDowell A, Patrick S, Steckelberg JM, Patel R. A biofilm approach to detect bacteria on removed spinal implants. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2010 May 20; 35(12):1218-24. 1999755
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  58. Shah NB, Osmon DR, Fadel H, Patel R, Kohner PC, Steckelberg JM, Mabry T, Berbari EF. Laboratory and clinical characteristics of Staphylococcus lugdunensis prosthetic joint infections. J Clin Microbiol. 2010 May; 48(5):1600-3. Epub 2010 Feb 24. 1987729
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  59. Lin EY, Tsigrelis C, Baddour LM, Lepidi H, Rolain JM, Patel R, Raoult D. Candidatus Bartonella mayotimonensis and endocarditis. Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Mar; 16(3):500-3. 1990505
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  60. Lappinga PJ, Abraham SC, Murray JA, Vetter EA, Patel R, Wu TT. Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth: histopathologic features and clinical correlates in an underrecognized entity. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2010 Feb; 134(2):264-70. 1986061
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  61. Verdoorn BP, Orenstein R, Rosenblatt JE, Sloan LM, Schleck CD, Harmsen WS, Nyre LM, Patel R. High prevalence of tcdC deletion-carrying Clostridium difficile and lack of association with disease severity. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2010 Jan; 66(1):24-8. Epub 2009 Sep 23. 1964181
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  62. Piper KE, Fernandez-Sampedro M, Steckelberg KE, Mandrekar JN, Karau MJ, Steckelberg JM, Berbari EF, Osmon DR, Hanssen AD, Lewallen DG, Cofield RH, Sperling JW, Sanchez-Sotelo J, Huddleston PM, Dekutoski MB, Yaszemski M, Currier B, Patel R. C-reactive protein, erythrocyte sedimentation rate and orthopedic implant infection. PLoS One. 2010; 5(2):e9358. Epub 2010 Feb 22. 1987736
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  63. Del Pozo JL, Rouse MS, Euba G, Kang CI, Mandrekar JN, Steckelberg JM, Patel R. The electricidal effect is active in an experimental model of Staphylococcus epidermidis chronic foreign body osteomyelitis. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2009 Oct; 53(10):4064-8. Epub 2009 Aug 03. 1956957
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  64. Singh N, Aguado JM, Bonatti H, Forrest G, Gupta KL, Safdar N, John GT, Pursell KJ, Munoz P, Patel R, Fortun J, Martin-Davila P, Philippe B, Philit F, Tabah A, Terzi N, Chatelet V, Kusne S, Clark N, Blumberg E, Julia MB, Humar A, Houston S, Lass-Florl C, Zygomycosis in solid organ transplant recipients: a prospective, matched case-control study to assess risks for disease and outcome. J Infect Dis. 2009 Sep 15; 200(6):1002-11. 1981971
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  65. Sun HY, Aguado JM, Bonatti H, Forrest G, Gupta KL, Safdar N, John GT, Pursell KJ, Munoz P, Patel R, Fortun J, Martin-Davila P, Philippe B, Philit F, Tabah A, Terzi N, Chatelet V, Kusne S, Clark N, Blumberg E, Julia MB, Humar A, Houston S, Lass-Florl C, Pulmonary zygomycosis in solid organ transplant recipients in the current era. Am J Transplant. 2009 Sep; 9(9):2166-71. Epub 2009 Jul 22. 1981963
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  66. Del Pozo JL, Patel R. Clinical practice. Infection associated with prosthetic joints. N Engl J Med. 2009 Aug 20; 361(8):787-94. 1959303
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  67. Del Pozo JL, van de Beek D, Daly RC, Pulido JS, McGregor CG, Patel R. Incidence and clinical characteristics of ocular infections after heart transplantation: a retrospective cohort study. Clin Transplant. 2009 Aug-Sep; 23(4):484-9. Epub 2009 Jun 30. 1950964
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  68. Kang CI, Rouse MS, Mandrekar JN, Steckelberg JM, Patel R. Anidulafungin treatment of candidal central nervous system infection in a murine model. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2009 Aug; 53(8):3576-8. Epub 2009 Jun 08. 1946900
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  69. Kohner PC, Robberts FJ, Cockerill FR 3rd, Patel R. Cephalosporin MIC distribution of extended-spectrum-{beta}-lactamase- and pAmpC-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella species. J Clin Microbiol. 2009 Aug; 47(8):2419-25. Epub 2009 Jun 03. 1946935
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  70. Grys TE, Sloan LM, Rosenblatt JE, Patel R. Rapid and sensitive detection of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli from nonenriched stool specimens by real-time PCR in comparison to enzyme immunoassay and culture. J Clin Microbiol. 2009 Jul; 47(7):2008-12. Epub 2009 May 13. 1942122
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  71. Sampedro MF, Piper KE, McDowell A, Patrick S, Mandrekar JN, Rouse MS, Steckelberg JM, Patel R. Species of Propionibacterium and Propionibacterium acnes phylotypes associated with orthopedic implants. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2009 Jun; 64(2):138-45. 1946904
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  72. Piper KE, Jacobson MJ, Cofield RH, Sperling JW, Sanchez-Sotelo J, Osmon DR, McDowell A, Patrick S, Steckelberg JM, Mandrekar JN, Fernandez Sampedro M, Patel R. Microbiologic diagnosis of prosthetic shoulder infection by use of implant sonication. J Clin Microbiol. 2009 Jun; 47(6):1878-84. Epub 2009 Mar 04. 1951267
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  73. Kang CI, Rouse MS, Patel R, Kita H, Juhn YJ. Allergic airway inflammation and susceptibility to pneumococcal pneumonia in a murine model with real-time in vivo evaluation. Clin Exp Immunol. 2009 Jun; 156(3):552-61. 1942125
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  74. Jacobson MJ, Steckelberg KE, Piper KE, Steckelberg JM, Patel R. In vitro activity of micafungin against planktonic and sessile Candida albicans isolates. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2009 Jun; 53(6):2638-9. Epub 2009 Mar 23. 1933696
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  75. Del Pozo JL, Tran NV, Petty PM, Johnson CH, Walsh MF, Bite U, Clay RP, Mandrekar JN, Piper KE, Steckelberg JM, Patel R. Pilot study of association of bacteria on breast implants with capsular contracture. J Clin Microbiol. 2009 May; 47(5):1333-7. Epub 2009 Mar 04. 1929753
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  76. Robberts FJ, Kohner PC, Patel R. Unreliable extended-spectrum beta-lactamase detection in the presence of plasmid-mediated AmpC in Escherichia coli clinical isolates. J Clin Microbiol. 2009 Feb; 47(2):358-61. Epub 2008 Dec 24. 1915044
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  77. del Pozo JL, Rouse MS, Mandrekar JN, Steckelberg JM, Patel R. The electricidal effect: reduction of Staphylococcus and pseudomonas biofilms by prolonged exposure to low-intensity electrical current. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2009 Jan; 53(1):41-5. Epub 2008 Oct 27. 1915475
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  78. del Pozo JL, Rouse MS, Mandrekar JN, Sampedro MF, Steckelberg JM, Patel R. Effect of electrical current on the activities of antimicrobial agents against Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, and Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilms. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2009 Jan; 53(1):35-40. Epub 2008 Aug 25. 1915720
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  79. Mook-Kanamori BB, Rouse MS, Kang CI, van de Beek D, Steckelberg JM, Patel R. Daptomycin in experimental murine pneumococcal meningitis. BMC Infect Dis. 2009; 9:50. Epub 2009 Apr 30. 1949921
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  80. Karre T, Patel R. A renal transplant patient with psoas fluid collection. Clin Microbiol Newsl. 2009; 31(23):182-3. 1982681
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  81. Verdoorn BP, Orenstein R, Rosenblatt JE, Sloan LM, Schleck CD, Harmsen WS, Nyre LM, Patel R. High prevalence of tcdC deletion-carrying Clostridium difficile and lack of association with disease severity. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2009; 66(1):24-8. 1983195
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  82. Rajagopalan G, Asmann YW, Lytle AK, Tilahun AY, Theuer JE, Smart MK, Patel R, David CS. Cyclooxygenase 2 pathway and its therapeutic inhibition in superantigen-induced toxic shock. Shock. 2008 Dec; 30(6):721-8. 1915875
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  83. Babady NE, Sloan LM, Vetter EA, Patel R, Binnicker MJ. Percent positive rate of Lyme real-time polymerase chain reaction in blood, cerebrospinal fluid, synovial fluid, and tissue. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008 Dec; 62(4):464-6. Epub 2008 Oct 22. 1915488
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  84. Aichinger E, Schleck CD, Harmsen WS, Nyre LM, Patel R. Nonutility of repeat laboratory testing for detection of Clostridium difficile by use of PCR or enzyme immunoassay. J Clin Microbiol. 2008 Nov; 46(11):3795-7. Epub 2008 Sep 10. 1915666
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  85. Del Pozo JL, Patel R. Ceftobiprole medocaril: a new generation beta-lactam. Drugs Today (Barc). 2008 Nov; 44(11):801-25. 1920503
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  86. Baddley JW, Perfect JR, Oster RA, Larsen RA, Pankey GA, Henderson H, Haas DW, Kauffman CA, Patel R, Zaas AK, Pappas PG. Pulmonary cryptococcosis in patients without HIV infection: factors associated with disseminated disease. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. 2008 Oct; 27(10):937-43. 1955123
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  87. Del Pozo JL, Rouse MS, Patel R. Bioelectric effect and bacterial biofilms. A systematic review. Int J Artif Organs. 2008 Sep; 31(9):786-95. 1915520
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  88. Uslan DZ, Patel R, Virk A. International travel and exposure risks in solid-organ transplant recipients. Transplantation. 2008 Aug 15; 86(3):407-12. 1950043
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  89. Verdoorn BP, Orenstein R, Wilson JW, Estes LL, Wendt RF, Schleck CD, Harmsen WS, Nyre LM, Patel R. Effect of telephoned notification of positive Clostridium difficile test results on the time to the ordering of antimicrobial therapy. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008 Jul; 29(7):658-60. 1892695
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  90. Arness T, Pedersen R, Dierkhising R, Kremers W, Patel R. Varicella zoster virus-associated disease in adult kidney transplant recipients: incidence and risk-factor analysis. Transpl Infect Dis. 2008 Jul; 10(4):260-8. Epub 2007 Dec 11. 1904704
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  91. van de Beek D, Patel R, Campeau NG, Badley A, Parisi JE, Rabinstein AA, Manno EM, Wijdicks EF. Insidious sinusitis leading to catastrophic cerebral aspergillosis in transplant recipients. Neurology. 2008 Jun 10; 70(24 Pt 2):2411-3. 1883295
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  92. Jacobson MJ, Piper KE, Nguyen G, Steckelberg JM, Patel R. In vitro activity of anidulafungin against Candida albicans biofilms. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2008 Jun; 52(6):2242-3. Epub 2008 Apr 07. 1888422
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  93. Arthurs SK, Eid AJ, Pedersen RA, Kremers WK, Cosio FG, Patel R, Razonable RR. Delayed-onset primary cytomegalovirus disease and the risk of allograft failure and mortality after kidney transplantation. Clin Infect Dis. 2008 Mar 15; 46(6):840-6. 1867630
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  94. van de Beek D, Kremers WK, Del Pozo JL, Daly RC, Edwards BS, McGregor CG, Patel R. Effect of infectious diseases on outcome after heart transplant. Mayo Clin Proc. 2008 Mar; 83(3):304-8. 1872182
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  107. van de Beek D, Patel R, Wijdicks EF. Meningococcal meningitis with brainstem infarction. Arch Neurol. 2007 Sep; 64(9):1350-1. 1841350
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  108. Trampuz A, Piper KE, Jacobson MJ, Hanssen AD, Unni KK, Osmon DR, Mandrekar JN, Cockerill FR, Steckelberg JM, Greenleaf JF, Patel R. Sonication of removed hip and knee prostheses for diagnosis of infection. N Engl J Med. 2007 Aug 16; 357(7):654-63. 1834786
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  112. Frank KL, Patel R. Activity of sodium metabisulfite against planktonic and biofilm Staphylococcus species. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2007 Apr; 57(4):355-9. Epub 2006 Dec 22. 1820426
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  114. Shuford JA, Piper KE, Steckelberg JM, Patel R. In vitro biofilm characterization and activity of antifungal agents alone and in combination against sessile and planktonic clinical Candida albicans isolates. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2007 Mar; 57(3):277-81. Epub 2006 Dec 01. 1817447
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  115. Rajagopalan G, Smart MK, Murali N, Patel R, David CS. Acute systemic immune activation following vaginal exposure to staphylococcal enterotoxin B--implications for menstrual shock. J Reprod Immunol. 2007 Feb; 73(1):51-9. Epub 2006 Oct 27. 1815076
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  116. Heijink A, Yaszemski MJ, Patel R, Rouse MS, Lewallen DG, Hanssen AD. Local antibiotic delivery with OsteoSet, DBX, and Collagraft. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2006 Oct; 451:29-33. 1791186
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  117. Rajagopalan G, Smart MK, Patel R, David CS. Acute systemic immune activation following conjunctival exposure to staphylococcal enterotoxin B. Infect Immun. 2006 Oct; 74(10):6016-9. 1786772
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  118. Shuford JA, Rouse MS, Piper KE, Steckelberg JM, Patel R. Evaluation of caspofungin and amphotericin B deoxycholate against Candida albicans biofilms in an experimental intravascular catheter infection model. J Infect Dis. 2006 Sep 1; 194(5):710-3. Epub 2006 Jul 28. 1779664
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  120. Rouse MS, Hein MM, Anguita-Alonso P, Steckelberg JM, Patel R. Ceftobiprole medocaril (BAL5788) treatment of experimental Haemophilus influenzae, Enterobacter cloacae, and Klebsiella pneumoniae murine pneumonia. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2006 Aug; 55(4):333-6. Epub 2006 May 02. 1778024
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  123. Zirakzadeh A, Patel R. Vancomycin-resistant enterococci: colonization, infection, detection, and treatment. Mayo Clin Proc. 2006 Apr; 81(4):529-36. 1757048
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  124. Anguita-Alonso P, Rouse MS, Piper KE, Steckelberg JM, Patel R. Garenoxacin treatment of experimental endocarditis caused by viridans group streptococci. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2006 Apr; 50(4):1263-7. 1758090
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  125. Anguita-Alonso P, Rouse MS, Piper KE, Jacofsky DJ, Osmon DR, Patel R. Comparative study of antimicrobial release kinetics from polymethylmethacrylate. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2006 Apr; 445:239-44. 1762768
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  126. Shuford JA, Piper KE, Hein M, Trampuz A, Steckelberg JM, Patel R. Lack of association of Staphylococcus aureus type A beta-lactamase with cefazolin combined with antimicrobial spacer placement prosthetic joint infection treatment failure. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2006 Mar; 54(3):189-92. Epub 2006 Feb 08. 1754277
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  127. Piper KE, Hanssen AD, Lewallen DG, Matteson EL, Osmon DR, Duffy MC, Hagan RA, Steckelberg JM, Patel R. Lack of detection of human retrovirus-5 proviral DNA in synovial tissue and blood specimens from individuals with rheumatoid arthritis or osteoarthritis. Arthritis Rheum. 2006 Feb 15; 55(1):123-5. 1758157
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  128. Rajagopalan G, Iijima K, Singh M, Kita H, Patel R, David CS. Intranasal exposure to bacterial superantigens induces airway inflammation in HLA class II transgenic mice. Infect Immun. 2006 Feb; 74(2):1284-96. 1748389
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  129. Trampuz A, Piper KE, Hanssen AD, Osmon DR, Cockerill FR, Steckelberg JM, Patel R. Sonication of explanted prosthetic components in bags for diagnosis of prosthetic joint infection is associated with risk of contamination. J Clin Microbiol. 2006 Feb; 44(2):628-31. 1750483
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  130. Rouse MS, Piper KE, Jacobson M, Jacofsky DJ, Steckelberg JM, Patel R. Daptomycin treatment of Staphylococcus aureus experimental chronic osteomyelitis. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2006 Feb; 57(2):301-5. Epub 2005 Dec 16. 1747097
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  131. Prabhu RM, Piper KE, Litzow MR, Steckelberg JM, Patel R. Emergence of quinolone resistance among viridans group streptococci isolated from the oropharynx of neutropenic peripheral blood stem cell transplant patients receiving quinolone antimicrobial prophylaxis. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2005 Dec; 24(12):832-8. 1743707
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  133. Bell CA, Patel R. A real-time combined polymerase chain reaction assay for the rapid detection and differentiation of Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Ehrlichia chaffeensis, and Ehrlichia ewingii. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2005 Dec; 53(4):301-6. Epub 2005 Nov 02. 1746770
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  136. Rouse MS, Rotger M, Piper KE, Steckelberg JM, Scholz M, Andrews J, Patel R. In vitro and in vivo evaluations of the activities of lauric acid monoester formulations against Staphylococcus aureus. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2005 Aug; 49(8):3187-91. 1977486
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  138. Patel R, Osmon DR, Hanssen AD. The diagnosis of prosthetic joint infection: current techniques and emerging technologies. Clin Orthop Relat Res Relat Res 2005 Aug; 437:55-8. 1726765
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  139. Osmon DR, Hanssen AD, Patel R. Prosthetic joint infection: criteria for future definitions. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2005 Aug; (437):89-90. 1726766
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  140. Hanssen AD, Osmon DR, Patel R. Local antibiotic delivery systems: where are we and where are we going? Clin Orthop Relat Res Relat Res 2005 Aug; 437:111-4. 1726767
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  141. Piper KE, Steckelberg JM, Patel R. In vitro activity of daptomycin against clinical isolates of Gram-positive bacteria. J Infect Chemother. 2005 Aug; 11(4):207-9. 1729888
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  143. Fraimow H, Knob C, Herrero IA, Patel R. Putative VanRS-like two-component regulatory system associated with the inducible glycopeptide resistance cluster of Paenibacillus popilliae. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2005 Jul; 49(7):2625-33. 1721444
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  144. Alyaseen SA, Piper KE, Rouse MS, Steckelberg JM, Patel R. Selection of cross-resistance following exposure of Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolates to ciprofloxacin or cefepime. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2005 Jun; 49(6):2543-5. 1718785
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  145. Shuford JA, Patel R. Antimicrobial growth promoter use in livestock-implications for human health. Reviews in Medical Microbiology. 2005 Jan; 16(1):17-24. 1708485
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  146. Hall EW, Rouse MS, Jacofsky DJ, Osmon DR, Hanssen AD, Steckelberg JM, Patel R. Release of daptomycin from polymethylmethacrylate beads in a continuous flow chamber. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2004 Dec; 50(4):261-5. 1677721
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  147. Prabhu RM, Piper KE, Baddour LM, Steckelberg JM, Wilson WR, Patel R. Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns among viridans group streptococcal isolates from infective endocarditis patients from 1971 to 1986 and 1994 to 2002. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2004 Nov; 48(11):4463-5. 1674077
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  148. Trampuz A, Hanssen AD, Osmon DR, Mandrekar J, Steckelberg JM, Patel R. Synovial fluid leukocyte count and differential for the diagnosis of prosthetic knee infection. Am J Med. 2004 Oct 15; 117(8):556-62. 1667527
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  149. Frank KL, Hanssen AD, Patel R. icaA is not a useful diagnostic marker for prosthetic joint infection. J Clin Microbiol. 2004 Oct; 42(10):4846-9. 1669442
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  150. Haleem AA, Rouse MS, Lewallen DG, Hanssen AD, Steckelberg JM, Patel R. Gentamicin and vancomycin do not impair experimental fracture healing. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2004 Oct; (427):22-4. 1669377
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  151. Anguita-Alonso P, Patel R. Molecular Methods in the Diagnosis of Endocarditis. Curr Infect Dis Rep. 2004 Aug; 6(4):270-5. 1665867
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  152. Christiansen DC, Roberts GD, Patel R. Mycobacterium celatum, an emerging pathogen and cause of false positive amplified Mycobacterium tuberculosis direct test. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2004 May; 49(1):19-24. 1647035
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  153. Prabhu RM, Patel R. Mucormycosis and entomophthoramycosis: a review of the clinical manifestations, diagnosis and treatment. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2004 Mar; 10 Suppl 1:31-47. 1639620
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  154. Issa NC, Rouse MS, Piper KE, Wilson WR, Steckelberg JM, Patel R. In vitro activity of BAL9141 against clinical isolates of gram-negative bacteria. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2004 Jan; 48(1):73-5. 1520485
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  155. Issa NC, Patel R. New issues in bacterial infections in solid organ transplant recipients. Infections in Medicine. 2004; 21(5):234-4. 1653071
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  156. Germer JJ, Zein NN, Metwally MA, Hoskin TL, Scott Harmsen W, Smith TF, Patel R. Comparison of the VERSANT HCV RNA qualitative assay (transcription-mediated amplification) and the COBAS AMPLICOR hepatitis C virus test, version 2.0, in patients undergoing interferon-ribavirin therapy. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2003 Dec; 47(4):615-8. 2206588
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  157. O'Sullivan CE, Aksamit AJ, Harrington JR, Harmsen WS, Mitchell PS, Patel R. Clinical spectrum and laboratory characteristics associated with detection of herpes simplex virus DNA in cerebrospinal fluid. Mayo Clin Proc. 2003 Nov; 78(11):1347-52. 1422396
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  158. Trampuz A, Osmon DR, Hanssen AD, Steckelberg JM, Patel R. Molecular and antibiofilm approaches to prosthetic joint infection. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2003 Sep; (414):69-88. 1415048
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  159. Perry AC, Prpa B, Rouse MS, Piper KE, Hanssen AD, Steckelberg JM, Patel R. Levofloxacin and trovafloxacin inhibition of experimental fracture-healing. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2003 Sep; (414):95-100. 1415049
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  160. Germer JJ, Lins MM, Jensen ME, Harmsen WS, Ilstrup DM, Mitchell PS, Cockerill FR 3rd, Patel R. Evaluation of the MagNA pure LC instrument for extraction of hepatitis C virus RNA for the COBAS AMPLICOR Hepatitis C Virus Test, version 2.0. J Clin Microbiol. 2003 Aug; 41(8):3503-8. 1407503
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  161. Germer JJ, Charlton MR, Ishitani MB, Forehand CD, Patel R. Characterization of hepatitis B virus surface antigen and polymerase mutations in liver transplant recipients pre- and post-transplant. Am J Transplant. 2003 Jun; 3(6):743-53. 1404242
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  162. Patel R. Clinical impact of vancomycin-resistant enterococci. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2003 Jun; 51(Suppl 3):13-21. 1405631
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  163. Trampuz A, Steckelberg JM, Osmon DR, Cockerill FR, Hanssen AD, Patel R. Advances in the laboratory diagnosis of prosthetic joint infection. Reviews in Medical Microbiology. 2003 Jan; 14(1):1-14. 1346707
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  164. Patel R. Viral infections complicating solid organ transplantation. Curr Opin Organ Transplant. 2003; 8(4):259-61. 1689900
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  165. Perry AC, Rouse MS, Khaliq Y, Piper KE, Hanssen AD, Osmon DR, Steckelberg JM, Patel R. Antimicrobial release kinetics from polymethylmethacrylate in a novel continuous flow chamber. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2002 Oct; (403):49-53. 1316628
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  166. Herrero IA, Rouse MS, Piper KE, Alyaseen SA, Steckelberg JM, Patel R. Reevaluation of Streptococcus bovis endocarditis cases from 1975 to 1985 by 16S ribosomal DNA sequence analysis. J Clin Microbiol. 2002 Oct; 40(10):3848-50. 1316336
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  167. Issa NC, Patel R. Potential for expansion of the donor pool using liver allografts from donors with bacterial meningitis. Liver Transpl. 2002 Oct; 8(10):977-9. 1316273
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  168. Capitini CM, Herrero IA, Patel R, Ishitani MB, Boyce TG. Wound infection with Neisseria weaveri and a novel subspecies of pasteurella multocida in a child who sustained a tiger bite. Clin Infect Dis. 2002 Jun 15; 34(12):E74-6. Epub 2002 May 24. 1315972
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  169. Razonable RR, Litzow MR, Khaliq Y, Piper KE, Rouse MS, Patel R. Bacteremia due to viridans group Streptococci with diminished susceptibility to Levofloxacin among neutropenic patients receiving levofloxacin prophylaxis. Clin Infect Dis. 2002 Jun 1; 34(11):1469-74. Epub 2002 May 07. 1315825
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  170. Devarbhavi HC, Cohen AJ, Patel R, Wiesner RH, Dickson RC, Ishitani MB. Preliminary results: Outcome of liver transplantation for hepatitis B virus varies by hepatitis B virus genotype. Liver Transpl. 2002 Jun; 8(6):550-5. 1315846
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  171. Paya CV, Wilson JA, Espy MJ, Sia IG, DeBernardi MJ, Smith TF, Patel R, Jenkins G, Harmsen WS, Vanness DJ, Wiesner RH. Preemptive use of oral ganciclovir to prevent cytomegalovirus infection in liver transplant patients: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial. J Infect Dis. 2002 Apr 1; 185(7):854-60. Epub 2002 Mar 19. 1315323
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  172. Wester CW, Ariga D, Nathan C, Rice TW, Pulvirenti J, Patel R, Kocka F, Ortiz J, Weinstein RA. Possible overestimation of penicillin resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae colonization rates due to misidentification of oropharyngeal streptococci. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2002 Apr; 42(4):263-8. 1315824
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  173. Mitchell PS, Sloan LM, Majewski DW, Rys PN, Heimgartner PJ, Rosenblatt JE, Cockerill FR, Smith TF, Patel R. Comparison of line probe assay and DNA sequencing of 5 ' untranslated region for genotyping hepatitis C virus: description of novel line probe patterns. Diagnostic Microbiology & Infectious Disease. 2002 Mar; 42(3):175-9. 1315499
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  174. Haile DT, Hughes J, Vetter E, Kohner P, Snyder R, Patel R, Cockerill FR 3rd. Frequency of isolation of Staphylococcus lugdunensis in consecutive urine cultures and relationship to urinary tract infection. J Clin Microbiol. 2002 Feb; 40(2):654-6. 1008123
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  175. Germer JJ, Heimgartner PJ, Ilstrup DM, Harmsen WS, Jenkins GD, Patel R. Comparative evaluation of the VERSANT HCV RNA 3.0, QUANTIPLEX HCV RNA 2.0, and COBAS AMPLICOR HCV MONITOR version 2.0 Assays for quantification of hepatitis C virus RNA in serum. J Clin Microbiol. 2002 Feb; 40(2):495-500. 1008124
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  176. Sloan LM, Hopkins MK, Mitchell PS, Vetter EA, Rosenblatt JE, Harmsen WS, Cockerill FR, Patel R. Multiplex LightCycler PCR assay for detection and differentiation of Bordetella pertussis and Bordetella parapertussis in nasopharyngeal specimens. J Clin Microbiol. 2002 Jan; 40(1):96-100. 1007930
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  177. Wolk D, Mitchell S, Patel R. Principles of molecular microbiology testing methods. Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2001 Dec; 15(4):1157-204. 1007256
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  178. Hughes JG, Vetter EA, Patel R, Schleck CD, Harmsen S, Turgeant LT, Cockerill FR 3rd. Culture with BACTEC Peds Plus/F bottle compared with conventional methods for detection of bacteria in synovial fluid. J Clin Microbiol. 2001 Dec; 39(12):4468-71. 1006816
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  180. Patel R. Infections in recipients of kidney transplants. Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2001 Sep; 15(3):901-52, xi. 1004071
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  181. Patel R. Association between nasal methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage and infection in liver transplant recipients. Liver Transpl. 2001 Aug; 7(8):752-3. 1006017
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  182. Roeder BE, Patel R. 29-year-old man with fever, malaise, and abdominal pain. Mayo Clin Proc. 2001 Aug; 76(8):841-4. 1005964
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  183. Reid KC, Cockerill III FR, Patel R. Clinical and epidemiological features of Enterococcus casseliflavus/flavescens and Enterococcus gallinarum bacteremia: a report of 20 cases. Clin Infect Dis. 2001 Jun 1; 32(11):1540-6. Epub 2001 Apr 30. 1314729
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  184. Espy MJ, Rys PN, Wold AD, Uhl JR, Sloan LM, Jenkins GD, Ilstrup DM, Cockerill FR 3rd, Patel R, Rosenblatt JE, Smith TF. Detection of herpes simplex virus DNA in genital and dermal specimens by LightCycler PCR after extraction using the IsoQuick, MagNA Pure, and BioRobot 9604 methods. J Clin Microbiol. 2001 Jun; 39(6):2233-6. 1314734
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  185. Razonable RR, Patel R, Wilhelm MP, Gertz MA, Litzow MR, Inwards DJ, Dearani JA, Edwards BS, McGregor CG. Fatal disseminated aspergillosis following sequential heart and stem cell transplantation for systemic amyloidosis. Am J Transplant. 2001 May; 1(1):93-5. 1007417
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  186. Patel R, Rouse MS, Piper KE, Steckelberg JM. Linezolid therapy of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium experimental endocarditis. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2001 Feb; 45(2):621-3. 1004776
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  187. Patel R, Allen SL, Manahan JM, Wright AJ, Krom RA, Wiesner RH, Persing DH, Cockerill FR, Thompson RL. Natural history of vancomycin-resistant enterococcal colonization in liver and kidney transplant recipients. Liver Transpl. 2001 Jan; 7(1):27-31. 1003438
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  188. Patel R, Uhl JR, Cockerill FR 3rd. Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction Detection of vanA, vanB, vanC-1, and vanC-2/3 Genes in Enterococci. Methods Mol Med. 2001; 48:3-11. 2155692
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  189. Patel R, Piper KE, Rouse MS, Steckelberg JM. Linezolid therapy of Staphylococcus aureus experimental osteomyelitis. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2000 Dec; 44(12):3438-40. 1014578
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  191. Patel R, Rouse MS, Piper KE, Steckelberg JM. In vitro activity of GAR-936 against vancomycin-resistant enterococci, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae. Diagnostic Microbiology & Infectious Disease. 2000 Nov; 38(3):177-9. 1014557
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  192. Patel R, Grogg KL, Edwards WD, Wright AJ, Schwenk NM. Death from inappropriate therapy for Lyme disease. Clin Infect Dis. 2000 Oct; 31(4):1107-9. 140503
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  193. Harrison H, Patel R, Yousten AA. Paenibacillus associated with milky disease in Central and South American scarabs. J Invertebr Pathol. 2000 Oct; 76(3):169-75. 1014556
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  194. Piper KE, Rouse MS, Ronningen KL, Steckelberg JM, Wilson WR, Patel R. Trovafloxacin treatment of viridans group Streptococcus experimental endocarditis. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2000 Sep; 44(9):2554-6. 137003
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  195. Patel R. Prophylactic fluconazole in liver transplant recipients: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Liver Transpl. 2000 May; 6(3):376-9. 132673
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  196. Patel R. Enterococcal-type glycopeptide resistance genes in non-enterococcal organisms. FEMS Microbiol Lett. 2000 Apr 1; 185(1):1-7. 131651
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  197. Patel R, Piper K, Cockerill FR 3rd, Steckelberg JM, Yousten AA. The biopesticide Paenibacillus popilliae has a vancomycin resistance gene cluster homologous to the enterococcal VanA vancomycin resistance gene cluster. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2000 Mar; 44(3):705-9. 129574
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  198. Abu-Nader R, Patel R. Current management strategies for the treatment and prevention of cytomegalovirus infection in solid organ transplant recipients. BioDrugs. 2000 Mar; 13(3):159-75. 131671
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  199. Patel R. Vancomycin-resistant enterococci in liver transplant recipients. Liver Transpl. 2000 Mar; 6(2):247-9. 131637
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  200. Patel R. Amphotericin B colloidal dispersion. Expert Opin Pharmacother. 2000 Mar; 1(3):475-88. 1013312
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  201. Huddleston PM, Steckelberg JM, Hanssen AD, Rouse MS, Bolander ME, Patel R. Ciprofloxacin inhibition of experimental fracture healing. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2000 Feb; 82(2):161-73. 128460
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  202. Sia IG, Patel R. New strategies for prevention and therapy of cytomegalovirus infection and disease in solid-organ transplant recipients. Clin Microbiol Rev. 2000 Jan; 13(1):83-121, table of contents. 127177
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  206. Patel R, Newell JO, Procop GW, Persing DH. Use of polymerase chain reaction for citrate synthase gene to diagnose Bartonella quintana endocarditis. Am J Clin Pathol. 1999 Jul; 112(1):36-40. 117658
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  207. Patel R, Rouse MS, Piper KE, Steckelberg JM. In vitro activity of linezolid against vancomycin-resistant enterococci, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae. Diagnostic Microbiology & Infectious Disease. 1999 Jun; 34(2):119-22. 115585
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  212. Falagas ME, Paya C, Ruthazer R, Badley A, Patel R, Wiesner R, Griffith J, Freeman R, Rohrer R, Werner BG, Snydman DR. Significance of cytomegalovirus for long-term survival after orthotopic liver transplantation: a prospective derivation and validation cohort analysis. Transplantation. 1998 Oct 27; 66(8):1020-8. 108343
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  216. Patel R, Paya CV. Cytomegalovirus infection and disease in solid organ transplant recipients. Transplant Infections. 1998; 229-244. 108949
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  218. Dockrell DH, Prada J, Jones MF, Patel R, Badley AD, Harmsen WS, Ilstrup DM, Wiesner RH, Krom RA, Smith TF, Paya CV. Seroconversion to human herpesvirus 6 following liver transplantation is a marker of cytomegalovirus disease. J Infect Dis. 1997 Nov; 176(5):1135-40. 100750
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  219. Rouse MS, Steckelberg JM, Brandt CM, Patel R, Miro JM, Wilson WR. Efficacy of azithromycin or clarithromycin for prophylaxis of viridans group streptococcus experimental endocarditis. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1997 Aug; 41(8):1673-6. 99371
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  220. Badley AD, Seaberg EC, Porayko MK, Wiesner RH, Keating MR, Wilhelm MP, Walker RC, Patel R, Marshall WF, DeBernardi M, Zetterman R, Steers JL, Paya CV. Prophylaxis of cytomegalovirus infection in liver transplantation: a randomized trial comparing a combination of ganciclovir and acyclovir to acyclovir. NIDDK Liver Transplantation Database. Transplantation. 1997 Jul 15; 64(1):66-73. 99200
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  222. Patel R, Paya CV. Infections in solid-organ transplant recipients. Clin Microbiol Rev. 1997 Jan; 10(1):86-124. 101519
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  225. Badley AD, Portela DF, Patel R, Kyle RA, Habermann TM, Strickler JG, Ilstrup DM, Wiesner RH, de Groen P, Walker RC, Paya CV. Development of monoclonal gammopathy precedes the development of Epstein-Barr virus-induced posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder. Liver Transpl Surg. 1996 Sep; 2(5):375-82. 98001
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  226. Patel R, Snydman DR, Rubin RH, Ho M, Pescovitz M, Martin M, Paya CV. Cytomegalovirus prophylaxis in solid organ transplant recipients. Transplantation. 1996 May 15; 61(9):1279-89. 96169
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  227. Patel R, Osmon DR, Steckelberg JM, Dekutoski MB, Wilson WR. Vertebral osteomyelitis due to Shigella boydii. Clin Infect Dis. 1996 May; 22(5):863-4. 96105
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  228. Patel R, Badley AD, Larson-Keller J, Harmsen WS, Ilstrup DM, Wiesner RH, Steers JL, Krom RA, Portela D, Cockerill FR, Paya CV. Relevance and risk factors of enterococcal bacteremia following liver transplantation. Transplantation. 1996 Apr 27; 61(8):1192-7. 96037
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  229. Badley AD, Patel R, Portela DF, Harmsen WS, Smith TF, Ilstrup DM, Steers JL, Wiesner RH, Paya CV. Prognostic significance and risk factors of untreated cytomegalovirus viremia in liver transplant recipients. J Infect Dis. 1996 Feb; 173(2):446-9. 95602
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  230. Patel R, Wiesner RH, Paya CV. Prophylaxis and treatment of cytomegalovirus infection after solid organ transplantation. Clinical Immunotherapeutics. 1996 Jan; 5(1):13-29. 95321
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  232. Patel R, Roberts GD, Kelly DG, Walker RC. Central venous catheter infection due to Ustilago species. Clin Infect Dis. 1995 Oct; 21(4):1043-4. 93847
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  233. Patel R, Smith TF, Espy M, Portela D, Wiesner RH, Krom RA, Paya CV. A prospective comparison of molecular diagnostic techniques for the early detection of cytomegalovirus in liver transplant recipients. J Infect Dis. 1995 Apr; 171(4):1010-4. 94359
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  234. Portela D, Patel R, Larson-Keller JJ, Ilstrup DM, Wiesner RH, Steers JL, Krom RA, Paya CV. OKT3 treatment for allograft rejection is a risk factor for cytomegalovirus disease in liver transplantation. J Infect Dis. 1995 Apr; 171(4):1014-8. 92261
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  235. Espy MJ, Patel R, Paya CV, Smith TF. Comparison of three methods for extraction of viral nucleic acids from blood cultures. J Clin Microbiol. 1995 Jan; 33(1):41-4. 91570
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  236. Patel R, Roberts GD, Keating MR, Paya CV. Infections due to nontuberculous mycobacteria in kidney, heart, and liver transplant recipients. Clin Infect Dis. 1994 Aug; 19(2):263-73. 89031
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  237. Patel R, Smith TF, Espy M, Wiesner RH, Krom RA, Portela D, Paya CV. Detection of cytomegalovirus DNA in sera of liver transplant recipients. J Clin Microbiol. 1994 Jun; 32(6):1431-4. 88868
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  238. Adlakha A, Yale SH, Patel R, Edson RS, Schultz HJ, Stanson AW. Haemophilus influenzae serotype f: an unusual cause of a mycotic aneurysm in an adult. Mayo Clin Proc. 1994 May; 69(5):467-8. 87634
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  239. Patel R, Cockerill FR, Porayko MK, Osmon DR, Ilstrup DM, Keating MR. Lactobacillemia in liver transplant patients. Clin Infect Dis. 1994 Feb; 18(2):207-12. 87082
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  240. Patel R, Terrell CL. Photo quiz. Clin Infect Dis. 1994 Jan; 18:13. 87333
  241. Patel R, Keating MR, Cockerill FR 3rd, Steckelberg JM. Bacteremia due to Enterococcus avium. Clin Infect Dis. 1993 Dec; 17(6):1006-11. 84968
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  242. Patel R, Cockerill FR, Porayko MK, Keating MR. Antibiotics may predispose to lactobacillemia in liver transplant patients. Int J Antimicrob Agents. 1993; 3(3):215-9. 85725
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  243. Patel R, Hughes RW. An unusual case of myxedema megacolon with features of ischemic and pseudomembranous colitis. Mayo Clin Proc. 1992 Apr; 67(4):369-72. 79596
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