Publications

  1. Virk A, Mandrekar J, Berbari EF, Boyce TG, Fischer PR, Kasten MJ, Orenstein R, Rosenblatt JE, Sampathkumar P, Sia I, Springer D, Witzig TE. A randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled trial of an oral synbiotic (AKSB) for prevention of travelers' diarrhea. J Travel Med. 2013 Mar-Apr; 20(2):88-94. Epub 2013 Jan 25. 2313446
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  2. Agyemang EA, Virk A. 57-Year-old man with fever, rash, chronic watery diarrhea, cough, and sweats. Mayo Clin Proc. 2012 Nov; 87(11):e83-6. 2300551
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  3. Alasmari FA, Tleyjeh IM, Riaz M, Greason KL, Berbari EF, Virk A, Baddour LM. Temporal trends in the incidence of surgical site infections in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a population-based cohort study, 1993 to 2008. Mayo Clin Proc. 2012 Nov; 87(11):1054-61. 2281837
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  4. El Helou OC, Berbari EF, Lahr BD, Eckel-Passow JE, Razonable RR, Sia IG, Virk A, Walker RC, Steckelberg JM, Wilson WR, Hanssen AD, Osmon DR. Efficacy and safety of rifampin containing regimen for staphylococcal prosthetic joint infections treated with debridement and retention. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2010 Aug; 29(8):961-7. Epub 2010 May 27. 2002050
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  5. Berbari EF, Osmon DR, Carr A, Hanssen AD, Baddour LM, Greene D, Kupp LI, Baughan LW, Harmsen WS, Mandrekar JN, Therneau TM, Steckelberg JM, Virk A, Wilson WR. Dental procedures as risk factors for prosthetic hip or knee infection: a hospital-based prospective case-control study. Clin Infect Dis. 2010 Jan 1; 50(1):8-16. 1974038
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  6. Tsigrelis C, Tleyjeh IM, Huskins WC, Lahr BD, Nyre LM, Virk A, Baddour LM. Incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease among children after introduction of a 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine: a population-based study in Olmsted County, Minnesota. Mayo Clin Proc. 2009 Oct; 84(10):871-5. 1969948
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  7. Tsigrelis C, Tleyjeh IM, Lahr BD, Nyre LM, Virk A, Baddour LM. Trends in invasive pneumococcal disease among older adults in Olmsted County, Minnesota. J Infect. 2009 Sep; 59(3):188-93. Epub 2009 Jul 14. 1954811
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  8. Reyburn AM, Virk A. 22-year-old woman with fever and jaundice after travel to Ghana. Mayo Clin Proc. 2009 May; 84(5):461-4. 1940738
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  9. Sohail MR, Gray AL, Baddour LM, Tleyjeh IM, Virk A. Infective endocarditis due to Propionibacterium species. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2009 Apr; 15(4):387-94. Epub 2009 Mar 02. 1929759
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  10. Tsigrelis C, Tleyjeh IM, Lahr BD, Nyre LM, Virk A, Baddour LM. Decreases in case-fatality and mortality rates for invasive pneumococcal disease in Olmsted County, Minnesota, during 1995-2007: a population-based study. Clin Infect Dis. 2008 Dec 1; 47(11):1367-71. 1915494
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  11. Anastassiades CP, Virk A. From gut to bone. Am J Med. 2008 Sep; 121(9):767-9. 1898791
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  12. 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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  13. Uslan DZ, Kowalski TJ, Wengenack NL, Virk A, Wilson JW. Skin and soft tissue infections due to rapidly growing mycobacteria: comparison of clinical features, treatment, and susceptibility. Arch Dermatol. 2006 Oct; 142(10):1287-92. 1789319
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  14. Tleyjeh IM, Georgescu G, Virk A, Barajas ED, Mirzoyev Z, Anavekar N, Baddour LM. Cytomegalovirus cholangitis presenting with recurrent hemobilia. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2005 Sep; 24(9):634-6. 1732189
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  15. Uslan DZ, Virk A. Postexposure chemoprophylaxis for occupational exposure to human immunodeficiency virus in traveling health care workers. J Travel Med. 2005 Jan-Feb; 12(1):14-8. 1694068
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  16. Virk A, Fischer PR. Travel medicine: An American view of the Australian perspective. Travel Medicine & Infectious Disease. 2005; 3(2):77-9. 1708489
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  17. Meehan AM, Virk A, Swanson K, Poeschla EM. Severe pleuropulmonary paragonimiasis 8 years after emigration from a region of endemicity. Clin Infect Dis. 2002 Jul 1; 35(1):87-90. 1315918
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  18. Virk A. Medical advice for international travelers. Mayo Clin Proc. 2001 Aug; 76(8):831-40. 1014768
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  19. Virk A, Osmon DR. Prosthetic joint infection: Current treatment ooptions. Current Treatment Options in Infectious Diseases. 2001; 3(4):287-301. 1356717
  20. Virk A, Steckelberg JM. Clinical aspects of antimicrobial resistance. Mayo Clin Proc. 2000 Feb; 75(2):200-14. 128437
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  21. Fischer PR, Virk A. Travel Advisory. In: Primary Care Reports. 1999. 1147575