Publications - Abinash Virk, M.D.

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1. 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.
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2. 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.
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3. 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.
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4. 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.
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5. 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.
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6. Anastassiades CP, Virk A. From gut to bone. Am J Med 2008 Sep; 121(9):767-9.
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7. Uslan DZ, Patel R, Virk A. International travel and exposure risks in solid-organ transplant recipients. Transplantation 2008 Aug 15; 86(3):407-12.
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8. 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.
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9. 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.
10. 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.
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11. Virk A, Fischer PR. Travel medicine: An American view of the Australian perspective. Travel Medicine & Infectious Disease 2005; 3(2):77-9.
12. 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.
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13. Virk A. Medical advice for international travelers. Mayo Clin Proc 2001 Aug; 76(8):831-40.
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14. Virk A, Osmon DR. Prosthetic joint infection: Current treatment ooptions. Current Treatment Options in Infectious Diseases 2001; 3(4):287-301.
15. Virk A, Steckelberg JM. Clinical aspects of antimicrobial resistance. Mayo Clin Proc 2000 Feb; 75(2):200-14.
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16. Virk A, Fischer PR. Travel Medicine. In: Primary Care Reports 1999.