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  1. Tleyjeh IM, Ghomrawi HM, Steckelberg JM, Montori VM, Hoskin TL, Enders F, Huskins WC, Mookadam F, Wilson WR, Zimmerman V, Baddour LM. Propensity score analysis with a time-dependent intervention is an acceptable although not an optimal analytical approach when treatment selection bias and survivor bias coexist. J Clin Epidemiol 2009 Nov 11. [Epub ahead of print]
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  2. El Atrouni WI, Knoll BM, Lahr BD, Eckel-Passow JE, Sia IG, Baddour LM. Temporal Trends in the Incidence of Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia in Olmsted County, Minnesota, 1998 to 2005: A Population-Based Study. Clin Infect Dis 2009 Nov 06. [Epub ahead of print]
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  3. Fadel HJ, Tleyjeh IM, Steckelberg JM, Wilson WR, Baddour LM. Evaluation of antibiotic therapy following valve replacement for native valve endocarditis. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2009 Nov; 28(11):1395-8. Epub 2009 Aug 25.
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  4. Haider Z, Tsigrelis C, Baddour LM. 65-year-old man with persistent fever. Mayo Clin Proc 2009 Nov; 84(11):1017-20.
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  5. Al-Hasan MN, Lahr BD, Eckel-Passow JE, Baddour LM. Seasonal variation in Escherichia coli bloodstream infection: a population-based study. Clin Microbiol Infect 2009 Oct; 15(10):947-50.
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  6. Throckmorton AD, Hoskin T, Boostrom SY, Boughey JC, Holifield AC, Stobbs MM, Baddour LM, Degnim AC. Complications associated with postoperative antibiotic prophylaxis after breast surgery. Am J Surg 2009 Oct; 198(4):553-6.
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  7. 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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  8. Throckmorton AD, Boughey JC, Boostrom SY, Holifield AC, Stobbs MM, Hoskin T, Baddour LM, Degnim AC. Postoperative prophylactic antibiotics and surgical site infection rates in breast surgery patients. Ann Surg Oncol 2009 Sep; 16(9):2464-9. Epub 2009 Jun 09.
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  9. 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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  10. Al-Hasan MN, Lahr BD, Eckel-Passow JE, Baddour LM. Antimicrobial resistance trends of Escherichia coli bloodstream isolates: a population-based study, 1998-2007. J Antimicrob Chemother 2009 Jul; 64(1):169-74.
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  11. Pazdernik M, Baddour LM, Pelouch R. Infective endocarditis in the Czech Republic: eight years of experience at one of the country's lamest medical centers. J Heart Valve Dis 2009 Jul; 18(4):395-400.
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  12. Naber CK, Baddour LM, Giamarellos-Bourboulis EJ, Gould IM, Herrmann M, Hoen B, Karchmer AW, Kobayashi Y, Kozlov RS, Lew D, Miro JM, Moellering RC, Moreillon P, Peters G, Rubinstein E, Seifert H, Corey GR. Clinical consensus conference: survey on gram-positive bloodstream infections with a focus on staphylococcus aureus. Clin Infect Dis 2009 May 15; 48(Suppl 4):S260-70.
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  13. Assiri AM, AlAsmari FA, Zimmerman VA, Baddour LM, Erwin PJ, Tleyjeh IM. Corticosteroid administration and outcome of adolescents and adults with acute bacterial meningitis: a meta-analysis. Mayo Clin Proc 2009 May; 84(5):403-9.
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  14. Al-Hasan MN, Wilson JW, Lahr BD, Thomsen KM, Eckel-Passow JE, Vetter EA, Tleyjeh IM, Baddour LM. Beta-lactam and fluoroquinolone combination antibiotic therapy for bacteremia caused by gram-negative bacilli. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2009 Apr; 53(4):1386-94. Epub 2009 Jan 21.
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  15. Freifeld A, Proia L, Andes D, Baddour LM, Blair J, Spellberg B, Arnold S, Lentnek A, Wheat LJ. Voriconazole use for endemic fungal infections. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2009 Apr; 53(4):1648-51. Epub 2009 Jan 12.
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  16. 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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  17. Tsigrelis C, Baddour LM. Skeletal muscle abscess caused by Blastomyces dermatitidis. Am J Med Sci 2009 Apr; 337(4):293-4.
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  18. Dib C, Baddour LM. Gallbladder infarction complicating infective endocarditis. Am J Med Sci 2009 Feb; 337(2):148-9.
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  19. 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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  20. Tleyjeh IM, Kashour T, Zimmerman V, Steckelberg JM, Wilson WR, Baddour LM. The role of valve surgery in infective endocarditis management: A systematic review of observational studies that included propensity score analysis. Am Heart J 2008 Nov; 156(5):901-9.
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  21. Wright TI, Baddour LM, Berbari EF, Roenigk RK, Phillips PK, Jacobs MA, Otley CC. Antibiotic prophylaxis in dermatologic surgery: advisory statement 2008. J Am Acad Dermatol 2008 Sep; 59(3):464-73.
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  22. Greer EL, Kowalski TJ, Cole ML, Miller DV, Baddour LM. Truffle's revenge: a pig-eating fungus. Cardiovasc Pathol 2008 Sep-Oct; 17(5):342-3. Epub 2007 Jun 20.
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  23. Al-Hasan MN, Wilson JW, Lahr BD, Eckel-Passow JE, Baddour LM. Incidence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia: a population-based study. Am J Med 2008 Aug; 121(8):702-8.
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  24. Tleyjeh IM, Steckelberg JM, Georgescu G, Ghomrawi HM, Hoskin TL, Enders FB, Mookadam F, Huskins WC, Wilson WR, Baddour LM. The association between the timing of valve surgery and 6-month mortality in left-sided infective endocarditis. Heart 2008 Jul; 94(7):892-6. Epub 2008 Feb 28.
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  25. Scott JW, Baddour LM, Tleyjeh IM, Moustafa S, Sun YG, Mookadam F. Q fever endocarditis: the Mayo Clinic experience. Am J Med Sci 2008 Jul; 336(1):53-7.
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  26. Uslan DZ, Tleyjeh IM, Baddour LM, Friedman PA, Jenkins SM, St Sauver JL, Hayes DL. Temporal trends in permanent pacemaker implantation: a population-based study. Am Heart J 2008 May; 155(5):896-903. Epub 2008 Feb 19.
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  27. Wilson W, Taubert KA, Gewitz M, Lockhart PB, Baddour LM, Levison M, Bolger A, Cabell CH, Takahashi M, Baltimore RS, Newburger JW, Strom BL, Tani LY, Gerber M, Bonow RO, Pallasch T, Shulman ST, Rowley AH, Burns JC, Ferrieri P, Gardner T, Goff D, Durack Prevention of infective endocarditis: guidelines from the American Heart Association: a guideline from the American Heart Association Rheumatic Fever, Endocarditis and Kawasaki Disease Committee, Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young, and the Council on Clinical Cardiology, Council on Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia, and the Quality of Care and Outcomes Research Interdisciplinary Working Group. J Am Dent Assoc 2008 Jan; 139 Suppl:3S-24S.
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  28. Wilson W, Taubert KA, Gewitz M, Lockhart PB, Baddour LM, Levison M, Bolger A, Cabell CH, Takahashi M, Baltimore RS, Newburger JW, Strom BL, Tani LY, Gerber M, Bonow RO, Pallasch T, Shulman ST, Rowley AH, Burns JC, Ferrieri P, Gardner T, Goff D, Durack Prevention of infective endocarditis: Guidelines from the American Heart Association. J Am Dent Assoc 2008 Jan; 139(Suppl S):3S-24S.
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  29. Imran H, Tleyjeh IM, Arndt CA, Baddour LM, Erwin PJ, Tsigrelis C, Kabbara N, Montori VM. Fluoroquinolone prophylaxis in patients with neutropenia: a meta-analysis of randomized placebo-controlled trials. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2008 Jan; 27(1):53-63. Epub 2007 Oct 16.
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  30. Sohail MR, Uslan DZ, Khan AH, Friedman PA, Hayes DL, Wilson WR, Steckelberg JM, Jenkins SM, Baddour LM. Infective endocarditis complicating permanent pacemaker and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator infection. Mayo Clin Proc 2008 Jan; 83(1):46-53.
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  31. Crane SJ, Uslan DZ, Baddour LM. Bloodstream infections in a geriatric cohort: a population-based study. Am J Med 2007 Dec; 120(12):1078-83.
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  32. Baddour LM. Prophylaxis of infective endocarditis: prevention of the perfect storm. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2007 Nov; 30 Suppl 1:S37-41. Epub 2007 Sep 19.
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  33. Chee CE, Baddour LM. Legionella maceachernii soft tissue infection. Am J Med Sci 2007 Nov; 334(5):410-3.
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  34. Wilson W, Taubert KA, Gewitz M, Lockhart PB, Baddour LM, Levison M, Bolger A, Cabell CH, Takahashi M, Baltimore RS, Newburger JW, Strom BL, Tani LY, Gerber M, Bonow RO, Pallasch T, Shulman ST, Rowley AH, Burns JC, Ferrieri P, Gardner T, Goff D, Durack DT. Prevention of infective endocarditis: guidelines from the American Heart Association: a guideline from the American Heart Association Rheumatic Fever, Endocarditis, and Kawasaki Disease Committee, Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young, and the Circulation 2007 Oct 9; 116(15):1736-54.
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  35. Tleyjeh IM, Abdel-Latif A, Rahbi H, Scott CG, Bailey KR, Steckelberg JM, Wilson WR, Baddour LM. A systematic review of population-based studies of infective endocarditis. Chest 2007 Sep; 132(3):1025-35.
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  36. Sohail MR, Uslan DZ, Khan AH, Friedman PA, Hayes DL, Wilson WR, Steckelberg JM, Stoner SM, Baddour LM. Risk factor analysis of permanent pacemaker infection. Clin Infect Dis 2007 Jul 15; 45(2):166-73. Epub 2007 Jun 06.
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  37. Alanee SR, McGee L, Jackson D, Chiou CC, Feldman C, Morris AJ, Ortqvist A, Rello J, Luna CM, Baddour LM, Ip M, Yu VL, Klugman KP, International Pneumococcal Study Group. Association of serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae with disease severity and outcome in adults: an international study. Clin Infect Dis 2007 Jul 1; 45(1):46-51. Epub 2007 May 31.
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  38. McNamara DR, Tleyjeh IM, Berbari EF, Lahr BD, Martinez JW, Mirzoyev SA, Baddour LM. Incidence of lower-extremity cellulitis: a population-based study in Olmsted county, Minnesota. Mayo Clin Proc 2007 Jul; 82(7):817-21.
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  39. Knoll B, Tleyjeh IM, Steckelberg JM, Wilson WR, Baddour LM. Infective endocarditis due to penicillin-resistant viridans group streptococci. Clin Infect Dis 2007 Jun 15; 44(12):1585-92.
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  40. Wilson W, Taubert KA, Gewitz M, Lockhart PB, Baddour LM, Levison M, Bolger A, Cabell CH, Takahashi M, Baltimore RS, Newburger JW, Strom BL, Tani LY, Gerber M, Bonow RO, Pallasch T, Shulman ST, Rowley AH, Burns JC, Ferrieri P, Gardner T, Goff D, Durack DT, Prevention of infective endocarditis: guidelines from the American Heart Association: a guideline from the American Heart Association Rheumatic Fever, Endocarditis and Kawasaki Disease Committee, Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young, and the J Am Dent Assoc 2007 Jun; 138(6):739-45, 747-60.
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  41. Sohail MR, Uslan DZ, Khan AH, Friedman PA, Hayes DL, Wilson WR, Steckelberg JM, Stoner S, Baddour LM. Management and outcome of permanent pacemaker and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator infections. J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 May 8; 49(18):1851-9.
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  42. Anavekar NS, Tleyjeh IM, Mirzoyev Z, Steckelberg JM, Haddad C, Khandaker MH, Wilson WR, Chandrasekaran K, Baddour LM. Impact of prior antiplatelet therapy on risk of embolism in infective endocarditis. Clin Infect Dis 2007 May 1; 44(9):1180-6.
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  43. Anavekar NS, Tleyjeh IM, Anavekar NS, Mirzoyev Z, Steckelberg JM, Haddad C, Khandaker MH, Wilson WR, Chandrasekaran K, Baddour LM. Impact of prior antiplatelet therapy on risk of embolism in infective endocarditis. Clin Infect Dis 2007 May 1; 44(9):1180-6.
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  44. Assi MA, Sandid MS, Baddour LM, Roberts GD, Walker RC. Systemic histoplasmosis: a 15-year retrospective institutional review of 111 patients. Medicine (Baltimore) 2007 May; 86(3):162-9.
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  45. Uslan DZ, Crane SJ, Steckelberg JM, Cockerill FR 3rd, St Sauver JL, Wilson WR, Baddour LM. Age- and sex-associated trends in bloodstream infection: a population-based study in Olmsted County, Minnesota. Arch Intern Med 2007 Apr 23; 167(8):834-9.
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  46. Uslan DZ, Sohail MR, St Sauver JL, Friedman PA, Hayes DL, Stoner SM, Wilson WR, Steckelberg JM, Baddour LM. Permanent pacemaker and implantable cardioverter defibrillator infection: a population-based study. Arch Intern Med 2007 Apr 9; 167(7):669-75.
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  47. McNamara DR, Tleyjeh IM, Berbari EF, Lahr BD, Martinez J, Mirzoyev SA, Baddour LM. A predictive model of recurrent lower extremity cellulitis in a population-based cohort. Arch Intern Med 2007 Apr 9; 167(7):709-15.
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  48. Tleyjeh IM, Ghomrawi HM, Steckelberg JM, Hoskin TL, Mirzoyev Z, Anavekar NS, Enders F, Moustafa S, Mookadam F, Huskins WC, Wilson WR, Baddour LM. The impact of valve surgery on 6-month mortality in left-sided infective endocarditis. Circulation 2007 Apr 3; 115(13):1721-8. Epub 2007 Mar 19.
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  49. Tsigrelis C, Singh KV, Coutinho TD, Murray BE, Baddour LM. Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis endocarditis: linezolid failure and strain characterization of virulence factors. J Clin Microbiol 2007 Feb; 45(2):631-5.
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  50. Tsigrelis C, Armstrong MD, Vlahakis NE, Batsis JA, Baddour LM. Infective endocarditis due to community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in injection drug users may be associated with Panton-Valentine leukocidin-negative strains. Scand J Infect Dis 2007; 39(4):299-302.
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  51. Lassmann B, Khan A, Baddour LM, Mueller PS. Dysphagia as an unusual presentation of infective endocarditis. Scand J Infect Dis 2007; 39(5):460-3.
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  52. Tleyjeh IM, Nada H, Baddour LM. VisualDx: decision-support software for the diagnosis and management of dermatologic disorders. Clin Infect Dis 2006 Nov 1; 43(9):1177-84. Epub 2006 Sep 21.
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  53. Uslan DZ, Sohail MR, Friedman PA, Hayes DL, Wilson WR, Steckelberg JM, Baddour LM. Frequency of permanent pacemaker or implantable cardioverter-defibrillator infection in patients with gram-negative bacteremia. Clin Infect Dis 2006 Sep 15; 43(6):731-6.
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  54. Uslan DZ, Baddour LM. Cardiac device infections: getting to the heart of the matter. Curr Opin Infect Dis 2006 Aug; 19(4):345-8.
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  55. Antonios VS, Noel AA, Steckelberg JM, Wilson WR, Mandrekar JN, Harmsen WS, Baddour LM. Prosthetic vascular graft infection: a risk factor analysis using a case-control study. J Infect 2006 Jul; 53(1):49-55. Epub 2005 Nov 28.
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  56. Afessa B, Hubmayr RD, Vetter EA, Keegan MT, Swanson KL, Baddour LM, Cockerill FR 3rd, Peters SG. Bronchoscopy in ventilator-associated pneumonia: agreement of calibrated loop and serial dilution. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2006 Jun 1; 173(11):1229-32. Epub 2006 Mar 09.
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  57. Mookadam F, Cikes M, Baddour LM, Tleyjeh IM, Mookadam M. Corynebacterium jeikeium endocarditis: a systematic overview spanning four decades. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2006 Jun; 25(6):349-53.
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  58. Tleyjeh IM, Tlaygeh HM, Hejal R, Montori VM, Baddour LM. The impact of penicillin resistance on short-term mortality in hospitalized adults with pneumococcal pneumonia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Clin Infect Dis 2006 Mar 15; 42(6):788-97. Epub 2006 Feb 08.
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  59. Sohail MR, Martin KR, Wilson WR, Baddour LM, Harmsen WS, Steckelberg JM. Medical versus surgical management of Staphylococcus aureus prosthetic valve endocarditis. Am J Med 2006 Feb; 119(2):147-54.
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  60. Ensminger SA, Wright RS, Baddour LM, Afessa B. Suspected ventilator-associated pneumonia in cardiac patients admitted to the coronary care unit. Mayo Clin Proc 2006 Jan; 81(1):32-5.
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  61. McNamara DR, Zitterkopf NL, Baddour LM. A woman with a lesion on her finger and bacteremia - Diagnosis: Soft-tissue infection and bacteremia due to Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae. Clin Infect Dis 2005 Oct 1; 41(7):1005-6.
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  62. 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.
  63. Batsis JA, Uslan DZ, Baddour LM. 70-year-old man with fever, shaking chills, and weakness. Mayo Clin Proc 2005 Sep; 80(9):1209-12.
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  64. Sohail MR, Khan AH, Holmes DR Jr, Wilson WR, Steckelberg JM, Baddour LM. Infectious complications of percutaneous vascular closure devices. Mayo Clin Proc 2005 Aug; 80(8):1011-5.
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  65. Tleyjeh IM, Steckelberg JM, Murad HS, Anavekar NS, Ghomrawi HM, Mirzoyev Z, Moustafa SE, Hoskin TL, Mandrekar JN, Wilson WR, Baddour LM. Temporal trends in infective endocarditis: a population-based study in Olmsted County, Minnesota. JAMA 2005 Jun 22; 293(24):3022-8.
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  66. Baddour LM, Perfect JR, Ostrosky-Zeichner L. Successful use of amphotericin B lipid complex in the treatment of cryptococcosis. Clin Infect Dis 2005 May 1; 40(Suppl 6):S409-13.
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  67. Bakleh M, Wold LE, Mandrekar JN, Harmsen WS, Dimashkieh HH, Baddour LM. Correlation of histopathologic findings with clinical outcome in necrotizing fasciitis. Clin Infect Dis 2005 Feb 1; 40(3):410-4.
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  68. Sharma S, Tleyjeh IM, Espinosa RE, Costello BA, Baddour LM. Pacemaker infection due to Mycobacterium fortuitum. Scand J Infect Dis 2005 Jan; 37(1):66-8.
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  69. Thorsteinsdottir B, Tleyjeh IM, Baddour LM. Abdominal wall cellulitis in the morbidly obese. Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases 2005; 37(8):605-608.
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  70. Mirzoyev Z, Anavekar N, Wilson F, Uslan D, Baddour L, Mookadam F. Enterococcus avium endocarditis. Scand J Infect Dis 2004 Dec; 36(11-12):876-8.
  71. 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. Antimicrobial Agents & Chemotherapy 2004 Nov; 48(11):4463-5.
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  72. Baddour LM, Yu VL, Klugman KP, Feldman C, Ortqvist A, Rello J, Morris AJ, Luna CM, Snydman DR, Ko WC, Chedid MBF, Hui DS, Andremont A, Chiou CCC. Combination antibiotic therapy lowers mortality among severely ill patients with pneumococcal bacteremia. American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine 2004 Aug 15; 170(4):440-4.
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  73. Tleyjeh IM, Routh J, Qutub MO, Lischer G, Liang KV, Baddour LM. Lactobacillus gasseri causing Fournier's gangrene. Scand J Infect Dis 2004 Jul; 36(6-7):501-3.
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  74. Trampuz A, Prabhu RM, Smith TF, Baddour LM. Avian influenza: A new pandemic threat? Mayo Clin Proc 2004 Apr; 79(4):523-30.
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  75. Rayner CR, Baddour LM, Birmingham MC, Norden C, Meagher K, Schentag JJ. Linezolid in the treatment of osteomyelitis: Results of compassionate use experience. Infection 2004 Feb; 32(1):8-14.
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  76. Antonios VS, Baddour LM. Intra-arterial device infections. Current Infectious Disease Reports 2004; 6(4):263-9.
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  77. Mirzoyev Z, Anavekar N, Wilson F, Uslan D, Baddour L, Mookadam F. Enterococcus avium endocarditis. Scand J Infect Dis 2004; 36(11-12):876-8.
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  78. Murphy JG, Wright RS, Bruce GK, Baddour LM, Farrell MA, Edwards WD, Kita H, Cooper LT. Eosinophilic-lymphocytic myocarditis after smallpox vaccination. Lancet 2003 Oct 25; 362(9393):1378-80.
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  79. Yu VL, Chiou CCC, Feldman C, Ortqvist A, Rello J, Morris AJ, Baddour LM, Luna CM, Snydman DR, Ip M, Ko WC, Chedid MBF, Andremont A, Klugman KP. An international prospective study of pneumococcal bacteremia: Correlation with in vitro resistance, antibiotics administered, and clinical outcome. Clin Infect Dis 2003 Jul 15; 37(2):230-7.
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  80. Ferrieri P, Baddour LM, Bolger A, Pallasch T, Tani L, Wilson W, Gerber M, Levison M, Jacobson J, Shulman ST, Taubert K, Gewitz M, Newburgert J. Proceedings of the Jones Criteria workshop. Circulation 2002 Nov 5; 106(19):2521-3.
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  81. Baddour LM, Cole ME. Stabilization of penicillin resistance among Streptococcus pneumoniae isolated in Eastern Tennessee. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2002 Aug; 20(2):141-3.
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  82. Pierrotti LC, Baddour LM. Fungal endocarditis, 1995-2000. Chest 2002 Jul; 122(1):302-10.
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  83. Hall GE, Baddour LM. Apparent failure of endocarditis prophylaxis caused by penicillin-resistant Streptococcus mitis. Am J Med Sci 2002 Jul; 324(1):51-3.
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  84. Gray NA, Baddour LM. Cutaneous inoculation blastomycosis. Clin Infect Dis 2002 May 15; 34(10):E44-9.
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  85. Baddour LM. Early response to amphoreticin B lipid complext in patients with blastomycosis and histoplasmosis. Infect Med 2002; 19:119-21.
  86. Gray NA, Baddour LM. Nonvalvular intravascular device-related infections. Curr Infect Dis Rep 2002; 4:293-8.
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  87. Baddour LM. Randomized prospective controlled trial of recombinant granulocyte colony-stimulating factor as adjunctive therapy for limb-threatening diabetic foot infection. Curr Infect Dis Rep 2002; 5:413-4.
  88. Baddour LM, et al. Long-term suppressive antimicrobial therapy for intravascular device-related infections. Am J Med Sci 2001 Oct; 322(4):209-12.
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  89. Baddour LM, Haden KH, Allen JW. Primary skeletal muscle lymphoma presenting as refractory cellulitis. Cutis 2001 Sep; 68(3):223-6.
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  90. Baddour LM, Googe PB, Prince TL. Possible role of cellular immunity: a case of cellulitis. Clin Infect Dis 2001 Jan; 32(1):E17-21.
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  91. Baddour LM. What is the typical presentation of meningococcal pneumonia? J Respir Dis 2001; 22(1):9.
  92. Lentino JR, Baddour LM, Wray M, Wong ES, Yu VL. Staphylococcus aureus and other bacteremias in hemodialysis patients: antibiotic therapy and surgical removal of access site. Infection 2000 Nov-Dec; 28(6):355-60.
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  93. Brewer VH, Hahn KA, Rohrbach BW, Bell JL, Baddour LM. Risk factor analysis for breast cellulitis complicating breast conservation therapy. Clin Infect Dis 2000 Sep; 31(3):654-9.
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  94. Winstead JM, McKinsey DS, Tasker S, De Groote MA, Baddour LM. Meningococcal pneumonia: characterization and review of cases seen over the past 25 years. Clin Infect Dis 2000 Jan; 30(1):87-94.
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  95. Baddour LM, Smith EA. Multidrug resistance among Streptococcus pneumoniae isolated at a university hospital in eastern Tennessee. Clin Infect Dis 1999 Jul; 29(1):224-5.
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  96. Baddour LM, Harris E, Huycke MM, Smith AE, Himelright IM. Outbreak of pseudobacteremia due to multidrug-susceptible Enterococcus faecium. Clin Infect Dis 1999 Jun; 28(6):1333-4.
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  97. Baddour LM. Infective endocarditis: new concepts in pathogenesis. Curr Opin Infect Dis 1999 Jun; 12(3):201-4.
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  98. Baddour LM. Breast cellulitis complicating breast conservation therapy. J Intern Med 1999 Jan; 245(1):5-9.
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  99. Ellis KW, Smith E, Baddour LM. Immediate potentiationof the hypoprothrombinemic response of warfarin by fluconazole. Infect Dis Clin Pract 1999; 8:351-4.
  100. Mertz KR, Baddour LM, Bell JL, Gwin JL. Breast cellulitis following breast conservation therapy: a novel complication of medical progress. Clin Infect Dis 1998 Feb; 26(2):481-6.
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  101. Baddour LM. Infective endocarditis caused by beta-hemolytic streptococci. The Infectious Diseases Society of America's Emerging Infections Network. Clin Infect Dis 1998 Jan; 26(1):66-71.
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  102. McFarland JM, Baddour LM, Nelson JE, Elkins SK, Craven RB, Cropp BC, Chang GJ, Grindstaff AD, Craig AS, Smith RJ. Imported yellow fever in a United States citizen. Clin Infect Dis 1997 Nov; 25(5):1143-7.
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  103. Pipp ML, Means ND, Sixbey JW, Morris KL, Gue CL, Baddour LM. Acute Epstein-Barr virus infection complicated by severe thrombocytopenia. Clin Infect Dis 1997 Nov; 25(5):1237-9.
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  104. Baddour LM, Googe PB, Stevens SL. Biopsy specimen findings in patients with previous lower extremity cellulitis after saphenous venectomy for coronary artery bypass graft surgery. J Am Acad Dermatol 1997 Aug; 37(2 Pt 1):246-9.
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  105. Himelright IM, Keerasuntonpong A, McReynolds JA, Smith EA, Abell E, Smith RJ, Baddour LM. Gender predilection of antibiotic-induced granulocytopenia in outpatients with septic arthritis or osteomyelitis. Infect Dis Clin Pract 1997; 6:183-7.
  106. Baddour LM. Life-threatening fungal infections in patients with diabetes mellitus: treatment with amphotericin B lipid complex. Infect Dis Clin Prac 1997; 6:537-42.
  107. Baddour LM. Long-term suppressive therapy for fungal endocarditis. Clin Infect Dis 1996 Dec; 23(6):1338-40.
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  108. Kinzy JD, Powers WP, Baddour LM. Case report: Blastomyces dermatitidis as a cause of middle lobe syndrome. Am J Med Sci 1996 Oct; 312(4):191-3.
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  109. Baddour LM, Eason JH, Lunde PA, Henderson B. Case report: acute cellulitis and lymphadenitis caused by mucoid Streptococcus pyogenes. Am J Med Sci 1996 Jul; 312(1):40-2.
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  110. Ashraf M, Gue CL, Baddour LM. Case report: strongyloidiasis refractory to treatment with ivermectin. Am J Med Sci 1996 Apr; 311(4):178-9.
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  111. Chaudhary K, Faidas A, Baddour LM. Candida pericarditis: an unusual complication following hiatal hernia repair. Infect Dis Clin Prac 1996; 5:339-42.
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  127. Lambert GW, Baddour LM. Right middle lobe syndrome caused by Mycobacterium fortuitum in a patient with human immunodeficiency virus infection. South Med J 1992 Jul; 85(7):767-9.
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  130. Christensen GD, Barker LP, Mawhinney TP, Baddour LM, Simpson WA. Identification of an antigenic marker of slime production for Staphylococcus epidermidis. Infection & Immunity 1990 Sep; 58(9):2906-11.
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  131. Lowrance JH, Baddour LM, Simpson WA. The role of fibronectin binding in the rat model of experimental endocarditis caused by Streptococcus sanguis. J Clin Invest 1990 Jul; 86(1):7-13.
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  132. Baddour LM, Sargent SJ. Serious infections caused by coagulase-negative staphylococci in intravenous drug users. Mo Med 1990 Jun; 87(6):363-6.
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  135. Baddour LM, Christensen GD, Schadow KH. The effect of slime production on vancomycin efficacy in the treatment of experimental endocarditis due to Staphylococcus epidermidis. J Antimicrob Chemother 1989 Sep; 24(3):365-73.
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  136. Weems JJ Jr, Lowrance JH, Baddour LM, Simpson WA. Molecular epidemiology of nosocomial, multiply aminoglycoside resistant Enterococcus faecalis. J Antimicrob Chemother 1989 Aug; 24(2):121-30.
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  137. Baddour LM, Gibbs RS, Mertz G, Cocchetto DM, Noble RC. Clinical comparison of single-oral-dose cefuroxime axetil and amoxicillin with probenecid for uncomplicated gonococcal infections in women. Antimicrobial Agents & Chemotherapy 1989 Jun; 33(6):801-4.
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  139. Baddour LM, Gelfand MS, Weaver RE, Woods TC, Altwegg M, Mayer LW, Kelley RA, Brenner DJ. CDC group HB-5 as a cause of genitourinary infections in adults. J Clin Microbiol 1989 May; 27(5):801-5.
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  140. Leggiadro RJ, Baddour LM, Frasch CE, LaFrain JF, Gaia SM, Thomas JA. Invasive meningococcal disease: secondary spread in a day-care center. South Med J 1989 Apr; 82(4):511-3.
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  142. Baddour LM, Kluge RM. Infections in open heart surgery. Asepsis 1989 2-3rd Quarter; 11(2):10-7.
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  143. Teague M, Baddour LM, Wruble LD. Liver abscess: a harbinger of Crohn's disease. Am J Gastroenterol 1988 Dec; 83(12):1412-4.
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  144. Baddour LM. Twelve-year review of recurrent native-valve infective endocarditis: a disease of the modern antibiotic era. Rev Infect Dis 1988 Nov-Dec; 10(6):1163-70.
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  146. Baddour LM, Bucak VA, Somes G, Hudson R. Risk factors for hepatitis B virus infection in black female attendees of a sexually transmitted disease clinic. Sex Transm Dis 1988 Jul-Sep; 15(3):174-6.
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  147. Baddour LM, Smalley DL, Hill MM, Christensen GD. Proposed virulence factors among coagulase-negative staphylococci isolated from two healthy populations. Can J Microbiol 1988 Jul; 34(7):901-5.
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  148. Baddour LM, Baselski VS. Pneumonia due to Aeromonas hydrophila-complex: epidemiologic, clinical, and microbiologic features. South Med J 1988 Apr; 81(4):461-3.
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  150. Smalley DL, Kraus AP Jr, Baddour LM. Clinical use of the leukocyte esterase in continuous embulatory peritoneal dialysis. Lab Med 1988; 19:164-5.
  151. Christensen GD, Baddour LM, Simpson WA. Phenotypic variation of Staphylococcus epidermidis slime production in vitro and in vivo. Infection & Immunity 1987 Dec; 55(12):2870-7.
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  152. Baddour LM, Christensen GD. Prosthetic valve endocarditis due to small-colony staphylococcal variants. Rev Infect Dis 1987 Nov-Dec; 9(6):1168-74.
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  153. Baddour LM, Robinson VL, Baselski VS. Pseudoepidemic of salmonellosis in a nursery: importance of isolate serotyping. AJIC: American Journal of Infection Control 1987 Apr; 15(2):79-80.
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  154. Baddour LM, Christensen GD, Bisno AL. Bacterial concentration correlations in experimental endocarditis caused by Staphylococcus epidermidis. J Clin Microbiol 1987 Feb; 25(2):207-10.
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  155. Christensen GD, Baddour LM, Simpson WA. The role of adherence in the pathogenesis of coagulase-negative staphylococcal infections. Zbl. Bakt. 1987; 16(Suppl):103-10.
  156. Baddour LM, Bisno AL. Mitral valve prolapse: multifactorial etiologies and variable prognosis. Am Heart J 1986 Dec; 112(6):1359-62.
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  157. Smalley DL, Baddour LM, Kraus AP Jr. Rapid detection of gram-negative bacterial peritonitis by the Limulus amoebocyte lysate assay. J Clin Microbiol 1986 Nov; 24(5):882-3.
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  158. Baddour LM, Jennings BR, Osborne PT, Rendtorff RC, Moffatt MC, Luther GM, Holcomb JL. Selective screening of hospitalized patients for the presence of asymptomatic hepatitis B virus carriage: predictability based on census tract data. Infect Control 1986 Nov; 7(11):546-9.
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  159. Baddour LM, Baselski VS, Herr MJ, Christensen GD, Bisno AL. Nocardiosis in recipients of renal transplants: evidence for nosocomial acquisition. AJIC: American Journal of Infection Control 1986 Oct; 14(5):214-9.
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  160. Baddour LM, Smalley DL, Kraus AP Jr, Lamoreaux WJ, Christensen GD. Comparison of microbiologic characteristics of pathogenic and saprophytic coagulase-negative staphylococci from patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis. Diagnostic Microbiology & Infectious Disease 1986 Sep; 5(3):197-205.
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  161. Baddour LM, Gaia SM, Griffin R, Hudson R. A hospital cafeteria-related food-borne outbreak due to Bacillus cereus: unique features. Infect Control 1986 Sep; 7(9):462-5.
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  162. McCray E, Baddour LM, et al. Occupational risk of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome among health care workers. N Engl J Med 1986 Apr 24; 314(17):1127-32.
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  163. Baddour LM, Phillips TN, Bisno AL. Coagulase-negative staphylococcal endocarditis. Occurrence in patients with mitral valve prolapse. Arch Intern Med 1986 Jan; 146(1):119-21.
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  164. Baddour LM, Land MA, Barrett FF, Rivara FP, Bruce WM, Bisno AL. Hepatobiliary abnormalities associated with postanginal sepsis. Common manifestations of an uncommon disease. Diagnostic Microbiology & Infectious Disease 1986 Jan; 4(1):19-28.
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  165. Baddour LM, Bisno AL. Infective endocarditis complicating mitral valve prolapse: epidemiologic, clinical, and microbiologic aspects. Rev Infect Dis 1986 Jan-Feb; 8(1):117-37.
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  166. Christensen GD, Simpson WA, Younger JJ, Baddour LM, Barrett FF, Melton DM, Beachey EH. Adherence of coagulase-negative staphylococci to plastic tissue culture plates: a quantitative model for the adherence of staphylococci to medical devices. J Clin Microbiol 1985 Dec; 22(6):996-1006.
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  167. Baddour LM, Bisno AL. Non-group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal cellulitis. Association with venous and lymphatic compromise. Am J Med 1985 Aug; 79(2):155-9.
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  168. Baddour LM, Christensen GD, Hester MG, Bisno AL. Production of experimental endocarditis by coagulase-negative staphylococci: variability in species virulence. J Infect Dis 1984 Nov; 150(5):721-7.
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  169. Taylor MN, Baddour LM, Alexander JR. Disseminated histoplasmosis associated with the acquired immune deficiency syndrome. Am J Med 1984 Sep; 77(3):579-80.
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  170. Baddour LM, Bisno AL. Recurrent cellulitis after coronary bypass surgery. Association with superficial fungal infection in saphenous venectomy limbs. JAMA 1984 Feb 24; 251(8):1049-52.
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  171. Baddour LM. Limitations of the computed tomographic scan in the diagnosis of subdural empyema. J Tenn Med Assoc 1982 Oct; 75(10):668-70.
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  172. Baddour LM, Bisno AL. Recurrent cellulitis after saphenous venectomy for coronary bypass surgery. Ann Intern Med 1982 Oct; 97(4):493-6.
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  173. Tsigrelis C, Singh KV, Coutinho TD, Murray BE, Baddour LM. Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis endocarditis: linezolid failure and strain characterization of virulence factors. J Clin Microbiol 2007 Feb; 45(2):631-5.
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