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Importance Of Decision Support Implementation In Emergency Department Vancomycin Dosing, Brett Faine, Nicholas Mohr, Kari K. Harland, Kathryn Rolfes, Blake Porter, Brian M. Fuller Jan 2015

Importance Of Decision Support Implementation In Emergency Department Vancomycin Dosing, Brett Faine, Nicholas Mohr, Kari K. Harland, Kathryn Rolfes, Blake Porter, Brian M. Fuller

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Determinants Of Anemia And Hemoglobin Concentration In Haitian School-Aged Children, Lora L. Iannotti, Jacques R. Delnatus, Audrey R. Odom, Jacob C. Eaton, Jennifer J. Griggs, Sarah Brown, Patricia B. Wolff Jan 2015

Determinants Of Anemia And Hemoglobin Concentration In Haitian School-Aged Children, Lora L. Iannotti, Jacques R. Delnatus, Audrey R. Odom, Jacob C. Eaton, Jennifer J. Griggs, Sarah Brown, Patricia B. Wolff

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Utilization Of An Eilat Virus-Based Chimera For Serological Detection Of Chikungunya Infection, Jesse H. Erasmus, James Needham, Syamal Raychaudhuri, Michael S. Diamond, David W. C. Beasley, Stan Morkowski, Henrik Salje, Ildefonso Fernandez Salas, Dal Young Kim, Ilya Frolov, Farooq Nasar, Scott C. Weaver Jan 2015

Utilization Of An Eilat Virus-Based Chimera For Serological Detection Of Chikungunya Infection, Jesse H. Erasmus, James Needham, Syamal Raychaudhuri, Michael S. Diamond, David W. C. Beasley, Stan Morkowski, Henrik Salje, Ildefonso Fernandez Salas, Dal Young Kim, Ilya Frolov, Farooq Nasar, Scott C. Weaver

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Zoonotic Potential Of Simian Arteriviruses, Adam L. Bailey, Michael Lauck, Samuel D. Sibley, Thomas C. Friedrich, Jens H. Kuhn, Nelson B. Freimer, Anna J. Jasinska, Jane E. Phillips-Conroy, Clifford J. Jolly, Preston A. Marx, Cristian Apetrei, Jeffrey Rogers, Tony L. Goldberg, David H. O'Connor Jan 2015

Zoonotic Potential Of Simian Arteriviruses, Adam L. Bailey, Michael Lauck, Samuel D. Sibley, Thomas C. Friedrich, Jens H. Kuhn, Nelson B. Freimer, Anna J. Jasinska, Jane E. Phillips-Conroy, Clifford J. Jolly, Preston A. Marx, Cristian Apetrei, Jeffrey Rogers, Tony L. Goldberg, David H. O'Connor

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The Genome Of The Vervet (Chlorocebus Aethiops Sabaeus), Wesley C. Warren, Chad Tomlinson, Patrick Minx, Michael Montague, Kim Kyung, Ladeana W. Hillier, Milinn Kremitzki, Tina Graves, Colby Chiang, Richard K. Wilson Jan 2015

The Genome Of The Vervet (Chlorocebus Aethiops Sabaeus), Wesley C. Warren, Chad Tomlinson, Patrick Minx, Michael Montague, Kim Kyung, Ladeana W. Hillier, Milinn Kremitzki, Tina Graves, Colby Chiang, Richard K. Wilson

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Randomized Controlled Trial To Determine The Impact Of Probiotic Administration On Colonization With Multidrug-Resistant Organisms In Critically Ill Patients, Jennie H. Kwon, Kerry M. Bommarito, Kimberly A. Reske, Sondra M. Seiler, Tiffany Hink, Hilary M. Babcock, Marin H. Kollef, Victoria J. Fraser, Carey-Ann D. Burnham, Erik R. Dubberke Jan 2015

Randomized Controlled Trial To Determine The Impact Of Probiotic Administration On Colonization With Multidrug-Resistant Organisms In Critically Ill Patients, Jennie H. Kwon, Kerry M. Bommarito, Kimberly A. Reske, Sondra M. Seiler, Tiffany Hink, Hilary M. Babcock, Marin H. Kollef, Victoria J. Fraser, Carey-Ann D. Burnham, Erik R. Dubberke

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Incidence Of Surgical Site Infection Following Mastectomy With And Without Immediate Reconstruction Using Private Insurer Claims Data, Margaret A. Olsen, Katelin B. Nickel, Ida K. Fox, Julie A. Margenthaler, Kelly E. Ball, Daniel Mines, Anna E. Wallace, Victoria J. Fraser Jan 2015

Incidence Of Surgical Site Infection Following Mastectomy With And Without Immediate Reconstruction Using Private Insurer Claims Data, Margaret A. Olsen, Katelin B. Nickel, Ida K. Fox, Julie A. Margenthaler, Kelly E. Ball, Daniel Mines, Anna E. Wallace, Victoria J. Fraser

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Clostridium Difficile Infection In The United States: A National Study Assessing Preventive Practices Used And Perceptions Of Practice Evidence, Sanjay Saint, Karen E. Fowler, Sarah L. Krein, David Ratz, Scott A. Flanders, Erik R. Dubberke, M. Todd Greene Jan 2015

Clostridium Difficile Infection In The United States: A National Study Assessing Preventive Practices Used And Perceptions Of Practice Evidence, Sanjay Saint, Karen E. Fowler, Sarah L. Krein, David Ratz, Scott A. Flanders, Erik R. Dubberke, M. Todd Greene

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A Latent Class Analysis Of Risk Factors For Acquiring Hiv Among Men Who Have Sex With Men: Implications For Implementing Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Programs, Philip A. Chan, Jennifer Rose, Justine Maher, Stacey Benben, Kristen Pfeiffer, Alexi Almonte, Joanna Poceta, Catherine E. Oldenburg, Sharon Parker, Brandon D.L Marshall, Mickey Lally, Kenneth Mayer, Leandro Mena, Rupa Patel, Amy S. Nunn Jan 2015

A Latent Class Analysis Of Risk Factors For Acquiring Hiv Among Men Who Have Sex With Men: Implications For Implementing Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Programs, Philip A. Chan, Jennifer Rose, Justine Maher, Stacey Benben, Kristen Pfeiffer, Alexi Almonte, Joanna Poceta, Catherine E. Oldenburg, Sharon Parker, Brandon D.L Marshall, Mickey Lally, Kenneth Mayer, Leandro Mena, Rupa Patel, Amy S. Nunn

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Human Urine Decreases Function And Expression Of Type 1 Pili In Uropathogenic Escherichia Coli, Sarah E. Greene, Michael E. Hibbing, James Janetka, Swaine L. Chen, Scott J. Hultgren Jan 2015

Human Urine Decreases Function And Expression Of Type 1 Pili In Uropathogenic Escherichia Coli, Sarah E. Greene, Michael E. Hibbing, James Janetka, Swaine L. Chen, Scott J. Hultgren

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Positive Testing For Neisseria Gonorrhoeae And Chlamydia Trachomatis And The Risk Of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease In Iud Users, Natalia E. Birgisson, Qiuhong Zhao, Gina M. Secura, Tessa Madden, Jeffrey F. Peipert Jan 2015

Positive Testing For Neisseria Gonorrhoeae And Chlamydia Trachomatis And The Risk Of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease In Iud Users, Natalia E. Birgisson, Qiuhong Zhao, Gina M. Secura, Tessa Madden, Jeffrey F. Peipert

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Assessment Of Reproducibility Of Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization - Time Of Flight Mass Spectrometry For Bacterial And Yeast Identification, Lars F. Westblade, Omai B. Garner, Karen Macdonald, Constance Bradford, David H. Pincus, A. Brian Mochon, Rebecca Jennemann, Ryhana Manji, Maureen Bythrow, Michael A. Lewinski, Carey-Ann D. Burnham, Christine C. Ginocchio Jan 2015

Assessment Of Reproducibility Of Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization - Time Of Flight Mass Spectrometry For Bacterial And Yeast Identification, Lars F. Westblade, Omai B. Garner, Karen Macdonald, Constance Bradford, David H. Pincus, A. Brian Mochon, Rebecca Jennemann, Ryhana Manji, Maureen Bythrow, Michael A. Lewinski, Carey-Ann D. Burnham, Christine C. Ginocchio

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Deconvoluting Heme Biosynthesis To Target Blood-Stage Malaria Parasites, Paul A. Sigala, Jan R. Crowley, Jeffrey P. Henderson, Daniel E. Goldberg Jan 2015

Deconvoluting Heme Biosynthesis To Target Blood-Stage Malaria Parasites, Paul A. Sigala, Jan R. Crowley, Jeffrey P. Henderson, Daniel E. Goldberg

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Examination Of The Enterotoxigenic Escherichia Coli Population Structure During Human Infection, Jason W. Sahl, Jeticia R. Sistrunk, Claire M. Fraser, Erin Hine, Nabilah Baby, Yasmin Begum, Qingwei Luo, Alaullah Sheikh, Firdausi Qadri, James M. Fleckenstein, David A. Rasko Jan 2015

Examination Of The Enterotoxigenic Escherichia Coli Population Structure During Human Infection, Jason W. Sahl, Jeticia R. Sistrunk, Claire M. Fraser, Erin Hine, Nabilah Baby, Yasmin Begum, Qingwei Luo, Alaullah Sheikh, Firdausi Qadri, James M. Fleckenstein, David A. Rasko

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Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection And Risk Of Bladder Cancer In The Nijmegen Bladder Cancer Study, Sita H. Vermeulen, Norhaida Hanum, Anne J. Grotenhuis, Gemma Castano-Vinyals, Antoine G. Van Der Heijden, Katja K. Aben, Indira U. Mysorekar, Lambertus A. Kiemeney Jan 2015

Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection And Risk Of Bladder Cancer In The Nijmegen Bladder Cancer Study, Sita H. Vermeulen, Norhaida Hanum, Anne J. Grotenhuis, Gemma Castano-Vinyals, Antoine G. Van Der Heijden, Katja K. Aben, Indira U. Mysorekar, Lambertus A. Kiemeney

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Development And Evaluation Of An Enterovirus D68 Real-Time Reverse Transcriptase Pcr Assay, Todd N. Wylie, Kristine M. Wylie, Richard S. Buller, Maria Cannella, Gregory A. Storch Jan 2015

Development And Evaluation Of An Enterovirus D68 Real-Time Reverse Transcriptase Pcr Assay, Todd N. Wylie, Kristine M. Wylie, Richard S. Buller, Maria Cannella, Gregory A. Storch

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Chemohormonal Therapy In Metastatic Hormone-Sensitive Prostate Cancer, Joel Picus, Et Al Jan 2015

Chemohormonal Therapy In Metastatic Hormone-Sensitive Prostate Cancer, Joel Picus, Et Al

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Defining New Therapeutics Using A More Immunocompetent Mouse Model Of Antibody-Enhanced Dengue Virus Infection, Amelia K. Pinto, James D. Brien, Chia-Ying Kao Lam, Syd Johnson, Cindy Chiang, John Hiscott, Vanessa V. Sarathy, Alan D. Barrett, Sujan Shresta, Michael S. Diamond Jan 2015

Defining New Therapeutics Using A More Immunocompetent Mouse Model Of Antibody-Enhanced Dengue Virus Infection, Amelia K. Pinto, James D. Brien, Chia-Ying Kao Lam, Syd Johnson, Cindy Chiang, John Hiscott, Vanessa V. Sarathy, Alan D. Barrett, Sujan Shresta, Michael S. Diamond

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Generation Of A Stable Packaging Cell Line Producing High-Titer Ppt-Deleted Integration-Deficient Lentiviral Vectors, Peirong Hu, Yedda Li, Mark S. Sands, Thomas Mccrown, Tal Kafri Jan 2015

Generation Of A Stable Packaging Cell Line Producing High-Titer Ppt-Deleted Integration-Deficient Lentiviral Vectors, Peirong Hu, Yedda Li, Mark S. Sands, Thomas Mccrown, Tal Kafri

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Rig-I Signaling Is Essential For Influenza B Virus-Induced Rapid Interferon Gene Expression, Sanna M. Makela, Pamela Osterlund, Veera Westenius, Sinikka Latvala, Michael S. Diamond, Michael Gale Jr., Ilkka Julkunen Jan 2015

Rig-I Signaling Is Essential For Influenza B Virus-Induced Rapid Interferon Gene Expression, Sanna M. Makela, Pamela Osterlund, Veera Westenius, Sinikka Latvala, Michael S. Diamond, Michael Gale Jr., Ilkka Julkunen

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Ceftolozane-Tazobactam Activity Against Phylogenetically Diverse Clostridium Difficile Strains, Mark D. Gonzalez, Meghan A. Wallace, Tiffany Hink, Erik R. Dubberke, Carey-Ann D. Burnham Jan 2015

Ceftolozane-Tazobactam Activity Against Phylogenetically Diverse Clostridium Difficile Strains, Mark D. Gonzalez, Meghan A. Wallace, Tiffany Hink, Erik R. Dubberke, Carey-Ann D. Burnham

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Faculty Masthead, Mjlst Editorial Board Jan 2015

Faculty Masthead, Mjlst Editorial Board

Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology

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Kpc And Ndm-1 Genes In Related Enterobacteriaceae Strains And Plasmids From Pakistan And The United States, Mitchell W. Pesesky, Tahir Hussain, Meghan Wallace, Bin Wang, Saadia Andleeb, Carey-Ann D. Burnham, Gautam Dantas Jan 2015

Kpc And Ndm-1 Genes In Related Enterobacteriaceae Strains And Plasmids From Pakistan And The United States, Mitchell W. Pesesky, Tahir Hussain, Meghan Wallace, Bin Wang, Saadia Andleeb, Carey-Ann D. Burnham, Gautam Dantas

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Enterovirus D68-Associated Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome In Adult, United States, 2014, John J. Farrell, Ossama Ikladios, Kristine M. Wylie, Lindsay M. O'Rourke, Kristin S. Lowery, Jenna S. Cromwell, Todd N. Wylie, Elsa L. Vazquez Melendez, Yves Makhoul, Rangarajan Sampath, Robert A. Bonomo, Gregory A. Storch Jan 2015

Enterovirus D68-Associated Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome In Adult, United States, 2014, John J. Farrell, Ossama Ikladios, Kristine M. Wylie, Lindsay M. O'Rourke, Kristin S. Lowery, Jenna S. Cromwell, Todd N. Wylie, Elsa L. Vazquez Melendez, Yves Makhoul, Rangarajan Sampath, Robert A. Bonomo, Gregory A. Storch

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Functional Heterogeneity In Cd4+ T Cell Responses Against A Bacterial Pathogen, Ashley Viehmann Milam, Paul M. Allen Jan 2015

Functional Heterogeneity In Cd4+ T Cell Responses Against A Bacterial Pathogen, Ashley Viehmann Milam, Paul M. Allen

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End-Stage Liver Disease Is A Strong Predictor Of Early Mortality In Cryptococcosis, Andrej Spec, Krunal Raval, William G. Powderly Jan 2015

End-Stage Liver Disease Is A Strong Predictor Of Early Mortality In Cryptococcosis, Andrej Spec, Krunal Raval, William G. Powderly

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A Case Of Non-Cirrhotic Portal Hypertension Associated With Chronic Didanosine Therapy, Matthew Stotts, Phillip Chisholm, Diana Nurutdinova, Haripriya Maddur Jan 2015

A Case Of Non-Cirrhotic Portal Hypertension Associated With Chronic Didanosine Therapy, Matthew Stotts, Phillip Chisholm, Diana Nurutdinova, Haripriya Maddur

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A 66-year-old man with HIV and recurrent thromboembolism presented with new-onset ascites with an extensive diagnostic work-up that was unremarkable. He was diagnosed with non-cirrhotic portal hypertension after a liver biopsy revealed mild fibrosis and hepatic venography revealed an elevated hepatic venous pressure gradient. The etiology of portal hypertension was attributed to didanosine therapy, a rare but noted side effect.


Ivax: An Integrated Toolkit For The Selection And Optimization Of Antigens And The Design Of Epitope-Driven Vaccines, Leonard Moise, Andres H. Gutierrez, Farzana Kibria, Rebecca Martin, Ryan Tassone, Rui Liu, Francis Terry, William Martin, Anne S. De Groot Jan 2015

Ivax: An Integrated Toolkit For The Selection And Optimization Of Antigens And The Design Of Epitope-Driven Vaccines, Leonard Moise, Andres H. Gutierrez, Farzana Kibria, Rebecca Martin, Ryan Tassone, Rui Liu, Francis Terry, William Martin, Anne S. De Groot

Institute for Immunology and Informatics Faculty Publications

Computational vaccine design, also known as computational vaccinology, encompasses epitope mapping, antigen selection and immunogen design using computational tools. The iVAX toolkit is an integrated set of tools that has been in development since 1998 by De Groot and Martin. It comprises a suite of immunoinformatics algorithms for triaging candidate antigens, selecting immunogenic and conserved T cell epitopes, eliminating regulatory T cell epitopes, and optimizing antigens for immunogenicity and protection against disease. iVAX has been applied to vaccine development programs for emerging infectious diseases, cancer antigens and biodefense targets. Several iVAX vaccine design projects have had success in pre-clinical studies …


A Plasmid-Based Reporter System For Live Cell Imaging Of Dengue Infected Cells, Carey L. Medin, Sierra Valois, Chinmay G. Patkar, Alan Rothman Jan 2015

A Plasmid-Based Reporter System For Live Cell Imaging Of Dengue Infected Cells, Carey L. Medin, Sierra Valois, Chinmay G. Patkar, Alan Rothman

Institute for Immunology and Informatics Faculty Publications

Cell culture models are used widely to study the effects of dengue virus (DENV) on host cell function. Current methods of identification of cells infected with an unmodified DENV requires fixation and permeablization of cells to allow DENV-specific antibody staining. This method does not permit imaging of viable cells over time. In this report, a plasmid-based reporter was developed to allow non-destructive identification of DENV-infected cells. The plasmid-based reporter was demonstrated to be broadly applicable to the four DENV serotypes, including low-passaged strains, and was specifically cleaved by the viral protease with minimal interference on viral production. This study reveals …


Three Studies On Cardiovascular Health: Modifiable Risk Factors And Health Expenditures In Medicare, Kristal Jo Aaron Jan 2015

Three Studies On Cardiovascular Health: Modifiable Risk Factors And Health Expenditures In Medicare, Kristal Jo Aaron

All ETDs from UAB

This dissertation comprises a series of studies conducted on modifiable risk factors as they contribute to cardiovascular health and disease and their associated health service expenditures and utilization. Specific topics in this compilation include (1) exploring the role of dietary sodium and potassium intake in cardiovascular health and disease; (2) examination of direct health expenditures in the Medicare-linked REasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) cohort as associated with Life’s Simple 7 (LS7), a composite measure of cardiovascular health defined by the American Heart Association (AHA) that is based on seven modifiable risk factors (blood pressure, blood cholesterol, …