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This is a "connection" page, showing publications co-authored by ISSAM I RAAD and ROY F CHEMALY.
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6.306
  1. A multicenter study of pandemic influenza A (H1N1) infection in patients with solid tumors in 3 countries: early therapy improves outcomes. Cancer. 2012 Sep 15; 118(18):4627-33.
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    Score: 0.431
  2. Serratia marcescens bacteremia because of contaminated prefilled heparin and saline syringes: a multi-state report. Am J Infect Control. 2011 Aug; 39(6):521-4.
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    Score: 0.406
  3. Characteristics and outcomes of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus surgical-site infections in patients with cancer: a case-control study. Ann Surg Oncol. 2010 Jun; 17(6):1499-506.
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    Score: 0.374
  4. A tertiary care cancer center experience of the 2007 outbreak of Serratia marcescens bloodstream infection due to prefilled syringes. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2009 Dec; 30(12):1237-8.
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    Score: 0.369
  5. Human herpesvirus-6 DNAemia in immunosuppressed adult patients with leukemia at risk for mold infection. Haematologica. 2008 Jan; 93(1):157-8.
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    Score: 0.323
  6. Neuraminidase inhibitors improve outcome of patients with leukemia and influenza: an observational study. Clin Infect Dis. 2007 Apr 01; 44(7):964-7.
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    Score: 0.304
  7. Respiratory viral infections in adults with hematologic malignancies and human stem cell transplantation recipients: a retrospective study at a major cancer center. Medicine (Baltimore). 2006 Sep; 85(5):278-287.
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    Score: 0.295
  8. Cytomegalovirus pneumonia in patients with lymphoma. Cancer. 2005 Sep 15; 104(6):1213-20.
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    Score: 0.276
  9. International Multicenter Study Comparing Cancer to Non-Cancer Patients with COVID-19: Impact of Risk Factors and Treatment Modalities on Survivorship. medRxiv. 2022 Aug 26.
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    Score: 0.223
  10. Immune reconstitution and severity of COVID-19 among hematopoietic cell transplant recipients. Transpl Infect Dis. 2021 Aug; 23(4):e13606.
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    Score: 0.202
  11. Surveillance and identification of clusters of healthcare workers with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): Multidimensional interventions at a comprehensive cancer center. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2021 07; 42(7):797-802.
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    Score: 0.197
  12. Culture-Documented Invasive Mold Infections at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, Pre- and Post-Hurricane Harvey. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2019 Apr; 6(4):ofz138.
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    Score: 0.176
  13. Association of increased influenza vaccination in health care workers with a reduction in nosocomial influenza infections in cancer patients. Am J Infect Control. 2016 09 01; 44(9):1016-21.
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    Score: 0.144
  14. Innovative Analysis of the Sequenced Patterns of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci Strains to Determine Clonal Transmission in a Hospital Setting. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2015 Dec; 36(12):1461-3.
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    Score: 0.137
  15. Non-inferiority of pulsed xenon UV light versus bleach for reducing environmental Clostridium difficile contamination on high-touch surfaces in Clostridium difficile infection isolation rooms. J Med Microbiol. 2015 Feb; 64(Pt 2):191-4.
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    Score: 0.132
  16. Cluster and sporadic cases of herbaspirillum species infections in patients with cancer. Clin Infect Dis. 2015 Jan 01; 60(1):48-54.
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    Score: 0.129
  17. An adaptive randomized trial of an intermittent dosing schedule of aerosolized ribavirin in patients with cancer and respiratory syncytial virus infection. J Infect Dis. 2012 Nov; 206(9):1367-71.
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    Score: 0.111
  18. Characteristics and outcomes of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections in patients with cancer treated with vancomycin: 9-year experience at a comprehensive cancer center. Oncologist. 2012; 17(10):1329-36.
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    Score: 0.110
  19. Characteristics and outcomes of pandemic 2009/H1N1 versus seasonal influenza in children with cancer. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2012 Apr; 31(4):373-8.
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    Score: 0.108
  20. Panton Valentine Leukocidin exotoxin has no effect on the outcome of cancer patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections. Medicine (Baltimore). 2011 Sep; 90(5):312-318.
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    Score: 0.104
  21. Evaluation of a pulsed-xenon ultraviolet room disinfection device for impact on hospital operations and microbial reduction. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2011 Mar; 32(3):286-8.
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    Score: 0.101
  22. Outbreak of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus skin infections among health care workers in a cancer center. Am J Infect Control. 2011 Mar; 39(2):112-7.
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    Score: 0.101
  23. Clinical effectiveness and risk of emerging resistance associated with prolonged use of antibiotic-impregnated catheters: more than 0.5 million catheter days and 7 years of clinical experience. Crit Care Med. 2011 Feb; 39(2):245-51.
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    Score: 0.100
  24. Efficacy and safety of daptomycin in the treatment of Gram-positive catheter-related bloodstream infections in cancer patients. Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2010 Aug; 36(2):182-6.
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    Score: 0.095
  25. Detection and control of a nosocomial respiratory syncytial virus outbreak in a stem cell transplantation unit: the role of palivizumab. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2010 Sep; 16(9):1265-71.
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    Score: 0.094
  26. Tigecycline use in cancer patients with serious infections: a report on 110 cases from a single institution. Medicine (Baltimore). 2009 Jul; 88(4):211-220.
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    Score: 0.090
  27. Multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli bacteremia in cancer patients. Am J Infect Control. 2009 Nov; 37(9):741-5.
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    Score: 0.089
  28. The role of interventional molecular epidemiology in controlling clonal clusters of multidrug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in critically ill cancer patients. Am J Infect Control. 2009 Aug; 37(6):442-6.
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    Score: 0.087
  29. The role of molecular methods in the prevention of nosocomial methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clusters in cancer patients. Am J Infect Control. 2008 Nov; 36(9):656-60.
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    Score: 0.085
  30. Anti-adherence activity and antimicrobial durability of anti-infective-coated catheters against multidrug-resistant bacteria. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2008 Oct; 62(4):746-50.
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    Score: 0.084
  31. Sources and outcome of bloodstream infections in cancer patients: the role of central venous catheters. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2007 Aug; 26(8):549-56.
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    Score: 0.078
  32. Characteristics and outcome of respiratory syncytial virus infection in patients with leukemia. Haematologica. 2007 Sep; 92(9):1216-23.
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    Score: 0.078
  33. Risk of bioaerosol contamination with Aspergillus species before and after cleaning in rooms filtered with high-efficiency particulate air filters that house patients with hematologic malignancy. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007 Sep; 28(9):1066-70.
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    Score: 0.078
  34. Colistin is effective in treatment of infections caused by multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in cancer patients. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2007 Jun; 51(6):1905-11.
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    Score: 0.077
  35. Cytomegalovirus infection in patients with lymphoma: an important cause of morbidity and mortality. Clin Lymphoma Myeloma. 2006 Mar; 6(5):393-8.
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    Score: 0.071
  36. Chest tube-related empyema due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: could the chest tube be coated with antiseptics? Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2006 Feb; 27(2):195-7.
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    Score: 0.071
  37. Posaconazole: a broad-spectrum triazole antifungal. Lancet Infect Dis. 2005 Dec; 5(12):775-85.
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    Score: 0.070
  38. Gastrointestinal cytomegalovirus disease in patients with cancer: a two decade experience in a tertiary care cancer center. Eur J Cancer. 2005 Oct; 41(15):2268-79.
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    Score: 0.069
  39. International multicenter study comparing COVID-19 in patients with cancer to patients without cancer: Impact of risk factors and treatment modalities on survivorship. Elife. 2023 01 30; 12.
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    Score: 0.057
  40. Successful Outcomes of Severe COVID-19 in Patient with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: Diagnostic Challenges in Immunocompromised Hosts. Mediterr J Hematol Infect Dis. 2020; 12(1):e2020044.
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    Score: 0.048
  41. Multistate outbreak of Serratia marcescens bloodstream infections caused by contamination of prefilled heparin and isotonic sodium chloride solution syringes. Arch Intern Med. 2009 Oct 12; 169(18):1705-11.
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    Score: 0.023
  42. Infections in 100 cord blood transplantations: spectrum of early and late posttransplant infections in adult and pediatric patients 1996-2005. Medicine (Baltimore). 2007 Nov; 86(6):324-333.
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    Score: 0.020
  43. Effects of liposomal amphotericin B versus an amphotericin B lipid complex on liver histopathology in patients with hematologic malignancies and invasive fungal infections: a retrospective, nonrandomized autopsy study. Clin Ther. 2007 Sep; 29(9):1980-6.
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    Score: 0.020
  44. Invasive fungal infections in patients with hematologic malignancies in a tertiary care cancer center: an autopsy study over a 15-year period (1989-2003). Haematologica. 2006 Jul; 91(7):986-9.
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    Score: 0.018
  45. Culture-positive and culture-negative endocarditis in patients with cancer: a retrospective observational study, 1994-2004. Medicine (Baltimore). 2006 Mar; 85(2):86-94.
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    Score: 0.018
  46. Extrapulmonary tuberculosis active infection misdiagnosed as cancer: Mycobacterium tuberculosis disease in patients at a Comprehensive Cancer Center (2001-2005). Cancer. 2005 Dec 15; 104(12):2882-7.
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    Score: 0.018
  47. Hospitalization of an oncology patient suspected of having severe acute respiratory syndrome: a setup for an infection control quagmire at a comprehensive cancer center. Cancer. 2003 Dec 15; 98(12):2738-9.
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    Score: 0.015
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