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M R Weitekamp

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Souba W, Weitekamp M, Mahon J
J Surg Res . 2001 Aug; 100(1):1-10. PMID: 11516198
The purpose of this paper is to link external political strategy theory to a specific health care setting-that of the academic medical center (AMC). Political strategy encompasses those activities undertaken...
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Joshi N, Caputo G, Weitekamp M, Karchmer A
N Engl J Med . 1999 Dec; 341(25):1906-12. PMID: 10601511
No abstract available.
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Caputo G, Joshi N, Weitekamp M
Am Fam Physician . 1997 Jul; 56(1):195-202. PMID: 9225675
The combination of sensory neuropathy, ischemia and direct adverse effect on host defense mechanisms makes patients with diabetes vulnerable to foot infections. A high degree of clinical suspicion and vigilance...
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Weitekamp M, Thorndyke L, Evarts C
Am J Med . 1996 Sep; 101(3):309-15. PMID: 8873493
The mission, indeed the very existence, of the traditional academic health center is under siege. Changes in the financing and delivery of health care threaten the clinical revenue used to...
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Weitekamp M, Ziegenfuss J
Acad Med . 1995 Jan; 70(1 Suppl):S47-53. PMID: 7826458
Academic health centers (AHCs) and health maintenance organizations (HMOs) often hold each other at arm's length because of fundamental organizational differences. AHCs view HMOs as too intrusive in the clinical...
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Caputo G, Weitekamp M, Bacon 3rd A, Whitener C
J Gen Intern Med . 1994 Sep; 9(9):528-33. PMID: 7996299
Considering the current wide use of antimicrobial agents, the general internist is commonly faced with the patient at risk for diarrhea due to C. difficile. The diagnosis should be considered...
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Caputo G, Singer M, White S, Weitekamp M
J Gen Intern Med . 1993 Nov; 8(11):626-34. PMID: 8289105
Gram-positive cocci are becoming increasingly resistant to traditionally used antimicrobial agents. Staphylococcus aureus, coagulase-negative staphylococci, the enterococcus, and Streptococcus pneumoniae are the most commonly encountered of such pathogens in clinical...
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Weitekamp M, Caputo G
Am Fam Physician . 1993 Sep; 48(4):597-604. PMID: 8379488
Cefazolin remains the drug of choice for prophylaxis during surgery. Cefoxitin or cefotetan may be used when both aerobic and anaerobic infections are a concern. Antibiotics are not necessary in...
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Caputo G, Weitekamp M
JAMA . 1993 Apr; 269(16):2088. PMID: 8468761
No abstract available.
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Whitener C, Caputo G, Weitekamp M, Karchmer A
Infect Dis Clin North Am . 1993 Mar; 7(1):81-96. PMID: 8463655
Coagulase-negative staphylococci are the most frequently isolated pathogens in prosthetic valve endocarditis and cause 5% of infections involving native valves. Distinguishing contamination from bacteremia may be challenging. The presence of...