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Michael K Leonard

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Petteys M, Medaris L, Williamson J, Soman R, Denmeade T, Anderson W, et al.
Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol . 2022 Oct; 2(1):e12. PMID: 36310774
Antibiotic overuse is high in patients hospitalized with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) despite a low documented prevalence of bacterial infections in many studies. In this study evaluating 65 COVID-19 patients...
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Sampson M, Polk C, Fairman R, DeWitt M, Leonard M, Davidson L, et al.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol . 2022 Sep; 44(2):348-349. PMID: 36102128
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Beavers S, Pascopella L, Davidow A, Mangan J, Hirsch-Moverman Y, Golub J, et al.
Ann Am Thorac Soc . 2018 Mar; 15(6):683-692. PMID: 29490150
More information on risk factors for death from tuberculosis in the United States could help reduce the tuberculosis mortality rate, which has remained steady for more than a decade. To...
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Leonard M, Blumberg H
Microbiol Spectr . 2017 Apr; 5(2). PMID: 28409551
Musculoskeletal tuberculosis (TB) accounts for approximately 10% of all extrapulmonary TB cases in the United States and is the third most common site of extrapulmonary TB after pleural and lymphatic...
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Lewinsohn D, Leonard M, LoBue P, Cohn D, Daley C, Desmond E, et al.
Clin Infect Dis . 2017 Jan; 64(2):111-115. PMID: 28052967
Background: Individuals infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) may develop symptoms and signs of disease (tuberculosis disease) or may have no clinical evidence of disease (latent tuberculosis infection [LTBI]). Tuberculosis disease...
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Lewinsohn D, Leonard M, LoBue P, Cohn D, Daley C, Desmond E, et al.
Clin Infect Dis . 2016 Dec; 64(2):e1-e33. PMID: 27932390
Background: Individuals infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) may develop symptoms and signs of disease (tuberculosis disease) or may have no clinical evidence of disease (latent tuberculosis infection [LTBI]). Tuberculosis disease...
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Adelman M, Kurbatova E, Wang Y, Leonard M, White N, McFarland D, et al.
PLoS One . 2014 Jul; 9(7):e100649. PMID: 25014783
Introduction: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended using a nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) for diagnosing pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) but there is a lack of data on...
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Leeds I, Magee M, Kurbatova E, Del Rio C, Blumberg H, Leonard M, et al.
Clin Infect Dis . 2012 Mar; 55(1):75-81. PMID: 22423123
Background: In the United States, the proportion of patients with extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) has increased relative to cases of pulmonary tuberculosis. Patients with central nervous system (CNS)/meningeal and disseminated EPTB...
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Tukvadze N, Kempker R, Kalandadze I, Kurbatova E, Leonard M, Apsindzelashvili R, et al.
PLoS One . 2012 Feb; 7(2):e31563. PMID: 22347495
Background: The WHO has recommended the implementation of rapid diagnostic tests to detect and help combat M/XDR tuberculosis (TB). There are limited data on the performance and impact of these...
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Schaffner J, Chochua S, Kourbatova E, Barragan M, Wang Y, Blumberg H, et al.
J Infect Dev Ctries . 2009 Sep; 3(4):267-72. PMID: 19759489
Background: The etiology and outcomes of blood-stream infections (BSI) among paediatric patients is not well described in resource-limited countries including Georgia. Methodology: Patients with positive blood cultures at the largest...