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Should Medical Schools Incorporate Formal Training in Informatics?

Chen M, Safdar N, Nagy P.

J Digit Imaging. 2009 Nov 3. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19908095 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Biochemical nutritional parameters and their impact on hemodialysis efficiency.

Abbas HN, Rabbani MA, Safdar N, Murtaza G, Maria Q, Ahamd A.

Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl. 2009 Nov;20(6):1105-9.PMID: 19861885 [PubMed - in process]Related articlesFree article

Pulmonary zygomycosis in solid organ transplant recipients in the current era.

Sun HY, Aguado JM, Bonatti H, Forrest G, Gupta KL, Safdar N, John GT, Pursell KJ, Muñoz P, Patel R, Fortun J, Martin-Davila P, Philippe B, Philit F, Tabah A, Terzi N, Chatelet V, Kusne S, Clark N, Blumberg E, Julia MB, Humar A, Houston S, Lass-Florl C, Johnson L, Dubberke ER, Barron MA, Lortholary O, Singh N; Zygomycosis Transplant Study Group.

Am J Transplant. 2009 Sep;9(9):2166-71. Epub 2009 Jul 22.PMID: 19681829 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Statins are associated with improved outcomes of bloodstream infection in solid-organ transplant recipients.

Hsu J, Andes DR, Knasinski V, Pirsch J, Safdar N.

Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2009 Nov;28(11):1343-51. Epub 2009 Aug 9.PMID: 19669657 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Zygomycosis in solid organ transplant recipients: a prospective, matched case-control study to assess risks for disease and outcome.

Singh N, Aguado JM, Bonatti H, Forrest G, Gupta KL, Safdar N, John GT, Pursell KJ, Muñoz P, Patel R, Fortun J, Martin-Davila P, Philippe B, Philit F, Tabah A, Terzi N, Chatelet V, Kusne S, Clark N, Blumberg E, Julia MB, Humar A, Houston S, Lass-Flörl C, Johnson L, Dubberke ER, Barron MA, Lortholary O.

J Infect Dis. 2009 Sep 15;200(6):1002-11.PMID: 19659439 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The role of lactobacillus probiotics in the treatment or prevention of urogenital infections--a systematic review.

Abad CL, Safdar N.

J Chemother. 2009 Jun;21(3):243-52. Review.PMID: 19567343 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Antimicrobial catheters in the ICU: is the juice worth the squeeze?

Safdar N.

Crit Care. 2009;13(3):148. Epub 2009 May 20.PMID: 19519934 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Vision and quality in the digital imaging environment: how much does the visual acuity of radiologists vary at an intermediate distance?

Safdar NM, Siddiqui KM, Qureshi F, Mirza MK, Knight N, Nagy P, Siegel E.

AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2009 Jun;192(6):W335-40.PMID: 19457799 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Letter to the editor re: Voice recognition dictation: radiologist as transcriptionist and Improvement of report workflow and productivity using speech recognition--a follow-up study.

Chen JY, Lakhani P, Safdar NM, Nagy PG.

J Digit Imaging. 2009 Dec;22(6):560-1. Epub 2009 Apr 22. No abstract available. PMID: 19387739 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Supplemental perioperative oxygen for reducing surgical site infection: a meta-analysis.

Al-Niaimi A, Safdar N.

J Eval Clin Pract. 2009 Apr;15(2):360-5. Review.PMID: 19335497 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

An automatic computer-aided detection system for meniscal tears on magnetic resonance images.

Ramakrishna B, Liu W, Saiprasad G, Safdar N, Chang CI, Siddiqui K, Kim W, Siegel E, Chai JW, Chen CC, Lee SK.

IEEE Trans Med Imaging. 2009 Aug;28(8):1308-16. Epub 2009 Feb 20.PMID: 19237341 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The role of immunoglobulin for the treatment of Clostridium difficile infection: a systematic review.

O'Horo J, Safdar N.

Int J Infect Dis. 2009 Nov;13(6):663-7. Epub 2009 Jan 30.PMID: 19186089 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Idiopathic chondrolysis condition in two young, wild-caught Cynomolgus monkeys (Macaca fascicularis) reared in captivity.

Rao S, Bryant M, Herbert R, Sullivan N, Murray C, Bacher J, Safdar N.

Vet Pathol. 2009 May;46(3):509-13. Epub 2009 Jan 27.PMID: 19176502 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Feasibility and tolerability of probiotics for prevention of antibiotic-associated diarrhoea in hospitalized US military veterans.

Safdar N, Barigala R, Said A, McKinley L.

J Clin Pharm Ther. 2008 Dec;33(6):663-8.PMID: 19138244 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Clinical problem-solving. Keeping an open mind.

Safdar N, Abad CL, Narayan S, Kaul DR, Saint S.

N Engl J Med. 2009 Jan 1;360(1):72-6. No abstract available. PMID: 19118307 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Diagnostic accuracy of the physical examination and imaging tests for osteomyelitis underlying diabetic foot ulcers: meta-analysis.

Dinh MT, Abad CL, Safdar N.

Clin Infect Dis. 2008 Aug 15;47(4):519-27.PMID: 18611152 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Quality control management and communication between radiologists and technologists.

Nagy PG, Pierce B, Otto M, Safdar NM.

J Am Coll Radiol. 2008 Jun;5(6):759-65.PMID: 18514956 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Educational interventions for prevention of healthcare-associated infection: a systematic review.

Safdar N, Abad C.

Crit Care Med. 2008 Mar;36(3):933-40. Review.PMID: 18431283 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Clinical problem-solving. An unintended consequence--a 79-year-old man with a 5-month history of fatigue and 20-lb (9-kg) weight loss presented to his local physician.

Safdar N, Abad CL, Kaul DR, Jarrard D, Saint S.

N Engl J Med. 2008 Apr 3;358(14):1496-501. No abstract available. PMID: 18385502 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Urokinase lock or flush solution for prevention of bloodstream infections associated with central venous catheters for chemotherapy: a meta-analysis of prospective randomized trials.

Kethireddy S, Safdar N.

J Vasc Access. 2008 Jan-Mar;9(1):51-7. Review.PMID: 18379981 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The risk of infection after nasal colonization with Staphylococcus aureus.

Safdar N, Bradley EA.

Am J Med. 2008 Apr;121(4):310-5. Review.PMID: 18374690 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Adherence to evidence-based recommendations for prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia: the survey says...

Safdar N, Abad CL.

Respir Care. 2007 Dec;52(12):1678-9. No abstract available. PMID: 18028555 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Prevalence, consequences, and solutions.

Maki DG, Safdar N, Ebert SC.

Pharmacotherapy. 2007 Oct;27(10 Pt 2):121S-125S.PMID: 17896904 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Longitudinal trends in antibiotic resistance in US nursing homes, 2000-2004.

Crnich CJ, Safdar N, Robinson J, Zimmerman D.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007 Aug;28(8):1006-8. Epub 2007 Jun 22.PMID: 17620252 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Blastomycosis in solid organ transplant recipients.

Gauthier GM, Safdar N, Klein BS, Andes DR.

Transpl Infect Dis. 2007 Dec;9(4):310-7. Epub 2007 Apr 11.PMID: 17428278 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Building virtual communities of practice.

Nagy P, Kahn CE Jr, Boonn W, Siddiqui K, Meenan C, Knight N, Safdar N.

J Am Coll Radiol. 2006 Sep;3(9):716-20. Review. No abstract available. PMID: 17412156 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Clinical problem-solving. Into the woods.

Safdar N, Kaul DR, Saint S.

N Engl J Med. 2007 Mar 1;356(9):943-7. No abstract available. Erratum in: N Engl J Med. 2007 Apr 19;356(16):1692. PMID: 17329702 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Prevalence-dependent diagnostic accuracy measures.

Li J, Fine JP, Safdar N.

Stat Med. 2007 Jul 30;26(17):3258-73.PMID: 17212380 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Topical chlorhexidine for prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia: a meta-analysis.

Chlebicki MP, Safdar N.

Crit Care Med. 2007 Feb;35(2):595-602.PMID: 17205028 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Effectiveness of preemptive barrier precautions in controlling nosocomial colonization and infection by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a burn unit.

Safdar N, Marx J, Meyer NA, Maki DG.

Am J Infect Control. 2006 Oct;34(8):476-83.PMID: 17015152 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

A suggested classification guide for PACS client applications: the five degrees of thickness.

Toland C, Meenan C, Toland M, Safdar N, Vandermeer P, Nagy P.

J Digit Imaging. 2006;19 Suppl 1:78-83.PMID: 17013552 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Thinness: a woman's conflict or Eating Disorders: facts and the search for solutions.

Safdar NF.

J Pak Med Assoc. 2006 Aug;56(8):345-6. No abstract available. PMID: 16967783 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Late-onset invasive aspergillosis in organ transplant recipients in the current era.

Singh N, Limaye AP, Forrest G, Safdar N, Muñoz P, Pursell K, Houston S, Rosso F, Montoya JG, Patton PR, Del Busto R, Aguado JM, Wagener MM, Husain S.

Med Mycol. 2006 Aug;44(5):445-9.PMID: 16882611 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Use of vancomycin-containing lock or flush solutions for prevention of bloodstream infection associated with central venous access devices: a meta-analysis of prospective, randomized trials.

Safdar N, Maki DG.

Clin Infect Dis. 2006 Aug 15;43(4):474-84. Epub 2006 Jul 11. Review.PMID: 16838237 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Device-associated nosocomial infection rates in intensive care units in four Mexican public hospitals.

Ramirez Barba EJ, Rosenthal VD, Higuera F, Oropeza MS, Hernández HT, López MS, Lona EL, Duarte P, Ruiz J, Hernandez RR, Chavez A, Cerrato IP, Ramirez GE, Safdar N.

Am J Infect Control. 2006 May;34(4):244-7.PMID: 16679185 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis using a galactomannan assay: a meta-analysis.

Pfeiffer CD, Fine JP, Safdar N.

Clin Infect Dis. 2006 May 15;42(10):1417-27. Epub 2006 Apr 14.PMID: 16619154 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Voriconazole therapeutic drug monitoring.

Smith J, Safdar N, Knasinski V, Simmons W, Bhavnani SM, Ambrose PG, Andes D.

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2006 Apr;50(4):1570-2.PMID: 16569888 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Clinical guidelines to diagnose smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis in Pakistan, a country with low-HIV prevalence.

Siddiqi K, Walley J, Khan MA, Shah K, Safdar N.

Trop Med Int Health. 2006 Mar;11(3):323-31.PMID: 16553912 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Combination of voriconazole and caspofungin as primary therapy for invasive aspergillosis in solid organ transplant recipients: a prospective, multicenter, observational study.

Singh N, Limaye AP, Forrest G, Safdar N, Muñoz P, Pursell K, Houston S, Rosso F, Montoya JG, Patton P, Del Busto R, Aguado JM, Fisher RA, Klintmalm GB, Miller R, Wagener MM, Lewis RE, Kontoyiannis DP, Husain S.

Transplantation. 2006 Feb 15;81(3):320-6.PMID: 16477215 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Commercialism in marketing.

Atkinson M, Bevan R, Becker S, Breitz L, Brennan P, Crisp J, Etherton C, Ellis R, Feran K, Frazer E, Freiburger P, Garber K, Geekie M, Giedrys-Leeper E, Greenwall L, Grundy B, Heffernan M, Hetherington I, Hill G, Kidd A, Moxham D, Olesen N, Paolella T, Roland S, Safdar N, Stalker K, Starrs P, Stephanakis C, Tant R, Tibbott B, Tipton D, Wade J, Wadhawani R, Wise M, Wozniak R.

Br Dent J. 2006 Feb 11;200(3):124-5. No abstract available. PMID: 16474320 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic comparison of amphotericin B (AMB) and two lipid-associated AMB preparations, liposomal AMB and AMB lipid complex, in murine candidiasis models.

Andes D, Safdar N, Marchillo K, Conklin R.

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2006 Feb;50(2):674-84.PMID: 16436726 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Lost in translation.

Safdar N, Maki DG.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2006 Jan;27(1):3-7. Epub 2006 Jan 6. No abstract available. PMID: 16418979 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Efficacy of micafungin for the treatment of candidemia.

Andes D, Safdar N.

Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2005 Oct;24(10):662-4. No abstract available. PMID: 16247615 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Clinical and economic consequences of ventilator-associated pneumonia: a systematic review.

Safdar N, Dezfulian C, Collard HR, Saint S.

Crit Care Med. 2005 Oct;33(10):2184-93. Review.PMID: 16215368 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Reduction in nosocomial infection with improved hand hygiene in intensive care units of a tertiary care hospital in Argentina.

Rosenthal VD, Guzman S, Safdar N.

Am J Infect Control. 2005 Sep;33(7):392-7.PMID: 16153485 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The effect of process control on the incidence of central venous catheter-associated bloodstream infections and mortality in intensive care units in Mexico.

Higuera F, Rosenthal VD, Duarte P, Ruiz J, Franco G, Safdar N.

Crit Care Med. 2005 Sep;33(9):2022-7.PMID: 16148475 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Risk of catheter-related bloodstream infection with peripherally inserted central venous catheters used in hospitalized patients.

Safdar N, Maki DG.

Chest. 2005 Aug;128(2):489-95. Review.PMID: 16100130 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Bloodstream infection: an ounce of prevention is a ton of work.

Safdar N.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2005 Jun;26(6):511-4. Review. No abstract available. PMID: 16018424 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The role of the intensive care unit environment in the pathogenesis and prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia.

Crnich CJ, Safdar N, Maki DG.

Respir Care. 2005 Jun;50(6):813-36; discussion 836-8. Review.PMID: 15913471 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The pathogenesis of ventilator-associated pneumonia: its relevance to developing effective strategies for prevention.

Safdar N, Crnich CJ, Maki DG.

Respir Care. 2005 Jun;50(6):725-39; discussion 739-41. Review.PMID: 15913465 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article