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Propensity score analysis with a time-dependent intervention is an acceptable although not an optimal analytical approach when treatment selection bias and survivor bias coexist.

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Kang CI, Rouse MS, Mandrekar JN, Steckelberg JM, Patel R.

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Sampedro MF, Piper KE, McDowell A, Patrick S, Mandrekar JN, Rouse MS, Steckelberg JM, Patel R.

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Pilot study of association of bacteria on breast implants with capsular contracture.

Del Pozo JL, Tran NV, Petty PM, Johnson CH, Walsh MF, Bite U, Clay RP, Mandrekar JN, Piper KE, Steckelberg JM, Patel R.

J Clin Microbiol. 2009 May;47(5):1333-7. Epub 2009 Mar 4.PMID: 19261794 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Microbiologic diagnosis of prosthetic shoulder infection by use of implant sonication.

Piper KE, Jacobson MJ, Cofield RH, Sperling JW, Sanchez-Sotelo J, Osmon DR, McDowell A, Patrick S, Steckelberg JM, Mandrekar JN, Fernandez Sampedro M, Patel R.

J Clin Microbiol. 2009 Jun;47(6):1878-84. Epub 2009 Mar 4.PMID: 19261785 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

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Tleyjeh IM, Kashour T, Zimmerman V, Steckelberg JM, Wilson WR, Baddour LM.

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The electricidal effect: reduction of Staphylococcus and pseudomonas biofilms by prolonged exposure to low-intensity electrical current.

del Pozo JL, Rouse MS, Mandrekar JN, Steckelberg JM, Patel R.

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Outcome of enterococcal prosthetic joint infection: is combination systemic therapy superior to monotherapy?

El Helou OC, Berbari EF, Marculescu CE, El Atrouni WI, Razonable RR, Steckelberg JM, Hanssen AD, Osmon DR.

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Jacobson MJ, Piper KE, Nguyen G, Steckelberg JM, Patel R.

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The association between the timing of valve surgery and 6-month mortality in left-sided infective endocarditis.

Tleyjeh IM, Steckelberg JM, Georgescu G, Ghomrawi HM, Hoskin TL, Enders FB, Mookadam F, Huskins WC, Wilson WR, Baddour LM.

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Infective endocarditis complicating permanent pacemaker and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator infection.

Sohail MR, Uslan DZ, Khan AH, Friedman PA, Hayes DL, Wilson WR, Steckelberg JM, Jenkins SM, Baddour LM.

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Berbari EF, Marculescu C, Sia I, Lahr BD, Hanssen AD, Steckelberg JM, Gullerud R, Osmon DR.

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Chest. 2007 Sep;132(3):1025-35. Review.PMID: 17873196 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Sonication of removed hip and knee prostheses for diagnosis of infection.

Trampuz A, Piper KE, Jacobson MJ, Hanssen AD, Unni KK, Osmon DR, Mandrekar JN, Cockerill FR, Steckelberg JM, Greenleaf JF, Patel R.

N Engl J Med. 2007 Aug 16;357(7):654-63.PMID: 17699815 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Risk factor analysis of permanent pacemaker infection.

Sohail MR, Uslan DZ, Khan AH, Friedman PA, Hayes DL, Wilson WR, Steckelberg JM, Stoner SM, Baddour LM.

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Propionibacterium acnes vertebral osteomyelitis: seek and ye shall find?

Kowalski TJ, Berbari EF, Huddleston PM, Steckelberg JM, Osmon DR.

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Arch Intern Med. 2007 Apr 23;167(8):834-9.PMID: 17452548 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

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Rouse MS, Steckelberg JM, Patel R.

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2007 Jul;58(3):363-5. Epub 2007 Apr 20.PMID: 17449212 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Permanent pacemaker and implantable cardioverter defibrillator infection: a population-based study.

Uslan DZ, Sohail MR, St Sauver JL, Friedman PA, Hayes DL, Stoner SM, Wilson WR, Steckelberg JM, Baddour LM.

Arch Intern Med. 2007 Apr 9;167(7):669-75.PMID: 17420425 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Follow-up MR imaging in patients with pyogenic spine infections: lack of correlation with clinical features.

Kowalski TJ, Layton KF, Berbari EF, Steckelberg JM, Huddleston PM, Wald JT, Osmon DR.

AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2007 Apr;28(4):693-9.PMID: 17416823 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Impact of prior antiplatelet therapy on risk of embolism in infective endocarditis.

Anavekar NS, Tleyjeh IM, Anavekar NS, Mirzoyev Z, Steckelberg JM, Haddad C, Khandaker MH, Wilson WR, Chandrasekaran K, Baddour LM.

Clin Infect Dis. 2007 May 1;44(9):1180-6. Epub 2007 Mar 14. Erratum in: Clin Infect Dis. 2007 May 15;44(10):1398. PMID: 17407036 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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The management and outcome of spinal implant infections: contemporary retrospective cohort study.

Kowalski TJ, Berbari EF, Huddleston PM, Steckelberg JM, Mandrekar JN, Osmon DR.

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van de Beek D, Steckelberg JM, Marshall WF, Kijpittayarit S, Wijdicks EF.

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Trampuz A, Piper KE, Steckelberg JM, Patel R.

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Frequency of permanent pacemaker or implantable cardioverter-defibrillator infection in patients with gram-negative bacteremia.

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Tleyjeh IM, Steckelberg JM.

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Comment on: The role of aminoglycosides in combination with a beta-lactam for the treatment of bacterial endocarditis: a meta-analysis of comparative trials.

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Sonication of explanted prosthetic components in bags for diagnosis of prosthetic joint infection is associated with risk of contamination.

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