Publications

  1. Said El Zein , Gina Suh , Steve Moran , Andrew Millen , Peter Rose , Elie Berbari . Sacral Osteomyelitis Clinical Infectious Diseases, In press. 2024.
  2. Challener DW, Tande AJ, Koutras C, Wade RL, McIntee MA, Strauss DM, Yao X, Chang YH, Berbari E. Evaluation of germicidal ultraviolet-C disinfection in a real-world outpatient health care environment. Am J Infect Control. 2024 May 23 [Epub ahead of print]
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  3. Tai DBG, Tande AJ, Langworthy B, Abdel MP, Berbari EF, Ten Have B, Jutte P, Soriano A, Suh GA, Zijlstra W, Wouthuyzen-Bakker M. Role of Routine Suppressive Antibiotic Therapy After Debridement, Antibiotics, and Implant Retention for Acute Periprosthetic Joint Infections. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2024 May; 11 (5):ofae216 Epub 2024 Apr 17
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  4. Francesco Petri, Omar Mahmood, Nischal, Said El Zein, Omar Abu Saleh, Elie F Berbari, Madiha Fida. Plasma Microbial Cell-free DNA Next-generation Sequencing can be a Useful Diagnostic Tool in Patients with Osteoarticular Infection submitted in review OFID-D-24-00441. 2024.
  5. Francesco Petri, Omar Mahmood, Said El Zein, Ahmad Nassr, Brett Freedman, Jared Verdoon, Aaron Tande, Elie Berbari. It is Time for a Unified Definition of Native Vertebral Osteomyelitis: A Framework Proposal JBJI, In Press.. 2024.
  6. Said El Zein, Aaron J Tande, Carrie M Carr, Jared T Verdoorn, Felix E Diehn, Brian D Lahr, Madeline J Kingsbury, Brett A Freedman, Paul M Huddleston, Matthew T Howard, Pedro Horna, Elie F Berbari. Disc Space / Vertebral Body Specimens Cell Count Differential is a Valuable Tool for the Diagnosis of Native Vertebral Osteomyelitis European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, In review. 2024.
  7. Pinter Z, Honig R, Sebastian A, Nassr A, Freedman B, Yaszemski M, Huddleston P 3rd, Berbari E, Currier B. Does Intrawound Vancomycin Decrease Postoperative Surgical Site Infection in Spine Surgery: A Retrospective Case-control Study. Clin Spine Surg. 2024 Feb 5 Epub 2024 Feb 05
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  8. El Zein S, Berbari EF, Passerini M, Petri F, Maamari J, Murad MH, Sendi P, Tande AJ. Rifampin Based Therapy for Patients With Staphylococcus aureus Native Vertebral Osteomyelitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Clin Infect Dis. 2024 Jan 25; 78 (1):40-47
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  9. El Zein S, Berbari EF, LeMahieu AM, Jagtiani A, Sendi P, Virk A, Morrey ME, Tande AJ. Optimal antibiotics duration following surgical management of septic olecranon bursitis: a 12-year retrospective analysis. J Bone Jt Infect. 2024; 9 (2):107-115 Epub 2024 Mar 06
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  10. Tai DBG, Lahr B, Suh GA, Berbari EF, Huddleston PM, Tande AJ. Defeating the Hidden Foe: Antibiotic Therapy and Clinical Outcomes of Cutibacterium acnes Spinal Implant Infections. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2023 Aug; 10 (8):ofad403 Epub 2023 July 24
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  11. Sendi P, Widmer N, Branca M, Thierstein M, Buchi AE, Guntensperger D, Blum MR, Baldan R, Tinguely C, Heg D, Theel ES, Berbari E, Tande AJ, Endimiani A, Gowland P, Niederhauser C, PoliCOV-19 study. Do quantitative levels of antispike-IgG antibodies aid in predicting protection from SARS-CoV-2 infection? Results from a longitudinal study in a police cohort. J Med Virol. 2023 Jul; 95 (7):e28904
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  12. Maamari J, Grach SL, Passerini M, Kinzelman-Vesely EA, Nassr A, Carr C, Diehn FE, Tande AJ, Murad MH, Berbari EF. The use of MRI, PET/CT, and nuclear scintigraphy in the imaging of pyogenic native vertebral osteomyelitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Spine J. 2023 Jun; 23 (6):868-876 Epub 2023 Feb 07
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  13. Fawzy NA, Abou Shaar B, Taha RM, Arabi TZ, Sabbah BN, Alkodaymi MS, Omrani OA, Makhzoum T, Almahfoudh NE, Al-Hammad QA, Hejazi W, Obeidat Y, Osman N, Al-Kattan KM, Berbari EF, Tleyjeh IM. A systematic review of trials currently investigating therapeutic modalities for post-acute COVID-19 syndrome and registered on WHO International Clinical Trials Platform. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2023 May; 29 (5):570-577 Epub 2023 Jan 13
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  14. Murad MH, Swift MD, Razonable RR, Tande AJ, Wilson JW, Kasten MJ, Sia IG, Matey JN, Vanichkachorn G, Caine NA, Shah V, O'Horo J, Destro Borgen MJ, Cowl CT, Berbari EF. Integrating Infectious Diseases and Preventive Medicine Specialties Into 1 Division: Experience of an Academic Medical Center. Mayo Clin Proc. 2023 Feb; 98 (2):224-228
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  15. Higgins E, Tai DBG, Lahr B, Suh GA, Berbari EF, Perry KI, Abdel MP, Tande AJ. Sex-specific analysis of clinical features and outcomes in staphylococcal periprosthetic joint infections managed with two-stage exchange arthroplasty. J Bone Jt Infect. 2023; 8 (2):125-131 Epub 2023 Apr 20
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  16. Passerini M, Maamari J, Geno Tai DB, Patel R, Tande AJ, Temesgen Z, Berbari EF. Cutibacterium acnes in spine tissue: characteristics and outcomes of non-hardware-associated vertebral osteomyelitis. J Bone Jt Infect. 2023; 8 (2):143-149 Epub 2023 Apr 25
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  17. Maamari JB, Tande AJ, Tai DBG, Diehn FE, Ross C, Lahr B, Suh GA, Berbari EF. Factors Impacting the Yield of Image-Guided Biopsy in Native Vertebral Osteomyelitis: A 10-Year Retrospective Study. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2022 Dec; 9 (12):ofac616 Epub 2022 Nov 16
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  18. Riaz T, Howard M, Diehn F, Tande AJ, Ross C, Huddleston P, Berbari E. Utility of disc space aspirate cell counts and differentials in the diagnosis of native vertebral osteomyelitis. 7(5), 213–219. https://doi.org/10.5194/jbji-7-213-2022 Journal of bone and joint infection,. 10/2022; 7(5):213-219.
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  19. Tai DBG, Berbari EF, Suh GA, Lahr BD, Abdel MP, Tande AJ. Truth in DAIR: Duration of Therapy and the Use of Quinolone/Rifampin-Based Regimens After Debridement and Implant Retention for Periprosthetic Joint Infections. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2022 Sep; 9 (9):ofac363 Epub 2022 July 25
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  20. Tande AJ, Swift MD, Challener DW, Berbari EF, Tommaso CP, Christopherson DR, Binnicker MJ, Breeher LE. Utility of Follow-up Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Antigen Tests After Acute Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Infection Among Healthcare Personnel. Clin Infect Dis. 2022 Aug 24; 75 (1):e347-e349
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  21. Almamlouk R, Kashour T, Obeidat S, Omrani OA, Tleyjeh R, Berbari E, Chakhachiro Z, Zein-Sabatto B, Gerberi D, Tleyjeh IM, Paniz Mondolfi AE, Finn AV, Duarte-Neto AN, Rapkiewicz AV, Frustaci A, Keresztesi AA, Hanley B, Markl B, Lardi C, Bryce C, Lindner D, Aguiar D, Westermann D, Stroberg E, Duval EJ, Youd E, Bulfamante GP, Salmon I, Auer J, Maleszewski JJ, Hirschbuhl K, Absil L, Barton LM, Ferraz da Silva LF, Moore L, Dolhnikoff M, Lammens M, Bois MC, Osborn M, Remmelink M, Nascimento Saldiva PH, Jorens PG, Craver R, Aparecida de Almeida Monteiro R, Scendoni R, Mukhopadhyay S, Suzuki T, Mauad T, Fracasso T, Grimes Z, Cardiac Autopsy in COVID-19 Study Group. COVID-19-Associated cardiac pathology at the postmortem evaluation: a collaborative systematic review. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2022 Aug; 28 (8):1066-1075 Epub 2022 Mar 23
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  22. Sendi P, Thierstein M, Widmer N, Babongo Bosombo F, Buchi AE, Guntensperger D, Blum MR, Baldan R, Tinguely C, Gahl B, Heg D, Theel ES, Berbari E, Endimiani A, Gowland P, Niederhauser C, PoliCOV-19 study. Serosurveillance after a COVID-19 vaccine campaign in a Swiss police cohort. Immun Inflamm Dis. 2022 Jul; 10 (7):e640
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  23. Alkodaymi MS, Omrani OA, Fawzy NA, Shaar BA, Almamlouk R, Riaz M, Obeidat M, Obeidat Y, Gerberi D, Taha RM, Kashour Z, Kashour T, Berbari EF, Alkattan K, Tleyjeh IM. Prevalence of post-acute COVID-19 syndrome symptoms at different follow-up periods: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2022 May; 28(5):657-666. Epub 2022 Feb 03.
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  24. Tande AJ, Pollock BD, Shah ND, Binnicker M, Berbari EF. mRNA vaccine effectiveness against asymptomatic severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection over seven months. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2022 Mar; 43 (3):393-395 Epub 2021 Sept 06
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  25. Talha KM, Baddour LM, Ishaq H, Ramesh R, Arshad V, Tariq W, Fischer KM, Berbari EF, Sohail MR, Palraj R. Native Vertebral Osteomyelitis in Patients with Staphylococcus Aureus Bacteremia. Am J Med Sci. 2022 Feb; 363 (2):140-146 Epub 2021 Aug 15
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  26. Geno Tai DB, Tai DBG, Patel R, Abdel MP, Berbari EF, Tande AJ. Microbiology of hip and knee periprosthetic joint infections: a database study. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2022 Feb; 28 (2):255-259 Epub 2021 June 12
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  27. Tande AJ, Pollock BD, Shah ND, Farrugia G, Virk A, Swift M, Breeher L, Binnicker M, Berbari EF. Impact of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccine on Asymptomatic Infection Among Patients Undergoing Preprocedural COVID-19 Molecular Screening. Clin Infect Dis. 2022 Jan 7; 74 (1):59-65
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  28. Maamari J, Tande AJ, Diehn F, Tai DBG, Berbari EF. Diagnosis of vertebral osteomyelitis. J Bone Jt Infect. 2022; 7 (1):23-32 Epub 2022 Jan 27
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  29. Tai DBG, Wengenack NL, Patel R, Berbari EF, Abdel MP, Tande AJ. Fungal and mycobacterial cultures should not be routinely obtained for diagnostic work-up of patients with suspected periprosthetic joint infections. Bone Joint J. 2022 Jan; 104-B (1):53-58
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  30. Tleyjeh IM, Saddik B, Ramakrishnan RK, AlSwaidan N, AlAnazi A, Alhazmi D, Aloufi A, AlSumait F, Berbari EF, Halwani R. Long term predictors of breathlessness, exercise intolerance, chronic fatigue and well-being in hospitalized patients with COVID-19: A cohort study with 4 months median follow-up. J Infect Public Health. 2022 Jan; 15 (1):21-28 Epub 2021 Nov 18
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  31. Shah A, Stevens RW, O'Horo JC, Dierkhising RA, Estes LL, Berbari EF, Tande AJ. Evaluation of an initiative to improve prophylactic antimicrobial prescribing in patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) through the application of three antimicrobial-spectrum scores. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2022 Jan; 43 (1):96-98 Epub 2021 Feb 09
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  32. Riaz T, Howard M, Diehn F, Tande AJ, Ross C, Huddleston P, Berbari E. Utility of disc space aspirate cell counts and differentials in the diagnosis of native vertebral osteomyelitis. J Bone Jt Infect. 2022; 7(5):213-219. Epub 2022 Oct 20.
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  33. Passerini M, Maamari J, Nayfeh T, Hassett LC, Tande AJ, Murad MH, Temesgen Z, Berbari EF. Early switch to oral antibiotic therapy for the treatment of patients with bacterial native vertebral osteomyelitis: a quaternary center experience, systematic review, and meta-analysis. J Bone Jt Infect. 2022; 7 (6):249-257 Epub 2022 Nov 23
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  34. Zhong Q, Ordaya EE, Fernandez SD, Lescalleet K, Larson D, Pritt B, Berbari E. Disseminated histoplasmosis and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in a patient receiving TNF-alpha inhibitor therapy. IDCases. 2022; 29:e01603. Epub 2022 Aug 17.
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  35. Tande AJ, Swift MD, Challener DW, Berbari EF, Tommaso CP, Christopherson DR, Binnicker MJ, Breeher LE. Utility of follow-up coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) antigen tests after acute severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection among healthcare personnel. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2022; 75 (1):e347-9
  36. Sendi P, Baldan R, Thierstein M, Widmer N, Gowland P, Gahl B, Buchi AE, Guntensperger D, Wider M, Blum MR, Tinguely C, Maillat C, Theel ES, Berbari E, Dijkman R, Niederhauser C. A Multidimensional Cross-Sectional Analysis of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Seroprevalence Among a Police Officer Cohort: The PoliCOV-19 Study. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2021 Dec; 8 (12):ofab524 Epub 2021 Oct 16
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  37. Tande AJ, Binnicker MJ, Ting HH, Del Rio C, Jalil L, Brawner M, Carter PW, Toomey K, Shah ND, Berbari EF. SARS-CoV-2 Testing Before International Airline Travel, December 2020 to May 2021. Mayo Clin Proc. 2021 Nov; 96 (11):2856-2860 Epub 2021 Sept 02
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  38. Swift MD, Breeher LE, Tande AJ, Tommaso CP, Hainy CM, Chu H, Murad MH, Berbari EF, Virk A. Effectiveness of Messenger RNA Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccines Against Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Infection in a Cohort of Healthcare Personnel. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Sep 15; 73 (6):e1376-e1379
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  39. Yetmar ZA, Chesdachai S, Kashour T, Riaz M, Gerberi DJ, Badley AD, Berbari EF, Tleyjeh IM. Prior Statin Use and Risk of Mortality and Severe Disease From Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2021 Jul; 8 (7):ofab284 Epub 2021 May 28
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  40. Go JR, Ali NS, Berbari EF. Mycoplasma pneumoniae-Induced Rash and Mucositis. Mayo Clin Proc. 2021 Jun; 96 (6):1520-1521
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  41. Ivy MI, Sharma K, Greenwood-Quaintance KE, Tande AJ, Osmon DR, Berbari EF, Mandrekar J, Beauchamp CP, Hanssen AD, Abdel MP, Lewallen DG, Perry K, Block DR, Snyder MR, Patel R. Synovial fluid alpha defensin has comparable accuracy to synovial fluid white blood cell count and polymorphonuclear percentage for periprosthetic joint infection diagnosis. Bone Joint J. 2021 Jun; 103-B (6):1119-1126
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  42. Brewer LC, Woods C, Patel A, Weis J, Jones C, Abbenyi A, Brockman TA, Sia IG, Berbari E, Crane S, Doubeni CA, FAITH! Community Steering Committee COVID-19 Task Force. Establishing a SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Drive-Through Collection Site: A Community-Based Participatory Research Partnership With a Federally Qualified Health Center. Am J Public Health. 2021 Apr; 111 (4):658-662 Epub 2021 Feb 18
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  43. O'Horo JC, Cerhan JR, Cahn EJ, Bauer PR, Temesgen Z, Ebbert J, Abril A, Abu Saleh OM, Assi M, Berbari EF, Bierle DM, Bosch W, Burger CD, Cano Cevallos EJ, Clements CM, Carmona Porquera EM, Castillo Almeida NE, Challener DW, Chesdachai S, Comba IY, Corsini Campioli CG, Crane SJ, Dababneh AS, Enzler MJ, Fadel HJ, Ganesh R, De Moraes AG, Go JR, Gordon JE, Gurram PR, Guru PK, Halverson EL, Harrison MF, Heaton HA, Hurt R, Kasten MJ, Lee AS, Levy ER, Libertin CR, Mallea JM, Marshall WF 3rd, Matcha G, Meehan AM, Franco PM, Morice WG 2nd, O'Brien JJ, Oeckler R, Ommen S, Oravec CP, Orenstein R, Ough NJ, Palraj R, Patel BM, Pureza VS, Pickering B, Phelan DM, Razonable RR, Rizza S, Sampathkumar P, Sanghavi DK, Sen A, Siegel JL, Singbartl K, Shah AS, Shweta F, Speicher LL, Suh G, Tabaja H Jr, Tande A, Ting HH, Tontz RC 3rd, Vaillant JJ, Vergidis P, Warsame MY, Yetmar ZA, Zomok CCD, Williams AW, Badley AD. Outcomes of COVID-19 With the Mayo Clinic Model of Care and Research. Mayo Clin Proc. 2021 Mar; 96 (3):601-618 Epub 2020 Dec 26
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  44. Matar R, Alrahmani L, Monzer N, Debiane LG, Berbari E, Fares J, Fitzpatrick F, Murad MH. Clinical Presentation and Outcomes of Pregnant Women With Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Feb 1; 72 (3):521-533
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  45. Zhou MX, Berbari EF, Couch CG, Gruwell SF, Carr AB. Viewpoint: Periprosthetic joint infection and dental antibiotic prophylaxis guidelines. J Bone Jt Infect. 2021; 6 (8):363-366 Epub 2021 Oct 01
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  46. Tleyjeh IM, Saddik B, AlSwaidan N, AlAnazi A, Ramakrishnan RK, Alhazmi D, Aloufi A, AlSumait F, Berbari E, Halwani R. Prevalence and predictors of Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome (PACS) after hospital discharge: A cohort study with 4 months median follow-up. PLoS One. 2021; 16 (12):e0260568 Epub 2021 Dec 07
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  47. Flume PA, Berbari EF, Viera L, Hess R, Higgins J, Armstrong J, Rice L, True L, Shaker R, Buse JB, Panettieri RA Jr. Managing the risks and benefits of clinical research in response to a pandemic. J Clin Transl Sci. 2021; 5 (1):e105 Epub 2021 Mar 30
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  48. Shah AS, Walkoff LA, Kuzo RS, Callstrom MR, Brown MJ, Kendrick ML, Narr BJ, Berbari E. The utility of chest computed tomography (CT) and RT-PCR screening of asymptomatic patients for SARS-CoV-2 prior to semiurgent or urgent hospital procedures. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2020 Dec; 41 (12):1375-1377 Epub 2020 July 16
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  49. Daniels CE, Brown MJ, Berbari EF, O'Horo JJC, Ackerman FK, Kendrick ML, Cima RR. Revamping Inpatient Care for Patients Without COVID-19. Mayo Clin Proc. 2020 Sep; 95 (9S):S41-S43 Epub 2020 July 30
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  50. Temesgen ZM, DeSimone DC, Mahmood M, Libertin CR, Varatharaj Palraj BR, Berbari EF. Health Care After the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Influence of Telemedicine. Mayo Clin Proc. 2020 Sep; 95 (9S):S66-S68 Epub 2020 July 27
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  51. Challener DW, Shah A, O'Horo JC, Berbari E, Binnicker MJ, Tande AJ. Low Utility of Repeat Real-Time PCR Testing for SARS-CoV-2 in Clinical Specimens. Mayo Clin Proc. 2020 Sep; 95 (9):1942-1945 Epub 2020 July 04
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  52. Shah AS, Tande AJ, Challener DW, O'Horo JC, Binnicker MJ, Berbari EF. Diagnostic Stewardship: An Essential Element in a Rapidly Evolving COVID-19 Pandemic. Mayo Clin Proc. 2020 Sep; 95 (9S):S17-S19 Epub 2020 June 23
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  53. Daniels CE, Caine NA, Brown MJ, Berbari EF, Williams AW. The Silver Lining for Health Care During and After the Pandemic. Mayo Clin Proc. 2020 Sep; 95 (9S):S69-S71 Epub 2020 June 20
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  54. Berbari EF, Williams AW, Williamson MJ, Caine NA, Nath KA, Farrugia G. Introduction. Mayo Clin Proc 2020 Sep; 95 (9S):S1-S2 Epub 2020 June 13
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  55. Shah A, Challener D, Tande AJ, Mahmood M, O'Horo JC, Berbari E, Crane SJ. Drive-Through Testing: A Unique, Efficient Method of Collecting Large Volume of Specimens During the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Pandemic. Mayo Clin Proc. 2020 Jul; 95 (7):1420-1425 Epub 2020 May 01
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  56. Chalmers BP, Berbari EF, Osmon DR, Hanssen AD, Berry DJ, Abdel MP. Elevated Infection and Complication Rates in Patients Undergoing a Primary THA With a History of a PJI in a Prior Hip or Knee Arthroplasty: A Matched Cohort Study. J Arthroplasty. 2020 Jul; 35 (7):1928-1932 Epub 2020 Feb 14
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  57. Tande AJ, Berbari EF, Ramar P, Ponamgi SP, Sharma U, Philpot L, O'Horo JC. Association of a Remotely Offered Infectious Diseases eConsult Service With Improved Clinical Outcomes. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2020 Jan; 7 (1):ofaa003 Epub 2020 Jan 17
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  58. Banuelos J, Sabbagh MD, Roh SG, Nguyen MT, Lemaine V, Tran NV, Jacobson SR, Boughey JC, Jakub JW, Hieken TJ, Degnim AC, Mandrekar J, Berbari E, Sharaf B. Infections following Immediate Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction: A Case-Control Study over 11 Years. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2019 Dec; 144 (6):1270-1277
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  59. Babic M, Simpfendorfer CS, Berbari EF. Update on spinal epidural abscess. Curr Opin Infect Dis. 2019 Jun; 32 (3):265-271
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  60. Yoon JW, Wanderman NR, Kerezoudis P, Alvi MA, De Biase G, Akinduro OO, Berbari EF, Bydon M, Freedman BA. Enterobacter Infection after Spine Surgery: An Institutional Experience. World Neurosurg. 2019 Mar; 123:e330-e337 Epub 2018 Nov 27
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  61. Tomov M, Wanderman N, Berbari E, Currier B, Yaszemski M, Nassr A, Huddleston P, Bydon M, Freedman B. An empiric analysis of 5 counter measures against surgical site infections following spine surgery-a pragmatic approach and review of the literature. Spine J. 2019 Feb; 19 (2):267-275 Epub 2018 June 02
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  62. Schmitt S, MacIntyre AT, Bleasdale SC, Ritter JT, Nelson SB, Berbari EF, Burdette SD, Hewlett A, Miles M, Robinson PA, Siddiqui J, Trotman R, Martinelli L, Zeitlin G, Rodriguez A, Smith MW, McQuillen DP. Early Infectious Diseases Specialty Intervention Is Associated With Shorter Hospital Stays and Lower Readmission Rates: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Clin Infect Dis. 2019 Jan 7; 68 (2):239-246
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  63. George MP, Ernste FC, Tande A, Osmon D, Mabry T, Berbari EF. Clinical Presentation, Management, and Prognosis of Pseudogout in Joint Arthroplasty: A Retrospective Cohort Study. J Bone Jt Infect. 2019; 4 (1):20-26 Epub 2019 Jan 01
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  64. Dagher R, Riaz T, Tande AJ, Osmon DR, Jagtiani A, Steckelberg JM, Mabry T, Berbari EF. Prosthetic Joint Infection due to Actinomyces species: A case series and review of literature. J Bone Jt Infect. 2019; 4 (4):174-180 Epub 2019 Aug 02
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  65. Wanta BT, Hanson KT, Hyder JA, Stewart TM, Curry TB, Berbari EF, Habermann EB, Kor DJ, Brown MJ. Intra-Operative Inspired Fraction of Oxygen and the Risk of Surgical Site Infections in Patients with Type 1 Surgical Incisions. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2018 May/Jun; 19 (4):403-409 Epub 2018 Apr 02
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  66. Virk A, Mahmood M, Kalra M, Bower TC, Osmon DR, Berbari EF, Raoult D. Coxiella burnetii Multilevel Disk Space Infection, Epidural Abscess, and Vertebral Osteomyelitis Secondary to Contiguous Spread From Infected Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm or Graft: Report of 4 Cases Acquired in the US and Review of the Literature. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2017 Fall; 4 (4):ofx192 Epub 2017 Sept 12
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  67. Berrios-Torres SI, Umscheid CA, Bratzler DW, Leas B, Stone EC, Kelz RR, Reinke CE, Morgan S, Solomkin JS, Mazuski JE, Dellinger EP, Itani KMF, Berbari EF, Segreti J, Parvizi J, Blanchard J, Allen G, Kluytmans JAJW, Donlan R, Schecter WP, Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guideline for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection, 2017. JAMA Surg. 2017 Aug 1; 152 (8):784-791
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  68. Tande AJ, Gomez Urena EO, Gomez-Urena EO, Berbari EF, Osmon DR. Management of Prosthetic Joint Infection. Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2017 Jun; 31 (2):237-252 Epub 2017 Mar 30
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  69. Gomez-Urena EO, Tande AJ, Osmon DR, Berbari EF. Diagnosis of Prosthetic Joint Infection: Cultures, Biomarker and Criteria. Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2017 Jun; 31 (2):219-235
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  70. Berbari E, Segreti J, Parvizi J, Berrios-Torres SI. Future Research Opportunities in Peri-Prosthetic Joint Infection Prevention. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2017 May/Jun; 18 (4):409-412 Epub 2017 Apr 27
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  71. Segreti J, Parvizi J, Berbari E, Ricks P, Berrios-Torres SI. Introduction to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee Guideline for Prevention of Surgical Site Infection: Prosthetic Joint Arthroplasty Section. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2017 May/Jun; 18 (4):394-400 Epub 2017 Apr 13
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  72. Brown MJ, Curry TB, Hyder JA, Berbari EF, Truty MJ, Schroeder DR, Hanson AC, Kor DJ. Intraoperative Hypothermia and Surgical Site Infections in Patients with Class I/Clean Wounds: A Case-Control Study. J Am Coll Surg. 2017 Feb; 224 (2):160-171 Epub 2016 Nov 04
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  73. O'Shaughnessy MA, Tande AJ, Vasoo S, Enzler MJ, Berbari EF, Shin AY. A Rare Diagnosis: Recognizing and Managing Fungal Tenosynovitis of the Hand and Upper Extremity. J Hand Surg Am. 2017 Feb; 42 (2):e77-e89 Epub 2016 Dec 20
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  74. Berbari H, Berbari EF, Sia IG. Diffuse skin hyperpigmentation associated with chronic minocycline use in a patient with prosthetic joint infection. IDCases 2017; 7:30-31 Epub 2016 Dec 19
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  75. Shah N, Osmon D, Tande AJ, Steckelberg J, Sierra R, Walker R, Berbari EF. Clinical and Microbiological Characteristics of Bacteroides Prosthetic Joint Infections. J Bone Jt Infect. 2017; 2 (3):122-126 Epub 2017 Mar 19
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  76. Wanta BT, Glasgow AE, Habermann EB, Kor DJ, Cima RR, Berbari EF, Curry TB, Brown MJ, Hyder JA. Operating Room Traffic as a Modifiable Risk Factor for Surgical Site Infection. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2016 Dec; 17: (6)755-760.
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  77. Berbari E. CORR Insights((R)): Synovial Cytokines and the MSIS Criteria Are Not Useful for Determining Infection Resolution After Periprosthetic Joint Infection Explantation. Clin Orthop Relat Res 2016 Jul; 474 (7):1640-2 Epub 2016 Feb 24
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  78. Hermsen ED, Mendez-Vigo L, Berbari EF, Chung T, Yoon M, Lamp KC. A retrospective study of outcomes of device-associated osteomyelitis treated with daptomycin. BMC Infect Dis. 2016 Jun 24; 16:310 Epub 2016 June 24
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  79. Nikolaus OB, McLendon PB, Hanssen AD, Mabry TM, Berbari EF, Sierra RJ. Factors Associated With 20-Year Cumulative Risk of Infection After Aseptic Index Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2016 Apr; 31 (4):872-7 Epub 2015 Nov 10
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  80. Marculescu CE, Mabry T, Berbari EF. Prevention of Surgical Site Infections in Joint Replacement Surgery. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2016 Apr; 17: (2)152-7.
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  81. Tande AJ, Palraj BR, Osmon DR, Berbari EF, Baddour LM, Lohse CM, Steckelberg JM, Wilson WR, Sohail MR. Clinical Presentation, Risk Factors, and Outcomes of Hematogenous Prosthetic Joint Infection in Patients with Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia. Am J Med. 2016 Feb; 129 (2):221.e11-20 Epub 2015 Oct 08
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