Publications
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Trends in incidence and susceptibility among methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from intranasal cultures associated with rhinosinusitis.
Rujanavej V,
Soudry E, Banaei N, Baron EJ, Hwang PH, Nayak JV.
Am J Rhinol Allergy.
2013 Mar-Apr;
27
(2):
134-7
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Can a simple flotation method lower the limit of detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in extrapulmonary samples analyzed by the GeneXpert MTB/RIF assay?
Taylor N,
Gaur RL, Baron EJ, Banaei N.
J Clin Microbiol.
2012;
50
(7):
2272-6
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus diagnostics: state of the art.
Baron EJ,
Tenover FC.
Expert Opin Med Diagn.
2012;
6
(6):
585-92
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A biosensor platform for rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing directly from clinical samples.
Mach KE,
Mohan R, Baron EJ, Shih MC, Gau V, Wong PK, Liao JC.
J Urol.
2011;
185
(1):
148-53
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Laboratory diagnosis of Clostridium difficile infection can molecular amplification methods move us out of uncertainty?
Tenover FC,
Baron EJ, Peterson LR, Persing DH.
J Mol Diagn.
2011;
13
(6):
573-82
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MRSA: a case of pathogens, politics and penalties.
Baron EJ,
Lewis H.
Trends Microbiol.
2011;
19
(4):
153-5
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Clarification on specimen collection and transportation for intra-abdominal infections.
Baron EJ,
Sharp SE.
Clin Infect Dis.
2010;
51
(6):
759
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Clinical utility of an automated instrument for gram staining single slides.
Baron EJ,
Mix S, Moradi W.
J Clin Microbiol.
2010;
48
(6):
2014-5
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Diagnosis and management of complicated intra-abdominal infection in adults and children: guidelines by the Surgical Infection Society and the Infectious Diseases Society of America.
Solomkin JS,
Mazuski JE, Bradley JS, Rodvold KA, Goldstein EJ, Baron EJ, O'Neill PJ, Chow AW, Dellinger EP, Eachempati SR, Gorbach S, Hilfiker M, May AK, Nathens AB, Sawyer RG, Bartlett JG.
Surg Infect (Larchmt).
2010;
11
(1):
79-109
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Diagnosis and management of complicated intra-abdominal infection in adults and children: guidelines by the Surgical Infection Society and the Infectious Diseases Society of America.
Solomkin JS,
Mazuski JE, Bradley JS, Rodvold KA, Goldstein EJ, Baron EJ, O'Neill PJ, Chow AW, Dellinger EP, Eachempati SR, Gorbach S, Hilfiker M, May AK, Nathens AB, Sawyer RG, Bartlett JG.
Clin Infect Dis.
2010;
50
(2):
133-64
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Impact of strain type on detection of toxigenic Clostridium difficile: comparison of molecular diagnostic and enzyme immunoassay approaches.
Tenover FC,
Novak-Weekley S, Woods CW, Peterson LR, Davis T, Schreckenberger P, Fang FC, Dascal A, Gerding DN, Nomura JH, Goering RV, Akerlund T, Weissfeld AS, Baron EJ, Wong E, Marlowe EM, Whitmore J, Persing DH.
J Clin Microbiol.
2010;
48
(10):
3719-24
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Long-term shedding of influenza A virus in stool of immunocompromised child.
Pinsky BA,
Mix S, Rowe J, Ikemoto S, Baron EJ.
Emerg Infect Dis.
2010;
16
(7):
1165-7
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Mixed infection involving Actinomyces, Aggregatibacter, and Fusobacterium species presenting as perispinal tumor.
Ghafghaichi L,
Troy S, Budvytiene I, Banaei N, Baron EJ.
Anaerobe.
2010;
16
(2):
174-8
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Preferential lower respiratory tract infection in swine-origin 2009 A(H1N1) influenza.
Yeh E,
Luo RF, Dyner L, Hong DK, Banaei N, Baron EJ, Pinsky BA.
Clin Infect Dis.
2010;
50
(3):
391-4
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Real-time PCR testing for mecA reduces vancomycin usage and length of hospitalization for patients infected with methicillin-sensitive staphylococci.
Nguyen DT,
Yeh E, Perry S, Luo RF, Pinsky BA, Lee BP, Sisodiya D, Baron EJ, Banaei N.
J Clin Microbiol.
2010;
48
(3):
785-90
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Use and cost-effectiveness of intraoperative acid-fast bacilli and fungal cultures in assessing infection of joint arthroplasties.
Wadey VM,
Huddleston JI, Goodman SB, Schurman DJ, Maloney WJ, Baron EJ.
J Arthroplasty.
2010;
25
(8):
1231-4
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Bartholin's abscess caused by hypermucoviscous Klebsiella pneumoniae.
Pinsky BA,
Baron EJ, Janda JM, Banaei N.
J Med Microbiol.
2009;
58
(Pt 5):
671-3
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Challenges and pitfalls of morphologic identification of fungal infections in histologic and cytologic specimens: a ten-year retrospective review at a single institution.
Sangoi AR,
Rogers WM, Longacre TA, Montoya JG, Baron EJ, Banaei N.
Am J Clin Pathol.
2009;
131
(3):
364-75
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Comparison of real-time PCR and conventional biochemical methods for identification of Staphylococcus lugdunensis.
Pinsky BA,
Samson D, Ghafghaichi L, Baron EJ, Banaei N.
J Clin Microbiol.
2009;
47
(11):
3472-7
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Expert opinion: what to do when there is Coccidioides exposure in a laboratory.
Stevens DA,
Clemons KV, Levine HB, Pappagianis D, Baron EJ, Hamilton JR, Deresinski SC, Johnson N.
Clin Infect Dis.
2009;
49
(6):
919-23
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Hair sheep blood, citrated or defibrinated, fulfills all requirements of blood agar for diagnostic microbiology laboratory tests.
Yeh E,
Pinsky BA, Banaei N, Baron EJ.
PLoS One.
2009;
4
(7):
e6141
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Implementing a real-time PCR assay for rapid surveillance of MRSA.
Persing D,
Baron EJ.
MLO Med Lab Obs.
2009;
41
(2):
18, 20-1
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Multiplex pathogen identification for polymicrobial urinary tract infections using biosensor technology: a prospective clinical study.
Mach KE,
Du CB, Phull H, Haake DA, Shih MC, Baron EJ, Liao JC.
J Urol.
2009;
182
(6):
2735-41
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Pediatric and neonatal Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia: epidemiology, risk factors, and outcome.
Burke RE,
Halpern MS, Baron EJ, Gutierrez K.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol.
2009;
30
(7):
636-44
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Trends in invasive disease due to Candida species following heart and lung transplantation.
Schaenman JM,
Rosso F, Austin JM, Baron EJ, Gamberg P, Miller J, Oyer PE, Robbins RC, Montoya JG.
Transpl Infect Dis.
2009;
11
(2):
112-21
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Bacterial and fungal infections among diagnostic laboratory workers: evaluating the risks.
Baron EJ,
Miller JM.
Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis.
2008;
60
(3):
241-6
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Effect of building construction on Aspergillus concentrations in a hospital.
Goebes MD,
Baron EJ, Mathews KL, Hildemann LM.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol.
2008;
29
(5):
462-4
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Evaluation of the Biomic V3 microbiology system for identification of selected species on BBL CHROMagar orientation agar and CHROMagar MRSA medium.
Baron EJ,
D'Souza H, Wang AQ, Gibbs DL.
J Clin Microbiol.
2008;
46
(10):
3488-90
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Techniques: Collection and Handling of Clinical MIcrobiological Specimens.
Ellen Jo Baron,
In :Lederberg, J. et al, editors.
Encyclopedia of Microbiology, 2nd ed..
2008
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Differences in clinical and molecular characteristics of skin and soft tissue methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates between two hospitals in Northern California.
Bhattacharya D,
Carleton H, Tsai CJ, Baron EJ, Perdreau-Remington F.
J Clin Microbiol.
2007;
45
(6):
1798-803
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Implications of new technology for infectious diseases practice.
Baron EJ,
Clin Infect Dis.
2006;
43
(10):
1318-23
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Plasma cefazolin levels during cardiovascular surgery: effects of cardiopulmonary bypass and profound hypothermic circulatory arrest.
Caffarelli AD,
Holden JP, Baron EJ, Lemmens HJ, D'Souza H, Yau V, Olcott C, Reitz BA, Miller DC, van der Starre PJ.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.
2006;
131
(6):
1338-43
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RNA-templated chemistry in cells: discrimination of Escherichia, Shigella and Salmonella bacterial strains with a new two-color FRET strategy.
Silverman AP,
Baron EJ, Kool ET.
Chembiochem.
2006;
7
(12):
1890-4
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BBL CHROMagar Staph aureus is superior to mannitol salt for detection of Staphylococcus aureus in complex mixed infections.
D'Souza HA,
Baron EJ.
Am J Clin Pathol.
2005;
123
(6):
806-8
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Comparison of rapid intrapartum screening methods for group B streptococcal vaginal colonization.
Aziz N,
Baron EJ, D'Souza H, Nourbakhsh M, Druzin ML, Benitz WE.
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med.
2005;
18
(4):
225-9
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Evaluation of two chromogenic agar media for recovery and identification of Staphylococcus aureus small-colony variants.
Kipp F,
Kahl BC, Becker K, Baron EJ, Proctor RA, Peters G, von Eiff C.
J Clin Microbiol.
2005;
43
(4):
1956-9
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Laboratory exposures to brucellae and implications for bioterrorism.
Yagupsky P,
Baron EJ.
Emerg Infect Dis.
2005;
11
(8):
1180-5
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Laboratory-Exposures to Brucellae and Implications for Bioterrorism
Yagupsky, P.,
E.J. Baron.
Emerging Infectious Diseases.
2005;
11
(8)
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Prolonged incubation and extensive subculturing do not increase recovery of clinically significant microorganisms from standard automated blood cultures.
Baron EJ,
Scott JD, Tompkins LS.
Clin Infect Dis.
2005;
41
(11):
1677-80
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Chronic figurate skin lesions. Tinea imbricata.
Meites E,
McClenny NB, Baron EJ.
Clin Infect Dis.
2004;
39
(4):
532, 582-3
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Practical bench comparison of BBL CHROMagar Orientation and standard two-plate media for urine cultures.
D'Souza HA,
Campbell M, Baron EJ.
J Clin Microbiol.
2004;
42
(1):
60-4
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Characterization of Salmonella enterica serotype newport isolated from humans and food animals.
Zhao S,
Qaiyumi S, Friedman S, Singh R, Foley SL, White DG, McDermott PF, Donkar T, Bolin C, Munro S, Baron EJ, Walker RD.
J Clin Microbiol.
2003;
41
(12):
5366-71
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Comparison of conventional viral cultures with direct fluorescent antibody stains for diagnosis of community-acquired respiratory virus infections in hospitalized children.
Shetty AK,
Treynor E, Hill DW, Gutierrez KM, Warford A, Baron EJ.
Pediatr Infect Dis J.
2003;
22
(9):
789-94
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Comparison of the susceptibilities of Candida spp. to fluconazole and voriconazole in a 4-year global evaluation using disk diffusion.
Hazen KC,
Baron EJ, Colombo AL, Girmenia C, Sanchez-Sousa A, del Palacio A, de Bedout C, Gibbs DL.
J Clin Microbiol.
2003;
41
(12):
5623-32
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Guidelines for the selection of anti-infective agents for complicated intra-abdominal infections.
Solomkin JS,
Mazuski JE, Baron EJ, Sawyer RG, Nathens AB, DiPiro JT, Buchman T, Dellinger EP, Jernigan J, Gorbach S, Chow AW, Bartlett J.
Clin Infect Dis.
2003;
37
(8):
997-1005
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Change in colony morphology of Candida lusitaniae in association with development of amphotericin B resistance.
McClenny NB,
Fei H, Baron EJ, Gales AC, Houston A, Hollis RJ, Pfaller MA.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother.
2002;
46
(5):
1325-8
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Labor and cost requirements of two commercial assays for qualitative molecular detection of hepatitis C virus.
Schrijver I,
Baron EJ.
J Clin Microbiol.
2002;
40
(9):
3476-7
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Speculations on the microbiology laboratory of the future.
Baron EJ,
Clin Infect Dis.
2002;
35
(Suppl 1):
S84-7
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Fecal leukocyte stain has diagnostic value for outpatients but not inpatients.
Savola KL,
Baron EJ, Tompkins LS, Passaro DJ.
J Clin Microbiol.
2001;
39
(1):
266-9
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Laboratory response to the challenge of today's medical care environment--using the laboratory cost-effectively to enhance patient care.
Baron EJ,
Peterson LW.
Curr Clin Top Infect Dis.
2001:
21
172-89
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Rapid identification of bacteria and yeast: summary of a National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards proposed guideline.
Baron EJ,
Clin Infect Dis.
2001;
33
(2):
220-5
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Role of clinical microbiology laboratories in the management and control of infectious diseases and the delivery of health care.
Peterson LR,
Hamilton JD, Baron EJ, Tompkins LS, Miller JM, Wilfert CM, Tenover FC, Thomson Jr RB.
Clin Infect Dis.
2001;
32
(4):
605-11
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Multilaboratory validation of rapid spot tests for identification of Escherichia coli.
York MK,
Baron EJ, Clarridge JE, Thomson RB, Weinstein MP.
J Clin Microbiol.
2000;
38
(9):
3394-8
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From benchtop to desktop: creative forms for organizing and presenting laboratory data.
Stanley L,
Baron EJ.
MLO Med Lab Obs.
1999;
31
(9):
42-3, 46, 48-50
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus outbreak: a consensus panel's definition and management guidelines.
Wenzel RP,
Reagan DR, Bertino JS, Baron EJ, Arias K.
Am J Infect Control.
1998;
26
(2):
102-10
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Bilophila wadsworthia: a unique Gram-negative anaerobic rod.
Baron EJ,
Anaerobe.
1997 Apr-Jun;
3
(2-3):
83-6
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Anaerobic identification flowchart using minimal laboratory resources.
Baron EJ,
Citron DM.
Clin Infect Dis.
1997:
25 Suppl 2
S143-6
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Infectious disease physicians rate microbiology services and practices.
Baron EJ,
Francis D, Peddecord KM.
J Clin Microbiol.
1996;
34
(3):
496-500
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Lack of agreement among two commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent antibody assays and a conventional immunofluorescence-based method for detecting islet cell autoantibodies.
Baron EJ,
Weber DE, Weide LG.
Clin Diagn Lab Immunol.
1996;
3
(4):
429-31
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Quality perceptions of microbiology services. A survey of infectious diseases specialists.
Peddecord KM,
Baron EJ, Francis D, Drew JA.
Am J Clin Pathol.
1996;
105
(1):
58-64
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Impact of CLIA 88 on the clinical microbiology laboratory.
Chapin K,
Baron EJ.
Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis.
1995 Sep-Oct;
23
(1-2):
35-43
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Quality management and the clinical microbiology laboratory.
Baron EJ,
Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis.
1995 Sep-Oct;
23
(1-2):
23-34
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"Streptococcus milleri" strains displaying a gliding type of motility.
Bergman S,
Selig M, Collins MD, Farrow JA, Baron EJ, Dickersin GR, Ruoff KL.
Int J Syst Bacteriol.
1995;
45
(2):
235-9
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Effect of iron depletion on protein profiles of Bilophila wadsworthia.
Daniel C,
Baron EJ, Courcol RJ.
Clin Infect Dis.
1995:
20 Suppl 2
S158-9
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Genetic aspects of methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus and methods used for its detection in clinical laboratories in the United States.
Baron EJ,
J Chemother.
1995:
7 Suppl 3
87-92
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National survey of the in vitro spectrum of piperacillin-tazobactam tested against more than 40,000 aerobic clinical isolates from 236 medical centers.
Baron EJ,
Jones RN.
Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis.
1995;
21
(3):
141-51
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Survival of anaerobes in original specimens transported by overnight mail services.
Baron EJ,
Strong CA, McTeague M, Väisänen ML, Finegold SM.
Clin Infect Dis.
1995:
20 Suppl 2
S174-7
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Bactericidal activity of selected antimicrobial agents against Bilophila wadsworthia and Bacteroides gracilis.
Baron EJ,
Ropers G, Summanen P, Courcol RJ.
Clin Infect Dis.
1993:
16 Suppl 4
S339-43
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Comparison of the Accu-CulShure system and a swab placed in a B-D Port-a-Cul tube for specimen collection and transport.
Baron EJ,
Väisänen ML, McTeague M, Strong CA, Norman D, Finegold SM.
Clin Infect Dis.
1993:
16 Suppl 4
S325-7
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Development and evaluation of a blood-free medium for determining growth curves and optimizing growth of Rochalimaea henselae.
Schwartzman WA,
Nesbit CA, Baron EJ.
J Clin Microbiol.
1993;
31
(7):
1882-5
-
Should clinical laboratories adopt new taxonomic changes? If so, when?
Baron EJ,
Allen SD.
Clin Infect Dis.
1993:
16 Suppl 4
S449-50
-
A microbiological comparison between acute and complicated appendicitis.
Baron EJ,
Bennion R, Thompson J, Strong C, Summanen P, McTeague M, Finegold SM.
Clin Infect Dis.
1992;
14
(1):
227-31
-
Bilophila wadsworthia isolates from clinical specimens.
Baron EJ,
Curren M, Henderson G, Jousimies-Somer H, Lee K, Lechowitz K, Strong CA, Summanen P, Tunér K, Finegold SM.
J Clin Microbiol.
1992;
30
(7):
1882-4
-
Cellular fatty acids in Fusobacterium species as a tool for identification.
Tunér K,
Baron EJ, Summanen P, Finegold SM.
J Clin Microbiol.
1992;
30
(12):
3225-9
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Evaluation of two single-plate incubation systems and the anaerobic chamber for the cultivation of anaerobic bacteria.
Downes J,
Mangels JI, Holden J, Ferraro MJ, Baron EJ.
J Clin Microbiol.
1990;
28
(2):
246-8
-
Gangrenous and perforated appendicitis with peritonitis: treatment and bacteriology.
Bennion RS,
Thompson JE, Baron EJ, Finegold SM.
Clin Ther.
1990:
12 Suppl C
31-44
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Gangrenous and/or perforated appendix: clinical outcome and in vitro susceptibility testing.
Finegold SM,
Bennion RS, Thompson JE, Wexler HM, Baron EJ.
Hosp Pract (Off Ed).
1990:
25 Suppl 4
3-12
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In-vitro susceptibilities of Bacteroides gracilis, Fusobacterium mortiferum and F. varium to 17 antimicrobial agents.
Courcol RJ,
Lee KW, Downes J, Wexler HM, Baron EJ, Finegold SM.
J Antimicrob Chemother.
1990;
26
(1):
157-8
-
Selective medium for isolation of Bacteroides gracilis.
Lee K,
Baron EJ, Summanen P, Finegold SM.
J Clin Microbiol.
1990;
28
(8):
1747-50
-
Short prereduced anaerobically sterilized (PRAS) biochemical scheme for identification of clinical isolates of bile-resistant Bacteroides species.
Citron DM,
Baron EJ, Finegold SM, Goldstein EJ.
J Clin Microbiol.
1990;
28
(10):
2220-3
-
The bacteriology of gangrenous and perforated appendicitis--revisited.
Bennion RS,
Baron EJ, Thompson JE, Downes J, Summanen P, Talan DA, Finegold SM.
Ann Surg.
1990;
211
(2):
165-71
-
The microbiology of chronic sinus disease in children with respiratory allergy.
Goldenhersh MJ,
Rachelefsky GS, Dudley J, Brill J, Katz RM, Rohr AS, Spector SL, Siegel SC, Summanen P, Baron EJ.
J Allergy Clin Immunol.
1990;
85
(6):
1030-9
-
Bilophila wadsworthia, gen. nov. and sp. nov., a unique gram-negative anaerobic rod recovered from appendicitis specimens and human faeces.
Baron EJ,
Summanen P, Downes J, Roberts MC, Wexler H, Finegold SM.
J Gen Microbiol.
1989;
135
(12):
3405-11
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Comparison of three methods for detection of Cryptosporidium oocysts in a low-prevalence population.
Baron EJ,
Schenone C, Tanenbaum B.
J Clin Microbiol.
1989;
27
(1):
223-4
-
Novel application of video image processing to biochemical and antimicrobial susceptibility testing.
D'Amato RF,
Isenberg HD, McKinley GA, Baron EJ, Tepper R, Shulman M.
J Clin Microbiol.
1988;
26
(8):
1492-5
-
Visual and clinical analysis of Bac-T-Screen urine screen results.
Baron EJ,
Tyburski MB, Almon R, Berman M.
J Clin Microbiol.
1988;
26
(11):
2382-6
-
Erythromycin bioactivity is stable in ophthalmic ointment used for prophylaxis of neonatal gonococcal conjunctivitis.
Bialer MG,
Baron EJ, Harper RG.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother.
1987;
31
(6):
954-5
-
Clinical manifestations and therapy of Lactobacillus endocarditis: report of a case and review of the literature.
Sussman JI,
Baron EJ, Goldberg SM, Kaplan MH, Pizzarello RA.
Rev Infect Dis.
1986 Sep-Oct;
8
(5):
771-6
-
Amikacin, ethambutol, and rifampin for treatment of disseminated Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare infections in patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome.
Baron EJ,
Young LS.
Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis.
1986;
5
(3):
215-20
-
Viridans streptococcal endocarditis: clinical, microbiological, and echocardiographic correlations.
Sussman JI,
Baron EJ, Tenenbaum MJ, Kaplan MH, Greenspan J, Facklam RR, Tyburski MB, Goldman MA, Kanzer BF, Pizzarello RA.
J Infect Dis.
1986;
154
(4):
597-603
-
Antigenic distinctiveness of Mobiluncus curtisii and Mobiluncus mulieris.
Roberts MC,
Baron EJ, Finegold SM, Kenny GE.
J Clin Microbiol.
1985;
21
(6):
891-3
-
Comparison of susceptibilities of anaerobic bacteria determined by agar dilution and by a microbroth method.
Baron EJ,
Bruckner DA.
Rev Infect Dis.
1984 Mar-Apr:
6 Suppl 1
S249-53
-
Bioactivity of imipenem as a function of medium, time, and temperature.
Baron EJ,
Hindler JA.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother.
1984;
25
(6):
781-2
-
Biochemical and polyacrylamide gel electrophoretic analyses of vaginosis-associated anaerobic curved rods.
Baron EJ,
Wexler HM, Finegold SM.
Scand J Urol Nephrol Suppl.
1984:
86
65-9
-
Inefficient in vitro killing of virulent or nonvirulent Salmonella typhimurium by murine polymorphonuclear neutrophils.
Baron EJ,
Proctor RA.
Can J Microbiol.
1984;
30
(10):
1264-70
-
Elicitation of peritoneal polymorphonuclear neutrophils from mice.
Baron EJ,
Proctor RA.
J Immunol Methods.
1982;
49
(3):
305-13
-
Actinomycotic pulmonary abscess in an immunosuppressed patient.
Baron EJ,
Angevine JM, Sundstrom W.
Am J Clin Pathol.
1979;
72
(4):
637-9
-
Primary plate identification of group A beta-hemolytic streptococci utilizing a two-disk technique.
Baron EJ,
Gates JW.
J Clin Microbiol.
1979;
10
(1):
80-4
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