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| B AfghaniSummaryAffiliation: University of California Country: USA Publications
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Use of potassium tellurite for rapid-drug susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium avium complexB Afghani
Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Miller Children s Hospital, Long Beach, CA 90801 1428, USA
J Investig Med 49:292-6. 2001..The objective of this study was to determine whether reduction of potassium tellurite by mycobacteria can be used as a means of testing the susceptibility of MAC to clarithromycin...
The effect of an interventional program on adherence to the american academy of pediatrics guidelines for palivizumab prophylaxisBehnoosh Afghani
Department of Pediatrics, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
Pediatr Infect Dis J 25:1019-24. 2006..To determine the effect of an interventional program designed to improve adherence to American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) guidelines for palivizumab prophylaxis...
What would pediatric infectious disease consultants recommend for management of culture-negative acute hematogenous osteomyelitis?Behnoosh Afghani
Pediatric Hospitalist, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
J Pediatr Orthop 27:805-9. 2007..To assess the opinion of pediatric infectious disease (PID) specialists regarding the management of culture-negative acute hematogenous osteomyelitis...
Medical students' perspectives on clinical empathy trainingBehnoosh Afghani
UCI CHOC PSF Hospitalist
Educ Health (Abingdon) 24:544. 2011..The objective of this study was to evaluate attitudes of 3rd and 4th year medical students regarding their training in clinical empathy at a public teaching hospital and medical school...
Linezolid for the treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in childrenSheldon L Kaplan
Texas Children s Hospital MC 3 2371, 6621 Fannin Street, Suite 1150, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Pediatr Infect Dis J 22:S178-85. 2003..Infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are becoming increasingly prevalent. Linezolid is effective and well-tolerated in the treatment of adults with MRSA infections...
Severe respiratory syncytial virus infection in term infants with genetic or other underlying disordersBehnoosh Afghani
Pediatrics 121:868; author reply 868-9. 2008
