Linda L Han

Summary

Affiliation: University of Massachusetts Medical School
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Nonclinical selection criteria for maximizing yield of nucleic acid amplification tests in tuberculosis diagnosis
    Linda L Han
    Massachusetts Department of Public Health Bureau of Laboratory Sciences, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, USA
    J Clin Microbiol 50:2592-5. 2012
  2. ncbi Acquisition of drug resistance in multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis during directly observed empiric retreatment with standardized regimens
    L L Han
    Massachusetts State Laboratory Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 9:818-21. 2005
  3. ncbi High frequencies of clindamycin and tetracycline resistance in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus pulsed-field type USA300 isolates collected at a Boston ambulatory health center
    Linda L Han
    State Laboratory Institute, 305 South St, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130, USA
    J Clin Microbiol 45:1350-2. 2007
  4. ncbi Emergence of multidrug-resistant, community-associated, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clone USA300 in men who have sex with men
    Binh An Diep
    University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA
    Ann Intern Med 148:249-57. 2008

Detail Information

Publications4

  1. ncbi Nonclinical selection criteria for maximizing yield of nucleic acid amplification tests in tuberculosis diagnosis
    Linda L Han
    Massachusetts Department of Public Health Bureau of Laboratory Sciences, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, USA
    J Clin Microbiol 50:2592-5. 2012
    ..We demonstrate that use of nonclinical NAA test selection criteria is an effective strategy for maximizing the number of TB cases that can be rapidly identified while minimizing the number of specimens that must be tested...
  2. ncbi Acquisition of drug resistance in multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis during directly observed empiric retreatment with standardized regimens
    L L Han
    Massachusetts State Laboratory Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 9:818-21. 2005
    ..In this limited group of MDR-TB patients, acquisition of resistance was common during failure of empiric drug regimens. Further study is needed to confirm these findings...
  3. ncbi High frequencies of clindamycin and tetracycline resistance in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus pulsed-field type USA300 isolates collected at a Boston ambulatory health center
    Linda L Han
    State Laboratory Institute, 305 South St, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130, USA
    J Clin Microbiol 45:1350-2. 2007
    ..The clindamycin, tetracycline, and mupirocin resistance genes identified in these isolates are commonly associated with plasmids...
  4. ncbi Emergence of multidrug-resistant, community-associated, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clone USA300 in men who have sex with men
    Binh An Diep
    University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA
    Ann Intern Med 148:249-57. 2008
    ..Infection with multidrug-resistant, community-associated, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has been reported but seems to be isolated...