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Risk Factors for Candidemia After Open Heart Surgery: Results From a Multicenter Case–Control Study DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa233
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It is Time to Address Airborne Transmission of COVID-19
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Waiting for Certainty on Covid-19 Antibody Tests — At What Cost?
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The Role of Epstein-Barr Virus in Adults With Bronchiectasis: A Prospective Cohort Study DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa235
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People with Hepatitis C Who Inject Drugs — Underserved, Not Undeserving
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Long-term Outcomes Are Poor in Intravenous Drug Users Following Infective Endocarditis, Even After Surgery DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz869
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Mycobacterium simiae: Harmless colonizer or deadly pathogen?
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Nonquinolone Options for the Treatment of Mycoplasma genitalium in the Era of Increased Resistance DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa291
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Maternal Bacteremia Caused by Staphylococcus Aureus With a Focus on Infective Endocarditis DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa239
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How Testing Drives Treatment in Asymptomatic Patients: Level of Pyuria Directly Predicts Probability of Antimicrobial Prescribing
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Quinolone Consumption by Mothers Increases Their Children’s Risk of Acquiring Quinolone-Resistant Bacteriuria DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz858
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Alignment With Market Forces: The “Re-Whithering” of Infectious Diseases DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa245
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