Jan E. Patterson

False-Positive Gen-Probe Direct Mycobacterium tuberculosis Amplification Test Results for Patients with Pulmonary M. kansasii and M. avium Infections

Jorgensen, James H., Salinas, Jesse R., Paxson, Rosemary, Magnon, Karen, Patterson, Jan E., Patterson, Thomas F.

The Gen-Probe Amplified Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Direct (MTD) test has been approved for use in the United States for the rapid diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in patients with acid-fast...

Detection of Tn917-Like Sequences within a Tn916-like Conjugative Transposon (Tn3872) in Erythromycin-Resistant Isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae

McDougal, Linda K., Tenover, Fred C., Lee, Linda N., Rasheed, J. Kamile, Patterson, Jan E., Jorgensen, James H., ...

A series of macrolide-lincosamide-streptogramin B (MLS)-resistant pneumococcal isolates of a variety of serotypes was examined and was found to contain Tn917-like elements by DNA-DNA hybridization....

In Vitro Activity of Daptomycin against Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci of Various Van Types and Comparison of Susceptibility Testing Methods

Jorgensen, James H., Crawford, Sharon A., Kelly, Cynthia C., Patterson, Jan E.

The increasing prevalence of vancomycin-resistant enterococcal (VRE) infections and the limited number of antimicrobial agents for their treatment emphasize a need for new, more effective agents. In...

International Clone of Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup A with Tetracycline Resistance Due to tet(B)

Crawford, Sharon A., Fiebelkorn, Kristin R., Patterson, Jan E., Jorgensen, James H.

Thirteen Neisseria meningitidis clinical isolates from Africa, Asia, and the United States for which the tetracycline MICs were elevated (≥8 μg/ml) were examined for 14 recognized resistance...

False-Positive Gen-Probe Direct Mycobacterium tuberculosis Amplification Test Results for Patients with Pulmonary M. kansasii and M. avium Infections

Jorgensen, James H., Salinas, Jesse R., Paxson, Rosemary, Magnon, Karen, Patterson, Jan E., Patterson, Thomas F.

The Gen-Probe Amplified Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Direct (MTD) test has been approved for use in the United States for the rapid diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in patients with acid-fast...

Detection of Tn917-Like Sequences within a Tn916-like Conjugative Transposon (Tn3872) in Erythromycin-Resistant Isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae

McDougal, Linda K., Tenover, Fred C., Lee, Linda N., Rasheed, J. Kamile, Patterson, Jan E., Jorgensen, James H., ...

A series of macrolide-lincosamide-streptogramin B (MLS)-resistant pneumococcal isolates of a variety of serotypes was examined and was found to contain Tn917-like elements by DNA-DNA hybridization....

In Vitro Activity of Daptomycin against Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci of Various Van Types and Comparison of Susceptibility Testing Methods

Jorgensen, James H., Crawford, Sharon A., Kelly, Cynthia C., Patterson, Jan E.

The increasing prevalence of vancomycin-resistant enterococcal (VRE) infections and the limited number of antimicrobial agents for their treatment emphasize a need for new, more effective agents. In...

International Clone of Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup A with Tetracycline Resistance Due to tet(B)

Crawford, Sharon A., Fiebelkorn, Kristin R., Patterson, Jan E., Jorgensen, James H.

Thirteen Neisseria meningitidis clinical isolates from Africa, Asia, and the United States for which the tetracycline MICs were elevated (≥8 μg/ml) were examined for 14 recognized resistance...

Targeted Intranasal Mupirocin To Prevent Colonization and Infection by Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strains in Soldiers: a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial▿

Ellis, Michael W., Griffith, Matthew E., Dooley, David P., McLean, Joseph C., Jorgensen, James H., Patterson, Jan E., ...

Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) is an emerging pathogen that primarily manifests as uncomplicated skin and soft tissue infections. We conducted a cluster...

First Report of the Emergence of CTX-M-Type Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamases (ESBLs) as the Predominant ESBL Isolated in a U.S. Health Care System▿

Lewis, James S., Herrera, Monica, Wickes, Brian, Patterson, Jan E., Jorgensen, James H.

CTX-M-type extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) have become increasingly common worldwide, with the notable exception of the United States, where TEM- and SHV-type ESBLs have appeared to...

Presence and Molecular Epidemiology of Virulence Factors in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strains Colonizing and Infecting Soldiers▿

Ellis, Michael W., Griffith, Matthew E., Jorgensen, James H., Hospenthal, Duane R., Mende, Katrin, Patterson, Jan E.

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has emerged as an important cause of skin and soft-tissue infections (SSTI). The understanding of the molecular epidemiology and virulence of MRSA...

Continuous versus Intermittent Infusion of Oxacillin for Treatment of Infective Endocarditis Caused by Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus▿

Hughes, Darrel W., Frei, Christopher R., Maxwell, Pamela R., Green, Kay, Patterson, Jan E., Crawford, George E., ...

Infective endocarditis (IE) is the fourth leading cause of life-threatening infection in the United States and imposes significant morbidity and mortality. The American Heart Association guidelines...