Browsing Duke Faculty Scholarship by Duke-affiliated Author "Naggie, Susanna"

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An Integrated Alcohol Abuse and Medical Treatment Model for Patients with Hepatitis C

Proeschold-Bell, Rae Jean; Patkar, Ashwin Anand; Naggie, Susanna; Coward, Lesleyjill; Mannelli, Paolo; Yao, Jia; Bixby, Patricia; Muir, Andrew Joseph (Springer Verlag, 2012-04)

Background: Patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection have high rates of alcohol consumption, which is associated with progression of fibrosis and lower response rates to HCV treatment. Aims: This prospective ...
Pairing QuantiFERON Gold In-Tube with Opt-Out HIV Testing in a Tuberculosis Contact Investigation in the Southeastern United States

Person, Anna K.; Goswami, Neela D.; Gadkowski, L. Beth; Naggie, Dr Susanna; Chen, Luke; Lalani, Tahaniyat; Cox, Gary; Stout, Jason (MARY ANN LIEBERT INC, 2010)

Knowing one's HIV status is particularly important in the setting of recent tuberculosis (TB) exposure. Blood tests for assessment of tuberculosis infection, such as the QuantiFERON Gold in-tube test (QFT; Cellestis Limited, ...
Risk Factors for and Estimated Incidence of Community-associated Clostridium difficile Infection, North Carolina, USA

Woods, Christopher Wildrick; Naggie, Susanna; Frederick, Joyce; Evans, Sharon (Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2010-02)

We determined estimated incidence of and risk factors for community-associated Clostridium difficile infection (CA-CDI) among patients treated at 6 North Carolina hospitals. CA-CDI case-patients were defined as adults (>18 ...