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Helen W. Boucher
Researcher at Tufts Medical Center
Publications - 103
Citations - 13733
Helen W. Boucher is an academic researcher from Tufts Medical Center. The author has contributed to research in topics: Vancomycin & Bacteremia. The author has an hindex of 35, co-authored 94 publications receiving 12164 citations. Previous affiliations of Helen W. Boucher include Harvard University & Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
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Bad Bugs, No Drugs: No ESKAPE! An Update from the Infectious Diseases Society of America
Helen W. Boucher,George H. Talbot,John S. Bradley,John S. Bradley,John E. Edwards,John E. Edwards,David N. Gilbert,Louis B. Rice,Louis B. Rice,Michael Scheld,Brad Spellberg,Brad Spellberg,John G. Bartlett +12 more
TL;DR: An update on potentially effective antibacterial drugs in the late-stage development pipeline is provided, in the hope of encouraging collaboration between industry, academia, the National Institutes of Health, the Food and Drug Administration, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention work productively together.
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The Epidemic of Antibiotic-Resistant Infections: A Call to Action for the Medical Community from the Infectious Diseases Society of America
Brad Spellberg,Robert Guidos,David N. Gilbert,John S. Bradley,John S. Bradley,Helen W. Boucher,W. Michael Scheld,John G. Bartlett,John E. Edwards +8 more
TL;DR: If the antimicrobial resistance crisis is to be addressed, a concerted, grassroots effort led by the medical community will be required and could mean a literal return to the preantibiotic era for many types of infections.
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Daptomycin versus Standard Therapy for Bacteremia and Endocarditis Caused by Staphylococcus aureus
Vance G. Fowler,Helen W. Boucher,G. Ralph Corey,Elias Abrutyn,Adolf W. Karchmer,Mark E. Rupp,Donald P. Levine,Henry F. Chambers,Francis P. Tally,Gloria Vigliani,Christopher H. Cabell,Arthur Stanley Link,Ignace DeMeyer,Scott G. Filler,Marcus J. Zervos,Paul P. Cook,Jeffrey Parsonnet,Jack M. Bernstein,Connie S. Price,Graeme N. Forrest,Gerd Fätkenheuer,Marcelo Gareca,Susan J. Rehm,Hans Reinhardt Brodt,Alan D. Tice,Sara E. Cosgrove +25 more
TL;DR: Daptomycin (6 mg per kilogram daily) is not inferior to standard therapy for S. aureus bacteremia and right-sided endocarditis and met prespecified criteria for the noninferiority of daptomecin.
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Epidemiology of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Helen W. Boucher,G. Ralph Corey +1 more
TL;DR: The trends in both nosocomial and community-associated MRSA infections are examined and recent studies of the mechanisms that allow S. aureus to become resistant to currently available drugs are explored.
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Combating antimicrobial resistance: policy recommendations to save lives.
Brad Spellberg,Martin J. Blaser,Robert Guidos,Helen W. Boucher,John S. Bradley,Barry I. Eisenstein,Dale N. Gerding,Ruth Lynfield,L B Reller,John H. Rex,Schwartz D,Edward Septimus,Fred C. Tenover,David N. Gilbert +13 more
TL;DR: This policy paper summarizes the Infectious Diseases Society of America’s (IDSA) recommendations about how best to address the synergistic crises of rising rates of antibiotic resistance and waning approvals of new antibiotics.