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Thomas G. Slama

Researcher at National Institutes of Health

Publications -  5
Citations -  1016

Thomas G. Slama is an academic researcher from National Institutes of Health. The author has contributed to research in topics: Histoplasmosis & Outbreak. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 5 publications receiving 990 citations.

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Guidelines for preventing opportunistic infections among HIV-infected persons - 2002

Henry Masur, +97 more
- 03 Sep 2002 - 
TL;DR: This fourth edition of the guidelines for preventing opportunistic infections (OIs) among persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is intended for clinicians and other health-care providers who care for HIV-infected persons.
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Risk Factors for Disseminated or Fatal Histoplasmosis: Analysis of a Large Urban Outbreak

TL;DR: An outbreak of histoplasmosis in Indianapolis involving 488 clinically recognized cases including 60 patients with disseminated or fatal infection permitted statistical analysis of risk factors.
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A Large Urban Outbreak of Histoplasmosis: Clinical Features

TL;DR: An outbreak of histoplasmosis estimated to involve more than 100,000 residents in Indianapolis, Indiana, occurred between September 1978 and August 1979, and in the 435 cases evaluated, 52% of the patients were between 15 and 34 years old, and 63% were black.
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The Diagnostic Laboratory Tests for Histoplasmosis: Analysis of Experience in a Large Urban Outbreak

TL;DR: The serologic response differed significantly among the clinical syndromes with higher titer in cavitary and lower titers in disseminated disease, and factors associated with titers of 1:64 or greater to both antigens were black race and immunocompetence.
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Risk Factors for Disseminated or Fatal Histoplasmosis

TL;DR: An outbreak of histoplasmosis in Indianapolis involving 488 clinically recognized cases including 60 patients with disseminated or fatal infection permitted statistical analysis of risk factors to be permitted.