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Thomas M. File
Researcher at University of Akron
Publications - 213
Citations - 12978
Thomas M. File is an academic researcher from University of Akron. The author has contributed to research in topics: Community-acquired pneumonia & Pneumonia. The author has an hindex of 39, co-authored 206 publications receiving 11822 citations. Previous affiliations of Thomas M. File include Northeast Ohio Medical University & Summa Health System.
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Practice Guidelines for the Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults
John G. Bartlett,Scott F. Dowell,Lionel A. Mandell,Thomas M. File,Daniel M. Musher,Michael J. Fine +5 more
TL;DR: This study highlights the need to understand more fully the role of Epstein-Barr virus in the development of central giant cell granuloma and its role in the immune system.
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Prevalence of Inappropriate Antibiotic Prescriptions Among US Ambulatory Care Visits, 2010-2011
Katherine E. Fleming-Dutra,Adam L. Hersh,Daniel J. Shapiro,Monina Bartoces,Eva A. Enns,Thomas M. File,Jonathan A. Finkelstein,Jeffrey S. Gerber,David Y. Hyun,Jeffrey A. Linder,Ruth Lynfield,David J. Margolis,Larissa S May,Daniel Merenstein,Joshua P. Metlay,Jason G. Newland,Jay F. Piccirillo,Rebecca M. Roberts,Guillermo V. Sanchez,Katie J. Suda,Ann Thomas,Teri Moser Woo,Rachel M Zetts,Lauri A. Hicks +23 more
TL;DR: In the United States in 2010-2011, there was an estimated annual antibiotic prescription rate per 1000 population of 506, but only an estimated 353 antibiotic prescriptions were likely appropriate, supporting the need for establishing a goal for outpatient antibiotic stewardship.
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Incidence of community-acquired pneumonia requiring hospitalization. Results of a population-based active surveillance Study in Ohio. The Community-Based Pneumonia Incidence Study Group.
Barbara J. Marston,Joseph F. Plouffe,Thomas M. File,Barbara A. Hackman,Sara-Jane Salstrom,Harvey B. Lipman,Margarette S. Kolczak,Robert F. Breiman +7 more
TL;DR: These data provide information about the importance of community-acquired pneumonia and the relative and overall impact of specific causes of pneumonia, and allow interventions for prevention of pneumonia to be targeted at groups at greatest risk for serious illness and death.
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Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults: Guidelines for Management
TL;DR: This guideline is to provide assistance to clinicians in the diagnosis and treatment of community-acquired pneumonia and includes use of laboratory criteria for diagnosis and approach to antimicrobial therapy.
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Distribution of Legionella Species and Serogroups Isolated by Culture in Patients with Sporadic Community-Acquired Legionellosis: An International Collaborative Survey
Victor L. Yu,Joseph F. Plouffe,Maddalena Castellani Pastoris,Janet E. Stout,M. I. Schousboe,Andreas F. Widmer,James T. Summersgill,Thomas M. File,Christopher M. Heath,David L. Paterson,David L. Paterson,Annette Chereshsky +11 more
TL;DR: This international collaborative survey identified culture-confirmed Legionellosis in 508 patients with sporadic community-acquired legionellosis and identified the Legionella species most commonly isolated in Australia and New Zealand.