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Henry M. Blumberg, MD

Professor of Medicine, Emory University
Verified email at emory.edu
Cited by 19113

Vitamin D for Treatment and Prevention of Infectious Diseases; A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials

AV Yamshchikov, NS Desai, HM Blumberg, TR Ziegler… - Endocrine Practice, 2009 - Elsevier
Objective To review the existing human controlled intervention studies of vitamin D as
adjunctive therapy in settings of infection and provide recommendations for design and …

Emergence of community-acquired meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strain USA300 as a cause of necrotising community-onset pneumonia

…, CE Low, EG Honig, HM Blumberg - The Lancet infectious …, 2009 - thelancet.com
Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), usually known as a nosocomial
pathogen, has emerged as the predominant cause of skin and soft-tissue infections in many …

[HTML][HTML] The potential use of digital health technologies in the African context: a systematic review of evidence from Ethiopia

T Manyazewal, Y Woldeamanuel, HM Blumberg… - NPJ digital …, 2021 - nature.com
The World Health Organization (WHO) recently put forth a Global Strategy on Digital Health
2020–2025 with several countries having already achieved key milestones. We aimed to …

American thoracic society/centers for disease control and prevention/infectious diseases society of America: treatment of tuberculosis

HM Blumberg, WJ Burman… - American journal of …, 2003 - search.proquest.com
PURPOSE The recommendations in this document are intended to guide the treatment of
tuberculosis in settings where mycobacterial cultures, drug susceptibility testing, radiographic …

Emergence of Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus USA 300 Clone as the Predominant Cause of Skin and Soft-Tissue Infections

…, EV Kourbatova, SM Ray, HM Blumberg - Annals of internal …, 2006 - acpjournals.org
Background: Studies have shown that community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus (MRSA) causes S. aureus skin and soft-tissue infection in selected populations. …

Risk factors for candidal bloodstream infections in surgical intensive care unit patients: the NEMIS prospective multicenter study

HM Blumberg, WR Jarvis, JM Soucie… - Clinical Infectious …, 2001 - academic.oup.com
To assess risk factors for development of candidal blood stream infections (CBSIs), a prospective
cohort study was performed at 6 sites that involved all patients admitted to the surgical …

Emergence of Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus USA300 Genotype as a Major Cause of Health Care—Associated Blood Stream …

…, MD King, SM Ray, HM Blumberg - Clinical Infectious …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Background . Whether community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
genotypes (eg, USA300) are a major cause of bloodstream infections (BSIs) and …

Risk factors for candidemia in neonatal intensive care unit patients

…, TR WIBLIN, J Dawson, HM Blumberg… - The Pediatric …, 2000 - journals.lww.com
Background. Candida species are important nosocomial pathogens in neonatal intensive
care unit (NICU) patients. Methods. A prospective cohort study was performed in six …

[HTML][HTML] Alterations in vitamin D status and anti-microbial peptide levels in patients in the intensive care unit with sepsis

…, AV Yamshchikov, SE Judd, HM Blumberg… - Journal of translational …, 2009 - Springer
Background Vitamin D insufficiency is common in hospitalized patients. Recent evidence
suggests that vitamin D may enhance the innate immune response by induction of cathelicidin (…

Risk Factors for Colonization with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Patients Admitted to an Urban Hospital: Emergence of Community …

…, FC Tenover, HM Blumberg… - Clinical infectious …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Background . Surveillance cultures performed at hospital admission have been recommended
to identify patients colonized with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) but …