Cryptococcal Meningitis in Young, Immunocompetent Patients: A Single-Center Retrospective Case Series and Review of the Literature

M Stack, J Hiles, E Valinetz, SK Gupta… - Open Forum …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background Cryptococcal meningitis is an uncommon but serious infection with high mortality
and morbidity. Classically described in immunocompromised patients, including those …

Effects of academic detailing, panel management and mailed multi-target stool-DNA testing on colorectal cancer screening

…, M Rodriguez, S Verma, M Stack - The Journal of the …, 2024 - Am Board Family Med
Introduction: Academic detailing, patient-panel management, and mailed, stool-based testing
have each been utilized to increase colorectal cancer (CRC) screening in rural clinics. The …

Utility of paraneoplastic antigens as biomarkers for surveillance and prediction of recurrence in ovarian cancer

M Chatterjee, LC Hurley, NK Levin, M Stack… - Cancer …, 2017 - content.iospress.com
BACKGROUND: Ovarian cancer is frequently diagnosed at an advanced stage and 70% of
patients experience recurrence months to years from initial diagnosis. The expression of …

Etiology and utility of hospital-onset bacteremia as a safety metric for targeted harm reduction

MA Stack, L Dbeibo, W Fadel, K Kelley… - American Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Hospital acquired infections (HAIs) are a major driver of morbidity and cost in
health systems. Central line–associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) require intensive …

Effects of implementing a comprehensive opioid reduction protocol on overall opioid prescribing among patients with chronic, non-cancer pain in a rural family …

M Stack, V LaRouche, Y Zhang… - The Journal of the …, 2020 - Am Board Family Med
Background: The opioid crisis presents many challenges for family practice providers in
rural communities who treat patients with chronic non-cancer pain (CNCP). Unfortunately, …

Effects of Teaching Evidence-Based Medicine on Physician Assistant Students′ Critical Appraisal, Self-Efficacy, and Clinical Application: A Randomized Controlled …

MA Stack, NO DeLellis, W Boeve… - The Journal of Physician …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Purpose To use a randomized controlled design to explore the effects of evidence-based
medicine (EBM) education on physician assistant (PA) students' EBM knowledge, self-efficacy, …

[HTML][HTML] Colorectal cancer screening status and its association with health belief model variables in a rural population

…, MG Rodriguez, JA Lyons, MA Stack… - Journal of …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Background: Rural populations exhibit low colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates, which
may be a consequence of social determinants of health but may also result from individual …

Diagnosis and treatment of exercise-induced bronchospasm: A review

MA Stack, A Hakemi - JAAPA, 2011 - journals.lww.com
EArn CAtEgory i CME CrEdit by reading this article and the article beginning on page 44
and successfully completing the posttest on page 50. Successful completion is defined as a …

547. a retrospective cohort study of treatment patterns and clinical outcomes in patients with COVID-19

…, H Khan, S Kleyman, LA Enane, M Stack… - Open Forum …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has caused over 400,000 deaths worldwide thus
far, and poses therapeutic challenges for millions of patients. There is currently no treatment …

Openacc acceleration of an agent-based biological simulation framework

M Stack, P Macklin, R Searles… - Computing in Science …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Computational biology has increasingly turned to agent-based modeling to explore complex
biological systems. Biological diffusion (diffusion, decay, secretion, and uptake) is a key …