Safdar A*, Rodriguez G, Luis F, Romaguera J, Hagemeister F, McLaughlin P, Kwak L, Couch RB. Immunogenicity of baculovirus-expressed trivalent influenza HA vaccine: randomized, double-blind, dose-escalation single institution study in adult patients with B cell lymphoma. Abstract # O165. The 16th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. April 1 – 4, 2006, Nice, France ORAL PRESENTATION

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Safdar A*, Rodriguez G, Balakrishnan M, Tarrand J, Rolston K. Changing trends of bacteremia in patients with cancer: analysis of 2,080 quantitative blood cultures during 1998 and 2004. Abstract # P681.The 16th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. April 1 – 4, 2006, Nice, France

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Safdar A*, Rodriguez G, Chan K, DeLima M, Rolston K, Champlin R. Infections complicating unrelated donor cord blood stem cell transplantation: 281 episodes in recipients of 100 CBST at a comprehensive cancer center (1996-2005). Abstract # P682. The 16th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. April 1 – 4, 2006, Nice, France

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Safdar A*, Rodriguez G, Lichtiger B, Champlin R, Freireich E, Kantarjian H. Safety and efficacy of recombinant interferon-gamma-1b Immune adjuvant in 20 patients receiving high-dose donor granulocyte transfusions–an observational study during 2000–2004. The 16th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. April 1-4, 2006, Nice, France

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Safdar A*, Rodriguez G, Rolston KV, Kantarjian H, Bodey G, Chamlin R, Walsh TJ, Raad I, Kontoyiannis D. Efficacy of high-dose (100mg daily) caspofungin combination antifungal therapy in cancer patients with invasive fungal infections: case-control observational analysis during 2002–2004. The 45th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. Abstract # M-955. American Society for Microbiology. December 16-19, 2005, Washington, DC

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Aisenberg G, Rolston K, Kontoyiannis D, Raad I, Safdar A*. Stenotrophomonas maltophilia pneumonia in 108 patients with cancer: matched case-control analysis in 44 individuals with low-risk of infection (1998–2004). The 45th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. Abstract # K-1535. American Society for Microbiology. December 16-19, 2005, Washington, DC

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Safdar A*, Yusuf W. Embolic Complications in Cancer Patients with Endocarditis 1994–2004. Abstract # 730. The 43rd Annual Meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. October 6-9, 2005, San Francisco

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Aisenberg G, Jacobson K, Chemaly R, Rolston K, Raad I, Safdar A*. Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection: clinical spectrum of active disease in cancer patients (2001–2005). Abstract # 731. The 43rd Annual Meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. October 6-9, 2005, San Francisco

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Chemaly RF, Torres HA, Rohatgi N, Kontoyiannis DP, Safdar A,Kantarjian H, Daugherty T, Sepulveda C, Hachem R, Raad II. Human herpesvirus-6 viremia is associated with donor granulocyte transfusions in heavily immunosuppressed patients with leukemia. The 45th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy.Abstract # V-592.American Society for Microbiology. December 16-19, 2005, Washington, DC

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Aboufaycal H, Adachi J, Hachem R, Kontoyiannis D, Safdar A, Chemaly R, Rolston K, Raad I. Risk factors and outcome of infection with multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli in patients with cancer. Abstract # 716. The 43rd Annual Meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA). October 6-9, 2005, San Francisco

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