Ann M. Larson
University of Washington
8 Papers
117 Citations
Ann M. Larson is an academic researcher from University of Washington. The author has contributed to research in topics: Bartonella quintana & Chocolate agar. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 8 publications.
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Bartonella (Rochalimaea) quintana Bacteremia in Inner-City Patients with Chronic Alcoholism
David H. Spach,Andrew S. Kanter,Molly J. Dougherty,Ann M. Larson,Marie B. Coyle,Don J. Brenner,Bala Swaminathan,Ghassan M. Matar,David F. Welch,Richard K. Root,Walter E. Stamm +10 more
TL;DR: B. quintana is a cause of fever, bacteremia, and endocarditis in HIV-seronegative, homeless, inner-city patients with chronic alcoholism and its epidemiologic and clinical features in these patients are characterized.
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Lactobacillemia in Three Patients with AIDS
Carrie Horwitch,Heidi A. Furseth,Ann M. Larson,Trudy L. Jones,Jeffrey F. Olliffe,David H. Spach +5 more
TL;DR: These three patients with AIDS with late-stage AIDS with CD4 cell counts of < 55/mm3, all had indwelling central venous catheters, and all were recently or concomitantly blood culture-positive for coagulase-negative staphylococci provide the first association of lactobacillus bacteremia and AIDS.
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Laboratory diagnosis of urinary tract infection in ambulatory women.
TL;DR: Using the presence of pyuria to direct microbiological processing of urine specimens was the most accurate and efficient method of identifying urinary tract infections among voided specimens from ambulatory women, particularly if rapid screening methods for pyuria can be used.
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Effects of media, atmosphere, and incubation time on colonial morphology of Arcanobacterium haemolyticum.
TL;DR: The morphology of six distinct strains was studied after various combinations of incubation time, medium, and atmosphere to determine whether routine throat culture conditions are sufficient to produce recognizable colonies of A. haemolyticum.
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Evaluation of an extended blood culture protocol to isolate fastidious organisms from patients with AIDS.
TL;DR: Blood cultures from 45 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients with unexplained fever and CD4 counts of < 125 cells per mm3 were collected into a vacuum tube with sodium polyanetholsulfonate, an Isolator tube, and BACTEC aerobic and anaerobic bottles.
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