2019
Polymicrobial Nature of Tick-Borne Diseases
Sanchez-Vicente S, Tagliafierro T, Coleman J, Benach J, Tokarz R, Azad A, Fikrig E, Munderloh U, Telford S. Polymicrobial Nature of Tick-Borne Diseases. MBio 2019, 10: e02055-19. PMID: 31506314, PMCID: PMC6737246, DOI: 10.1128/mbio.02055-19.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolymicrobial infectionsClinical spectrumTick-borne diseasesFatal infectionPowassan virusDisproportionate incidenceTick-borne diseaseDifficult diagnosisNew pathogensNew agentsPolymicrobial natureDisease severityInfectionDiseaseLyme diseasePrevalent pathogenBorreliaHigh rateIncidenceDiagnosisSeverityRickettsiaTick vectorVirusClimate change
2001
West Nile Virus Envelope Protein
WANG T, ANDERSON J, MAGNARELLI L, BUSHMICH S, WONG S, KOSKI R, FIKRIG E. West Nile Virus Envelope Protein. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 2001, 951: 325-327. PMID: 11797789, DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2001.tb02708.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWest Nile virus envelope proteinVirus envelope proteinWest Nile virus infectionRole of antibodiesE proteinEnvelope proteinWest Nile virusPassive immunizationHumoral responseWest Nile virus E proteinVirus infectionVirus E proteinNile virusProtein serumInfectionAntibodiesRecombinant formPatientsImmunizationProteinMiceDiagnosisImmunitySerum
1997
The Early Humoral Response in Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis
IJdo J, Zhang Y, Hodzic E, Magnarelli L, Wilson M, Telford S, Barthold S, Fikrig E. The Early Humoral Response in Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 1997, 176: 687-692. PMID: 9291316, DOI: 10.1086/514091.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman granulocytic ehrlichiosisAntibody responseGranulocytic ehrlichiosisHGE agentC3H/HeJ miceEarly humoral responseEarly antibody responseStrong antibody responseHumoral responseHeJ miceClinical infectionPatientsAntigenHL-60 cellsMiceInfectionIgGEhrlichiosisSerumWeeksResponseIgMAgentsDiseaseDiagnosis
1995
Evaluation of a lyme disease enzyme immunoassay using the 41-G fragment of flagellin
Cretella S, Gordon S, Flavell RA, Fikrig E. Evaluation of a lyme disease enzyme immunoassay using the 41-G fragment of flagellin. European Journal Of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases 1995, 14: 609-613. PMID: 7588849, DOI: 10.1007/bf01690736.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1993
Protective immunity in lyme borreliosis
Fikrig E, Kantor FS, Barthold SW, Flavell RA. Protective immunity in lyme borreliosis. Trends In Parasitology 1993, 9: 129-131. PMID: 15463734, DOI: 10.1016/0169-4758(93)90176-g.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLyme diseaseCommon vector-borne illnessLyme borreliosisVector-borne illnessInitial diagnosisProtective immunityLate diseaseMurine modelSpirochete Borrelia burgdorferiVaccine candidatesSurface antigenEarly infectionDiseaseBorrelia burgdorferiBorreliosisTherapyVaccineIllnessInfectionAntigenDiagnosisImmunity
1992
Serologic Diagnosis of Lyme Disease using Recombinant Outer Surface Proteins A and Band Flagellin
Fikrig E, Huguenel E, Berland R, Rahn D, Hardin J, Flavell R. Serologic Diagnosis of Lyme Disease using Recombinant Outer Surface Proteins A and Band Flagellin. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 1992, 165: 1127-1132. PMID: 1583333, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/165.6.1127.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLyme diseaseRecombinant outer surface proteinRecombinant outer surface protein AB. burgdorferi antigensSurface protein AOuter surface protein AEarly diseaseLate diseaseSerologic diagnosisDiagnostic testingOuter surface proteinsImmunogenic regionPatientsDiseaseBorrelia burgdorferiELISAImmunoblotAntibodiesSurface proteinsFlagellinProtein AAntigenDiagnosis