2024
Noninvasive in vivo photoacoustic detection of malaria with Cytophone in Cameroon
Yadem A, Armstrong J, Sarimollaoglu M, Kiki Massa C, Ndifo J, Menyaev Y, Mbe A, Richards K, Wade M, Zeng Y, Chen R, Zhou Q, Meten E, Ntone R, Tchuedji Y, Ullah S, Galanzha E, Eteki L, Gonsu H, Biris A, Suen J, Boum Y, Zharov V, Parikh S. Noninvasive in vivo photoacoustic detection of malaria with Cytophone in Cameroon. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 9228. PMID: 39455558, PMCID: PMC11511992, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-53243-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClearance of parasitemiaDetection of malariaMalaria-infected red blood cellsDiagnosed symptomatic casesCross-sectional cohortUncomplicated malariaMalaria diagnosticsMalaria infectionRed blood cellsSymptomatic casesTarget antigenAsymptomatic reservoirCameroonian adultsFlow cytometer platformBlood samplesReservoir of infectionBlood cellsLack sensitivityLongitudinal cohortMolecular assaysMalariaIRBCPoint-of-careCohortQuantitative PCR
2016
Confronting the HIV, Tuberculosis, Addiction, and Incarceration Syndemic in Southeast Asia: Lessons Learned from Malaysia
Culbert GJ, Pillai V, Bick J, Al-Darraji HA, Wickersham JA, Wegman MP, Bazazi AR, Ferro E, Copenhaver M, Kamarulzaman A, Altice FL. Confronting the HIV, Tuberculosis, Addiction, and Incarceration Syndemic in Southeast Asia: Lessons Learned from Malaysia. Journal Of Neuroimmune Pharmacology 2016, 11: 446-455. PMID: 27216260, PMCID: PMC5118227, DOI: 10.1007/s11481-016-9676-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntiretroviral therapyMalaysia's largest prisonIsoniazid preventive therapyLatent tuberculosis infectionStandardized treatment protocolMandatory HIV testingDrug treatment centersEvidence-based addiction treatmentEvidence-based interventionsLargest prisonReservoir of infectionActive diseaseActive tuberculosisPreventive therapyHIV testingTuberculosis infectionOpioid dependenceHIV treatmentRapid relapseMethadone maintenanceTreatment protocolClinical careHIVTreatment centersCompulsory drug treatment centers
2015
Parasitological Confirmation and Analysis of Leishmania Diversity in Asymptomatic and Subclinical Infection following Resolution of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
Rosales-Chilama M, Gongora RE, Valderrama L, Jojoa J, Alexander N, Rubiano LC, Cossio A, Adams ER, Saravia NG, Gomez MA. Parasitological Confirmation and Analysis of Leishmania Diversity in Asymptomatic and Subclinical Infection following Resolution of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2015, 9: e0004273. PMID: 26659114, PMCID: PMC4684356, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004273.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAsymptomatic InfectionsBlotting, SouthernChildCluster AnalysisColombiaDNA, HelminthDNA, KinetoplastFemaleGenetic VariationGenotypeHumansLeishmaniaLeishmaniasis, CutaneousMaleMiddle AgedMolecular Sequence DataPhylogenyPolymerase Chain ReactionRNA, Small CytoplasmicSequence Analysis, DNASignal Recognition ParticleYoung AdultConceptsCutaneous leishmaniasisSubclinical infectionParasitological confirmationAsymptomatic infectionEndemic areasHistory of CLTest-positive individualsImmunological evidenceViability of LeishmaniaMucosal swab samplesPersistent subclinical infectionMucosal tissue samplesReservoir of infectionActive diseaseLeishmania kDNALeishmania infectionPositive individualsPersistent infectionBlood monocytesParasite burdenInfectionParasite populationsSwab samplesTransmission of diseaseTissue samples
2005
What about the ducks? An alternative vaccination strategy.
Fish D. What about the ducks? An alternative vaccination strategy. The Yale Journal Of Biology And Medicine 2005, 78: 301-8. PMID: 17132336, PMCID: PMC2259165.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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