2024
Genome-wide association study between SARS-CoV-2 single nucleotide polymorphisms and virus copies during infections
Li K, Chaguza C, Stamp J, Chew Y, Chen N, Ferguson D, Pandya S, Kerantzas N, Schulz W, Initiative Y, Hahn A, Ogbunugafor C, Pitzer V, Crawford L, Weinberger D, Grubaugh N. Genome-wide association study between SARS-CoV-2 single nucleotide polymorphisms and virus copies during infections. PLOS Computational Biology 2024, 20: e1012469. PMID: 39288189, PMCID: PMC11432881, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1012469.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesSingle-nucleotide polymorphismsAssociation studiesWhole-genome sequencingAmino acid changesSingle nucleotide polymorphismsPairs of substitutionsViral copiesEpistasis testsGenome sequenceGenetic variationSpike geneAcid changesViral genomeNucleotide polymorphismsSARS-CoV-2Detect interactionsHost factorsVirus copiesCopyInfection dynamicsRT-qPCRPolymorphismOmicron BASARS-CoV-2 infection
2013
Comparison of Simplexa HSV 1 & 2 PCR with Culture, Immunofluorescence, and Laboratory-Developed TaqMan PCR for Detection of Herpes Simplex Virus in Swab Specimens
Gitman MR, Ferguson D, Landry ML. Comparison of Simplexa HSV 1 & 2 PCR with Culture, Immunofluorescence, and Laboratory-Developed TaqMan PCR for Detection of Herpes Simplex Virus in Swab Specimens. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 2013, 51: 3765-3769. PMID: 24006008, PMCID: PMC3889765, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01413-13.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overChildChild, PreschoolClinical Laboratory TechniquesCosts and Cost AnalysisFemaleFluorescent Antibody TechniqueHerpes SimplexHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMaleMiddle AgedPolymerase Chain ReactionSensitivity and SpecificitySimplexvirusTime FactorsVirus CultivationYoung Adult
2006
Coronavirus HKU1 Infection in the United States
Esper F, Weibel C, Ferguson D, Landry ML, Kahn JS. Coronavirus HKU1 Infection in the United States. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2006, 12: 775-779. PMID: 16704837, PMCID: PMC3374449, DOI: 10.3201/eid1205.051316.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHCoV-HKU1Respiratory specimensLower respiratory tract infectionsLower respiratory tract diseaseHCoV-HKU1 infectionRespiratory tract infectionsRespiratory syncytial virusRespiratory tract diseaseReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionNew human coronavirusYears of ageTranscription-polymerase chain reactionTract infectionsSyncytial virusPositive childrenParainfluenza virusTract diseaseRespiratory tractHuman coronavirusesPositive specimensInfluenza virusInfectionChain reactionChildrenVirus