2018
Detection of Borrelia in Ixodes scapularis ticks by silver stain, immunohistochemical and direct immunofluorescent methods
Galan A, Kupernik P, Cowper SE. Detection of Borrelia in Ixodes scapularis ticks by silver stain, immunohistochemical and direct immunofluorescent methods. Journal Of Cutaneous Pathology 2018, 45: 473-477. PMID: 29569269, DOI: 10.1111/cup.13143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDirect immunofluorescent methodLyme diseaseImmunofluorescent methodSilver stainScapularis ticksPercentage of positivityRate of infectionCommon tick-borne diseasesIdentification of spirochetesDetection of BorreliaIxodes scapularis ticksClinical presentationRoutine biopsyClinical managementSkin biopsiesI. scapularis ticksConnecticut Agricultural Experiment StationTick-borne diseasesTick attachmentTimely identificationBiopsyDiseaseBorreliaSpirochetesStain
2006
Gadolinium is detectable within the tissue of patients with nephrogenic systemic fibrosis
High WA, Ayers RA, Chandler J, Zito G, Cowper SE. Gadolinium is detectable within the tissue of patients with nephrogenic systemic fibrosis. Journal Of The American Academy Of Dermatology 2006, 56: 21-26. PMID: 17097388, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2006.10.047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNephrogenic systemic fibrosisNSF patientsSystemic fibrosisGadolinium-containing contrast materialSubset of patientsSoft tissueNumber of patientsPilot investigationTissues of patientsGadolinium-based contrastGadolinium-containing contrast agentsParaffin-embedded specimenNegative controlRenal insufficiencyDevelopment of diseasePathophysiologic mechanismsUnknown etiologyEpidemiologic associationPatientsContrast materialTissue residence timeSingle histological sectionTissue specimensBlocks of tissueDetection of gadolinium