2021
Normal childhood brain growth and a universal sex and anthropomorphic relationship to cerebrospinal fluid
Peterson M, Cherukuri V, Paulson J, Ssentongo P, Kulkarni A, Warf B, Monga V, Schiff S. Normal childhood brain growth and a universal sex and anthropomorphic relationship to cerebrospinal fluid. Journal Of Neurosurgery Pediatrics 2021, 28: 458-468. PMID: 34243147, PMCID: PMC8594737, DOI: 10.3171/2021.2.peds201006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAlgorithmsAnalysis of VarianceAnthropometryBody WeightBrainCerebrospinal FluidChildChild DevelopmentChild, PreschoolCohort StudiesFemaleFunctional LateralityHumansHydrocephalusInfantInfant, NewbornMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleOrgan SizePopulationReference StandardsSex CharacteristicsConceptsBrain growthBrain volumeFluid accumulationRatio of brainHealthy pediatric subjectsTotal brain volumeAge 18 yearsYears of ageRegional brain volumesNormal brain growthAge-dependent relationshipCSF accumulationPediatric subjectsChildhood diseasesCerebrospinal fluidCSF volumeCongenital disorderVolume trajectoriesEarly childhoodNormative growth curvesNumerous conditionsSexMagnetic resonanceBrain size
2014
Diarrhea in young children from low-income countries leads to large-scale alterations in intestinal microbiota composition
Pop M, Walker A, Paulson J, Lindsay B, Antonio M, Hossain M, Oundo J, Tamboura B, Mai V, Astrovskaya I, Bravo H, Rance R, Stares M, Levine M, Panchalingam S, Kotloff K, Ikumapayi U, Ebruke C, Adeyemi M, Ahmed D, Ahmed F, Alam M, Amin R, Siddiqui S, Ochieng J, Ouma E, Juma J, Mailu E, Omore R, Morris J, Breiman R, Saha D, Parkhill J, Nataro J, Stine O. Diarrhea in young children from low-income countries leads to large-scale alterations in intestinal microbiota composition. Genome Biology 2014, 15: r76. PMID: 24995464, PMCID: PMC4072981, DOI: 10.1186/gb-2014-15-6-r76.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMicrobiota compositionAnaerobic lineagesRRNA gene sequencesGut microbiota compositionLevels of PrevotellaDiarrhea-causing pathogensSevere diarrheal diseaseIntestinal microbiota compositionFecal microbiota compositionGene sequencesDiarrheal pathogensDiarrhea pathogensMolecular techniquesPathogensDiarrhea-free controlsGranulicatella speciesEscherichia/ShigellaDiarrheal diseaseLineagesMSD casesYears of ageBackgroundDiarrheal diseasesYoung childrenAssociated with MSDLow-income countries
2013
Survey of Culture, GoldenGate Assay, Universal Biosensor Assay, and 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing as Alternative Methods of Bacterial Pathogen Detection
Lindsay B, Pop M, Antonio M, Walker A, Mai V, Ahmed D, Oundo J, Tamboura B, Panchalingam S, Levine M, Kotloff K, Li S, Magder L, Paulson J, Liu B, Ikumapayi U, Ebruke C, Dione M, Adeyemi M, Rance R, Stares M, Ukhanova M, Barnes B, Lewis I, Ahmed F, Alam M, Amin R, Siddiqui S, Ochieng J, Ouma E, Juma J, Mailu E, Omore R, O'Reilly C, Hannis J, Manalili S, DeLeon J, Yasuda I, Blyn L, Ranken R, Li F, Housley R, Ecker D, Hossain M, Breiman R, Morris J, McDaniel T, Parkhill J, Saha D, Sampath R, Stine O, Nataro J. Survey of Culture, GoldenGate Assay, Universal Biosensor Assay, and 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing as Alternative Methods of Bacterial Pathogen Detection. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 2013, 51: 3263-3269. PMID: 23884998, PMCID: PMC3811648, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01342-13.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnteroaggregative Escherichia coliEnteropathogenic E. coliEnterotoxigenic E. coliDNA samplesShigella sppGoldenGate assaySequencing of 16S rRNA genesRRNA gene sequencesBiosensor assayCultivation-based assaysMolecular technologiesStool samplesIdentification of pathogensBacterial pathogen detectionDetect bacterial pathogensEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)-based methodVirulence genesRRNA geneVirulence factorsGene sequencesBacterial pathogensDiarrheal pathogensEnteric pathogensPathogen detectionDNA