2019
Detection of dicistroviruses RNA in blood of febrile Tanzanian children
Cordey S, Laubscher F, Hartley M, Junier T, Pérez-Rodriguez F, Keitel K, Vieille G, Samaka J, Mlaganile T, Kagoro F, Boillat-Blanco N, Mbarack Z, Docquier M, Brito F, Eibach D, May J, Sothmann P, Aldrich C, Lusingu J, Tapparel C, D’Acremont V, Kaiser L. Detection of dicistroviruses RNA in blood of febrile Tanzanian children. Emerging Microbes & Infections 2019, 8: 613-623. PMID: 30999808, PMCID: PMC6493270, DOI: 10.1080/22221751.2019.1603791.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTanzanian childrenViral RNA copies/Paediatric outpatient consultationsRNA copies/Higher positivity rateReal-time RT-PCRQuantitative real-time RT-PCRTanzanian adultsFebrile episodesViral loadOutpatient consultationsPositivity rateCopies/Causative pathogenNew agentsRT-PCRPlasma samplesFull-length genomeSusceptible populationChildrenViral originFurther investigationBloodSerumCapsid region
2014
The immunological, environmental, and phylogenetic perpetrators of metastatic leishmaniasis
Hartley M, Drexler S, Ronet C, Beverley S, Fasel N. The immunological, environmental, and phylogenetic perpetrators of metastatic leishmaniasis. Trends In Parasitology 2014, 30: 412-422. PMID: 24954794, PMCID: PMC4287268, DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2014.05.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsEnvironmentGlobal WarmingHumansImmunity, InnateLeishmaniasis, CutaneousPhylogenyRisk FactorsConceptsInnate immune systemImmune systemSelf-healing cutaneous lesionsPattern recognition receptorsFacial mucosaMetastatic leishmaniasisMetastatic diseasePapular rashCutaneous lesionsSuch diverse pathologiesCutaneous systemHost immunocompetenceGranulomatous nodulesParasitic infectionsRecognition receptorsPotential associationCutaneous leishmaniasesDiverse pathologiesMillions of peoplePathologyMultiple secondary sitesSecondary sitesRashUlcerationMetastasis