2022
Genomic Diversity of Torque Teno Virus in Blood Samples from Febrile Paediatric Outpatients in Tanzania: A Descriptive Cohort Study
Laubscher F, Hartley M, Kaiser L, Cordey S. Genomic Diversity of Torque Teno Virus in Blood Samples from Febrile Paediatric Outpatients in Tanzania: A Descriptive Cohort Study. Viruses 2022, 14: 1612. PMID: 35893678, PMCID: PMC9330782, DOI: 10.3390/v14081612.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTorque teno virusBlood samplesPediatric outpatientsMetagenomic next-generation sequencingFebrile pediatric outpatientsDescriptive cohort studyHuman blood viromeCohort studyIndividual blood samplesPatient ageTanzanian childrenBlood viromeSignificant associationMixed genotypesMonths/yearsTTV speciesNext-generation sequencingPositive samplesAgeOutpatientsFirst months/yearsMedianSubjectsVirusGenotypes
2016
Severe Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in a Human Immunodeficiency Virus Patient Coinfected with Leishmania braziliensis and Its Endosymbiotic Virus
Parmentier L, Cusini A, Müller N, Zangger H, Hartley M, Desponds C, Castiglioni P, Dubach P, Ronet C, Beverley S, Fasel N. Severe Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in a Human Immunodeficiency Virus Patient Coinfected with Leishmania braziliensis and Its Endosymbiotic Virus. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2016, 94: 840-843. PMID: 26834198, PMCID: PMC4824227, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0803.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusLeishmania infectionCutaneous leishmaniasisPresence of LRV1Primary skin lesionsDrug treatment failureAggressive pathogenesisAntiretroviral therapyHIV patientsSpecies of LeishmaniaMurine leishmaniasisTreatment failureImmunodeficiency virusNasal lesionsRisk factorsEmergence of leishmaniasisSkin lesionsCutaneous afflictionsFurther exacerbationDisease severityLeishmania parasitesLeishmaniasisLeishmania braziliensisLRV1Patients