2023
Tracking antimalarial drug resistance using mosquito blood meals: a cross-sectional study
Ehrlich H, Somé A, Bazié T, Ebou C, Dembélé E, Balma R, Goodwin J, Wade M, Bei A, Ouédraogo J, Foy B, Dabiré R, Parikh S. Tracking antimalarial drug resistance using mosquito blood meals: a cross-sectional study. The Lancet Microbe 2023, 4: e461-e469. PMID: 37086737, PMCID: PMC10365133, DOI: 10.1016/s2666-5247(23)00063-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntimalarialsCross-Sectional StudiesCulicidaeFolic Acid AntagonistsHumansPlasmodium falciparumPolymerase Chain ReactionConceptsMosquito blood mealsAntimalarial drug resistanceSurvey 3Blood-fed mosquitoesBlood samplesSurvey 1Survey 2Blood mealDrug resistanceUltrasensitive quantitative PCRHuman blood samplesCross-sectional studyMargin of equivalenceStrong surveillance systemCross-sectional surveySupplementary Materials sectionMarker of clonalityPragmatic thresholdAntimalarial resistanceDrug susceptibilityInfectious diseasesPlasmodium falciparumNational InstituteTolerabilityMaterial section
2020
Point Prevalence Testing of Residents for SARS-CoV-2 in a Subset of Connecticut Nursing Homes
Parikh S, O’Laughlin K, Ehrlich HY, Campbell L, Harizaj A, Durante A, Leung V. Point Prevalence Testing of Residents for SARS-CoV-2 in a Subset of Connecticut Nursing Homes. JAMA 2020, 324: 1101-1103. PMID: 32790860, PMCID: PMC7418038, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2020.14984.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConnecticut nursing homesAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infectionNursing homesSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infectionSyndrome coronavirus 2 infectionCoronavirus 2 infectionPolymerase chain reaction testSARS-CoV-2Chain reaction testPoint prevalenceReaction testInfectionPrevalenceResidents
2004
Molecular Evaluation of the Natural History of Asymptomatic Parasitemia in Ugandan Children
Nsobya SL, Parikh S, Kironde F, Lubega G, Kamya MR, Rosenthal PJ, Dorsey G. Molecular Evaluation of the Natural History of Asymptomatic Parasitemia in Ugandan Children. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2004, 189: 2220-2226. PMID: 15181569, DOI: 10.1086/421281.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsChild, PreschoolGenotypeHumansInfantMalaria, FalciparumMicroscopyParasitemiaPlasmodium falciparumPolymerase Chain ReactionUgandaConceptsSymptomatic malariaPolymerase chain reactionAsymptomatic parasitemiaDetectable parasitemiaNatural historySubsequent clinical malariaClinical malariaAsymptomatic childrenSymptomatic episodesMalarial parasitemiaUgandan childrenPersistent infectionParasitemiaMalariaFirst monthChain reactionMolecular evaluationChildrenHigh ratePrevalenceSimilar ratesMonthsPersistent strainsEpisodesInfection