2022
Predominance of Severe Plasma Leakage in Pediatric Patients With Severe Dengue in Puerto Rico
Paz-Bailey G, Sánchez-González L, Torres-Velasquez B, Jones E, Perez-Padilla J, Sharp T, Lorenzi O, Delorey M, Munoz-Jordan J, Tomashek K, Waterman S, Alvarado L, Rivera-Amill V. Predominance of Severe Plasma Leakage in Pediatric Patients With Severe Dengue in Puerto Rico. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2022, 226: 1949-1958. PMID: 35510941, PMCID: PMC10015274, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiac165.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere plasma leakageSevere dengueReverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionPlasma leakageSevere bleedingDengue virusHistory of feverDays of presentationTranscriptase-polymerase chain reactionYear oldsNonsevere dengueOrgan involvementCommon presentationPediatric patientsClinical manifestationsDengue patientsEmergency departmentLaboratory findingsIgM enzymePatientsSerum samplesImmunosorbent assayDengueChain reactionBleeding
2020
Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction Testing on Filter Paper-Dried Serum for Laboratory-Based Dengue Surveillance-American Samoa, 2018.
Curren E, Tufa A, Hancock W, Biggerstaff B, Vaifanua-Leo J, Montalbo C, Sharp T, Fischer M, Hills S, Gould C. Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction Testing on Filter Paper-Dried Serum for Laboratory-Based Dengue Surveillance-American Samoa, 2018. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2020, 102: 622-624. PMID: 31933466, PMCID: PMC7056409, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.19-0800.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReal-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionResource-limited settingsTranscription polymerase chain reaction testingArboviral diseasesReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionLaboratory-based surveillanceTranscription-polymerase chain reactionDengue virus RNADENV RNAReaction testingDiagnostic testingDengue surveillanceReference laboratorySerumSurveillance of dengueVirus RNAChain reactionDiseaseSurveillanceDengueTravel-Associated and Locally Acquired Dengue Cases — United States, 2010–2017
Rivera A, Adams L, Sharp T, Lehman J, Waterman S, Paz-Bailey G. Travel-Associated and Locally Acquired Dengue Cases — United States, 2010–2017. MMWR Morbidity And Mortality Weekly Report 2020, 69: 149-154. PMID: 32053577, PMCID: PMC7017959, DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6906a1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionDengue casesDENV nonstructural protein 1 (NS1) antigenNonstructural protein 1 antigenMosquito-transmitted dengue virusAcute febrile illnessIgM positive casesAnti-DENV antibodiesTranscription-polymerase chain reactionProbable dengue casesCompetent mosquito vectorsFebrile illnessMedian ageDENV infectionFatal casesDENV antigenEpidemiologic trendsTravel-associatedDengue virusFamily FlaviviridaeVirus RNADistrict of ColumbiaChain reactionMosquito vectorsAntigen
2017
Differences in Prevalence of Symptomatic Zika Virus Infection, by Age and Sex—Puerto Rico, 2016
Lozier MJ, Burke RM, Lopez J, Acevedo V, Amador M, Read JS, Jara A, Waterman SH, Barrera R, Muñoz-Jordan J, Rivera-Garcia B, Sharp TM. Differences in Prevalence of Symptomatic Zika Virus Infection, by Age and Sex—Puerto Rico, 2016. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2017, 217: 1678-1689. PMID: 29216376, PMCID: PMC8849542, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jix630.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsZIKV infectionReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assaySex-dependent differencesSymptomatic infectionFemale sexSymptomatic Zika virus infectionZika virus infectionSymptomatic ZIKV infectionZika virus diseaseTranscription-polymerase chain reactionNonpregnant womenResidents of householdsZIKV diseaseRecent illnessVirus infectionDisease casesDiagnostic testingStudy participantsInfectionImmunosorbent assayConvenience samplePotential mechanismsChain reactionAge