2008
An Outbreak of Concurrent Echovirus 30 and Coxsackievirus A1 Infections Associated with Sea Swimming among a Group of Travelers to Mexico
Begier EM, Oberste MS, Landry ML, Brennan T, Mlynarski D, Mshar PA, Frenette K, Rabatsky-Ehr T, Purviance K, Nepaul A, Nix WA, Pallansch MA, Ferguson D, Cartter ML, Hadler JL. An Outbreak of Concurrent Echovirus 30 and Coxsackievirus A1 Infections Associated with Sea Swimming among a Group of Travelers to Mexico. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2008, 47: 616-623. PMID: 18637756, DOI: 10.1086/590562.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEchovirus 30Enteroviral infectionNucleic acid amplification testingIllness onset datesUninfected control subjectsPoint-source exposureMultiple enterovirusesAseptic meningitisFrequent symptomsIllness onsetViral cultureAmplification testingControl subjectsCerebrospinal fluidHuman stoolInfectionNauseaConnecticut DepartmentStoolCoxsackievirus (CV) A1Public healthIllnessEnterovirusesMolecular amplificationGroups of travelers
2005
Association between a Novel Human Coronavirus and Kawasaki Disease
Esper F, Shapiro ED, Weibel C, Ferguson D, Landry ML, Kahn JS. Association between a Novel Human Coronavirus and Kawasaki Disease. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2005, 191: 499-502. PMID: 15655771, PMCID: PMC7199489, DOI: 10.1086/428291.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKawasaki diseaseNovel human coronavirusRespiratory secretionsHuman coronavirusesClassic Kawasaki diseaseNew Haven coronavirusCase-control studyReverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionSystemic vasculitisControl subjectsPolymerase chain reactionPossible associationDiseaseChain reactionInfectionCoronavirusSecretionAssociationVasculitisInfantsEtiology