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
Real-Time Nucleic Acid Sequence-Based Amplification Using Molecular Beacons for Detection of Enterovirus RNA in Clinical Specimens
Landry ML, Garner R, Ferguson D. Real-Time Nucleic Acid Sequence-Based Amplification Using Molecular Beacons for Detection of Enterovirus RNA in Clinical Specimens. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 2005, 43: 3136-3139. PMID: 16000425, PMCID: PMC1169110, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.43.7.3136-3139.2005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNucleic acid sequence-based amplificationTime Nucleic Acid Sequence-Based AmplificationEV-positive samplesReal-time nucleic acid sequence-based amplificationDetection of enterovirusesEnterovirus RNAStool samplesCerebrospinal fluidNASBA assayClinical specimensEnterovirusesMolecular beacon technologyAssays
2003
Comparison of the NucliSens Basic Kit (Nucleic Acid Sequence-Based Amplification) and the Argene Biosoft Enterovirus Consensus Reverse Transcription-PCR Assays for Rapid Detection of Enterovirus RNA in Clinical Specimens
Landry ML, Garner R, Ferguson D. Comparison of the NucliSens Basic Kit (Nucleic Acid Sequence-Based Amplification) and the Argene Biosoft Enterovirus Consensus Reverse Transcription-PCR Assays for Rapid Detection of Enterovirus RNA in Clinical Specimens. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 2003, 41: 5006-5010. PMID: 14605131, PMCID: PMC262477, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.41.11.5006-5010.2003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNucleic acid sequence-based amplificationNucliSens Basic KitRT-PCREnterovirus RNABasic KitEnterovirus-positive samplesReverse transcription-PCR assayTranscription-PCR assayNasopharyngeal samplesRT-PCR kitVirus isolationClinical specimensTranscription-PCRPositive samplesComparable sensitivityKitMolecular methodsEnteroviruses