2021
Outbreak of Acute Respiratory Illness Associated With Human Adenovirus Type 4 at the United States Coast Guard Academy, 2019
Chu VT, Simon E, Lu X, Rockwell P, Abedi GR, Gardner C, Kujawski SA, Schneider E, Gentile M, Ramsey LA, Liu R, Jones S, Janik C, Siniscalchi A, Landry ML, Christopher J, Lindstrom S, Steiner S, Thomas D, Gerber SI, Biggs HM. Outbreak of Acute Respiratory Illness Associated With Human Adenovirus Type 4 at the United States Coast Guard Academy, 2019. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2021, 225: 55-64. PMID: 34139752, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiab322.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical recordsRespiratory outbreaksPolymerase chain reaction testingReal-time polymerase chain reaction testingNew-onset coughPositive patient samplesAdenovirus type 4Cadet trainingRoutine vaccinationSore throatAdenovirus vaccineIllness AssociatedHuman adenovirus type 4Respiratory specimensUnderlying conditionDuty restrictionsReaction testingPatient samplesType 4Whole-genome sequencingSubstantial numberEnvironmental specimensHAdVOutbreakUS Coast Guard Academy
2006
Human Bocavirus Infection in Young Children in the United States: Molecular Epidemiological Profile and Clinical Characteristics of a Newly Emerging Respiratory Virus
Kesebir D, Vazquez M, Weibel C, Shapiro ED, Ferguson D, Landry ML, Kahn JS. Human Bocavirus Infection in Young Children in the United States: Molecular Epidemiological Profile and Clinical Characteristics of a Newly Emerging Respiratory Virus. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2006, 194: 1276-1282. PMID: 17041854, PMCID: PMC7204143, DOI: 10.1086/508213.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory tract diseasePolymerase chain reactionAsymptomatic childrenClinical characteristicsEpidemiological profileRespiratory specimensTract diseaseLower respiratory tract diseaseHBoV-positive childrenHuman bocavirus infectionRespiratory syncytial virusMolecular epidemiological profileYears of ageYoung childrenDiagnostic laboratoriesBocavirus infectionRespiratory specimenAbnormal findingsRespiratory virusesRespiratory secretionsSyncytial virusHuman bocavirusParainfluenza virusB virusChest radiographyCoronavirus HKU1 Infection in the United States
Esper F, Weibel C, Ferguson D, Landry ML, Kahn JS. Coronavirus HKU1 Infection in the United States. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2006, 12: 775-779. PMID: 16704837, PMCID: PMC3374449, DOI: 10.3201/eid1205.051316.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHCoV-HKU1Respiratory specimensLower respiratory tract infectionsLower respiratory tract diseaseHCoV-HKU1 infectionRespiratory tract infectionsRespiratory syncytial virusRespiratory tract diseaseReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionNew human coronavirusYears of ageTranscription-polymerase chain reactionTract infectionsSyncytial virusPositive childrenParainfluenza virusTract diseaseRespiratory tractHuman coronavirusesPositive specimensInfluenza virusInfectionChain reactionChildrenVirus
2005
Evidence of a Novel Human Coronavirus That Is Associated with Respiratory Tract Disease in Infants and Young Children
Esper F, Weibel C, Ferguson D, Landry ML, Kahn JS. Evidence of a Novel Human Coronavirus That Is Associated with Respiratory Tract Disease in Infants and Young Children. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2005, 191: 492-498. PMID: 15655770, PMCID: PMC7199485, DOI: 10.1086/428138.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory tract diseaseTract diseaseNovel human coronavirusHuman coronavirusesYoung childrenNew Haven coronavirusAbnormal breath soundsClinical featuresSymptomatic childrenPolymerase chain reactionRespiratory specimensRespiratory tractCommon findingBreath soundsAnimal CoVsHCoVsNew HavenDiseaseInfantsEtiological agentSubstantial proportionChain reactionChildrenSignificant proportionInfection
2004
A 1-Year Experience with Human Metapneumovirus in Children Aged <5 Years
Esper F, Martinello RA, Boucher D, Weibel C, Ferguson D, Landry ML, Kahn JS. A 1-Year Experience with Human Metapneumovirus in Children Aged <5 Years. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2004, 189: 1388-1396. PMID: 15073675, PMCID: PMC7109939, DOI: 10.1086/382482.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman metapneumovirusPresence of hMPVStudy periodHMPV-positive childrenRespiratory syncytial virusParainfluenza virus 1Respiratory tract diseaseReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionDirect fluorescent antibody testFluorescent antibody testSyncytial virusRespiratory specimensPolymerase chain reactionChildren AgedCommon findingInfluenza ARespiratory pathogensChest wallAntibody testVirus 1Chain reactionNegative resultsMetapneumovirusSignificant proportionChildren
2003
Comparison of SmartCycler Real-Time Reverse Transcription-PCR Assay in a Public Health Laboratory with Direct Immunofluorescence and Cell Culture Assays in a Medical Center for Detection of Influenza A Virus
Habib-Bein NF, Beckwith WH, Mayo D, Landry ML. Comparison of SmartCycler Real-Time Reverse Transcription-PCR Assay in a Public Health Laboratory with Direct Immunofluorescence and Cell Culture Assays in a Medical Center for Detection of Influenza A Virus. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 2003, 41: 3597-3601. PMID: 12904361, PMCID: PMC179819, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.41.8.3597-3601.2003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVirus-positive specimensDirect immunofluorescence antibody stainingPublic health laboratoriesHealth laboratoriesRT-PCRMedical CenterRapid diagnosisYale-New Haven HospitalReal-time RT-PCRResults of cultureRhesus monkey kidney cell culturesImmunofluorescence antibody stainingReal-time reverse transcriptionInfluenza A virusesMonkey kidney cell culturesConventional RT-PCR analysisReal-time RT-PCR systemRespiratory specimensInfluenza APatient managementDirect immunofluorescenceCell culturesKidney cell culturesRapid turnaround timeA virus