2004
Immunity to West Nile virus
Wang T, Fikrig E. Immunity to West Nile virus. Current Opinion In Immunology 2004, 16: 519-523. PMID: 15245749, DOI: 10.1016/j.coi.2004.05.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWN virus infectionWest Nile virusVirus infectionImportant public health concernWN virusNile virusPublic health concernActive immunizationPassive transferEffective vaccineT cellsMurine susceptibilityHealth concernExperimental modelEnvelope proteinVirusInfectionImmunityRecent studiesImmunotherapyImmunizationPathogenesisTherapyVaccine
1993
Protective immunity in lyme borreliosis
Fikrig E, Kantor FS, Barthold SW, Flavell RA. Protective immunity in lyme borreliosis. Trends In Parasitology 1993, 9: 129-131. PMID: 15463734, DOI: 10.1016/0169-4758(93)90176-g.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLyme diseaseCommon vector-borne illnessLyme borreliosisVector-borne illnessInitial diagnosisProtective immunityLate diseaseMurine modelSpirochete Borrelia burgdorferiVaccine candidatesSurface antigenEarly infectionDiseaseBorrelia burgdorferiBorreliosisTherapyVaccineIllnessInfectionAntigenDiagnosisImmunity
1989
Septic Shock and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome After Salpingitis Caused by Streptococcus pyogenes Group A
FIKRIG E, WORTHINGTON M, LEFKOWITZ L. Septic Shock and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome After Salpingitis Caused by Streptococcus pyogenes Group A. Southern Medical Journal 1989, 82: 634-635. PMID: 2655106, DOI: 10.1097/00007611-198905000-00024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute respiratory distress syndromeRespiratory distress syndromeStreptococcus pyogenes group ADistress syndromeGroup AIntensive supportive therapySymptoms of sepsisOnset of illnessIntravascular coagulationRenal failureAcute salpingitisSeptic shockSupportive therapyBlood culturesSalpingitisSyndromeHypotensionLaparotomySepsisPatientsTherapyIllnessSymptomsWomen
1987
Epidemiology of American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Due to Leishmania braziliensis brasiliensis
Jones T, Johnson W, Barretto A, Lago E, Badaro R, Cerf B, Reed S, Netto E, Tada M, Franca F, Wiese K, Golightly L, Fikrig E, Costa J, Cuba C, Marsden P. Epidemiology of American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Due to Leishmania braziliensis brasiliensis. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 1987, 156: 73-83. PMID: 3598227, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/156.1.73.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary lesionMucosal diseaseCutaneous leishmaniasisFive-year prospective studyLeishmania braziliensis braziliensisYears of ageAmerican cutaneous leishmaniasisAntimony therapyAnnual incidenceSkin testingProspective studyRecent lesionsSkin testSkin lesionsEndemic areasPatientsLesionsDiseaseMost diseasesLeishmaniasisYearsTherapyEpidemiologyPrevalenceIncidence