2013
Comparison of Simplexa HSV 1 & 2 PCR with Culture, Immunofluorescence, and Laboratory-Developed TaqMan PCR for Detection of Herpes Simplex Virus in Swab Specimens
Gitman MR, Ferguson D, Landry ML. Comparison of Simplexa HSV 1 & 2 PCR with Culture, Immunofluorescence, and Laboratory-Developed TaqMan PCR for Detection of Herpes Simplex Virus in Swab Specimens. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 2013, 51: 3765-3769. PMID: 24006008, PMCID: PMC3889765, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01413-13.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overChildChild, PreschoolClinical Laboratory TechniquesCosts and Cost AnalysisFemaleFluorescent Antibody TechniqueHerpes SimplexHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMaleMiddle AgedPolymerase Chain ReactionSensitivity and SpecificitySimplexvirusTime FactorsVirus CultivationYoung Adult
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
2000
Impact of Sample Type on Rapid Detection of Influenza Virus A by Cytospin-Enhanced Immunofluorescence and Membrane Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Landry M, Cohen S, Ferguson D. Impact of Sample Type on Rapid Detection of Influenza Virus A by Cytospin-Enhanced Immunofluorescence and Membrane Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 2000, 38: 429-430. PMID: 10618134, PMCID: PMC88742, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.38.1.429-430.2000.Peer-Reviewed Original Research