1987
Effects of Cyclosporine on Chronic Cytomegalovirus Infection in the Guinea Pig
Markham D, Griffith B, Lerner E, Lucia H, Bia F. Effects of Cyclosporine on Chronic Cytomegalovirus Infection in the Guinea Pig. Intervirology 1987, 28: 171-180. PMID: 2836336, DOI: 10.1159/000150013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCytomegalovirus infectionLymphoid tissueGuinea pig cytomegalovirus infectionDetectable systemic diseaseGPCMV-infected animalsChronic cytomegalovirus infectionEffect of cyclosporineCMV isolationImmunosuppressed groupSystemic diseaseGuinea pigsExperimental animalsCs immunosuppressionCyclosporineIsolation rateDrug vehicleInfectionTissueAnimalsImmunosuppressionGavageDisease
1984
Vaccination Against Transplacental Cytomegalovirus Transmission: Vaccine Reactivation and Efficacy in Guinea Pigs
Bia F, Miller S, Lucia H, Griffith B, Tarsio M, Hsiung G. Vaccination Against Transplacental Cytomegalovirus Transmission: Vaccine Reactivation and Efficacy in Guinea Pigs. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 1984, 149: 355-362. PMID: 6325549, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/149.3.355.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCMV infectionSubsequent pregnancyThroat swabsCMV transmissionGuinea pigsNonpregnant control animalsCongenital CMV infectionTissue culture infective dosesHartley strain guinea pigsGuinea pig modelCMV vaccineCytomegalovirus transmissionCytomegalovirus infectionFetal infectionPregnant controlsAcute viremiaGeneralized infectionCytomegalovirus vaccineControl animalsInfective dosesPregnancyPregnant animalsVaccineInfectionSwabs
1983
Cytomegaloviral Infections in the Guinea Pig: Experimental Models for Human Disease
Bia F, Griffith B, Fong C, Hsiung G. Cytomegaloviral Infections in the Guinea Pig: Experimental Models for Human Disease. Clinical Infectious Diseases 1983, 5: 177-195. PMID: 6302812, DOI: 10.1093/clinids/5.2.177.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGuinea pig cytomegalovirusInterstitial pneumoniaTransplacental transmissionGuinea pigsPrimary CMV infectionPolymorphonuclear leukocyte functionGuinea pig modelSalivary gland virusHuman viral infectionsCongenital infectionCytomegaloviral infectionCMV infectionBlood transfusionFungal superinfectionsViremic infectionAntigen vaccineTransmission of virusesSuch vaccinesLeukocyte functionHuman diseasesCocultivation techniquesViral infectionPig modelCytomegalovirusInfectious diseases
1980
Vaccination for the Prevention of Maternal and Fetal Infection with Guinea Pig Cytomegalovirus
Bia F, Griffith B, Tarsio M, Hsiung G. Vaccination for the Prevention of Maternal and Fetal Infection with Guinea Pig Cytomegalovirus. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 1980, 142: 732-738. PMID: 6257798, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/142.5.732.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFetal infectionAcute viremiaPregnant animalsGuinea pigsGuinea pig cytomegalovirusCMV vaccineAntigen vaccineNonimmune controlsCytomegalovirus vaccineLower incidenceControl animalsImmunized animalsVaccinated animalsCMVViremiaVaccineVirulent virusInfectionSerial passageAnimalsPigsDense bodiesTissue cultureVaccinationCytomegalovirusWestern Equine Encephalitis Mimicking Herpes Simplex Encephalitis
Bia F, Thornton G, Main A, Fong C, Hsiung GD. Western Equine Encephalitis Mimicking Herpes Simplex Encephalitis. JAMA 1980, 244: 367-369. PMID: 7190194, DOI: 10.1001/jama.1980.03310040049029.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsHerpes simplex encephalitisBrain biopsy tissueSimplex encephalitisBrain biopsySevere encephalitisFocal findingsTherapeutic responsePatient's conditionNewborn miceAntiviral agentsBiopsy tissueEncephalitisLaboratory diagnosisWestern equine encephalitisMurine coronavirusHuman illnessEquine encephalitisDiagnostic virologyTissue culturePatientsBiopsyVidarabineIllnessMiceDiagnosis