2020
Point Prevalence Testing of Residents for SARS-CoV-2 in a Subset of Connecticut Nursing Homes
Parikh S, O’Laughlin K, Ehrlich HY, Campbell L, Harizaj A, Durante A, Leung V. Point Prevalence Testing of Residents for SARS-CoV-2 in a Subset of Connecticut Nursing Homes. JAMA 2020, 324: 1101-1103. PMID: 32790860, PMCID: PMC7418038, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2020.14984.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConnecticut nursing homesAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infectionNursing homesSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infectionSyndrome coronavirus 2 infectionCoronavirus 2 infectionPolymerase chain reaction testSARS-CoV-2Chain reaction testPoint prevalenceReaction testInfectionPrevalenceResidents
2019
Immunoepidemiology of Plasmodium falciparum malaria
Bei A, Parikh S. Immunoepidemiology of Plasmodium falciparum malaria. 2019, 193-213. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-25553-4_12.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Asymptomatic Plasmodium Infections in Children in Low Malaria Transmission Setting, Southwestern Uganda - Volume 22, Number 8—August 2016 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Roh ME, Oyet C, Orikiriza P, Wade M, Kiwanuka GN, Mwanga-Amumpaire J, Parikh S, Boum Y. Asymptomatic Plasmodium Infections in Children in Low Malaria Transmission Setting, Southwestern Uganda - Volume 22, Number 8—August 2016 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2016, 22: 1494-1498. PMID: 27434741, PMCID: PMC4982177, DOI: 10.3201/eid2208.160619.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMicroscopy-positive samplesLow malaria transmission settingsInfectious Diseases journal - CDCAsymptomatic Plasmodium infectionsMalaria transmission settingsRapid diagnostic testsP. falciparum parasitesRoutine diagnostic testingP. ovale parasitesAsymptomatic childrenPlasmodium infectionPlasmodium malariaeP. malariaeTransmission settingsFalciparum parasitesDiagnostic testingDiagnostic testsMalariaeChildrenParasitesInfection
2008
Experimental Malaria Infection Triggers Early Expansion of Natural Killer Cells
Kim CC, Parikh S, Sun JC, Myrick A, Lanier LL, Rosenthal PJ, DeRisi JL. Experimental Malaria Infection Triggers Early Expansion of Natural Killer Cells. Infection And Immunity 2008, 76: 5873-5882. PMID: 18824529, PMCID: PMC2583561, DOI: 10.1128/iai.00640-08.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNK cellsNatural killerInfected miceMajor histocompatibility complex class IEarly malaria infectionNatural killer cellsHistocompatibility complex class IH postinfectionComplex class IMicroarray analysisChabaudi infectionKiller cellsMalaria infectionPeripheral bloodImmune responsePlasmodium chabaudiFlow cytometryInfectionClass IBlood responseExpression signaturesMiceBloodEarly responseSubsequent response
2004
Molecular Evaluation of the Natural History of Asymptomatic Parasitemia in Ugandan Children
Nsobya SL, Parikh S, Kironde F, Lubega G, Kamya MR, Rosenthal PJ, Dorsey G. Molecular Evaluation of the Natural History of Asymptomatic Parasitemia in Ugandan Children. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2004, 189: 2220-2226. PMID: 15181569, DOI: 10.1086/421281.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptomatic malariaPolymerase chain reactionAsymptomatic parasitemiaDetectable parasitemiaNatural historySubsequent clinical malariaClinical malariaAsymptomatic childrenSymptomatic episodesMalarial parasitemiaUgandan childrenPersistent infectionParasitemiaMalariaFirst monthChain reactionMolecular evaluationChildrenHigh ratePrevalenceSimilar ratesMonthsPersistent strainsEpisodesInfection