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Neuropsychiatric Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Molecules Involved in Its Imunopathogenesis, Clinical Features, and Treatment by Justiz-Vaillant, Angel A, Gopaul, Darren, Soodeen, Sachin, Arozarena-Fundora, Rodolfo, Barbosa, Odette Arozarena, Unakal, Chandrashehkar, Thompson, Reinand, Pandit, Bijay, Umakanthan, Srikanth, Akpaka, Patrick E

“…Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an idiopathic chronic autoimmune disease that can affect any organ in the body, including the neurological system…”
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Molecular characterization of antimicrobial resistance genes against Staphylococcus aureus isolates from Trinidad and Tobago by Akpaka, Patrick Eberechi, Roberts, Rashida, Monecke, Stefan

“…Summary Staphylococcus aureus continues to pose major public health challenges in many areas because of antibiotic resistance problems. In the Caribbean,…”
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Emergence of KPC-Producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Trinidad and Tobago by Akpaka, Patrick E, Swanston, William H, Ihemere, Hyginus N, Correa, Adriana, Torres, Julian A, Tafur, Jose D, Montealegre, Maria Camila, Quinn, John P, Villegas, Maria Virginia

“…In 2006, the first isolate of KPC-2-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the world was identified in Colombia. Recently, similar strains have been reported in…”
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Molecular Analysis of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci Isolated from Regional Hospitals in Trinidad and Tobago by Akpaka, Patrick E., Jayaratne, Padman, Kissoon, Shivnarine

“…Geographic spread of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) clones in cities, countries, or even continents has been identified by molecular techniques. This…”
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Phenotypic detection and occurrence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases in clinical isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli at a tertiary hospital in Trinidad & Tobago by Akpaka, Patrick E, Swanston, William H

“…The incidence and distribution of ESBL producing microorganisms such as E. coli and K. pneumoniae have been demonstrated and varies in different health care…”
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Methicillin sensitive Staphylococcus aureus producing Panton-Valentine leukocidin toxin in Trinidad & Tobago: a case report by Akpaka, Patrick E, Monecke, Stefan, Swanston, William H, Rao, Av Chalapathi, Schulz, Renee, Levett, Paul N

“…Certain Staphylococcus aureus strains produce Panton-Valentine leukocidin, a toxin that lyses white blood cells causing extensive tissue necrosis and chronic,…”
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Finer characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis using spoligotyping and 15-loci MIRU-VNTRs reveals phylogeographical specificities of isolates circulating in Guyana and Suriname by Streit, Elisabeth, Baboolal, Shirematee, Akpaka, Patrick E, Millet, Julie, Rastogi, Nalin

“…In this study we used spoligotyping and 15-loci MIRU-VNTRs for a finer characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains isolated from patients residing…”
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A First Assessment of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Genetic Diversity and Drug-Resistance Patterns in Twelve Caribbean Territories by Millet, Julie, Baboolal, Shirematee, Streit, Elisabeth, Akpaka, Patrick E., Rastogi, Nalin

“…With the exception of some French-speaking islands, data on tuberculosis (TB) in the Caribbean are scarce. In this study, we report a first assessment of…”
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A healthy patient with positive mantoux test but negative quantiferon Gold assay and no evidence of risk factors – to treat or not to treat? by Montane Jaime, Lazara Karelia, Akpaka, Patrick E., Vuma, Sehlule, Justiz-Vaillant, Angel A

“…A 56-year-old woman who vaccinated as a child with the Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG), now tests positive to the tuberculin skin test (TST) but test negative…”
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Antimicrobial resistance determinants and susceptibility profiles of pneumococcal isolates recovered in Trinidad and Tobago by Hawkins, Paulina A., Akpaka, Patrick E., Nurse-Lucas, Michele, Gladstone, Rebecca, Bentley, Stephen D., Breiman, Robert F., McGee, Lesley, Swanston, William H.

“…•AWGS-based approach can accurately and reliably predict antimicrobial phenotypes.•Observed rates of non-susceptibility to SXT and erythromycin were lower than…”
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Major West Indies MRSA clones in human beings: do they travel with their hosts? by Chroboczek, Tomasz, Boisset, Sandrine, Rasigade, Jean-Philippe, Meugnier, Helene, Akpaka, Patrick E, Nicholson, Alison, Nicolas, Muriel, Olive, Claude, Bes, Michele, Vandenesch, François, Laurent, Frederic, Etienne, Jerome, Tristan, Anne

“…Descriptions of the epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) have seldom been produced in the Caribbean, which is a major tourism…”
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Molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from regional hospitals in Trinidad and Tobago by Akpaka, Patrick E, Kissoon, Shivnarine, Rutherford, Candy, Swanston, William H, Jayaratne, Padman

“…Summary Objectives Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), first reported in a British hospital in the early 1960s, has now reached global…”
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Human papillomavirus genotypes and their prevalence in a cohort of women in Trinidad by Andall-Brereton, Glennis M, Hosein, Felicia, Salas, Rosa A, Mohammed, Wayne, Monteil, Michele A, Goleski, Vanessa, Severini, Alberto, Quesnel, Sarah M M, Carrington, Christine V F, Boodram, Laura Lee, Boisson, Eldonna, Akpaka, Patrick E, Paul, Rosemarie C

“…Human papillomavirus (HPV) genotypes and their relative prevalences were determined in a cohort of 310 sexually active women in Trinidad, West Indies. Cervical…”
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Prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus infection in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis at the National Chest Hospital in Jamaica by Akpaka, Patrick E, Tulloch-Reid, Mikael, Justiz-Vaillant, Angel, Smikle, Monica F

“…This study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus-type 1 (HIV-1) infection in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis at the…”
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Geographical migration and fitness dynamics of Streptococcus pneumoniae by Belman, Sophie, Lefrancq, Noémie, Nzenze, Susan, Downs, Sarah, du Plessis, Mignon, Lo, Stephanie W., McGee, Lesley, Madhi, Shabir A., von Gottberg, Anne, Bentley, Stephen D., Salje, Henrik

“…Streptococcus pneumoniae is a leading cause of pneumonia and meningitis worldwide. Many different serotypes co-circulate endemically in any one location 1 , 2…”
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Molecular Typing of ST239-MRSA-III From Diverse Geographic Locations and the Evolution of the SCCmec III Element During Its Intercontinental Spread by Monecke, Stefan, Slickers, Peter, Gawlik, Darius, Müller, Elke, Reissig, Annett, Ruppelt-Lorz, Antje, Akpaka, Patrick E., Bandt, Dirk, Bes, Michele, Boswihi, Samar S., Coleman, David C., Coombs, Geoffrey W., Dorneanu, Olivia S., Gostev, Vladimir V., Ip, Margaret, Jamil, Bushra, Jatzwauk, Lutz, Narvaez, Marco, Roberts, Rashida, Senok, Abiola, Shore, Anna C., Sidorenko, Sergey V., Skakni, Leila, Somily, Ali M., Syed, Muhammad Ali, Thürmer, Alexander, Udo, Edet E., Vremerǎ, Teodora, Zurita, Jeannete, Ehricht, Ralf

“…ST239-MRSA-III is probably the oldest truly pandemic MRSA strain, circulating in many countries since the 1970s. It is still frequently isolated in some parts…”
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Molecular Typing of ST239-MRSA-III From Diverse Geographic Locations and the Evolution of the SCC mec III Element During Its Intercontinental Spread by Monecke, Stefan, Slickers, Peter, Gawlik, Darius, Müller, Elke, Reissig, Annett, Ruppelt-Lorz, Antje, Akpaka, Patrick E, Bandt, Dirk, Bes, Michele, Boswihi, Samar S, Coleman, David C, Coombs, Geoffrey W, Dorneanu, Olivia S, Gostev, Vladimir V, Ip, Margaret, Jamil, Bushra, Jatzwauk, Lutz, Narvaez, Marco, Roberts, Rashida, Senok, Abiola, Shore, Anna C, Sidorenko, Sergey V, Skakni, Leila, Somily, Ali M, Syed, Muhammad Ali, Thürmer, Alexander, Udo, Edet E, Vremerǎ, Teodora, Zurita, Jeannete, Ehricht, Ralf

“…ST239-MRSA-III is probably the oldest truly pandemic MRSA strain, circulating in many countries since the 1970s. It is still frequently isolated in some parts…”
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Human papilloma virus genotypes and their prevalence in a cohort of women in Trinidad by Andall-Brereton, Glennis M, Hosein, Felicia, Salas, Rosa A, Mohammed, Wayne, Monteil, Michele A, Goleski, Vanessa, Severini, Alberto, Quesnel, Sarah M.M., Carrington, Christine V.F., Boodram, Laura Lee, Boisson, Eldonna, Akpaka, Patrick E, Paul, Rosemarie C

“…ABSTRACT IN ENGLISH: Objective: Human papillomavirus (HPV) genotypes and their relative prevalences were determined in a cohort of 310 sexually active women in…”
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Evaluation of Methods and Costs for Detecting Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from Clinical Specimens at Regional Hospitals in Trinidad and Tobago by AKPAKA, P. E, KISSOON, S, RUTHERFORD, C, SWANTSON, W. H, JAYARATNE, P

“…To evaluate and determine the most cost effective, rapid and specific method for detection of methicillin resistance in clinical isolates of S. aureus in a…”
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Genotipos del papilomavirus humano y su prevalencia en una cohorte de mujeres en Trinidad by Andall-Brereton, Glennis M, Hosein, Felicia, Salas, Rosa A, Mohammed, Wayne, Monteil, Michele A, Goleski, Vanessa, Severini, Alberto, Quesnel, Sarah M.M, Carrington, Christine V.F, Boodram, Laura Lee, Boisson, Eldonna, Akpaka, Patrick E, Paul, Rosemarie C

“…Objetivo. Se determinaron los genotipos del papilomavirus humano (PVH) y su prevalencia relativa en una cohorte de 310 mujeres sexualmente activas de Trinidad,…”
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