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Neutrophils-related host factors associated with severe disease and fatality in patients with influenza infection by Tang, Benjamin M., Shojaei, Maryam, Teoh, Sally, Meyers, Adrienne, Ho, John, Ball, T. Blake, Keynan, Yoav, Pisipati, Amarnath, Kumar, Aseem, Eisen, Damon P., Lai, Kevin, Gillett, Mark, Santram, Rahul, Geffers, Robert, Schreiber, Jens, Mozhui, Khyobeni, Huang, Stephen, Parnell, Grant P., Nalos, Marek, Holubova, Monika, Chew, Tracy, Booth, David, Kumar, Anand, McLean, Anthony, Schughart, Klaus

“…Severe influenza infection has no effective treatment available. One of the key barriers to developing host-directed therapy is a lack of reliable prognostic…”
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Expansion of cytotoxic tissue-resident CD8+ T cells and CCR6+CD161+ CD4+ T cells in the nasal mucosa following mRNA COVID-19 vaccination by Ssemaganda, Aloysious, Nguyen, Huong Mai, Nuhu, Faisal, Jahan, Naima, Card, Catherine M., Kiazyk, Sandra, Severini, Giulia, Keynan, Yoav, Su, Ruey-Chyi, Ji, Hezhao, Abrenica, Bernard, McLaren, Paul J., Ball, T. Blake, Bullard, Jared, Van Caeseele, Paul, Stein, Derek, McKinnon, Lyle R.

“…Vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 have shown high efficacy in clinical trials, yet a full immunologic characterization of these vaccines, particularly within the…”
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Effects of a mobile phone short message service on antiretroviral treatment adherence in Kenya (WelTel Kenya1): a randomised trial by Lester, Richard T, Dr, Ritvo, Paul, PhD, Mills, Edward J, PhD, Kariri, Antony, BSc, Karanja, Sarah, BSc, Chung, Michael H, MD, Jack, William, DPhil, Habyarimana, James, PhD, Sadatsafavi, Mohsen, MD, Najafzadeh, Mehdi, MSc, Marra, Carlo A, PharmD, Estambale, Benson, MBChB, Ngugi, Elizabeth, PhD, Ball, T Blake, PhD, Thabane, Lehana, PhD, Gelmon, Lawrence J, MD, Kimani, Joshua, MBChB, Ackers, Marta, MD, Plummer, Francis A, Prof

“…Summary Background Mobile (cell) phone communication has been suggested as a method to improve delivery of health services. However, data on the effects of…”
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Vitamin D treatment of peripheral blood mononuclear cells modulated immune activation and reduced susceptibility to HIV-1 infection of CD4+ T lymphocytes by Gonzalez, Sandra M, Aguilar-Jimenez, Wbeimar, Trujillo-Gil, Edison, Zapata, Wildeman, Su, Ruey-Chyi, Ball, T Blake, Rugeles, Maria T

“…Mucosal immune activation, in the context of sexual transmission of HIV-1 infection, is crucial, as the increased presence of activated T cells enhance…”
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HIV-Exposed Seronegative Commercial Sex Workers Show a Quiescent Phenotype in the CD4+ T Cell Compartment and Reduced Expression of HIV-Dependent Host Factors by McLaren, Paul J., Blake Ball, T., Wachihi, Charles, Jaoko, Walter, Kelvin, David J., Danesh, Ali, Kimani, Joshua, Plummer, Francis A., Fowke, Keith R.

“…Studies of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-exposed seronegative individuals are crucial to inform vaccine design. In the present study we demonstrated that…”
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Cohorts for the Study of HIV-1—Exposed but Uninfected Individuals: Benefits and Limitations by Horton, R. E., McLaren, P. J., Fowke, K., Kimani, J., Ball, T. Blake

“…Since the late 1980s, with the first identification of individuals who were exposed to human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) yet remained uninfected, or…”
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Detectability of cytokine and chemokine using ELISA, following sample-inactivation using Triton X-100 or heat by Labossiere, Erica Hofer, Gonzalez-Diaz, Sandra, Enns, Stephanie, Lopez, Paul, Yang, Xuefen, Kidane, Biniam, Vazquez-Grande, Gloria, Siddik, Abu Bakar, Kung, Sam Kam-Pun, Sandstrom, Paul, Ravandi, Amir, Ball, T. Blake, Su, Ruey-Chyi

“…Clinical samples are routinely inactivated before molecular assays to prevent pathogen transmission. Antibody-based assays are sensitive to changes in analyte…”
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Mature Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms Prevail Compared to Young Biofilms in the Presence of Ceftazidime by BOWLER, Laura L, ZHANEL, George G, BLAKE BALL, T, SAWARD, Laura L

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Pyrosequencing of the Chaperonin-60 Universal Target as a Tool for Determining Microbial Community Composition by Schellenberg, John, Links, Matthew G, Hill, Janet E, Dumonceaux, Tim J, Peters, Geoffrey A, Tyler, Shaun, Ball, T. Blake, Severini, Alberto, Plummer, Francis A

“…We compared dideoxy sequencing of cloned chaperonin-60 universal target (cpn60 UT) amplicons to pyrosequencing of amplicons derived from vaginal microbial…”
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Unbiased proteomics analysis demonstrates significant variability in mucosal immune factor expression depending on the site and method of collection by Birse, Kenzie M, Burgener, Adam, Westmacott, Garrett R, McCorrister, Stuart, Novak, Richard M, Ball, T Blake

“…Female genital tract secretions are commonly sampled by lavage of the ectocervix and vaginal vault or via a sponge inserted into the endocervix for evaluating…”
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Molecular Definition of Vaginal Microbiota in East African Commercial Sex Workers by SCHELLENBERG, John J, LINKS, Matthew G, GRAHAM, Morag, SEVERINI, Alberto, FOWKE, Keith R, BLAKE BALL, T, PLUMMER, Francis A, HILL, Janet E, DUMONCEAUX, Tim J, KIMANI, Joshua, JAOKO, Walter, WACHIHI, Charles, NJERI MUNGAI, Jane, PETERS, Geoffrey A, TYLER, Shaun

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Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Type 1 Proviral Hypermutation Correlates with CD4 Count in HIV-Infected Women from Kenya by LAND, Allison M, BLAKE BALL, T, MA LUO, PILON, Richard, SANDSTROM, Paul, EMBREE, Joanne E, WACHIHI, Charles, KIMANI, Joshua, PLUMMER, Francis A

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Multiplex Detection of Bacteria Associated with Normal Microbiota and with Bacterial Vaginosis in Vaginal Swabs by Use of Oligonucleotide-Coupled Fluorescent Microspheres by Dumonceaux, Tim J, Schellenberg, John, Goleski, Vanessa, Hill, Janet E, Jaoko, Walter, Kimani, Joshua, Money, Deborah, Ball, T. Blake, Plummer, Francis A, Severini, Alberto

“…Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a recurrent condition that is associated with a range of negative outcomes, including the acquisition of human immunodeficiency…”
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Evaluation of a collaborative model for successful implementation of a National CD4 enumeration EQA program in Cameroon by Sagnia, Bertrand, Kiazyk, Sandra, Meyers, Adrienne F. A., Plews, Margot, Diallo, Tamsir O., Sosso, Samuel Martin, Ambada, Georgia, Kamgaing, Rachel, Nji, Nadesh, Sandstrom, Paul, Ball, Blake T., Nchinda, Godwin, Ndjolo, Alexis

“…Participation in an EQA program is critical to the quality assurance process. Reliable and precise CD4 T-cells enumeration are essential to improve the…”
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Anti-HIV-1 Activity of Elafin Is More Potent than Its Precursor's, Trappin-2, in Genital Epithelial Cells by DRANNIK, Anna G, NAG, Kakon, YAO, Xiao-Dan, HENRICK, Bethany M, JAIN, Sumiti, BLAKE BALL, T, PLUMMER, Francis A, WACHIHI, Charles, KIMANI, Joshua, ROSENTHAL, Kenneth L

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Mucosal effects of tenofovir 1% gel by Hladik, Florian, Burgener, Adam, Ballweber, Lamar, Gottardo, Raphael, Vojtech, Lucia, Fourati, Slim, Dai, James Y, Cameron, Mark J, Strobl, Johanna, Hughes, Sean M, Hoesley, Craig, Andrew, Philip, Johnson, Sherri, Piper, Jeanna, Friend, David R, Ball, T Blake, Cranston, Ross D, Mayer, Kenneth H, McElrath, M Juliana, McGowan, Ian

“…Tenofovir gel is being evaluated for vaginal and rectal pre-exposure prophylaxis against HIV transmission. Because this is a new prevention strategy, we…”
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Toll-like receptor expression and responsiveness are increased in viraemic HIV-1 infection by LESTER, Richard T, YAO, Xiao-Dan, BLAKE BALL, T, MCKINNON, Lyle R, KAUL, Rupert, WACHIHI, Charles, JAOKO, Walter, PLUMMER, Francis A, ROSENTHAL, Kenneth L

“…Toll-like receptors (TLR) are important in pathogen recognition and may play a role in HIV disease. We evaluated the effect of chronic untreated and treated…”
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High prevalence of vaccine‐preventable anal human papillomavirus infections is associated with HIV infection among gay, bisexual, and men who have sex with men in Nairobi, Kenya by Oo, Myo Minn, Moore, Samantha, Gibbons, Suzanne, Adhiambo, Wendy, Muthoga, Peter, Siele, Naomi, Akolo, Maureen, Gebrebrhan, Henok, Sivro, Aida, Ball, Blake T., Lorway, Robert R., Severini, Alberto, Kimani, Joshua, McKinnon, Lyle R.

“…Background Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is associated with anal cancers and is more prevalent in gay, bisexual, and men who have sex with men (gbMSM),…”
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Pathway mapping of leukocyte transcriptome in influenza patients reveals distinct pathogenic mechanisms associated with progression to severe infection by Zerbib, Yoann, Jenkins, Emily K, Shojaei, Maryam, Meyers, Adrienne F A, Ho, John, Ball, T Blake, Keynan, Yoav, Pisipati, Amarnath, Kumar, Aseem, Kumar, Anand, Nalos, Marek, Tang, Benjamin M, Schughart, Klaus, McLean, Anthony

“…Influenza infections produce a spectrum of disease severity, ranging from a mild respiratory illness to respiratory failure and death. The host-response…”
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A comparative proteomic analysis of the soluble immune factor environment of rectal and oral mucosa by Romas, Laura M, Hasselrot, Klara, Aboud, Lindsay G, Birse, Kenzie D, Ball, T Blake, Broliden, Kristina, Burgener, Adam D

“…Sexual transmission of HIV occurs across a mucosal surface, which contains many soluble immune factors important for HIV immunity. Although the composition of…”
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