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Evidence that Human Chlamydia pneumoniae Was Zoonotically Acquired by MYERS, G. S. A, MATHEWS, S. A, BAVOIL, P. M, TIMMS, P, EPPINGER, M, MITCHELL, C, O'BRIEN, K. K, WHITE, O. R, BENAHMED, F, BRUNHAM, R. C, READ, T. D, RAVEL, J

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Epidemiology of chlamydial infection: are we losing ground? by Rekart, M L, Brunham, R C

“…Are we losing ground in our efforts to control sexually transmitted Chlamydia trachomatis infection? Before we can answer this question, we must first consider…”
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Cost-effectiveness of a new interferon-based blood assay, QuantiFERON®-TB Gold, in screening tuberculosis contacts by MARRA, F, MARRA, C. A, SADATSAFAVI, M, MORAN-MENDOZA, O, COOK, V, ELWOOD, R. K, MORSHED, M, BRUNHAM, R. C, FITZGERALD, J. M

“…BACKGROUND: Recent approval of interferon-gamma release assays that are more specific for Mycobacterium tuberculosis has given new options for the diagnosis of…”
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Genome sequences of Chlamydia trachomatis MoPn and Chlamydia pneumoniae AR39 by Read, T D, Brunham, R C, Shen, C, Gill, S R, Heidelberg, J F, White, O, Hickey, E K, Peterson, J, Utterback, T, Berry, K, Bass, S, Linher, K, Weidman, J, Khouri, H, Craven, B, Bowman, C, Dodson, R, Gwinn, M, Nelson, W, DeBoy, R, Kolonay, J, McClarty, G, Salzberg, S L, Eisen, J, Fraser, C M

“…The genome sequences of Chlamydia trachomatis mouse pneumonitis (MoPn) strain Nigg (1 069 412 nt) and Chlamydia pneumoniae strain AR39 (1 229 853 nt) were…”
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Genome sequence of Chlamydophila caviae (Chlamydia psittaci GPIC): examining the role of niche‐specific genes in the evolution of the Chlamydiaceae by Read, T. D., Myers, G. S. A., Brunham, R. C., Nelson, W. C., Paulsen, I. T., Heidelberg, J., Holtzapple, E., Khouri, H., Federova, N. B., Carty, H. A., Umayam, L. A., Haft, D. H., Peterson, J., Beanan, M. J., White, O., Salzberg, S. L., Hsia, R. ‐c., McClarty, G., Rank, R. G., Bavoil, P. M., Fraser, C. M.

“…The genome of Chlamydophila caviae (formerly Chlamydia psittaci, GPIC isolate) (1 173 390 nt with a plasmid of 7966 nt) was determined, representing the fourth…”
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Influence of HLA Supertypes on Susceptibility and Resistance to Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Infection by MacDonald, Kelly S., Fowke, Keith R., Kimani, Joshua, Dunand, Viviane A., Nagelkerke, Nico J. D., Blake Ball, T., Oyugi, Julius, Njagi, Ephantus, Gaur, Lakshmi K., Brunham, RobertC, Wade, Judy, Luscher, Mark A., Krausa, Peter, Rowland-Jones, Sarah, Ngugi, Elizabeth, Bwayo, Job J., Plummer, Francis A.

“…Certain human leukocyte antigens, by presenting conserved immunogenic epitopes for T cell recognition, may, in part, account for the observed differences in…”
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Unity in Variety-The Pan-Genome of the Chlamydiae by Collingro, Astrid, Tischler, Patrick, Weinmaier, Thomas, Penz, Thomas, Heinz, Eva, Brunham, Robert C., Read, Timothy D., Bavoil, Patrik M., Sachse, Konrad, Kahane, Simona, Friedman, Maureen G., Rattei, Thomas, Myers, Garry S. A., Horn, Matthias

“…Chlamydiae are evolutionarily well-separated bacteria that live exclusively within eukaryotic host cells. They include important human pathogens such as…”
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Pathogenesis of Chlamydia induced pelvic inflammatory disease by Cohen, C R, Brunham, R C

“…Further research is necessary to elucidate the pathogenesis of chlamydial PID. It is hoped that these endeavours will eventually lead to a vaccine to prevent…”
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Bacterial antigenic variation, host immune response, and pathogen-host coevolution by BRUNHAM, R. C, PLUMMER, F. A, STEPHENS, R. S

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The Potential for Vaccine Development against Chlamydial Infection and Disease by Brunham, R. C., Zhang, D. J., Yang, X., McClarty, G. M.

“…Chlamydia trachomatis and Chlamydia pneumoniae appear to share a common immunobiology with about 80% of their protein coding genes being orthologs. Progress in…”
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Risk Factors for Chlamydia trachomatis Pelvic Inflammatory Disease among Sex Workers in Nairobi, Kenya by Kimani, Joshua, Maclean, Ian W., Bwayo, Job J., MacDonald, Kelly, Oyugi, Julius, Maitha, Gregory M., Peeling, Rosanna W., Cheang, Mary, Nagelkerke, Nicolaas J. D., Plummer, Francis A., Brunham, Robert C.

“…Among 302 female sex workers in Nairobi, Kenya, who were followed for 17.6 ± 11.1 months, 146 had one or more infections with Chlamydia trachomatis; 102 had…”
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The Epidemiology of Chlamydia trachomatis within a Sexually Transmitted Diseases Core Group by Brunham, Robert C., Kimani, Joshua, Bwayo, Job, Maitha, Gregory, Maclean, Ian, Yang, Chunlin, Shen, Caixia, Roman, Susan, Nagelkerke, Nico J. D., Cheang, Mary, Plummer, Francis A.

“…Female sex workers in Nairobi were prospectively evaluated for risk factors of incident Chlamydia trachomatis infection. Independent risk factors included…”
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Autoimmunity to heat shock protein 60 and antigen-specific production of interleukin-10 by YI, Y, YANG, X, BRUNHAM, R. C

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Transgene as vaccine for chlamydia by Brunham, Robert Conrad, Zhang, Dong-ji

“…Background We evaluated the potential utility of DNA immunization with the major outer membrane protein (MOMP) gene of Chlamydia trachomatis mouse pneumonitis…”
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Priming with Chlamydia trachomatis Major Outer Membrane Protein (MOMP) DNA followed by MOMP ISCOM Boosting Enhances Protection and Is Associated with Increased Immunoglobulin A and Th1 Cellular Immune Responses by Dong-Ji, Zhang, Yang, Xi, Shen, Caixia, Lu, Hong, Murdin, Andrew, Brunham, Robert C.

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Prevalence and Correlates of Antibody to Chlamydial Heat Shock Protein in Women Attending Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinics and Women with Confirmed Pelvic Inflammatory Disease by Eckert, L. O., Hawes, S. E., Wölner-Hanssen, P., Money, D. M., Peeling, R. W., Brunham, R. C., Stevens, C. E., Eschenbach, D. A., Stamm, W. E.

“…A cross-sectional study of 306 women was done to correlate antibody to the chlamydial hsp60 (Chsp60) with epidemiologic, serologic, and laparoscopic findings…”
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Increased interleukin-10 in the endocervical secretions of women with non-ulcerative sexually transmitted diseases : A mechanism for enhanced HIV-1 transmission? by COHEN, C. R, PLUMMER, F. A, MUGO, N, MACLEAN, I, SHEN, C, BUKUSI, E. A, IRUNGU, E, SINEI, S, BWAYO, J, BRUNHAM, R. C

“…Although non-ulcerative sexually transmitted diseases (STD) and bacterial vaginosis are implicated as cofactors in heterosexual HIV-1 transmission, the…”
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Network theory and SARS: predicting outbreak diversity by Meyers, Lauren Ancel, Pourbohloul, Babak, Newman, M.E.J., Skowronski, Danuta M., Brunham, Robert C.

“…Many infectious diseases spread through populations via the networks formed by physical contacts among individuals. The patterns of these contacts tend to be…”
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DNA Vaccination with the Major Outer-Membrane Protein Gene Induces Acquired Immunity to Chlamydia trachomatis (Mouse Pneumonitis) Infection by Zhang, Dong-ji, Yang, Xi, Berry, Jody, Shen, Caixia, McClarty, Grant, Brunham, Robert C.

“…The efficacy of DNA vaccination for prevention of Chlamydia trachomatis infection was studied using the murine model of pneumonia induced by the mouse…”
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Antibody to Chlamydial hsp60 Predicts an Increased Risk for Chlamydial Pelvic Inflammatory Disease by Peeling, Rosanna W., Kimani, Joshua, Plummer, Francis, Maclean, Ian, Cheang, Mary, Bwayo, Job, Brunham, Robert C.

“…To determine whether serum antibody to Chlamydia trachomatis antigens alters the risk of C. trachomatis pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), 280 female sex…”
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