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Leptospirosis by LEVETT, Paul N

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Classification of Leptospira genomospecies 1, 3, 4 and 5 as Leptospira alstonii sp. nov., Leptospira vanthielii sp. nov., Leptospira terpstrae sp. nov. and Leptospira yanagawae sp. nov., respectively by Smythe, L, Adler, B, Hartskeerl, R. A, Galloway, R. L, Turenne, C. Y, Levett, P. N

“…The genus Leptospira currently comprises 16 named species. In addition, four unnamed hybridization groups were designated Leptospira genomospecies 1, 3, 4 and…”
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Evaluation of Three Automated Nucleic Acid Amplification Systems for Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in First-Void Urine Specimens by Levett, P.N, Brandt, K, Olenius, K, Brown, C, Montgomery, K, Horsman, G.B

“…A total of 500 first-void urine specimens were tested for the presence of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae nucleic acids using ProbeTec ET…”
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Use of Immunoglobulin G Avidity Assays for Differentiation of Primary from Previous Infections with West Nile Virus by Levett, P. N, Sonnenberg, K, Sidaway, F, Shead, S, Niedrig, M, Steinhagen, K, Horsman, G. B, Drebot, M. A

“…Since its introduction in 1999, West Nile virus (WNV) infections have spread rapidly across the North American continent. Diagnosis of acute WNV infection by…”
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Assessment of the efficacy of an IgM-elisa and microscopic agglutination test (MAT) in the diagnosis of acute leptospirosis by Cumberland, P, Everard, C O, Levett, P N

“…In a prospective study in Barbados between 1979 and 1989, 321 cases were diagnosed in 638 patients presenting at a hospital with symptoms of leptospirosis…”
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The Leptospiral Major Outer Membrane Protein LipL32 Is a Lipoprotein Expressed during Mammalian Infection by Haake, D A, Chao, G, Zuerner, R L, Barnett, J K, Barnett, D, Mazel, M, Matsunaga, J, Levett, P N, Bolin, C A

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Evaluation of a Commercial Latex Agglutination Assay for Serological Diagnosis of Leptospirosis by Hull-Jackson, C, Glass, M.B, Ari, M.D, Bragg, S.L, Branch, S.L, Whittington, C.U, Edwards, C.N, Levett, P.N

“…Leptospirosis is a febrile zoonosis of worldwide distribution. A latex agglutination assay was evaluated in two studies, the first using a panel of…”
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Detection of dengue infection in patients investigated for leptospirosis in Barbados by Levett, P N, Branch, S L, Edwards, C N

“…The annual incidence of leptospirosis in Barbados is approximately 13 severe cases/100,000. The peak incidence occurs in October to December of each year,…”
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Assessing cost effectiveness of empirical and prophylactic therapy for managing leptospirosis outbreaks by GALLOWAY, R. L., LEVETT, P. N., TUMEH, J. W., FLOWERS, C. R.

“…This study evaluates the utility and cost effectiveness of empirical and prophylactic antibiotic treatment of leptospirosis compared with conventional…”
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Reclassification of Leptospira parva Hovind-Hougen et al. 1982 as Turneriella parva gen. nov., comb. nov by Levett, P. N, Morey, R. E, Galloway, R, Steigerwalt, A. G, Ellis, W. A

“…1 Meningitis and Special Pathogens Branch, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and…”
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Leptospiral Proteins Recognized during the Humoral Immune Response to Leptospirosis in Humans by GUERREIRO, Hygia, CRODA, Julio, FLANNERY, Brendan, MAZEL, Mary, MATSUNAGA, James, GALVAO REIS, Mitermayer, LEVETT, Paul N, KO, Albert I, HAAKE, David A

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Persistence of Anti-Leptospiral IgM, IgG and Agglutinating Antibodies in Patients Presenting with Acute Febrile Illness in Barbados 1979-1989 by Cumberland, P., Everard, C. O. R., Wheeler, J. G., Levett, P. N.

“…The persistence of anti-leptospiral IgM and IgG antibodies and agglutinating antibodies was studied in serologically confirmed cases of severe leptospirosis…”
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Seroprevalence of HSV-1 and HSV-2 in Barbados by LEVETT, P. N

“…Type-specific enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays, based upon recombinant glycoprotein G (gG), were used to detect antibodies to HSV-1 and HSV-2, in a small…”
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Unique combined penA/mtrR/porB mutations and NG-MAST strain types associated with ceftriaxone and cefixime MIC increases in a ‘susceptible’ Neisseria gonorrhoeae population by Thakur, S. D., Starnino, S., Horsman, G. B., Levett, P. N., Dillon, J. R.

“…Objectives To determine which mutations in penA, mtrR and porB are implicated in increasing minimum MICs of ceftriaxone and cefixime in a susceptible…”
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Heterophilic interference in specimens yielding false-reactive results on the Abbott 4th generation ARCHITECT HIV Ag/Ab Combo assay by Lavoie, S., Caswell, D., Gill, M.J., Kadkhoda, K., Charlton, C.L., Levett, P.N., Hatchette, T., Garceau, R., Maregmen, J., Mazzulli, T., Needle, R., Kadivar, K., Kim, J.

“…•Heterophilic interference may cause false reactive results on HIV EIA assays.•The Abbott ARCHITECT HIV Ag/Ab Combo assay is more prone to false reactive…”
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Leptospirosis: re-emerging or re-discovered disease? by Levett, P N

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Comparative evaluation of the Bio-Rad Geenius HIV-1/2 Confirmatory Assay and the Bio-Rad Multispot HIV-1/2 Rapid Test as an alternative differentiation assay for CLSI M53 algorithm-I by Malloch, L, Kadivar, K, Putz, J, Levett, P.N, Tang, J, Hatchette, T.F, Kadkhoda, K, Ng, D, Ho, J, Kim, J

“…Abstract Introduction The CLSI-M53-A, Criteria for Laboratory Testing and Diagnosis of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection; Approved Guideline…”
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A Quantitative Risk Assessment of West Nile Virus Introduction into Barbados by DOUGLAS, K. O, KILPATRICK, A. M, LEVETT, P. N, LAVOIE, M. C

“…To present a quantitative risk assessment of West Nile (WNV) virus introduction into Barbados, West Indies. Three possible modes were considered: a) WNV…”
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Linkage of Asthma and Total Serum IgE Concentration to Markers on Chromosome 12q: Evidence from Afro-Caribbean and Caucasian Populations by Barnes, Kathleen C., Neely, John D., Duffy, David L., Freidhoff, Linda R., Breazeale, Daniel R., Schou, Carsten, Naidu, Raana P., Levett, Paul N., Renault, Beatrice, Kucherlapati, Raju, Iozzino, Sebastiano, Ehrlich, Eva, Beaty, Terri H., Marsh, David G.

“…To identify genes potentially relevant in atopic asthma, we analyzed markers in chromosome 12q15–q24.1 for linkage to asthma and total serum IgE concentration…”
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Two methods for rapid serological diagnosis of acute leptospirosis by Levett, P N, Branch, S L, Whittington, C U, Edwards, C N, Paxton, H

“…Leptospirosis is a common and underdiagnosed zoonosis. Two rapid assays for serological diagnosis of acute leptospirosis in diagnostic laboratories, the…”
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