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Role of Home Environmental Staphylococcus Aureus Bacterial Allergens in Childhood Asthma by Davis, Meghan F., Dr, Ludwig, Shanna, Dr, Brigham, Emily, Dr, McCormack, Meredith C., Dr, Matsui, Elizabeth, MD, MHS

“…Methods We measured SA (femB) and SEA-D genes in home dust extracts from the randomization visit (before treatment) in the completed Asthma Control Evaluation…”
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Analysis of Home Dust for Allergens Related to Staphylococcus Aureus by Ludwig, Shanna, Dr, Jimenez-Bush, Isabel, Brigham, Emily, Dr, Bose, Sonali, Diette, Gregory B., Dr, McCormack, Meredith C., Dr, Matsui, Elizabeth, MD MHS, Davis, Meghan F., Dr

“…Conclusions Compared to culture-based assessment, bacterial gene-based testing of home dust was more sensitive for staphylococcal (SA/SE) exposures…”
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Effect of home exposure to Staphylococcus aureus on asthma in adolescents by Davis, Meghan F., Ludwig, Shanna, Brigham, Emily P., McCormack, Meredith C., Matsui, Elizabeth C.

“…Outcomes in adolescents Subjective symptoms were assessed through three 2-week symptom recall questions (higher symptom report indicates worse asthma) and the…”
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Occurrence of Staphylococcus aureus in swine and swine workplace environments on industrial and antibiotic-free hog operations in North Carolina, USA: A One Health pilot study by Davis, Meghan F., Pisanic, Nora, Rhodes, Sarah M., Brown, Alexis, Keller, Haley, Nadimpalli, Maya, Christ, Andrea, Ludwig, Shanna, Ordak, Carly, Spicer, Kristoffer, Love, David C., Larsen, Jesper, Wright, Asher, Blacklin, Sarah, Flowers, Billy, Stewart, Jill, Sexton, Kenneth G., Rule, Ana M., Heaney, Christopher D.

“…Occupational exposure to swine has been associated with increased Staphylococcus aureus carriage, including antimicrobial-resistant strains, and increased risk…”
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Analysis of home dust for Staphylococcus aureus and staphylococcal enterotoxin genes using quantitative PCR by Ludwig, Shanna, Jimenez-Bush, Isabel, Brigham, Emily, Bose, Sonali, Diette, Gregory, McCormack, Meredith C., Matsui, Elizabeth C., Davis, Meghan F.

“…The bacterium Staphylococcus aureus (SA) is known to induce allergic inflammatory responses, including through secreted staphylococcal enterotoxin (SE)…”
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Breeding systems, hybridization and continuing evolution in Avon Gorge Sorbus by Ludwig, Shanna, Robertson, Ashley, Rich, Timothy C. G, Djordjević, Milena, Cerović, Radosav, Houston, Libby, Harris, Stephen A, Hiscock, Simon J

“…Background and AimsInterspecific hybridization and polyploidy are key processes in plant evolution and are responsible for ongoing genetic diversification in…”
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Risk factors for meticillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriage in MRSA‐exposed household pets by Cotter, Caitlin J., Ferradas, Cusi, Ludwig, Shanna, Dalton, Kathryn, Larsen, Jesper, Laucks, Daniel, Iverson, Sally Ann, Baron, Patrick, Tolomeo, Pam C., Brazil, Amy M., Ferguson, Jacqueline M., Lautenbach, Ebbing, Rankin, Shelley C., Morris, Daniel O., Davis, Meghan F.

“…Background Household pets can carry meticillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) introduced to the home by their human companions. Specific factors…”
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Environmental exposure to Staphylococcus aureus and SEB are associated with asthma symptoms and worse lung function among low-income, urban children with asthma by Davis, Meghan F., Ludwig, Shanna, Josephs-Spaulding, Jonathan, Dalton, Kathryn, Newman, Michelle, Balcer-Whaley, Susan L., Peng, Roger, Keet, Corinne, McCormack, Meredith C., Matsui, Elizabeth C.

“…Rationale Staphylococcus aureus (SA) nasal colonization has been linked to asthma symptoms, but whether environmental exposures to SA or staphylococcal…”
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2331. Household Pets and Recovery of Moraxella catarrhalis and Other Respiratory Pathogens From Children With Asthma by Davis, Meghan, Dalton, Kathryn, Johnson, Zoe, Ludwig, Shanna, Sabella, Katie, Newman, Michelle, Whaley, Susan Balcer, Keet, Corinne, McCormack, Meredith C, Carroll, Karen C, Matsui, Elizabeth C

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160. Reduction in the Spread of Hospital-Associated Infections Among Pediatric Oncology Patients in an Animal-Assisted Intervention Program from a Canine Decolonization Procedure by Dalton, Kathryn, Ruble, Kathy, DeLone, Alexandra, Frankenfield, Pam, Walker, Destiny, Ludwig, Shanna, Ross, Tracy L, Jaskulski, Janice, Carroll, Karen C, Rankin, Shelley, Morris, Daniel, Chen, Allen, Davis, Meghan

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Home Environmental Contamination Is Associated with Community-associated Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Re-colonization in Treated Patients by Davis, Meghan, Morris, Daniel, Cluzet, Valerie, Bilker, Warren, Tolomeo, Pam, Julian, Kathleen G, Baron, Patrick, Brazil, Amy, Ferguson, Jacqueline, Iverson, Sally Ann, Shahbazian, Jonathan, Ludwig, Shanna, Hu, Baofeng, Rankin, Shelley, Nachamkin, Irving, Lautenbach, Ebbing

“…Abstract Background Strategies to interrupt household transmission of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) that target…”
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