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Human Bartonellosis: An Underappreciated Public Health Problem? by Cheslock, Mercedes A, Embers, Monica E

“…spp. bacteria can be found around the globe and are the causative agents of multiple human diseases. The most well-known infection is called cat-scratch…”
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Lyme disease and the pursuit of a clinical cure by Adkison, Heather, Embers, Monica E

“…Lyme disease, caused by the spirochete , is the most common vector-borne illness in the United States. Many aspects of the disease are still topics of…”
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A comparison of Bartonella henselae infection in immunocompetent and immunocompromised mice by Bullard, Rebekah L, Cheslock, Mercedes, Goud Gadila, Shiva Kumar, Maggi, Ricardo G, Breitschwerdt, Edward B, Saied, Ahmad A, Embers, Monica E

“…Bartonellosis refers to disease caused by the Bartonella genus of bacteria. The breadth of disease manifestations associated with Bartonella is currently…”
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Variable manifestations, diverse seroreactivity and post-treatment persistence in non-human primates exposed to Borrelia burgdorferi by tick feeding by Embers, Monica E, Hasenkampf, Nicole R, Jacobs, Mary B, Tardo, Amanda C, Doyle-Meyers, Lara A, Philipp, Mario T, Hodzic, Emir

“…The efficacy and accepted regimen of antibiotic treatment for Lyme disease has been a point of significant contention among physicians and patients. While…”
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Borreliella burgdorferi Antimicrobial-Tolerant Persistence in Lyme Disease and Posttreatment Lyme Disease Syndromes by Cabello, Felipe C, Embers, Monica E, Newman, Stuart A, Godfrey, Henry P

“…The annual incidence of Lyme disease, caused by tick-transmitted Borreliella burgdorferi, is estimated to be at least 476,000 cases in the United States and…”
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Vaccination against Lyme disease: past, present, and future by Embers, Monica E, Narasimhan, Sukanya

“…Lyme borreliosis is a zoonotic disease caused by Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato bacteria transmitted to humans and domestic animals by the bite of an Ixodes…”
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The Probable Infectious Origin of Multiple Sclerosis by Landry, Remi L, Embers, Monica E

“…Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an immune inflammatory disease that causes demyelination of the white matter of the central nervous system. It is generally accepted…”
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Persistence of Borrelia burgdorferi in rhesus macaques following antibiotic treatment of disseminated infection by Embers, Monica E, Barthold, Stephen W, Borda, Juan T, Bowers, Lisa, Doyle, Lara, Hodzic, Emir, Jacobs, Mary B, Hasenkampf, Nicole R, Martin, Dale S, Narasimhan, Sukanya, Phillippi-Falkenstein, Kathrine M, Purcell, Jeanette E, Ratterree, Marion S, Philipp, Mario T

“…The persistence of symptoms in Lyme disease patients following antibiotic therapy, and their causes, continue to be a matter of intense controversy. The…”
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Detecting Borrelia Spirochetes: A Case Study With Validation Among Autopsy Specimens by Gadila, Shiva Kumar Goud, Rosoklija, Gorazd, Dwork, Andrew J, Fallon, Brian A, Embers, Monica E

“…The complex etiology of neurodegenerative disease has prompted studies on multiple mechanisms including genetic predisposition, brain biochemistry,…”
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Reply to Luger, “Why Is It So Hard to Find Persistent Borreliella burgdorferi?” by Cabello, Felipe C., Embers, Monica E., Newman, Stuart A., Godfrey, Henry P.

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Does Dementia Have a Microbial Cause? by Landry, Remi L, Embers, Monica E

“…The potential contribution of pathogenic microbes to dementia-inducing disease is a subject of considerable importance. Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a…”
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Superior efficacy of combination antibiotic therapy versus monotherapy in a mouse model of Lyme disease by Alruwaili, Yasir, Jacobs, Mary B, Hasenkampf, Nicole R, Tardo, Amanda C, McDaniel, Celine E, Embers, Monica E

“…Lyme disease (LD) results from the most prevalent tick-borne infection in North America, with over 476,000 estimated cases annually. The disease is caused by…”
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Recent Progress in Lyme Disease and Remaining Challenges by Bobe, Jason R, Jutras, Brandon L, Horn, Elizabeth J, Embers, Monica E, Bailey, Allison, Moritz, Robert L, Zhang, Ying, Soloski, Mark J, Ostfeld, Richard S, Marconi, Richard T, Aucott, John, Ma'ayan, Avi, Keesing, Felicia, Lewis, Kim, Ben Mamoun, Choukri, Rebman, Alison W, McClune, Mecaila E, Breitschwerdt, Edward B, Reddy, Panga Jaipal, Maggi, Ricardo, Yang, Frank, Nemser, Bennett, Ozcan, Aydogan, Garner, Omai, Di Carlo, Dino, Ballard, Zachary, Joung, Hyou-Arm, Garcia-Romeu, Albert, Griffiths, Roland R, Baumgarth, Nicole, Fallon, Brian A

“…Lyme disease (also known as Lyme borreliosis) is the most common vector-borne disease in the United States with an estimated 476,000 cases per year. While…”
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Antibiotic Susceptibility of Bartonella Grown in Different Culture Conditions by Gadila, Shiva Kumar Goud, Embers, Monica E

“…Bartonellosis is caused by a Gram-negative intracellular bacterium with a zoonotic transmission. The disease, caused by any of several genospecies of can range…”
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Evaluation of the available animal models for Bartonella infections by Bullard, Rebekah L., Olsen, Emily L., Cheslock, Mercedes A., Embers, Monica E.

“…The diseases caused by the Bartonella genus of bacteria are clinically diverse, and can be challenging to cure. The study of bartonellosis has been hampered by…”
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Repeated Tick Infestations Impair Borrelia burgdorferi Transmission in a Non-Human Primate Model of Tick Feeding by Narasimhan, Sukanya, Booth, Carmen J, Philipp, Mario T, Fikrig, Erol, Embers, Monica E

“…The blacklegged tick, , is the predominant vector of , the agent of Lyme disease in the USA. Natural hosts of such as are repeatedly infested by these ticks…”
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Robust B Cell Responses Predict Rapid Resolution of Lyme Disease by Blum, Lisa K, Adamska, Julia Z, Martin, Dale S, Rebman, Alison W, Elliott, Serra E, Cao, Richard R L, Embers, Monica E, Aucott, John N, Soloski, Mark J, Robinson, William H

“…Lyme disease ( infection) is increasingly recognized as a significant source of morbidity worldwide. Here, we show that blood plasmablasts and CD27 memory B…”
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The Functional and Molecular Effects of Doxycycline Treatment on Borrelia burgdorferi Phenotype by Caskey, John R, Hasenkampf, Nicole R, Martin, Dale S, Chouljenko, Vladimir N, Subramanian, Ramesh, Cheslock, Mercedes A, Embers, Monica E

“…Recent studies have shown that can form antibiotic-tolerant persisters in the presence of microbiostatic drugs such as doxycycline. Precisely how this occurs…”
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Amblyomma maculatum Feeding Augments Rickettsia parkeri Infection in a Rhesus Macaque Model: A Pilot Study by Banajee, Kaikhushroo H, Embers, Monica E, Langohr, Ingeborg M, Doyle, Lara A, Hasenkampf, Nicole R, Macaluso, Kevin R

“…Rickettsia parkeri is an emerging eschar-causing human pathogen in the spotted fever group of Rickettsia and is transmitted by the Gulf coast tick, Amblyomma…”
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Elevated Inflammation Associated with Markers of Neutrophil Function and Gastrointestinal Disruption in Pilot Study of Plasmodium fragile Co-Infection of ART-Treated SIVmac239+ Rhesus Macaques by Nemphos, Sydney M, Green, Hannah C, Prusak, James E, Fell, Sallie L, Goff, Kelly, Varnado, Megan, Didier, Kaitlin, Guy, Natalie, Moström, Matilda J, Tatum, Coty, Massey, Chad, Barnes, Mary B, Rowe, Lori A, Allers, Carolina, Blair, Robert V, Embers, Monica E, Maness, Nicholas J, Marx, Preston A, Grasperge, Brooke, Kaur, Amitinder, De Paris, Kristina, Shaffer, Jeffrey G, Hensley-McBain, Tiffany, Londono-Renteria, Berlin, Manuzak, Jennifer A

“…Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and malaria, caused by infection with spp., are endemic in similar geographical locations. As a result, there is high…”
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