Search Results - "REED, Sharon L"
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Multicenter Evaluation of BioFire FilmArray Meningitis/Encephalitis Panel for Detection of Bacteria, Viruses, and Yeast in Cerebrospinal Fluid Specimens
Published in Journal of clinical microbiology (01-09-2016)“…Rapid diagnosis and treatment of infectious meningitis and encephalitis are critical to minimize morbidity and mortality. Comprehensive testing of…”
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Phase I Clinical Trial Results of Auranofin, a Novel Antiparasitic Agent
Published in Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy (01-01-2017)“…Under an NIH priority to identify new drugs to treat class B parasitic agents, we performed high-throughput screens, which identified the activity of auranofin…”
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Point‐of‐care diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis in non‐neutropenic patients: Aspergillus Galactomannan Lateral Flow Assay versus Aspergillus‐specific Lateral Flow Device test in bronchoalveolar lavage
Published in Mycoses (01-03-2019)“…Summary Background We compared new Aspergillus Galactomannan Lateral Flow Assay with the newly formatted Aspergillus‐specific Lateral Flow device tests for the…”
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Cysteine proteases in protozoan parasites
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-08-2018)“…Cysteine proteases (CPs) play key roles in the pathogenesis of protozoan parasites, including cell/tissue penetration, hydrolysis of host or parasite proteins,…”
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New drug target in protozoan parasites: the role of thioredoxin reductase
Published in Frontiers in microbiology (30-09-2015)“…Amebiasis causes approximately 70,000 deaths annually and is the third cause of death due to parasites worldwide. It is treated primarily with metronidazole,…”
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A Reprofiled Drug, Auranofin, Is Effective against Metronidazole-Resistant Giardia lamblia
Published in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (01-05-2013)“…Classifications Services AAC Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley Reddit…”
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Longitudinal Monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 IgM and IgG Seropositivity to Detect COVID-19
Published in The journal of applied laboratory medicine (01-09-2020)“…Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is a novel beta-coronavirus that has recently emerged as the cause of the 2019 coronavirus…”
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A high-throughput drug screen for Entamoeba histolytica identifies a new lead and target
Published in Nature medicine (01-06-2012)“…Entamoeba histolytica causes human amebiasis. Although antibiotic therapy for this infection exists, there are limited treatment options for this potentially…”
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X-ray structures of thioredoxin and thioredoxin reductase from Entamoeba histolytica and prevailing hypothesis of the mechanism of Auranofin action
Published in Journal of structural biology (01-05-2016)“…The anti-arthritic gold-containing drug Auranofin is lethal to the protozoan intestinal parasite Entamoeba histolytica, the causative agent of human amebiasis,…”
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Two key cathepsins, TgCPB and TgCPL, are targeted by the vinyl sulfone inhibitor K11777 in in vitro and in vivo models of toxoplasmosis
Published in PloS one (22-03-2018)“…Although toxoplasmosis is one of the most common parasitic infections worldwide, therapeutic options remain limited. Cathepsins, proteases that play key roles…”
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Auranofin is highly efficacious against Toxoplasma gondii in vitro and in an in vivo experimental model of acute toxoplasmosis
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-07-2014)“…The mainstay of toxoplasmosis treatment targets the folate biosynthetic pathways and has not changed for the last 50 years. The activity of these…”
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Under the Radar: Balamuthia Amebic Encephalitis
Published in Clinical infectious diseases (01-04-2009)“…Background. We present data from 9 years (1999–2008) of tests for Balamuthia mandrillaris, an agent of amebic encephalitis that were conducted as part of the…”
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Entamoeba histolytica Induces Intestinal Cathelicidins but Is Resistant to Cathelicidin-Mediated Killing
Published in Infection and Immunity (01-01-2012)“…Classifications Services IAI Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley Reddit…”
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Predictors of Failure from Primary Therapy for Giardiasis in San Diego: A Single Institution Retrospective Review
Published in Pathogens (Basel) (27-09-2019)“…This study aimed to determine the presence of giardiasis among HIV patients in San Diego, the rate of failure of metronidazole treatment, and factors…”
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Automated Real-Time Collection of Pathogen-Specific Diagnostic Data: Syndromic Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Published in JMIR public health and surveillance (06-07-2018)“…Health care and public health professionals rely on accurate, real-time monitoring of infectious diseases for outbreak preparedness and response. Early…”
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Cathepsin Cs Are Key for the Intracellular Survival of the Protozoan Parasite, Toxoplasma gondii
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (16-02-2007)“…Cysteine proteases play key roles in apicomplexan invasion, organellar biogenesis, and intracellular survival. We have now characterized five genes encoding…”
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Development and Use of Personalized Bacteriophage-Based Therapeutic Cocktails To Treat a Patient with a Disseminated Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Infection
Published in Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy (01-10-2017)“…Widespread antibiotic use in clinical medicine and the livestock industry has contributed to the global spread of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacterial…”
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Why Funding for Neglected Tropical Diseases Should Be a Global Priority
Published in Clinical infectious diseases (18-07-2018)“…Abstract Neglected tropical diseases affect >1 billion of the world's poorest persons. Control programs range from near-elimination (dracunculiasis) to…”
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Rare mould infections caused by Mucorales, Lomentospora prolificans and Fusarium, in San Diego, CA: the role of antifungal combination therapy
Published in International journal of antimicrobial agents (01-11-2018)“…•Retrospective analysis of patients with non-Aspergillus invasive mould infections (IMIs) at a US university medical centre.•IMIs occurred in patients with a…”
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