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Host-response transcriptional biomarkers accurately discriminate bacterial and viral infections of global relevance by Ko, Emily R., Reller, Megan E., Tillekeratne, L. Gayani, Bodinayake, Champica K., Miller, Cameron, Burke, Thomas W., Henao, Ricardo, McClain, Micah T., Suchindran, Sunil, Nicholson, Bradly, Blatt, Adam, Petzold, Elizabeth, Tsalik, Ephraim L., Nagahawatte, Ajith, Devasiri, Vasantha, Rubach, Matthew P., Maro, Venance P., Lwezaula, Bingileki F., Kodikara-Arachichi, Wasantha, Kurukulasooriya, Ruvini, De Silva, Aruna D., Clark, Danielle V., Schully, Kevin L., Madut, Deng, Dumler, J. Stephen, Kato, Cecilia, Galloway, Renee, Crump, John A., Ginsburg, Geoffrey S., Minogue, Timothy D., Woods, Christopher W.

“…Diagnostic limitations challenge management of clinically indistinguishable acute infectious illness globally. Gene expression classification models show great…”
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Use of Structured Electronic Health Records Data Elements for the Development of Computable Phenotypes to Identify Potential Adverse Events Associated with Intravenous Immunoglobulin Infusion by Hurst, Jillian H., Brucker, Amanda, Zhao, Congwen, Driscoll, Hannah, Hostetler, Haley P., Phillips, Michael, Rosenberg, Bari, Samsky, Marc D., Smith, Isaac, Reller, Megan E., Strouse, John J., Zhou, Cindy Ke, Dores, Graça M., Wong, Hui-Lee, Goldstein, Benjamin A.

“…Introduction Detection of adverse reactions to drugs and biologic agents is an important component of regulatory approval and post-market safety evaluation…”
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Rickettsioses as Major Etiologies of Unrecognized Acute Febrile Illness, Sabah, East Malaysia by Grigg, Matthew J, William, Timothy, Clemens, Emily G, Patel, Kaajal, Chandna, Arjun, Wilkes, Christopher S, Barber, Bridget E, Anstey, Nicholas M, Dumler, J Stephen, Yeo, Tsin W, Reller, Megan E

“…Orientia tsutsugamushi, spotted fever group rickettsioses, and typhus group rickettsioses (TGR) are reemerging causes of acute febrile illness (AFI) in…”
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Multiplex 5′ Nuclease Quantitative Real-Time PCR for Clinical Diagnosis of Malaria and Species-Level Identification and Epidemiologic Evaluation of Malaria-Causing Parasites, Including Plasmodium knowlesi by Reller, Megan E, Chen, Wan Hsin, Dalton, Justin, Lichay, Marguerite A, Dumler, J Stephen

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The Host Response to Viral Infections Reveals Common and Virus-Specific Signatures in the Peripheral Blood by Tsalik, Ephraim L, Fiorino, Cassandra, Aqeel, Ammara, Liu, Yiling, Henao, Ricardo, Ko, Emily R, Burke, Thomas W, Reller, Megan E, Bodinayake, Champica K, Nagahawatte, Ajith, Arachchi, Wasantha K, Devasiri, Vasantha, Kurukulasooriya, Ruvini, McClain, Micah T, Woods, Christopher W, Ginsburg, Geoffrey S, Tillekeratne, L Gayani, Schughart, Klaus

“…Viruses cause a wide spectrum of clinical disease, the majority being acute respiratory infections (ARI). In most cases, ARI symptoms are similar for different…”
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Evaluation of the WHO 2009 classification for diagnosis of acute dengue in a large cohort of adults and children in Sri Lanka during a dengue-1 epidemic by Bodinayake, Champica K, Tillekeratne, L Gayani, Nagahawatte, Ajith, Devasiri, Vasantha, Kodikara Arachchi, Wasantha, Strouse, John J, Sessions, October M, Kurukulasooriya, Ruvini, Uehara, Anna, Howe, Shiqin, Ong, Xin Mei, Tan, Sharon, Chow, Angelia, Tummalapalli, Praveen, De Silva, Aruna D, Østbye, Truls, Woods, Christopher W, Gubler, Duane J, Reller, Megan E

“…Dengue is a leading cause of fever and mimics other acute febrile illnesses (AFI). In 2009, the World Health Organization (WHO) revised criteria for clinical…”
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Yield of Stool Culture with Isolate Toxin Testing versus a Two-Step Algorithm Including Stool Toxin Testing for Detection of Toxigenic Clostridium difficile by Reller, Megan E, Lema, Clara A, Perl, Trish M, Cai, Mian, Ross, Tracy L, Speck, Kathleen A, Carroll, Karen C

“…We examined the incremental yield of stool culture (with toxin testing on isolates) versus our two-step algorithm for optimal detection of toxigenic…”
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First Identification and Description of Rickettsioses and Q Fever as Causes of Acute Febrile Illness in Nicaragua by Reller, Megan E, Chikeka, Ijeuru, Miles, Jeremy J, Dumler, J Stephen, Woods, Christopher W, Mayorga, Orlando, Matute, Armando J

“…Rickettsial infections and Q fever present similarly to other acute febrile illnesses, but are infrequently diagnosed because of limited diagnostic tools…”
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Emergence of Epidemic Dengue-1 Virus in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka by Bodinayake, Champica K, Tillekeratne, L Gayani, Nagahawatte, Ajith, Devasiri, Vasantha, Kodikara Arachichi, Wasantha, Strouse, John J, Sessions, October M, Kurukulasooriya, Ruvini, Uehara, Anna, Howe, Shiqin, Ong, Xin Mei, Tan, Sharon, Chow, Angelia, Tummalapalli, Praveen, De Silva, Aruna D, Østbye, Truls, Woods, Christopher W, Gubler, Duane J, Reller, Megan E

“…Dengue is a frequent cause of acute febrile illness with an expanding global distribution. Since the 1960s, dengue in Sri Lanka has been documented primarily…”
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Unsuspected leptospirosis is a cause of acute febrile illness in Nicaragua by Reller, Megan E, Wunder, Jr, Elsio A, Miles, Jeremy J, Flom, Judith E, Mayorga, Orlando, Woods, Christopher W, Ko, Albert I, Dumler, J Stephen, Matute, Armando J

“…Epidemic severe leptospirosis was recognized in Nicaragua in 1995, but unrecognized epidemic and endemic disease remains unstudied. To determine the burden of…”
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Development and Clinical Validation of a Multiplex Real-Time Quantitative PCR Assay for Human Infection by Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Ehrlichia chaffeensis by Reller, Megan E, Dumler, J Stephen

“…Human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA), caused by , and human monocytic ehrlichiosis (HME), caused by , often present as undifferentiated fever but are not…”
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Chikungunya as a cause of acute febrile illness in southern Sri Lanka by Reller, Megan E, Akoroda, Ufuoma, Nagahawatte, Ajith, Devasiri, Vasantha, Kodikaarachchi, Wasantha, Strouse, John J, Chua, Robert, Hou, Yan'an, Chow, Angelia, Sessions, October M, Østbye, Truls, Gubler, Duane J, Woods, Christopher W, Bodinayake, Champica

“…Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) re-emerged in Sri Lanka in late 2006 after a 40-year hiatus. We sought to identify and characterize acute chikungunya infection…”
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Unsuspected Dengue as a Cause of Acute Febrile Illness in Children and Adults in Western Nicaragua by Reller, Megan E, de Silva, Aravinda M, Miles, Jeremy J, Jadi, Ramesh S, Broadwater, Anne, Walker, Katie, Woods, Christopher, Mayorga, Orlando, Matute, Armando

“…Dengue is an emerging infectious disease of global significance. Suspected dengue, especially in children in Nicaragua's heavily-urbanized capital of Managua,…”
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Leptospirosis as frequent cause of acute febrile illness in southern Sri Lanka by Reller, Megan E, Bodinayake, Champika, Nagahawatte, Ajith, Devasiri, Vasantha, Kodikara-Arachichi, Wasantha, Strouse, John J, Flom, Judith E, Dumler, J Stephen, Woods, Christopher W

“…To determine the proportion of fevers caused by leptospirosis, we obtained serum specimens and epidemiologic and clinical data from patients in Galle, Sri…”
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Use of Peptide Nucleic Acid-Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization for Definitive, Rapid Identification of Five Common Candida Species by Reller, Megan E, Mallonee, Amanda B, Kwiatkowski, Nicole P, Merz, William G

“…We investigated a 2.5-h peptide nucleic acid-fluorescence in situ hybridization (PNA-FISH) assay with five Candida species-specific probes to identify Candida…”
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Unsuspected dengue and acute febrile illness in rural and semi-urban southern Sri Lanka by Reller, Megan E, Bodinayake, Champika, Nagahawatte, Ajith, Devasiri, Vasantha, Kodikara-Arachichi, Wasantha, Strouse, John J, Broadwater, Anne, Østbye, Truls, de Silva, Aravinda, Woods, Christopher W

“…Dengue virus (DENV), a globally emerging cause of undifferentiated fever, has been documented in the heavily urbanized western coast of Sri Lanka since the…”
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Prevalence and Density-Related Concordance of Three Diagnostic Tests for Malaria in a Region of Tanzania with Hypoendemic Malaria by SCHACHTERLE, Stephen E, MTOVE, George, SULLIVAN, David, LEVENS, Joshua P, CLEMENS, Emily G, SHI, Lirong, RAJ, Amirita, MUNOZ, Beatrice, RELLER, Megan E, WEST, Sheila, STEPHEN DUMLER, J

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Optimization and Evaluation of a Multiplex Quantitative PCR Assay for Detection of Nucleic Acids in Human Blood Samples from Patients with Spotted Fever Rickettsiosis, Typhus Rickettsiosis, Scrub Typhus, Monocytic Ehrlichiosis, and Granulocytic Anaplasmosis by Reller, Megan E, Dumler, J Stephen

“…Spotted fever group rickettsioses (SFGR), typhus group rickettsioses (TGR), scrub typhus (caused by ), ehrlichiosis, and anaplasmosis often present as…”
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Multiplex 5′ Nuclease-Quantitative PCR for Diagnosis of Relapsing Fever in a Large Tanzanian Cohort by RELLER, Megan E, CLEMENS, Emily G, SCHACHTERLE, Steve E, MTOVE, George A, SULLIVAN, David J, DUMLER, J. Stephen

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A randomized controlled trial of household-based flocculant-disinfectant drinking water treatment for diarrhea prevention in rural Guatemala by Reller, Megan E, Mendoza, Carlos E, Lopez, M Beatriz, Alvarez, Maricruz, Hoekstra, Robert M, Olson, Christy A, Baier, Kathleen G, Keswick, Bruce H, Luby, Stephen P

“…We conducted a study to determine if use of a new flocculant-disinfectant home water treatment reduced diarrhea. We randomly assigned 492 rural Guatemalan…”
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