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An evaluation of the capability of existing and novel serodiagnostic methods for porcine brucellosis to reduce false positive serological reactions by McGiven, J.A., Nicola, A., Commander, N.J., Duncombe, L., Taylor, A.V., Villari, S., Dainty, A., Thirlwall, R., Bouzelmat, N., Perrett, L.L., Brew, S.D., Stack, J.A.

“…Porcine brucellosis is a zoonotic disease of truly global significance because even in countries without the disease the occurrence of false positive…”
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Differentiation between serological responses to Brucella suis and Yersinia enterocolitica serotype O[ratio ]9 after natural or experimental infection in pigs by JUNGERSEN, G., SØRENSEN, V., GIESE, S. B., STACK, J. A., RIBER, U.

“…False-positive serological reactions (FPSR) due to infections with Yersinia enterocolitica serotype O[ratio ]9 (YeO[ratio ]9) are a problem in tests for…”
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Nortriptyline and Interpersonal Psychotherapy as Maintenance Therapies for Recurrent Major Depression: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Patients Older Than 59 Years by Reynolds III, Charles F, Frank, Ellen, Perel, James M, Imber, Stanley D, Cornes, Cleon, Miller, Mark D, Mazumdar, Sati, Houck, Patricia R, Dew, Mary Amanda, Stack, Jacqueline A, Pollock, Bruce G, Kupfer, David J

“…CONTEXT Elderly patients with major depression are at high risk for recurrence, increased mortality, and chronic disability. OBJECTIVE To determine the…”
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Validation of FPA and cELISA for the detection of antibodies to Brucella abortus in cattle sera and comparison to SAT, CFT, and iELISA by McGiven, J.A., Tucker, J.D., Perrett, L.L., Stack, J.A., Brew, S.D., MacMillan, A.P.

“…The fluorescence polarisation assay (FPA) is a recently described test for the serological diagnosis of Brucella infection. It has many methodological…”
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Direct molecular typing of Brucella strains in field material by Gopaul, K. K., Dainty, A. C., Muchowski, J. K., Dawson, C. E., Stack, J. A., Whatmore, A. M.

“…[...]the same real-time PCR assay was used to screen DNA samples extracted from 20 aborted placental cotyledons from sheep. [...]the potential to apply the…”
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ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF BRUCELLA FROM THE LUNGWORMS OF A HARBOR PORPOISE (PHOCOENA PHOCOENA) by Dawson, C. E, Perrett, L. L, Stubberfield, E. J, Stack, J. A, Farrelly, S. S. J, Cooley, W. A, Davison, N. J, Quinney, S

“…Adult female nematodes identified as Pseudalius inflexus were collected from the lungs of a juvenile male harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) found dead on a…”
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Rating chronic medical illness burden in geropsychiatric practice and research: application of the Cumulative Illness Rating Scale by Miller, M D, Paradis, C F, Houck, P R, Mazumdar, S, Stack, J A, Rifai, A H, Mulsant, B, Reynolds, 3rd, C F

“…Reliable quantitative ratings of chronic medical illness burden have proved to be difficult in geropsychiatric practice and research. Thus, the purpose of the…”
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Inhibition of Caffeine Metabolism by Estrogen Replacement Therapy in Postmenopausal Women by Pollock, Bruce G., Wylie, Mary, Stack, Jacqueline A., Sorisio, Denise A., Thompson, Diane S., Kirshner, Margaret A., Folan, Maggie M., Condifer, Kelly A.

“…This study was conducted to investigate the effect of therapeutic estrogen on cytochrome P450 1A2‐mediated metabolism in postmenopausal women using caffeine as…”
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Human exposure to Brucella recovered from a sea mammal by Brew, S D, Perrett, L L, Stack, J A, MacMillan, A P, Staunton, N J

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Evaluation of a selective medium for Brucella isolation using natamycin by Stack, J.A, Harrison, M, Perrett, L.L

“…Aims: To select an anti-fungal agent to replace cycloheximide in the media used for isolation of Brucella. Methods and Results: One potential agent, natamycin,…”
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Improving the specificity of immunodiagnosis for porcine brucellosis by Thirlwall, R. E., Commander, N. J., Brew, S. D., Cutler, S. J., McGiven, J. A., Stack, J. A.

“…This report describes the use of cell mediated immunity to improve specificity of current diagnosis for Brucella suis . Diagnosis is problematic due to cross…”
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Using molecular tools to identify the geographical origin of a case of human brucellosis by MUCHOWSKI, J. K., KOYLASS, M. S., DAINTY, A. C., STACK, J. A., PERRETT, L., WHATMORE, A. M., PERRIER, C., CHIRCOP, S., DEMICOLI, N., GATT, A. B., CARUANA, P. A., GOPAUL, K. K.

“…Although Malta is historically linked with the zoonosis brucellosis, there had not been a case of the disease in either the human or livestock population for…”
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Three-Year Outcomes of Maintenance Nortriptyline Treatment in Late-Life Depression: A Study of Two Fixed Plasma Levels by Reynolds, Charles F., Perel, James M., Frank, Ellen, Cornes, Cleon, Miller, Mark D., Houck, Patricia R., Mazumdar, Sati, Stack, Jacqueline A., Pollock, Bruce G., Dew, Mary Amanda, Kupfer, David J.

“…OBJECTIVE: This study compared the long-term efficacy of two fixed plasma levels of nortriptyline in preventing or delaying recurrence of major depression in…”
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Competitive ELISA for bovine brucellosis suitable for testing poor quality samples by Stack, J. A., Perrett, L. L., Brew, S. D., MacMillan, A. P.

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Allelic Variation in the Serotonin Transporter Promoter Affects Onset of Paroxetine Treatment Response in Late-Life Depression by Pollock, Bruce G, Ferrell, Robert E, Mulsant, Benoit H, Mazumdar, Sati, Miller, Mark, Sweet, Robert A, Davis, Stephanie, Kirshner, Margaret A, Houck, Patricia R, Stack, Jacqueline A, Reynolds, Charles F, Kupfer, David J

“…The relationship of the serotonin transporter gene promoter region polymorphism (5-HTTLPR) to antidepressant response was examined in 95 elderly patients…”
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Hopelessness in suicide attempters after acute treatment of major depression in late life by Rifai, A H, George, C J, Stack, J A, Mann, J J, Reynolds, 3rd, C F

“…The relation between hopelessness and suicide attempts in the elderly was examined by studying the course of hopelessness in depressed patients. Sixty-three…”
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Seroprevalence of Brucella abortus and B. canis in household dogs in southwestern Nigeria : a preliminary report by Cadmus, S.I.B., Stack, J.A., Adesokan, H.K., Ajala, O.O., Odetokun, W.O., Perrett, L.L.

“…A preliminary serological study of 366 household dogs in Lagos and Ibadan, southwestern Nigeria, was carried out to determine antibodies due to exposure to…”
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Seroprevalence of bovine brucellosis in trade cattle slaughtered in Ibadan, Nigeria, from 2004-2006 by Stack, J.A., Adesokan, H.K., Adedokun, B.O., Cadmus, S.I.B.

“…A seroprevalence study was carried out among trade cattle slaughtered at Bodija Municipal Abattoir, Ibadan (southwestern Nigeria) over a period of 3…”
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Psychoeducational workshops for elderly patients with recurrent major depression and their families by SHERRILL, J. T, FRANK, E, GEARY, M, STACK, J. A, REYNOLDS, C. F

“…OBJECTIVE: This report details an extension of the use of psychoeducational workshops with psychiatric patients and their families to families of elderly…”
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Sleep-disordered breathing in normal and pathologic aging by HOCH, C. C, REYNOLDS, C. F. III, KUPFER, D. J, HOUCK, P. R, BERMAN, S. R, STACK, J. A

“…In a study of sleep-disordered breathing among 139 elderly individuals, sleep apnea (defined as 5 or more apneas per hour) occurred in 34 (41.7%) Alzheimer's…”
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