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Achieving sustained virologic response after interferon-free hepatitis C virus treatment correlates with hepatic interferon gene expression changes independent of cirrhosis by Meissner, E. G., Kohli, A., Virtaneva, K., Sturdevant, D., Martens, C., Porcella, S. F., McHutchison, J. G., Masur, H., Kottilil, S.

“…Summary Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection can now be treated with oral directly acting antiviral agents, either with or without ribavirin (RBV)…”
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Global Differential Gene Expression in Response to Growth Temperature Alteration in Group A Streptococcus by Smoot, Laura M., Smoot, James C., Graham, Morag R., Somerville, Greg A., Sturdevant, Daniel E., Cristi A. Lux Migliaccio, Sylva, Gail L., Musser, James M.

“…Pathogens are exposed to different temperatures during an infection cycle and must regulate gene expression accordingly. However, the extent to which virulent…”
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Evolutionary Genomics of Staphylococcus aureus: Insights into the Origin of Methicillin-Resistant Strains and the Toxic Shock Syndrome Epidemic by Fitzgerald, J R, Sturdevant, D E, Mackie, S M, Gill, S R, Musser, J M

“…An emerging theme in medical microbiology is that extensive variation exists in gene content among strains of many pathogenic bacterial species. However, this…”
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The Case for Regime-based Water Quality Standards by POOLE, GEOFFREY C, DUNHAM, JASON B, KEENAN, DRUSCILLA M, SAUTER, SALLY T, McCULLOUGH, DALE A, MEBANE, CHRISTOPHER, LOCKWOOD, JEFFREY C, ESSIG, DON A, HICKS, MARK P, STURDEVANT, DEBRA J, MATERNA, ELIZABETH J, SPALDING, SHELLEY A, RISLEY, JOHN, DEPPMAN, MARIANNE

“…Conventional water quality standards have been successful in reducing the concentration of toxic substances in US waters. However, conventional standards are…”
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EVOLVE: Evaluating the Safety of and Quality of Life in De-escalated Head and Neck Irradiation in HPV + Oropharynx Cancer in Non/Minimal Smokers in the Community Setting by Ailts, I., Blanchard, M.J., Terrell, A., Vegunta, R., Powell, S., Nowak, R.K., Schmidt, A., Geeraerts, L., Nurkic, S.R.W., Jensen, A.W., Ellison, C., Sturdevant, D., Spanos, W.

“…Previous studies at large academic centers have shown that de-escalation of adjuvant radiotherapy for selected patients with human papillomavirus-associated…”
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SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF MEASUREMENT OF NURSING HOME CULTURE CHANGE by Sturdevant, D., Mueller, C.A., Buckwalter, K.C.

“…Nursing home culture change (NHCC) aims to change the way care is provided in nursing homes. Valid and reliable measures are needed to evaluate the impact of…”
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Author Correction: Increased circulation time of Plasmodium falciparum underlies persistent asymptomatic infection in the dry season by Andrade, Carolina M., Fleckenstein, Hannah, Thomson-Luque, Richard, Doumbo, Safiatou, Lima, Nathalia F., Anderson, Carrie, Hibbert, Julia, Hopp, Christine S., Tran, Tuan M., Li, Shanping, Niangaly, Moussa, Cisse, Hamidou, Doumtabe, Didier, Skinner, Jeff, Sturdevant, Dan, Ricklefs, Stacy, Virtaneva, Kimmo, Asghar, Muhammad, Homann, Manijeh Vafa, Turner, Louise, Martins, Joana, Allman, Erik L., N’Dri, Marie-Esther, Winkler, Volker, Llinás, Manuel, Lavazec, Catherine, Martens, Craig, Färnert, Anna, Kayentao, Kassoum, Ongoiba, Aissata, Lavstsen, Thomas, Osório, Nuno S., Otto, Thomas D., Recker, Mario, Traore, Boubacar, Crompton, Peter D., Portugal, Silvia

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Genomic Transcriptional Profiling of the Developmental Cycle of Chlamydia trachomatis by Belland, Robert J., Zhong, Guangming, Crane, Deborah D., Hogan, Daniel, Sturdevant, Daniel, Sharma, Jyotika, Beatty, Wandy L., Caldwell, Harlan D.

“…Chlamydia trachomatis is one of the most common bacterial pathogens and is the etiological agent of debilitating sexually transmitted and ocular diseases in…”
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Transcriptome Analysis of Chlamydial Growth during IFN-γ-Mediated Persistence and Reactivation by Belland, Robert J., Nelson, David E., Virok, Dezso, Crane, Deborah D., Hogan, Daniel, Sturdevant, Daniel, Beatty, Wandy L., Caldwell, Harlan D.

“…Chlamydia trachomatis is an obligatory intracellular prokaryotic parasite that causes a spectrum of clinically important chronic inflammatory diseases of…”
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Genomewide Analysis of Gene Expression in Staphylococcus epidermidis Biofilms: Insights into the Pathophysiology of S. epidermidis Biofilms and the Role of Phenol-Soluble Modulins in Formation of Biofilms by Yao, Yufeng, Sturdevant, Daniel E., Otto, Michael

“…Many bacterial pathogens form cellular agglomerations known as biofilms, which considerably limit the success of both antibiotic treatment and the human immune…”
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Insights into Mechanisms Used by Staphylococcus aureus to Avoid Destruction by Human Neutrophils by Voyich, Jovanka M, Braughton, Kevin R, Sturdevant, Daniel E, Whitney, Adeline R, Said-Salim, Battouli, Porcella, Stephen F, Long, R. Daniel, Dorward, David W, Gardner, Donald J, Kreiswirth, Barry N, Musser, James M, DeLeo, Frank R

“…Polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs, or neutrophils) are critical for human innate immunity and kill most invading bacteria. However, pathogens such as…”
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Evolutionary Origin and Emergence of a Highly Successful Clone of Serotype M1 Group A Streptococcus Involved Multiple Horizontal Gene Transfer Events by Sumby, Paul, Porcella, Steve F., Madrigal, Andres G., Barbian, Kent D., Virtaneva, Kimmo, Ricklefs, Stacy M., Sturdevant, Daniel E., Graham, Morag R., Vuopio-Varkila, Jaana, Hoe, Nancy P., Musser, James M.

“…To better understand the molecular events involved in the origin of new pathogenic bacteria, we studied the evolution of a highly virulent clone of serotype M1…”
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Virulence Control in Group A Streptococcus by a Two-Component Gene Regulatory System: Global Expression Profiling and in vivo Infection Modeling by Graham, Morag R., Smoot, Laura M., Cristi A. Lux Migliaccio, Virtaneva, Kimmo, Sturdevant, Daniel E., Porcella, Stephen F., Federle, Michael J., Adams, Gerald J., Scott, June R., Musser, James M.

“…Two-component gene regulatory systems composed of a membrane-bound sensor and cytoplasmic response regulator are important mechanisms used by bacteria to sense…”
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Genome Sequence and Comparative Microarray Analysis of Serotype M18 Group A Streptococcus Strains Associated with Acute Rheumatic Fever Outbreaks by Smoot, James C., Barbian, Kent D., Van Gompel, Jamie J., Smoot, Laura M., Chaussee, Michael S., Sylva, Gail L., Sturdevant, Daniel E., Ricklefs, Stacy M., Porcella, Stephen F., Parkins, Larye D., Beres, Stephen B., Campbell, David S., Smith, Todd M., Zhang, Qing, Kapur, Vivek, Daly, Judy A., Veasy, L. George, Musser, James M.

“…Acute rheumatic fever (ARF), a sequelae of group A Streptococcus (GAS) infection, is the most common cause of preventable childhood heart disease worldwide…”
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Characterization of the Staphylococcus epidermidis Accessory-Gene Regulator Response: Quorum-Sensing Regulation of Resistance to Human Innate Host Defense by Yao, Yufeng, Vuong, Cuong, Kocianova, Stanislava, Villaruz, Amer E., Lai, Yuping, Sturdevant, Daniel E., Otto, Michael

“…Staphylococci are important opportunistic pathogens. However, there is a lack of information on how these bacteria survive inside the human body during…”
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Polymorphisms in the Chlamydia trachomatis Cytotoxin Locus Associated with Ocular and Genital Isolates by CARLSON, John H, HUGHES, Scott, HOGAN, Daniel, CIEPLAK, Gordon, STURDEVANT, Daniel E, MCCLARTY, Grant, CALDWELL, Harlan D, BELLAND, Robert J

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SarZ Is a Key Regulator of Biofilm Formation and Virulence in Staphylococcus epidermidis by Wang, Li, Li, Min, Dong, Dandan, Bach, Thanh-Huy L., Sturdevant, Daniel E., Vuong, Cuong, Otto, Michael, Gao, Qian

“…Biofilm-associated infection due to Staphylococcus epidermidis the leading nosocomial pathogen, is a major problem for the public health system, but the…”
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Factors Characterizing Staphylococcus epidermidis Invasiveness Determined by Comparative Genomics by Yao, Yufeng, Sturdevant, Daniel E, Villaruz, Amer, Xu, Lin, Gao, Qian, Otto, Michael

“…Virulence mechanisms of the leading nosocomial pathogen Staphylococcus epidermidis are poorly understood. We used microarray-based genome-wide comparison of…”
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THE WORLD OF AZTEC SCULPTURE by STURDEVANT, WILLIAM D.

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Pathogenomic Analysis of the Common Bovine Staphylococcus aureus Clone (ET3): Emergence of a Virulent Subtype with Potential Risk to Public Health by Guinane, Caitriona M., Sturdevant, Daniel E., Herron-Olson, Lisa, Otto, Michael, Smyth, Davida S., Villaruz, Amer E., Kapur, Vivek, Hartigan, Patrick J., Smyth, Cyril J., Fitzgerald, J. Ross

“…A common clone (ET3) of Staphylococcus aureus is responsible for a large proportion of cases of bovine mastitis and occasionally causes zoonotic infections of…”
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