Search Results - "Tan, Susanna K"
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The Human Virome: Implications for Clinical Practice in Transplantation Medicine
Published in Journal of clinical microbiology (01-10-2017)“…Advances in DNA sequencing technology have provided an unprecedented opportunity to study the human virome. Transplant recipients and other immunocompromised…”
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HHV‐6 and septic shock: Tenuous proof of causation
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Follicular Helper T (T FH ) Cell Targeting by TLR8 Signaling For Improving HBsAg-Specific B Cell Response In Chronic Hepatitis B Patients
Published in Frontiers in immunology (26-08-2021)“…Identifying signaling pathways that induce B cell response can aid functional cure strategies for chronic hepatitis B infection (CHB). TLR8 activation with…”
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Antiviral kinetics of tenofovir alafenamide and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate over 24 weeks in women of childbearing potential with chronic HBV
Published in PloS one (13-05-2021)“…Use of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) improves patient outcomes in preventing mother-to-child transmission (pMTCT) of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) in…”
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Oral Selective TLR8 Agonist Selgantolimod Induces Multiple Immune Cell Responses in Humans
Published in Viruses (30-11-2021)“…TLR8 agonists have the potential for use as immunomodulatory components in therapeutic modalities for viral infections such as chronic HBV (CHB) and HIV. In…”
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Molecular and Culture-Based Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Testing for the Diagnosis of Cytomegalovirus Pneumonitis
Published in Open forum infectious diseases (01-02-2015)“…Background. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised patients, with CMV pneumonitis among the most severe…”
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Compassionate Use of Remdesivir in Pregnant Women With Severe Coronavirus Disease 2019
Published in Clinical infectious diseases (06-12-2021)“…Abstract Background Remdesivir is efficacious for severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in adults, but data in pregnant women are limited. We describe…”
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Safety, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics of the Oral TLR8 Agonist Selgantolimod in Chronic Hepatitis B
Published in Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) (01-10-2021)“…Background and Aims In patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) infection, activation of toll‐like receptor 8 may induce antiviral immunity and drive functional…”
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A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of VIR-2482 in Healthy Adults for Prevention of Influenza A Illness (PENINSULA)
Published in Clinical infectious diseases (15-10-2024)“…Influenza A results in significant morbidity and mortality. VIR-2482, an engineered human monoclonal antibody with extended half-life, targets a highly…”
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Safety and efficacy of the oral TLR8 agonist selgantolimod in individuals with chronic hepatitis B under viral suppression
Published in Journal of hepatology (01-03-2023)“…Selgantolimod (GS-9688) is a Toll-like receptor 8 (TLR8) agonist that suppresses HBV in vitro. In a phase II study, we evaluated the safety and efficacy of…”
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Calibration of BK Virus Nucleic Acid Amplification Testing to the 1st WHO International Standard for BK Virus
Published in Journal of clinical microbiology (01-03-2017)“…Significant interassay variability in the quantification of BK virus (BKV) DNA precludes establishing broadly applicable thresholds for the management of BKV…”
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Cytomegalovirus load at treatment initiation is predictive of time to resolution of viremia and duration of therapy in hematopoietic cell transplant recipients
Published in Journal of clinical virology (01-08-2015)“…Highlights • Preemptive therapy is the basis of CMV prevention in HCT recipients. • Retrospectively evaluated CMV levels at the initiation of preemptive…”
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Stability of Zika virus in urine: Specimen processing considerations and implications for the detection of RNA targets in urine
Published in Journal of virological methods (01-10-2017)“…•Studied protocols to maximize detection of ZIKV RNA in urine.•Evaluated temperature, time, ZIKV levels, and use of nucleic acid stabilizers.•At low levels of…”
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Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing for Identification and Quantitation of Transplant-Related DNA Viruses
Published in Journal of clinical microbiology (01-12-2019)“…Infections with DNA viruses are frequent causes of morbidity and mortality in transplant recipients. This study describes the analytical and clinical…”
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Hepatitis B virus haplotype number at baseline is a predictive marker of functional cure during antiviral therapy for patients with genotypes A and D HBeAg‐positive chronic hepatitis B
Published in Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics (01-03-2023)“…Summary Backgrounds and Aims We investigated associations between hepatitis B virus (HBV) genome‐length haplotype number (HN) at baseline in subjects with…”
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Is Merkel Cell Carcinoma of Lymph Node Actually Metastatic Cutaneous Merkel Cell Carcinoma?
Published in American journal of clinical pathology (01-09-2020)“…Abstract Objectives The possibility of a so-called primary lymph node neuroendocrine carcinoma has been described in the literature. Here we evaluate cases…”
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Impact of Pretransplant Donor BK Viruria in Kidney Transplant Recipients
Published in The Journal of infectious diseases (02-07-2019)“…BK virus (BKV) is a significant cause of nephropathy in kidney transplantation. The goal of this study was to characterize the course and source of BKV in…”
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HBV variants are common in the ‘immune‐tolerant’ phase of chronic hepatitis B
Published in Journal of viral hepatitis (01-10-2020)“…Nucleos(t)ide analogues (NUC) treatment prevents progression of liver fibrosis in subjects with chronic hepatitis B (CHB). However, risk of hepatocellular…”
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Metagenomic sequencing of stool samples in Bangladeshi infants: virome association with poliovirus shedding after oral poliovirus vaccination
Published in Scientific reports (21-09-2020)“…The potential role of enteric viral infections and the developing infant virome in affecting immune responses to the oral poliovirus vaccine (OPV) is unknown…”
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Limited Variation in BK Virus T-Cell Epitopes Revealed by Next-Generation Sequencing
Published in Journal of clinical microbiology (01-10-2015)“…BK virus (BKV) infection causing end-organ disease remains a formidable challenge to the hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) and kidney transplant fields. As…”
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