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Production and characterization of chimeric monoclonal antibodies against Burkholderia pseudomallei and B. mallei using the DHFR expression system by Kim, Hyung-Yong, Tsai, Shien, Lo, Shyh-Ching, Wear, Douglas J, Izadjoo, Mina J

“…Burkholderia pseudomallei (BP) and B. mallei (BM) are closely related gram-negative, facultative anaerobic bacteria which cause life-threatening melioidosis in…”
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Medulloblastoma and Brucellosis - Molecular Evidence of Brucella sp in Association with Central Nervous System Cancer by Zhang, Binxue, Izadjoo, Mina, Horkayne-Szakaly, Iren, Morrison, Alan, Wear, Douglas J

“…Neurobrucellosis has been reported to cause lesions in a number of different locations in the central nervous system. Histologically or radiologically, these…”
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Sequential real-time PCR assays applied to identification of genomic signatures in formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissues: a case report about brucella-induced osteomyelitis by Zhang, Binxue, Wear, Douglas J, Stojadinovic, Alexander, Izadjoo, Mina

“…Brucellosis is a zoonotic infection transmitted from animals to human by ingestion of infected food products, direct contact with an infected animal, or…”
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Development of hydrolysis probe-based real-time PCR for identification of virulent gene targets of Burkholderia pseudomallei and B. mallei--a retrospective study on archival cases of service members with melioidosis and glanders by Zhang, Binxue, Wear, Douglas J, Kim, H S, Weina, Peter, Stojadinovic, Alexander, Izadjoo, Mina

“…Burkholderia pseudomallei and B. mallei are two highly pathogenic bacteria responsible for melioidosis and glanders, respectively. Our laboratory developed…”
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Improvement of anti- Burkholderia mouse monoclonal antibody from various phage-displayed single-chain antibody libraries by Kim, Ho San, Lo, Shyh-Ching, Wear, Douglas J., Stojadinovic, Alexander, Weina, Peter J., Izadjoo, Mina J.

“…To improve anti- Burkholderia monoclonal antibody (MAb) binding affinity, six single chain variable fragments (scFvs) constructed previously were used as…”
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Construction and molecular characterization of mouse single-chain variable fragment antibodies against Burkholderia mallei and Burkholderia pseudomallei by Kim, Ho San, Tsai, Shien, Zou, Nianxiang, Lo, Shyh-Ching, Wear, Douglas J., Izadjoo, Mina J.

“…We have selected two lipopolysaccharide (LPS) specific Burkholderia mallei mouse monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) and four anti-capsular B. pseudomallei-specific…”
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Cat scratch disease: a bacterial infection by Wear, Douglas J., Margileth, Andrew M., Hadfield, Ted L., Fischer, Gerald W., Schlagel, Charles J., King, Frank M.

“…Histopathologic examination of lymph nodes from 39 patients with clinical and pathological criteria for cat scratch disease revealed delicate pleomorphic…”
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Mycoplasmas and Oncogenesis: Persistent Infection and Multistage Malignant Transformation by Tsai, Shien, Wear, Douglas J., Shih, James Wai-Kuo, Lo, Shyh-Ching

“…Oncogenic potential of human mycoplasmas was studied using cultured mouse embryo cells, C3H/10T1/2 (C3H). Mycoplasma fermentans and Mycoplasma penetrans,…”
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Cat-Scratch Disease: Isolation and Culture of the Bacterial Agent by English, Charles K, Wear, Douglas J, Margileth, Andrew M, Lissner, Christopher R, Walsh, Gerald P

“…A gram-negative bacterium or its cell wall—defective variants were isolated from lymph nodes of ten patients with cat-scratch disease. Cultured bacteria were…”
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Mycoplasma hominis Lipid-Associated Membrane Protein Antigens for Effective Detection of M. hominis-Specific Antibodies in Humans by Lo, Shyh-Ching, Wang, Richard Y.-H., Grandinetti, Teresa, Zou, Nianxiang, Haley, Christine L.-D., Hayes, Michael M., Wear, Douglas J., Shih, James W.-K.

“…Lipid-associated membrane proteins (LAMPs) from 14 Mycoplasma hominis isolates or strains share similar protein and antigenicity profiles. Of 31 human…”
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Enhancement of HIV-1 Cytocidal Effects in CD4$^+$ Lymphocytes by the AIDS-Associated Mycoplasma by Lo, Shyh-Ching, Tsai, Shien, Benish, Janet R., Shih, James Wai-Kuo, Wear, Douglas J., Wong, Dennis M.

“…Coinfection with Mycoplasma fermentans (incognitus strain) enhances the ability of human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1) to induce cytopathic effects on…”
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Mycoplasmal infections alter gene expression in cultured human prostatic and cervical epithelial cells by Zhang, Shimin, Wear, Douglas J., Lo, Shyh-Ching

“…Abstract To better understand how infections by mycoplasmas affect gene expression in human cells, we quantitatively measured the transcripts of 38 cytokine…”
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Demonstration of de novo HIV type 1 production by detection of multiply spliced and unspliced HIV type 1 RNA in paraffin-embedded tonsils by Brachtel, Elena F, Mascola, John R, Wear, Douglas J, Ehrenberg, Philip K, Dayhoff, Deborah E, Sanders-Buell, Eric, Michael, Nelson L, Frankel, Sarah Schlesinger

“…HIV-1 infection of tonsils takes place when virus spreads systemically, and may occur when tonsillar tissue serves as the initial portal of HIV-1 entry. The…”
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Case 22-1992: Pathogenesis of Cat Scratch Disease by Perkins, Bradley A, Swaminathan, Bala, Jackson, Lisa A, Brenner, Don J, Wenger, Jay D, Regnery, Russell L, Wear, Douglas J, Andrews, David M, Kurnick, James T, Ruoff, Kathryn L

“…To the Editor: Case Record 22–1992 (May 28 issue) 1 described a 6 1/2-year-old girl with a diagnosis of cat scratch disease. The addendum noted that Afipia…”
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Mycoplasma penetrans infections and seroconversion in patients with AIDS: identification of major mycoplasmal antigens targeted by host antibody response by Lo, Shyh-Ching, Wang, Richard Y-H., Grandinetti, Teresa, Zou, Nianxiang, Hayes, Michael M., Shih, Jim W-K., Wear, Douglas J.

“…We examined Mycoplasma penetrans-specific antibodies in sera of five male homosexual AIDS patients from whom M. penetrans was isolated during the disease…”
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Identification of Mycoplasma incognitus infection in patients with AIDS: an immunohistochemical, in situ hybridization and ultrastructural study by Lo, S C, Dawson, M S, Wong, D M, Newton, 3rd, P B, Sonoda, M A, Engler, W F, Wang, R Y, Shih, J W, Alter, H J, Wear, D J

“…Monoclonal antibodies (Mabs) were developed against antigens from a pure culture of Mycoplasma incognitus grown in modified SP-4 medium. All the Mabs obtained…”
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Virus-like infectious agent (VLIA) is a novel pathogenic mycoplasma: Mycoplasma incognitus by Lo, S C, Shih, J W, Newton, 3rd, P B, Wong, D M, Hayes, M M, Benish, J R, Wear, D J, Wang, R Y

“…The newly recognized pathogenic virus-like infectious agent (VLIA), originally reported in patients with AIDS but also known to be pathogenic in previously…”
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Encephalitis in Newborn Hamsters after Intracerebral Injection of Attenuated Human Measles Virus by WEAR, DOUGLAS J, RAPP, FRED

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Association of the virus-like infectious agent originally reported in patients with AIDS with acute fatal disease in previously healthy non-AIDS patients by Lo, S C, Dawson, M S, Newton, 3rd, P B, Sonoda, M A, Shih, J W, Engler, W F, Wang, R Y, Wear, D J

“…We studied 6 patients from 6 different geographic areas who presented with acute flu-like illnesses. The patients developed persistent fevers, lymphadenopathy…”
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Smallpox: The Greatest Killer: Smallpox in History by Wear, Douglas J

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