2020
Borrelia burgdorferi and Borrelia miyamotoi seroprevalence in California blood donors
Brummitt SI, Kjemtrup AM, Harvey DJ, Petersen JM, Sexton C, Replogle A, Packham AE, Bloch EM, Barbour AG, Krause PJ, Green V, Smith WA. Borrelia burgdorferi and Borrelia miyamotoi seroprevalence in California blood donors. PLOS ONE 2020, 15: e0243950. PMID: 33370341, PMCID: PMC7769429, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0243950.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLyme diseaseBlood donorsB. miyamotoiB. burgdorferiEndemic countiesWestern blotBorrelia miyamotoiB. burgdorferi antibodiesAdult blood donorsBorrelia burgdorferiIgG Western blotBlood donor seraRisk of infectionELISA test systemBurgdorferi antibodiesDonor seraC6 ELISAClinical casesEquivocal samplesHuman casesDiseaseAntibodiesI. pacificus ticksMiyamotoiBurgdorferi
1985
1094 THE EFFECT OF BETAMETHASONE ON THE CHEMOTACTIC RESPONSE OF NEONATAL NEUTROPHILS
Fuenfer M, Ingardia C, Raye J, Block C, Krause P. 1094 THE EFFECT OF BETAMETHASONE ON THE CHEMOTACTIC RESPONSE OF NEONATAL NEUTROPHILS. Pediatric Research 1985, 19: 293-293. DOI: 10.1203/00006450-198504000-01124.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEffect of betamethasoneMaternal steroid administrationPerinatal bacterial infectionHealthy term neonatesFetal lung maturationRisk of infectionSteroid administrationTerm neonatesHost defense systemNeonatal neutrophilsLung maturationNeutrophil functionCord bloodPMN functionNeonatal PMNTherapeutic concentrationsPMN chemokinesisBacterial infectionsBetamethasoneNeonatesPMN motilitySignificant inhibitionRandom migrationMicropore filtersFurther compromise