2009
Multilocus Sequence Typing and Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis of Otitis Media Causing Pathogens
Thomas JC, Pettigrew MM. Multilocus Sequence Typing and Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis of Otitis Media Causing Pathogens. Methods In Molecular Biology 2009, 493: 179-190. PMID: 18839348, PMCID: PMC3581352, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59745-523-7_11.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBacterial InfectionsBacterial Typing TechniquesElectrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-FieldHaemophilus influenzaeMoraxella catarrhalisOtitis MediaSequence Analysis, DNAStreptococcus pneumoniaeConceptsOtitis mediaMolecular epidemiologyMultilocus sequence typingMoraxella catarrhalisHaemophilus influenzaeStreptococcus pneumoniaeSequence typingPulsed-Field Gel ElectrophoresisEpidemiologyBacterial pathogensField gel electrophoresisType of studyResearch settingsCharacterization of isolatesPathogensCatarrhalisInfluenzaePneumoniae
2007
Genetic Diversity of Paired Middle-Ear and Pharyngeal Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae Isolates from Children with Acute Otitis Media
Berrens ZJ, Marrs CF, Pettigrew MM, Sandstedt SA, Patel M, Gilsdorf JR. Genetic Diversity of Paired Middle-Ear and Pharyngeal Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae Isolates from Children with Acute Otitis Media. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 2007, 45: 3764-3767. PMID: 17804648, PMCID: PMC2168485, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00964-07.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseChildEar, MiddleElectrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-FieldGenetic VariationHaemophilus influenzaeHumansOtitis MediaPharynx
2004
Diversity and sharing of Haemophilus influenzae strains colonizing healthy children attending day-care centers
FARJO RS, FOXMAN B, PATEL MJ, ZHANG L, PETTIGREW MM, MCCOY SI, MARRS CF, GILSDORF JR. Diversity and sharing of Haemophilus influenzae strains colonizing healthy children attending day-care centers. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 2004, 23: 41-46. PMID: 14743045, DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000106981.89572.d1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCarrier StateChild Day Care CentersChild, PreschoolCohort StudiesColony Count, MicrobialDNA, BacterialElectrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-FieldFemaleGenotypeHaemophilus InfectionsHaemophilus influenzaeHumansIncidenceMaleMass ScreeningMichiganOtitis MediaPolymerase Chain ReactionReference ValuesRisk AssessmentSerotypingConceptsDay care centersH. influenzaeHealthy childrenH. influenzae organismsAcute otitis mediaH. influenzae colonizationH. influenzae strainsUnique strainsEnterobacterial repetitive intergenic consensus PCRThroat culturesOtitis mediaInitial screening techniqueNasopharyngeal colonizationPrevalence ratesColonizing strainsHaemophilus influenzaeHeterogeneity of strainInfluenzaeConsensus PCRRate of colonizationChildrenField gel electrophoresisSame strainPathogenic microorganismsEvidence of sharing
2002
Use of Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis, Enterobacterial Repetitive Intergenic Consensus Typing, and Automated Ribotyping To Assess Genomic Variability among Strains of Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae
Pettigrew M, Foxman B, Ecevit Z, Marrs C, Gilsdorf J. Use of Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis, Enterobacterial Repetitive Intergenic Consensus Typing, and Automated Ribotyping To Assess Genomic Variability among Strains of Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 2002, 40: 660-662. PMID: 11825990, PMCID: PMC153392, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.40.2.660-662.2002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBacterial Typing TechniquesElectrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-FieldGenetic VariationGenome, BacterialHaemophilus InfectionsHaemophilus influenzaeHumansPolymerase Chain ReactionRibotypingRobotics