2020
Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction Testing on Filter Paper-Dried Serum for Laboratory-Based Dengue Surveillance-American Samoa, 2018.
Curren E, Tufa A, Hancock W, Biggerstaff B, Vaifanua-Leo J, Montalbo C, Sharp T, Fischer M, Hills S, Gould C. Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction Testing on Filter Paper-Dried Serum for Laboratory-Based Dengue Surveillance-American Samoa, 2018. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2020, 102: 622-624. PMID: 31933466, PMCID: PMC7056409, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.19-0800.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReal-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionResource-limited settingsTranscription polymerase chain reaction testingArboviral diseasesReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionLaboratory-based surveillanceTranscription-polymerase chain reactionDengue virus RNADENV RNAReaction testingDiagnostic testingDengue surveillanceReference laboratorySerumSurveillance of dengueVirus RNAChain reactionDiseaseSurveillanceDengue
2017
Differences in Prevalence of Symptomatic Zika Virus Infection, by Age and Sex—Puerto Rico, 2016
Lozier MJ, Burke RM, Lopez J, Acevedo V, Amador M, Read JS, Jara A, Waterman SH, Barrera R, Muñoz-Jordan J, Rivera-Garcia B, Sharp TM. Differences in Prevalence of Symptomatic Zika Virus Infection, by Age and Sex—Puerto Rico, 2016. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2017, 217: 1678-1689. PMID: 29216376, PMCID: PMC8849542, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jix630.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsZIKV infectionReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assaySex-dependent differencesSymptomatic infectionFemale sexSymptomatic Zika virus infectionZika virus infectionSymptomatic ZIKV infectionZika virus diseaseTranscription-polymerase chain reactionNonpregnant womenResidents of householdsZIKV diseaseRecent illnessVirus infectionDisease casesDiagnostic testingStudy participantsInfectionImmunosorbent assayConvenience samplePotential mechanismsChain reactionAgeRisk Factors Associated with Persistence of Zika Virus Nucleic Acid in Serum and Semen
Lozier M, Rosenberg E, Doyle K, Adams L, Klein L, Muñoz-Jordan J, Alvarado L, Sharp T, Paz-Bailey G. Risk Factors Associated with Persistence of Zika Virus Nucleic Acid in Serum and Semen. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2017, 4: s56-s57. PMCID: PMC5632286, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofx162.133.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDetectable ZIKV RNADays post-symptom onsetLonger median timeNon-pregnant womenZIKV RNAPregnant womenSymptom onsetMedian timeStudy participationRT-PCRPost-symptom onsetDuration of detectionRT-PCR testingZika virus RNAProportion of menVirus nucleic acidZika virus nucleic acidProspective cohortPrevention recommendationsRisk factorsIndex caseDiagnostic testingFirst monthConjunctivitisSerum
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