Alvaro J Benitez
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Ricardo-Caldera D, Espitia-Perez L, Aviles-Vergara P, Benitez A, Chacon-Pacheco J, Ballesteros-Correa J, et al.
Int J Parasitol Parasites Wildl
. 2024 May;
24:100940.
PMID: 38708188
Trypanosoma cruzi hosts can serve as a source of infection for animals, vectors, and humans, contributing to the establishment of Chagas disease (CD) in a given area. Traditionally, the Department...
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Wolff B, Waller J, Benitez A, Gaines A, Conley A, Rishishwar L, et al.
J Genomics
. 2023 Sep;
11:40-44.
PMID: 37670735
Four isolates were recovered from clinical specimens from ill workers during a multistate outbreak at two chicken processing plants. Whole genome sequencing analyses revealed high similarity to genotype D. The...
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Shu B, Kirby M, Davis W, Warnes C, Liddell J, Liu J, et al.
Emerg Infect Dis
. 2021 Jun;
27(7):1821-1830.
PMID: 34152951
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) emerged in late 2019, and the outbreak rapidly evolved into the current coronavirus disease pandemic. SARS-CoV-2 is a respiratory virus that causes symptoms...
4.
McGovern O, Kobayashi M, Shaw K, Szablewski C, Gabel J, Holsinger C, et al.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep
. 2021 Apr;
70(14):505-509.
PMID: 33830980
Psittacosis is typically a mild febrile respiratory illness caused by infection with the bacterium Chlamydia psittaci and usually transmitted to humans by infected birds (1). On average, 11 psittacosis cases...
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Leal Jr S, Totten A, Xiao L, Crabb D, Ratliff A, Duffy L, et al.
J Clin Microbiol
. 2020 Apr;
58(6).
PMID: 32269102
We evaluated six commercial molecular tests targeting , namely, the BioFire FilmArray respiratory panel (RP), the Meridian Alethia Mycoplasma Direct, the GenMark ePlex respiratory pathogen panel (RPP), the Luminex NxTAG...
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Diaz M, Waller J, Theodore M, Patel N, Wolff B, Benitez A, et al.
Clin Infect Dis
. 2019 Oct;
69(Suppl 4):S311-S321.
PMID: 31598666
Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS) laboratories are employing a variety of laboratory methods to identify infectious agents contributing to deaths of children <5 years old and stillbirths in...
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Carrim M, Wolter N, Benitez A, Tempia S, du Plessis M, Walaza S, et al.
Emerg Infect Dis
. 2018 Feb;
24(3):506-513.
PMID: 29460736
During 2012-2015, we tested respiratory specimens from patients with severe respiratory illness (SRI), patients with influenza-like illness (ILI), and controls in South Africa by real-time PCR for Mycoplasma pneumoniae, followed...
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Diaz M, Desai H, Morrison S, Benitez A, Wolff B, Caravas J, et al.
PLoS One
. 2017 Oct;
12(10):e0186030.
PMID: 28977025
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0174701.].
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Novosad S, Basavaraju S, Annambhotla P, Mohr M, Halpin A, Foy L, et al.
Clin Infect Dis
. 2017 Jun;
65(7):1152-1158.
PMID: 28575162
Background: Mycoplasma hominis is a commensal genitourinary tract organism that can cause infections outside the genitourinary tract. We investigated a cluster of M. hominis surgical site infections in patients who...
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Whistler T, Sawatwong P, Diaz M, Benitez A, Wolff B, Sapchookul P, et al.
J Clin Microbiol
. 2017 May;
55(7):2222-2233.
PMID: 28490485
Studies on in Thailand have focused on urban centers and have not included molecular characterization. In an attempt to provide a more comprehensive understanding of this organism, we conducted a...