W L Thacker
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Lockman S, Hone N, Kenyon T, Mwasekaga M, Villauthapillai M, Creek T, et al.
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis
. 2003 Aug;
7(8):714-23.
PMID: 12921146
Setting: In countries with high HIV rates, diagnosis of lower respiratory disease etiology is both challenging and clinically important. Objective: To determine the etiology of lower respiratory tract disease among...
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Brown D, Talkington D, Thacker W, Brown M, Dillehay D, Tully J
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol
. 2001 Apr;
51(Pt 2):409-412.
PMID: 11321086
Mycoplasmas were isolated from the respiratory tracts of prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster). This paper presents biochemical, serological and molecular genetic characterizations of those organisms and proposes a new species, Mycoplasma...
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Hyde T, Gilbert M, Schwartz S, Zell E, Watt J, Thacker W, et al.
J Infect Dis
. 2001 Mar;
183(6):907-12.
PMID: 11237807
Outbreaks of Mycoplasma pneumoniae (MP) in closed communities can have a high attack rate and can last several months. Azithromycin chemoprophylaxis has not been evaluated as a means of limiting...
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Thacker W, Talkington D
Clin Diagn Lab Immunol
. 2000 Sep;
7(5):778-80.
PMID: 10973454
The Meridian ImmunoCard (IC), GenBio ImmunoWELL-IgM, and Remel EIA commercial antibody tests are qualitative enzyme immunoassays that detect antibodies to Mycoplasma pneumoniae in serum. These tests were compared to an...
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Feikin D, Moroney J, Talkington D, Thacker W, Code J, Schwartz L, et al.
Clin Infect Dis
. 1999 Dec;
29(6):1545-50.
PMID: 10585810
Outbreaks of Mycoplasma pneumoniae and adenovirus have been reported in military institutions for several decades. During a recent outbreak in a federal service training academy, we performed an epidemiological and...
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Talkington D, Thacker W, Keller D, Jensen J
J Clin Microbiol
. 1998 May;
36(4):1151-3.
PMID: 9542959
A nested PCR specific for the Mycoplasma pneumoniae P1 gene was used to diagnose mycoplasma infection in two cohort patients with severe pneumonia within 24 h of tissue receipt. A...
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Dillehay D, Wargo D, Webb S, Talkington D, Thacker W, Small L, et al.
Lab Anim Sci
. 1998 Mar;
48(1):38-44.
PMID: 9517888
A new species of Mycoplasma, M. volis, was isolated from the respiratory tract of clinically normal field-trapped prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster) that were to be housed in close proximity to...
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Klausner J, Passaro D, Rosenberg J, Thacker W, Talkington D, Werner S, et al.
J Infect Dis
. 1998 Jan;
177(1):161-6.
PMID: 9419183
There are currently no recommended epidemic-control measures for Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia outbreaks in closed communities. Previous studies have suggested the usefulness of chemoprophylaxis administered to close contacts of case-patients. To...
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Benson R, Thacker W, Daneshvar M, Brenner D
Int J Syst Bacteriol
. 1996 Jul;
46(3):631-4.
PMID: 8782669
Two Legionella-like organisms were isolated from water samples obtained in Adelaide, Australia. One organisms was isolated from a drinking water distribution system, and the other was isolated from a cooling...
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Dillehay D, Sander M, Talkington D, Thacker W, Brown D
Lab Anim Sci
. 1995 Dec;
45(6):631-4.
PMID: 8746521
A new species of mycoplasmas was isolated from the lungs and nasopharyngeal washings of prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster). Clinical signs of disease and microscopic lesions were not observed at the...