Publications by authors named "A R Hoffmaster"
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- SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, was identified in 2019 and has led to a significant global health crisis.
- The study evaluated the effectiveness of various serological tests for detecting SARS-CoV-2 specific antibodies, including in-house ELISA and commercial assays, using samples from confirmed COVID-19 patients and a control group.
- All tests showed high sensitivity (95.4-96.6%) and diagnostic accuracy, but the researchers emphasized the need for independent evaluations to enhance the interpretation of serological test results.
Melioidosis, caused by , is a rare but potentially fatal bacterial disease endemic to tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. It is typically acquired through contact with contaminated soil or fresh water. Before this investigation, was not known to have been isolated from the environment in the continental United States.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBurkholderia thailandensis, an opportunistic pathogen found in the environment, is a bacterium closely related to B. pseudomallei, the cause of melioidosis. Human B.
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- Inhalation anthrax has three stages: early, intermediate, and late, and scientists studied it using 23 monkeys.
- They found that the toxins in the blood changed in a specific way, like rising, leveling off, and then rising fast again during the illness.
- Animals that got really sick quickly had higher toxin levels earlier than those who got sick slowly, showing that the way anthrax gets worse depends more on toxin levels than on the time that's passed.