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Research Publications (Food Safety)

This page tracks research articles published in national and international peer-reviewed journals. Recent articles are available ahead of print and searchable by Journal, Article Title, and Category. Research publications are tracked across six categories: Bacterial Pathogens, Chemical Contaminants, Natural Toxins, Parasites, Produce Safety, and Viruses. Articles produced by USDA Grant Funding Agencies (requires login) and FDA Grant Funding Agencies (requires login) are also tracked in Scopus.

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  1. Transmission of Antimicrobial Resistant Yersinia pestis During a Pneumonic Plague Outbreak

    • Clinical Infectious Diseases

    • Background Pneumonic plague (PP), caused by Yersinia pestis, is the most feared clinical form of plague due to its rapid lethality and potential to cause outbreaks. PP outbreaks are now rare due to antimicrobial therapy. Methods A PP outbreak in Madagascar involving transmission of a Y.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Yersinia

  2. Impact of a Multiplexed Polymerase Chain Reaction Panel on Identifying Diarrheal Pathogens in Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Recipients

    • Clinical Infectious Diseases

    • Background Diarrhea is common and associated with substantial morbidity among hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) recipients, but the etiology is often not identified. Multiplexed polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays increase the detection of diarrheal pathogens, but the impact of this technology in this population has not been evaluated.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Viruses
      • Norovirus
      • Yersinia

  3. The African Green Monkey Model of Pneumonic Plague and US Food and Drug Administration Approval of Antimicrobials Under the Animal Rule

    • Clinical Infectious Diseases

    • Background Additional treatment options for pneumonic plague, the most severe form of infection by Yersinia pestis, are needed, as past US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approvals were not based on clinical trials that meet today’s standards, and multiple drugs are sought to counter resistance or use in special populations.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Yersinia

  4. Effect of Delaying Treatment on Efficacy of Ciprofloxacin and Levofloxacin in the African Green Monkey Model of Pneumonic Plague

    • Clinical Infectious Diseases

    • Background Ciprofloxacin and levofloxacin, 2 fluoroquinolone antimicrobials, are ≥90% effective for the treatment of inhalational plague when administered within 2–6 hours of fever onset in African green monkeys (AGM). Based on data in the AGM model, these antimicrobials were approved under the Food and Drug Administration’s Animal Efficacy Rule. However, that data did not address the issue of how long treatment with these antimicrobials would remain effective after fever onset.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Yersinia