Publications

Ma X, Y Liu, BB Gowen, EA Graviss , AG Clark, JM Musser. 2007 Full-Exon Resequencing Reveals Toll-like Receptor Variants Contribute to Human Susceptibility to Tuberculosis Disease. Public Library of Science. 2(12):e1318. PMID 18091991.

Shelburne SA, SV Kavnidra, AC White, L Byrne, A Carmer, CM Austin, EA Graviss , C Stager, BE Murray, RL Atmar. Sequential Outbreaks of Acinetobacter baumannii Strains with Differing Clinical Manifestations in a Houston , Texas Public Teaching Hospital. Journal of Clinical Microbiology . 2007. Nov 17 [Epub ahead of print]. PMID 18003801.

Gallant CJ, S Malik, N Jabado, M Cellier, L Simkin, BB Finley, EA Graviss , P Gros, JM Musser, E Schurr. 2007. Reduced in vitro functional activity of human NRAMP1 (SLC11A1) allele that predisposes to increased risk of pediatric tuberculosis disease. Genes and Immunity . 8 : 691-8 . PMID 17919696.

El Sahly HM, LD Teeter, X Pan, JM Musser, EA Graviss . 2007. Mortality Associated with Central Nervous System Tuberculosis. Journal of Infection . 55:502-509. PMID 17920686.

Grimes CZ, L Hwang, ML Williams, C Austin, EA Graviss . 2007. Tuberculosis Infection in Drug Users - Interferon Gamma Release Assay Performance. The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease . 11:1183-1187. PMID 17958979.

Musher DM, AM Rueda-Jaimes, EA Graviss, MC Rodriguez-Barradas. 2007. Reply to Weiser and Austrian. Clinical Infectious Diseases . 44:1140-41. PMID

Preidis GA, H Wang, DE Lewis, A Castellanos-Gonzalezs, KA Rogers, EA Graviss , HD Ward, AC White. 2007. Seropositive human subjects produce Interferon gamma after stimulation with recombinant Cryptosporidium hominis gp15. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene . 77:583-5. PMID 17827383.

Olsen RJ, PA Cernoch, CM Austin, EA Graviss , DH Farkas, and GA Land. 2007. Validation of the Mycoalign System for Mycobacterium spp. Identification. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease . June 13; [Epub ahead of print]. PMID 17572036.

Musher DM, A Manhas, P Jain, F Nuila, A Waqar, N Logan , B Marino, EA Graviss . 2007. Detection of Clostridium difficile toxin: Comparison of enzyme immunoassays with results obtained by cytotoxicity assay. Journal of Clinical Microbiology . 45:2737-39. PMID 17567791.

Brandt ML, C Daigneau, EA Graviss , B Naik, ME Fitch and KK Washburn. 2007. Validation of the Baylor Continence Scale in Children with Anorectal Malformation. Journal of Pediatric Surgery . 42:1015-21; discussion 1021. PMID 17560212.

Bicmen C, N Esen, EA Graviss , N Williams-Bouyer, SV Ramaswamy, N Yulug . 2007. Molecular Characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates from Izmir , Turkey . New Microbiologica . 30:229-240. PMID 17802900.

Manetti AG, C Zingaretti, F Falugi, S Capo, M Bombaci, F Bagnoli, G Gambellini, G Bensi, M Mora, AM Edwards JM Musser, EA Graviss , JL Telford, G Grandi, I Margarit. 2007. Streptococcus pyogenes pili promote pharyngeal cell adhesion and biofilm formation. Molecular Microbiology . 64:968-83. PMID 17501921.

Porsa E, L Cheng, and EA Graviss . 2007. Comparison of an ESAT-6/ CFP-10 Peptide-Based ELISPOT Assay to Tuberculin Skin Test for Tuberculosis Screening in a Moderate Risk Population of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in a Moderate Risk Population. Clinical and Vaccine Immunology . 14:714-9. PMID 17442844.

Shelburne SA 3 rd , N Okorafor, I Sitkiewicz, P Sumby, P Patel, D Keith, P Patel, C Austin , EA Graviss , and JM Musser. 2007. Regulation of polysaccharide utilization is critical for persistence of group A Streptococcus in the oropharynx. Infection and Immunology . 75:2981-90. PMID 17403878.

Shelburne SA 3 rd , H Fang, N Okorafor, P Sumby, I Sitkiewicz, D Keith, P Patel, C Austin , EA Graviss , JM Musser and D-C Chow. 2007. MalE of Group A Streptococcus Participates in the Rapid Transport of Matotriose and Longert Maltodextrins. Journal of Bacteriology . 189:2610-7. PMID 17259319.

Musher DM, AM Rueda-Jaimes, EA Graviss , MC Rodriguez-Barradas. 2007. Reply to Weiser and Austrian. Clinical Infectious Diseases . 44:1140-1. PID 17366470.

Moran A, X Ma, RA Reiche, EA Graviss . 2007. No association between +874 T/A single nucleotide polymorphism INF- ( gene and susceptibility . The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease : 11:113-5. PMID: 17217140.

Moran A, DV Harbour, LD Teeter, JM Musser and EA Graviss . 2007. Is alcohol use associated with cavitary disease in tuberculosis? Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research 31:33-38. PMID: 17207099.

Dominguez EP, YU Choi, BG Scott, AM Yahanda , EA Graviss , JF Sweeney. 2006. Impact of Morbid Obesity on Outcome of Laparoscopic Splenectomy. Surgical Endoscopy . 21:422-426. PMID 17103267.

Griffith DE , BA Brown-Elliott, B Langsjoen, Y Zhang, X Pan, W Girard, K Nelson, J Caccitolo, J Alvarez, S Shepherd, R Wilson, EA Graviss , RJ Wallace Jr. 2006. Clinical and Molecular Analysis of Macrolide Resistance in Mycobacterium avium Complex Lung Disease. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine . 174:928-34. PMID 16858014.

Musher DM, AM Rueda-Jaimes, EA Graviss , MC Rodriguez-Barradas. 2006. Effectiveness of pneumococcal vaccination: a comparison of vaccination rates in patients with bacteremic and nonbacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia. Clinical Infectious Diseases : 43:1004-1008. PMID 16983612.

Ma X, H Wang, Y Deng, Z Liu, Y Xu, X Pan, JM Musser, EA Graviss . 2006 . rpoB Gene Mutation and Molecular Characterization of Rifampin-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Shandong Province , China . Journal of Clinical Microbiology 44:3409-12. PMID 16954287.

Montes M, DE Lewis, C Sanchez, DL de Castilla, EA Graviss , C Seas, E Gotuzzo, AC White. 2006. Foxp3+ regulatory T-cells in antiretroviral naïve HIV patients. AIDS : 20:1669-71. PMID 16868450.

Mehendiratta V, BC McCarty, L Gomez, EA Graviss , DM Musher. 2006. Computerized tomography (CT)-guided aspiration of abscesses: outcome of therapy at a tertiary care hospital. Journal of Infection : (In Press). [May 4, Epub ahead of print]. PMID 16678902.

Qiu L, L D Teeter, Z Liu, X Ma, JM Musser, EA Graviss . 2006. Diagnostic Associations between Pleural and Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Journal of Infection 53:377-386. PMID 1646663.

El Sahly HM, LD Teeter, RR Pawlak, JM Musser, EA Graviss . 2006. Drug-resistant Tuberculosis: A Disease of Target Populations in Houston , Texas . Journal of Infection 53:5-11 . PMID 16310855.

Reichenbach, DJ, AD Tackett, J Harris, D Camacho, EA Graviss , B Dewan, A Vavra, A Stiles, WE Fisher, FC Brunicardi, JF Sweeney. 2006. Laparoscopic Colon Resection Early In the Learning Curve: What is the Appropriate Setting? Annals of Surgery 243:730-5. PMID 16772776.

Visnegarwala F, MC Rodriguez-Barradas, EA Graviss , M Caprio, M Nykyforchyn, L Laufman. 2006. Community Outreach with Weekly Delivery of Anti-Retroviral Drugs Compared to Cognitive-Behavioral Health Care Team-Based Approach to Improve Adherence among Indigent Women Newly Starting HAART. AIDS Care 18:332-338. PMID 16809110.

Sumby, P, AR Whitney, EA Graviss , FR DeLeo, JM Musser. 2006. Genome-wide analysis of Group A Streptococcus reveals a mutation that modulates global phenotype and disease specificity. PLoS Pathogens . 2 :41-49. PMID 16446783.

Porsa E, L Cheng, MM Seale, GL Delclos, X Ma, R Reich, JM Musser, EA Graviss . 2006. Prevalence of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in a Moderate Risk Population by Tuberculin Skin Test and a New Interferon-gamma Immune Assay Comparing Interferon-gamma Assay to Tuberculin Skin Test for Detecting Latent Tuberculosis Infection in a Moderate Risk Population. Clinical and Vaccine Immunology : 13:53-58. PMID 16426000.

Gutacker MM, B Mathema H Soini, E Shashkina, BN Kreiswirth, EA Graviss , JM Musser. 2006. Single Nucleotide Polymorphism-Based Population Genetic Analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains from Four Geographic Sites. Journal of Infectious Diseases 193:121-128. PMID 16323140.