Epidemiology, clinical manifestations, pathogenesis and laboratory detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections

TP Atkinson, MF Balish, KB Waites - FEMS microbiology …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Since its initial description in the 1940s and eventual elucidation as a highly evolved pathogenic
bacterium, Mycoplasma pneumoniae has come to be recognized as a worldwide cause …

Mycoplasma pneumoniae from the respiratory tract and beyond

…, L Xiao, Y Liu, MF Balish, TP Atkinson - Clinical microbiology …, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
Mycoplasma pneumoniae is an important cause of respiratory tract infections in children as
well as adults that can range in severity from mild to life-threatening. Over the past several …

New insights into the pathogenesis and detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections

KB Waites, MF Balish, TP Atkinson - 2008 - Future Medicine
Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a common cause of upper and lower respiratory tract infections
in persons of all ages and may be responsible for up to 40% of community-acquired …

Pleiotropic defects in lymphocyte activation caused by caspase-8 mutations lead to human immunodeficiency

…, J Puck, J Davis, CG Hall, S Skoda-Smith, TP Atkinson… - Nature, 2002 - nature.com
Apoptosis is a form of programmed cell death that is controlled by aspartate-specific cysteine
proteases called caspases. In the immune system, apoptosis counters the proliferation of …

Dominant-activating germline mutations in the gene encoding the PI (3) K catalytic subunit p110δ result in T cell senescence and human immunodeficiency

…, W Ouyang, DM Frucht, VK Rao, TP Atkinson… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
The p110δ subunit of phosphatidylinositol-3-OH kinase (PI(3)K) is selectively expressed in
leukocytes and is critical for lymphocyte biology. Here we report fourteen patients from seven …

[PDF][PDF] Genetic linkage of hyper-IgE syndrome to chromosome 4

…, J Davis, JI Gallin, HL Malech, TP Atkinson… - The American Journal of …, 1999 - cell.com
The hyper-IgE syndrome (HIES) is a rare primary immunodeficiency characterized by
recurrent skin abscesses, pneumonia, and highly elevated levels of serum IgE. HIES is now …

[HTML][HTML] Oncolytic HSV-1 G207 immunovirotherapy for pediatric high-grade gliomas

…, A Madan-Swain, TP Atkinson… - … England Journal of …, 2021 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Outcomes in children and adolescents with recurrent or progressive high-grade
glioma are poor, with a historical median overall survival of 5.6 months. Pediatric high-…

Benefit of anakinra in treating pediatric secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis

…, ML Stoll, T Beukelman, TP Atkinson… - Arthritis & …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To assess the benefit of the recombinant human interleukin‐1 receptor antagonist
anakinra in treating pediatric patients with secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis ( …

Aerobic exercise attenuates airway inflammatory responses in a mouse model of atopic asthma

A Pastva, K Estell, TR Schoeb, TP Atkinson… - The Journal of …, 2004 - journals.aai.org
Recent reports indicate that aerobic exercise improves the overall physical fitness and
health of asthmatic patients. The specific exercise-induced improvements in the pathology of …

Emerging macrolide resistance in Mycoplasma pneumoniae in children: detection and characterization of resistant isolates

X Li, TP Atkinson, J Hagood, C Makris… - The Pediatric …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Background: Epidemiologic data from Asia have documented the rapid and extensive
emergence of macrolide resistance in Mycoplasma pneumoniae. This drug resistance has also …