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Diagnostic Immunology

  • Windsor WJ, Knight V, Merkel PA, Lamb MM, Tucker HR, Carson K, Howard KM, Yates JL, Santiago ML, McCarthy MK, Morrison TE, Kedl RM, Frazer-Abel A, Guo K, Andersen G, Huey L, Barrett BS, Colón-Franco JM, Lee WT, Chu MC. COVID-19 Serology Control Panel Using the Dried-Tube Specimen Method. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2022;106(2):562-565. DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.21-1036
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  • Karger AB, Brien JD, Christen JM, Dhakal S, Kemp TJ, Klein SL, Pinto LA, Premkumar L, Roback JD, Binder RA, Boehme KW, Boppana S, Cordon-Cardo C, Crawford JM, Daiss JL, Dupuis AP 2nd, Espino AM, Firpo-Betancourt A, Forconi C, Forrest JC, Girardin RC, Granger DA, Granger SW, Haddad NS, Heaney CD, Hunt DT, Kennedy JL, King CL, Krammer F, Kruczynski K, LaBaer J, Lee FE, Lee WT, Liu SL, Lozanski G, Lucas T, Mendu DR, Moormann AM, Murugan V, Okoye NC, Pantoja P, Payne AF, Park J, Pinninti S, Pinto AK, Pisanic N, Qiu J, Sariol CA, Simon V, Song L, Steffen TL, Stone ET, Styer LM, Suthar MS, Thomas SN, Thyagarajan B, Wajnberg A, Yates JL, Sobhani K. The Serological Sciences Network (SeroNet) for COVID-19: Depth and Breadth of Serology Assays and Plans for Assay Harmonization. mSphere. 2022;Jun(15):e0019322. DOI: 10.1128/msphere.00193-22
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  • Carson KJ, Heidi R. Tucker HR, Howard K, Hales M, Bryant PW, St. George K, Kulas KE, Lee WT. Evaluation of measles IgM antibody detection assays during the 2018-2019 outbreak in New York State. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 2022;104(1):115741. DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2022.115741
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  • Windsor WJ, Roell Y, Tucker H, Cheng CA, Suliman S, Peek LJ, Pestano GA, Lee WT, Zeichhardt H, Lamb MM, Kammel M, Wang H, Kedl R, Rester C, Morrison TE, Davenport BJ, Carson K, Yates J, Howard K, Kulas K, Walt DR, Dafni A, Taylor D, Chu M. Harmonization of Multiple SARS-CoV-2 Reference Materials Using the WHO IS (NIBSC 20/136): Results and Implications. Front Microbiol. 2022;May 30(13):893801. DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.893801
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  • Yang HS, Racine-Brzostek SE, Karbaschi M, Yee J, Dillard A, Steel PAD, Lee WT, McDonough KA, Qiu Y, Ketas TJ, Francomano E, Klasse PJ, Hatem L, Westblade L, Wu H, Chen H, Zuk R, Tan H, Girardin RC, Dupuis AP 2nd, Payne AF, Moore JP, Cushing MM, Chadburn A, Zhao Z. Testing-on-a-probe biosensors reveal association of early SARS-CoV-2 total antibodies and surrogate neutralizing antibodies with mortality in COVID-19 patients. Biosens Bioelectron. 2021;Apr 15(178):113008. DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2021.113008
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  • Cady NC, Tokranova N, Minor A, Nikvand N, Strle K, Lee WT, Page W, Guignon E, Pilar A, Gibson GN. Multiplexed detection and quantification of human antibody response to COVID-19 infection using a plasmon enhanced biosensor platform. Biosens Bioelectron. 2021;Jan 1(171):112679. DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2020.112679
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  • Lee WT, Girardin RC, Dupuis AP, Kulas KE, Payne AF, Wong SJ, Arinsburg S, Nguyen FT, Mendu DR, Firpo-Betancourt A, Jhang J, Wajnberg A, Krammer F, Cordon-Cardo C, Amler S, Montecalvo M, Hutton B, Taylor J, McDonough KA. Neutralizing Antibody Responses in COVID-19 Convalescent Sera. J Infect Dis. 2021;223(1):47-55. DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa673
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  • Furuya AKM, Wagner C, Connors J, Bodnar J, Miller T, Ryman NL, Warszycki CJ, Wong SJ, Walsh AC, McDonough KA, Lee WT. Performance evaluation of antibody-based point-of-care devices intended for the identification of immune responses to SARS-CoV-2. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2021;99(4):115298. DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2020.115298
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  • Yates JL, Ehrbar DJ, Hunt DT, Girardin RC, Dupuis AP 2nd, Payne AF, Sowizral M, Varney S, Kulas KE, Demarest VL, Howard KM, Carson K, Hales M, Ejemel M, Li Q, Wang Y, Peredo-Wende R, Ramani A, Singh G, Strle K, Mantis NJ, McDonough KA, Lee WT. Serological analysis reveals an imbalanced IgG subclass composition associated with COVID-19 disease severity. Cell Rep Med. 2021;2(7):100329. DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2021.100329
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  • Eskildsen GA, Kramer LD, Zink SD, Dupuis AP, Wong SJ, Furuya A, Loaiza JR. Integrated Arbovirus Surveillance Improves the Detection Onset of Zika Virus in Panama. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2020;May 102(5):985-987. DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.19-0316
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  • Gupta A, Malhotra Y, Patil U, Muradas AR, Lee WT, Krammer F, Amanat F, Clare CA, Vinod S, Ghaly E. In Utero Vertical Transmission of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in a Severely Ill 29-week Preterm Infant. AJP Rep. 2020;Jul 10(3):e270-e274. DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1715177
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  • Yang HS, Racine-Brzostek SE, Lee WT, Hunt D, Yee J, Chen Z, Kubiak J, Cantu M, Hatem L, Zhong E, D'Ambrosio D, Chadburn A, Westblade L, Glesby M, Loda M. SARS-CoV-2 antibody characterization in emergency department, hospitalized and convalescent patients by two semi-quantitative immunoassays. Clin Chim Acta. 2020;Oct(509):117-125. DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2020.06.004
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  • Furuya AKM, Hunt D, George KS, Dupuis AP 2nd, Kramer LD, Shi PY, Wong S. Use of the immunoglobulin G avidity assay to differentiate between recent Zika and past dengue virus infections. Clin Sci (Lond). 2019;133(7):859-867. DOI: 10.1042/CS20180874
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  • Cheng K, Coller KE, Marohnic CC, Pfeiffer ZA, Fino JR, Elsing RR, Bergsma J, Marcinkus MA, Kar AK, Gumbs OH, Otis KS, Fishpaugh J, Schultz PW, Pope MR, Narvaez AR, Wong SJ, Madison-Antenucci S, Leary TP, Dawson GJ. Performance Evaluation of a Prototype Architect Antibody Assay for Babesia microti. J Clin Microbiol. 2018;56(8): DOI:
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  • Lee WT, Wong SJ, Kulas KE, Dupuis AP 2nd, Payne AF, Kramer LD, Dean AB, St George K, White JL, Sommer JN, Ledizet M, Limberger RJ. Development of Zika Virus Serological Testing Strategies in New York State. J Clin Microbiol. 2018;Feb 22(56(3)):e01591-17. DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01591-17
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  • Wong SJ, Furuya A, Zou J, Xie X, Dupuis AP 2nd, Kramer LD, Shi PY. A Multiplex Microsphere Immunoassay for Zika Virus Diagnosis. EBioMedicine. 2017;Feb(16):136-140. DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2017.01.008
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  • Shan C, Xie X, Ren P, Loeffelholz MJ, Yang Y, Furuya A, Dupuis AP 2nd, Kramer LD, Wong SJ, Shi PY. A Rapid Zika Diagnostic Assay to Measure Neutralizing Antibodies in Patients. EBioMedicine. 2017;Mar(17):157-162. DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2017.03.006
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  • Qian F, Thakar J, Yuan X, Nolan M, Murray KO, Lee WT, Wong SJ, Meng H, Fikrig E, Kleinstein SH, Montgomery RR. Immune markers associated with host susceptibility to infection with West Nile virus. Viral Immunol. 2014;Mar 27(2):39-47. DOI: 10.1089/vim.2013.0074
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  • El Khoury MY, Hull RC, Bryant PW, Escuyer KL, St George K, Wong SJ, Nagaraja A, Kramer L, Dupuis AP, Purohit T, Shah T, Wormser GP. Diagnosis of Acute Deer Tick Virus Encephalitis. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2013;56(4):E40-E47. DOI:
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  • El Khoury MY, Camargo JF, White JL, Backenson BP, Dupuis II AP, Escuyer KL, Kramer L, St. George K, Chatterjee D, Prusinski M, Wormser GP, Wong SJ. Potential Role of Deer Tick Virus in Powassan Encephalitis Cases in Lyme Disease-Endemic Areas of New York, USA. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2013;19(12):1926-1933. DOI:
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  • Nguyen NL, Zhao G, Hull R, Shelly MA, Wong SJ, Wu G, St George K, Wang D, Menegus MA. Cache valley virus in a patient diagnosed with aseptic meningitis. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 2013;51(6):1966-69. DOI:
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  • Rudd RJ, Appler KA, Wong SJ. Presence of cross-reactions with other viral encephalitides in the indirect fluorescent-antibody test for diagnosis of rabies. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 2013;51(12):4079-82. DOI:
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  • Porwancher RB, Hagerty CG, Fan JQ, Landsberg L, Johnson BJB, Kopnitsky M, Steere AC, Kulas K, Wong SJ. Multiplex Immunoassay for Lyme Disease Using VlsE1-IgG and pepC10-IgM Antibodies: Improving Test Performance through Bioinformatics. Clinical & Vaccine Immunology: CVI. 2011;18(5):851-859. DOI:
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