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Barbara J. B. Johnson
Researcher at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Publications - 80
Citations - 6595
Barbara J. B. Johnson is an academic researcher from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The author has contributed to research in topics: Borrelia burgdorferi & Lyme disease. The author has an hindex of 42, co-authored 80 publications receiving 6300 citations. Previous affiliations of Barbara J. B. Johnson include Government of the United States of America & Miles College.
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Identification of a T cell-derived b cell growth factor distinct from interleukin 2.
Maureen Howard,John J. Farrar,Mary L. Hilfiker,Barbara J. B. Johnson,Kiyoshi Takatsu,Toshiyuki Hamaoka,William E. Paul +6 more
TL;DR: A factor found in induced supernatants of the mouse thymoma EL4 that co-stimulates with anti-IgM antibodies in short-term cultures of purified B lymphocytes to induce polyclonal B cell proliferation but not antibody-forming cell production is reported.
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Lyme Disease Testing by Large Commercial Laboratories in the United States
Alison F. Hinckley,Neeta P. Connally,James I. Meek,Barbara J. B. Johnson,Melissa M. Kemperman,Katherine A. Feldman,Jennifer L. White,Paul S. Mead +7 more
TL;DR: LD testing is common and costly, with most testing in accordance with diagnostic recommendations, and the importance of considering clinical and exposure history when interpreting laboratory results for diagnostic and surveillance purposes is highlighted.
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Sensitive and Specific Serodiagnosis of Lyme Disease by Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay with a Peptide Based on an Immunodominant Conserved Region of Borrelia burgdorferi VlsE
Fang Ting Liang,Allen C. Steere,Adriana Marques,Barbara J. B. Johnson,James N. Miller,Mario T. Philipp +5 more
TL;DR: This simple, sensitive, specific, and precise ELISA may contribute to alleviate some of the remaining problems in Lyme disease serodiagnosis.
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Identification of a 47 kDa fibronectin‐binding protein expressed by Borrelia burgdorferi isolate B31
TL;DR: The identification of BBK32 as a receptor for fibronectin binding may enhance the understanding of the pathogenesis and chronic nature of Lyme disease.
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Serodiagnosis of Lyme Disease by Kinetic Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Using Recombinant VlsE1 or Peptide Antigens of Borrelia burgdorferi Compared with 2-Tiered Testing Using Whole-Cell Lysates
Rendi Murphree Bacon,Brad J. Biggerstaff,Martin E. Schriefer,Robert D. Gilmore,Mario T. Philipp,Allen C. Steere,Gary P. Wormser,Adriana Marques,Barbara J. B. Johnson +8 more
TL;DR: The overall sensitivities for detecting IgG antibody to rVlsE1 or C6 in samples from patients with diverse manifestations of Lyme disease were equivalent to that of 2-tiered testing and the sensitivities of the in parallel tests and 2- tiered testing were high and statistically equivalent.