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Debbie-Ann Shirley
Researcher at University of Virginia
Publications - 24
Citations - 1008
Debbie-Ann Shirley is an academic researcher from University of Virginia. The author has contributed to research in topics: Entamoeba histolytica & Amoebiasis. The author has an hindex of 12, co-authored 22 publications receiving 704 citations. Previous affiliations of Debbie-Ann Shirley include University of Maryland Medical Center & University of Maryland, Baltimore.
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A Review of the Global Burden, New Diagnostics, and Current Therapeutics for Amebiasis.
TL;DR: Amebiasis has emerged as an important infection among returning travelers, immigrants, and men who have sex with men residing in developed countries and should be considered before corticosteroid therapy to decrease complications.
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Burden of disease from cryptosporidiosis.
TL;DR: This review presents recent data about strain diversity and the burden of disease, along with developments in therapeutic and preventive strategies about cryptosporidiosis, an emerging pathogen that disproportionately affects children in developing countries and immunocompromised individuals.
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Zika Virus Infection.
TL;DR: Diagnostic evaluation and management of affected infants continues to evolve as understanding of Zika virus rapidly advances and the development of a safe and effective vaccine holds the potential to attenuate the spread of infection and limit the impact of congenital infection.
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TH1 signatures are present in the lower airways of children with severe asthma, regardless of allergic status
Julia A. Wisniewski,Lyndsey M. Muehling,Jacob D. Eccles,Brian J. Capaldo,Rachana Agrawal,Debbie-Ann Shirley,James T. Patrie,Lisa J. Workman,Alexander J. Schuyler,Monica G. Lawrence,W. Gerald Teague,Judith A. Woodfolk +11 more
TL;DR: The lower airways of children with severe asthma display a dominant TH1 signature and atypical cytokine profiles that link to allergic status and deviate from established paradigms and warrant further assessment of the pathogenicity of TH1 cells in patients withsevere asthma.
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Fulminant Amebic Colitis after Corticosteroid Therapy: A Systematic Review.
TL;DR: Infection with E. histolytica should be considered prior to the administration of corticosteroids, in particular for patients residing in endemic areas or those with appropriate travel history, especially before the diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease.