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Donald E. Low

Researcher at University of Toronto

Publications -  362
Citations -  25624

Donald E. Low is an academic researcher from University of Toronto. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Streptococcus pneumoniae. The author has an hindex of 88, co-authored 359 publications receiving 24384 citations. Previous affiliations of Donald E. Low include Trillium Health Centre & New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

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Inverse Relation between Disease Severity and Expression of the Streptococcal Cysteine Protease, SpeB, among Clonal M1T1 Isolates Recovered from Invasive Group A Streptococcal Infection Cases

TL;DR: The data support the existence of both an “on-off” and a posttranslational regulatory mechanism(s) controlling SpeB production, and suggest that isolates with the speB gene in the “ off” state are more likely to spare the surface M protein and to be isolated from cases of severe rather than nonsevere invasive infection.
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Evasion of human innate and acquired immunity by a bacterial homolog of CD11b that inhibits opsonophagocytosis

TL;DR: The GAS Mac protein inhibits professional phagocyte function by a novel strategy that enhances pathogen survival, establishment of infection and dissemination by mimicking a host-cell receptor required for an innate immune response.

Neisseria gonorrhoeae Treatment Failure andSusceptibilitytoCefiximeinToronto,Canada

TL;DR: Cefixime is the only oral cephalosporin recommended for gonorrhea treatment, critical to the success of expedited partner therapy as mentioned in this paper, but it is not recommended as a front-line therapy.
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West Nile virus infection in 2002: morbidity and mortality among patients admitted to hospital in southcentral Ontario

TL;DR: The 2002 WNV infection outbreak in Ontario caused serious morbidity and mortality in the subset of patients who had encephalitis or neuromuscular weakness severe enough to require hospital admission, and 10 patients died.