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James M. Musser
Researcher at Houston Methodist Hospital
Publications - 477
Citations - 44674
James M. Musser is an academic researcher from Houston Methodist Hospital. The author has contributed to research in topics: Streptococcus pyogenes & Virulence. The author has an hindex of 113, co-authored 461 publications receiving 42030 citations. Previous affiliations of James M. Musser include Rocky Mountain Laboratories & Baylor College of Medicine.
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Number of Negative Acid-Fast Smears Needed To Adequately Assess Infectivity of Patients With Pulmonary Tuberculosis
George Mixides,Vasanti Shende,Larry D. Teeter,Robert J. Awe,James M. Musser,Edward A. Graviss +5 more
TL;DR: It is concluded that two sputum specimens negative for AFB stain are adequate for both assessing infectivity and for isolating MTB from patients with pulmonary TB.
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A Single Amino Acid Replacement in the Sensor Kinase LiaS Contributes to a Carrier Phenotype in Group A Streptococcus
Anthony R. Flores,Anthony R. Flores,Brittany E. Jewell,Dedipya Yelamanchili,Dedipya Yelamanchili,Randall J. Olsen,James M. Musser +6 more
TL;DR: The data obtained using isogenic strains suggest that the liaS R135G mutation in the carrier strain contributes to the transition from disease to asymptomatic carriage and provides new information about this poorly described regulatory system in GAS.
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Identification of Haemophilus influenzae type b by a monoclonal antibody coagglutination assay.
TL;DR: A coagglutination assay using monoclonal antibody is described for the identification of Haemophilus influenzae type b in this paper, which is as specific as the dot enzyme immunoassay and can be rapidly performed and easily interpreted.
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Lower respiratory tract infection in cynomolgus macaques (Macaca fascicularis) infected with group A Streptococcus.
Randall J. Olsen,Madiha Ashraf,Vedia E. Gonulal,Ara A. Ayeras,Concepcion C. Cantu,Patrick R. Shea,Ronan K. Carroll,Tammy Humbird,Jamieson L. Greaver,Jody L. Swain,Ellen Chang,Willie Ragasa,Leslie Jenkins,Kevin P. Lally,Terry L. Blasdel,Philip T. Cagle,James M. Musser +16 more
TL;DR: The lower respiratory tract disease observed in cynomolgus macaques mimicked the clinical and pathological features of severe GAS bronchopneumonia in humans, and will be useful for testing hypotheses bearing on the molecular pathogenesis of GAS in theLower respiratory tract.
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Genetic Diversity among Mycobacterium avium Complex Strains Recovered from Children with and without Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
Douglas Swanson,Xi Pan,Mark W. Kline,Ross E. McKinney,Ram Yogev,Linda L. Lewis,Michael T. Brady,George McSherry,Wayne M. Dankner,James M. Musser +9 more
TL;DR: The genetic diversity and molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infections in children with and without human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection were evaluated and no evidence for a single clonal M. avium strain causing infection was detected.