Detection of respiratory viruses by molecular methods

JB Mahony - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2008 - Am Soc Microbiol
Clinical laboratories historically diagnose seven or eight respiratory virus infections using a
combination of techniques including enzyme immunoassay, direct fluorescent antibody …

Incidence, clearance and predictors of human papillomavirus infection in women

JW Sellors, TL Karwalajtys, J Kaczorowski, JB Mahony… - Cmaj, 2003 - Can Med Assoc
Background: Persistent infection with carcinogenic human papillomavirus (HPV) is linked to
high-grade lesions and cervical cancer. To better understand the natural history of HPV, we …

Prevalence and predictors of human papillomavirus infection in women in Ontario, Canada

JW Sellors, JB Mahony, J Kaczorowski, A Lytwyn… - Cmaj, 2000 - Can Med Assoc
Background: Human papillomavirus (HPV) is thought to be the primary cause of cervical
intraepithelial neoplasia and cervical cancer. We determined the age-specific prevalence of …

Comparison of self-collected vaginal, vulvar and urine samples with physician-collected cervical samples for human papillomavirus testing to detect high-grade …

JW Sellors, AT Lorincz, JB Mahony, I Mielzynska… - Cmaj, 2000 - Can Med Assoc
Background: Certain types of human papillomavirus (HPV) in cervical samples are strongly
associated with squamous intraepithelial lesions (SIL) and invasive cervical carcinoma. We …

Molecular diagnosis of respiratory virus infections

JB Mahony, A Petrich, M Smieja - Critical reviews in clinical …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
The appearance of eight new respiratory viruses, including the SARS coronavirus in 2003
and swine-origin influenza A/H1N1 in 2009, in the human population in the past nine years …

Cost analysis of multiplex PCR testing for diagnosing respiratory virus infections

JB Mahony, G Blackhouse, J Babwah… - Journal of clinical …, 2009 - Am Soc Microbiol
We performed a cost analysis study using decision tree modeling to determine whether the
use of multiplex PCR testing for respiratory viruses (xTAG RVP test) is a more or less costly …

The role of cytology (Pap tests) and human papillomavirus testing in anal cancer screening

…, M Sano, S Chong, C Diong, W Chapman, JB Mahony… - Aids, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To assess anal oncogenic human papillomavirus (HPV) and anal cytology as
screening tests for detecting high-grade anal intraepithelial neoplasia (AIN 2+), as this is an …

Comparative evaluation of two severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) vaccine candidates in mice challenged with SARS coronavirus

…, FL Graham, L Prevec, JB Mahony… - Journal of general …, 2006 - microbiologyresearch.org
Two different severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) vaccine strategies were evaluated
for their ability to protect against live SARS coronavirus (CoV) challenge in a murine model …

Targeting PI3K-p110α suppresses influenza virus infection in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

…, TJ Haw, LJ Howland, I Barr, JB Mahony… - American journal of …, 2015 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and influenza virus infections
are major global health issues. Patients with COPD are more susceptible to infection, which …

Diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis infections in men and women by testing first-void urine by ligase chain reaction

…, J Sellors, SJ Tomazic-Allen, JB Mahony - Journal of clinical …, 1994 - Am Soc Microbiol
From April to September 1993, 305 men and 447 women in Hamilton, Canada, consented
to the collection of a urethral or cervical swab, respectively, for culture and 20 ml of first-void …