[HTML][HTML] Clinical metagenomic sequencing for diagnosis of meningitis and encephalitis

MR Wilson, HA Sample, KC Zorn… - … England Journal of …, 2019 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Metagenomic next-generation sequencing (NGS) of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
has the potential to identify a broad range of pathogens in a single test. Methods In a 1-year, …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 serology assays reveals a range of test performance

…, RP Loudermilk, K Koshal, KC Zorn… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Appropriate use and interpretation of serological tests for assessments of severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) exposure, infection and potential immunity …

[HTML][HTML] Test performance evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 serological assays

…, R Loudermilk, K Koshal, KC Zorn… - Nature …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Appropriate use and interpretation of serological tests for assessments of SARS-CoV-2
exposure, infection and potential immunity require accurate assay performance data. We …

Chronic meningitis investigated via metagenomic next-generation sequencing

…, D Banerji, C Langelier, C Bryson-Cahn… - JAMA …, 2018 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Identifying infectious causes of subacute or chronic meningitis can be challenging.
Enhanced, unbiased diagnostic approaches are needed. Objective To present a case …

[HTML][HTML] Kelch-like protein 11 antibodies in seminoma-associated paraneoplastic encephalitis

…, SE Vazquez, HA Sample, KC Zorn… - … England Journal of …, 2019 - Mass Medical Soc
A 37-year-old man with a history of seminoma presented with vertigo, ataxia, and diplopia.
An autoantibody specific for kelch-like protein 11 (KLHL11) was identified with the use of …

A novel cause of chronic viral meningoencephalitis: C ache Valley virus

…, LM Khan, HA Sample, KC Zorn… - Annals of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Immunodeficient patients are particularly vulnerable to neuroinvasive infections
that can be challenging to diagnose. Metagenomic next generation sequencing can identify …

[PDF][PDF] ReScan, a multiplex diagnostic pipeline, pans human sera for SARS-CoV-2 antigens

…, GM Sowa, KC Zorn, BD Alvarenga, C Gaebler… - Cell Reports …, 2020 - cell.com
Comprehensive understanding of the serological response to SARS-CoV-2 infection is important
for both pathophysiologic insight and diagnostic development. Here, we generate a pan…

Pan-viral serology implicates enteroviruses in acute flaccid myelitis

…, M Tan, R Sit, GM Sowa, HA Sample, KC Zorn… - Nature medicine, 2019 - nature.com
Since 2012, the United States of America has experienced a biennial spike in pediatric
acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 – 6 . Epidemiologic evidence suggests non-polio …

Anti–SARS-CoV-2 and autoantibody profiles in the cerebrospinal fluid of 3 teenaged patients with COVID-19 and subacute neuropsychiatric symptoms

…, IA Hawes, CR Zamecnik, KC Zorn… - JAMA …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Neuropsychiatric manifestations of COVID-19 have been reported in the
pediatric population. Objective To determine whether anti–SARS-CoV-2 and autoreactive …

ZSCAN1 autoantibodies are associated with pediatric paraneoplastic ROHHAD

…, H Retallack, HA Sample, KC Zorn… - Annals of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Rapid‐onset Obesity with Hypothalamic Dysfunction, Hypoventilation and Autonomic
Dysregulation (ROHHAD), is a severe pediatric disorder of uncertain etiology resulting in …