Publications

• Single-Reaction Multiplex Reverse Transcription PCR for Detection of Zika, Chikungunya, and Dengue Viruses
  Waggoner, J. J., Gresh, L., Mohamed-Hadley, A., Ballesteros, G., Vargas Davila, M. J., & Pinsky, B. A. (2016). Single-Reaction Multiplex Reverse Transcription PCR for Detection of Zika, Chikungunya, and Dengue Viruses. EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 22(7), 1295-1297.
• Clinical evaluation of a single-reaction real-time RT-PCR for pan-dengue and chikungunya virus detection
  Waggoner, J. J., Ballesteros, G., Gresh, L., Mohamed-Hadley, A., Tellez, Y., & Pinsky, B. A. (2016). Clinical evaluation of a single-reaction real-time RT-PCR for pan-dengue and chikungunya virus detection. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL VIROLOGY, 78, 57-61.
• Zika Virus: Diagnostics for an Emerging Pandemic Threat.
  Waggoner, J. J., & Pinsky, B. A. (2016). Zika Virus: Diagnostics for an Emerging Pandemic Threat. Journal of clinical microbiology, 54(4), 860-867.
• Homotypic Dengue Virus Re-infections in Nicaraguan Children. Waggoner, J. J., Balmaseda, A., Gresh, L., Sahoo, M. K., Montoya, M., & Harris, E. (2016). Homotypic Dengue Virus Re-infections in Nicaraguan Children. The Journal of infectious diseases.
  
• Comparison of the FDA-Approved CDC DENV-1-4 Real-Time Reverse Transcription-PCR with a Laboratory-Developed Assay for Dengue Virus Detection and Serotyping Waggoner, J. J., Abeynayake, J., Sahoo, M. K., Gresh, L., Tellez, Y., & Pinsky, B. A. (2013). Comparison of the FDA-Approved CDC DENV-1-4 Real-Time Reverse Transcription-PCR with a Laboratory-Developed Assay for Dengue Virus Detection and Serotyping. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY, 51(10), 3418-3420.
  
• Development of an Internally Controlled Real-Time Reverse Transcriptase PCR Assay for Pan-Dengue Virus Detection and Comparison of Four Molecular Dengue Virus Detection Assays Waggoner, J. J., Abeynayake, J., Sahoo, M. K., Gresh, L., Tellez, Y., & Pinsky, B. A. (2013). Development of an Internally Controlled Real-Time Reverse Transcriptase PCR Assay for Pan-Dengue Virus Detection and Comparison of Four Molecular Dengue Virus Detection Assays. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY, 51(7), 2172-2181.
  
• Single-reaction, multiplex, real-time rt-PCR for the detection, quantitation, and serotyping of dengue viruses. Waggoner, J. J., Abeynayake, J., Sahoo, M. K., Gresh, L., Tellez, Y., & Pinsky, B. A. (2013). Single-reaction, multiplex, real-time rt-PCR for the detection, quantitation, and serotyping of dengue viruses. PLoS neglected tropical diseases, 7(4).
  
• Q148N, a Novel Integrase Inhibitor Resistance Mutation Associated with Low-Level Reduction in Elvitegravir Susceptibility Varghese, V., Pinsky, B. A., Smith, D. S., Klein, D., & Shafer, R. W. (2016). Q148N, a Novel Integrase Inhibitor Resistance Mutation Associated with Low-Level Reduction in Elvitegravir Susceptibility. AIDS RESEARCH AND HUMAN RETROVIRUSES, 32(7), 702-704.
  
• Next-Generation Sequencing for Infectious Disease Diagnosis and Management A Report of the Association for Molecular Pathology Lefterova, M. I., Suarez, C. J., Banaei, N., & Pinsky, B. A. (2015). Next-Generation Sequencing for Infectious Disease Diagnosis and Management A Report of the Association for Molecular Pathology. JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS, 17(6), 623-634.
  
• Molecular Testing for Plasmodium falciparum by Use of Serum or Plasma and Comparison with Microscopy and Rapid Diagnostic Testing in Febrile Nigerian Patients Waggoner, J. J., Okangba, C., Mohamed-Hadley, A., Lefterova, M. I., Banaei, N., & Pinsky, B. A. (2015). Molecular Testing for Plasmodium falciparum by Use of Serum or Plasma and Comparison with Microscopy and Rapid Diagnostic Testing in Febrile Nigerian Patients. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY, 53(11), 3596-3600.
  
• Limited Variation in BK Virus T-Cell Epitopes Revealed by Next-Generation Sequencing Sahoo, M. K., Tan, S. K., Chen, S. F., Kapusinszky, B., Concepcion, K. R., & Pinsky, B. A. (2015). Limited Variation in BK Virus T-Cell Epitopes Revealed by Next-Generation Sequencing. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY, 53(10), 3226-3233.
  
• Molecular Detection of Leptospira in Two Returned Travelers: Higher Bacterial Load in Cerebrospinal Fluid Versus Serum or Plasma. Waggoner, J. J., Soda, E. A., Seibert, R., Grant, P., & Pinsky, B. A. (2015). Molecular Detection of Leptospira in Two Returned Travelers: Higher Bacterial Load in Cerebrospinal Fluid Versus Serum or Plasma. American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 93(2), 238-240.
  
• Cytomegalovirus load at treatment initiation is predictive of time to resolution of viremia and duration of therapy in hematopoietic cell transplant recipients Tan, S. K., Waggoner, J. J., & Pinsky, B. A. (2015). Cytomegalovirus load at treatment initiation is predictive of time to resolution of viremia and duration of therapy in hematopoietic cell transplant recipients. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL VIROLOGY, 69, 179-183.
  
• Case Report: Molecular Detection of Leptospira in Two Returned Travelers: Higher Bacterial Load in Cerebrospinal Fluid versus Serum or Plasma Waggoner, J. J., Soda, E. A., Seibert, R., Grant, P., & Pinsky, B. A. (2015). Case Report: Molecular Detection of Leptospira in Two Returned Travelers: Higher Bacterial Load in Cerebrospinal Fluid versus Serum or Plasma. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE, 93(2), 238-240.
  
• Fatal West Nile Virus Encephalitis in a Heart Transplant Recipient Gomez, A. J., Waggoner, J. J., Itoh, M., Hollander, S. A., Gutierrez, K. M., & Pinsky, B. A. (2015). Fatal West Nile Virus Encephalitis in a Heart Transplant Recipient. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY, 53(8), 2749-2752.
  
• Reverse-Transcriptase PCR Detection of Leptospira: Absence of Agreement with Single-Specimen Microscopic Agglutination Testing Waggoner, J. J., Balassiano, I., Mohamed-Hadley, A., Vital-Brazil, J. M., Sahoo, M. K., & Pinsky, B. A. (2015). Reverse-Transcriptase PCR Detection of Leptospira: Absence of Agreement with Single-Specimen Microscopic Agglutination Testing. PLOS ONE, 10(7).
  
• How great is the threat of chikungunya virus? Waggoner, J. J., & Pinsky, B. A. (2015). How great is the threat of chikungunya virus?. Expert review of anti-infective therapy, 13(3), 291-293.
  
• Improved serotype-specific dengue virus detection in Trinidad and Tobago using a multiplex, real-time RT-PCR Waggoner, J. J., Sahadeo, N. Sd., Brown, A., Mohamed-Hadley, A., Hadley, D., & Pinsky, B. A. (2015). Improved serotype-specific dengue virus detection in Trinidad and Tobago using a multiplex, real-time RT-PCR. DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE, 81(2), 105-106.
  
• Norovirus Robilotti, E., Deresinski, S., & Pinsky, B. A. (2015). Norovirus. CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY REVIEWS, 28(1), 134-164.
  
• Reverse-Transcriptase PCR Detection of Leptospira: Absence of Agreement with Single-Specimen Microscopic Agglutination Testing. Waggoner, J. J., Balassiano, I., Mohamed-Hadley, A., Vital-Brazil, J. M., Sahoo, M. K., & Pinsky, B. A. (2015). Reverse-Transcriptase PCR Detection of Leptospira: Absence of Agreement with Single-Specimen Microscopic Agglutination Testing. PloS one, 10(7).
  
• Norovirus. Robilotti, E., Deresinski, S., & Pinsky, B. A. (2015). Norovirus. Clinical microbiology reviews, 28(1), 134-164.
  
• Sensitive Real-Time PCR Detection of Pathogenic Leptospira spp. and a Comparison of Nucleic Acid Amplification Methods for the Diagnosis of Leptospirosis Waggoner, J. J., Balassiano, I., Abeynayake, J., Sahoo, M. K., Mohamed-Hadley, A., & Pinsky, B. A. (2014). Sensitive Real-Time PCR Detection of Pathogenic Leptospira spp. and a Comparison of Nucleic Acid Amplification Methods for the Diagnosis of Leptospirosis. PLOS ONE, 9(11).
  
• Commutability of the Epstein-Barr Virus WHO International Standard across Two Quantitative PCR Methods Abeynayake, J., Johnson, R., Libiran, P., Sahoo, M. K., Cao, H., & Pinsky, B. A. (2014). Commutability of the Epstein-Barr Virus WHO International Standard across Two Quantitative PCR Methods. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY, 52(10), 3802-3804.
  
• Commutability of the Epstein-Barr virus WHO international standard across two quantitative PCR methods. Abeynayake, J., Johnson, R., Libiran, P., Sahoo, M. K., Cao, H., & Pinsky, B. A. (2014). Commutability of the Epstein-Barr virus WHO international standard across two quantitative PCR methods. Journal of clinical microbiology, 52(10), 3802-3804.
  
• Encephalitis Caused by Chikungunya Virus in a Traveler from the Kingdom of Tonga Nelson, J., Waggoner, J. J., Sahoo, M. K., Grant, P. M., & Pinsky, B. A. (2014). Encephalitis Caused by Chikungunya Virus in a Traveler from the Kingdom of Tonga. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY, 52(9), 3459-3461.
  
• Improved Detection of Emerging Drug-Resistant Mutant Cytomegalovirus Subpopulations by Deep Sequencing Chou, S., Ercolani, R. J., Sahoo, M. K., Lefterova, M. I., Strasfeld, L. M., & Pinsky, B. A. (2014). Improved Detection of Emerging Drug-Resistant Mutant Cytomegalovirus Subpopulations by Deep Sequencing. ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY, 58(8), 4697-4702.
  
• Multiplex Nucleic Acid Amplification Test for Diagnosis of Dengue Fever, Malaria, and Leptospirosis Waggoner, J. J., Abeynayake, J., Balassiano, I., Lefterova, M., Sahoo, M. K., & Pinsky, B. A. (2014). Multiplex Nucleic Acid Amplification Test for Diagnosis of Dengue Fever, Malaria, and Leptospirosis. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY, 52(6), 2011-2018.
  
• Reply to "Inconclusive reverse transcription-PCR assay comparison for dengue virus detection and serotyping". Waggoner, J. J., & Pinsky, B. A. (2014). Reply to "Inconclusive reverse transcription-PCR assay comparison for dengue virus detection and serotyping". Journal of clinical microbiology, 52(5), 1801-1802.
  
• Evaluation of Serial Urine Viral Cultures for the Diagnosis of Cytomegalovirus Infection in Neonates and Infants Chisholm, K. M., Aziz, N., McDowell, M., Guo, F. P., Srinivas, N., & Pinsky, B. A. (2014). Evaluation of Serial Urine Viral Cultures for the Diagnosis of Cytomegalovirus Infection in Neonates and Infants. PEDIATRIC AND DEVELOPMENTAL PATHOLOGY, 17(3), 176-180.
  
• Profound plasmacytosis in a patient with dengue. Ewalt, M. D., Abeynayake, J., Waggoner, J. J., Pinsky, B. A., & Ohgami, R. S. (2013). Profound plasmacytosis in a patient with dengue. International journal of hematology, 98(5), 518-519.
  
• Detection of Cytomegalovirus Drug Resistance Mutations by Next-Generation Sequencing Sahoo, M. K., Lefterova, M. I., Yamamoto, F., Waggoner, J. J., Chou, S., & Pinsky, B. A. (2013). Detection of Cytomegalovirus Drug Resistance Mutations by Next-Generation Sequencing. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY, 51(11), 3700-3710.
  
• Diagnosis of Congenital CMV Using PCR Performed on Formalin-fixed, Paraffin-embedded Placental Tissue Folkins, A. K., Chisholm, K. M., Guo, F. P., McDowell, M., Aziz, N., & Pinsky, B. A. (2013). Diagnosis of Congenital CMV Using PCR Performed on Formalin-fixed, Paraffin-embedded Placental Tissue. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGICAL PATHOLOGY, 37(9), 1413-1420.
  
• A Comparison of CMV Detection in Gastrointestinal Mucosal Biopsies Using Immunohistochemistry and PCR Performed on Formalin-fixed, Paraffin-embedded Tissue Mills, A. M., Guo, F. P., Copland, A. P., Pai, R. K., & Pinsky, B. A. (2013). A Comparison of CMV Detection in Gastrointestinal Mucosal Biopsies Using Immunohistochemistry and PCR Performed on Formalin-fixed, Paraffin-embedded Tissue. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGICAL PATHOLOGY, 37(7), 995-1000.
  
• p16 Is Superior to ProEx C in Identifying High-grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions (HSIL) of the Anal Canal Bala, R., Pinsky, B. A., Beck, A. H., Kong, C. S., Welton, M. L., & Longacre, T. A. (2013). p16 Is Superior to ProEx C in Identifying High-grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions (HSIL) of the Anal Canal. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGICAL PATHOLOGY, 37(5), 659-668.
  
• An International Collaboration to Harmonize the Quantitative Plasma Epstein-Barr Virus DNA Assay for Future Biomarker-Guided Trials in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Quynh-Thu Le, Q. T., Zhang, Q., Cao, H., Cheng, A.-J., Pinsky, B. A., & Chan, K. Ca. (2013). An International Collaboration to Harmonize the Quantitative Plasma Epstein-Barr Virus DNA Assay for Future Biomarker-Guided Trials in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma. CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH, 19(8), 2208-2215.
  
• CMV antigenemia and quantitative viral load assessments in hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients Cardenoso, L., Pinsky, B. A., Lautenschlager, I., Aslam, S., Cobb, B., & Hirsch, H. H. (2013). CMV antigenemia and quantitative viral load assessments in hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL VIROLOGY, 56(2), 108-112.
  
• An International Multicenter Performance Analysis of Cytomegalovirus Load Tests Hirsch, H. H., Lautenschlager, I., Pinsky, B. A., Cardenoso, L., Aslam, S., & Valsamakis, A. (2013). An International Multicenter Performance Analysis of Cytomegalovirus Load Tests. CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 56(3), 367-373.
  
• Severe Hepatitis Associated with an Echovirus 18 Infection in an Immune-Compromised Adult Lefterova, M. I., Rivetta, C., George, T. I., & Pinsky, B. A. (2013). Severe Hepatitis Associated with an Echovirus 18 Infection in an Immune-Compromised Adult. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY, 51(2), 684-687.
  
• Laboratory-Developed L1 Sequencing and Type-Specific, Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction for the Detection and Typing of Human Papillomaviruses in Formalin-Fixed, Paraffin-Embedded Tissues Mills, A., Balasubramaniam, R., Longacre, T. A., Kong, C. S., & Pinsky, B. A. (2013). Laboratory-Developed L1 Sequencing and Type-Specific, Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction for the Detection and Typing of Human Papillomaviruses in Formalin-Fixed, Paraffin-Embedded Tissues. ARCHIVES OF PATHOLOGY & LABORATORY MEDICINE, 137(1), 50-54.
  
• Comparison of Xpert Flu rapid nucleic acid testing with rapid antigen testing for the diagnosis of influenza A and B DiMaio, M. A., Sahoo, M. K., Waggoner, J., & Pinsky, B. A. (2012). Comparison of Xpert Flu rapid nucleic acid testing with rapid antigen testing for the diagnosis of influenza A and B. JOURNAL OF VIROLOGICAL METHODS, 186(1-2), 137-140.
  
• Clinical Significance of Low Cytomegalovirus DNA Levels in Human Plasma Waggoner, J., Ho, D. Y., Libiran, P., & Pinsky, B. A. (2012). Clinical Significance of Low Cytomegalovirus DNA Levels in Human Plasma. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY, 50(7), 2378-2383.
  
• Quantitation of Human Papillomavirus DNA in Plasma of Oropharyngeal Carcinoma Patients Cao, H., Banh, A., Kwok, S., Shi, X., Wu, S., & Quynh-Thu Le, Q. T. (2012). Quantitation of Human Papillomavirus DNA in Plasma of Oropharyngeal Carcinoma Patients. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICS, 82(3), E351-E358.
  
• A Synonymous Change in the Influenza A Virus Neuraminidase Gene Interferes with PCR-Based Subtyping and Oseltamivir Resistance Mutation Detection Trevino, C., Bihon, S., & Pinsky, B. A. (2011). A Synonymous Change in the Influenza A Virus Neuraminidase Gene Interferes with PCR-Based Subtyping and Oseltamivir Resistance Mutation Detection. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY, 49(8), 3101-3102.
  
• Ultrasensitive Detection of Drug-Resistant Pandemic 2009 (H1N1) Influenza A Virus by Rare-Variant-Sensitive High-Resolution Melting-Curve Analysis Chen, N., Pinsky, B. A., Lee, B. P., Lin, M., & Schrijver, I. (2011). Ultrasensitive Detection of Drug-Resistant Pandemic 2009 (H1N1) Influenza A Virus by Rare-Variant-Sensitive High-Resolution Melting-Curve Analysis. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY, 49(7), 2602-2609.
  
• Long-term Shedding of Influenza A Virus in Stool of Immunocompromised Child Pinsky, B. A., Mix, S., Rowe, J., Ikemoto, S., & Baron, E. J. (2010). Long-term Shedding of Influenza A Virus in Stool of Immunocompromised Child. EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 16(7), 1165-1167.
  
• Real-Time PCR Testing for mecA Reduces Vancomycin Usage and Length of Hospitalization for Patients Infected with Methicillin-Sensitive Staphylococci Nguyen, D. T., Yeh, E., Perry, S., Luo, R. F., Pinsky, B. A., & Banaei, N. (2010). Real-Time PCR Testing for mecA Reduces Vancomycin Usage and Length of Hospitalization for Patients Infected with Methicillin-Sensitive Staphylococci. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY, 48(3), 785-790.
  
• Preferential Lower Respiratory Tract Infection in Swine-Origin 2009 A(H1N1) Influenza Yeh, E., Luo, R. F., Dyner, Ll., Hong, D. K., Banaei, N., & Pinsky, B. A. (2010). Preferential Lower Respiratory Tract Infection in Swine-Origin 2009 A(H1N1) Influenza. CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 50(3), 391-394.
  
• First documentation of isoniazid reversion in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Richardson, E. T., Lin, S.-Y. G., Pinsky, B. A., Desmond, E., & Banaei, N. (2009). First documentation of isoniazid reversion in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE, 13(11), 1347-1354.
  
• Comparison of Real-Time PCR and Conventional Biochemical Methods for Identification of Staphylococcus lugdunensis Pinsky, B. A., Samson, D., Ghafghaichi, L., Baron, E. J., & Banaei, N. (2009). Comparison of Real-Time PCR and Conventional Biochemical Methods for Identification of Staphylococcus lugdunensis. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY, 47(11), 3472-3477.
  
• Protein Phosphatase 1 Regulates Exit from the Spindle Checkpoint in Budding Yeast Pinsky, B. A., Nelson, C. R., & Biggins, S. (2009). Protein Phosphatase 1 Regulates Exit from the Spindle Checkpoint in Budding Yeast. CURRENT BIOLOGY, 19(14), 1182-1187.
  
• Hair Sheep Blood, Citrated or Defibrinated, Fulfills All Requirements of Blood Agar for Diagnostic Microbiology Laboratory Tests Yeh, E., Pinsky, B. A., Banaei, N., & Baron, E. J. (2009). Hair Sheep Blood, Citrated or Defibrinated, Fulfills All Requirements of Blood Agar for Diagnostic Microbiology Laboratory Tests. PLOS ONE, 4(7).
  
• Bartholin's abscess caused by hypermucoviscous Klebsiella pneumoniae Pinsky, B. A., Baron, E. J., Janda, J. M., & Banaei, N. (2009). Bartholin's abscess caused by hypermucoviscous Klebsiella pneumoniae. JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY, 58(5), 671-673.
  
• Multiplex real-time PCR assay for rapid identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex members to the species level Pinsky, B. A., & Banaei, N. (2008). Multiplex real-time PCR assay for rapid identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex members to the species level. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY, 46(7), 2241-2246.
  
• Glc7/protein phosphatase 1 regulatory subunits can oppose the Ipl1/aurora protein kinase by redistributing Glc7 Pinsky, B. A., Kotwaliwale, C. V., Tatsutani, S. Y., Breed, C. A., & Biggins, S. (2006). Glc7/protein phosphatase 1 regulatory subunits can oppose the Ipl1/aurora protein kinase by redistributing Glc7. MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY, 26(7), 2648-2660.
  
• The Ipl1-Aurora protein kinase activates the spindle checkpoint by creating unattached kinetochores Pinsky, B. A., Kung, C., Shokat, K. M., & Biggins, S. (2006). The Ipl1-Aurora protein kinase activates the spindle checkpoint by creating unattached kinetochores. NATURE CELL BIOLOGY, 8(1), 78-U28.
  
• The spindle checkpoint: tension versus attachment Pinsky, B. A., & Biggins, S. (2005). The spindle checkpoint: tension versus attachment. TRENDS IN CELL BIOLOGY, 15(9), 486-493.
  
• An Mtw1 complex promotes kinetochore biorientation that is monitored by the lpl1/Aurora protein kinase Pinsky, B. A., Tatsutani, S. Y., Collins, K. A., & Biggins, S. (2003). An Mtw1 complex promotes kinetochore biorientation that is monitored by the lpl1/Aurora protein kinase. DEVELOPMENTAL CELL, 5(5), 735-745.
  
• Top-SUMO wrestles centromeric cohesion Pinsky, B. A., & Biggins, S. (2002). Top-SUMO wrestles centromeric cohesion. DEVELOPMENTAL CELL, 3(1), 4-6.
  
• Nlk is a murine protein kinase related to Erk/MAP kinases and localized in the nucleus Brott, B. K., Pinsky, B. A., & Erikson, R. L. (1998). Nlk is a murine protein kinase related to Erk/MAP kinases and localized in the nucleus. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 95(3), 963-968.