{"id":533,"date":"2017-06-16T09:47:52","date_gmt":"2017-06-16T13:47:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/houpt-group\/?page_id=533"},"modified":"2018-04-06T11:54:51","modified_gmt":"2018-04-06T15:54:51","slug":"additional-research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/houpt-group\/research\/additional-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Additional Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In addition to enteric pathogens, tuberculosis, and acute febrile illnesses, the Houpt Group has been engaged in other research areas.\u00a0 Read below to learn more.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pneumococcal Serotyping<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Streptococcus pneumoniae<\/em> is both a commensal organism and a pathogen capable of causing invasive disease in all age groups. Current vaccines have reduced the burden of disease.\u00a0 However, new strains have emerged making serotyping an important component of disease surveillance.\u00a0 Conventional serotyping means are expensive and labor-intensive. To leverage the advantages of molecular diagnostics, we developed a TaqMan Array Card capable of detecting current vaccine types and prevalent non-vaccine types.<sup>1<\/sup><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_523\" style=\"width: 398px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-523\" class=\"wp-image-523 \" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/houpt-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/358\/2017\/06\/PneumoTAC.png\" alt=\"Pneumococcus TAC layout\" width=\"388\" height=\"653\" srcset=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/houpt-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/358\/2017\/06\/PneumoTAC.png 516w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/houpt-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/358\/2017\/06\/PneumoTAC-178x300.png 178w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 388px) 100vw, 388px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-523\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Figure 1 from Pholwat et al., J Clin Microbiol 2016<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Reference:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/27170020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pholwat <em>et al<\/em>., Development of a TaqMan Array Card for Pneumococcal Serotyping on Isolates and Nasopharyngeal Samples. <em>J Clin Microbiol<\/em>. Jul 2016; 54(7):1842-50<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tick-borne Pathogen Surveillance in Virginia<br \/>\n<\/strong>Populations of the Lone Star Tick, <em>Amblyomma americanum<\/em>, have expanded in North America in the last several decades.\u00a0 This is concerning because the Lone Star Tick has been documented to be a vector of disease transmission with the potential to transmit ehrlichiosis and spotted fever rickettsiosis.<sup>2<\/sup>\u00a0 To better define pathogen prevalence in Virginia <em>A. americanum<\/em> populations, we developed a six-plex quantitative PCR assay to detect three <em>Ehrlichia<\/em> species and three Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiae.<\/p>\n<p>Reference:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/24746145\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gaines*, Operario*, et al., Ehrlichia and Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiae Surveillance in <em>Amblyomma americanum<\/em> in Virginia through Use of a Novel Six-Plex Real-Time PCR Assay. <em>Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis<\/em>. May 2014; 14(5)307-16 <\/a>*Authors share equal first credit<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>View other areas of research:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/houpt-group\/research\/enteropathogens\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-567\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/houpt-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/358\/2018\/04\/enterobutton-300x102.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"68\" srcset=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/houpt-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/358\/2018\/04\/enterobutton-300x102.png 300w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/houpt-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/358\/2018\/04\/enterobutton.png 325w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/houpt-group\/research\/tuberculosis\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-566\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/houpt-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/358\/2018\/04\/TBbutton-300x102.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"68\" srcset=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/houpt-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/358\/2018\/04\/TBbutton-300x102.png 300w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/houpt-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/358\/2018\/04\/TBbutton.png 325w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/houpt-group\/research\/afi\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-565\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/houpt-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/358\/2018\/04\/AFIbutton-300x102.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"68\" srcset=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/houpt-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/358\/2018\/04\/AFIbutton-300x102.png 300w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/houpt-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/358\/2018\/04\/AFIbutton.png 325w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><sup>1<\/sup>Adapted from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/27170020\">Pholwat et al. J Clin Microbiol 2016<\/a><br \/>\n<sup>2<\/sup>Adapted from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/24746145\">Gaines, Operario, et al Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis 2014<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In addition to enteric pathogens, tuberculosis, and acute febrile illnesses, the Houpt Group has been engaged in other research areas.\u00a0 Read below to learn more. Pneumococcal Serotyping Streptococcus pneumoniae is both a commensal organism and a pathogen capable of causing invasive disease in all age groups. 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