Publications for Gary P. Wormser gary_wormser@nymc.edu
Feder, H. M., Wormser, G. P., & Cushman, D. A. (2016). A Lyme disease "selfie". Consultant, 56(6), 524-526.
Jacek, E., Tang, K. S., Komorowski, L., Ajamian, M., Probst, C., Stevenson, B., . . . Wormser, G. P. (2016). Epitope-specific evolution of human B cell responses to Borrelia burgdorferi VlsE protein from early to late stages of Lyme disease. Journal of Immunology, 196(3), 1036-1043. doi:10.4049/jimmunol.1501861
Levin, A. E., Williamson, P. C., Bloch, E. M., Clifford, J., Cyrus, S., Shaz, B. H., . . . Wormser, G. P., (2016). Serologic screening of United States blood donors for Babesia microti using an investigational enzyme immunoassay. Transfusion, 56(7), 1866-1874. doi:10.1111/trf.13618
Aguero-Rosenfeld, M. E., & Wormser, G. P. (2015). Lyme disease: Diagnostic issues and controversies. Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics, 15(1), 1-4. doi:10.1586/14737159.2015.989837
Ajamian, M., Cooperstock, M., Wormser, G. P. +, Vernon, S. D., & Alaedini, A. (2015). Anti-neural antibody response in patients with post-treatment Lyme disease symptoms versus those with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 48, 354-355. doi:10.1016/j.bbi.2015.04.006
Khatchikian, C. E., Nadelman, R. B., Nowakowski, J., Schwartz, I., Levy, M. Z., Brisson, D., & Wormser, G. P. (2015). Public health impact of strain specific immunity to Borrelia burgdorferi. BMC Infectious Diseases, 15, 472. doi:10.1186/s12879-015-1190-7
Lantos, P. M., Shapiro, E. D., Auwaerter, P. G., Baker, P. J., Halperin, J. J., McSweegan, E., & Wormser, G. P. (2015). Unorthodox alternative therapies marketed to treat Lyme disease. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 60(12), 1776-1782. doi:10.1093/cid/civ186
Mason, L. M., Herkes, E. A., Krupna-Gaylord, M. A., Oei, A., Wormser, G. P., Schwartz, I., . . . Petzke, M. M. (2015). Borrelia burgdorferi clinical isolates induce human innate immune responses that are not dependent on genotype. Immunobiology, 220(10), 1141-1150. doi:10.1016/j.imbio.2015.06.006
Molins, C. R., Ashton, L. V., Wormser, G. P., Hess, A. M., Delorey, M. J., Mahapatra, S., . . . Belisle, J. T. (2015). Development of a metabolic biosignature for detection of early Lyme disease. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 60(12), 1767-1775. doi:10.1093/cid/civ185
Nagaraja, A., Visintainer, P., Haas, J. P., Menz, J., Wormser, G. P., & Montecalvo, M. A. (2015). Clostridium difficile infections before and during use of ultraviolet disinfection. American Journal of Infection Control, 43(9), 940-945. doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2015.05.003
Tang, K. S., Klempner, M. S., Wormser, G. P., Marques, A. R., & Alaedini, A. (2015). Association of immune response to endothelial gel growth factor with early disseminated and late manifestations of Lyme disease but not posttreatment Lyme disease syndrome. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 61(11), 1703-1706. doi:10.1093/cid/civ638
Wang, G., Villafuerte, P., Zhuge, J., Visintainer, P., & Wormser, G. P. (2015). Comparison of a quantitative PCR assay with peripheral blood smear examination for detection and quantitation of Babesia microti infection in humans. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, 82(2), 109-113. doi:10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2015.03.010
Wang, G., Wormser, G. P., Zhuge, J., Villafuerte, P., Ip, D., Zeren, C., & Fallon, J. T. (2015). Utilization of a real-time PCR assay for diagnosis of Babesia microti infection in clinical practice. Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases, 6(3), 376-382. doi:10.1016/j.ttbdis.2015.03.001
Weitzner, E., McKenna, D., Nowakowski, J., Dornbush, R., Nadelman, R. B., Visintainer, P., Schwartz, I., . . . Wormser, G. P. (2015). Long-term assessment of post-treatment symptoms in patients with culture-confirmed early Lyme disease. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 61(12), 1800-1806. doi:10.1093/cid/civ735
Wormser, G. P., & Pritt, B. (2015). Update and commentary on four emerging tick-borne infections: Ehrlichia muris-like agent, Borrelia miyamotoi, deer tick virus, heartland virus, and whether ticks play a role in transmission of Bartonella henselae. Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, 29(2), 371-381. doi:10.1016/j.idc.2015.02.009
Wormser, G. P., & Shapiro, E. D. (2015). The slippery slope of mandatory quarantine for healthcare workers with exposure to Ebola--Let's do the math. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 36(9), 1118-1119. doi:10.1017/ice.2015.155
Wormser, G. P., Villafuerte, P., Nolan, S. M., Wang, G., Lerner, R. G., Saetre, K. L. , . . . Maria, M. H. (2015). Neutropenia in congenital and adult Babesiosis. American Journal of Clinical Pathology, 144(1), 94-96. doi:10.1309/AJCP2PHH4HBVHZFS
Wormser, G. P., Weitzner, E., Dornbush, R., & Visintainer, P. (2015). Reply to Crawford. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 61(7), 1209-1210. doi:10.1093/cid/civ533
Wormser, G. P., Weitzner, E., Dornbush, R., & Visintainer, P. (2015). Reply to Greenberg. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 61(11), 1765-1766. doi:10.1093/cid/civ706
Wormser, G. P., Weitzner, E., McKenna, D., Nadelman, R. B., Dornbush, R., Visintainer, P., . . . Nowakowski, J. (2015). Long-term assessment of health-related quality of life in patients with culture-confirmed early Lyme disease. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 61(2), 244-247. doi:10.1093/cid/civ277
Wormser, G. P., Weitzner, E., McKenna, D., Nadelman, R. B., Scavarda, C., & Nowakowski, J. (2015). Long-term assessment of fatigue in patients with culture-confirmed Lyme disease. The American Journal of Medicine, 128(2), 181-184. doi:10.1016/j.amjmed.2014.09.022
Bockenstedt, L. K., & Wormser, G. P. (2014). Review: Unraveling Lyme disease. Arthritis & Rheumatology, 66(9), 2313-2323. doi:10.1002/art.38756
Granada, M. D., Samaniego, S. B., Cantey, P. T., Gall, W. K., & Wormser, G. P. (2014). Pseudo-Romaña sign due to botfly infestation. Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice, 22(3), 180-184. doi:10.1097/IPC.0b013e3182910363
Halperin, J. J., Bergstrom, S., & Wormser, G. P. (2014). Neuroborreliosis: nervous system involvement with Borrelia species. In W. M. Scheld, R. J. Whitley, & C. M. Marra (Eds.), Infections of the Central Nervous System (4th ed., pp. 674-685). Philadelphia: Wolters Klluwer Health.
Khatchikian, C. E., Nadelman, R. B., Nowakowski, J., Schwartz, I., Wormser, G. P., & Brisson, D. (2014). Evidence for strain-specific immunity in patients treated for early Lyme disease. Infection and Immunity, 82(4), 1408-1413. doi:10.1128/IAI.01451-13
