Medical Diagnostic Laboratories - a CLIA certified infectious disease laboratory with multiple state licenses specializing in PCR technology.

Molecular Diagnostics Development Division

Research Personnel Publications & Abstracts

Publications

1. Biggs C, Walsh P, Overmyer CL, Gonzalez D, Feola M, Mordechai E, Adelson ME, and Iacono KT. 2010. Performance of influenza rapid antigen testing in influenza in emergency department patients.
Emerg Med J. 27(1): 5-7.

2. Meer-Scherrer L, Adelson ME, Mordechai E, Tilton RC. 2006. Neuroborreliosis associated with Alzheimer’s disease. Curr Microbiol, 52(4):330-2.

3. Drisko J, Bischoff B, Giles C, Adelson ME, Rao RV, McCallum R. 2005. Evaluation of 5 probiotic products for bacteria by DNA extraction and PCR analysis. Dig Dis Sci, 50(6):1113-7.

4. Adelson ME, Feola M, Trama JP, Tilton RC, Mordechai E. 2005. Simultaneous detection of herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2 by Real-Time PCR and Pyrosequencing. J Clin Virol, 33(1):25-34.

5. Adelson ME, Rao RV, Tilton RC, Cabets K, Eskow E, Fein L, Occi JL, Mordechai E. 2004. Prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi, Bartonella species, Babesia microti, and Anaplasma phagocytophila in Ixodes scapularis collected in northern New Jersey. J Clin Microbiol, 42:2799-2801.

6. Meer-Scherrer L, Adelson ME, Mordechai E, Lottaz B, Tilton RC. 2004. Babesia microti infection in Europe. Curr Microbiol, 48(6):435-7.

7. Eskow E, Rao RV, Mordechai E. 2001. Concurrent infection of the central nervous system by Borrelia burgdorferi and Bartonella henselae: Evidence for a novel tick-borne disease complex. Arch Neurol, 58:1357-1363.

8. Eskow E, Adelson ME, Rao RV, Mordechai E. 2003. Evidence for disseminated Mycoplasma fermentans in New Jersey residents with antecedent tick attachment and subsequent musculoskeletal symptoms. J Clin Rheumatol, 9:77-87.

9. Tilton RC. 2003. New tests for Lyme disease. Clin Microbiol Newsl, 25(19):145-149.
10. McCool TL, Hoey JG, Montileone F, Goldenberg HB, Mordechai E, Adelson ME. 2008. Discovery and analysis of Bartonella henselae antigens for use in clinical serological assays. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis, 60(1):17-23.

11. Loa CC, Mordechai E, Tilton RC, Adelson ME. 2006. Production of recombinant Bartonella henselae 17 kDa protein for antibody-capture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis,
55(1):1-7.

12. Mogilyansky E, Loa CC, Adelson ME, Mordechai E, Tilton RC. 2004. Comparison of western immunoblots and the C6 Lyme antibody test for the laboratory detection of Lyme disease. Clin Diagn Lab Immunol, 11(5):924-929.

13. Loa CC, Adelson ME, Mordechai E, Raphaelli I, Tilton RC. 2004. Serological diagnosis of human babesiosis by IgG enzyme-linked immunoabsorbent assay. Curr Microbiol, 49:385-389.

14.Hoey JG, Valois-Cruz F, Goldenberg H, Voskoboynik Y, Pfiffner J, Mordechai E, and Adelson ME. Development of an IgM capture-based ELISA for detection of acute infection with Bartonella henselae.
Clin Vac Immun, 16(2): 282-284.

Abstracts & Presentations

1. Biggs C, Overmyer CL, DeSalvia L, Gonzalez D, Gofman L, Feola M, Iacono KT, Mordechai E, Adelson ME. Geographic distribution of pediatric respiratory infections: A bi-coastal analysis. Molecular Medicine, Lake Buena Vista, FL. March 27- 30, 2008.

2. Biggs C, Overmyer CL, DeSalvia L, Gonzalez D, Gofman L, Feola M, Iacono KT, Mordechai E, Adelson ME. A comparison of nasopharyngeal and midturbinate region sampling for the detection of respiratory infections. 24th Clinical Virology Symposium, Daytona Beach, FL. April 27-30, 2008.

3. Walsh P, Lim-Overmyer CL, Gofman L, DeSalvia L, Gonzalez D, Feola M, Nguyen A, Pusavat J, Nguyen TA, Pham K, Michaelson S, Iacono KT, Mordechai E, Adelson ME. Comparison of three nasal collection specimen methods for the detection of pediatric respiratory infectious disease. Association for Molecular Pathology 2007 Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, California, November 7-10, 2007.

4. Balashov S, Mordechai E, Adelson ME. Development of a new test for cystic fibrosis mutation screening. Association for Molecular Pathology 2007 Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, November 7-10, 2007.

5. Zimmerman J, Feola M, Mordechai E, Adelson ME. Detection and quantification of Actinomyces israelli in cervicovaginal specimens by Real-Time PCR. 107th American Society for Microbiology General Meeting, Toronto, Canada, May 21-25, 2007.

6. Mason R, Feola M, Mordechai E, Adelson ME. Hepatitis B virus subtype determination through Pyrosquencing. 107th American Society for Microbiology General Meeting, Toronto, Canada, May 21-25, 2007.

7. Walsh P, Overmyer CL, Gofman L, Nguyen T, Michaelson S, Pusavat J, DeSalvia L, Gonzalez D, Feola M, Nguyen KA, Iacono KT, Mordechai E, Adelson ME. Pediatric respiratory infectious disease analysis: UTM-RT versus flocked swab nasal collections. The 23rd Clinical Virology Symposium, Clearwater, Florida, April 29-May 2, 2007.

8. Biggs C, Overmyer CL, Gofman L, DeSalvia L, Gonzalez D, Feola M, Iacono KT, Mordechai E, Adelson ME. Prevalence of pediatric respiratory infections in a suburban Philadelphia hospital. The 23rd Clinical Virology Symposium, Clearwater, Florida, April 29-May 2, 2007.

9. Valois-Cruz F, Loa CC, Mordechai E, Tilton RC, Adelson ME. Simultaneous detection and identification of Bartonella henselae and Bartonella quintana by a duplex Real-Time PCR and Pyrosequencing assay. Association for Molecular Pathology 2006 Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, November 16-19, 2006.

10. Entwistle J, Feola M, Rao RV, Zimmerman JA, Trama JP, Mordechai E, Adelson ME. Molecular detection of a plurality of pathogens in UTM-RT. 9th Annual European Society for Clinical Virology Meeting, Birmingham, United Kingdom, September 3-6, 2006. 20

11. Entwistle J, Feola M, Mordechai E, Adelson ME. Real-Time PCR detection of polyomaviruses BK and JC in Urine. 9th Annual European Society for Clinical Virology Meeting, Birmingham, United Kingdom, September 3-6, 2006.

12. Feola M, Nguyen TT, Entwistle J, Zimmerman JA, Mordechai E, Adelson ME. Trichomonas vaginalis sequence heterogeneities may necessitate multiple Real-Time PCR detection assays.106th American Society of Microbiology General Meeting, Orlando, FL, May 21-25, 2006.

13. Nguyen T, Feola M, Mordechai E, Stemmer SM, Adelson ME. Bacterial vaginosis: Development of a Real-Time PCR assay for the detection of Mobiluncus species and Bacteroides fragilis. Annual Clinical Meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Washington DC, May 8-10, 2006.

14. Lim C, Kimmel L, Nuesa J, Mordechai E, Stemmer SM, Adelson ME. Robotic PCR detection of human papillomavirus genotypes in cervicovaginal swab and urine specimens. 54th Annual Clinical Meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Washington DC, May 8-10, 2006.

15. Adelson ME, Rao RV, Trama JP, Mordechai E. Evaluation of UTM-RT for the molecular detection of a plurality of OB/GYN related pathogens. 45th Annual Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy Meeting, Washington DC, December 16-19, 2005.

16. Feola M, Laskowski R, Choi D, Trama JP, Mordechai E, Adelson ME. Detection and confirmation of the urogenital Mycoplasmas, Ureaplasma urealyticum, Mycoplasma hominis, and Mycoplasma genitalium by Real-Time PCR and Pyrosequencing. American Society of Microbiology 105th General Meeting, Atlanta, GA, June 5–9, 2005.

17. Naurath EF, Mohr EL, Adelson ME, Stemmer SM, Mordechai E, Trama JP. Detection and quantification of Gardnerella vaginalis by Real-Time PCR. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists 53rd Annual Clinical Meeting, San Francisco, CA, May 7–11, 2005.

18. Adelson ME, Feola M, Mordechai E. Development of a Real-Time PCR assay for the simultaneous detection of herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2 with confirmation by Pyrosequencing technology. American Society for Microbiology 104th General Meeting, New Orleans, LA, May 23-27, 2004.

19. Adelson ME, Feola M, Stemmer SM, Mordechai E. Diagnosis of Neisseria gonhorrhea, Chlamydia trachomatis and Trichomonas vaginalis by Real-Time PCR. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists 52nd Annual Clinical Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, May 1-5, 2004.

20. Drisko J, Bischoff B, Giles C, Adelson ME, Rao RV, McCallum R. Evaluation of 5 probiotic products for bacteria by DNA extraction and PCR analysis. Digestive Disease Week 2003, American Gastroenterological Association, Orlando, FL, May 17-22, 2003.

21. Mordechai E, Adelson ME, Cabets K, Eskow E, Fein L, Occi J. Pivotal role of PCR in the detection of coinfections. 15th International scientific conference on Lyme disease and other tick-borne disorders, Farmington, CT, April 6-7, 2002.

22. Loa CC, Adelson ME, Mordechai E, Raphaelli I, Tilton RC. Antibody-capture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for human babesiosis. American Society for Microbiology 104th General Meeting, New Orleans, LA, May 23-27, 2004.

23. McCool TL, Loa CC, Mordechai E, Adelson ME. Identification of antigenic Bartonella henselae proteins. American Society of Microbiology 105th General Meeting, Atlanta, GA, June 5–9, 2005.

24. Loa CC, Mordechai E, Tilton RC, Adelson ME. Purification and antigenicity of Bartonella henselae 17 kDa
protein expressed in Escherichia coli. American Society of Microbiology 105th General Meeting, Atlanta, GA, June 5–9, 2005.

25. Loa CC, Valois-Cruz F, Goldenberg H, Mordechai E, Tilton RC, Adelson ME. Detection of human parvovirus-specific antibodies by VP1 and VP2 protein-based serological assays. 22nd Clinical Virology Symposium, Clearwater Beach, FL, April 30 - May 3, 2006.

26. Mogilyansky E, Manderbaugh K, Mason R, Mordechai E, Adelson ME. Comparison of automated ELISA-based clinical virology assays on the Mago Plus Aptus automated EIA processor and the Nexgen Four. 22nd Clinical Virology Symposium, Clearwater Beach, FL, April 30 - May 3, 2006.

27. McCool TL, Montileone FL, Goldenberg HB, Loa CC, Mordechai E, Adelson ME. Discovery of potential
Bartonella henselae antigenic proteins using a two-dimensional proteomic approach. 106th American Society of Microbiology General Meeting, Orlando, FL, May 21-25, 2006.

28. Valois-Cruz F, Loa CC, Mordechai E, Tilton RC, Adelson ME. Experiences on the development of continuous in vitro culture for Babesia microti. 106th American Society of Microbiology General Meeting, Orlando, FL, May 21-25, 2006.

29. Goldenberg HB, Valois-Cruz F, Hoey JH, Mordechai E, Adelson ME. Identification of Babesia microti antigens for use in a diagnostic assay. 107th American Society of Microbiology General Meeting, Toronto Canada, May 21-25, 2007.

30. Venit H, Valois-Cruz F, Hoey J, Mordechai E, Adelson ME. Identification of Babesia microti antigens for use in diagnostic test. 107th American Society for Microbiology General Meeting, Toronto, Canada, May 21-25, 2007.

31. Brunner M, Gallagher GE, Valois-Cruz F, Buchan R, Hoey JG, Mordechai E, Adelson ME. Cambridge
Healthtech Institute’s second annual Baculovirus Technology Meeting, Boston, MA, September 19-20, 2007.

32. Huang LP, Adelson ME, Mordechai E, Hoey JG. IgG serological assay for the detection of Bartonella henselae exposure. 109th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Philadelphia, PA. May 17-21, 2009.