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Evaluation of three years of the SAFE strategy (Surgery, Antibiotics, Facial cleanliness and Environmental improvement) for trachoma control in five districts of Ethiopia hyperendemic for trachoma.

Ngondi J, Gebre T, Shargie EB, Adamu L, Ejigsemahu Y, Teferi T, Zerihun M, Ayele B, Cevallos V, King J, Emerson PM.

Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2009 Oct;103(10):1001-10. Epub 2009 Jan 28.PMID: 19178920 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Activity of antibiotics against Fusarium and Aspergillus.

Day S, Lalitha P, Haug S, Fothergill AW, Cevallos V, Vijayakumar R, Prajna NV, Acharya NR, McLeod SD, Lietman TM.

Br J Ophthalmol. 2009 Jan;93(1):116-9. Epub 2008 Oct 24.PMID: 18952649 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Fusarium and Acanthamoeba keratitis: can a single centre detect outbreaks?

Sansanayudh W, Cevallos V, Porco TC, Margolis TP, Lietman TM, Acharya NR.

Br J Ophthalmol. 2008 May;92(5):720-1. No abstract available. PMID: 18441185 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Does asymptomatic shedding of herpes simplex virus on the ocular surface lead to false-positive diagnostic PCR results?

Leigh JF, Acharya N, Cevallos V, Margolis TP.

Br J Ophthalmol. 2008 Mar;92(3):435-6. No abstract available. PMID: 18314406 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Comparison of annual and biannual mass antibiotic administration for elimination of infectious trachoma.

Melese M, Alemayehu W, Lakew T, Yi E, House J, Chidambaram JD, Zhou Z, Cevallos V, Ray K, Hong KC, Porco TC, Phan I, Zaidi A, Gaynor BD, Whitcher JP, Lietman TM.

JAMA. 2008 Feb 20;299(7):778-84.PMID: 18285589 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Spectrum of eye disease caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

Freidlin J, Acharya N, Lietman TM, Cevallos V, Whitcher JP, Margolis TP.

Am J Ophthalmol. 2007 Aug;144(2):313-5.PMID: 17659970 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Chlamydia on children and flies after mass antibiotic treatment for trachoma.

Lee S, Alemayehu W, Melese M, Lakew T, Lee D, Yi E, Cevallos V, Donnellan C, Zhou Z, Chidambaram JD, Gaynor BD, Whitcher JP, Lietman TM.

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2007 Jan;76(1):129-31.PMID: 17255240 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Moraxella, down but not out--the eye bug that won't go away.

Whitcher JP, Cevallos V.

Br J Ophthalmol. 2006 Oct;90(10):1215-6. No abstract available. PMID: 16980639 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Rose bengal and lissamine green inhibit detection of herpes simplex virus by PCR.

Seitzman GD, Cevallos V, Margolis TP.

Am J Ophthalmol. 2006 Apr;141(4):756-8.PMID: 16564821 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Effect of a single mass antibiotic distribution on the prevalence of infectious trachoma.

Chidambaram JD, Alemayehu W, Melese M, Lakew T, Yi E, House J, Cevallos V, Zhou Z, Maxey K, Lee DC, Shapiro BL, Srinivasan M, Porco T, Whitcher JP, Gaynor BD, Lietman TM.

JAMA. 2006 Mar 8;295(10):1142-6.PMID: 16522834 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Correlation between clinical suspicion and polymerase chain reaction verification of infectious vitritis.

Acharya N, Lietman T, Cevallos V, Whitcher JP, Saidel M, Stone D, Duncan J, Margolis TP.

Am J Ophthalmol. 2006 Mar;141(3):584-5.PMID: 16490520 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Reliability of transport medium in the laboratory evaluation of corneal ulcers.

McLeod SD, Kumar A, Cevallos V, Srinivasan M, Whitcher JP.

Am J Ophthalmol. 2005 Dec;140(6):1027-1031.PMID: 16376646 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Topical ocular antibiotics induce bacterial resistance at extraocular sites.

Gaynor BD, Chidambaram JD, Cevallos V, Miao Y, Miller K, Jha HC, Bhatta RC, Chaudhary JS, Osaki Holm S, Whitcher JP, Holbrook KA, Fry AM, Lietman TM.

Br J Ophthalmol. 2005 Sep;89(9):1097-9.PMID: 16113356 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Mass antibiotic treatment and community protection in trachoma control programs.

Chidambaram JD, Melese M, Alemayehu W, Yi E, Prabriputaloong T, Lee DC, Cevallos V, Zhou Z, Whitcher JP, Gaynor BD, Lietman TM.

Clin Infect Dis. 2004 Nov 1;39(9):e95-7. Epub 2004 Oct 6.PMID: 15494901 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

How reliable is the clinical exam in detecting ocular chlamydial infection?

Miller K, Schmidt G, Melese M, Alemayehu W, Yi E, Cevallos V, Donnellan C, Olinger L, Fantaye D, Gaynor B, Whitcher JP, Lietman T.

Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2004 Jul;11(3):255-62.PMID: 15370556 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Feasibility of eliminating ocular Chlamydia trachomatis with repeat mass antibiotic treatments.

Melese M, Chidambaram JD, Alemayehu W, Lee DC, Yi EH, Cevallos V, Zhou Z, Donnellan C, Saidel M, Whitcher JP, Gaynor BD, Lietman TM.

JAMA. 2004 Aug 11;292(6):721-5.PMID: 15304470 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Pesky trachoma suspect finally caught.

Miller K, Pakpour N, Yi E, Melese M, Alemayehu W, Bird M, Schmidt G, Cevallos V, Olinger L, Chidambaram J, Gaynor B, Whitcher J, Lietman T.

Br J Ophthalmol. 2004 Jun;88(6):750-1.PMID: 15148205 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Trends in the etiology of infectious corneal ulcers at the F. I. Proctor Foundation.

Varaprasathan G, Miller K, Lietman T, Whitcher JP, Cevallos V, Okumoto M, Margolis TP, Yinghui M, Cunningham ET Jr.

Cornea. 2004 May;23(4):360-4.PMID: 15097130 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Novel mutations in the CHST6 gene associated with macular corneal dystrophy in southern India.

Warren JF, Aldave AJ, Srinivasan M, Thonar EJ, Kumar AB, Cevallos V, Whitcher JP, Margolis TP.

Arch Ophthalmol. 2003 Nov;121(11):1608-12.PMID: 14609920 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Eliminating trachoma in areas with limited disease.

Gaynor BD, Miao Y, Cevallos V, Jha H, Chaudary JS, Bhatta R, Osaki-Holm S, Yi E, Schachter J, Whitcher JP, Lietman T.

Emerg Infect Dis. 2003 May;9(5):596-8.PMID: 12737745 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Efficacy of transport media use versus direct inoculation of blood agar plates in the microbiologic evaluation of experimental Streptococcus pneumoniae keratitis.

Kuo IC, Cevallos V, Troyer R, Lietman TM, McLeod SD.

Cornea. 2003 Apr;22(3):249-53.PMID: 12658093 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Biotypes and serotypes of Haemophilus influenzae ocular isolates.

Alrawi AM, Chern KC, Cevallos V, Lietman T, Whitcher JP, Margolis TP, Cunningham ET Jr.

Br J Ophthalmol. 2002 Mar;86(3):276-7.PMID: 11864881 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Aspergillus fumigatus keratitis after laser in situ keratomileusis.

Kuo IC, Margolis TP, Cevallos V, Hwang DG.

Cornea. 2001 Apr;20(3):342-4.PMID: 11322429 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Identification of bacterial pathogens in patients with endophthalmitis by 16S ribosomal DNA typing.

Knox CM, Cevallos V, Margolis TP, Dean D.

Am J Ophthalmol. 1999 Oct;128(4):511-2.PMID: 10577597 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Alterations in the conjunctival bacterial flora following a single dose of azithromycin in a trachoma endemic area.

Chern KC, Shrestha SK, Cevallos V, Dhami HL, Tiwari P, Chern L, Whitcher JP, Lietman TM.

Br J Ophthalmol. 1999 Dec;83(12):1332-5.PMID: 10574809 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Reliability of clinical diagnosis in identifying infectious trachoma in a low-prevalence area of Nepal.

Baral K, Osaki S, Shreshta B, Panta CR, Boulter A, Pang F, Cevallos V, Schachter J, Lietman T.

Bull World Health Organ. 1999;77(6):461-6.PMID: 10427930 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Clinical application of a homogeneous colorimetric assay for tear lysozyme.

Klaeger AJ, Cevallos V, Sherman MD, Whitcher JP, Stephens RS.

Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 1999 Mar;7(1):7-15.PMID: 10410870 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Epidemiology and aetiological diagnosis of corneal ulceration in Madurai, south India.

Srinivasan M, Gonzales CA, George C, Cevallos V, Mascarenhas JM, Asokan B, Wilkins J, Smolin G, Whitcher JP.

Br J Ophthalmol. 1997 Nov;81(11):965-71.PMID: 9505820 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Microsporidial keratoconjunctivitis in a patient without human immunodeficiency virus infection.

Silverstein BE, Cunningham ET Jr, Margolis TP, Cevallos V, Wong IG.

Am J Ophthalmol. 1997 Sep;124(3):395-6.PMID: 9439367 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Risk of microbial contamination with multiple use of 5-fluorouracil vials.

Mora JS, Cevallos V, Whitcher JP.

J Glaucoma. 1996 Dec;5(6):371-4.PMID: 8946292 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Measurement of human tear lysozyme using a novel synthetic substrate.

Sherman MD, Cevallos V, Gabriel R, Dawson C, Stephens RS.

Adv Exp Med Biol. 1994;350:363-6. No abstract available. PMID: 8030503 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Microsporidial keratoconjunctivitis treated successfully with a short course of fumagillin.

Wilkins JH, Joshi N, Margolis TP, Cevallos V, Dawson CR.

Eye (Lond). 1994;8 ( Pt 6):703-4. No abstract available. PMID: 7867837 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Endophthalmitis caused by beta-lactamase-positive Moraxella nonliquefaciens.

Sherman MD, York M, Irvine AR, Langer P, Cevallos V, Whitcher JP.

Am J Ophthalmol. 1993 May 15;115(5):674-6. No abstract available. PMID: 8488926 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Enterococcus faecalis infection in a corneal graft.

Sherman MD, Ostler HB, Biswell R, Cevallos V.

Am J Ophthalmol. 1992 Aug 15;114(2):233-4. No abstract available. PMID: 1642309 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

[Typhoid epidemic caused by chloramphenicol resistant strains in Mexico in 1972. Studies on transmission and surveillance]

González Cortés A, Heredia Duarte A, Guzmán J, Ruiz L, Hernández Arreortúa H, Lechuga Traspeña W, Cevallos V, Vázquez Campos H.

Rev Invest Salud Publica. 1974 Jan-Jun;34(1-2):37-64. Spanish. No abstract available. PMID: 4411388 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles