Michael A. Kuskowski

Publication List Details

Period

2005 - 2009

Number

26

Co-Authors

A natural seaweed derived mineral supplement (Aquamin F) for knee osteoarthritis: A randomised, placebo controlled pilot study (2009)

Frestedt, Joy L, Kuskowski, Michael A, Zenk, John L

Abstract Background Osteoarthritis (OA) is a slowly destructive process that may be influenced by a nutritional mineral balance in the body. Methods This small, double blind, placebo controlled pilot...

A whey-protein supplement increases fat loss and spares lean muscle in obese subjects: a randomized human clinical study (2008)

Frestedt, Joy L, Zenk, John L, Kuskowski, Michael A, Ward, Loren S, Bastian, Eric D

Abstract Background This study evaluated a specialized whey fraction (Prolibra™, high in leucine, bioactive peptides and milk calcium) for use as a dietary supplement to enhance weight loss....

A natural mineral supplement provides relief from knee osteoarthritis symptoms: a randomized controlled pilot trial (2008)

Frestedt, Joy L, Walsh, Melanie, Kuskowski, Michael A, Zenk, John L

Abstract Background This small, pilot study evaluated the impact of treatment with a natural multi-mineral supplement from seaweed (Aquamin) on walking distance, pain and joint mobility in subjects...

Identification of Urovirulence Traits in Escherichia coli by Comparison of Urinary and Rectal E. coli Isolates from Dogs with Urinary Tract Infection

Johnson, James R., Kaster, Nicholas, Kuskowski, Michael A., Ling, Gerald V.

Spontaneously occurring urinary tract infection (UTI) in dogs was exploited as an experiment of nature to gain insights into UTI pathogenesis in humans. Concurrent urinary and rectal Escherichia coli...

Isolation and Molecular Characterization of Nalidixic Acid-Resistant Extraintestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli from Retail Chicken Products

Johnson, James R., Murray, Andrew C., Gajewski, Abby, Sullivan, Maureen, Snippes, Paula, Kuskowski, Michael A., ...

Fluoroquinolone use in poultry production may select for resistant Escherichia coli that can be transmitted to humans. To define the prevalence and virulence potential of poultry-associated,...

Virulence Genotype and Phylogenetic Origin in Relation to Antibiotic Resistance Profile among Escherichia coli Urine Sample Isolates from Israeli Women with Acute Uncomplicated Cystitis

Johnson, James R., Kuskowski, Michael A., O'Bryan, Timothy T., Colodner, Raul, Raz, Raul

To clarify the virulence and phylogenetic implications of antimicrobial agent resistance in Escherichia coli, 100 E. coli isolates from urine samples of Israeli women with acute uncomplicated...

Phylogenetic and Pathotypic Comparison of Concurrent Urine and Rectal Escherichia coli Isolates from Men with Febrile Urinary Tract Infection

Johnson, James R., Scheutz, Flemming, Ulleryd, Peter, Kuskowski, Michael A., O'Bryan, Timothy T., Sandberg, Torsten

Among men with febrile urinary tract infection (FUTI), whether the host's fecal flora is the source for the urine strain (“fecal-urethral” hypothesis), and whether pathogenesis is driven by...

Spontaneous Conversion to Quinolone and Fluoroquinolone Resistance among Wild-Type Escherichia coli Isolates in Relation to Phylogenetic Background and Virulence Genotype

Johnson, James R., Johnston, Brian, Kuskowski, Michael A., Colodner, Raul, Raz, Raul

Human clinical isolates of Escherichia coli that are resistant to quinolone or fluoroquinolone agents typically exhibit fewer extraintestinal virulence factors (VFs) than susceptible isolates, along...

Bacterial Characteristics in Relation to Clinical Source of Escherichia coli Isolates from Women with Acute Cystitis or Pyelonephritis and Uninfected Women

Johnson, James R., Owens, Krista, Gajewski, Abby, Kuskowski, Michael A.

Characteristics differentiating Escherichia coli strains that cause cystitis or pyelonephritis from fecal E. coli remain incompletely defined, particularly among adult women in the United States....

Identification of Urovirulence Traits in Escherichia coli by Comparison of Urinary and Rectal E. coli Isolates from Dogs with Urinary Tract Infection

Johnson, James R., Kaster, Nicholas, Kuskowski, Michael A., Ling, Gerald V.

Spontaneously occurring urinary tract infection (UTI) in dogs was exploited as an experiment of nature to gain insights into UTI pathogenesis in humans. Concurrent urinary and rectal Escherichia coli...

Isolation and Molecular Characterization of Nalidixic Acid-Resistant Extraintestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli from Retail Chicken Products

Johnson, James R., Murray, Andrew C., Gajewski, Abby, Sullivan, Maureen, Snippes, Paula, Kuskowski, Michael A., ...

Fluoroquinolone use in poultry production may select for resistant Escherichia coli that can be transmitted to humans. To define the prevalence and virulence potential of poultry-associated,...

Virulence Genotype and Phylogenetic Origin in Relation to Antibiotic Resistance Profile among Escherichia coli Urine Sample Isolates from Israeli Women with Acute Uncomplicated Cystitis

Johnson, James R., Kuskowski, Michael A., O'Bryan, Timothy T., Colodner, Raul, Raz, Raul

To clarify the virulence and phylogenetic implications of antimicrobial agent resistance in Escherichia coli, 100 E. coli isolates from urine samples of Israeli women with acute uncomplicated...

Phylogenetic and Pathotypic Comparison of Concurrent Urine and Rectal Escherichia coli Isolates from Men with Febrile Urinary Tract Infection

Johnson, James R., Scheutz, Flemming, Ulleryd, Peter, Kuskowski, Michael A., O'Bryan, Timothy T., Sandberg, Torsten

Among men with febrile urinary tract infection (FUTI), whether the host's fecal flora is the source for the urine strain (“fecal-urethral” hypothesis), and whether pathogenesis is driven by...

Spontaneous Conversion to Quinolone and Fluoroquinolone Resistance among Wild-Type Escherichia coli Isolates in Relation to Phylogenetic Background and Virulence Genotype

Johnson, James R., Johnston, Brian, Kuskowski, Michael A., Colodner, Raul, Raz, Raul

Human clinical isolates of Escherichia coli that are resistant to quinolone or fluoroquinolone agents typically exhibit fewer extraintestinal virulence factors (VFs) than susceptible isolates, along...

Bacterial Characteristics in Relation to Clinical Source of Escherichia coli Isolates from Women with Acute Cystitis or Pyelonephritis and Uninfected Women

Johnson, James R., Owens, Krista, Gajewski, Abby, Kuskowski, Michael A.

Characteristics differentiating Escherichia coli strains that cause cystitis or pyelonephritis from fecal E. coli remain incompletely defined, particularly among adult women in the United States....

Virulence Genotypes and Phylogenetic Background of Escherichia coli Serogroup O6 Isolates from Humans, Dogs, and Cats▿ †

Johnson, James R., Johnston, Brian, Clabots, Connie R., Kuskowski, Michael A., Roberts, Elisabeth, DebRoy, Chitrita

Molecular evidence is limited for the hypothesis that humans, dogs, and cats can become colonized and infected with similar virulent Escherichia coli strains. To further assess this possibility,...

Relationship between Escherichia coli Strains Causing Acute Cystitis in Women and the Fecal E. coli Population of the Host▿

Moreno, Eva, Andreu, Antonia, Pigrau, Carles, Kuskowski, Michael A., Johnson, James R., Prats, Guillem

Previous epidemiological assessments of the prevalence versus special-pathogenicity hypothesis for urinary tract infection (UTI) pathogenesis in women may have been confounded by underlying host...

Multiple-Host Sharing, Long-Term Persistence, and Virulence of Escherichia coli Clones from Human and Animal Household Members▿

Johnson, James R., Clabots, Connie, Kuskowski, Michael A.

During a 3-year surveillance, six household members (five humans and the family dog) yielded 14 Escherichia coli clones. Virulence genes, group B2, and having caused cystitis (in the mother or dog)...

Molecular Epidemiology and Phylogenetic Distribution of the Escherichia coli pks Genomic Island▿

Johnson, James R., Johnston, Brian, Kuskowski, Michael A., Nougayrede, Jean-Philippe, Oswald, Eric

Epidemiological and phylogenetic associations of the pks genomic island of extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli (ExPEC), which encodes the genotoxin colibactin, are incompletely defined. clbB...