Tetracycline prophylaxis in families of cholera patients. (2007)
McCormack, W.M., Chowdhury, A.M., Jahangir, N., Ahmed, AB Fariduddin, Mosley, Wiley Henry
McCormack,W. M., Gray,F. Gail, Haralick,Robert M.
This paper describes the interaction between specific algorithm parameters and the parallel computer architecture. The classes of architectures we consider are those which have inherent distributed...
W. M. McCormack, D. H. Martin, R. B. Jones
Objective: To compare the efficacy and safety of a 7-day course of treatment with oral grepafloxacin, 400 mg once daily, and oral doxycycline, 100 mg twice daily, in patients with chlamydial...
Grepafloxacin Versus Cefixime as Single-Dose Therapy for Uncomplicated Gonorrhea in Women (1997)
T. F. Mroczkowski, R. B. Jones, W. M. McCormack, D. H. Martin
Objective: To compare the efficacy and tolerance of single-dose grepafloxacin with cefixime for treatment of uncomplicated gonorrhea in women.Methods: Women attending nine...
1966-67 cholera vaccine field trial in rural East Pakistan (1969)
Mosley, Wiley Henry, McCormack, W.M., Fahimuddin, M., Aziz, K.M.A., ...
WERNER, S. B., JONES, P. H., MCCORMACK, W. M., AGER, E. A., HOLM, P. T.
A large outbreak of gastroenteritis, traced to sewage-contaminated drinking water, provided a rare opportunity to investigate the obscure etiologic agent of this familiar syndrome through extensive...
Presents trends of birth and death in rural East Pakistan: a preliminary report (1967)
Aziz, K.M.A., Mosley, W.H., Fahimuddin, M., McCormack, W.M., Islam, M.S.
Thorpe, E M, Schwebke, J R, Hook, E W, Rompalo, A, McCormack, W M, Mussari, K L, ...
A randomized, multicenter, investigator-blind trial was conducted to compare the efficacies of cefuroxime axetil and ciprofloxacin for treatment of patients with uncomplicated gonorrhea caused by...
Hook, E W, McCormack, W M, Martin, D, Jones, R B, Bean, K, Maroli, A N
In a randomized open study, 351 male patients with uncomplicated gonorrhea were given single oral doses of grepafloxacin (400 mg) or cefixime (400 mg). In the 299 microbiologically evaluable...
Covino, J M, Cummings, M, Smith, B, Benes, S, Draft, K, McCormack, W M
Eighty-nine patients with uncomplicated gonorrhea, including 31 patients (34.8%) infected with penicillinase-producing strains of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, were treated with oral ofloxacin (single...
Increase in resistance of Mycoplasma hominis to tetracyclines.
Isolates of Mycoplasma hominis collected from patients in Boston and New York between 1976 and 1989 were studied. Minimal metabolism-inhibiting concentrations (MMCs) were determined by use of a...
Treatment of uncomplicated gonorrhea with single-dose imipenem-cilastatin.
Verdon, M S, Judson, F N, Ehret, J M, Root, C J, Hook, E W, McCormack, W M, ...
Single 500-mg intramuscular doses of imipenem-cilastatin cured 116 (95%) of 122 men and 9 of 9 women with uncomplicated gonorrhea due to beta-lactamase-negative Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Most...
Evaluation of difloxacin in the treatment of uncomplicated urethral gonorrhea in men.
Smith, B L, Cummings, M, Benes, S, Draft, K, McCormack, W M
Difloxacin is a new quinolone antimicrobial agent with in vitro activity against both Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis and a long (26-h) half-life. A single oral dose of 200 mg of...
Inhibition of growth of Chlamydia trachomatis by nonoxynol-9 in vitro.
We evaluated the ability of the widely used spermicide nonoxynol-9, Conceptrol gel containing nonoxynol-9, and Conceptrol vehicle (without nonoxynol-9) to inhibit the formation of inclusions of...
Clarke, L M, Sierra, M F, Daidone, B J, Lopez, N, Covino, J M, McCormack, W M
Culture is currently considered the "gold standard" for detecting Chlamydia trachomatis infections. We evaluated the Syva MicroTrak enzyme immunoassay (EIA) and Gen-Probe PACE 2 tests, which detect...
Enzyme immunoassay for diagnosis of gonorrhea.
Schachter, J, McCormack, W M, Smith, R F, Parks, R M, Bailey, R, Ohlin, A C
An enzyme immunoassay (EIA; Gonozyme [Abbott Laboratories]) for gonococcal antigen was assessed for the rapid diagnosis of gonorrhea. Patients attending two sexually transmitted disease clinics were...
Evaluation of the Phadebact Test for identification of Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
Carlson, B L, Haley, M S, Kelly, J R, McCormack, W M
The Phadebact Gonococcus Test (Pharmacia Diagnostics, Piscataway, N.J.) is used for the identification of Neisseria gonorrhoeae. In this test, boiled organisms are examined by using a 3-min...
Comparison of methods for cultivation and isolation of Chlamydia trachomatis.
McCoy cells treated with cycloheximide, iododeoxyuridine, and DEAE-dextran and untreated McCoy cells were inoculated with two stock strains of Chlamydia trachomatis and with 231 urethral specimens...
Growth of host cells and Chlamydia trachomatis in medium containing serum from 16-week-old calves.
Levy, N J, Benes, S, McCormack, W M
We compared fetal bovine serum with five batches of serum from calves of various ages. HeLa and McCoy cells grown in only one batch of calf serum (from 16-week-old calves) had morphology, growth...
Evaluation of four methods for isolation of Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
Carlson, B L, Haley, M S, Tisei, N A, McCormack, W M
Bio-Bag (Marion Laboratories, Kansas City, Mo.) type C is made up of a ziplock plastic bag which contains a Thayer-Martin plate and a crushable CO2-generating ampoule. This system was compared with...
Baker, C J, Goroff, D K, Alpert, S L, Hayes, C, McCormack, W M
Three bacteriological techniques for the isolation of group B streptococci in vaginal cultures were compared. A selective broth medium (SBM) containing gentamicin and nalidixic acid was more...
Morris, G K, DeWitt, W E, Gangarosa, E J, McCormack, W M
In this study we utilized the salt-tolerant characteristics of vibrios to develop a more selective medium by addition of NaCl to thiosulfate citrate bile salts sucrose (TCBS) agar. The effect of...
Baker, C J, Kasper, D L, Tager IRAB, Paredes, A, Alpert, S, McCormack, W M, ...
The development of antibody in response to invasive infection with type III strains of group B Streptococcus was studied in sera from 31 infants and 4 adults by means of a quantitative radioactive...
Chirgwin, K, DeHovitz, J A, Dillon, S, McCormack, W M
BACKGROUND. Recently there has been a rise in genital ulcer disease (GUD) in urban minority heterosexuals in the United States. The impact of these increased GUD rates on HIV transmission patterns in...
Thorpe, E M, Schwebke, J R, Hook, E W, Rompalo, A, McCormack, W M, Mussari, K L, ...
A randomized, multicenter, investigator-blind trial was conducted to compare the efficacies of cefuroxime axetil and ciprofloxacin for treatment of patients with uncomplicated gonorrhea caused by...
Hook, E W, McCormack, W M, Martin, D, Jones, R B, Bean, K, Maroli, A N
In a randomized open study, 351 male patients with uncomplicated gonorrhea were given single oral doses of grepafloxacin (400 mg) or cefixime (400 mg). In the 299 microbiologically evaluable...
Covino, J M, Cummings, M, Smith, B, Benes, S, Draft, K, McCormack, W M
Eighty-nine patients with uncomplicated gonorrhea, including 31 patients (34.8%) infected with penicillinase-producing strains of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, were treated with oral ofloxacin (single...
Increase in resistance of Mycoplasma hominis to tetracyclines.
Isolates of Mycoplasma hominis collected from patients in Boston and New York between 1976 and 1989 were studied. Minimal metabolism-inhibiting concentrations (MMCs) were determined by use of a...
Treatment of uncomplicated gonorrhea with single-dose imipenem-cilastatin.
Verdon, M S, Judson, F N, Ehret, J M, Root, C J, Hook, E W, McCormack, W M, ...
Single 500-mg intramuscular doses of imipenem-cilastatin cured 116 (95%) of 122 men and 9 of 9 women with uncomplicated gonorrhea due to beta-lactamase-negative Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Most...
Evaluation of difloxacin in the treatment of uncomplicated urethral gonorrhea in men.
Smith, B L, Cummings, M, Benes, S, Draft, K, McCormack, W M
Difloxacin is a new quinolone antimicrobial agent with in vitro activity against both Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis and a long (26-h) half-life. A single oral dose of 200 mg of...
Inhibition of growth of Chlamydia trachomatis by nonoxynol-9 in vitro.
We evaluated the ability of the widely used spermicide nonoxynol-9, Conceptrol gel containing nonoxynol-9, and Conceptrol vehicle (without nonoxynol-9) to inhibit the formation of inclusions of...
Clarke, L M, Sierra, M F, Daidone, B J, Lopez, N, Covino, J M, McCormack, W M
Culture is currently considered the "gold standard" for detecting Chlamydia trachomatis infections. We evaluated the Syva MicroTrak enzyme immunoassay (EIA) and Gen-Probe PACE 2 tests, which detect...
Enzyme immunoassay for diagnosis of gonorrhea.
Schachter, J, McCormack, W M, Smith, R F, Parks, R M, Bailey, R, Ohlin, A C
An enzyme immunoassay (EIA; Gonozyme [Abbott Laboratories]) for gonococcal antigen was assessed for the rapid diagnosis of gonorrhea. Patients attending two sexually transmitted disease clinics were...
Evaluation of the Phadebact Test for identification of Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
Carlson, B L, Haley, M S, Kelly, J R, McCormack, W M
The Phadebact Gonococcus Test (Pharmacia Diagnostics, Piscataway, N.J.) is used for the identification of Neisseria gonorrhoeae. In this test, boiled organisms are examined by using a 3-min...
Comparison of methods for cultivation and isolation of Chlamydia trachomatis.
McCoy cells treated with cycloheximide, iododeoxyuridine, and DEAE-dextran and untreated McCoy cells were inoculated with two stock strains of Chlamydia trachomatis and with 231 urethral specimens...
Growth of host cells and Chlamydia trachomatis in medium containing serum from 16-week-old calves.
Levy, N J, Benes, S, McCormack, W M
We compared fetal bovine serum with five batches of serum from calves of various ages. HeLa and McCoy cells grown in only one batch of calf serum (from 16-week-old calves) had morphology, growth...
Evaluation of four methods for isolation of Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
Carlson, B L, Haley, M S, Tisei, N A, McCormack, W M
Bio-Bag (Marion Laboratories, Kansas City, Mo.) type C is made up of a ziplock plastic bag which contains a Thayer-Martin plate and a crushable CO2-generating ampoule. This system was compared with...
Baker, C J, Goroff, D K, Alpert, S L, Hayes, C, McCormack, W M
Three bacteriological techniques for the isolation of group B streptococci in vaginal cultures were compared. A selective broth medium (SBM) containing gentamicin and nalidixic acid was more...
Morris, G K, DeWitt, W E, Gangarosa, E J, McCormack, W M
In this study we utilized the salt-tolerant characteristics of vibrios to develop a more selective medium by addition of NaCl to thiosulfate citrate bile salts sucrose (TCBS) agar. The effect of...
Baker, C J, Kasper, D L, Tager IRAB, Paredes, A, Alpert, S, McCormack, W M, ...
The development of antibody in response to invasive infection with type III strains of group B Streptococcus was studied in sera from 31 infants and 4 adults by means of a quantitative radioactive...
Chirgwin, K, DeHovitz, J A, Dillon, S, McCormack, W M
BACKGROUND. Recently there has been a rise in genital ulcer disease (GUD) in urban minority heterosexuals in the United States. The impact of these increased GUD rates on HIV transmission patterns in...
Evaluation of two methods of following women who have been treated because of exposure to gonorrhea.
McCormack, W M, Martin, D H, Hook, E W, Jones, R B
OBJECTIVE: To compare the efficacy and safety of a 7-day course of treatment with oral grepafloxacin, 400 mg once daily, and oral doxycycline, 100 mg twice daily, in patients with chlamydial...
Bacterial vaginosis is not associated with circumcision status of the current male partner
Zenilman, J. M., Fresia, A., Berger, B., McCormack, W. M.
OBJECTIVE: Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is common in sexually active women, and in a large proportion the underlying aetiology is unknown. We evaluated partner circumcision status as a potential risk and...
Grepafloxacin Versus Cefixime as Single-Dose Therapy for Uncomplicated Gonorrhea in Women
Mroczkowski, T. F., Hook III, E. W., Jones, R. B., McCormack, W. M., Martin, D. H.
Objective: To compare the efficacy and tolerance of single-dose grepafloxacin with cefixime for treatment of uncomplicated gonorrhea in women.
Tetracycline prophylaxis in families of cholera patients*
McCormack, W. M., Chowdhury, A. M., Jahangir, N., Ahmed, A. B. Fariduddin, Mosley, W. H.
The evaluation of tetracycline as a chemoprophylactic agent for cholera is described. Families of cholera patients were divided into 4 groups by strict rotation. The first group received multivitamin...