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Further validation of the Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory in a US adult population sampleJin Mann S Lin
Chronic Viral Diseases Branch, National Center for Zoonotic, Vector Borne and Enteric Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mail Stop A 15, 1600 Clifton Rd, NE, Atlanta, GA, USA
Popul Health Metr 7:18. 2009..Further, we assessed whether the MFI-20 could serve as a complementary diagnostic tool in chronically fatigued and unwell populations...
Medication use by persons with chronic fatigue syndrome: results of a randomized telephone survey in Wichita, KansasJames F Jones
Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, Mail Stop A15, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Health Qual Life Outcomes 1:74. 2003..The objective of this study was to describe utilization of medications and supplements by persons with CFS and non-fatigued individuals representative of the general population of Wichita, Kansas...
A population-based study of the clinical course of chronic fatigue syndromeRosane Nisenbaum
Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Health Qual Life Outcomes 1:49. 2003..We conducted a longitudinal population-based study to characterize the clinical course of CFS...
Functional status of persons with chronic fatigue syndrome in the Wichita, Kansas, populationLaura Solomon
Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Health Qual Life Outcomes 1:48. 2003..This study addresses issues of functional status in persons with chronic fatigue syndrome and other fatiguing illnesses in a population based sample, which can be generalized to all persons with chronic fatigue...
Electroencephalographic correlates of Chronic Fatigue SyndromeMichael J Decker
Chronic Viral Diseases Branch, National Center for Zoonotic, Vector borne Enteric Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, Mail Stop A 15, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Behav Brain Funct 5:43. 2009..abstract:..
Sleep assessment in a population-based study of chronic fatigue syndromeElizabeth R Unger
Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
BMC Neurol 4:6. 2004..Conversely, many sleep disorders present similarly to CFS. Few studies characterizing sleep in unselected CFS subjects have been published and none have been performed in cases identified from population-based studies...
Association of childhood trauma with cognitive function in healthy adults: a pilot studyMatthias Majer
Chronic Viral Diseases Branch, Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
BMC Neurol 10:61. 2010..Early-life trauma is a major risk factor for these disorders. Only few studies have measured the long-term consequences of childhood trauma on cognitive function in healthy adults...
Perception versus polysomnographic assessment of sleep in CFS and non-fatigued control subjects: results from a population-based studyMatthias Majer
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, USA
BMC Neurol 7:40. 2007..We conducted this study to determine whether alterations in objective sleep characteristics are associated with subjective measures of poor sleep quality in persons with CFS...
Analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequences and circulating cell-free DNA from plasma of chronic fatigue syndrome and non-fatigued subjectsSuzanne D Vernon
Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
BMC Microbiol 2:39. 2002..Plasma DNA from 34 CFS and 55 non-fatigued subjects was assessed to determine plasma DNA concentration and the presence of bacterial 16S ribosomal DNA (rDNA) sequences...
Continuing medical education challenges in chronic fatigue syndromeDana J Brimmer
Chronic Viral Diseases Branch, Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
BMC Med Educ 9:70. 2009..Educating health care professionals about the diagnosis and management of CFS may help to reduce population morbidity associated with CFS...
A train-the-trainer education and promotion program: chronic fatigue syndrome--a diagnostic and management challengeDana J Brimmer
Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
BMC Med Educ 8:49. 2008..Fewer than 20% of persons with CFS have been diagnosed and treated. For providers, compounding the issue are the challenges in making a diagnosis due to the lack of a biomedical marker...
An evaluation of exclusionary medical/psychiatric conditions in the definition of chronic fatigue syndromeJames F Jones
Chronic Viral Diseases Branch, Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, MS A15, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
BMC Med 7:57. 2009..This study compares illness parameters between individuals with CFS who have and those who do not have exclusionary conditions...
GB virus-C--a virus without a disease: we cannot give it chronic fatigue syndromeJames F Jones
Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
BMC Infect Dis 5:78. 2005..The GBV-C genome is detectable in 4% of the population and 12% of the population is seropositive. The present study evaluated the association between infection with GBV and CFS...
Preliminary evidence of mitochondrial dysfunction associated with post-infective fatigue after acute infection with Epstein Barr virusSuzanne D Vernon
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
BMC Infect Dis 6:15. 2006..The objective of this pilot study was to determine the gene expression correlates of post-infective fatigue following acute Epstein Barr virus (EBV) infection...
Bioelectronic DNA detection of human papillomaviruses using eSensor: a model system for detection of multiple pathogensSuzanne D Vernon
Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
BMC Infect Dis 3:12. 2003..We used human papillomaviruses (HPV) as a model system to evaluate the utility of a nucleic acid, hybridization-based bioelectronic DNA detection platform (eSensor) in identifying multiple pathogens...
Barriers to healthcare utilization in fatiguing illness: a population-based study in GeorgiaJin Mann S Lin
Chronic Viral Diseases Branch, National Center for Zoonotic, Vector Borne and Enteric Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
BMC Health Serv Res 9:13. 2009..Furthermore, we sought to identify what types of barriers interfered with healthcare utilization and why they occurred...
U.S. healthcare providers' knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and perceptions concerning Chronic Fatigue SyndromeDana J Brimmer
Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
BMC Fam Pract 11:28. 2010..S.) healthcare providers' awareness of CFS and to assess their knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs (KAB) related to diagnosis and management of the illness. This information forms the foundation for developing CFS educational strategies...
Complementary and alternative medical therapy utilization by people with chronic fatiguing illnesses in the United StatesJames F Jones
Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
BMC Complement Altern Med 7:12. 2007..This study was designed to measure CAM therapy use by persons with fatiguing illnesses in the United States population...
Sleep characteristics of persons with chronic fatigue syndrome and non-fatigued controls: results from a population-based studyWilliam C Reeves
Viral Exanthems and Herpesvirus Branch, Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
BMC Neurol 6:41. 2006....
Replication of an empirical approach to delineate the heterogeneity of chronic unexplained fatigueEric Aslakson
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Popul Health Metr 7:17. 2009..This study and the earlier one enrolled participants from defined populations and measured the internal milieu, which differentiates them from studies of clinic referrals that examine only clinical phenotypes...
Chronic fatigue syndrome--a clinically empirical approach to its definition and studyWilliam C Reeves
Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
BMC Med 3:19. 2005..The lack of standardized criteria for defining chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) has constrained research. The objective of this study was to apply the 1994 CFS criteria by standardized reproducible criteria...
Mental illness surveillance among adults in the United StatesWilliam C Reeves
Public Health Surveillance Program Office, CDC, 1600 Clifton Rd, N E, MS E 97, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
MMWR Surveill Summ 60:1-29. 2011..Many mental illnesses can be managed successfully, and increasing access to and use of mental health treatment services could substantially reduce the associated morbidity...
National registry for juvenile-onset recurrent respiratory papillomatosisWilliam C Reeves
Viral Exanthems and Herpesvirus Branch, Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 129:976-82. 2003..Juvenile-onset recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (JORRP) is an infrequent but debilitating disease. Because JORRP is uncommon, it has proven difficult for studies at single institutions to accurately evaluate its natural history...
Human herpesviruses 6 and 7 in chronic fatigue syndrome: a case-control studyW C Reeves
Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, 30333, USA
Clin Infect Dis 31:48-52. 2000..7%]) to be positive, the difference was not statistically significant. We found no evidence that active or latent infection with HHV-6A, HHV-6B, HHV-7, or any combination these 3 HHVs is associated with chronic fatigue syndrome...
Identification of ambiguities in the 1994 chronic fatigue syndrome research case definition and recommendations for resolutionWilliam C Reeves
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
BMC Health Serv Res 3:25. 2003..Difficulties with accurate case ascertainment contribute to this ignorance...
Psychiatric comorbidity in persons with chronic fatigue syndrome identified from the Georgia populationUrs M Nater
Chronic Viral Diseases Branch, National Center for Zoonotic, Vector Borne and Enteric Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Psychosom Med 71:557-65. 2009..Previous studies in CFS patients from primary and tertiary care clinics have found high rates of psychiatric disturbance, but this may reflect referral bias rather than true patterns of comorbidity with CFS...
Hypersomnolence and sleep-related complaints in metropolitan, urban, and rural GeorgiaMichael J Decker
Chronic Viral Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Am J Epidemiol 169:435-43. 2009....
Early adverse experience and risk for chronic fatigue syndrome: results from a population-based studyChristine Heim
Viral Exanthems and Herpesvirus Branch, Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
Arch Gen Psychiatry 63:1258-66. 2006..Identification of developmental risk factors for CFS is critical to inform pathophysiological research and devise targets for primary prevention...
Factors influencing the diagnosis of chronic fatigue syndromeLaura Solomon
Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Arch Intern Med 164:2241-5. 2004..CONCLUSION: Most cases of CFS in the population are unrecognized by the medical community; persons diagnosed as having CFS may be different from persons with CFS in the general population...
Neuropsychological performance in persons with chronic fatigue syndrome: results from a population-based studyMatthias Majer
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Psychosom Med 70:829-36. 2008..Objective measures of neuropsychological performance have yielded inconsistent results possibly due to sample selection bias, diagnostic heterogeneity, comorbid psychiatric disorders, and medication usage...
Association of peripheral inflammatory markers with chronic fatigue in a population-based sampleCharles L Raison
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, 1365C Clifton Road, Room 5004, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
Brain Behav Immun 23:327-37. 2009..These findings support a role for innate immune activation in unexplained fatigue and unwellness, but do not suggest that immune activation is specific to CFS...
Prevalence and incidence of chronic fatigue syndrome in Wichita, KansasMichele Reyes
Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Public Health Service, US Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Arch Intern Med 163:1530-6. 2003..CONCLUSIONS: Chronic fatigue syndrome constitutes a major public health problem. Longitudinal follow-up of this cohort will be used to further evaluate the natural history of this illness...
Limits in reliability of glycoprotein G-based type-specific serologic assays for herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2D S Schmid
Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, Viral Exanthems and Herpesviruses Branch, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
J Clin Microbiol 37:376-9. 1999..This argues for the inclusion of serial blood specimens in serologic assay validation procedures...
Regional prevalence of fatiguing illnesses in the United States before and after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001Christine Heim
Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, Viral Exanthems and Herpesvirus Branch, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Psychosom Med 66:672-8. 2004..We used data obtained during this survey to estimate the effect of the coincidentally occurring terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, on the regional prevalence of fatiguing illnesses...
Predictors of remission in juvenile-onset recurrent respiratory papillomatosisSnehal Ruparelia
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 129:1275-8. 2003..Sex and race were not important factors in determining remission...
Detection of human papillomavirus in archival tissues. Comparison of in situ hybridization and polymerase chain reactionE R Unger
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
J Histochem Cytochem 46:535-40. 1998..This degree of concordance required individual optimization of assay conditions for each block. ISH and PCR assays for HPV yield complementary results, and both can be successfully applied to archival tissues...
Prevalence of symptoms and symptom-based conditions among Gulf War veterans: current status of research findingsDrue H Barrett
National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Epidemiol Rev 24:218-27. 2002
Gynecological history in chronic fatigue syndrome: a population-based case-control studyRoumiana S Boneva
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 20:21-8. 2011..Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) affects disproportionately more women than men, and the condition is more common at perimenopause. We examined gynecological history events as risk factors for CFS...
Use of medications by people with chronic fatigue syndrome and healthy persons: a population-based study of fatiguing illness in GeorgiaRoumiana S Boneva
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Health Qual Life Outcomes 7:67. 2009..We evaluated prescription and non-prescription drug use among persons with CFS in Georgia and compared it to that in non-fatigued Well controls and also to chronically Unwell individuals not fully meeting criteria for CFS...
Validation of ECG-derived sleep architecture and ventilation in sleep apnea and chronic fatigue syndromeMichael J Decker
Chronic Viral Diseases Branch, National Center for Zoonotic, Vector borne Enteric Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Sleep Breath 14:233-9. 2010..Here, we establish levels of agreement for one such algorithm through comparative analysis of HRV-derived values of sleep-wake architecture and RDI with those calculated from manually scored polysomnographic (PSG) recordings...
Chronic fatigue syndrome and high allostatic load: results from a population-based case-control study in GeorgiaElizabeth M Maloney
Chronic Viral Diseases Branch, National Center for Zoonotic, Vector Borne and Enteric Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, MS A 15, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Psychosom Med 71:549-56. 2009..AL represents the cumulative physiologic effect of demands to adapt to stress...
Neurocognitive and functional outcomes in persons recovering from West Nile virus illnessJames J Sejvar
Division of Vector Borne Infectious Diseases, National Center for Zoonotic, Vector Borne, and Enteric Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
J Neuropsychol 2:477-99. 2008..However, a minority displayed subtle neurocognitive deficits more than 18 months following acute disease...
Web usage data as a means of evaluating public health messaging and outreachHao Tian
Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention, Chronic Viral Disease Branch, Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
J Med Internet Res 11:e52. 2009..The Internet also provides a powerful tool for public health messaging. Understanding the needs of the intended audience and how they use websites is critical for website developers to provide better services to the intended users...
Chronic fatigue syndrome is associated with metabolic syndrome: results from a case-control study in GeorgiaElizabeth M Maloney
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Chronic Viral Diseases Branch, National Center for Zoonotic, Vector Borne and Enteric Diseases, MS A15, 1600 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Metabolism 59:1351-7. 2010..20, P = .04). In conclusion, CFS was associated with metabolic syndrome, which further exacerbated fatigue...
The comparison of different pre- and post-analysis filters for determination of exon-level alternative splicing events using Affymetrix arraysToni Whistler
Chronic Viral Diseases Branch, Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30329, USA
J Biomol Tech 21:44-53. 2010..We propose new approaches to data filtration that would reduce the number of technical false-positives and therefore, impact the time spent performing visual inspection of the exon arrays...
Absence of evidence of xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus infection in persons with chronic fatigue syndrome and healthy controls in the United StatesWilliam M Switzer
Laboratory Branch, Division of HIV AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Retrovirology 7:57. 2010..Blinded PCR and serologic testing were performed at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and at two additional laboratories...
Utility of the blood for gene expression profiling and biomarker discovery in chronic fatigue syndromeSuzanne D Vernon
Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Dis Markers 18:193-9. 2002..These results successfully demonstrate the utility of the blood for gene expression profiling to distinguish subjects with CFS from healthy controls and for identifying genes that could serve as CFS biomarkers...
The challenge of integrating disparate high-content data: epidemiological, clinical and laboratory data collected during an in-hospital study of chronic fatigue syndromeSuzanne D Vernon
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Atlanta, GA, USA
Pharmacogenomics 7:345-54. 2006....
Longitudinal measures of human papillomavirus 6 and 11 viral loads and antibody response in children with recurrent respiratory papillomatosisElizabeth M Maloney
Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 132:711-5. 2006....
Challenges for molecular profiling of chronic fatigue syndromeSuzanne D Vernon
Center for Infectious Diseases, Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Pharmacogenomics 7:211-8. 2006..Successful molecular profiling of CFS will require the integration of genetic, genomic and proteomic data with environmental and behavioral data to define the heterogeneity in order to optimize intervention...
Cognitive dysfunction relates to subjective report of mental fatigue in patients with chronic fatigue syndromeLucile Capuron
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
Neuropsychopharmacology 31:1777-84. 2006....
Orthostatic instability in a population-based study of chronic fatigue syndromeJames F Jones
Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Am J Med 118:1415. 2005..This population-based case control study addressed the potential association between orthostatic instability (one sign of dysautonomia) and chronic fatigue syndrome...
Correlates of cervical mucosal antibodies to human papillomavirus 16: results from a case control studyCynthia Bierl
Viral Exanthems and Herpesvirus Branch, Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Gynecol Oncol 99:S262-8. 2005..In addition, standardization of mucosal sample collection and testing methods are required...
Seroprevalence of human papillomavirus type 16 in childrenEileen F Dunne
Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
J Infect Dis 191:1817-9. 2005..To explain HPV-16 seropositivity in this population, further study is required...
Higher heart rate and reduced heart rate variability persist during sleep in chronic fatigue syndrome: a population-based studyRoumiana S Boneva
Chronic Viral Diseases Branch, National Center for Zoonotic, Vector Borne and Enteric Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA
Auton Neurosci 137:94-101. 2007..Future research on the underlying pathophysiologic mechanisms of the association is needed...
Factor analysis of symptoms among subjects with unexplained chronic fatigue: what can we learn about chronic fatigue syndrome?Rosane Nisenbaum
Viral Exhanthems and Herpesvirus Branch, Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, Mail Stop A 15, Building 6, Room 116, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
J Psychosom Res 56:171-8. 2004..Our objective was to compare the 1994 CFS case-defining symptoms with those identified by factor analysis...
Coping styles in people with chronic fatigue syndrome identified from the general population of Wichita, KSUrs M Nater
Viral Exanthems and Herpesvirus Branch, Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
J Psychosom Res 60:567-73. 2006....
Initial results from the national registry for juvenile-onset recurrent respiratory papillomatosis. RRP Task ForceL R Armstrong
Viral Exanthems and Herpesvirus Branch, Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, National Center for Infectious Disease, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 125:743-8. 1999..To characterize the spectrum of juvenile-onset recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP) in the United States and to obtain data about the natural course of the disease and its response to treatment...
Seroprevalence of human papillomavirus type 16 infection in the United StatesKatherine M Stone
Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
J Infect Dis 186:1396-402. 2002..Information on HPV-16 seroepidemiology will be important for designing prevention efforts including vaccine programs...
Childhood trauma and risk for chronic fatigue syndrome: association with neuroendocrine dysfunctionChristine Heim
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Woodruff Memorial Research Bldg, Ste 4311, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
Arch Gen Psychiatry 66:72-80. 2009..However, the contribution of childhood trauma to neuroendocrine dysfunction in CFS remains obscure...
Glucocorticoid receptor polymorphisms and haplotypes associated with chronic fatigue syndromeM S Rajeevan
Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Genes Brain Behav 6:167-76. 2007....
Human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA copy number is dependent on grade of cervical disease and HPV typeD C Swan
National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Public Health Service, U S Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
J Clin Microbiol 37:1030-4. 1999..This study suggests that the clinical usefulness of HPV quantitation requires reassessment and is assay dependent...
Alterations in diurnal salivary cortisol rhythm in a population-based sample of cases with chronic fatigue syndromeUrs M Nater
Chronic Viral Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mail Stop A 15, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Psychosom Med 70:298-305. 2008..Previous studies of CFS patients have implicated the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and the immune system in the pathophysiology of CFS, although results have been equivocal...
Personality features and personality disorders in chronic fatigue syndrome: a population-based studyUrs M Nater
Chronic Viral Diseases Branch, Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Psychother Psychosom 79:312-8. 2010..Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) presents unique diagnostic and management challenges. Personality may be a risk factor for CFS and may contribute to the maintenance of the illness...
Epidemiology of recurrent genital herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2L Solomon
Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Sex Transm Infect 79:456-9. 2003..These findings shed new light on the type specific epidemiology of recurrent genital HSV, and suggest that type specific testing can inform the prognosis and management of genital herpes...
Attenuated morning salivary cortisol concentrations in a population-based study of persons with chronic fatigue syndrome and well controlsUrs M Nater
Chronic Viral Diseases Branch, Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mail Stop A 15, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 93:703-9. 2008..The cortisol awakening response has received particular attention as a marker of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis dysregulation...
Acyclovir-resistant genital herpes among persons attending sexually transmitted disease and human immunodeficiency virus clinicsMichele Reyes
Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Arch Intern Med 163:76-80. 2003..However, 5% of HIV-positive patients had resistant HSV-2 isolates. Continued surveillance is essential to monitor changes in acyclovir resistance and to characterize the clinical and public health importance of acyclovir-resistant HSV...
The effect of time interval between referral and colposcopy on detection of human papillomavirus DNA and on outcome of biopsyZuzana Berkova
Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 188:932-7. 2003..The presence of high-risk HPV DNA does not predict the actual histologically verifiable tissue changes but indicates a lower probability of negative biopsy results in all time intervals between referral and biopsy...
Gene expression correlates of postinfective fatigue syndrome after infectious mononucleosisBarbara Cameron
School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
J Infect Dis 196:56-66. 2007..Infectious mononucleosis (IM) commonly triggers a protracted postinfective fatigue syndrome (PIFS) of unknown pathogenesis...
Chronic fatigue syndrome and other fatiguing illnesses in adolescents: a population-based studyJames F Jones
National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Denver, Colorado, USA
J Adolesc Health 35:34-40. 2004..Evaluation of CFS in adolescents must consider both parent and patient perception of fatigue and other illnesses that might explain the symptom complex...
Post-infective and chronic fatigue syndromes precipitated by viral and non-viral pathogens: prospective cohort studyIan Hickie
Brain and Mind Research Institute, Sydney University, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia
BMJ 333:575. 2006..Post-infective fatigue syndrome is a valid illness model for investigating one pathophysiological pathway to chronic fatigue syndrome...
Postinfective fatigue syndrome is not associated with altered cytokine productionUte Vollmer-Conna
School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney University, Sydney, Australia
Clin Infect Dis 45:732-5. 2007..No significant differences were found. Ongoing production of the cytokines examined does not play a role in postinfective fatigue syndrome...
Absence of Mycoplasma species DNA in chronic fatigue syndromeSuzanne D Vernon
J Med Microbiol 52:1027-8. 2003
