M/emm typing was performed for clinical isolates of GAS from Hawaiʻi. Of the 54 M/emm types found, 41% belonged to recently validated or newer sequence types. M/emm 4, 12, 28 and 1 were most frequently found throat associated. ...

The relationship between nutritional requirement and toxic shock syndrome toxin-l (TSST-1) production by Staphylococcus aureus strains associated with toxic shock syndrome (TSS) was investigated. Auxotyping of S. aureus ...

Earlier studies in Hawaii by Diwan et al. (1985) detected antibody to Hantaan virus in rats and people although attempts to isolate an etiological agent were unsuccessful at that time. The purpose of this study was to ...

The overall objective of this dissertation was the study of membrane antigens of parasitized erythrocytes in Plasmodium yoelii, a rodent malaria model. Unstimulated peritoneal cells from C57/Bl 10 mice phagocytosed P. ...