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Publications 1999

Refereed Papers, Proceedings, and Invited Chapters

Ceri, H., Schmidt, S., Olson, M.E., Nickel, J.C., and Benediktsson, H. (1999) Specific mucosal immunity in the pathophysiology of bacterial prostatitis in a rat model. Can. J. Microbiol. 45:849-855.

Ceri, H., Morck, D.W. and M.E. Olson. 1999 Methods of testing agents for combating microbial biofilms. In: Disinfection, Sterilization and Preservation. S. Block Ed. Williams & Wilkins. Chapter 74, (in press).

Ceri H., Olson M.E., Morck D.W., R.R. Read, A.G. Buret (1999) The Calgary Biofilm Device: Measurement of antimicrobial sensitivity of bacterial biofilms. J. Clin Microbiol 37: 1771-1776..

Koch C.C., Esteban D.J., Chin A.C., Olson M.E., Read R.R., Ceri H.H., Morck D.W., Buret A.G. Apoptosis, oxidative metabolism and interleukin-8 production in human neutrophils exposed to azithromycin.Antimicrob Agent Chem (submitted).

Lobb, D., D.G. Sparrow and D.W. Morck. 1999. Bovine polymorphonuclear neutrophil-mediated phagocytosis and an immunoglobulin G2 protease produced by Porphyromonas levii. Can. J. Vet. Res., 63:113-118.

Measures L.N., Olson M.E. Giardiasis in Canadian pinnipeds from the east coast of Canada (1999) J. Wildlife Diseases (in press).

Morck, D.W., Olson, M.E. and H.Ceri. 1999. Microbial biofilms: prevention, control and removal. In: Disinfection, Sterilization and Preservation. S. Block Ed. Williams & Wilkins. Chapter 32, (in press).

Morck D.W., Olson M.E., Ceri H. Read RR, Buret A.G. (1999) The rabbit model of catheter-associated urinary tract infection. In Handbook of Animal Models of Infection (in press).

O'Handley RM, Cockwill C, McAllister T.A., Jelinski M., Morck D.W., Olson M.E. (1999) A longitudinal study of natural occurring Giardia and Cryptosporidium infections in Dairy Calves. Jamer Vet Med Assoc 214: 391-396.

Olson M.E. Ceri H., Morck D.W. (1999) Giardia Vaccination. Parasitol Today (in press).

Olson M.E., Phillips M., Guselle N., Goh J., McAllister T.A. (1999) Survival of Giardia cysts and Cryptosporidium oocysts in water, soil and cattle feces. J. Environ Quality (in press).

Olson M.E., Ceri H., Morck D.W. (1999) Giardia Vaccination. Parasitol Today (in press).

Olson M.E., Morck DW, Ceri H., Read RR, Buret AG. (1999) Animal Models for the study of bacterial Biofilms in Biofilms: Recent Advances in their Study and Control. L. Evans, editor (in press).

Raad, I.I., Dorouiche, R.O., Hachem, R., Abi-Said, D., Safar, H., Darnule, T., Mansouri, M and D.W. Morck. 1998. Antimicrobial durability and rare ultrastructural colonization of indwelling central catheters coated with minocycline and rifampin. Crit. Care Med. 26(2):219-224.

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