Selected Publications

C.A. Wisniewski, J.A. White, C-E.C. Michel, L. Mahilum-Tapay, J.P.V. Magbanua, E.C.B. Nadala Jr., P.J. Barber, B.T. Goh, H.H. Lee. (2008): Optimal collection of first-void urine for detection of Chlamydia trachomatis infection in men.J Clin Microbiol. 2008. 46(4): 1466-1469

M.A. Dineva, L.M. Tapay, H.H. Lee. (2007): Sample preparation: a challenge in the development of point-of-care nucleic acid–based assays for resource limited settings. Analyst, 2007. 132: 1193-1199

J.P. Magbanua, B.T. Goh, C.E. Michel, A. Aguirre-Andreasen, S. Alexander, I. Ushiro-Lumb, C. Ison, H.H. Lee. (2007): Chlamydia trachomatis variant not detected by plasmid based nucleic acid amplification tests: molecular characterisation and failure of single dose azithromycin. Sex Transm Infect, 2007. 83: 339-343

L. Mahilum-Tapay, V. Laitila, J.J. Wawrzyniak, S. Alexander, A. Swain, P. Barber, I. Ushiro-Lumb, B.T. Goh, C. Ison,H.H. Lee. (2007): A new point-of-care Chlamydia Rapid Test: bridging the gap between diagnosis and treatment.BMJ, 2007. 335(7631): 1190-1194

C.E. Michel, C. Sonnex, C.A. Carne, J.A. White, J.P.V. Magbanua, E.C.B. Nadala Jr., H.H. Lee. (2007): Chlamydia trachomatis load at matched anatomic sites: Implications for screening strategies. J Clin Microbiol. 2007. 45(5): 1395-1402

F. Saison, L. Mahilum-Tapay, C.E. Michel, N.D. Buttress, E.C.B. Nadala Jr., J.P. Magbanua, E.M. Harding-Esch, M.O. Villaruel, L. Canong, R.L. Celis, H.H. Lee. (2007): Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis infection and performance of Chlamydia rapid tests among low- and high-risk Filipino women in resource-limited settings. J Clin Microbiol, 2007. 45(12): 4011-4017

C.E. Michel, A.W. Solomon, J.P.V. Magbanua, P.A. Massae, L. Huang, J. Mosha, S.K. West, E.C.B. Nadala, R. Bailey, C. Wisniewski, D.C.W. Mabey, H.H. Lee. (2006): Field evaluation of a rapid point-of-care assay for targeting antibiotic treatment for trachoma control: a comparative study. Lancet, 2006. 367: 1585-1590

J.P. Allain, H.H. Lee. (2005): Rapid tests for detection of viral markers in blood transfusion. Exp Rev Mol Diagn, 2005. 5(1): 31-41

M.A. Dineva, D. Candotti, F. Fletcher-Brown, J.P. Allain, H.H. Lee. (2005): Simultaneous visual detection of multiple viral amplicons by dipstick assay. J Clin Microbiol, 2005. 43(8): 4015-4021

B. Panhotra, Z. Hassan, C. Joshi, A. Bahrani, M. Dineva, J.P. Allain, H. Lee. (2005): Visual detection of multiple viral amplicons by dipstick assay: its application in screening of blood donors a welcome tool for the limited resource settings. J Clin Microbiol, 2005. 43(12): 6218-6219

J.P Allain, H.H. Lee. (2004): Improving blood safety in resource-poor settings. Vox Sang. 2004. 87(4): 176-179

L. Fischetti, O. Opare-Sem, D. Candotti, F. Sarkodie, H. Lee, J.P. Allain. (2004): Higher viral load may explain the dominance of CRF02_AG in the molecular epidemiology of HIV in Ghana. AIDS, 2004. 18: 1208-1210

L. Fischetti, O. Opare-Sem, D. Candotti, F. Sarkodie, H. Lee, J.P. Allain. (2004): Molecular epidemiology of HIV in Ghana: dominance of CRF02_AG. J Med Virol, 2004. 73: 158-166