Thomas Abraham
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
12 Papers
Thomas Abraham is an academic researcher from University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Biology. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 2 publications.
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Papers
Symptomatic therapy in multiple sclerosis.
Teresa C. Frohman,Wanda Castro,Anjali Shah,Ardith Courtney,Jeffrey L Ortstadt,Scott L. Davis,Diana Logan,Thomas Abraham,Jaspreet Abraham,Gina Remington,Katherine Treadaway,Donna Graves,John Hart,Olaf Stüve,Gary E. Lemack,Benjamin Greenberg,Elliot M. Frohman +16 more
TL;DR: The ability to impact the quality of life of patients with multiple sclerosis should not only incorporate therapies that are disease modifying, but should also include a course of action for the global multidisciplinary management focused onquality of life and functional capabilities.
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Viruses Associated with Acute Conjunctivitis in Vanuatu
Ken Johnson,Fasihah Taleo,Kalbule Willie,Edwin Amel,Madopule Nanu,Marie Alguet,Jose Wass,Prudence Rymill,Anthony W. Solomon,Kevin Ruder,Cindi Chen,Lina Zhong,Armin Hinterwirth,David Liu,Thomas Abraham,Gerami D. Seitzman,Thomas M. Lietman,Thuy Doan +17 more
TL;DR: In this paper , the authors used unbiased RNA deep sequencing (RNA-seq) to identify DNA and RNA viruses in conjunctival and anterior nasal swabs collected from two health centers in Vanuatu.
Case Series: Unbiased Deep Sequencing Analysis of Acute Infectious Conjunctivitis in an Ambulatory Eye Center in Berkeley, California
Kuniyoshi Kanai,Meredith Whiteside,Michael Wong,Tammy La,Maryam Nassiri,Sam Bum Lee,Sze Kei Yeung,Adrienne Coulter,Kevin Ruder,Cindi Chen,David Liu,Thomas Abraham,Armin Hinterwirth,Thomas M. Lietman,Thuy Doan,Gerami D. Seitzman +15 more
TL;DR: In this paper , the authors used unbiased deep sequencing to identify causative pathogens of infectious conjunctivitis, potentially allowing for improved approaches to diagnosis and management, and they identified associated pathogens, including human adenovirus D, Haemophilus influenzae, Chlamydia trachomatis, and human coronavirus 229E.
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Pathogen Surveillance for Acute Infectious Conjunctivitis.
Edmund Tsui,Ruti Sella,Vivien Tham,Alan W Kong,Esmeralda McClean,Lee Goren,Irit Bahar,Nina Cherian,Joana Ramirez,Reginald E Hughes,Joseph K Privratsky,Tania Onclinx,Rachel Feit-Leichman,Angel Cheng,Iliana Molina,Phillip Kim,Carol Yu,Kevin Ruder,Alexander Tan,Cindi Chen,YuHeng Liu,Thomas Abraham,Armin Hinterwirth,Lina Zhong,Travis C. Porco,Thomas M. Lietman,Gerami D. Seitzman,Thuy Doan +27 more
TL;DR: Purulent discharge was a common presenting sign in this study, with a low specificity for bacteria-associated conjunctivitis, suggesting that further diagnostic workup may be necessary to inform antibiotic stewardship.
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Human Conjunctival Transcriptome in Acanthamoeba Keratitis: An Exploratory Study.
Gerami D. Seitzman,Jeremy D. Keenan,Thomas M. Lietman,Kevin Ruder,Lina Zhong,Cindi Chen,YuHeng Liu,Danny Yu,Thomas Abraham,Armin Hinterwirth,Thuy Doan +10 more
TL;DR: The conjunctival transcriptome in Acanthamoeba keratitis is altered, with 36 genes differentially expressed compared to pathogen-free keratitis.
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