Molecular assays for detection of human metapneumovirus

IM Mackay, KC Jacob, D Woolhouse… - Journal of clinical …, 2003 - Am Soc Microbiol
The recent description of the respiratory pathogen human metapneumovirus (hMPV) has
highlighted a deficiency in current diagnostic techniques for viral agents associated with acute …

[HTML][HTML] Human metapneumovirus, Australia, 2001–2004

…, IM Mackay, S Bialasiewicz, KC Jacob… - Emerging infectious …, 2006 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
We examined 10,025 respiratory samples collected for 4 years (2001–2004) and found a 7.1%
average annual incidence of human metapneumovirus. The epidemic peak of infection …

Genetic diversity of human metapneumovirus over 4 consecutive years in Australia

IM Mackay, S Bialasiewicz, KC Jacob… - Journal of Infectious …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
The molecular epidemiologic profile of human metapneumovirus (hMPV) infection has likely
been skewed toward certain genetic subtypes because of assay-design issues, and no …

Single-level minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion versus anterior lumbar interbody fusion with posterior instrumentation at L5/S1

KC Jacob, MR Patel, MA Ribot, AW Parsons… - World Neurosurgery, 2022 - Elsevier
… Author links open overlay panel Kevin C. Jacob , Madhav R. Patel , Max A. Ribot , … Michael
C. Prabhu: Writing – original draft, Project administration, Data curation, Investigation, Writing …

[HTML][HTML] History and evolution of the minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion

MC Prabhu, KC Jacob, MR Patel, H Pawlowski… - Neurospine, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS-TLIF) is a popular
surgical technique for lumbar arthrodesis, widely considered to hold great efficacy while …

The effect of the severity of preoperative back pain on patient-reported outcomes, recovery ratios, and patient satisfaction following minimally invasive transforaminal …

KC Jacob, MR Patel, AW Parsons, NN Vanjani… - World Neurosurgery, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Limited literature has addressed impact of preoperative back pain severity on
patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs), recovery ratios (RRs), and patient satisfaction …

The effect of the severity of preoperative disability on patient-reported outcomes and patient satisfaction following minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody …

KC Jacob, MR Patel, AP Collins, MA Ribot… - World Neurosurgery, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective To compare patient-reported outcomes (PROMs), satisfaction, and minimum
clinically important difference (MCID) achievement following minimally invasive transforaminal …

Baseline risk factors for prolonged opioid use following spine surgery: Systematic review and meta-analysis

S Mohan, CP Lynch, EDK Cha, KC Jacob, MR Patel… - World Neurosurgery, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective To conduct a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis of current
retrospective cohort studies to identify significant preoperative risk factors for prolonged …

How does open access publication impact readership and citation rates of lumbar spine literature?

CP Lynch, EDK Cha, MR Patel, KC Jacob… - Clinical Spine …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Study Design: This was a retrospective review. Objective: The objective of this study was to
assess the impact of open access (OA) publication on citation rates and attention scores of …

Lateral lumbar interbody fusion: Single surgeon learning curve

KC Jacob, MR Patel, MC Prabhu, NN Vanjani… - World Neurosurgery, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective To characterize lateral lumbar interbody fusion surgical learning curve and
investigate changes in perioperative and postoperative clinical parameters associated with …