Research Projects:

  • Expand use of targeted next generation sequencing in clinical parasitology
  • Develop digital droplet PCR assays for quantitative testing of bloodborne parasites
  • Develop RNA-based detection assays, such as transcription-mediated amplification for increased sensitivity and multiplex detection of parasites in complex specimens
  • Evaluate molecular testing of dried blood spots for the detection of Plasmodium
  • Develop a comprehensive set of conventional PCR and sequencing primers sequencing to aid in identification of helminth specimens

Featured Publications

Alderisio KA, Mergen K, Moessner H, Madison-Antenucci S. Identification and Evaluation of Cryptosporidium Species from New York City Cases of Cryptosporidiosis (2015 to 2018): a Watershed Perspective. Microbiol Spectr. 2023; 11 (1): e0392122. DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.03921-22
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Clemons B, Barratt J, Lane M, Qvarnstrom Y, Teal AE, Zayas G, Madison-Antenucci S. Assessing an Adaptation of the Universal Parasite Diagnostic Assay for Bloodborne Parasites in a US State Public Health Laboratory. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2021; 106 (2): 671-677. DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.21-0707
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Mergen K, Espina N, Teal A, Madison-Antenucci S. Detecting Cryptosporidium in Stool Samples Submitted to a Reference Laboratory. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2020; 103 (1): 421-427. DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.19-0792
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Madison-Antenucci S, Wormser GP, Levin AE, Wong SJ. Frequency and magnitude of seroreactivity to Babesia microti in 245 patients diagnosed by PCR in New York State. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2020; 97 (1): 115008. DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2020.115008
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Alleyne L, Fitzhenry R, Mergen KA, Espina N, Amoroso E, Cimini D, Balter S, Fireteanu AM, Seeley A, Janus L, Gutelius B, Madison-Antenucci S, Thompson CN. Epidemiology of Cryptosporidiosis, New York City, New York, USA, 1995-2018. Emerg Infect Dis. 2020; 26 (3): 409-19. DOI: 10.3201/eid2603.190785
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Madison-Antenucci S, Kramer LD, Gebhardt LL, Kauffman E. Emerging Tick-Borne Diseases. Clin Microbiol Rev. 2020; 32 (2): e00083-18. DOI: 10.1128/CMR.00083-18
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Talundzic E, Ravishankar S, Kelley J, Patel D, Plucinski M, Schmedes S, Ljolje D, Clemons B, Madison-Antenucci S, Arguin PM, Lucchi NW, Vannberg F, Udhayakumar V. Next-Generation Sequencing and Bioinformatics Protocol for Malaria Drug Resistance Marker Surveillance. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2018; 62 (4): e02474-17. DOI: 10.1128/AAC.02474-17
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Roellig DM, Yoder JS, Madison-Antenucci S, Robinson TJ, Van TT, Collier SA, Boxrud D, Monson T, Bates LA, Blackstock AJ, Shea S, Larson K, Xiao L, Beach M. Community Laboratory Testing for Cryptosporidium: Multicenter Study Retesting Public Health Surveillance Stool Samples Positive for Cryptosporidium by Rapid Cartridge Assay with Direct Fluorescent Antibody Testing. PLoS One. 2017; 12 (1): e0169915. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0169915
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Madison-Antenucci S, Relich RF, Doyle L, Espina N, Fuller D, Karchmer T, Lainesse A, Mortensen JE, Pancholi P, Veros W, Harrington SM. Multicenter Evaluation of BD Max Enteric Parasite Real-Time PCR Assay for Detection of Giardia duodenalis, Cryptosporidium hominis, Cryptosporidium parvum, and Entamoeba histolytica. J Clin Microbiol. 2016; 54 (11): 2681-2688. DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00765-16
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