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Ricardo G. Maggi is affiliated with North Carolina State University in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on infectious diseases, with a strong emphasis on Bartonella species infections and vector-borne infectious diseases.

The scientist's work spans multiple fields, including immunology and microbiology, where they have contributed to 69 publications, as well as medicine, with 40 publications. Within these fields, their subfield expertise includes parasitology, infectious diseases, virology, public health, environmental and occupational health, and epidemiology.

Key topics in their research are Bartonella species infections, vector-borne infectious diseases, viral infections and vectors, rabies epidemiology and control, streptococcal infections and treatments, genital health and disease, and mosquito-borne diseases and control.

Their recent papers illustrate the focus and breadth of their research activities:

  • Recent Progress in Lyme Disease and Remaining Challenges, 2021, Frontiers in Medicine
  • Parasites and vector-borne diseases disseminated by rehomed dogs, 2020, Parasites & Vectors
  • Development and validation of a droplet digital PCR assay for the detection and quantification of Bartonella species within human clinical samples., 2020, Journal of Microbiological Methods
  • Bartonella spp. Prevalence (Serology, Culture, and PCR) in Sanitary Workers in La Rioja Spain, 2020, Pathogens
  • Bartonella Associated Cutaneous Lesions (BACL) in People with Neuropsychiatric Symptoms, 2020, Pathogens

Ricardo G. Maggi has frequently published in several scientific journals with notable numbers of publications in:

  • Pathogens (14 publications)
  • Parasites & Vectors (6 publications)
  • PLoS ONE (3 publications)
  • Journal of Clinical Microbiology (2 publications)
  • Frontiers in Medicine (1 publication)

Collaboration is a significant aspect of their research career, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Edward B. Breitschwerdt (39 co-authorships)
  • Erin Lashnits (13 co-authorships)
  • Pradeep Neupane (9 co-authorships)
  • Julie M. Bradley (7 co-authorships)
  • Charlotte O. Moore (6 co-authorships)

Best Publications

  • Bartonellosis: an emerging infectious disease of zoonotic importance to animals and human beings

    Edward B. Breitschwerdt;Ricardo G. Maggi;Bruno B. Chomel;Michael R. Lappin

  • Co-infection with Anaplasma platys, Bartonella henselae and Candidatus Mycoplasma haematoparvum in a veterinarian

    Ricardo G Maggi;Patricia E Mascarelli;Lauren N Havenga;Vinny Naidoo

  • A combined approach for the enhanced detection and isolation of Bartonella species in dog blood samples: pre-enrichment liquid culture followed by PCR and subculture onto agar plates.

    Ashlee W. Duncan;Ricardo G. Maggi;Edward B. Breitschwerdt

  • Canine bartonellosis: serological and molecular prevalence in Brazil and evidence of co-infection with Bartonella henselae and Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii.

    Pedro Paulo Vissotto De Paiva Diniz;Ricardo Guillermo Maggi;Denise Saretta Schwartz;María Belén Cadenas

  • Use of broad range16S rDNA PCR in clinical microbiology

    Sushama Sontakke;Maria B. Cadenas;Ricardo G. Maggi;Pedro Paulo V.P. Diniz

  • Potential Limitations of the 16S-23S rRNA Intergenic Region for Molecular Detection of Bartonella Species

    Ricardo G. Maggi;Edward B. Breitschwerdt

  • Novel Chemically Modified Liquid Medium That Will Support the Growth of Seven Bartonella Species

    Ricardo G. Maggi;Ashlee W. Duncan;Edward B. Breitschwerdt

  • Bartonella species in blood of immunocompetent persons with animal and arthropod contact.

    Edward B. Breitschwerdt;Ricardo G. Maggi;Ashlee W. Duncan;William L. Nicholson

  • Infection with Hemotropic Mycoplasma Species in Patients with or without Extensive Arthropod or Animal Contact

    Ricardo G. Maggi;Sarah M. Compton;Chelsea L. Trull;Patricia E. Mascarelli

  • Bartonella endocarditis: a pathology shared by animal reservoirs and patients.

    Bruno B Chomel;R. W. Kasten;C. Williams;A. C. Wey

  • Human Coinfection with Bartonella henselae and Two Hemotropic Mycoplasma Variants Resembling Mycoplasma ovis

    Jane E. Sykes;LeAnn L. Lindsay;Ricardo G. Maggi;Edward B. Breitschwerdt

  • Recent Progress in Lyme Disease and Remaining Challenges.

    Jason R. Bobe;Brandon L. Jutras;Elizabeth J. Horn;Monica E. Embers

  • Bartonella sp. Bacteremia in Patients with Neurological and Neurocognitive Dysfunction

    E. B. Breitschwerdt;R. G. Maggi;W. L. Nicholson;N. A. Cherry

  • Intravascular persistence of Anaplasma platys, Ehrlichia chaffeensis, and Ehrlichia ewingii DNA in the blood of a dog and two family members.

    Edward B Breitschwerdt;Barbara C Hegarty;Barbara A Qurollo;Tais B Saito

  • A review on the occurrence of companion vector-borne diseases in pet animals in Latin America.

    Ricardo G. Maggi;Friederike Krämer

  • Isolation of Candidatus Bartonella melophagi from Human Blood

    Ricardo G. Maggi;Michael Kosoy;Melanie Mintzer;Edward B. Breitschwerdt

  • Evaluation of conventional and real-time PCR assays for detection and differentiation of Spotted Fever Group Rickettsia in dog blood.

    L. Kidd;R. Maggi;P.P.V.P. Diniz;B. Hegarty

  • Molecular and Serological Diagnosis of Bartonella Infection in 61 Dogs from the United States

    C. Pérez;R.G. Maggi;P.P.V.P. Diniz;P.P.V.P. Diniz;E.B. Breitschwerdt

  • Prevention of endemic canine vector-borne diseases using imidacloprid 10% and permethrin 50% in young dogs: a longitudinal field study.

    D. Otranto;D. de Caprariis;R.P. Lia;V. Tarallo

  • Isolation of Bartonella quintana from a Woman and a Cat following Putative Bite Transmission

    Edward B. Breitschwerdt;Ricardo G. Maggi;Betsy Sigmon;William L. Nicholson

  • Canine Leishmaniasis Control in the Context of One Health.

    Filipe Dantas-Torres;Guadalupe Miró;Gad Baneth;Patrick Bourdeau

  • Potential limitations of the 16S-23S rRNA intergenic region for molecular detection of Bartonella species. Authors' reply

    Belinda Dillon;Jon Iredell;Edward B. Breitschwerdt;Ricardo G. Maggi

Frequent Co-Authors

Edward B. Breitschwerdt
Edward B. Breitschwerdt North Carolina State University
Barbara C. Hegarty
Barbara C. Hegarty North Carolina State University
Bruno B Chomel
Bruno B Chomel University of California, Davis
Christopher W. Woods
Christopher W. Woods Duke University
Adam J. Birkenheuer
Adam J. Birkenheuer North Carolina State University
Michael R. Lappin
Michael R. Lappin Colorado State University
Filipe Dantas-Torres
Filipe Dantas-Torres Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Michael J. Day
Michael J. Day Murdoch University
Domenico Otranto
Domenico Otranto University of Bari Aldo Moro
Gioia Capelli
Gioia Capelli Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie

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