Search Results - "Acosta, Anna M."
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Tdap vaccine effectiveness in adolescents during the 2012 Washington State pertussis epidemic
Published in Pediatrics (Evanston) (01-06-2015)“…Acellular pertussis vaccines replaced whole-cell vaccines for the 5-dose childhood vaccination series in 1997. A sixth dose of pertussis-containing vaccine,…”
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Pertussis Vaccine Effectiveness in the Setting of Pertactin-Deficient Pertussis
Published in Pediatrics (Evanston) (01-05-2016)“…In the United States, the proportion of Bordetella pertussis isolates lacking pertactin, a component of acellular pertussis vaccines, increased from 14% in…”
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Toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae Infection in Cat, Texas, USA
Published in Emerging infectious diseases (01-08-2022)“…We report a toxigenic strain of Corynebacterium diphtheriae isolated from an oozing dermal wound in a pet cat in Texas, USA. We also describe the epidemiologic…”
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Expanding Pertussis Epidemiology in 6 Latin America Countries through the Latin American Pertussis Project
Published in Emerging infectious diseases (01-12-2017)“…The Latin American Pertussis Project (LAPP), established in 2009, is a collaboration between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Pan American…”
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Use of US Public Health Travel Restrictions during COVID-19 Outbreak on Diamond Princess Ship, Japan, February-April 2020
Published in Emerging infectious diseases (01-03-2021)“…Public health travel restrictions (PHTR) are crucial measures during communicable disease outbreaks to prevent transmission during commercial airline travel…”
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Taxonomic Profiling of Microbes in Glyphosate-Treated Sediment Microcosms
Published in Microbiology resource announcements (24-01-2023)“…Here, we report the impact of glyphosate on bacterial populations in sediment microcosms, determined using 16S amplicon sequencing and shotgun metagenomics…”
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Genetic Diversity of Meningococcal Serogroup B Vaccine Antigens among Carriage Isolates Collected from Students at Three Universities in the United States, 2015-2016
Published in mBio (18-05-2021)“…Carriage evaluations were conducted during 2015 to 2016 at two U.S. universities in conjunction with the response to disease outbreaks caused by serogroup B…”
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Genomic Insights on Variation Underlying Capsule Expression in Meningococcal Carriage Isolates From University Students, United States, 2015-2016
Published in Frontiers in microbiology (17-02-2022)“…In January and February 2015, serogroup B (NmB) outbreaks occurred at two universities in the United States, and mass vaccination campaigns using MenB vaccines…”
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Insights on Population Structure and Within-Host Genetic Changes among Meningococcal Carriage Isolates from U.S. Universities
Published in mSphere (08-04-2020)“…In 2015 and 2016, meningococcal carriage evaluations were conducted at two universities in the United States following mass vaccination campaigns in response…”
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The Burden of Hepatitis A Outbreaks in the United States: Health Outcomes, Economic Costs, and Management Strategies
Published in The Journal of infectious diseases (25-07-2024)“…Hepatitis A (HepA) vaccines are recommended for US adults at risk of HepA. Ongoing United States (US) HepA outbreaks since 2016 have primarily spread…”
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Serologic Immunity to Tetanus in the United States, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2015-2016
Published in Clinical infectious diseases (17-02-2024)“…Tetanus, a life-threatening infection, has become rare in the United States since introduction of tetanus toxoid-containing vaccines (TTCVs), recommended as a…”
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A Review of Adverse Events From the Use of Diphtheria Antitoxin (DAT) in the United States, 2004–2019
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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Rates of COVID-19–Associated Hospitalization, Intensive Care Unit Admission, and In-Hospital Death in the United States From March 2020 to February 2021
Published in JAMA network open (21-10-2021)“…Importance Racial and ethnic minority groups are disproportionately affected by COVID-19. Objectives To evaluate whether rates of severe COVID-19, defined as…”
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Maternal Vaccination in Argentina: Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Acellular Pertussis Vaccine Effectiveness During Pregnancy in Preventing Pertussis in Infants <2 Months of Age
Published in Clinical infectious diseases (16-01-2020)“…Abstract Background In 2011, Argentina experienced its highest pertussis incidence and mortality rates of the last decade; 60% of deaths were among infants…”
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Orthopaedic Manifestations in Turner Syndrome
Published in Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (01-12-2019)“…Turner syndrome is one of the most common chromosomal anomalies occurring in live-born females. It has been extensively reviewed in the medical literature, yet…”
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Respiratory Illness Caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae and C. ulcerans, and Use of Diphtheria Antitoxin in the United States, 1996–2018
Published in Clinical infectious diseases (02-11-2021)“…Abstract Background Respiratory diphtheria is a toxin-mediated disease caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae. Diphtheria-like illness, clinically…”
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Assessing the Impact of the 2020 Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists Case Definition for Pertussis on Reported Pertussis Cases
Published in Clinical infectious diseases (14-06-2024)“…Abstract Background In 2020, the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) pertussis case definition was modified; the main change was…”
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Americans Aboard the Diamond Princess Cruise Ship
Published in Clinical infectious diseases (18-05-2021)“…The Diamond Princess cruise ship was the site of a large outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Of 437 Americans and their travel companions on the…”
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The Utility of the Early Postoperative Follow-up and Radiographs After Operative Treatment of Supracondylar Humerus Fractures in Children
Published in Journal of pediatric orthopaedics (01-05-2020)“…BACKGROUND:Supracondylar humerus (SCH) fractures are common elbow injuries in pediatric patients. The American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons published…”
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Tetanus, diphtheria and acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine for prevention of pertussis among adults aged 19 years and older in the United States: A cost-effectiveness analysis
Published in Preventive medicine (01-05-2020)“…Currently, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommends one-time tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis (Tdap)…”
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