Search Results - "BREIMAN, R. F."

Prevalence of antibodies against Rift Valley fever virus in Kenyan wildlife by EVANS, A., GAKUYA, F., PAWESKA, J. T., ROSTAL, M., AKOOLO, L., VAN VUREN, P. J., MANYIBE, T., MACHARIA, J. M., KSIAZEK, T. G., FEIKIN, D. R., BREIMAN, R. F., KARIUKI NJENGA, M.

“…Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) is an arbovirus associated with periodic outbreaks, mostly on the African continent, of febrile disease accompanied by abortion…”
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Using genomics to examine the persistence of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 19A in Ireland and the emergence of a sub-clade associated with vaccine failures by Corcoran, M., Mereckiene, J., Cotter, S., Murchan, S., Lo, S.W., McGee, L., Breiman, RF, Cunney, R., Humphreys, H., Bentley, S.D., Gladstone, R.A.

“…•Despite PCV13 introduction serotype 19A is responsible for ~ 10% of IPD in Ireland.•Sequencing revealed a diverse collection of clonal groups circulating…”
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Rift Valley fever in Kenya: history of epizootics and identification of vulnerable districts by MURITHI, R. M., MUNYUA, P., ITHONDEKA, P. M., MACHARIA, J. M., HIGHTOWER, A., LUMAN, E. T., BREIMAN, R. F., NJENGA, M. KARIUKI

“…Since Kenya first reported Rift Valley fever (RVF)-like disease in livestock in 1912, the country has reported the most frequent epizootics of RVF disease. To…”
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Successful co-administration of a human rotavirus and oral poliovirus vaccines in Bangladeshi infants in a 2-dose schedule at 12 and 16 weeks of age by Zaman, K, Sack, D.A, Yunus, M, Arifeen, S.E, Podder, G, Azim, T, Luby, S, Breiman, R.F, Neuzil, K, Datta, S.K, Delem, A, Suryakiran, P.V, Bock, H.L

“…Abstract Co-administration of oral live-attenuated human rotavirus vaccine RIX4414 ( Rotarix ™) and oral polio vaccine (OPV) was assessed. Healthy infants were…”
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Associations between presence of handwashing stations and soap in the home and diarrhoea and respiratory illness, in children less than five years old in rural western Kenya by Kamm, K. B., Feikin, D. R., Bigogo, G. M., Aol, G., Audi, A., Cohen, A. L., Shah, M. M., Yu, J., Breiman, R. F., Ram, P. K.

“…Objective We tested whether soap presence in the home or a designated handwashing station was associated with diarrhoea and respiratory illness in Kenya…”
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Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults: Guidelines for Management by Bartlett, John G., Breiman, Robert F., Mandell, Lionel A., File, Thomas M.

“…This is part of the series of practice guidelines commissioned by the Infectious Diseases Society of America through its Practice Guidelines Committee. The…”
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Impact of Penicillin Susceptibility on Medical Outcomes for Adult Patients with Bacteremic Pneumococcal Pneumonia by Metlay, Joshua P., Hofmann, Jo, Cetron, Martin S., Fine, Michael J., Farley, Monica M., Whitney, Cynthia, Breiman, Robert F.

“…The impact of penicillin susceptibility on medical outcomes for adult patients with bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia was evaluated in a retrospective cohort…”
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The Continued Emergence of Drug-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae in the United States: An Update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Pneumococcal Sentinel Surveillance System by Butler, Jay C., Hofman, Jo, Cetron, Martin S., Elliott, John A., Facklam, Richard R., Breiman, Robert F.

“…As part of ongoing national surveillance, serotyping and antimicrobial susceptibility testing were done on all pneumococcal isolates recovered from normally…”
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Cigarette Smoking and Invasive Pneumococcal Disease by Nuorti, J. Pekka, Butler, Jay C, Farley, Monica M, Harrison, Lee H, McGeer, Allison, Kolczak, Margarette S, Breiman, Robert F

“…The incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease is highest among young children and the elderly. Although the rates are lower among nonelderly adults, the…”
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What are the most sensitive and specific sign and symptom combinations for influenza in patients hospitalized with acute respiratory illness? Results from western Kenya, January 2007—July 2010 by MURRAY, E. L., KHAGAYI, S., OPE, M., BIGOGO, G., OCHOLA, R., MUTHOKA, P., NJENGA, K., ODHIAMBO, F., BURTON, D., LASERSON, K. F., BREIMAN, R. F., FEIKIN, D. R., KATZ, M. A.

“…Influenza causes severe illness and deaths, and global surveillance systems use different clinical case definitions to identify patients for diagnostic…”
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Risk factors for typhoid fever in a slum in Dhaka, Bangladesh by RAM, P. K., NAHEED, A., BROOKS, W. A., HOSSAIN, M. A., MINTZ, E. D., BREIMAN, R. F., LUBY, S. P.

“…We systematically investigated risk factors for typhoid fever in Kamalapur, a poor urban area of Bangladesh, to inform targeted public health measures for its…”
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Respiratory Syncytial Virus Is an Important Cause of Community-Acquired Lower Respiratory Infection among Hospitalized Adults by Dowell, Scott F., Anderson, Larry J., Gary, Howard E., Erdman, Dean D., Plouffe, Joseph F., File, Thomas M., Marston, Barbara J., Breiman, Robert F.

“…Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), the most important cause of lower respiratory disease in infants and young children, is rarely considered among the causes…”
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Shigella Isolates From the Global Enteric Multicenter Study Inform Vaccine Development by Livio, Sofie, Strockbine, Nancy A., Panchalingam, Sandra, Tennant, Sharon M., Barry, Eileen M., Marohn, Mark E., Antonio, Martin, Hossain, Anowar, Mandomando, Inacio, Ochieng, John B., Oundo, Joseph O., Qureshi, Shahida, Ramamurthy, Thandavarayan, Tamboura, Boubou, Adegbola, Richard A., Hossain, Mohammed Jahangir, Saha, Debasish, Sen, Sunil, Faruque, Abu Syed Golam, Alonso, Pedro L., Breiman, Robert F., Zaidi, Anita K. M., Sur, Dipika, Sow, Samba O., Berkeley, Lynette Y., O'Reilly, Ciara E., Mintz, Eric D., Biswas, Kousick, Cohen, Dani, Farag, Tamer H., Nasrin, Dilruba, Wu, Yukun, Blackwelder, William C., Kotloff, Karen L., Nataro, James P., Levine, Myron M.

“…Background. Shigella, a major diarrheal disease pathogen worldwide, is the target of vaccine development. The Global Enteric Multicenter Study (GEMS)…”
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Emergence of multidrug-resistant Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi with decreased ciprofloxacin susceptibility in Bangladesh by RAHMAN, M., SIDDIQUE, A. K., SHOMA, S., RASHID, H., SALAM, M. A., AHMED, Q. S., NAIR, G. B., BREIMAN, R. F.

“…During 1989–2002, we studied the antimicrobial resistance of 3928 blood culture isolates of Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi (S. Typhi) in Dhaka, Bangladesh…”
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Community perceptions of bloody diarrhoea in an urban slum in South Asia: implications for introduction of a Shigella vaccine by ARVELO, W., BLUM, L. S., NAHAR, N., VON SEIDLEIN, L., NAHAR, L., PACK, R. P., BROOKS, A. W., PACH, A., BREIMAN, R. F., LUBY, S. P., RAM, P. K.

“…Understanding local perceptions of disease causation could help public health officials improve strategies to prevent bloody diarrhoea. A cross-sectional…”
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Projected Cost-effectiveness of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccination of Healthy Infants and Young Children by Lieu, Tracy A, Ray, G. Thomas, Black, Steven B, Butler, Jay C, Klein, Jerome O, Breiman, Robert F, Miller, Mark A, Shinefield, Henry R

“…CONTEXT Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine for infants has recently been found effective against meningitis, bacteremia, pneumonia, and otitis media. OBJECTIVE To…”
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Prevalence of sputum smear-positive tuberculosis in a rural area in Bangladesh by ZAMAN, K., YUNUS, M., ARIFEEN, S. E., BAQUI, A. H., SACK, D. A., HOSSAIN, S., RAHIM, Z., ALI, M., BANU, S., ISLAM, M. A., BEGUM, N., BEGUM, V., BREIMAN, R. F., BLACK, R. E.

“…The objective of the study was to determine the prevalence of smear-positive tuberculosis (TB) in a rural area in Bangladesh at Matlab. A TB surveillance…”
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Accuracy of ICD-9-CM Codes in Detecting Community-acquired Pneumococcal Pneumonia for Incidence and Vaccine Efficacy Studies by Guevara, Ramon E., Butler, Jay C., Marston, Barbara J., Plouffe, Joseph F., File, Thomas M., Breiman, Robert F.

“…Studies have used medical record discharge data as coded by the International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) to…”
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Tuberculosis risk among staff of a large public hospital in Kenya by GALGALO, T, DALAL, S, MILLER, B, DE COCK, K. M, BOCK, N. N, IJAZ, K, CAIN, K. P, OELTMANN, J, TETTEH, C, KAMAU, J. G, NJENGA, M. K, BREIMAN, R. F, CHAKAYA, J. M, IRIMU, H. M

“…SETTING: In sub-Saharan Africa, high rates of tuberculosis (TB) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection pose a serious threat for occupationally…”
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The Prevalence of Drug-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae In Atlanta by Hofmann, Jo, Cetron, Martin S, Farley, Monica M, Baughman, Wendy S, Facklam, Richard R, Elliott, John A, Deaver, Katherine A, Breiman, Robert F

“…S treptococcus pneumoniae is a major cause of morbidity and mortality and results in expenditures of over $4 billion yearly in the United States for the…”
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