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Immune Imprinting Drives Human Norovirus Potential for Global Spread by Lindesmith, Lisa C, Boshier, Florencia A T, Brewer-Jensen, Paul D, Roy, Sunando, Costantini, Veronica, Mallory, Michael L, Zweigart, Mark, May, Samantha R, Conrad, Helen, O'Reilly, Kathleen M, Kelly, Daniel, Celma, Cristina C, Beard, Stuart, Williams, Rachel, Tutill, Helena J, Becker Dreps, Sylvia, Bucardo, Filemón, Allen, David J, Vinjé, Jan, Goldstein, Richard A, Breuer, Judith, Baric, Ralph S

“…Understanding the complex interactions between virus and host that drive new strain evolution is key to predicting the emergence potential of variants and…”
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Sapovirus: an emerging cause of childhood diarrhea by Becker-Dreps, Sylvia, González, Fredman, Bucardo, Filemón

“…PURPOSE OF REVIEWSapovirus, a genus in the Caliciviridae family alongside norovirus, is increasingly recognized as an important cause of childhood diarrhea…”
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Community health worker case‐detection of asthma or reactive airways disease in a resource‐poor community in Nicaragua by Crocker, Mary, Loughlin, Ceila E., Esther, Charles R., Noah, Terry, Fernández, Sonia Picado, Woo, Gabriela, Parajón, Laura Chanchien, Parajón, David, Becker‐Dreps, Sylvia

“…Introduction Asthma is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in children worldwide, but many cases may remain undiagnosed. Community health worker (CHW)…”
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Identification of allergenomic signatures in allergic and well-tolerated apple genotypes using LC-MS/MS by Chebib, Soraya, Meng, Chen, Ludwig, Christina, Bergmann, Karl-Christian, Becker, Sylvia, Dierend, Werner, Schwab, Wilfried

“…•195 Mal d1, 17 Mal d2, 14 Mal d3, and 18 Mal d4-derived peptides were found in 52 apple genotypes.•Mal d1.01 proteins may have a high impact on apple…”
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First evaluation of a symbiotic food supplement in an allergen exposure chamber in birch pollen allergic patients by Bergmann, Karl-Christian, Krause, Linda, Hiller, Julia, Becker, Sylvia, Kugler, Sebastian, Tapparo, Martin, Pfaar, Oliver, Zuberbier, Torsten, Kramer, Matthias F., Guethoff, Sonja, Graessel, Anke

“…Allergic rhinitis/rhinoconjunctivitis is the most common immune disease worldwide, but still largely underestimated, underdiagnosed, and undertreated…”
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Both Lewis and Secretor Status Mediate Susceptibility to Rotavirus Infections in a Rotavirus Genotype–Dependent Manner by Nordgren, Johan, Sharma, Sumit, Bucardo, Filemon, Nasir, Waqas, Günaydιn, Gökçe, Ouermi, Djeneba, Nitiema, Leon W., Becker-Dreps, Sylvia, Simpore, Jacques, Hammarström, Lennart, Larson, Göran, Svensson, Lennart

“…Background. The live oral rotavirus (RV) vaccines have shown a reduced efficacy in Africa. Recent in vitro studies have shown binding of the RV surface protein…”
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Streptococcus pneumoniae outbreaks and implications for transmission and control: a systematic review by Zivich, Paul N, Grabenstein, John D, Becker-Dreps, Sylvia I, Weber, David J

“…is capable of causing multiple infectious syndromes and occasionally causes outbreaks. The objective of this review is to update prior outbreak reviews,…”
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The holo beta‐lactoglobulin lozenge reduces symptoms in cat allergy—Evaluation in an allergen exposure chamber and by titrated nasal allergen challenge by Bergmann, Karl‐Christian, Raab, Jennifer, Graessel, Anke, Zwingers, Thomas, Becker, Sylvia, Kugler, Sebastian, Zuberbier, Torsten, Roth‐Walter, Franziska, Kramer, Matthias F., Jensen‐Jarolim, Erika

“…Background The allergists´ tool box in cat allergy management is limited. Clinical studies have shown that holo beta‐lactoglobulin (holoBLG) can restore…”
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Correction: Association between breastfeeding, host genetic factors, and calicivirus gastroenteritis in a Nicaraguan birth cohort by Vielot, Nadja Alexandra, François, Ruthly, Huseynova, Emilya, González, Fredman, Reyes, Yaoska, Gutierrez, Lester, Nordgren, Johan, Toval-Ruiz, Christian, Vilchez, Samuel, Vinjé, Jan, Becker-Dreps, Sylvia, Bucardo, Filemon

“…[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0267689.]…”
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Association between breastfeeding, host genetic factors, and calicivirus gastroenteritis in a Nicaraguan birth cohort by Vielot, Nadja Alexandra, François, Ruthly, Huseynova, Emilya, González, Fredman, Reyes, Yaoska, Gutierrez, Lester, Nordgren, Johan, Toval-Ruiz, Christian, Vilchez, Samuel, Vinjé, Jan, Becker-Dreps, Sylvia, Bucardo, Filemon

“…Norovirus and sapovirus are important causes of childhood acute gastroenteritis (AGE). Breastfeeding prevents AGE generally; however, it is unknown if…”
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Association of Maternal Immunity with Rotavirus Vaccine Immunogenicity in Zambian Infants by Chilengi, Roma, Simuyandi, Michelo, Beach, Lauren, Mwila, Katayi, Becker-Dreps, Sylvia, Emperador, Devy M, Velasquez, Daniel E, Bosomprah, Samuel, Jiang, Baoming

“…Live attenuated oral vaccines against rotavirus (RV) have been shown to be less efficacious in children from developing countries. Reasons for this disparity…”
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Prolonged Shedding of Zika Virus RNA in Vaginal Secretions, Nicaragua by Reyes, Yaoska, Bowman, Natalie M, Becker-Dreps, Sylvia, Centeno, Edwing, Collins, Matthew H, Liou, Guei-Jiun Alice, Bucardo, Filemón

“…Zika virus, an arthropod-borne flavivirus pathogen in humans, is unusual because it can be sexually transmitted and can be shed for prolonged periods in semen…”
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Genetic diversity of human sapovirus across the Americas by Diez-Valcarce, Marta, Castro, Christina J., Marine, Rachel L., Halasa, Natasha, Mayta, Holger, Saito, Mayuko, Tsaknaridis, Laura, Pan, Chao-Yang, Bucardo, Filemon, Becker-Dreps, Sylvia, Lopez, Maria Renee, Magaña, Laura Cristal, Ng, Terry Fei Fan, Vinjé, Jan

“…•Human sapoviruses cause epidemic and sporadic acute gastroenteritis globally (n = 79).•Typing methods were designed based on a limited number of sapovirus…”
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A medical school's approach to meeting the challenges of interdisciplinary global health education for resident physicians by Martha, Carlough, Sylvia, Becker-Dreps, Samuel, Hawes, Bethany, Hodge, Ian, Martin, Denniston, Clark

“…Following a similar trend among United States (US) medical students, US resident physicians are increasingly interested in pursuing global health education…”
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Serological Humoral Immunity Following Natural Infection of Children with High Burden Gastrointestinal Viruses by Zweigart, Mark R, Becker-Dreps, Sylvia, Bucardo, Filemón, González, Fredman, Baric, Ralph S, Lindesmith, Lisa C

“…Acute gastroenteritis (AGE) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, resulting in an estimated 440,571 deaths of children under age 5 annually…”
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Changes in Childhood Pneumonia and Infant Mortality Rates Following Introduction of the 13-valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine in Nicaragua by Becker-Dreps, Sylvia, Amaya, Erick, Liu, Lan, Moreno, Gilberto, Rocha, Julio, Briceño, Rafaela, Alemán, Jorge, Hudgens, Michael G, Woods, Christopher W, Weber, David J

“…BACKGROUND:In 2010, Nicaragua became the first developing nation to add 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV-13) to its national immunization…”
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Trends in antibiotic treatment of acute otitis media and treatment failure in children, 2000-2011 by McGrath, Leah J, Becker-Dreps, Sylvia, Pate, Virginia, Brookhart, M Alan

“…Guidelines to treat acute otitis media (AOM) were published in 2004. Initial declines in prescribing were shown, but it's unknown if they were sustained. We…”
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Students with global experiences during medical school are more likely to work in settings that focus on the underserved: an observational study from a public U.S. institution by Slifko, Shay E, Vielot, Nadja A, Becker-Dreps, Sylvia, Pathman, Donald E, Myers, Justin G, Carlough, Martha

“…Abstract Background Global health interest has grown among medical students over the past 20 years, and most medical schools offer global health opportunities…”
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Serologic surveillance of maternal Zika infection in a prospective cohort in Leon, Nicaragua during the peak of the Zika epidemic by Collins, Matthew H, Zepeda, Omar, Blette, Bryan, Jadi, Ramesh, Morales, Marlen, Pérez, Rigoberto, Liou, Guei-Jiun Alice, Montoya-Cruz, Magelda, Harris, Eva, Becker-Dreps, Sylvia, de Silva, Aravinda M, Stringer, Jeffrey, Bucardo, Filemon, Stringer, Elizabeth

“…Zika virus caused thousands of congenital anomalies during a recent epidemic. Because Zika emerged in areas endemic for dengue and these related flaviviruses…”
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Changes in the incidence of pneumonia, bacterial meningitis, and infant mortality 5 years following introduction of the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in a "3+0" schedule by Becker-Dreps, Sylvia, Blette, Bryan, Briceño, Rafaela, Alemán, Jorge, Hudgens, Michael G, Moreno, Gilberto, Ordoñez, Ana, Rocha, Julio, Weber, David J, Amaya, Erick

“…Streptococcus pneumoniae causes about 826,000 deaths of children in the world each year and many health facility visits. To reduce the burden of pneumococcal…”
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