Search Results - "Christie, Celia D C"
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Correlates of spontaneous viral control among long-term survivors of perinatal HIV-1 infection expressing human leukocyte antigen-B57
Published in AIDS (London) (19-06-2010)“…We sought to identify immunologic and virologic correlates of spontaneous viral control among long-term survivors of perinatal HIV infection expressing the…”
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Severe eosinophilic meningitis owing to Angiostrongylus cantonensis in young Jamaican children: case report and literature review
Published in Paediatrics and international child health (01-05-2014)“…Eosinophilic meningitis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis is an endemic and emerging disease that affects adults and children in Jamaica. Most cases…”
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Asking the right questions: developing evidence-based strategies for treating HIV in women and children
Published in BMC public health (25-05-2011)“…In July 2010, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued formal revisions of its guidelines on the use of highly active antiretroviral therapy for HIV. The new…”
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Deficiency of HIV-Gag-Specific T Cells in Early Childhood Correlates with Poor Viral Containment
Published in The Journal of immunology (1950) (01-12-2008)“…Perinatal HIV infection is characterized by a sustained high-level viremia and a high risk of rapid progression to AIDS, indicating a failure of immunologic…”
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Molecular Epidemiology of Bordetella pertussis by Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis Profile: Cincinnati, 1989–1996
Published in The Journal of infectious diseases (01-05-2001)“…Reported cases of pertussis have increased in the United States, with peaks occurring every few years. Bordetella pertussis isolates collected in Cincinnati…”
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Dengue, chikungunya and zika arbovirus infections in Caribbean children
Published in Current opinion in pediatrics (01-04-2023)“…Dengue, chikungunya and zika have caused significant epidemics in the Caribbean in recent years. This review highlights their impact in Caribbean children…”
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Pentavalent rotavirus vaccine in developing countries: safety and health care resource utilization
Published in Pediatrics (Evanston) (01-12-2010)“…In the international, placebo-controlled, Rotavirus Efficacy and Safety Trial, the pentavalent rotavirus vaccine reduced the rate of rotavirus-attributable…”
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New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase in Jamaica
Published in Journal of infection in developing countries (28-02-2016)“…The global dissemination of the New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase (NDM) gene among certain strains of bacteria has serious implications since the infections…”
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Lower respiratory tract infections among human immunodeficiency virus-exposed, uninfected infants
Published in International journal of infectious diseases (01-09-2010)“…Summary Objectives To evaluate whether maternal HIV disease severity during pregnancy is associated with an increased likelihood of lower respiratory tract…”
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A Trial of Acellular Pertussis Vaccine in Hospital Workers during the Cincinnati Pertussis Epidemic of 1993
Published in Clinical infectious diseases (01-10-2001)“…The safety and immunogenicity of acellular pertussis (AP) vaccine in outbreak control was determined in a randomized, double-blind, controlled trial…”
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Researching Zika in pregnancy: lessons for global preparedness
Published in The Lancet infectious diseases (01-04-2020)“…Our understanding of congenital infections is based on prospective studies of women infected during pregnancy. The EU has funded three consortia to study Zika…”
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Safety and Efficacy of a Pentavalent Human–Bovine (WC3) Reassortant Rotavirus Vaccine
Published in The New England journal of medicine (05-01-2006)“…In this randomized trial, the clinical efficacy of an oral, live pentavalent human–bovine reassortant vaccine was estimated to be 98.0 percent against severe…”
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Antenatal Seroprevalence of Zika and Chikungunya Viruses, Kingston Metropolitan Area, Jamaica, 2017-2019
Published in Emerging infectious diseases (01-02-2022)“…To determine the extent of exposure to Zika virus (ZIKV) and chikungunya virus (CHIKV) in Jamaica, we collected serum from 584 pregnant women during 2017-2019…”
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Student evaluation of an OSCE in paediatrics at the University of the West Indies, Jamaica
Published in BMC medical education (16-10-2004)“…The Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of the West Indies first implemented the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) in the final MB…”
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Zika virus infection in pregnancy: a protocol for the joint analysis of the prospective cohort studies of the ZIKAlliance, ZikaPLAN and ZIKAction consortia
Published in BMJ open (15-12-2020)“…IntroductionZika virus (ZIKV) infection in pregnancy has been associated with microcephaly and severe neurological damage to the fetus. Our aim is to document…”
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Infectious disease morbidity and growth among young HIV-exposed uninfected children in Jamaica
Published in Revista panamericana de salud pública (01-12-2016)“…There is a growing body of data that demonstrates increased infectious disease outcomes for HIV-exposed uninfected (HIV-EU) infants as compared to their…”
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Efficacy of a pentavalent rotavirus vaccine in reducing rotavirus-associated health care utilization across three regions (11 countries)
Published in International journal of infectious diseases (01-11-2007)“…Summary Objective To evaluate the effect of a human-bovine reassortant pentavalent rotavirus vaccine (PRV) on health care encounters in nearly 70 000 subjects…”
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Detection of Potential Arbovirus Infections and Pregnancy Complications in Pregnant Women in Jamaica Using a Smartphone App (ZIKApp): Pilot Evaluation Study
Published in JMIR formative research (01-07-2022)“…Background There is growing evidence of the benefits of mobile health technology, which include symptom tracking apps for research, surveillance, and…”
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Complicated Parapneumonic Effusions in Children Caused by Penicillin-Nonsusceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae
Published in Pediatrics (Evanston) (01-03-1998)“…To describe the clinical characteristics of complicated parapneumonic effusions (CPE) in children caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae nonsusceptible to…”
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Pneumococcal Pleural Empyemas in Children
Published in Clinical infectious diseases (01-06-1996)“…Empyema rarely complicates pneumonia. In a 361-bed regional pediatric hospital, 50 pleural empyemas were identified from 1988 through 1994; 17 (34%) occurred…”
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