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Reducing travel-related SARS-CoV-2 transmission with layered mitigation measures: symptom monitoring, quarantine, and testing by Johansson, Michael A, Wolford, Hannah, Paul, Prabasaj, Diaz, Pamela S, Chen, Tai-Ho, Brown, Clive M, Cetron, Martin S, Alvarado-Ramy, Francisco

“…Balancing the control of SARS-CoV-2 transmission with the resumption of travel is a global priority. Current recommendations include mitigation measures…”
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Safety and Efficacy of High-Dose Intravenous Acyclovir in the Management of Neonatal Herpes Simplex Virus Infections by Kimberlin, David W, Lin, Chin-Yu, Jacobs, Richard F, Powell, Dwight A, Corey, Lawrence, Gruber, William C, Rathore, Mobeen, Bradley, John S, Diaz, Pamela S, Kumar, Mary, Arvin, Ann M, Gutierrez, Kathleen, Shelton, Mark, Weiner, Leonard B, Sleasman, John W, de Sierra, Teresa Murguia, Weller, Stephen, Soong, Seng-Jaw, Kiell, Jan, Lakeman, Fred D, Whitley, Richard J

“…The objective of this investigation was to establish the safety of high-dose (HD) acyclovir for the treatment of neonatal herpes simplex virus (HSV) disease…”
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Natural History of Neonatal Herpes Simplex Virus Infections in the Acyclovir Era by Kimberlin, David W, Lin, Chin-Yu, Jacobs, Richard F, Powell, Dwight A, Frenkel, Lisa M, Gruber, William C, Rathore, Mobeen, Bradley, John S, Diaz, Pamela S, Kumar, Mary, Arvin, Ann M, Gutierrez, Kathleen, Shelton, Mark, Weiner, Leonard B, Sleasman, John W, de Sierra, Teresa Murguia, Soong, Seng-Jaw, Kiell, Jan, Lakeman, Fred D, Whitley, Richard J

“…During the 2 decades in which effective antiviral therapies have been available for neonatal herpes simplex virus (HSV) disease, changes have been documented…”
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Molecular Epidemiology of Neisseria meningitidis Isolates from an Outbreak of Meningococcal Disease among Men Who Have Sex with Men, Chicago, Illinois, 2003 by Schmink, Susanna, Watson, John T, Coulson, Garry B, Jones, Roderick C, Diaz, Pamela S, Mayer, Leonard W, Wilkins, Patricia P, Messonnier, Nancy, Gerber, Susan I, Fischer, Marc

“…We characterized five Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C isolates from a Chicago outbreak of meningococcal disease that occurred in 2003 among a community of…”
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Outbreak of Adenovirus Genome Type 7d2 Infection in a Pediatric Chronic-Care Facility and Tertiary-Care Hospital by Gerber, Susan I., Erdman, Dean D., Pur, Stacy L., Diaz, Pamela S., Segreti, John, Kajon, Adriana E., Belkengren, Richard P., Jones, Roderick C.

“…An outbreak of adenovirus infection that involved residents of a pediatric chronic-care facility, staff of a tertiary-care hospital, and a nosocomial hospital…”
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Eczema vaccinatum resulting from the transmission of vaccinia virus from a smallpox vaccinee: An investigation of potential fomites in the home environment by Lederman, Edith, Miramontes, Roque, Openshaw, John, Olson, Victoria A, Karem, Kevin L, Marcinak, John, Panares, Rodrigo, Staggs, Wayne, Allen, Donna, Weber, Stephen G, Vora, Surabhi, Gerber, Susan I, Hughes, Christine M, Regnery, Russell, Collins, Limone, Diaz, Pamela S, Reynolds, Mary G, Damon, Inger

“…Abstract On March 3, 2007, a 2-year-old boy was hospitalized with eczema vaccinatum. His two siblings, one with eczema, were subsequently removed from the…”
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Serogroup Y Meningococcal Disease in Chicago, 1991-1997 by Racoosin, Judith A, Whitney, Cynthia G, Conover, Craig S, Diaz, Pamela S

“…CONTEXT.— In 1994, surveillance by the Chicago Department of Public Health detected a growing trend in the proportion of invasive meningococcal infections…”
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THE EPIDEMIOLOGY AND CONTROL OF INVASIVE MENINGOCOCCAL DISEASE by Diaz, Pamela S

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Underimmunization in Chicago children who dropped out of WIC by Cortese, Margaret M, Diaz, Pamela S, Samala, Usha, Mennone, John Z, Mihalek, Edward F, Matuck, Michael J, Johnson-Partlow, Thomasine, Dicker, Richard C, Paul, William S

“…The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) serves a large proportion of Chicago infants, but some discontinue…”
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Intensive investigation of bacterial foodborne disease outbreaks: proposed guidelines and tools for the collection of dose-response data by local health departments by Jones, Roderick C, Gerber, Susan I, Diaz, Pamela S, Williams, Larry L, Dennis, Sherri B, Parish, Eileen S, Paul, William S

“…Local health departments that investigate foodborne disease outbreaks do not have adequate guidelines for collecting data that could be used to estimate…”
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Outbreak of Food-borne Illness Associated with Plant Material Containing Raphides by Watson, John T., Jones, Roderick C., Siston, Alicia M., Diaz, Pamela S., Gerber, Susan I., Crowe, John B., Satzger, R. Duane

“…Background. Many botanicals, particularly ornamental houseplants, contain crystals of calcium oxalate called raphides. Raphides have known toxic effects when…”
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Emergence of pork carnitas as a cause of foodborne disease outbreaks in Chicago by Jones, Roderick C, Gerber, Susan I, Fernandez, Julio R, Patch, Frances, King, Phillip, Diaz, Pamela S

“…Carnitas are fried chunks of pork frequently served in Mexican-origin households, food service establishments, and social gatherings. During 1995-2002,…”
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A Prolonged Outbreak of Shigella sonnei Infections in Traditionally Observant Jewish Communities in North America Caused by a Molecularly Distinct Bacterial Subtype by Sobel, Jeremy, Cameron, Daniel N., Ismail, Johanne, Strockbine, Nancy, Williams, Michael, Diaz, Pamela S., Westley, Barbara, Rittmann, Marilyn, DiCristina, Joseph, Ragazzoni, Halina, Tauxe, Robert V., Mintz, Eric D.

“…During 1994–1996, Shigella sonnei outbreaks occurred in 8 North American traditionally observant Jewish communities. These communities remain relatively…”
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Characteristics of Typhoid Fever in Children and Adolescents in a Major Metropolitan Area in the United States by Misra, Sonya, Diaz, Pamela S., Rowley, Anne H.

“…To examine the epidemiology of typhoid fever in children in an area that was not endemic, we analyzed 55 cases of typhoid fever in children and adolescents who…”
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Clinical presentations and complications of suspected measles in hospitalized children by Makhene, M K, Diaz, P S

“…We evaluated clinical presentations and complications retrospectively in 48 pediatric patients hospitalized for suspected measles during a measles epidemic in…”
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Periodic Illness Associated with Epstein-Barr Virus Infection by Himes, Julie A. Lekstrom, Dale, Janet K., Kingma, Douglas W., Diaz, Pamela S., Jaffe, Elaine S., Straus, Stephen E.

“…A 15-year-old boy with a 13-year history of periodic fevers, lymphadenopathy, and leukocytosis showed virological, serological, immunohistologic, and molecular…”
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Equivalent recognition of a varicella-zoster virus immediate early protein (IE62) and glycoprotein I by cytotoxic T lymphocytes of either CD4+ or CD8+ phenotype by Arvin, AM, Sharp, M, Smith, S, Koropchak, CM, Diaz, PS, Kinchington, P, Ruyechan, W, Hay, J

“…Immunity to varicella-zoster virus (VZV), a member of the alpha-herpes virus family, exemplifies the host response to an ubiquitous human viral pathogen. In…”
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TYPHOID FEVER IN CHILDREN IN A MAJOR U.S. METROPOLITAN AREA. 1062 by Misra, Sonya, Diaz, Pamela S, Rowley, Anne H

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Lack of transmission of the live attenuated varicella vaccine virus to immunocompromised children after immunization of their siblings by DIAZ, P. S, AU, D, SMITH, S, AMYLON, M, LINK, M, ARVIN, A. M

“…The safety of administering the live attenuated Oka/Merck varicella vaccine to the well siblings of children with malignancy was evaluated as a strategy for…”
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Clinical and Microbiological Features of Infection with Malassezia pachydermatis in High-Risk Infants by Mickelsen, Patricia A., Viano-Paulson, Mary C., Stevens, David A., Diaz, Pamela S.

“…Malassezia pachydermatis, a yeast that has not previously been implicated as a cause of human disease, was isolated from cultures of blood from three infants…”
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