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TBE Vaccination Breakthrough Cases—Does Age Matter? by Schmitt, Heinz-J., Dobler, Gerhard, Zavadska, Dace, Freimane, Zane, Fousteris, Dimitrios, Erber, Wilhelm, Jodar, Luis, Palmborg, Andreas

“…Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) vaccines are highly effective in preventing TBE and vaccine failures (VF) are rare events. In this study, we compared the age…”
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Letter to the editor: Readers response to "Predicted long-term antibody persistence for a tick-borne encephalitis vaccine: results from a modeling study beyond 10 years after a booster dose following different primary vaccination schedules" by Khan, Farid, Wang, Xingbin, Cai, Bing, Erber, Wilhelm, Schmitt, Heinz-J

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HUMAN TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR 4 MUTATIONS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH SUSCEPTIBILITY TO INVASIVE MENINGOCOCCAL DISEASE IN INFANCY by Faber, Joerg, Meyer, Claudius U, Gemmer, Christina, Russo, Alexandra, Finn, Adam, Murdoch, Craig, Zenz, Werner, Mannhalter, Christine, Zabel, Bernhard U, Schmitt, Heinz -J, Habermehl, Pirmin, Zepp, Fred, Knuf, Markus

“…Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) is required for efficient recognition of bacterial infections. We investigated an association between 2 TLR4 mutations (AspGly and…”
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How to optimise the coverage rate of infant and adult immunisations in Europe by Schmitt, Heinz-J, Booy, Robert, Aston, Robert, Van Damme, Pierre, Schumacher, R Fabian, Campins, Magda, Rodrigo, Carlos, Heikkinen, Terho, Weil-Olivier, Catherine, Finn, Adam, Olcén, Per, Fedson, David, Peltola, Heikki

“…Although vaccination has been proved to be a safe, efficacious, and cost-effective intervention, immunisation rates remain suboptimal in many European…”
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Immunogenicity, Reactogenicity, and Immune Memory after Primary Vaccination with a Novel Haemophilus influenzae-Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup C Conjugate Vaccine by Schmitt, Heinz-J, Maechler, Gudrun, Habermehl, Pirmin, Knuf, Markus, Saenger, Roland, Begg, Norman, Boutriau, Dominique

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Age-Dependent Association of Human Mannose-Binding Lectin Mutations With Susceptibility to Invasive Meningococcal Disease in Childhood by Faber, Joerg, Schuessler, Therese, Finn, Adam, Murdoch, Craig, Zenz, Werner, Habermehl, Pirmin, Meyer, Claudius U, Zabel, Bernhard U, Schmitt, Heinz-J, Zepp, Fred, Knuf, Markus

“…BACKGROUND:Mannose-binding lectin (MBL) is an important factor of the innate immune system, and MBL-initiated complement activation is an important early…”
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Pediatric disease burden and vaccination recommendations: understanding local differences by Gentile, Angela, Bhutta, Zulfiqar, Bravo, Lulu, Samy, Aly Gamal, Garcia, R. Dennis J, Hoosen, Anwar, Islam, Tazul, Karimi, Abdollah, Salem, Mona, Simasathien, Sriluck, Sohail, Amir, Watanaveeradej, Veerachai, Wiedenmayer, Karin, Schmitt, Heinz-J

“…Abstract Background Diphtheria (D), tetanus (T), pertussis (P), hepatitis B (HepB), invasive Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) disease, and measles cause…”
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Two versus three doses of a meningococcal C conjugate vaccine concomitantly administered with a hexavalent DTaP-IPV-HBV/Hib vaccine in healthy infants by Schmitt, Heinz-J, Steul, Katrin Simone, Borkowski, Astrid, Ceddia, Francesca, Ypma, Ellen, Knuf, Markus

“…Summary The immunogenicity and reactogenicity of a meningococcal serogroup C (MenC) conjugate vaccine given concomitantly with DTaP-IPV-HBV/Hib vaccine…”
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Proportion of Invasive Pneumococcal Infections in German Children Preventable by Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines by von Kries, Rüdiger, Siedler, Anette, Schmitt, Heinz J., Reinert, Ralf René

“…The incidence and serotype distribution of Streptococcus pneumoniae as a cause of invasive diseases are unknown with regard to most European countries. From…”
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Child vaccination policies in Europe: a report from the Summits of Independent European Vaccination Experts by Schmitt, Heinz J, Booy, Robert, Weil-Olivier, Catherine, Van Damme, Pierre, Cohen, Robert, Peltola, Heikki

“…Despite the proven safety and efficacy of vaccines, common vaccine-preventable diseases such as measles are not yet controlled in all European countries. This…”
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A Global Perspective on Vaccine Safety and Public Health: The Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety by Folb, Peter I, Bernatowska, Ewa, Chen, Robert, Clemens, John, Dodoo, Alex N. O, Ellenberg, Susan S, Farrington, C. Patrick, John, T. Jacob, Lambert, Paul-Henri, MacDonald, Noni E, Miller, Elizabeth, Salisbury, David, Schmitt, Heinz-J, Siegrist, Claire-Anne, Wimalaratne, Omala

“…Established in 1999, the Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety advises the World Health Organization (WHO) on vaccine-related safety issues and enables…”
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B. Zinka et al., Unexplained cases of sudden infant death shortly after hexavalent vaccination by Schmitt, Heinz-J., Siegrist, Claire-Ann, Salmaso, Stefania, Law, Barbara, Booy, Robert

“…Much of this relevant health information could easily have been retrieved, e.g. from the "yellow book" which is given free of charge to every child born in…”
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Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines: proceedings from an Interactive Symposium at the 41st Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy by Pelton, Stephen I, Dagan, Ron, Gaines, Beverly M, Klugman, Keith P, Laufer, Dagna, O’Brien, Katherine, Schmitt, Heinz-J

“…Globally, Streptococcus pneumoniae is a leading cause of invasive and noninvasive disease in infants and young children. The emergence of antibiotic-resistant…”
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Prediction of the potential benefit of different pneumococcal conjugate vaccines on invasive pneumococcal disease in German children by VON KRIES, RÜDIGER, HERMANN, MONIKA, HACHMEISTER, ALEXANDRA, SIEDLER, ANETTE, SCHMITT, HEINZ J, AL-LAHHAM, ADNAN, REINERT, RALF RENÉ

“…BACKGROUND.In the US a pneumococcal conjugate vaccination program with a 7-valent conjugate vaccine was successfully implemented in 2000. How much invasive…”
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A "signal" requires urgent action by Schmitt, Heinz-J

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The beginning of a new era: systematic testing for pathogens causing acute respiratory tract infections (ARI) in children by Schmitt, Heinz-J, Gröndahl, Britta, Schaaff, Franziska, Puppe, Wolfram

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Population-based burden of pneumonia before school entry in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany by WEIGL, Josef A. I, BADER, Hans M, EVERDING, Achim, SCHMITT, Heinz J

“…Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is of predominant interest in analysing the burden of airway diseases. No population-based incidence data for children in…”
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Ten years' experience with year-round active surveillance of up to 19 respiratory pathogens in children by WEIGL, Josef A. I, PUPPE, Wolfram, MEYER, Claudius U, BERNER, Reinhard, FORSTER, Johannes, SCHMITT, Heinz J, ZEPP, Fred

“…Surveillance systems for acute respiratory infections (ARI) in children currently are often limited in terms of the panel of pathogens and the age range…”
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Severe Complications of Varicella in Previously Healthy Children in Germany: A 1-Year Survey by Ziebold, Christine, von Kries, Rudiger, Lang, Robert, Weigl, Josef, Schmitt, Heinz J

“…Varicella is a common infectious disease, usually benign and self-limited, and complications are believed to be rare. The purpose of this study was to describe…”
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New Methods of Delivery of Amphotericin B by SCHMITT, H.-J

“…Fungal infections continue to be a major problem in the management of immunocompromised patients. Despite its formidable toxicity and treatment failures,…”
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