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Characteristics of and meningococcal disease prevention strategies for commercially insured persons receiving eculizumab in the United States by Bozio, Catherine H, Isenhour, Cheryl, McNamara, Lucy A

“…Eculizumab is a licensed treatment for several rare, complement-mediated diseases. Eculizumab use is associated with an approximately 2,000-fold increased…”
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First immunogenicity data for the UK serogroup B meningococcal vaccination schedule in infants by McNamara, Lucy A, Mbaeyi, Sarah

“…If correct, this assumption is concerning, since NHBA contributes to predicted coverage for half of the 66% of UK serogroup B meningococcal strains that are…”
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WHO Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization recommendations for use of a novel pentavalent meningococcal ACWXY vaccine: a critical step towards ending meningococcal epidemics in Africa by McNamara, Lucy A, Neatherlin, John

“…A new pentavalent meningococcal ACWXY vaccine is poised to have a dramatic impact on the burden of meningococcal disease in the meningitis belt of Africa…”
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Differences in meningococcal disease incidence by health insurance type and among persons experiencing homelessness—United States, 2016–2019 by Isenhour, Cheryl J, Crowe, Samuel J, McNamara, Lucy A

“…Meningococcal disease is a serious but rare disease in the United States. Prior publications suggest incidence differs among privately vs publicly-insured…”
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High post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) uptake among household contacts of pertussis patients enrolled in a PEP effectiveness evaluation - United States, 2015-2017 by McNamara, Lucy A, Rubis, Amy B, Pawloski, Lucia, Briere, Elizabeth, Misegades, Lara, Brusseau, Aurora A, Peña, Sandra, Edge, Karen, Wester, Rachel, Burzlaff, Kari, Cruz, Victor, Tondella, Lucia, Skoff, Tami H

“…Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) for pertussis is recommended for household contacts of pertussis cases in the United States within 21 days of exposure, but…”
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CD4 is expressed on a heterogeneous subset of hematopoietic progenitors, which persistently harbor CXCR4 and CCR5-tropic HIV proviral genomes in vivo by Sebastian, Nadia T, Zaikos, Thomas D, Terry, Valeri, Taschuk, Frances, McNamara, Lucy A, Onafuwa-Nuga, Adewunmi, Yucha, Ryan, Signer, Robert A J, Riddell, IV, James, Bixby, Dale, Markowitz, Norman, Morrison, Sean J, Collins, Kathleen L

“…Latent HIV infection of long-lived cells is a barrier to viral clearance. Hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells are a heterogeneous population of cells, some…”
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HIV-1 infects multipotent progenitor cells causing cell death and establishing latent cellular reservoirs by Collins, Kathleen L, Carter, Christoph C, Onafuwa-Nuga, Adewunmi, McNamara, Lucy A, Riddell, James, Bixby, Dale, Savona, Michael R

“…HIV infection has been difficult to cure because of uncharacterized reservoirs of infected cells that are resistant to antiretroviral therapy. This study shows…”
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University-Based Outbreaks of Meningococcal Disease Caused by Serogroup B, United States, 2013-2018 by Soeters, Heidi M, McNamara, Lucy A, Blain, Amy E, Whaley, Melissa, MacNeil, Jessica R, Hariri, Susan, Mbaeyi, Sarah A

“…We reviewed university-based outbreaks of meningococcal disease caused by serogroup B and vaccination responses in the United States in the years following…”
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Estimating the early impact of the US COVID-19 vaccination programme on COVID-19 cases, emergency department visits, hospital admissions, and deaths among adults aged 65 years and older: an ecological analysis of national surveillance data by McNamara, Lucy A, Wiegand, Ryan E, Burke, Rachel M, Sharma, Andrea J, Sheppard, Michael, Adjemian, Jennifer, Ahmad, Farida B, Anderson, Robert N, Barbour, Kamil E, Binder, Alison M, Dasgupta, Sharoda, Dee, Deborah L, Jones, Emma S, Kriss, Jennifer L, Lyons, B Casey, McMorrow, Meredith, Payne, Daniel C, Reses, Hannah E, Rodgers, Loren E, Walker, David, Verani, Jennifer R, Schrag, Stephanie J

“…In the USA, COVID-19 vaccines became available in mid-December, 2020, with adults aged 65 years and older among the first groups prioritised for vaccination…”
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National, Regional, State, and Selected Local Area Vaccination Coverage Among Adolescents Aged 13–17 Years — United States, 2020 by Pingali, Cassandra, Yankey, David, Elam-Evans, Laurie D, Markowitz, Lauri E, Williams, Charnetta L, Fredua, Benjamin, McNamara, Lucy A, Stokley, Shannon, Singleton, James A

“…What is already known about this topic? Tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis (Tdap), meningococcal conjugate (MenACWY), and human papillomavirus (HPV)…”
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Antimicrobial Susceptibility Survey of Invasive Neisseria meningitidis, United States 2012-2016 by Potts, Caelin C, Rodriguez-Rivera, Lorraine D, Retchless, Adam C, Hu, Fang, Marjuki, Henju, Blain, Amy E, McNamara, Lucy A, Wang, Xin

“…Historically, antimicrobial resistance has been rare in US invasive meningococcal disease cases. Meningococcal isolates (n = 695) were collected through…”
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Meningococcal Carriage Evaluation in Response to a Serogroup B Meningococcal Disease Outbreak and Mass Vaccination Campaign at a College—Rhode Island, 2015–2016 by Soeters, Heidi M., Whaley, Melissa, Alexander-Scott, Nicole, Kanadanian, Koren V., MacNeil, Jessica R., Martin, Stacey W., McNamara, Lucy A., Sicard, Kenneth, Vanner, Cynthia, Vuong, Jeni, Wang, Xin, Bandy, Utpala, Patel, Manisha

“…Background. Serogroup B meningococcal disease caused 7 US university outbreaks during 2013–2016. Neisseria meningitidis can be transmitted via asymptomatic…”
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Latent HIV-1 Infection Occurs in Multiple Subsets of Hematopoietic Progenitor Cells and Is Reversed by NF-κB Activation by MCNAMARA, Lucy A, GANESH, Janani A, COLLINS, Kathleen L

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Using Neisseria meningitidis genomic diversity to inform outbreak strain identification by Retchless, Adam C, Chen, Alex, Chang, How-Yi, Blain, Amy E, McNamara, Lucy A, Mustapha, Mustapha M, Harrison, Lee H, Wang, Xin

“…Meningococcal disease is a life-threatening illness caused by the human-restricted bacterium Neisseria meningitidis. Outbreaks in the USA involve at least two…”
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Mass chemoprophylaxis for control of outbreaks of meningococcal disease by McNamara, Lucy A, MacNeil, Jessica R, Cohn, Amanda C, Stephens, David S

“…Although vaccination is the main strategy used to control meningococcal disease outbreaks, mass chemoprophylaxis has also been used as an immediate response to…”
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Comparison of the predicted population coverage of tuberculosis vaccine candidates Ag85B-ESAT-6, Ag85B-TB10.4, and Mtb72f via a bioinformatics approach by Davila, Jose, McNamara, Lucy A, Yang, Zhenhua

“…The Bacille-Calmette Guérin (BCG) vaccine does not provide consistent protection against adult pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) worldwide. As novel TB vaccine…”
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Serogroup A, C, W, and Y meningococcal disease in persons previously vaccinated with a serogroup ACWY meningococcal vaccine – United States, 2014–2018 by Blain, Amy E., Reese, Heather E., Marjuki, Henju, Topaz, Nadav, Mbaeyi, Sarah, McNamara, Lucy A.

“…The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommends routine vaccination with a quadrivalent meningococcal conjugate serogroup A,C,W,Y (MenACWY)…”
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National, Regional, State, and Selected Local Area Vaccination Coverage Among Adolescents Aged 13–17 Years — United States, 2019 by Elam-Evans, Laurie D, Yankey, David, Singleton, James A, Sterrett, Natalie, Markowitz, Lauri E, Williams, Charnetta L, Fredua, Benjamin, McNamara, Lucy, Stokley, Shannon

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Expansion of Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup C Clonal Complex 10217 during Meningitis Outbreak, Burkina Faso, 2019 by Kekeisen-Chen, Joann F, Tarbangdo, Felix T, Sharma, Shalabh, Marasini, Daya, Marjuki, Henju, Kibler, Janelle L, Reese, Heather E, Ouattara, Seydou, Ake, Flavien H, Yameogo, Issaka, Ouedraogo, Issa, Seini, Emmanuel, Zoma, Robert L, Tonde, Issa, Sanou, Mahamoudou, Novak, Ryan T, McNamara, Lucy A

“…During January 28-May 5, 2019, a meningitis outbreak caused by Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C (NmC) occurred in Burkina Faso. Demographic and laboratory…”
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Differential effects of therapeutic complement inhibitors on serum bactericidal activity against non-groupable meningococcal isolates recovered from patients treated with eculizumab by Granoff, Dan M, Kim, Howard, Topaz, Nadav, MacNeil, Jessica, Wang, Xin, McNamara, Lucy A

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