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Variation at the capsule locus, cps, of mistyped and non-typable Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates by SALTER, S. J, HINDS, J, BENTLEY, S. D, GOULD, K. A, LAMBERTSEN, L, HANAGE, W. P, ANTONIO, M, TURNER, P, HERMANS, P. W. M, BOOTSMA, H. J, O'BRIEN, K. L

“…The capsule polysaccharide locus (cps) is the site of the capsule biosynthesis gene cluster in encapsulated Streptococcus pneumoniae. A set of pneumococcal…”
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The prevalence and incidence of end-stage renal disease in Native American adults on the Navajo reservation by Hochman, M.E., Watt, J.P., Reid, R., O'Brien, K.L.

“…Whereas members of the Navajo Nation are at high risk for diabetes mellitus, there are no recent published estimates of the burden of end-stage renal disease…”
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Measuring the incidence of adult community-acquired pneumonia in a Native American community by WATT, J. P., MOÏSI, J. C., DONALDSON, R. L. A., REID, R., FERRO, S., WHITNEY, C. G., SANTOSHAM, M., O'BRIEN, K. L.

“…Few population-based studies have investigated the epidemiology of adult community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). We aimed to determine the incidence of CAP in a…”
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Severe Pneumococcal Pneumonia in Previously Healthy Children: The Role of Preceding Influenza Infection by O'Brien, Katherine L., Walters, M. Ingre, Sellman, Jonathan, Quinlisk, Patricia, Regnery, Helen, Schwartz, Benjamin, Dowell, Scott F.

“…An outbreak of severe pneumococcal pneumonia among children occurred in Iowa from November 1995 through January 1996. An associated outbreak of influenza…”
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Use of serology and urine antigen detection to estimate the proportion of adult community-acquired pneumonia attributable to Streptococcus pneumoniae by WATT, J. P., MOÏSI, J. C., DONALDSON, R. L. A., REID, R., FERRO, S., WHITNEY, C. G., SANTOSHAM, M., O'BRIEN, K. L.

“…Streptococcus pneumoniae is a common cause of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) but existing diagnostic tools have limited sensitivity and specificity. We…”
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Identifying transmission routes of Streptococcus pneumoniae and sources of acquisitions in high transmission communities by ALTHOUSE, B. M., HAMMITT, L. L., GRANT, L., WAGNER, B. G., REID, R., LARZELERE-HINTON, F., WEATHERHOLTZ, R., KLUGMAN, K. P., RODGERS, G. L., O'BRIEN, K. L., HU, H.

“…Identifying the transmission sources and reservoirs of Streptococcus pneumoniae (SP) is a long-standing question for pneumococcal epidemiology, transmission…”
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Evaluation of a Medium (STGG) for Transport and Optimal Recovery of Streptococcus pneumoniae from Nasopharyngeal Secretions Collected during Field Studies by O'BRIEN, Katherine L, BRONSDON, Melinda A, CARLONE, George M, DAGAN, Ron, YAGUPSKY, Pablo, JANCO, Jacob, ELLIOTT, John, WHITNEY, Cynthia G, YANG, Yong-Hong, ROBINSON, Lisa-Gaye E, SCHWARTZ, Benjamin

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Epidemiology of Invasive Haemophilus influenzae Type A Disease among Navajo and White Mountain Apache Children, 1988–2003 by Millar, Eugene V., O'Brien, Katherine L., Watt, James P., Lingappa, Jairam, Pallipamu, Ravi, Rosenstein, Nancy, Hu, Diana, Reid, Raymond, Santosham, Mathuram

“…Background. Before the introduction of Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) conjugate vaccines, rates of H. influenzae disease among Navajo and White Mountain…”
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The Pneumonia Etiology Research for Child Health Project: A 21st Century Childhood Pneumonia Etiology Study by Levine, Orin S., O'Brien, Katherine L., Deloria-Knoll, Maria, Murdoch, David R., Feikin, Daniel R., DeLuca, Andrea N., Driscoll, Amanda J., Baggett, Henry C., Brooks, W. Abdullah, Howie, Stephen R. C., Kotloff, Karen L., Madhi, Shabir A., Maloney, Susan A., Sow, Samba, Thea, Donald M., Scott, J. Anthony

“…The Pneumonia Etiology Research for Child Health (PERCH) project is a 7-country, standardized, comprehensive evaluation of the etiologic agents causing severe…”
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Epidemiology of Invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae among Navajo Children in the Era before Use of Conjugate Pneumococcal Vaccines, 1989–1996 by O’Brien, Katherine L., Shaw, Jana, Weatherholtz, Robert, Reid, Raymond, Watt, James, Croll, Janne, Dagan, Ron, Parkinson, Alan J., Santosham, Mathuram

“…Streptococcus pneumoniae is the most common cause of invasive bacterial disease among children worldwide. The authors aimed to determine the incidence,…”
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Impact of the hajj on pneumococcal transmission by Memish, Z.A., Assiri, A., Almasri, M., Alhakeem, R.F., Turkestani, A., Al Rabeeah, A.A., Akkad, N., Yezli, S., Klugman, K.P., O'Brien, K.L., van der Linden, M., Gessner, B.D.

“…Over two million Muslim pilgrims assemble annually in Mecca and Medina, Saudi Arabia, to complete the Hajj. The large number of people in a crowded environment…”
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Epidemic of Pediatric Deaths From Acute Renal Failure Caused by Diethylene Glycol Poisoning by O'Brien, Katherine L, Selanikio, Joel D, Hecdivert, Charleine, Placide, Marie-Florence, Louis, Micheline, Barr, Dana B, Barr, John R, Hospedales, C. James, Lewis, Merle J, Schwartz, Benjamin, Philen, Rossanne M, St. Victor, Suzelle, Espindola, Javier, Needham, Larry L, Denerville, Karl, for the Acute Renal Failure Investigation Team

“…CONTEXT.— Contaminated pharmaceutical products can result in substantial morbidity and mortality and should be included in the differential diagnosis of deaths…”
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Immunologic priming of young children by pneumococcal glycoprotein conjugate, but not polysaccharide, vaccines by O'BRIEN, K L, STEINHOFF, M C, EDWARDS, K, KEYSERLING, H, THOMS, M L, MADORE, D

“…BACKGROUND METHODS RESULTS CONCLUSIONS…”
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Evaluation of the Indirect Effects of a Pneumococcal Vaccine in a Community-Randomized Study by Moulton, L. H., O'Brien, K. L., Reid, R., Weatherholtz, R., Santosham, M., Siber, G. R.

“…When a sufficiently high proportion of a population is immunized with a vaccine, reduction in secondary transmission of disease can confer significant…”
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Toward elimination of Haemophilus influenzae type B carriage and disease among high-risk American Indian children by Millar, EV, O'Brien, KL, Levine, OS, Kvamme, S, Reid, R, Santosham, M

“…This report describes the epidemiology of Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) invasive disease and oropharyngeal colonization among Navajo and White Mountain…”
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Bacillus Calmette-Guérin complications in children born to HIV-1-infected women with a review of the literature by O'BRIEN, K. L, RUFF, A. J, LOUIS, M. A, DESORMEAUX, J, JOSEPH, D. J, MCBRIEN, M, COBERLY, J, BOULOS, R, HALSEY, N. A

“…To compare the risk of complications following Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination among children by maternal and infant HIV-1 infection status as part…”
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Aluminum-27 and Silicon-29 Solid-State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Study of Silicon Carbide/Aluminum Nitride Systems:  Effect of Silicon/Aluminum Ratio and Pyrolysis Temperature by Verdecia, G, O'Brien, K. L, Schmidt, W. R, Apple, T. M

“…Three series of SiC/AlN samples were prepared by pyrolysis of “poly(aluminosilazane)”, the product of the reaction between hexamethylcyclotrisilazane and…”
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Double exposure: assessing the impacts of climate change within the context of economic globalization by O'Brien, Karen L, Leichenko, Robin M

“…This paper considers synergisms between the impacts of two global processes, climate change and economic globalization. Both processes entail long-term changes…”
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Inherited long-chain 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency and a fetal-maternal interaction cause maternal liver disease and other pregnancy complications by Strauss, Arnold W., Bennett, Michael J., Rinaldo, Piero, Sims, Harold F., O'Brien, Laurie K., Zhao, Yiwen, Gibson, Beverly, Ibdah, Jamal

“…Fetal-maternal interactions are critical determinants of maternal health during pregnancy and perinatal outcome. This review explores the causative…”
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Molecular Epidemiology of a Parainfluenza Type 3 Virus Outbreak on a Pediatric Ward by Karron, Ruth A., O'Brien, Katherine L., Froehlich, Jean L., Brown, Virginia A.

“…Parainfluenza type 3 virus (PIV-3), an important cause of acute lower respiratory illness in children, can be transmitted nosocomially. To differentiate…”
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