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Enhanced surveillance for measles in low-incidence territories of the Russian Federation: defining a rate for suspected case investigation by TIKHONOVA, N. T., BICHURINA, M. A., GERASIMOVA, A. G., ZVIRKUN, O. V., VLADIMEROVA, N. P., MAMAEVA, T., LIPSKAYA, G., ELSAADANY, S., SPIKA, J. S.

“…The rate of case investigation for measles-like illness (MLI) is an important indicator for the quality of measles surveillance in countries targeting measles…”
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Invasive Disease Due to Group B Streptococcal Infection in Adults: Results From a Canadian, Population-Based, Active Laboratory Surveillance Study—1996 by Tyrrell, Gregory J., Senzilet, Linda D., Spika, John S., Kertesz, Daniel A., Alagaratnam, Merrilyn, Lovgren, Marguerite, Talbot, James A.

“…In 1996, a population-based surveillance program for invasive adult group B streptococcal (GBS) diseases in Canada was undertaken, to define the epidemiologic…”
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Antimicrobial Resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae in the United States, 1979–1987 by Spika, John S., Facklam, Richard R., Plikaytis, Brian D., Oxtoby, Margaret J.

“…The increasing number of Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates identified as relatively or fully resistant to penicillin or fully resistant to other antimicrobials…”
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Vero Cytotoxigenic Escherichia coli Infection in Dairy Farm Families by Wilson, Jeffrey B., Clarke, Robert C., Renwick, Shane A., Rahn, v, Johnson, Roger P., Karmali, Mohamed A., Lior, Hermy, Alves, David, Gyles, Carlton L., Sandhu, Kulbir S., McEwen, Scott A., Spika, John S.

“…Fecal samples from 335 dairy farm residents and 1458 cattle on 80 farms were tested for Vero cytotoxin (VT)–producing Escherichia coli (VTEC). Residents were…”
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The Role of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in Pneumococcal Bacteremia in San Francisco Residents by Redd, Stephen C., Rutherford, George W., Sande, Merle A., Lifson, Alan R., Hadley, W. Keith, Facklam, Richard R., Spika, John S.

“…Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is an important risk factor for invasive pneumococcal disease, but information on clinical course and infecting serotypes is…”
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Invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae Infection in Latin American Children: Results of the Pan American Health Organization Surveillance Study by Kertesz, Daniel A., Luis Di Fabio, José, Brandileone, Maria Cristina de Cunto, Castañeda, Elizabeth, Echániz-Aviles, Gabriela, Heitmann, Ingrid, Homma, Akira, Hortal, Maria, Lovgren, Marguerite, Ruvinsky, Raúl O., Talbot, James A., Weekes, Jean, Spika, John S.

“…Protein-polysaccharide conjugate vaccines against Streptococcus pneumoniae promise to be an effective public health intervention for children, especially in an…”
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Antimicrobial resistance of pneumococci in children with acute lower respiratory tract infection in Pakistan by Mastro, T D, Ghafoor, A, Nomani, N K, Ishaq, Z, Anwar, F, Granoff, D M, Spika, J S, Thornsberry, C, Facklam, R R

“…87 strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae isolated during three winter seasons (1986-89) from the blood of children with acute lower respiratory tract infection…”
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Immunization policies and vaccine coverage among adults. The risk for missed opportunities by Williams, W W, Hickson, M A, Kane, M A, Kendal, A P, Spika, J S, Hinman, A R

“…A substantial proportion of vaccine-preventable diseases occur among adults. Each year, there are more than 20,000 influenza-associated deaths during…”
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Nosocomial Legionnaires' Disease and Use of Medication Nebulizers by Mastro, Timothy D., Fields, Barry S., Breiman, Robert F., Campbell, Joyce, Plikaytis, Brian D., Spika, John S.

“…Guidelines for the prevention of nosocomial pneumonia specify that only sterile fluids should be used for aerosol therapy; however, this recommendation may not…”
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Affinity purification and characterization of Shiga-like toxin II and production of toxin-specific monoclonal antibodies by POUCH DOWNES, F, BARRETT, T. J, GREEN, J. H, ALOISIO, C. H, SPIKA, J. S, STROCKBINE, N. A, KAYE WACHSMUTH, I

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Pertussis Is a Frequent Cause of Prolonged Cough Illness in Adults and Adolescents by Senzilet, Linda D., Halperin, Scott A., Spika, John S., Alagaratnam, Merrilyn, Morris, Annette, Smith, Bruce

“…Although pertussis is increasingly recognized as a cause of prolonged cough illness in adolescents and adults, its prevalence is not well established. We…”
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Protecting against invasive pneumococcal disease: be wise--immunize by Squires, S G, Spika, J S

“…Invasive pneumococcal disease is characterized by the detection of S. pneumoniae from a normally sterile site (e.g., blood, cerebrospinal fluid or pleural…”
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Role of Air Sampling in Investigation of an Outbreak of Legionnaires' Disease Associated with Exposure to Aerosols from an Evaporative Condenser by Breiman, Robert F., Cozen, Wendy, Fields, Barry S., Mastro, Timothy D., Carr, Susan J., Spika, John S., Mascola, Laurene

“…Epidemiologic studies have suggested that legionnaires' disease can betransmitted to susceptible hosts by contaminated aerosolized water from cooling towers…”
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Chloramphenicol-resistant Salmonella newport traced through hamburger to dairy farms. A major persisting source of human salmonellosis in California by Spika, J S, Waterman, S H, Hoo, G W, St Louis, M E, Pacer, R E, James, S M, Bissett, M L, Mayer, L W, Chiu, J Y, Hall, B

“…Animal-to-human transmission of drug-resistant salmonella and the role of antimicrobial use in food animals in the emergence of these bacteria are…”
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Reducing the Global Burden of Congenital Rubella Syndrome: Report of the World Health Organization Steering Committee on Research Related to Measles and Rubella Vaccines and Vaccination, June 2004 by Best, Jennifer M., Castillo-Solorzano, Carlos, Spika, John S., Icenogle, Joseph, Glasser, John W., Gay, Nigel J., Andrus, Jon, Arvin, Ann M.

“…Rubella and congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) continue to be important health problems in many countries. In June 2004, the World Health Organization Steering…”
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An Outbreak of Surgical-Wound Infections Due to Group A Streptococcus Carried on the Scalp by Mastro, Timothy D, Farley, Thomas A, Elliott, John A, Facklam, Richard R, Perks, Janet R, Hadler, James L, Good, Robert C, Spika, John S

“…GROUP A β-hemolytic streptococcus is an uncommon but serious cause of postoperative wound infection. Group A streptococcus is isolated from less than 1 percent…”
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Culture-Confirmed Pneumonia Due to Chlamydia pneumoniae by Campbell, John F., Barnes, Robert C., Kozarsky, Phyllis E., Spika, John S.

“…Diagnosis of infection caused by Chlamydia pneumoniae, a newly recognized respiratory pathogen, has proved difficult. Between July 1987 and April 1988, culture…”
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Use of multiple molecular subtyping techniques to investigate a Legionnaires' disease outbreak due to identical strains at two tourist lodges by MAMOLEN, M, BREIMAN, R. F, BARBAREE, J. M, GUNN, R. A, STONE, K. M, SPIKA, J. S, DENNIS, D. T, MAO, S. H, VOGT', R. L

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Vancomycin-Resistant Pediococcus acidilactici: Nine Cases of Bacteremia by Mastro, Timothy D., Spika, John S., Lozano, Paula, Appel, Jill, Facklam, Richard R.

“…Pediococci, vancomycin-resistant gram-positive cocci, have been isolated from human specimens, but an association with clinical illness has not been…”
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Measles and Rubella in the World Health Organization European Region: Diversity Creates Challenges by Spika, John S. , Wassilak, Steven , Pebody, Richard , Lipskaya, Galina , Deshevoi, Sergei , Güriş, Dalya , Emiroglu, Nedret 

“…Since 1984, the World Health Organization (WHO) European Region has had targets for reducing the burden of a number of communicable diseases. While some…”
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