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Antimicrobial postexposure prophylaxis for anthrax: adverse events and adherence by Shepard, Colin W, Soriano-Gabarro, Montse, Zell, Elizabeth R, Hayslett, James, Lukacs, Susan, Goldstein, Susan, Factor, Stephanie, Jones, Joshua, Ridzon, Renee, Williams, Ian, Rosenstein, Nancy

“…We collected data during postexposure antimicrobial prophylaxis campaigns and from a prophylaxis program evaluation 60 days after start of antimicrobial…”
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Epidemiology of Hepatitis B and Hepatitis B Virus Infection in United States Children by Shepard, Colin W, Finelli, Lyn, Fiore, Anthony E, Bell, Beth P

“…Before the era of routine hepatitis B vaccination, an estimated 24,000 children acquired hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection each year in the United States…”
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Global epidemiology of hepatitis C virus infection by Shepard, Colin W, Finelli, Lyn, Alter, Miriam J

“…Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major cause of liver disease worldwide and a potential cause of substantial morbidity and mortality in the future. The complexity…”
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Bioterrorism-related inhalational anthrax: the first 10 cases reported in the United States by Jernigan, J A, Stephens, D S, Ashford, D A, Omenaca, C, Topiel, M S, Galbraith, M, Tapper, M, Fisk, T L, Zaki, S, Popovic, T, Meyer, R F, Quinn, C P, Harper, S A, Fridkin, S K, Sejvar, J J, Shepard, C W, McConnell, M, Guarner, J, Shieh, W J, Malecki, J M, Gerberding, J L, Hughes, J M, Perkins, B A

“…From October 4 to November 2, 2001, the first 10 confirmed cases of inhalational anthrax caused by intentional release of Bacillus anthracis were identified in…”
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Cost-Effectiveness of Conjugate Meningococcal Vaccination Strategies in the United States by Shepard, Colin W, Ortega-Sanchez, Ismael R, Scott, R. Douglas, II, Rosenstein, Nancy E, and ABCs Team

“…The US Food and Drug Administration approved a meningococcal conjugate A/C/Y/W-135 vaccine (MCV-4) for use in persons aged 11 to 55 years in January, 2005;…”
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Molecular Epidemiology of Foodborne Hepatitis A Outbreaks in the United States, 2003 by Amon, Joseph J., Devasia, Rose, Xia, Guoliang, Nainan, Omana V., Hall, Stephanie, Lawson, Brian, Wolthuis, Julie S., MacDonald, Pia D. M., Shepard, Colin W., Williams, Ian T., Armstrong, Gregory L., Gabel, Julie A., Erwin, Paul, Sheeler, Lorinda, Kuhnert, Wendi, Patel, Priti, Vaughan, Gilberto, Weltman, Andre, Craig, Allen S., Bell, Beth P., Fiore, Anthony

“…BackgroundMolecular epidemiologic investigations can link geographically separate foodborne hepatitis A outbreaks but have not been used while field…”
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Two Outbreaks of Severe Respiratory Disease in Nursing Homes Associated with Rhinovirus by Hicks, Lauri A., Shepard, Colin W., Britz, Phyllis H., Erdman, Dean D., Fischer, Marc, Flannery, Brendan L., Peck, Angela J., Lu, Xiaoyan, Thacker, W. Lanier, Benson, Robert F., Tondella, Maria L., Moll, Mària E., Whitney, Cynthia G., Anderson, Larry J., Feikin, Daniel R.

“…Objectives: To characterize illness and identify the etiology for two nursing home outbreaks of respiratory illness. Design: Multisite outbreak investigations;…”
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Bordetella holmesii Bacteremia: A Newly Recognized Clinical Entity among Asplenic Patients by Shepard, Colin W., Daneshvar, Maryam I., Kaiser, Robyn M., Ashford, David A., Lonsway, David, Patel, Jean B., Morey, Roger E., Jordan, Jean G., Weyant, Robbin S., Fischer, Marc

“…Bordetella holmesii is a recently identified gram-negative bacterial species associated with bacteremia, endocarditis, and respiratory illness, mainly in…”
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Acute HIV Infection—New York City, 2008 by Shepard, CW, Gallagher, K, Bodach, SD, Kowalski, A, Terzian, AS, Begier, E, Weisfuse, I, Blank, S, Branson, BM

“…Acute human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection (AHI) is a highly infectious phase of disease that lasts approximately two months and is characterized by…”
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First case of bioterrorism-related inhalational anthrax in the United States, Palm Beach County, Florida, 2001 by Traeger, Marc S, Wiersma, Steven T, Rosenstein, Nancy E, Malecki, Jean M, Shepard, Colin W, Raghunathan, Pratima L, Pillai, Segaran P, Popovic, Tanja, Quinn, Conrad P, Meyer, Richard F, Zaki, Sharif R, Kumar, Savita, Bruce, Sherrie M, Sejvar, James J, Dull, Peter M, Tierney, Bruce C, Jones, Joshua D, Perkins, Bradley A

“…On October 4, 2001, we confirmed the first bioterrorism-related anthrax case identified in the United States in a resident of Palm Beach County, Florida…”
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Suspected Cutaneous Anthrax in a Laboratory Worker—Texas, 2002 by Mackey, T A, Page, E H, Martinez, K F, Seitz, T A

“…On Mar 6, 2002, CDC's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health received a request for a health hazard evaluation from the director of Laboratory A…”
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Public Health Dispatch: Update: Cutaneous Anthrax in a Laboratory Worker—Texas, 2002 by Page, E H, Martinez, K F, Seitz, T A, Bernard, B P

“…On Apr 5, 2002, the CDC reported a case of suspected cutaneous anthrax in a laboratory worker who had been processing environmental samples for Bacillus…”
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