Saad B Omer

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Affiliation: Emory University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Vaccine refusal, mandatory immunization, and the risks of vaccine-preventable diseases
    Saad B Omer
    Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health and the Emory Vaccine Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
    N Engl J Med 360:1981-8. 2009
  2. ncbi Maternal influenza immunization and reduced likelihood of prematurity and small for gestational age births: a retrospective cohort study
    Saad B Omer
    Hubert Department of Global Health, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    PLoS Med 8:e1000441. 2011
  3. ncbi An evaluation of respiratory administration of measles vaccine for prevention of acute lower respiratory infections in children
    Daisy Higginson
    Centre for Population Health Sciences, Global Health Academy, The University of Edinburgh, UK
    BMC Public Health 11:S31. 2011
  4. ncbi Twelve-month follow-up of Six Week Extended Dose Nevirapine randomized controlled trials: differential impact of extended-dose nevirapine on mother-to-child transmission and infant death by maternal CD4 cell count
    Saad B Omer
    Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    AIDS 25:767-76. 2011
  5. ncbi Acceptance of pandemic 2009 influenza A (H1N1) vaccine in a minority population: determinants and potential points of intervention
    Paula M Frew
    Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Pediatrics 127:S113-9. 2011
  6. ncbi Gift card incentives and non-response bias in a survey of vaccine providers: the role of geographic and demographic factors
    Joshua Van Otterloo
    Emory University Preparedness and Emergency Response Research Center, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
    PLoS ONE 6:e28108. 2011
  7. ncbi Acceptance of a vaccine against novel influenza A (H1N1) virus among health care workers in two major cities in Mexico
    Alejandra Esteves-Jaramillo
    Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
    Arch Med Res 40:705-11. 2009
  8. ncbi Congenital rubella syndrome and autism spectrum disorder prevented by rubella vaccination--United States, 2001-2010
    Brynn E Berger
    Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road NE, Room 7017 CNR Building, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA
    BMC Public Health 11:340. 2011
  9. ncbi Could the United States experience rubella outbreaks as a result of vaccine refusal and disease importation?
    Brynn E Berger
    Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
    Hum Vaccin 6:1016-20. 2010
  10. ncbi Support for immunization registries among parents of vaccinated and unvaccinated school-aged children: a case control study
    Robert W Linkins
    Thailand Ministry of Public Health US CDC Collaboration, National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention previously at National Immunization Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
    BMC Public Health 6:236. 2006

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Publications10

  1. ncbi Vaccine refusal, mandatory immunization, and the risks of vaccine-preventable diseases
    Saad B Omer
    Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health and the Emory Vaccine Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
    N Engl J Med 360:1981-8. 2009
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  2. ncbi Maternal influenza immunization and reduced likelihood of prematurity and small for gestational age births: a retrospective cohort study
    Saad B Omer
    Hubert Department of Global Health, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    PLoS Med 8:e1000441. 2011
    ..Infections during pregnancy have the potential to adversely impact birth outcomes. We evaluated the association between receipt of inactivated influenza vaccine during pregnancy and prematurity and small for gestational age (SGA) births...
  3. ncbi An evaluation of respiratory administration of measles vaccine for prevention of acute lower respiratory infections in children
    Daisy Higginson
    Centre for Population Health Sciences, Global Health Academy, The University of Edinburgh, UK
    BMC Public Health 11:S31. 2011
    ..Aerosolised measles vaccines are now under development with the hope of challenging the delivery factors currently limiting the coverage of the existing vaccine...
  4. ncbi Twelve-month follow-up of Six Week Extended Dose Nevirapine randomized controlled trials: differential impact of extended-dose nevirapine on mother-to-child transmission and infant death by maternal CD4 cell count
    Saad B Omer
    Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    AIDS 25:767-76. 2011
    ..We now present endpoints through 12 months of age...
  5. ncbi Acceptance of pandemic 2009 influenza A (H1N1) vaccine in a minority population: determinants and potential points of intervention
    Paula M Frew
    Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Pediatrics 127:S113-9. 2011
    ..We sought to understand pandemic 2009 influenza A (H1N1) vaccine acceptance in a minority community including correlates of vaccine hesitancy and refusal. We identified intervention points to increase H1N1 vaccine coverage...
  6. ncbi Gift card incentives and non-response bias in a survey of vaccine providers: the role of geographic and demographic factors
    Joshua Van Otterloo
    Emory University Preparedness and Emergency Response Research Center, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
    PLoS ONE 6:e28108. 2011
    ..However, there is evidence that practices farther from the nearest place to redeem gift cards may be less likely to respond to the survey...
  7. ncbi Acceptance of a vaccine against novel influenza A (H1N1) virus among health care workers in two major cities in Mexico
    Alejandra Esteves-Jaramillo
    Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
    Arch Med Res 40:705-11. 2009
    ..The aim of the study was to evaluate the acceptance of a newly developed vaccine against pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza A among healthcare workers (HCW) in Mexico...
  8. ncbi Congenital rubella syndrome and autism spectrum disorder prevented by rubella vaccination--United States, 2001-2010
    Brynn E Berger
    Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road NE, Room 7017 CNR Building, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA
    BMC Public Health 11:340. 2011
    ..The objective of this study was to estimate the numbers of CRS and ASD cases prevented by rubella vaccination in the United States from 2001 through 2010...
  9. ncbi Could the United States experience rubella outbreaks as a result of vaccine refusal and disease importation?
    Brynn E Berger
    Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
    Hum Vaccin 6:1016-20. 2010
    ..To avoid the severe health consequences associated with prenatal rubella infection, continued attention should be given to the maintenance of high MMR coverage...
  10. ncbi Support for immunization registries among parents of vaccinated and unvaccinated school-aged children: a case control study
    Robert W Linkins
    Thailand Ministry of Public Health US CDC Collaboration, National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention previously at National Immunization Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
    BMC Public Health 6:236. 2006
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