C Mary Healy

Summary

Affiliation: Baylor College of Medicine
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Importance of timing of maternal combined tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis (Tdap) immunization and protection of young infants
    C Mary Healy
    Center for Vaccine Awareness and Research, Texas Children s Hospital, Houston, Texas
    Clin Infect Dis 56:539-44. 2013
  2. ncbi Distinguishing true coagulase-negative Staphylococcus infections from contaminants in the neonatal intensive care unit
    C M Healy
    Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    J Perinatol 33:52-8. 2013
  3. ncbi Vaccines in pregnant women and research initiatives
    C Mary Healy
    Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, and Center for Vaccine Awareness and Research, Texas Children s Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA
    Clin Obstet Gynecol 55:474-86. 2012
  4. ncbi Implementation of cocooning against pertussis in a high-risk population
    C Mary Healy
    Center for Vaccine Awareness and Research Hospital, Texas Children s Hospital
    Clin Infect Dis 52:157-62. 2011
  5. ncbi Pertussis immunization in a high-risk postpartum population
    C Mary Healy
    Center for Vaccine Awareness and Research, Texas Children s Hospital, Houston, TX, United States
    Vaccine 27:5599-602. 2009
  6. ncbi Fluconazole prophylaxis in extremely low birth weight neonates reduces invasive candidiasis mortality rates without emergence of fluconazole-resistant Candida species
    C Mary Healy
    Department of Pediatrics, Section of Infectious Diseases, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Room 302A, MS BCM 320, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Pediatrics 121:703-10. 2008
  7. ncbi Prospects for prevention of childhood infections by maternal immunization
    C Mary Healy
    Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
    Curr Opin Infect Dis 19:271-6. 2006
  8. ncbi Impact of fluconazole prophylaxis on incidence and outcome of invasive candidiasis in a neonatal intensive care unit
    C Mary Healy
    Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine and The Woman s Hospital of Texas, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
    J Pediatr 147:166-71. 2005
  9. ncbi Impact of maternal postpartum tetanus and diphtheria toxoids and acellular pertussis immunization on infant pertussis infection
    Luis A Castagnini
    Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Clin Infect Dis 54:78-84. 2012
  10. ncbi Pertussis serostatus among neonates born to Hispanic women
    C Mary Healy
    Department of Pediatrics, Section of Infectious Diseases, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
    Clin Infect Dis 42:1439-42. 2006

Detail Information

Publications16

  1. ncbi Importance of timing of maternal combined tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis (Tdap) immunization and protection of young infants
    C Mary Healy
    Center for Vaccine Awareness and Research, Texas Children s Hospital, Houston, Texas
    Clin Infect Dis 56:539-44. 2013
    ..Pertussis booster vaccine (Tdap) recommendations assume that pertussis-specific antibodies in women immunized preconception, during, or after previous pregnancies persist at sufficient levels to protect newborn infants...
  2. ncbi Distinguishing true coagulase-negative Staphylococcus infections from contaminants in the neonatal intensive care unit
    C M Healy
    Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    J Perinatol 33:52-8. 2013
    ..To characterize true coagulase-negative Staphylococcus (CoNS) infections in infants receiving neonatal intensive care...
  3. ncbi Vaccines in pregnant women and research initiatives
    C Mary Healy
    Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, and Center for Vaccine Awareness and Research, Texas Children s Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA
    Clin Obstet Gynecol 55:474-86. 2012
    ..Further evaluation of maternal immunization strategies to prevent maternal and infant infections is needed...
  4. ncbi Implementation of cocooning against pertussis in a high-risk population
    C Mary Healy
    Center for Vaccine Awareness and Research Hospital, Texas Children s Hospital
    Clin Infect Dis 52:157-62. 2011
    ..Phase 1 (January 2008-January 2010) provided maternal postpartum Tdap vaccine; Phase 2 (June 2009-January 2010) also vaccinated infant contacts on-site...
  5. ncbi Pertussis immunization in a high-risk postpartum population
    C Mary Healy
    Center for Vaccine Awareness and Research, Texas Children s Hospital, Houston, TX, United States
    Vaccine 27:5599-602. 2009
    ..Barriers to postpartum immunization include inaccurate immunization history and the need for ongoing targeted education...
  6. ncbi Fluconazole prophylaxis in extremely low birth weight neonates reduces invasive candidiasis mortality rates without emergence of fluconazole-resistant Candida species
    C Mary Healy
    Department of Pediatrics, Section of Infectious Diseases, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Room 302A, MS BCM 320, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Pediatrics 121:703-10. 2008
    ..We evaluated the impact of fluconazole prophylaxis for extremely low birth weight infants on invasive candidiasis incidence, invasive candidiasis-related mortality rates, and fluconazole susceptibility of Candida isolates...
  7. ncbi Prospects for prevention of childhood infections by maternal immunization
    C Mary Healy
    Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
    Curr Opin Infect Dis 19:271-6. 2006
    ..To review the literature on using maternal immunization as a strategy to prevent infections in young infants aged below 6 months..
  8. ncbi Impact of fluconazole prophylaxis on incidence and outcome of invasive candidiasis in a neonatal intensive care unit
    C Mary Healy
    Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine and The Woman s Hospital of Texas, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
    J Pediatr 147:166-71. 2005
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  9. ncbi Impact of maternal postpartum tetanus and diphtheria toxoids and acellular pertussis immunization on infant pertussis infection
    Luis A Castagnini
    Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Clin Infect Dis 54:78-84. 2012
    ..In January 2008, this recommendation was implemented in a predominantly Hispanic, medically underserved population at Ben Taub General Hospital (BTGH) in Houston (hereafter the intervention population)...
  10. ncbi Pertussis serostatus among neonates born to Hispanic women
    C Mary Healy
    Department of Pediatrics, Section of Infectious Diseases, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
    Clin Infect Dis 42:1439-42. 2006
    ..63 EU/mL; P < or =.001). A lack of maternal immunity is one explanation for pertussis susceptibility in very young Hispanic infants...
  11. ncbi Emergence of new strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a neonatal intensive care unit
    C Mary Healy
    Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Clin Infect Dis 39:1460-6. 2004
    ..We determined if MRSA strains causing bacteremia in infants treated from birth in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) demonstrated the genetic traits of community-associated MRSA...
  12. ncbi Features of invasive staphylococcal disease in neonates
    C Mary Healy
    Department of Pediatrics, Section of Infectious Diseases, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Rm 302A, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Pediatrics 114:953-61. 2004
    ..We aimed to describe the contemporary incidence, clinical features, and outcome of infants with ISD in a neonatal intensive care unit...
  13. ncbi Prevalence of pertussis antibodies in maternal delivery, cord, and infant serum
    C Mary Healy
    Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
    J Infect Dis 190:335-40. 2004
    ..Passively acquired maternal antibodies protect infants from many pathogens. With increasing reports of infant pertussis, we evaluated pertussis antibodies in maternal-infant paired sera from 1999-2000...
  14. ncbi The future of meningococcal vaccines
    C Mary Healy
    Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
    Pediatr Infect Dis J 24:175-6. 2005
  15. ncbi Maternal immunization
    C Mary Healy
    Department of Pediatrics, Section of Infectious Diseases, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
    Pediatr Infect Dis J 26:945-8. 2007
  16. ncbi How to communicate with vaccine-hesitant parents
    C Mary Healy
    Center for Vaccine Awareness and Research, Texas Children s Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA
    Pediatrics 127:S127-33. 2011
    ..Ongoing dialogue including provider recommendations may successfully reassure vaccine-hesitant parents that immunization is the best and safest option for their child...