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Mortality and health among internally displaced persons in western Kenya following post-election violence, 2008: novel use of demographic surveillanceDaniel R Feikin
Kenya Medical Research Institute Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Kisumu, Kenya
Bull World Health Organ 88:601-8. 2010..To evaluate mortality and morbidity among internally displaced persons (IDPs) who relocated in a demographic surveillance system (DSS) area in western Kenya following post-election violence...- Specificity of the antibody response to the pneumococcal polysaccharide and conjugate vaccines in human immunodeficiency virus-infected adultsDaniel R Feikin
Respiratory Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, National Centers for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Clin Diagn Lab Immunol 11:137-41. 2004..These findings confirm that absorption with a heterologous pneumococcal polysaccharide (e.g., 22F) is necessary to remove nonspecific antibodies in a standardized IgG ELISA for pneumococcal capsular antibodies in HIV-infected adults... 
Randomized trial of the quantitative and functional antibody responses to a 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine and/or 23-valent polysaccharide vaccine among HIV-infected adultsD R Feikin
Respiratory Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, MS C23, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Vaccine 20:545-53. 2001..05). The second dose with either conjugate or polysaccharide following the first conjugate dose, however, produced no further increase in immune responses...- Increased carriage of trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae in Malawian children after treatment for malaria with sulfadoxine/pyrimethamineD R Feikin
Respiratory Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
J Infect Dis 181:1501-5. 2000..7% at the 4-week follow-up. Expanding use of sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine to treat chloroquine-resistant malaria may have implications for national pneumonia programs in developing countries where cotrimoxazole is widely used... - Serratia liquefaciens bloodstream infections from contamination of epoetin alfa at a hemodialysis centerL A Grohskopf
Division of Applied Public Health Training, Epidemiology Program Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
N Engl J Med 344:1491-7. 2001..In a one month period, 10 Serratia liquefaciens bloodstream infections and 6 pyrogenic reactions occurred in outpatients at a hemodialysis center... - Individual and community risks of measles and pertussis associated with personal exemptions to immunizationD R Feikin
Respiratory Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, MS C23, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
JAMA 284:3145-50. 2000..The risk of vaccine-preventable diseases among children who have philosophical and religious exemptions from immunization has been understudied... - Association between colonization with group B streptococci during pregnancy and preterm delivery among Danish womenD R Feikin
Respiratory Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341-3724, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 184:427-33. 2001..CONCLUSION: Group B streptococcal colonization at delivery, but not at < or = 24 weeks' gestation, was associated with preterm delivery... - Novel antibiotic-resistant pneumococcal strains recovered from the upper respiratory tracts of HIV-infected adults and their children in Kisumu, KenyaMarie-Jo Medina
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Microb Drug Resist 11:9-17. 2005..mlst.net... - Safety of varying dosages of 7-valent pneumococcal protein conjugate vaccine in seniors previously vaccinated with 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccineLisa A Jackson
Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative, 1730 Minor Ave, Ste 1600, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
Vaccine 23:3697-703. 2005..Fever was uncommon and did not vary by study group. The rate of local reactions increased with higher volumes of PCV and the rate following 2.0 ml of PCV was comparable to that following 0.5 ml PPV... - Increased prevalence of pediatric pneumococcal serotypes in elderly adultsDaniel R Feikin
Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Disease, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Clin Infect Dis 41:481-7. 2005..CONCLUSIONS: The increased proportion of severe pneumococcal disease caused by pediatric serotypes in the elderly population might indicate opportunities for prevention with use of PCV7... - Could a single dose of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in children be effective? Modeling the optimal age of vaccinationEzra J Barzilay
Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Atlanta, GA, USA
Vaccine 24:904-13. 2006..IPD reduction ranged from 15 to 62%, depending on model parameters. A single PCV dose in infants could prevent substantial IPD... 
Haemophilus influenzae type b conjugate vaccine is highly effective in the Ugandan routine immunization program: a case-control studyEllen Hyun Ju Lee
Division of Bacterial Diseases, National Center for Immunizations and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Trop Med Int Health 13:495-502. 2008..To study the effectiveness of the Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccination program in Uganda...- Mortality of sick children after outpatient treatment at first-level health facilities in rural western KenyaKim A Lindblade
Division of Parasitic Diseases, National Center for Zoonotic, Vector Borne and Enteric Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Trop Med Int Health 12:1258-68. 2007.... - Serotypes and antimicrobial resistance of streptococcus pneumoniae in Thailand 2002-2004Sunisa Levine
International Emerging Infections Program, Thai MOPH-U.S. CDC Collaboration, Nonthaburi, Thailand
Pediatr Infect Dis J 25:176-8. 2006..Nonsusceptibility was common among the serotypes included in the vaccine. Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine might be a useful prevention tool in Thailand... - Immunization coverage and risk factors for failure to immunize within the Expanded Programme on Immunization in Kenya after introduction of new Haemophilus influenzae type b and hepatitis b virus antigensMoses Ndiritu
Wellcome Trust Kenya Medical Research Institute, Centre for Geographic Medicine Research Coast, Kilifi, Kenya
BMC Public Health 6:132. 2006..We estimated immunization coverage before and after introduction, timeliness of vaccination and risk factors for failure to immunize in Kilifi district, Kenya... - Epidemiological differences among pneumococcal serotypesWilliam P Hausdorff
GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals, King of Prussia, PA 19406 2772, USA
Lancet Infect Dis 5:83-93. 2005.... - Does cotrimoxazole prophylaxis for the prevention of HIV-associated opportunistic infections select for resistant pathogens in Kenyan adults?Mary J Hamel
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Am J Trop Med Hyg 79:320-30. 2008..005). Daily cotrimoxazole prevented malaria and reduced incidence of antifolate-resistant P. falciparum but contributed to increased pneumococcus and commensal Escherichia coli resistance... - Viral load response to a pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, polysaccharide vaccine or placebo among HIV-infected patientsMatthew Bidwell Goetz
VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System and University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
AIDS 16:1421-3. 2002..Mean baseline viral load and CD4 cell count were 3.41 copies/ml (log10) and 457 cells/microl, respectively. We found no change in viral load during 24 weeks of follow-up for any vaccine or combination of vaccines or placebo... - Historical changes in pneumococcal serogroup distribution: implications for the era of pneumococcal conjugate vaccinesDaniel R Feikin
Respiratory Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Clin Infect Dis 35:547-55. 2002..These historical trends in serogroup distribution may be explained by changes in antibiotic use, socioeconomic conditions, the immunocompromised status of populations, and blood-culturing practices... - Antibiotic resistance and serotype distribution of Streptococcus pneumoniae colonizing rural Malawian childrenDaniel R Feikin
Respiratory Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PHS DHHS, 1600 Clifton Road, Mailstop C23, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Pediatr Infect Dis J 22:564-7. 2003..Forty-three percent of isolates were serotypes included in the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, and 37% were vaccine-related serotypes, particularly 6A and 19A... - Evaluation of control measures implemented in the severe acute respiratory syndrome outbreak in Beijing, 2003Xinghuo Pang
Beijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Beijing, People's Republic of China
JAMA 290:3215-21. 2003.... - A large outbreak of histoplasmosis among American travelers associated with a hotel in Acapulco, Mexico, spring 2001Juliette Morgan
Mycotic Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Am J Trop Med Hyg 69:663-9. 2003..7-30.5; P < 0.001). This is the first histoplasmosis outbreak associated with a hotel undergoing construction. Hotels in endemic areas should consider construction precaution measures to prevent histoplasmosis among their guests... - Effectiveness of Haemophilus influenzae type b Conjugate vaccine introduction into routine childhood immunization in KenyaKaren D Cowgill
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Epidemiology Program Office, Division of Applied Public Health Training, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
JAMA 296:671-8. 2006..This impact was not observed until the third year after vaccine introduction... - Risk factors for SARS among persons without known contact with SARS patients, Beijing, ChinaJiang Wu
Beijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Beijing, China
Emerg Infect Dis 10:210-6. 2004..Our finding that mask use lowered the risk for disease supports the community's use of this strategy... - Lack of SARS transmission and U.S. SARS case-patientAngela J Peck
National Center for Infectious Diseases, Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, Respiratory and Enteric Virus Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 10:217-24. 2004..Improving the understanding of risk factors for transmission will help focus public health control measures... - Global strategies to prevent bacterial pneumonia in adults with HIV diseaseDaniel R Feikin
Respiratory Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Lancet Infect Dis 4:445-55. 2004..Although not yet fully evaluated in Africa, based on experience in industrialised nations, use of HAART in Africa may have substantial potential to prevent bacterial pneumonia... - Rapid assessment tool for Haemophilus influenzae type b disease in developing countriesDaniel R Feikin
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 10:1270-6. 2004..Results were affected by the quality of available data. The Hib rapid assessment tool can be useful to countries that desire a timely assessment of Hib disease rates... - An occasion for pause and reflection--challenges to public health during times of instability: a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Kenya Medical Research Institute on the post-election violence in KenyaDaniel R Feikin
Am J Trop Med Hyg 78:695-6. 2008 - Rapid spread of Vibrio cholerae O1 throughout Kenya, 2005Isaac Mugoya
Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program Kenya, CDC, Nairobi, Kenya
Am J Trop Med Hyg 78:527-33. 2008..Prevention measures remain implementation of point-of-use safe water systems and case finding and referral... - The epidemiology of hospitalized pneumonia in rural Kenya: the potential of surveillance data in setting public health prioritiesJeffrey A Tornheim
International Emerging Infections Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Unit 64112, APO, AE 09831, Kenya
Int J Infect Dis 11:536-43. 2007..We evaluated data on hospitalized patients diagnosed with pneumonia in rural western Kenya to characterize pneumonia epidemiology and mortality... - Two outbreaks of severe respiratory disease in nursing homes associated with rhinovirusLauri A Hicks
Respiratory Diseases Branch, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Epidemic Intelligence Service, Office of Workforce and Career Development, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 54:284-9. 2006..To characterize illness and identify the etiology for two nursing home outbreaks of respiratory illness... - Seropositivity to Chlamydia pneumoniae is associated with risk of first ischemic strokeMitchell S V Elkind
Department of Neurology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
Stroke 37:790-5. 2006..The objective of this study is to determine whether serological evidence of C pneumoniae infection is associated with risk of ischemic stroke... - Leukocyte count is associated with reduced endothelial reactivityMitchell S V Elkind
Department of Neurology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, and the Columbia University Medical Center of New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA
Atherosclerosis 181:329-38. 2005..Leukocyte count has been associated with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease in several studies. We hypothesized that white blood cell count is associated with endothelial reactivity... - Effect of handwashing on child health: a randomised controlled trialStephen P Luby
Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, National Centers for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Lancet 366:225-33. 2005..We undertook a randomised controlled trial to assess the effect of handwashing promotion with soap on the incidence of acute respiratory infection, impetigo, and diarrhoea... - Impact of haemophilus influenzae type b conjugate vaccine in South Africa and ArgentinaMichael Martin
Respiratory Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Pediatr Infect Dis J 23:842-7. 2004..Surrogate indicators of bacterial meningitis also declined and might be useful measures of Hib conjugate vaccine impact at hospitals where capacity to culture Hib is not available... - Recurrence of legionnaires disease at a hotel in the United States Virgin Islands over a 20-year periodKaren D Cowgill
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Epidemiology Program Office, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Clin Infect Dis 40:1205-7. 2005..The temperature of the potable water at the hotel was in a range that could optimally support the growth of Legionella species, and the potable water was colonized with Legionella pneumophila in 1981-1982 and in 2002-2003...