John A D Leake

Summary

Affiliation: Children's Hospital and Health Center
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Early detection and response to meningococcal disease epidemics in sub-Saharan Africa: appraisal of the WHO strategy
    J A D Leake
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Bull World Health Organ 80:342-9. 2002
  2. ncbi Pediatric acute hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis: report of a surviving patient and review
    John A D Leake
    Division of Infectious Diseases, Children s Hospital and Health Center, San Diego, CA, 92123, USA
    Clin Infect Dis 34:699-703. 2002
  3. ncbi Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis in childhood: epidemiologic, clinical and laboratory features
    John A D Leake
    Divisions of Infectious Diseases, Children s Hospital and Health Center, San Diego, CA 92123, USA
    Pediatr Infect Dis J 23:756-64. 2004
  4. ncbi Prediction of neurologic sequelae in childhood tuberculous meningitis: a review of 20 cases and proposal of a novel scoring system
    Akihiko Saitoh
    Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
    Pediatr Infect Dis J 24:207-12. 2005
  5. ncbi Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis associated with enteroviral infection
    Akihiko Saitoh
    Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Children's Hospital San Diego, University of California, San Diego, CA 92123, USA
    Pediatr Infect Dis J 23:1174-5. 2004
  6. ncbi West Nile virus encephalitis with thalamic involvement in an immunocompromised child
    John C Arnold
    University of California, San Diego, USA
    Pediatr Infect Dis J 24:932-4. 2005
  7. ncbi Multicenter surveillance of invasive meningococcal infections in children
    Sheldon L Kaplan
    Pediatric Infectious Diseases Section, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
    Pediatrics 118:e979-84. 2006

Detail Information

Publications7

  1. ncbi Early detection and response to meningococcal disease epidemics in sub-Saharan Africa: appraisal of the WHO strategy
    J A D Leake
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Bull World Health Organ 80:342-9. 2002
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  2. ncbi Pediatric acute hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis: report of a surviving patient and review
    John A D Leake
    Division of Infectious Diseases, Children s Hospital and Health Center, San Diego, CA, 92123, USA
    Clin Infect Dis 34:699-703. 2002
    ..Pathologic diagnosis of this condition may be critical to exclude more-common processes and to expedite the decision to administer high-dose corticosteroid therapy, which is potentially lifesaving...
  3. ncbi Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis in childhood: epidemiologic, clinical and laboratory features
    John A D Leake
    Divisions of Infectious Diseases, Children s Hospital and Health Center, San Diego, CA 92123, USA
    Pediatr Infect Dis J 23:756-64. 2004
    ..The epidemiology, infectious antecedents and pathogenesis of ADEM are poorly characterized, and some ADEM patients are subsequently diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS)...
  4. ncbi Prediction of neurologic sequelae in childhood tuberculous meningitis: a review of 20 cases and proposal of a novel scoring system
    Akihiko Saitoh
    Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
    Pediatr Infect Dis J 24:207-12. 2005
    ..CONCLUSIONS: The TBAN score is an objective marker for predicting severe NS in children with TBM...
  5. ncbi Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis associated with enteroviral infection
    Akihiko Saitoh
    Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Children's Hospital San Diego, University of California, San Diego, CA 92123, USA
    Pediatr Infect Dis J 23:1174-5. 2004
    ..His symptoms improved substantially without specific therapy, and he recovered without neurologic sequelae...
  6. ncbi West Nile virus encephalitis with thalamic involvement in an immunocompromised child
    John C Arnold
    University of California, San Diego, USA
    Pediatr Infect Dis J 24:932-4. 2005
    ..Neuroinvasive West Nile virus has been infrequently reported in the pediatric population. We report a case of severe West Nile virus encephalitis with cranial magnetic resonance imaging findings not yet described in children...
  7. ncbi Multicenter surveillance of invasive meningococcal infections in children
    Sheldon L Kaplan
    Pediatric Infectious Diseases Section, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
    Pediatrics 118:e979-84. 2006
    ..The objective of this study was to collect demographic, clinical, laboratory, and outcome information for infants and children who had Neisseria meningitidis infections of various serogroups and were cared for in 10 pediatric hospitals...