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Media coverage of the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine and autism controversy and its relationship to MMR immunization rates in the United StatesMichael J Smith
Division of Infectious Diseases, Children s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Pediatrics 121:e836-43. 2008..The purpose of this work was to assess the association between media coverage of the MMR-autism controversy and MMR immunization in the United States...
Effectiveness of antimicrobial guidelines for community-acquired pneumonia in childrenMichael J Smith
Department of Pediatrics, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Pediatrics 129:e1326-33. 2012..To assess the effectiveness of guidelines and education on empirical therapy for community-acquired pneumonia...
On-time vaccine receipt in the first year does not adversely affect neuropsychological outcomesMichael J Smith
University of Louisville School of Medicine, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 571 S Floyd St, Suite 321, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
Pediatrics 125:1134-41. 2010....
Parental vaccine concerns in KentuckyMichael J Smith
Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, USA
J Ky Med Assoc 107:342-9. 2009..Locally produced vaccine risk communication materials may be effective in reassuring these parents. However, little is known about specific vaccine safety concerns in the state of Kentucky...
Catheter-related bloodstream infections in childrenMichael J Smith
Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, USA
Am J Infect Control 36:S173.e1-3. 2008..ECONOMICS: In children, cost estimates range from $36,000 to $50,000 per CR-BSI...
Meningococcal tetravalent conjugate vaccineMichael J Smith
University of Louisville School of Medicine, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 571 S Floyd Street, Suite 321, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
Expert Opin Biol Ther 8:1941-6. 2008..In 2005, a tetravalent polysaccharide meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MCV4) was licensed for routine use in the US...
The clinical and molecular epidemiology of community- and healthcare-acquired rotavirus gastroenteritisMichael J Smith
Division of Infectious Diseases, The Children s Hospital of Philadelphia, PA, USA
Pediatr Infect Dis J 27:54-8. 2008..Rotavirus is the most common etiologic agent of healthcare-acquired diarrhea in pediatric patients. There has been little published information on healthcare-acquired rotavirus infection...
Employee designation and health care worker support of an influenza vaccine mandate at a large pediatric tertiary care hospitalKristen A Feemster
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, The Children s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Vaccine 29:1762-9. 2011..Determine predictors of support of a mandatory seasonal influenza vaccine program among health care workers (HCWs)...
Neuroborreliosis with progression from pseudotumor cerebri to aseptic meningitisAndrew P Steenhoff
Division of Infectious Diseases, The Children s Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Pediatr Infect Dis J 25:91-2. 2006..The case illustrates the importance of considering neuroborreliosis in the differential diagnosis of pseudotumor cerebri and describes the evolution of cerebrospinal fluid findings in this condition...
Device-related infections in childrenSamir S Shah
Division of Infectious Diseases, The Children s Hospital of Philadelphia, 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Pediatr Clin North Am 52:1189-208, x. 2005..New technologies, such as antimicrobial-impregnated central venous catheters and ventricular shunts, show promise in reducing the infection rates of these devices...
Persistence, adherence, and switch rates among extended-release and immediate-release overactive bladder medications in a regional managed care planAnna O D'Souza
Xcenda, LLC, Cincinnati, OH 45255, USA anna dsouza xcenda com
J Manag Care Pharm 14:291-301. 2008..No study has compared persistence and adherence to therapy for both the ER and IR versions of tolterodine and oxybutynin...
