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Duration of immunity against pertussis after natural infection or vaccinationAaron M Wendelboe
Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
Pediatr Infect Dis J 24:S58-61. 2005..Further research into the rate of waning of vaccine-acquired immunity will help determine the optimal timing and frequency of booster immunizations and their role in pertussis control...
Role of maternal pertussis antibodies in infantsAnnelies Van Rie
Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
Pediatr Infect Dis J 24:S62-5. 2005..The limited data on neonatal and maternal pertussis immunization are promising and call for further research to reduce the vulnerability of young infants to pertussis disease...
Gamma interferon production in response to Mycobacterium bovis BCG and Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigens in infants born to human immunodeficiency virus-infected mothersAnnelies Van Rie
Department of Epidemiology, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2104F McGavran Greenberg Hall, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7435, USA
Clin Vaccine Immunol 13:246-52. 2006..Further studies will be important to help determine optimal vaccination and disease prevention strategies for this vulnerable population group...
Transmission of Bordetella pertussis to young infantsAaron M Wendelboe
Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599 7435, USA
Pediatr Infect Dis J 26:293-9. 2007..This proportion, however, remains unclear, because studies have not been able to determine the source case for 47%-60% of infant cases...
Relationships between body mass indices and surgical replacements of knee and hip jointsAaron M Wendelboe
Public Health Programs, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Am J Prev Med 25:290-5. 2003..CONCLUSIONS: While there is an association between obesity and hip and knee joint replacement surgeries, obesity does not appear to confer an independent risk for hip or knee revision procedures...
Associations between body-mass index and surgery for rotator cuff tendinitisAaron M Wendelboe
Public Health Programs, University of Utah, 375 Chipeta Way, Suite A, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, USA
J Bone Joint Surg Am 86:743-7. 2004..The results of the present study suggest that increasing body-mass index is a risk factor for rotator cuff tendinitis and related conditions...
Comparison of serological and real-time PCR assays to diagnose Bordetella pertussis infection in 2007Philippe Andre
Sanofi Pasteur, 2 avenue Pont Pasteur, 69367 Lyon Cedex 07, France
J Clin Microbiol 46:1672-7. 2008..The most specific tests for diagnosis of pertussis were single serology and ptxA-Pr PCR, and the most sensitive diagnostic tool was the combination of IS481 PCR with single serology...
Outbreak of cystoscopy related infections with Pseudomonas aeruginosa: New Mexico, 2007Aaron M Wendelboe
Epidemic Intelligence Service Program, Office of Workforce and Career Development, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
J Urol 180:588-92; discussion 592. 2008..Personnel at the New Mexico Department of Health investigated a Pseudomonas aeruginosa outbreak potentially associated with outpatient cystoscopy performed by a urologist during January 1 to April 22, 2007...
Spinach-associated Escherichia coli O157:H7 outbreak, Utah and New Mexico, 2006Juliana Grant
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 14:1633-6. 2008..01). The outbreak strain was isolated from 3 bags of 1 brand of spinach. Nationally, 205 persons were ill with the outbreak strain...
