1986
Risk factors for development of bacterial meningitis among children with occult bacteremia
Shapiro E, Aaron N, Wald E, Chiponis D. Risk factors for development of bacterial meningitis among children with occult bacteremia. The Journal Of Pediatrics 1986, 109: 15-19. PMID: 3088242, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3476(86)80564-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOccult bacteremiaBacterial meningitisInfluenzae type bClinical characteristicsInitial visitLumbar punctureRisk factorsRelative riskHaemophilus influenzae type bYale-New Haven HospitalH. influenzae type bType BChildren's HospitalPossible confounding effectsMeningitisBacteremiaEstimates of riskS. pneumoniaeStreptococcus pneumoniaeLogistic regressionN. meningitidisNeisseria meningitidisHospitalChildrenRisk
1984
A controlled evaluation of the protective efficacy of pneumococcal vaccine for patients at high risk of serious pneumococcal infections.
Shapiro E, Clemens J. A controlled evaluation of the protective efficacy of pneumococcal vaccine for patients at high risk of serious pneumococcal infections. Annals Of Internal Medicine 1984, 101: 325-30. PMID: 6380367, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-101-3-325.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncreased risk of pneumococcal infectionRisk of pneumococcal infectionEfficacy of pneumococcal vaccineSystemic pneumococcal infectionPneumococcal infectionPneumococcal vaccineVaccine protective efficacyIncreased riskProtective efficacyCase-control studyOdds ratioVaccine efficacyHigh riskMatched controlsPatientsInfectionConfounding variablesEfficacyVaccine