2023
Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness Pre-pandemic Among Adults Hospitalized With Congestive Heart Failure or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Older Adults
Tippett A, Ess G, Hussaini L, Reese O, Salazar L, Kelly M, Taylor M, Ciric C, Keane A, Cheng A, Gibson T, Li W, Hsiao H, Bristow L, Hellmeister K, Al-Husein Z, Hubler R, Begier E, Liu Q, Gessner B, Swerdlow D, Kamidani S, Kao C, Yildirim I, Rouphael N, Rostad C, Anderson E. Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness Pre-pandemic Among Adults Hospitalized With Congestive Heart Failure or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Older Adults. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2023, 78: 1065-1072. PMID: 37946601, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciad679.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInfluenza-related hospitalizationsAcute respiratory illnessCongestive heart failureInfluenza vaccination historyInfluenza vaccine effectivenessVaccine effectivenessYears of ageCOPD exacerbationsHeart failureVaccination historyChronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbationsTest-negative case-control studyObstructive pulmonary disease exacerbationsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseAdjusted vaccine effectivenessHigh-risk comorbiditiesPulmonary disease exacerbationsObstructive pulmonary diseaseEligible study populationMultivariable logistic regressionConfidence intervalsCase-control studyRace/ethnicityVaccine registryDisease exacerbation
2009
Comparison of nasopharyngeal culture, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and serological test for diagnosis of pertussis.
Cengiz AB, Yildirim I, Ceyhan M, Seçmeer G, Gür D, Kara A. Comparison of nasopharyngeal culture, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and serological test for diagnosis of pertussis. The Turkish Journal Of Pediatrics 2009, 51: 309-16. PMID: 19950836.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiagnosis of pertussisFirst serum samplePolymerase chain reactionIgG antibodiesSerum samplesNasopharyngeal culturesPertussis toxinInitial examinationHacettepe University Ihsan Doğramaci Children's HospitalB. pertussisAnti-pertussis antibodiesSecond serum samplePCR-positive patientsB. pertussis antigensChain reactionTypes of antibodiesBordetella pertussis cultureAntibody positivityParoxysmal coughPertussis antigensVaccination historyAntibody levelsChildren's HospitalProspective studyInspiratory whoop