2001
The Effectiveness of the Varicella Vaccine in Clinical Practice
Vázquez M, LaRussa P, Gershon A, Steinberg S, Freudigman K, Shapiro E. The Effectiveness of the Varicella Vaccine in Clinical Practice. New England Journal Of Medicine 2001, 344: 955-960. PMID: 11274621, DOI: 10.1056/nejm200103293441302.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVaricella-zoster virusVaricella vaccinePolymerase chain reactionMild diseasePediatric practiceClinical practicePositive PCR testCase-control studyConditional logistic regressionPotential casesUnvaccinated childrenPotential confoundersActive surveillanceSevere diseaseChickenpoxDay 3VaccineLogistic regressionPCR testDiseaseChain reactionChildrenResearch assistantsIllnessVirus
2000
Group-Specific Antibody Levels Surrounding Invasive Pneumococcal Illness in Children Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus
King J, Borkowsky W, Mahidhara N, Madore D, Shapiro E, Rutstein R, Tan T, Farley J, Dankner W, Nachman S, Simoes E, Flynn P, Clemens J, Hamilton R. Group-Specific Antibody Levels Surrounding Invasive Pneumococcal Illness in Children Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2000, 181: 1817-1821. PMID: 10823792, DOI: 10.1086/315441.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusAntibody levelsSerum samplesPneumococcal illnessImmunodeficiency virusPneumococcal antibody levelsGeometric mean levelsAntibody valuesPneumococcal serotypesIgG antibodiesGroup 4Mean levelsSeroresponsesIllnessChildrenWeeksSerotypesVirusLevelsSerorespondersELISAAntibodies