1997
Reduction in the Risk of Vertical Transmission of HIV-1 Associated with Treatment of Pregnant Women with Orally Administered Zidovudine Alone
Simpson B, Shapiro E, Andiman W. Reduction in the Risk of Vertical Transmission of HIV-1 Associated with Treatment of Pregnant Women with Orally Administered Zidovudine Alone. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 1997, 14: 145-152. PMID: 9052723, DOI: 10.1097/00042560-199702010-00007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministration, OralAdolescentAdultAnti-HIV AgentsCD4 Lymphocyte CountCohort StudiesDelivery, ObstetricFemaleHIV InfectionsHIV-1HumansInfantInfant, NewbornInfectious Disease Transmission, VerticalLongitudinal StudiesOdds RatioPregnancyPregnancy Complications, InfectiousProspective StudiesRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsZidovudineConceptsRisk of transmissionT-lymphocyte countsMode of deliveryVertical transmissionHIV-1Cell countT-cell countsProspective cohort studyRisk of motherRoutine prenatal careSubgroup of womenChild transmissionUntreated womenCohort studyUntreated mothersPregnant womenPrenatal careObservational studyCD4ZidovudineSignificant associationWomenMothersRiskSignificant reduction
1996
Lyme Disease in Children in Southeastern Connecticut
Gerber M, Shapiro E, Burke G, Parcells V, Bell G. Lyme Disease in Children in Southeastern Connecticut. New England Journal Of Medicine 1996, 335: 1270-1274. PMID: 8857006, DOI: 10.1056/nejm199610243351703.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsErythema migrans lesionsSingle erythema migrans lesionLyme diseaseErythema migransClinical manifestationsMultiple erythema migrans lesionsCommunity-based cohort studyFacial nerve palsyInitial clinical manifestationPrompt clinical responseEarly Lyme diseasePercent of childrenConventional antimicrobial therapyMultiple erythemaClinical responseCohort studyAseptic meningitisConsecutive patientsMedian ageProspective dataAntimicrobial therapyAntibody testNew episodesPatientsLesions
1994
Invasive bacterial infections in children born to women infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1
Andiman W, Mezger J, Shapiro E. Invasive bacterial infections in children born to women infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1. The Journal Of Pediatrics 1994, 124: 846-852. PMID: 8201465, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3476(05)83169-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsChild, PreschoolCommunity-Acquired InfectionsFemaleHIV InfectionsHIV-1HumansInfantLongitudinal StudiesProspective StudiesSepsisConceptsInvasive bacterial infectionsHuman immunodeficiency virus type 1Immunodeficiency virus type 1Years of ageVirus type 1Bacterial infectionsHIV-1 infection statusHIV-1-infected mothersHIV-1-infected patientsType 1Instances of bacteremiaSerious focal infectionsObservational cohort studyRate of infectionMonths of ageUninfected subjectsCohort studyPneumococcal bacteremiaInvasive infectionsFocal infectionHIV-1Cerebrospinal fluidS. pneumoniaeHIVStreptococcus pneumoniae
1984
Resolving the Pneumococcal Vaccine Controversy: Are There Alternatives to Randomized Clinical Trials?
Clemens J, Shapiro E. Resolving the Pneumococcal Vaccine Controversy: Are There Alternatives to Randomized Clinical Trials? Clinical Infectious Diseases 1984, 6: 589-600. PMID: 6390636, DOI: 10.1093/clinids/6.5.589.Peer-Reviewed Original Research