2004
Effectiveness Over Time of Varicella Vaccine
Vázquez M, LaRussa PS, Gershon AA, Niccolai LM, Muehlenbein CE, Steinberg SP, Shapiro ED. Effectiveness Over Time of Varicella Vaccine. JAMA 2004, 291: 851-855. PMID: 14970064, DOI: 10.1001/jama.291.7.851.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTime of vaccinationVaricella vaccineVaccine effectivenessCase subjectsPolymerase chain reaction test resultsVaricella-zoster virus DNACase-control studyReaction test resultsReports of outbreaksFirst yearBreakthrough diseaseImmunized groupsActive surveillancePossible confoundersPediatric practiceVaccinationVaccineVirus DNAMonthsMost casesGroup practiceChickenpoxAgeYear 2Year 1
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
Varicella vaccine revisited
LaRussa P, Steinberg S, Shapiro E, Vazquez M, Gershon A. Varicella vaccine revisited. Nature Medicine 2000, 6: 1299-1299. PMID: 11100089, DOI: 10.1038/82070.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
1997
Vaccination for varicella--just do it!
Shapiro E, LaRussa P. Vaccination for varicella--just do it! JAMA 1997, 278: 1529-30. PMID: 9363975, DOI: 10.1001/jama.278.18.1529.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersVaccination for Varicella—Just Do It!
Shapiro E, LaRussa P. Vaccination for Varicella—Just Do It! JAMA 1997, 278: 1529-1530. DOI: 10.1001/jama.1997.03550180079042.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultChickenpoxChickenpox VaccineChildChild, PreschoolHumansInfantRiskVaccinationConceptsVaricella vaccineVaccine-induced immunity wanesStrategy of immunizationDuration of protectionMonths of agePublic health servicesImmune childrenImmunization PracticesImmunity wanesUS FoodDrug AdministrationSusceptible adultsSusceptible individualsInfants 12Health servicesAmerican AcademyInfectious diseasesVaccineVaricellaAdvisory CommitteeAdultsConsiderable controversyChildrenVaccineesMorbidity
1996
Fever without apparent source on clinical examination, Lower respiratory infections in children, Other infectious diseases, and Acute gastroenteritis and diarrhea of infancy and early childhood
McCarthy P, Klig J, Shapiro E, Baron M. Fever without apparent source on clinical examination, Lower respiratory infections in children, Other infectious diseases, and Acute gastroenteritis and diarrhea of infancy and early childhood. Current Opinion In Pediatrics 1996, 8: 75-93. PMID: 8680522, DOI: 10.1097/00008480-199602000-00017.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersConceptsDiarrhea of infancyInfectious diseasesClinical examinationLower respiratory tract infectionsRespiratory tract infectionsPediatric office practiceEvaluation of childrenEarly childhoodProlonged feverTract infectionsAcute feverRespiratory infectionsAcute gastroenteritisUnknown originOffice practiceDiseaseRecent literatureApparent sourceDiarrheaFeverEugene ShapiroChildrenGastroenteritisInfectionChildhood