2012
Controlling Antimicrobial Resistance through Targeted, Vaccine-Induced Replacement of Strains
Tekle YI, Nielsen KM, Liu J, Pettigrew MM, Meyers LA, Galvani AP, Townsend JP. Controlling Antimicrobial Resistance through Targeted, Vaccine-Induced Replacement of Strains. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e50688. PMID: 23227198, PMCID: PMC3515573, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0050688.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst clinical interventionImportant public health toolPan-resistant strainsInsufficient immune responsePublic health toolMulti-resistant strainsStaphylococcus aureus genotypesVaccine efficacyNosocomial outbreaksDrug treatmentImmune responseResistant serotypesFrequent reasonHypothetical vaccineVaccine developmentStrain replacementVaccineInfectious diseasesAureus genotypesClinical interventionsInfectionHealth toolsAntimicrobial resistanceIntervention strategiesSerotypes
2006
Association of surfactant protein A polymorphisms with otitis media in infants at risk for asthma
Pettigrew MM, Gent JF, Zhu Y, Triche EW, Belanger KD, Holford TR, Bracken MB, Leaderer BP. Association of surfactant protein A polymorphisms with otitis media in infants at risk for asthma. BMC Medical Genomics 2006, 7: 68. PMID: 16884531, PMCID: PMC1557482, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2350-7-68.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOtitis mediaWhite infantsInfant respiratory symptomsPhysician-diagnosed asthmaCohort of infantsLarger confirmatory studiesSurfactant proteinsInnate immune responseMonths of ageQuarterly telephone interviewsLogistic regression modelsRace/ethnicityRespiratory symptomsCommon infectionsProspective studyImmune responseStudy populationInfant's birthStandardized questionnaireInfantsConclusionThese resultsAsthmaTelephone interviewsConfirmatory studiesWhole blood