2022
Assessment of Clinical Effectiveness of BNT162b2 COVID-19 Vaccine in US Adolescents
Oliveira CR, Niccolai LM, Sheikha H, Elmansy L, Kalinich CC, Grubaugh ND, Shapiro ED, Billig K, Breban M, Brito A, Earnest R, Fauver J, Koch T, Ott I, Petrone M, Vogels C, Pham K, Tikhonova I, Castaldi C, Mane S, Bilguvar K, De Kumar B, Ferguson D, Kerantzas N, Landry M, Peaper D, Schulz W. Assessment of Clinical Effectiveness of BNT162b2 COVID-19 Vaccine in US Adolescents. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e220935. PMID: 35238933, PMCID: PMC8895259, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.0935.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionCase-control studyVaccine effectivenessBNT162b2 vaccineSARS-CoV-2Medical recordsAsymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infectionBNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccineRetrospective case-control studyRT-PCR test resultsSARS-CoV-2 testUS adolescentsReverse transcription polymerase chain reaction testConditional logistic regression modelsTranscription polymerase chain reaction testDoses of vaccineControl participantsClinical trial populationsRelevant clinical dataCase participantsCOVID-19 vaccinePositive test resultsChain reaction testCounty of residenceNegative test results
2016
Influenza-like illness in an urban community of Salvador, Brazil: incidence, seasonality and risk factors
Oliveira CR, Costa GSR, Paploski IAD, Kikuti M, Kasper AM, Silva MMO, Tavares AS, Cruz JS, Queiroz TL, Lima HCAV, Calcagno J, Reis MG, Weinberger DM, Shapiro ED, Ko AI, Ribeiro GS. Influenza-like illness in an urban community of Salvador, Brazil: incidence, seasonality and risk factors. BMC Infectious Diseases 2016, 16: 125. PMID: 26975185, PMCID: PMC4791800, DOI: 10.1186/s12879-016-1456-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfluenza-like illnessYears of ageAcute febrile illnessAnnual incidenceRisk of ILIChildren 5Year oldsIncidence of ILIMean annual incidenceEpidemiology of influenzaCommunity-based surveillanceNegative test resultsSeasonal influenza transmissionILI peakMethodsBetween 2009Febrile illnessSore throatRegression modelsDisease burdenRisk factorsSchool-aged childrenEmergency unitInfluenza transmissionSignificant burdenYoung school-age children