2023
2604. Contact With School-Aged Children is a Major Risk Factor for Pneumococcal Colonization in Older Adults
Wyllie A, Yolda-Carr D, Hislop M, Mbodj S, Kennedy H, McLaughlin M, Wurst L, Waghela P, Peno C, Alexander-Parrish R, Arguedas A, Gessner B, Weinberger D. 2604. Contact With School-Aged Children is a Major Risk Factor for Pneumococcal Colonization in Older Adults. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2023, 10: ofad500.2218. PMCID: PMC10679235, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofad500.2218.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPneumococcal conjugate vaccineOlder adultsTime pointsRisk factorsPneumococcal colonizationAdult transmissionTransmission of pneumococciMajor risk factorRecent contactYear oldsNon-institutionalized individualsYears of ageGrant/research supportSame time pointsPneumococcal acquisitionConjugate vaccineSchool-Aged ChildrenElevated prevalenceYoung school-age childrenHealth statusYoung contactsSaliva samplesMedical directorsSample adultsPneumococci
2021
1321. Acquisition and Transmission of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Individuals Over the Age of 60 Years Residing in New Haven, CT, USA
Wyllie A, Mbodj S, Yolda-Carr D, Thammavongsa D, Waghela P, Nakahata M, Vega N, York A, Allicock O, Alexander-Parrish R, Arguedas A, Gessner B, Weinberger D, Hislop M. 1321. Acquisition and Transmission of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Individuals Over the Age of 60 Years Residing in New Haven, CT, USA. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2021, 8: 749-749. PMCID: PMC8689704, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofab466.1513.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPneumococcal carriageSaliva samplesOlder adultsPreventative public health measuresPneumococcal conjugate vaccineNew Haven areaPublic health measuresPneumococcal acquisitionPneumococcal diseaseConjugate vaccinePneumococcal transmissionStudy enrollmentMedical historyImportant burdenDemonstrate evidenceStreptococcus pneumoniaeHealth measuresMultiple timepointsTime pointsWeeksAdultsCOVID-19 pandemicAgeHigh ratePneumococci
2015
Carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Aged Adults with Influenza-Like-Illness
Krone CL, Wyllie AL, van Beek J, Rots NY, Oja AE, Chu ML, Bruin JP, Bogaert D, Sanders EA, Trzciński K. Carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Aged Adults with Influenza-Like-Illness. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0119875. PMID: 25789854, PMCID: PMC4366201, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119875.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsS. pneumoniaeStreptococcus pneumoniaeCarriage detectionSaliva samplesPneumococcal conjugated vaccineStudy time pointsPCV13 serotypesPneumococcal diseaseCarriage prevalenceNasopharyngeal colonisationNasopharyngeal swabsConjugated vaccineNasopharyngealAged adultsPneumococciTime pointsPneumoniaeCarriageInfantsConventional cultureIllnessSalivaInfluenzaDiseaseSerotypes