2004
Case-control studies of the effectiveness of vaccines: validity and assessment of potential bias
Shapiro ED. Case-control studies of the effectiveness of vaccines: validity and assessment of potential bias. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 2004, 23: 127-131. PMID: 14872178, DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000109248.32907.1d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntibodies, BacterialBacterial CapsulesBiasCase-Control StudiesChild, PreschoolConfidence IntervalsFemaleHaemophilus InfectionsHaemophilus influenzae type bHaemophilus VaccinesHumansImmunityImmunization ScheduleInfantMalePolysaccharides, BacterialProbabilityReference ValuesReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and SpecificityTreatment OutcomeVaccinationConceptsEffectiveness of vaccinesCase-control studyInvasive Hib infectionsHib vaccinePneumococcal infectionHib infectionsInvasive infectionsHaemophilus influenzae type bInvasive pneumococcal infectionsInfluenzae type bMonths of ageIdentical study designOverall 34Study 74S. pneumoniaeStreptococcus pneumoniaeVaccineInfectionStudy designHibType BPneumoniaeValid methodCasesPotential bias
1996
Misdiagnosis of Lyme disease: when not to order serologic tests.
Seltzer EG, Shapiro ED. Misdiagnosis of Lyme disease: when not to order serologic tests. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 1996, 15: 762-3. PMID: 8878216, DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199609000-00003.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1993
Quantitative leukoviremia and immune complex-dissociated antigenemia as predictors of infection status in children born to mothers infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1
Ikeda M, Andiman W, Mezger J, Shapiro E, Miller G. Quantitative leukoviremia and immune complex-dissociated antigenemia as predictors of infection status in children born to mothers infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1. The Journal Of Pediatrics 1993, 122: 524-531. PMID: 8463895, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3476(05)83530-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virus type 1Immunodeficiency virus type 1Virus type 1Infection statusCulture resultsHIV-1-infected mothersType 1Peripheral blood mononuclear cellsSerum antigen testHIV-1 antigensBlood mononuclear cellsPositive culture resultsNegative culture resultsSeronegative donorsInfected childrenReactive antibodiesAntigen testMononuclear cellsClinical criteriaHIV-1Immune complexesCocultureChildrenPositive resultsAntigen
1992
Predictive value of the human immunodeficiency virus 1 antigen test in children born to infected mothers
ANDIMAN W, SILVA T, SHAPIRO E, O'CONNOR T, OLSON B. Predictive value of the human immunodeficiency virus 1 antigen test in children born to infected mothers. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 1992, 11: 436-440. PMID: 1608678, DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199206000-00003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-1 infectionAntigen testInfected mothersHIV-1Early predictorPositive testPredictive valueHIV-1 infection statusSerial serum samplesLongitudinal cohort studyMonths of lifePositive predictive valueSingle positive testCohort studyInfection statusEnzyme immunoassayFirst monthDiagnostic testsSerum samplesMothersChildrenInfectionMonthsPredictorsPatients