2023
Therapy for Chikungunya Arthritis: A Study of 133 Brazilian Patients.
Amaral J, Bingham C, Taylor P, Vilá L, Weinblatt M, Schoen R. Therapy for Chikungunya Arthritis: A Study of 133 Brazilian Patients. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2023, 109: 542-547. PMID: 37549898, PMCID: PMC10484246, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0205.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChikungunya arthritisWeeks of treatmentSwollen joint countTender joint countJoint countDAS28-erythrocyte sedimentation rateAge of patientsTreated with methotrexateDisease Activity ScoreGroup of patientsMedical record reviewAcute chikungunyaPain scoresClinical improvementBrazilian patientsAssess painClinical criteriaBaseline visitActivity scoreMaintained 5 monthsPainPatientsRecord reviewSelf-limitingRheumatology practice
2003
Asymptomatic Infection with Borrelia burgdorferi
Steere A, Sikand V, Schoen R, Nowakowski J. Asymptomatic Infection with Borrelia burgdorferi. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2003, 37: 528-532. PMID: 12905137, DOI: 10.1086/376914.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1998
Vaccination against Lyme Disease with Recombinant Borrelia burgdorferi Outer-Surface Lipoprotein A with Adjuvant
Steere A, Sikand V, Meurice F, Parenti D, Fikrig E, Schoen R, Nowakowski J, Schmid C, Laukamp S, Buscarino C, Krause D. Vaccination against Lyme Disease with Recombinant Borrelia burgdorferi Outer-Surface Lipoprotein A with Adjuvant. New England Journal Of Medicine 1998, 339: 209-215. PMID: 9673298, DOI: 10.1056/nejm199807233390401.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLyme diseaseSerologic testingVaccine efficacyAsymptomatic infectionLipoprotein AInjections of vaccineOuter surface lipoprotein AB. burgdorferi infectionFirst yearPlacebo recipientsPlacebo groupVaccine groupVaccine recipientsStudy entryRandomized trialsSystemic reactionsThird injectionBurgdorferi infectionEffective vaccineSkin lesionsReaction testingVaccineDefinite casesDiseaseInfection