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- Publications
- Influence
Effect of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine on nasopharyngeal colonization among immunized and unimmunized children in a community-randomized trial.
- K. O'Brien, E. Millar, +7 authors M. Santosham
- Medicine
- The Journal of infectious diseases
- 15 October 2007
BACKGROUND
Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) prevent vaccine serotype (VT) invasive disease; nonvaccine serotype (NVT) disease increases modestly. The impact of PCV on nasopharyngeal (NP)… Expand
Randomized controlled trial of a paraprofessional-delivered in-home intervention for young reservation-based American Indian mothers.
- J. Walkup, A. Barlow, +9 authors R. Reid
- Medicine
- Journal of the American Academy of Child and…
- 1 June 2009
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the efficacy of a paraprofessional-delivered, home-visiting intervention among young, reservation-based American Indian (AI) mothers on parenting knowledge, involvement, and… Expand
Association of the Pneumococcal Pilus with Certain Capsular Serotypes but Not with Increased Virulence
- A. Basset, K. Trzciński, +6 authors R. Malley
- Biology, Medicine
- Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- 28 March 2007
ABSTRACT The recent discovery of a mobile genetic element encoding a pilus-like structure in Streptococcus pneumoniae and the demonstration of a role for the pilus in virulence in mice have led to… Expand
Effect of community-wide conjugate pneumococcal vaccine use in infancy on nasopharyngeal carriage through 3 years of age: a cross-sectional study in a high-risk population.
- E. Millar, K. O'Brien, +5 authors M. Santosham
- Medicine
- Clinical infectious diseases : an official…
- 1 July 2006
BACKGROUND
A 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PnCRM7) has been shown to be highly effective in preventing invasive pneumococcal disease. Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines also protect against… Expand
Indirect effect of 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine on pneumococcal colonization among unvaccinated household members.
- E. Millar, J. Watt, +4 authors K. O'Brien
- Medicine
- Clinical infectious diseases : an official…
- 15 October 2008
BACKGROUND
Since the introduction of 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) in the United States, rates of invasive pneumococcal disease have decreased in both vaccinated and unvaccinated age… Expand
Home-visiting intervention to improve child care among American Indian adolescent mothers: a randomized trial.
- A. Barlow, Elena Varipatis-Baker, +10 authors John Walkup
- Medicine
- Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine
- 1 November 2006
OBJECTIVE
To assess the impact of a paraprofessional-delivered home-visiting intervention to promote child care knowledge, skills, and involvement among pregnant American Indian adolescents.
DESIGN… Expand
Efficacy of motavizumab for the prevention of respiratory syncytial virus disease in healthy Native American infants: a phase 3 randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trial.
- K. O'Brien, A. Chandran, +11 authors M. Santosham
- Medicine
- The Lancet. Infectious diseases
- 1 December 2015
BACKGROUND
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a leading cause of acute lower respiratory tract infections in children. We aimed to assess the safety and efficacy of an anti-RSV monoclonal antibody… Expand
Epidemiology of invasive Haemophilus influenzae type A disease among Navajo and White Mountain Apache children, 1988-2003.
- E. Millar, K. O'Brien, +6 authors M. Santosham
- Medicine
- Clinical infectious diseases : an official…
- 15 March 2005
BACKGROUND
Before the introduction of Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) conjugate vaccines, rates of H. influenzae disease among Navajo and White Mountain Apache (WMA) children were among the… Expand
Invasive pneumococcal disease a decade after pneumococcal conjugate vaccine use in an American Indian population at high risk for disease.
- R. Weatherholtz, E. Millar, +4 authors K. O'Brien
- Medicine
- Clinical infectious diseases : an official…
- 1 May 2010
BACKGROUND
Before 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) introduction, invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) rates among Navajo were several-fold those of the general US population. Only 50% of… Expand
Transient and Persistent Helicobacter pylori Colonization in Native American Children
- G. Perez-Perez, R. Sack, R. Reid, M. Santosham, J. Croll, M. Blaser
- Medicine
- Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- 1 June 2003
ABSTRACT Helicobacter pylori is chiefly acquired in childhood, but the exact timing of acquisition is not well understood. The main goal of this study was to assess H. pylori acquisition in a… Expand