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Sustained Reductions in Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in the Era of Conjugate Vaccine.

Pilishvili T, Lexau C, Farley MM, Hadler J, Harrison LH, Bennett NM, Reingold A, Thomas A, Schaffner W, Craig AS, Smith PJ, Beall BW, Whitney CG, Moore MR.

J Infect Dis. 2009 Nov 30. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19947881 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Higher pneumococcal disease vaccination rates needed to protect more at-risk US adults.

Rehm SJ, Farley MM, File TM Jr, Hall WJ, Hopkins R, Levine OS, Nichol KL, Nuorti P, Zimmerman RK, Schaffner W.

Postgrad Med. 2009 Nov;121(6):101-5.PMID: 19940420 [PubMed - in process]Related articlesFree article

Evidence for a 4-dose vaccine schedule for human rabies post-exposure prophylaxis in previously non-vaccinated individuals.

Rupprecht CE, Briggs D, Brown CM, Franka R, Katz SL, Kerr HD, Lett S, Levis R, Meltzer MI, Schaffner W, Cieslak PR.

Vaccine. 2009 Nov 27;27(51):7141-8.PMID: 19925944 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Human copper transporter Ctr1 is functional in Drosophila, revealing a high degree of conservation between mammals and insects.

Hua H, Georgiev O, Schaffner W, Steiger D.

J Biol Inorg Chem. 2009 Oct 25. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19856191 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Frequency of detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from rectovaginal swabs in pregnant women.

Creech CB, Litzner B, Talbot TR, Schaffner W.

Am J Infect Control. 2009 Oct 20. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19836855 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Metal-responsive transcription factor 1 (MTF-1) activity is regulated by a nonconventional nuclear localization signal and a metal-responsive transactivation domain.

Lindert U, Cramer M, Meuli M, Georgiev O, Schaffner W.

Mol Cell Biol. 2009 Dec;29(23):6283-93. Epub 2009 Sep 21.PMID: 19797083 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Immunization programs for infants, children, adolescents, and adults: clinical practice guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America.

Pickering LK, Baker CJ, Freed GL, Gall SA, Grogg SE, Poland GA, Rodewald LE, Schaffner W, Stinchfield P, Tan L, Zimmerman RK, Orenstein WA; Infectious Diseases Society of America.

Clin Infect Dis. 2009 Sep 15;49(6):817-40.PMID: 19659433 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Evaluating the potential public health impact of a Staphylococcus aureus vaccine through use of population-based surveillance for invasive methicillin-resistant S. aureus disease in the United States.

Lucero CA, Hageman J, Zell ER, Bulens S, Nadle J, Petit S, Gershman K, Ray S, Harrison LH, Lynfield R, Dumyati G, Townes JM, Schaffner W, Fridkin SK; Active Bacterial Core surveillance MRSA Investigators.

Vaccine. 2009 Aug 13;27(37):5061-8. Epub 2009 Jul 2.PMID: 19576943 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Evaluation of universal antenatal screening for group B streptococcus.

Van Dyke MK, Phares CR, Lynfield R, Thomas AR, Arnold KE, Craig AS, Mohle-Boetani J, Gershman K, Schaffner W, Petit S, Zansky SM, Morin CA, Spina NL, Wymore K, Harrison LH, Shutt KA, Bareta J, Bulens SN, Zell ER, Schuchat A, Schrag SJ.

N Engl J Med. 2009 Jun 18;360(25):2626-36.PMID: 19535801 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Role of amyloid-beta glycine 33 in oligomerization, toxicity, and neuronal plasticity.

Harmeier A, Wozny C, Rost BR, Munter LM, Hua H, Georgiev O, Beyermann M, Hildebrand PW, Weise C, Schaffner W, Schmitz D, Multhaup G.

J Neurosci. 2009 Jun 10;29(23):7582-90.PMID: 19515926 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Increasing burden of invasive group B streptococcal disease in nonpregnant adults, 1990-2007.

Skoff TH, Farley MM, Petit S, Craig AS, Schaffner W, Gershman K, Harrison LH, Lynfield R, Mohle-Boetani J, Zansky S, Albanese BA, Stefonek K, Zell ER, Jackson D, Thompson T, Schrag SJ.

Clin Infect Dis. 2009 Jul 1;49(1):85-92.PMID: 19480572 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates collected in 2005 and 2006 from patients with invasive disease: a population-based analysis.

Limbago B, Fosheim GE, Schoonover V, Crane CE, Nadle J, Petit S, Heltzel D, Ray SM, Harrison LH, Lynfield R, Dumyati G, Townes JM, Schaffner W, Mu Y, Fridkin SK; Active Bacterial Core surveillance MRSA Investigators.

J Clin Microbiol. 2009 May;47(5):1344-51. Epub 2009 Mar 25.PMID: 19321725 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Compliance with azithromycin versus erythromycin in the setting of a pertussis outbreak.

Devasia RA, Jones TF, Collier B, Schaffner W.

Am J Med Sci. 2009 Mar;337(3):176-8.PMID: 19301451 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Effect of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine on pneumococcal meningitis.

Hsu HE, Shutt KA, Moore MR, Beall BW, Bennett NM, Craig AS, Farley MM, Jorgensen JH, Lexau CA, Petit S, Reingold A, Schaffner W, Thomas A, Whitney CG, Harrison LH.

N Engl J Med. 2009 Jan 15;360(3):244-56.PMID: 19144940 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Immunization guidelines for adult patients: an annual update and a challenge.

Poland GA, Schaffner W.

Ann Intern Med. 2009 Jan 6;150(1):53-4. No abstract available. PMID: 19124821 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Mercury and cadmium trigger expression of the copper importer Ctr1B, which enables Drosophila to thrive on heavy metal-loaded food.

Balamurugan K, Hua H, Georgiev O, Schaffner W.

Biol Chem. 2009 Feb;390(2):109-13.PMID: 19040355 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Revisiting the need for vaccine prevention of late-onset neonatal group B streptococcal disease: a multistate, population-based analysis.

Jordan HT, Farley MM, Craig A, Mohle-Boetani J, Harrison LH, Petit S, Lynfield R, Thomas A, Zansky S, Gershman K, Albanese BA, Schaffner W, Schrag SJ; Active Bacterial Core Surveillance (ABCs)/Emerging Infections Program Network, CDC.

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2008 Dec;27(12):1057-64.PMID: 18989238 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Drosophila bloom helicase maintains genome integrity by inhibiting recombination between divergent DNA sequences.

Kappeler M, Kranz E, Woolcock K, Georgiev O, Schaffner W.

Nucleic Acids Res. 2008 Dec;36(21):6907-17. Epub 2008 Oct 31.PMID: 18978019 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Mortality rates associated with multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infection in surgical intensive care units.

Daniels TL, Deppen S, Arbogast PG, Griffin MR, Schaffner W, Talbot TR.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008 Nov;29(11):1080-3.PMID: 18837670 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and skin infections among personnel at a pediatric clinic.

Carpenter LR, Kainer M, Woron A, Schaffner W, Jones TF.

Am J Infect Control. 2008 Nov;36(9):665-7. Epub 2008 Oct 3.PMID: 18834736 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Characterization of metal-responsive transcription factor (MTF-1) from the giant rodent capybara reveals features in common with human as well as with small rodents (mouse, rat). Short communication.

Lindert U, Leuzinger L, Steiner K, Georgiev O, Schaffner W.

Chem Biodivers. 2008 Aug;5(8):1485-94.PMID: 18729110 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Trends in healthcare usage attributable to diarrhea, 1995-2004.

Pont SJ, Carpenter LR, Griffin MR, Jones TF, Schaffner W, Dudley JA, Arbogast PG, Cooper WO.

J Pediatr. 2008 Dec;153(6):777-82. Epub 2008 Aug 9.PMID: 18692199 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Update on vaccine-preventable diseases: are adults in your community adequately protected?

Schaffner W.

J Fam Pract. 2008 Apr;57(4 Suppl):S1-11; quiz S12. Review.PMID: 18655764 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Lessons learned: role of influenza vaccine production, distribution, supply, and demand--what it means for the provider.

Orenstein WA, Schaffner W.

Am J Med. 2008 Jul;121(7 Suppl 2):S22-7. Review.PMID: 18589064 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Introduction: Expanding the influenza vaccination season.

Schaffner W.

Am J Med. 2008 Jul;121(7 Suppl 2):S1-2. No abstract available. PMID: 18589062 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Dumpy-30 family members as determinants of male fertility and interaction partners of metal-responsive transcription factor 1 (MTF-1) in Drosophila.

Vardanyan A, Atanesyan L, Egli D, Raja SJ, Steinmann-Zwicky M, Renkawitz-Pohl R, Georgiev O, Schaffner W.

BMC Dev Biol. 2008 Jun 27;8:68.PMID: 18588663 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Epidemiology of invasive group B streptococcal disease in the United States, 1999-2005.

Phares CR, Lynfield R, Farley MM, Mohle-Boetani J, Harrison LH, Petit S, Craig AS, Schaffner W, Zansky SM, Gershman K, Stefonek KR, Albanese BA, Zell ER, Schuchat A, Schrag SJ; Active Bacterial Core surveillance/Emerging Infections Program Network.

JAMA. 2008 May 7;299(17):2056-65.PMID: 18460666 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Stool cultures and antimicrobial prescriptions related to infectious diarrhea.

Carpenter LR, Pont SJ, Cooper WO, Griffin MR, Dudley JA, Arbogast P, Schaffner W, Jones TF.

J Infect Dis. 2008 Jun 15;197(12):1709-12.PMID: 18426365 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Population snapshot of emergent Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 19A in the United States, 2005.

Moore MR, Gertz RE Jr, Woodbury RL, Barkocy-Gallagher GA, Schaffner W, Lexau C, Gershman K, Reingold A, Farley M, Harrison LH, Hadler JL, Bennett NM, Thomas AR, McGee L, Pilishvili T, Brueggemann AB, Whitney CG, Jorgensen JH, Beall B.

J Infect Dis. 2008 Apr 1;197(7):1016-27.PMID: 18419539 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Copper sensing function of Drosophila metal-responsive transcription factor-1 is mediated by a tetranuclear Cu(I) cluster.

Chen X, Hua H, Balamurugan K, Kong X, Zhang L, George GN, Georgiev O, Schaffner W, Giedroc DP.

Nucleic Acids Res. 2008 May;36(9):3128-38. Epub 2008 Apr 13.PMID: 18411209 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Performance of an algorithm for assessing smallpox risk among patients with rashes that may be confused with smallpox.

Hutchins SS, Sulemana I, Heilpern KL, Schaffner W, Wax G, Lerner EB, Watson B, Baltimore R, Waltenburg RA, Aronsky D, Coffin S, Ng G, Craig AS, Behrman A, Meek J, Sherman E, Chavez SS, Harpaz R, Schmid S.

Clin Infect Dis. 2008 Mar 15;46 Suppl 3:S195-203.PMID: 18284359 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Response to emerging infection leading to outbreak of linezolid-resistant enterococci.

Kainer MA, Devasia RA, Jones TF, Simmons BP, Melton K, Chow S, Broyles J, Moore KL, Craig AS, Schaffner W.

Emerg Infect Dis. 2007 Jul;13(7):1024-30.PMID: 18214174 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Antimicrobial activity of Mahonia aquifolium and two of its alkaloids against oral bacteria.

Rohrer U, Kunz EM, Lenkeit K, Schaffner W, Meyer J.

Schweiz Monatsschr Zahnmed. 2007;117(11):1126-31.PMID: 18072463 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Adult immunization guidelines: a patient safety and quality-of-care issue.

Poland GA, Schaffner W.

Ann Intern Med. 2007 Nov 20;147(10):735-7. Epub 2007 Oct 18. No abstract available. PMID: 17947395 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Healthcare workers' knowledge and attitudes about pertussis and pertussis vaccination.

Goins WP, Schaffner W, Edwards KM, Talbot TR.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007 Nov;28(11):1284-9. Epub 2007 Aug 27.PMID: 17926280 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Incidence of pneumococcal disease due to non-pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) serotypes in the United States during the era of widespread PCV7 vaccination, 1998-2004.

Hicks LA, Harrison LH, Flannery B, Hadler JL, Schaffner W, Craig AS, Jackson D, Thomas A, Beall B, Lynfield R, Reingold A, Farley MM, Whitney CG.

J Infect Dis. 2007 Nov 1;196(9):1346-54. Epub 2007 Oct 4.PMID: 17922399 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Hepatitis A outbreak activity in the United States: responding to a vaccine-preventable disease.

Craig AS, Watson B, Zink TK, Davis JP, Yu C, Schaffner W.

Am J Med Sci. 2007 Sep;334(3):180-3.PMID: 17873531 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Importance of influenza vaccination for children.

Baker CJ, Schaffner W, Zimmerman RK.

Am Fam Physician. 2007 Aug 1;76(3):343-4; author reply 344, 347. No abstract available. PMID: 17708132 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Mass distribution of free, intranasally administered influenza vaccine in a public school system.

Carpenter LR, Lott J, Lawson BM, Hall S, Craig AS, Schaffner W, Jones TF.

Pediatrics. 2007 Jul;120(1):e172-8. Epub 2007 Jun 25.PMID: 17591766 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Exposure to pulmonary tuberculosis in a neonatal intensive care unit: unique aspects of contact investigation and management of hospitalized neonates.

Nania JJ, Skinner J, Wilkerson K, Warkentin JV, Thayer V, Swift M, Schaffner W, Talbot TR.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007 Jun;28(6):661-5. Epub 2007 Apr 20.PMID: 17520537 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease among individuals with sickle cell disease before and after the introduction of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine.

Halasa NB, Shankar SM, Talbot TR, Arbogast PG, Mitchel EF, Wang WC, Schaffner W, Craig AS, Griffin MR.

Clin Infect Dis. 2007 Jun 1;44(11):1428-33. Epub 2007 Apr 18.PMID: 17479937 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Outbreak of pertussis on a college campus.

Craig AS, Wright SW, Edwards KM, Greene JW, Haynes M, Dake AD, Schaffner W.

Am J Med. 2007 Apr;120(4):364-8.PMID: 17398232 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Transmission of hepatitis B in the health care setting: the elephant in the room ... or the mouse?

Allos BM, Schaffner W.

J Infect Dis. 2007 May 1;195(9):1245-7. Epub 2007 Mar 21. No abstract available. PMID: 17396991 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Copper homeostasis in Drosophila by complex interplay of import, storage and behavioral avoidance.

Balamurugan K, Egli D, Hua H, Rajaram R, Seisenbacher G, Georgiev O, Schaffner W.

EMBO J. 2007 Feb 21;26(4):1035-44. Epub 2007 Feb 8.PMID: 17290228 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Quantitative analysis of petasin and pyrrolizidine alkaloids in leaves and rhizomes of in situ grown Petasites hybridus plants.

Wildi E, Langer T, Schaffner W, Büter KB.

Planta Med. 1998 Apr;64(3):264-7.PMID: 17253240 [PubMed]Related articles

Accuracy and interpretation of rapid influenza tests in children.

Grijalva CG, Poehling KA, Edwards KM, Weinberg GA, Staat MA, Iwane MK, Schaffner W, Griffin MR.

Pediatrics. 2007 Jan;119(1):e6-11.PMID: 17200259 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

In vivo construction of transgenes in Drosophila.

Takeuchi H, Georgiev O, Fetchko M, Kappeler M, Schaffner W, Egli D.

Genetics. 2007 Apr;175(4):2019-28. Epub 2006 Dec 18.PMID: 17179096 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Estimating the undetected burden of influenza hospitalizations in children.

Grijalva CG, Weinberg GA, Bennett NM, Staat MA, Craig AS, Dupont WD, Iwane MK, Postema AS, Schaffner W, Edwards KM, Griffin MR.

Epidemiol Infect. 2007 Aug;135(6):951-8. Epub 2006 Dec 7.PMID: 17156502 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Effectiveness of seven-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine against invasive pneumococcal disease: a matched case-control study.

Whitney CG, Pilishvili T, Farley MM, Schaffner W, Craig AS, Lynfield R, Nyquist AC, Gershman KA, Vazquez M, Bennett NM, Reingold A, Thomas A, Glode MP, Zell ER, Jorgensen JH, Beall B, Schuchat A.

Lancet. 2006 Oct 28;368(9546):1495-502.PMID: 17071283 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Adults with invasive pneumococcal disease: missed opportunities for vaccination.

Kyaw MH, Greene CM, Schaffner W, Ray SM, Shapiro M, Barrett NL, Gershman K, Craig AS, Roberson A, Zell ER, Schuchat A, Bennett NM, Whitney CG; Active Bacterial Core Surveillance Program of the Emerging Infections Program Network.

Am J Prev Med. 2006 Oct;31(4):286-92. Epub 2006 Aug 22.PMID: 16979452 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles