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181 BCG Survey: An Experience in Mohmand Agency FATA Full Text Middle East Journal of Family Medicine, April 15, 2013 Clinical Article
182 The immune complex CTA1-DD/IgG adjuvant specifically targets connective tissue mast cells through FcγRIIIA and augments anti-HPV immunity after nasal immunization Mucosal Immunology, April 15, 2013 Review Article
183 Recent advances in antibody-inducing poxviral and adenoviral vectored vaccine delivery platforms for difficult disease targets Expert Review of Vaccines, April 15, 2013 Review Article
184 Dry-powder form of chitosan nanospheres containing influenza virus and adjuvants for nasal immunization Full Text Archives of Pharmacal Research, April 15, 2013 Clinical Article
185 Henoch-Schonlein purpura in a renal transplant recipient with prior IgA nephropathy following influenza vaccination Clinical Kidney Journal, April 15, 2013
186 Influenza Viruses with Rearranged Genomes as Live-Attenuated Vaccines Journal of Virology, April 15, 2013 Review Article
187 ZAP70 expression in regulatory T cells in allergic rhinitis: effect of immunotherapy Clinical & Experimental Allergy, April 15, 2013 Review Article
188 Canadian Allergists and Nonallergists Perception of Epinephrine Use and Vaccination of Persons with Egg Allergy The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice, April 15, 2013 Clinical Article
189 Influenza vaccine safety in patients with egg allergy Full Text Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, April 15, 2013 Clinical Article
190 Increasing Adolescent Immunization Rates in Primary Care: Strategies Physicians Use and Would Consider Implementing Clinical Pediatrics, April 15, 2013 Review Article
191 Herpes Zoster Vaccine Effectiveness against Incident Herpes Zoster and Post-herpetic Neuralgia in an Older US Population: A Cohort Study Full Text PLoS Medicine, April 12, 2013 Clinical Article
192 Effectiveness of Pentavalent and Monovalent Rotavirus Vaccines in Concurrent Use Among US Children <5 Years of Age, 2009-2011 Clinical Infectious Diseases, April 12, 2013 Clinical Article
193 Treatment of recalcitrant warts with Bacillus Calmette-Guérin: a promising new approach Dermatologic Therapy, April 12, 2013 Clinical Article
194 Costs of, and reimbursement for, vaccines: A case study at the Board of Health Refugee Services in DeKalb county, Georgia Vaccine , April 12, 2013 Review Article
195 Safety and Immunogenicity of Heterologous Prime-Boost Immunisation with Plasmodium falciparum Malaria Candidate Vaccines, ChAd63 ME-TRAP and MVA ME-TRAP, in Healthy Gambian and Kenyan Adults PLOS ONE, April 12, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Clinical Article
196 Tim-3 alters the balance of IL-12/IL-23 and drives TH17 cells: Role in hepatitis B vaccine failure during hepatitis C infection Vaccine , April 12, 2013
197 Evaluation of Immunogenicity and Safety of the New Tetanus-Reduced Diphtheria (Td) Vaccines (GC1107) in Healthy Korean Adolescents: A Phase II, Double-Blind, Randomized, Multicenter Clinical Trial Full Text Journal of Korean Medical Science, April 12, 2013 Clinical Article
198 Budget impact analysis of a pneumococcal vaccination programme in the 65-year-old Spanish cohort using a dynamic model Full Text BMC Infectious Diseases, April 12, 2013
199 Phase II and III Clinical Studies of Diphtheria-Tetanus-Acellular Pertussis Vaccine Containing Inactivated Polio Vaccine Derived from Sabin Strains (DTaP-sIPV) The Journal of Infectious Diseases, April 11, 2013 Clinical Article
200 Heterologous (Non-specific) and Sex-differential Effects of Vaccines: Epidemiology, Clinical Trials, and Emerging Immunological Mechanisms Clinical Infectious Diseases, April 11, 2013 Review Article Clinical Article
In a study involving 37 patients with chronic hepatitis B infections, a serum bilirubin level > 5 mg/dL was predictive of progression to hepatic failure and liver-related death.
Read the article summaryIn a study involving 1607 patients > 65 years of age with community- or healthcare-acquired pneumonia, pre-morbid ambulation impairment (OR=2.61), hospitalization within 30 days of acquiring pneumonia (OR=1.93), and absence of cough and purulent sputum (OR=1.47) were shown to be associated with a significant increase in 30-day mortality.
Read the article summaryIn a retrospective study involving 225 patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) and 224 matched controls, it was shown that patients who were HPV-positive and smoked cigarettes or smoked cigarettes plus consumed alcohol were at increased risk for ESCC than patients who were HPV-negative (OR = 2.22 and 10.31, respectively).
Read the article summary1 Effect of an Investigational Vaccine for Preventing Staphylococcus aureus Infections After Cardiothoracic Surgery: A Randomized Trial JAMA, April 4, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine
2 Lack of Association of Guillain-Barre Syndrome with Vaccinations Clinical Infectious Diseases, April 15, 2013 Review Article
3 5 ways statistics can fool you—Tips for practicing clinicians Vaccine , March 15, 2013 Review Article
4 Influenza vaccine effectiveness in preventing out-patient, in-patient and severe cases of laboratory-confirmed influenza Clinical Infectious Diseases, April 4, 2013
5 Predicting influenza vaccination uptake among health care workers: What are the key motivators American Journal of Infection Control, April 11, 2013 Review Article
6 Novel Biopanning Strategy To Identify Epitopes Associated with Vaccine Protection Journal of Virology, April 8, 2013 Review Article
7 Influenza vaccine safety in patients with egg allergy Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, April 15, 2013 Free full text
8 Effectiveness of Influenza Vaccine for Preventing Laboratory-Confirmed Influenza Hospitalizations in Adults, 2011-2012 Influenza Season Clinical Infectious Diseases, April 3, 2013
9 High-Grade Anal Intraepithelial Neoplasia Among HIV-1-Infected Men Screening for a Multicenter Clinical Trial of a Human Papillomavirus Vaccine HIV Clinical Trials, April 24, 2013
10 The B cell response and hemagglutinin stalk-reactive antibody production in different age cohorts following 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccination Clinical and Vaccine Immunology, April 16, 2013 Review Article
11 Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Initiation and Awareness: U.S. Young Men in the 2010 National Health Interview Survey American Journal of Preventive Medicine, March 29, 2013
12 Leptin-based adjuvants: An innovative approach to improve vaccine response Vaccine , April 1, 2013 Review Article
13 Nasopharyngeal microbial interactions in the era of pneumococcal conjugate vaccination Vaccine , April 16, 2013 Review Article
14 Emergence of serogroup X meningococcal disease in Africa: Need for a vaccine Vaccine , April 29, 2013 Review Article
15 Development and Optimization of a Novel Assay to Measure Neutralizing Antibodies against Clostridium difficile Toxins Clinical and Vaccine Immunology, March 1, 2013
16 Seroprevalence of HPV vaccine types 6, 11, 16 and 18 in HIV-infected and uninfected women from Brazil Journal of Clinical Virology, April 2, 2013
17 Measles in Bolivia: A 'honeymoon period' Vaccine , April 8, 2013 Review Article
18 Impact of automated telephone messaging on zoster vaccination rates in community pharmacies Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, April 18, 2013 Free full text Review Article
19 Safety and immunogenicity of yellow fever 17D vaccine in adults receiving systemic corticosteroid therapy: An observational cohort study Arthritis Care & Research , April 4, 2013
20 Effectiveness of Pentavalent and Monovalent Rotavirus Vaccines in Concurrent Use Among US Children <5 Years of Age, 2009-2011 Clinical Infectious Diseases, April 12, 2013
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