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The Center for Vaccine Awareness and Research

Published articles by the Vaccine Center team

     
Dr. Carol Baker   Dr. Julie Boom   Dr. Mary Healy   Dr. Amy Middleman

Adolescent immunization | Childhood immunization
Maternal and infant immunization | Immunization information systems

 

  Adolescent immunization

  • Middleman AB, Robertson LM, Young C, DuRant RH, Emans SJ. "Predictors of adolescent compliance with the hepatitis B vaccination series." Journal of Adolescent Health. 1999; 25:323-327. Read abstract
     

  • Middleman AB, Kozinetz CA, Robertson LM, DuRant RH, Emans SJ. "The effect of late doses on the achievement of seroprotection and antibody titer levels with hepatitis B immunization among adolescents." Pediatrics. 2001; 107:1065-1069. Read abstract or full text
     

  • Schmidt RM, Middleman AB. "The importance of hepatitis B vaccination among adolescents." Journal of Adolescent Health. 2001; 29:217-222. Read abstract
     

  • Guajardo AD, Middleman AB, Sansaricq KM. "School nurses identify barriers and solutions to improve the success of a school-based immunization program." Journal of School Health. 2002; 72:128-130.
     

  • Middleman AB, Guajardo AD, Sansaricq KM. "School-based hepatitis B immunization programs: parental knowledge and attitudes." Journal of School Health. 2002; 72(8):348-351.
     

  • Middleman AB. "Race/ethnicity and gender disparities in the utilization of a school-based hepatitis B immunization initiative." Journal of Adolescent Health. 2004; 34(5):414-419. Read abstract
     

  • Tung CS, Middleman AB. "An evaluation of school-level factors used in a Successful school-based hepatitis B immunization initiative." Journal of Adolescent Health. 2005; 37:61-68. Read abstract 
     

  • Middleman AB, Rosenthal SL, Rickert VI, Neinstein L, Fishbein DB, D’Angelo L. "Adolescent immunizations: position paper of the Society for Adolescent Medicine." Journal of Adolescent Health. 2006; 38:321-327. Read abstract  
     

  • Rupp R. Rosenthal SL. Middleman AB. "Vaccination: an opportunity to enhance early adolescent preventative services." Journal of Adolescent Health. 2006; 39:461-4. Read abstract  
     

  • Friedman LS, Kahn J, Middleman AB, Rosenthal S, Zimet G, Society for Adolescent Medicine. "Human Papillomavirus(HPV) Vaccine: position statement of the Society for Adolescent Medicine." Journal of Adolescent Health. 2006; 39:620.
     

  • Middleman AB. "Immunization update: pertussis, meningoccocus and human papillomavirus." Adolescent Medicine Clinics. 2006;17:547-63. Read abstract

  • Middleman AB. “New adolescent vaccination recommendations and how to make them “stick”.” Curr Opin Pediatr 2007;19:411-416
     

  • Middleman AB. “Adolescent immunizations: policies to provide a shot in the arm for adolescents.” J Adolesc Health 200; 41:109-118

  • Kharbanda EO, Maehr J, Middleman AB, Rickert VI, Zimet GL. 'Influenza vaccine: a position statement of the society for adolescent medicine.” J Adolesc Health 2007; 41: 216-217
     

  • Lindley MC, Boyer-Chu L, Fishbein DB, Kolasa M, Middleman AB, Wilson T, Wolicki J, Wooley S; Working Group on the role of Schools in Delivery of Adolescent Vaccination. “ The role of schools in strengthening delivery of new adolescent vaccinations.” Pediatrics 2008;121:S46-S54

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  Childhood immunization

Meningococcal disease and vaccine

  • Healy CM, Butler KM, Smith EO, Hensey OP, Bate T, Moloney A, McMahon P, Cosgrove J, Cafferkey MT. "Serogroup influence on presentation, course and outcome of invasive meningococcal disease in children in the Republic of Ireland." Clinical Infectious Diseases. 1995-2000; 2002;34:1323-30. 
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  • Balding J, Healy CM, Livingstone WJ, White B, Mynett-Johnson L, Cafferkey MT, Smith OP. "Genomic polymorphic profiles in an Irish population with invasive meningococcal disease: Is it possible to predict severity and outcome of disease?" Genes Immun 2003;4:533-40.
     

  • Healy CM, Baker CJ. "The Future of Meningococcal Vaccines." The Pediatric Infectious Diseases Journal. 2005;24:175-176.
     

  • Committee on Infectious Diseases, American Academy of Pediatrics (Baker CJ, lead author). "Prevention and control of meningococcal disease: recommendations for use of meningococcal vaccines in pediatric patients." Pediatrics. 2005;116:496-505. Read abstract or full text

Hepatitis A vaccine

  • Baker CJ. “Another success for hepatitis A vaccine.” N Engl J Med 2007; 357: 1757-1759

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  Maternal and infant immunization

Group B streptococcal vaccines

  • Baker CJ, Rench MA, Kasper DL. "The response of women whose infants have had invasive group B streptococcal infection to type III polysaccharide." New England Journal of Medicine. 322:1857, 1990.
     

  • Kasper DL, Paoletti LC, Wessels MR, Guttormsen H-K, Carey VJ, Jennings HJ, Baker CJ. "Immune response to type III group B streptococcal polysaccharide-tetanus toxoid conjugate vaccine." Journal of Clinical Investigation. 98:2308-14, 1996. Read abstract or full text (pdf)
     

  • Baker CJ, Paoletti LC, Wessels MR, Guttormsen H-K, Rench MA, Hickman ME, Kasper DL. "Safety and immunogenicity of capsular polysaccharide-tetanus toxoid conjugate vaccines for group B streptococcal types Ia and Ib." Journal of Infectious Diseases. 1999;179:142-150. Read abstract or full text
     

  • Baker CJ, Paoletti LC, Rench MA, Guttormsen H-K, Carey VJ, Hickman ME, Kasper DL. "Use of capsular polysaccharide-tetanus toxoid conjugate vaccine for type II group B Streptococcus in healthy women." Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2000;182:1129-38. Read abstract or full text
     

  • Paoletti LC, Rench MA, Kasper DL, Molrine D, Ambrosino D, Baker CJ. "Effects of alum adjuvant or a booster dose on immunogenicity during clinical trials of group B streptococcal type III conjugate vaccines." Infection and immunity. 2001;69:6696-6701. Read abstract
     

  • Baker CJ, Rench MA, McInnes P. "Immunization of pregnant women with group B streptococcal type III capsular polysaccharide-tetanus toxoid conjugate vaccine." Vaccine. 2003;21:3468-3472. Read abstract
     

  • Baker CJ, Edwards MS. "Group B streptococcal conjugate vaccines." Archives of Disease in Childhood. 2003;88:375-378. Read abstract 
     

  • Baker CJ, Rench MA, Fernandez M, Paoletti LC, Kasper DL, Edwards MS. "Safety and immunogenicity of a bivalent group B streptococcal conjugate vaccine for serotypes II and III." Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2003;188:66-73.
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  • Baker CJ, Paoletti LC, Rench MA, Guttormsen H-K, Edwards MS, Kasper DL. "Immune response of healthy women to two different type V group B streptococcal capsular polysaccharide-protein conjugate vaccines." Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2004;189:1103-1112. Read abstract or full text 
     

  • Palazzi DL, Rench MA, Edwards MS, Baker CJ. "Use of type V group B streptococcal vaccine in adults 65-85 years old." Journal of Infectious Diseases.  2004; 190:558-664. Read abstract or full text 
     

  • Baker CJ, Rench MA, Paoletti LC, Edwards MS. "Dose-response to type V group B streptococcal polysaccharide-tetanus toxoid conjugate vaccine in healthy adults." Vaccine. 2007; 25:55-63. Read abstract

  • Pannaraj PS, Kelly JK, Madoff LC, Rench MA, Lachenauer CS, Edwards MS, Baker CJ. “Group B Streptococcus bacteremia elicits beta C protein-specific IgM and IgG in humans.” J Infect Dis 2007; 195: 353-356
     

  • Pannaraj PS, Kelly JK, Rench MA, Madoff LC, Edwards MS, Baker CJ. “ Alpha C protein-specific immunity in humans with group B streptococcal colonization and invasive disease.Vaccine 2008; 26:502-508

Pertussis

  • Healy CM, Munoz FM, Rench MA, Halasa NB, Edwards KE, Baker CJ. "Prevalence of pertussis antibodies in maternal, cord and infant sera." Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2004;190:335-40. Read abstract or full text  
     

  • Healy CM, Rench MA, Edwards KE, Baker CJ. "Pertussis serostatus among neonates born to Hispanic women." Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2006;42:1439-1442. Read abstract or full text

General maternal immunization

  • Healy CM, Baker CJ. "Prospects for prevention of childhood infections by maternal immunization." Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases. 2006;19:271-276.
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  • Healy CM, Baker CJ. “Maternal immunization.” Pediatr Infect Dis J 2007; 26; 945-948

Improving immunization coverage levels

  • Boom JA, Nelson CS, Laufman LE, Kohrt AE, Kozinetz CA. “Improvement in provider immunization knowledge and behaviors following a peer education intervention.” Clin Pediatr (Phila) 2007;46:706-717

  • Franzini L, Boom J, Nelson C. “Cost-effectiveness analysis of a practice-based immunization education intervention.” Ambul Pediatr 2007; 7:167-175

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  Immunization information systems

  • Boom JA, Dragsbaek AC, Nelson CS. “The success of an immunization information system in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.” Pediatrics 2007;119:1213-1217

 

 
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