2015
Natural history and epidemiology of respiratory syncytial virus infection in the Middle East: Hospital surveillance for children under age two in Jordan
Halasa N, Williams J, Faouri S, Shehabi A, Vermund SH, Wang L, Fonnesbeck C, Khuri-Bulos N. Natural history and epidemiology of respiratory syncytial virus infection in the Middle East: Hospital surveillance for children under age two in Jordan. Vaccine 2015, 33: 6479-6487. PMID: 26314623, PMCID: PMC7115487, DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.08.048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsEpidemiological MonitoringFemaleHospitalsHumansInfantInfant, NewbornJordanMaleMass SpectrometryNasal MucosaPharynxPrevalenceProspective StudiesReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionRespiratory Syncytial Virus InfectionsRespiratory Tract InfectionsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRisk FactorsVitamin DConceptsRespiratory syncytial virusRSV-positive childrenVitamin D levelsD levelsRespiratory virusesRisk factorsMedical conditionsBurden of RSVOxygen useMedian vitamin D levelNasal/throat swabsRespiratory syncytial virus infectionCause of bronchiolitisHeel stick bloodSyncytial virus infectionLack of breastfeedingSupplemental oxygen useHigh viral loadFuture RSV vaccinesYoung childrenReal-time RT-PCRRSV hospitalizationRespiratory symptomsRSV vaccineAntiviral therapy
1985
Hepatitis A in Day Care Centers
Crawford F, Vermund S. Hepatitis A in Day Care Centers. Journal Of School Health 1985, 55: 378-381. PMID: 3853044, DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.1985.tb04152.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatitis ADay care centersSchool health practitionersCare centerHealth practitionersFecal-oral routeDay care facilitiesDay care settingsImmunoglobulin prophylaxisClinical featuresInfectious disease controlInfectious hepatitisCare settingsCare facilitiesInfected individualsDisease controlCare systemYoung childrenPreschool childrenRigid attentionChildrenControl measuresProphylaxisHepatitisHygienic standards