Publications – Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics

Prediction Tool to Identify Children at Highest Risk of Tuberculosis Disease Progression Among Those Exposed at Home.

Author(s): Brooks MB, Lecca L, Contreras C, Calderon R, Yataco R, Galea J, Huang CC, Murray MB, Becerra MCJournal: Open Forum Infect DisPMID: 34805431 November 2021

There is a dearth of research to understand which children, among those who are exposed at home to tuberculosis (TB),…

Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccine Impact on Rates of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Cases and Postvaccination Strain Sequences Among Health Care Workers at an Urban Academic Medical Center: A Prospective Cohort Study.

Author(s): Bouton TC, Lodi S, Turcinovic J, Schaeffer B, Weber SE, Quinn E, Korn C, Steiner J, Schechter-Perkins EM, Duffy E, Ragan EJ, Taylor BP, Miller N, Davidoff R, Hanage WP, Connor J, Pierre C, Jacobson KRJournal: Open Forum Infect DisPMID: 34646910 September 2021

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine trials and post-implementation data suggest that vaccination decreases infections. We examine vaccination's impact on severe…

Disseminated Gonococcal Infection Complicated by Prosthetic Joint Infection: Case Report and Genomic and Phylogenetic Analysis.

Author(s): Ogbebor O, Mortimer TD, Fryling K, Zhang JJ, Bhanot N, Grad YHJournal: Open Forum Infect DisPMID: 33553473 December 2020

infections have been increasing globally, with prevalence rising across age groups. In this study, we report a case of disseminated…

On the Role of Different Age Groups and Pertussis Vaccines During the 2012 Outbreak in Wisconsin.

Author(s): Goldstein E, Worby CJ, Lipsitch MJournal: Open Forum Infect DisPMID: 29942818 April 2018

There is limited information on the roles of different age groups in propagating pertussis outbreaks, and on the impact of…