Author(s): Aatresh AV, Cummings K, Gerstein H, Knight CS, Limberopolous A, Stasi MA, Bedugnis A, Somberg KA, Franca CT, Mina MJ|Journal: PLoS One|PMID:34735477| November 2021
Serological studies rely on the recruitment of representative cohorts; however, such efforts are specially complicated by the conditions surrounding the…
Author(s): Jacobs JH, Viboud C, Tchetgen ET, Schwartz J, Steiner C, Simonsen L, Lipsitch M|Journal: PLoS One|PMID:25265409| September 2014
Prior influenza infection is a risk factor for invasive meningococcal disease. Quantifying the fraction of meningococcal disease attributable to influenza…
Author(s): Li Y, Thompson CM, Lipsitch M|Journal: PLoS One|PMID:24959661| June 2014
The Janus cassette permits marker-free allelic replacement or knockout in streptomycin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) through sequential positive and negative selection.…
Author(s): McCormick AW, Abuelezam NN, Rhode ER, Hou T, Walensky RP, Pei PP, Becker JE, DiLorenzo MA, Losina E, Freedberg KA, Lipsitch M, Seage GR 3rd|Journal: PLoS One|PMID:24867402| May 2014
Understanding HIV transmission dynamics is critical to estimating the potential population-wide impact of HIV prevention and treatment interventions. We developed…
Acquired immunity to Plasmodium falciparum infection causes a change from frequent, sometimes life-threatening, malaria in young children to asymptomatic, chronic…
Author(s): Joice R, Lipsitch M|Journal: PLoS One|PMID:23935910| July 2013
The growing prevalence of antimicrobial resistance in major pathogens is outpacing discovery of new antimicrobial classes. Vaccines mitigate the effect…