Publications – Page 2 – Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics

Human challenge studies to accelerate coronavirus vaccine licensure.

Author(s): Eyal N, Lipsitch M, Smith PGJournal: J Infect DisPMID: 32232474 May 2020

Controlled human challenge trials of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidates could accelerate the testing and potential rollout of efficacious vaccines. By replacing…

Tube Well Use as Protection Against Rotavirus Infection During the Monsoons in an Urban Setting.

Author(s): Martinez PP, Mahmud AS, Yunus M, Faruque ASG, Ahmed T, Pascual M, Buckee COJournal: J Infect DisPMID: 31776559 November 2019

Rotavirus, a diarrheal pathogen spread via fecal-oral transmission, is typically characterized by a winter incidence peak in most countries. Unlike…

Impact of Antimicrobial Treatment for Acute Otitis Media on Carriage Dynamics of Penicillin-Susceptible and Penicillin-Nonsusceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae.

Author(s): Lewnard JA, Tähtinen PA, Laine MK, Lindholm L, Jalava J, Huovinen P, Lipsitch M, Ruohola AJournal: J Infect DisPMID: 29873739 September 2018

Despite concerns that antimicrobial treatment of prevalent infections may select for drug-resistant bacteria, the effects of antimicrobial treatment on colonization…

Azithromycin susceptibility in Neisseria gonorrhoeae and seasonal macrolide use.

Author(s): Olesen SW, Torrone EA, Papp JR, Kirkcaldy RD, Lipsitch M, Grad YHJournal: J Infect DisPMID: 30239814 September 2018

Rising azithromycin nonsusceptibility among Neisseria gonorrhoeae threatens current treatment recommendations, but the cause of this rise is not well understood.…

On the Relative Role of Different Age Groups During Epidemics Associated With Respiratory Syncytial Virus.

Author(s): Goldstein E, Nguyen HH, Liu P, Viboud C, Steiner CA, Worby CJ, Lipsitch MJournal: J Infect DisPMID: 29112722 January 2018

While circulation of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) results in high rates of hospitalization, particularly among young children and elderly individuals,…

Association of Pneumococcal Protein Antigen Serology With Age and Antigenic Profile of Colonizing Isolates.

Author(s): Azarian T, Grant LR, Georgieva M, Hammitt LL, Reid R, Bentley SD, Goldblatt D, Santosham M, Weatherholtz R, Burbidge P, Goklish N, Thompson CM, Hanage WP, O'Brien KL, Lipsitch MJournal: J Infect DisPMID: 28035010 March 2017

Several Streptococcus pneumoniae proteins play a role in pathogenesis and are being investigated as vaccine targets. It is largely unknown…

Reply to Allan-Blitz and Klausner.

Author(s): Grad YH, Lipsitch MJournal: J Infect DisPMID: 28003355 February 2017

Connecting Mobility to Infectious Diseases: The Promise and Limits of Mobile Phone Data.

Author(s): Wesolowski A, Buckee CO, Engø-Monsen K, Metcalf CJEJournal: J Infect DisPMID: 28830104 December 2016

Human travel can shape infectious disease dynamics by introducing pathogens into susceptible populations or by changing the frequency of contacts…

Genomic Epidemiology of Gonococcal Resistance to Extended-Spectrum Cephalosporins, Macrolides, and Fluoroquinolones in the United States, 2000-2013.

Author(s): Grad YH, Harris SR, Kirkcaldy RD, Green AG, Marks DS, Bentley SD, Trees D, Lipsitch MJournal: J Infect DisPMID: 27638945 November 2016

Treatment of Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection is empirical and based on population-wide susceptibilities. Increasing antimicrobial resistance underscores the potential importance of…

Comment on “Gain-of-Function Research and the Relevance to Clinical Practice”.

Author(s): Lipsitch MJournal: J Infect DisPMID: 27503367 October 2016