Publications – Page 2 – Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics

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

Intrahost Evolution of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus USA300 Among Individuals With Reoccurring Skin and Soft-Tissue Infections.

Author(s): Azarian T, Daum RS, Petty LA, Steinbeck JL, Yin Z, Nolan D, Boyle-Vavra S, Hanage WP, Salemi M, David MZJournal: J Infect DisPMID: 27288537 September 2016

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) USA300 is the leading cause of MRSA infections in the United States and has caused an…

Infectious Diseases Society of America and Gain-of-Function Experiments With Pathogens Having Pandemic Potential.

Author(s): Frank GM, Adalja A, Barbour A, Casadevall A, Dormitzer PR, Duchin J, Hayden FG, Hirsch MS, Hynes NA, Lipsitch M, Pavia AT, Relman DAJournal: J Infect DisPMID: 26416656 May 2016

Improving Control of Antibiotic-Resistant Gonorrhea by Integrating Research Agendas Across Disciplines: Key Questions Arising From Mathematical Modeling.

Author(s): Grad YH, Goldstein E, Lipsitch M, White PJJournal: J Infect DisPMID: 26518045 March 2016

The rise in gonococcal antibiotic resistance and the threat of untreatable infection are focusing attention on strategies to limit the…

Identifying Hotspots of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Transmission Using Spatial and Molecular Genetic Data.

Author(s): Zelner JL, Murray MB, Becerra MC, Galea J, Lecca L, Calderon R, Yataco R, Contreras C, Zhang Z, Manjourides J, Grenfell BT, Cohen TJournal: J Infect DisPMID: 26175455 January 2016

We aimed to identify and determine the etiology of "hotspots" of concentrated multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-tuberculosis) risk in Lima, Peru.

Geographic and temporal trends in antimicrobial nonsusceptibility in Streptococcus pneumoniae in the post-vaccine era in the United States.

Author(s): Link-Gelles R, Thomas A, Lynfield R, Petit S, Schaffner W, Harrison L, Farley MM, Aragon D, Nicols M, Kirley PD, Zansky S, Jorgensen J, Juni BA, Jackson D, Moore MR, Lipsitch MJournal: J Infect DisPMID: 23852588 October 2013

We examined whether observed increases in antibiotic nonsusceptible nonvaccine serotypes after introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in the United States…