Published in Clin Infect Dis on March 23, 2005
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Increase in the prevalence of the newly discovered pneumococcal serotype 6C in the nasopharynx after introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine. J Infect Dis (2009) 2.36
Real-time influenza forecasts during the 2012-2013 season. Nat Commun (2013) 2.26
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Predicting the epidemic sizes of influenza A/H1N1, A/H3N2, and B: a statistical method. PLoS Med (2011) 2.22
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Hedging against antiviral resistance during the next influenza pandemic using small stockpiles of an alternative chemotherapy. PLoS Med (2009) 1.99
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Antibiotic treatment of children with sore throat. JAMA (2005) 1.90
Projected benefits of active surveillance for vancomycin-resistant enterococci in intensive care units. Clin Infect Dis (2004) 1.90
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Medical education for a healthier population: reflections on the Flexner Report from a public health perspective. Acad Med (2010) 1.80
The effect of hospital volume of pediatric appendectomies on the misdiagnosis of appendicitis in children. Pediatrics (2004) 1.76
Use of prescription medications with a potential for fetal harm among pregnant women. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf (2006) 1.73
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Epidemiologic evidence for serotype-specific acquired immunity to pneumococcal carriage. J Infect Dis (2008) 1.72
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Serum serotype-specific pneumococcal anticapsular immunoglobulin g concentrations after immunization with a 9-valent conjugate pneumococcal vaccine correlate with nasopharyngeal acquisition of pneumococcus. J Infect Dis (2005) 1.61
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Impact of more than a decade of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine use on carriage and invasive potential in Native American communities. J Infect Dis (2011) 1.51
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The effect of antiretroviral therapy on secondary transmission of HIV among men who have sex with men. Clin Infect Dis (2007) 1.43
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Pneumococcal carriage and antibiotic resistance in young children before 13-valent conjugate vaccine. Pediatr Infect Dis J (2012) 1.41
Incremental increase in fitness cost with increased beta -lactam resistance in pneumococci evaluated by competition in an infant rat nasal colonization model. J Infect Dis (2006) 1.40
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Quantifying interhospital patient sharing as a mechanism for infectious disease spread. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2010) 1.39
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The prevalence and risk factors for pneumococcal colonization of the nasopharynx among children in Kilifi District, Kenya. PLoS One (2012) 1.34
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A multisite randomized trial of the effects of physician education and organizational change in chronic-asthma care: health outcomes of the Pediatric Asthma Care Patient Outcomes Research Team II Study. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med (2004) 1.30
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Increased use of second-generation macrolide antibiotics for children in nine health plans in the United States. Pediatrics (2004) 1.28
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