Sidiya Mbodj
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2024
Contact with young children is a major risk factor for pneumococcal colonization in older adults
Wyllie A, Yolda-Carr D, Hislop M, Mbodj S, Wurst L, Waghela P, Alexander-Parrish R, Grant L, Arguedas A, Gessner B, Weinberger D. Contact with young children is a major risk factor for pneumococcal colonization in older adults. FEMS Microbes 2024, 5: xtae032. PMID: 39502507, PMCID: PMC11536760, DOI: 10.1093/femsmc/xtae032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPneumococcal conjugate vaccineOlder adultsContact with childrenContact with young childrenNon-institutionalized individualsHousehold membersPneumococcal conjugate vaccine immunizationAdult household membersHealth QuestionnaireYoung childrenTransmission of pneumococciPneumococcal carriagePneumococcal colonization
2023
High Levels of Detection of Nonpneumococcal Species of Streptococcus in Saliva from Adults in the United States
Hislop M, Allicock O, Thammavongsa D, Mbodj S, Nelson A, Shaw A, Weinberger D, Wyllie A. High Levels of Detection of Nonpneumococcal Species of Streptococcus in Saliva from Adults in the United States. Microbiology Spectrum 2023, 11: e05207-22. PMID: 37067447, PMCID: PMC10269540, DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.05207-22.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPersistence of Pneumococcal Carriage among Older Adults in the Community despite COVID-19 Mitigation Measures
Wyllie A, Mbodj S, Thammavongsa D, Hislop M, Yolda-Carr D, Waghela P, Nakahata M, Stahlfeld A, Vega N, York A, Allicock O, Wilkins G, Ouyang A, Siqueiros L, Strong Y, Anastasio K, Alexander-Parrish R, Arguedas A, Gessner B, Weinberger D. Persistence of Pneumococcal Carriage among Older Adults in the Community despite COVID-19 Mitigation Measures. Microbiology Spectrum 2023, 11: e04879-22. PMID: 37036377, PMCID: PMC10269788, DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.04879-22.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInvasive pneumococcal diseasePneumococcal diseaseSchool-aged childrenOlder adultsPneumococcal carriageSaliva samplesCOVID-19 pandemicRate of carriageCOVID-19-related disruptionsUpper respiratory tractRegular contactNew Haven areaFirst yearCarriage prevalencePre-pandemic levelsMedical historyRespiratory tractHigh prevalenceStreptococcus pneumoniaeCOVID-19 mitigation measuresStudy participantsPneumococciPrevalenceDiseaseCarriageMagnetic bead-based separation of pneumococcal serotypes
York A, Huynh E, Mbodj S, Yolda-Carr D, Hislop M, Echlin H, Rosch J, Weinberger D, Wyllie A. Magnetic bead-based separation of pneumococcal serotypes. Cell Reports Methods 2023, 3: 100410. PMID: 36936076, PMCID: PMC10014298, DOI: 10.1016/j.crmeth.2023.100410.Peer-Reviewed Original Research