2012
Increased Prevalence of Asthma Symptoms in Nigerian Children with Sickle Cell Disease Compared to Children without Sickle Cell Disease
Galadanci N, Liang W, Aliyu M, Jibir B, Karaye I, Inusa B, Vermund S, DeBaun M. Increased Prevalence of Asthma Symptoms in Nigerian Children with Sickle Cell Disease Compared to Children without Sickle Cell Disease. Blood 2012, 120: 4760. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v120.21.4760.4760.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAsthma-like symptomsSickle cell diseaseMurtala Mohammed Specialist HospitalMode of deliveryAsthma symptomsCell diseaseGestational agePhysician diagnosisRisk factorsHigh prevalenceParental historyNigerian childrenAmerican Thoracic Society DivisionLung Disease QuestionnaireHistory of coughPrevalence of asthmaDiagnosis of asthmaShortness of breathCase-control study designCause of morbidityDemographic informationRoutine medical careWilcoxon rank sum testChi-square testHigh rate
2005
Mode of Delivery and Other Maternal Factors Influence the Acquisition of Streptococcus mutans in Infants
Li Y, Caufield PW, Dasanayake AP, Wiener HW, Vermund SH. Mode of Delivery and Other Maternal Factors Influence the Acquisition of Streptococcus mutans in Infants. Journal Of Dental Research 2005, 84: 806-811. PMID: 16109988, DOI: 10.1177/154405910508400905.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMode of deliveryMaternal factorsS. mutansC-section infantsMaternal gestational ageProspective cohort studyS. mutans levelsMother-infant pairsCaesarean sectionCohort studyPerinatal eventsGestational ageMutans levelsCariogenic microbiotaDental cariesPerinatal influencesInfection experienceInfantsCariesFamily incomeStreptococcus mutansMutansPotential effectsDeliveryInitial acquisition