2018
Haemophilus influenzae genome evolution during persistence in the human airways in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Pettigrew MM, Ahearn CP, Gent JF, Kong Y, Gallo MC, Munro JB, D’Mello A, Sethi S, Tettelin H, Murphy TF. Haemophilus influenzae genome evolution during persistence in the human airways in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2018, 115: e3256-e3265. PMID: 29555745, PMCID: PMC5889651, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1719654115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseObstructive pulmonary diseaseCandidate vaccine antigensHuman airwaysPulmonary diseaseVaccine antigensRespiratory tract pathogensHuman respiratory tractProspective studyTract pathogensNTHi isolatesRespiratory tractAnimal modelsVaccine developmentHuman infectionsAirwayNTHiSurface moleculesAmino acid sequence changesWhole-genome sequencingAntigenBacterial pathogensDiseaseSubset of strainsVirulence functions
2017
Panel 6: Vaccines
Pettigrew MM, Alderson MR, Bakaletz LO, Barenkamp SJ, Hakansson AP, Mason KM, Nokso‐Koivisto J, Patel J, Pelton SI, Murphy TF. Panel 6: Vaccines. Otolaryngology 2017, 156: s76-s87. PMID: 28372533, PMCID: PMC5505493, DOI: 10.1177/0194599816632178.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPneumococcal otitis mediaOtitis mediaVaccine antigensVaccine developmentH influenzaePneumococcal serotypesHaemophilus influenzae protein DSignificant health care burdenAdditional pneumococcal serotypesCorrelates of protectionHealth care burdenRecurrent otitis mediaEffectiveness of vaccinesTympanostomy tube insertionProtein-based vaccinesCandidate vaccine antigensOM pathogensOM visitsPCV effectivenessPneumococcal vaccineRespiratory virusesVaccine protectionTube insertionMoraxella catarrhalisCare burden
2012
Controlling Antimicrobial Resistance through Targeted, Vaccine-Induced Replacement of Strains
Tekle YI, Nielsen KM, Liu J, Pettigrew MM, Meyers LA, Galvani AP, Townsend JP. Controlling Antimicrobial Resistance through Targeted, Vaccine-Induced Replacement of Strains. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e50688. PMID: 23227198, PMCID: PMC3515573, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0050688.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst clinical interventionImportant public health toolPan-resistant strainsInsufficient immune responsePublic health toolMulti-resistant strainsStaphylococcus aureus genotypesVaccine efficacyNosocomial outbreaksDrug treatmentImmune responseResistant serotypesFrequent reasonHypothetical vaccineVaccine developmentStrain replacementVaccineInfectious diseasesAureus genotypesClinical interventionsInfectionHealth toolsAntimicrobial resistanceIntervention strategiesSerotypes