- ►annals.org [PDF] WW Williams, MA HICKSON, MA KANE, AP … - Annals of Internal …, 1988 - Am Coll Physicians A substantial proportion of vaccine-preventable diseases occur among adults. Each year, there
are more than 20 000 influenza-associated deaths during epidemics, approximately 4 0 0 0 0
deaths related to pneumococcal disease, and one to five cases of diphtheria. More than ... Cited by 243 - Related articles - All 5 versions
DS Fedson - Chest - Am Coll Chest Phys O ne ofthe truly remarkable achievements of Ameri- can medicine has been the control, and
in many instances, the near-eradication of vaccine-preventable infectious diseases of
childhood. Success has de- ... THE CONTINUED IMPORTANCE OF INFLUENZA AND ... Cited by 63 - Related articles - All 8 versions
MA Polis, JP Smith, D Sainer, MN … - Archives of Internal …, 1987 - archinte.highwire.org \s=b\Immunization of adults has been deficient in the United States. According to interviews conducted
during their visits to an emergency room, only 20.1% of 350 patients who fit into high-risk categories
for immunization had heard of pneu- mococcal vaccine, whereas 82.7% had heard of ... Cited by 20 - Related articles - All 4 versions
J Buffington, KM Bell, FM LaForce - Journal of General Internal Medicine, 1991 - Springer INFLUENZA is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the elderly. Epidemiologists from the
Centers for Dis- ease Control (CDC) estimate that more than 10,000 excess deaths have occurred
in each of 19 influenza epidemics from 1957 to 1986, with 80-90% of these deaths ... Cited by 54 - Related articles - All 3 versions
DS Fedson - JAMA, 1994 - Am Med Assoc In January 1994 the National Vaccine Advisory Committee adopted a report that reviewed the
status of adult immunization in the United States. Vaccine-preventable infections of adults represent
a continuing cause of morbidity and mortality. Their major impact is among older persons. ... Cited by 128 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 3 versions
DS Fedson - The American journal of medicine, 1987 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov 1: Am J Med. 1987 Jun 19;82(6A):42-7. Influenza prevention and control. Past practices and future
prospects. Fedson DS. Mesh Terms: Aged; Attitude of Health Personnel; Forecasting; Health
Education; Humans; Influenza Vaccines; Influenza, Human/prevention & control*; ... Cited by 50 - Related articles
ED SHAPIRO, JD CLEMENS - Annals of internal medicine, 1984 - Am Coll Physicians The protective efficacy of pneumococcal vaccine against systemic pneumococcal infections in
adults with the current indications for the vaccine was evaluated in a case-control study. Six
(7%) of the 90 cases and 16 (18%) of the matched controls had received pneumococcal ... Cited by 187 - Related articles - All 5 versions
PA Patriarca, JA Weber, RA Parker, WN Hall, AP … - Jama, 1985 - Am Med Assoc From December 10, 1982, to March 4, 1983, when influenza A (H3N2) viruses circulated in
Michigan, outbreaks of influenza-like illness were identified in seven nursing homes in Genesee
County; 272 (27%) of 1,018 residents were affected. Unvaccinated residents were more ... Cited by 305 - Related articles - All 3 versions
DS Fedson, MP Harward, RA Reid, DL Kaiser - JAMA, 1990 - Am Med Assoc To explore the potential usefulness of a strategy of hospital-based pneumococcal
immunization, we studied a population-based linked record of hospital discharges for Medicare
enrollees living in the Shenandoah region of Virginia. A retrospective study of 1633 ... Cited by 62 - Related articles - All 4 versions
G BOLAN, CV BROOME, RR FACKLAM, BD … - Annals of internal …, 1986 - Am Coll Physicians The efficacy of pneumococcal vaccine in groups of patients in the United States at high risk for
pneumococcal disease was estimated by comparing distributions of serotypes of Streptococcus
pneumoniae isolated from vaccinated and unvaccinated persons. Between May 1978 ... Cited by 178 - Related articles - All 4 versions
