Infectious Disease

Golan Y, Amin AN, Wilson M, Nguyen D, Kvasz M. Clinical and economic outcomes of microbiome therapy for preventing recurrence in recurrent clostridioides difficile infection (Cdi) in the us: comparison of fecal microbiota spores, live-brpk (formerly Ser-109) Vs fecal microbiota, live-Jslm. Poster presented at the Digestive Disease Week (DDW) 2024; May 18, 2024. Washington, DC.


Perdrizet J, Wilson M, Wannaadisai W, Apodaca K, Grant L. Real-world impact of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines on invasive pneumococcal disease for serotypes missing prespecified efficacy threshold in immunogenicity trials. Poster presented at the 42nd Annual Meeting of the European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases (ESPID) 2024; May 20, 2024. Copenhagen, Denmark.


Golan Y, Amin A, Dubberke E, Wilson M, Nguyen D, Kvasz M. Budget impact analysis of VOWST™ oral spores (VOS, formerly SER-109) for prevention of recurrent clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) in the United States. Poster presented at the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) 2024; April 15, 2024. New Orleans, LA. [abstract] J Manag Care Spec Pharm. 2024 Apr; 30(4-2):S8.


BACKGROUND: Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) may result in debilitating, potentially life-threatening complications. VOS is an oral microbiome treatment approved for prevention of recurrent CDI (rCDI) following antibacterial treatment of rCDI in patients 18 years of age and older.

Ghaswalla P, Carrico J, Hicks KA. The annual economic burden of respiratory syncytial virus in adults in the United States. Presented at the 2024 Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority George Risi Memorial Journal Club; January 22, 2024.


Abstract not available at this time.

La E, Sweeney C, Singer D, Davenport E, Calhoun S, Harmelink A. Evaluating healthcare professionals' knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to RSV disease and vaccination in older adults during the first season of RSV vaccine availability in the United States. Poster presented at the 2024 Virtual Annual Conference on Vaccinology Research; May 8, 2024.


George S, Carrico J, Hicks KA, Loukov D, Ng C, Regan J, Giannelos N. Updated public health impact and cost effectiveness of recombinant zoster vaccine in Canadian adults aged 50 years and older. Pharmacoecon Open. 2024 May;8(3):481-92. doi: 10.1007/s41669-024-00483-w


OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to update previously estimated public health impact and cost effectiveness of recombinant zoster vaccine (RZV) for the prevention of herpes zoster (HZ) in Canadians aged ≥50 years using longer-term RZV efficacy and waning data and real-world coverage and completion.

Buck P, Graham J, Grace M, Myers E, Diaz-Decaro J. The public health impact of vaccination strategies in 16-to-40-year-old females for the prevention of cytomegalovirus and congenital cytomegalovirus in the United States. Poster presented at the European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases (ESPID) 2024; May 24, 2024. Copenhagen, Germany.


Peetluk LS, Djibo DA, Layton JB, Deng J, Deshazo J, Richey MM, Ogilvie RP, Parambi RJ, Miller M, Song J, Tarazi W, Weatherby LB, Bell EJ, Anthony MS, McMahill-Walraven CN, Yang GW, Seeger JD, Amend KL. Considerations for negative control outcome analyses in vaccine effectiveness studies: post-hoc analyses from an adult vaccine effectiveness study conducted within the FDA BEST initiative. Presented at the 2024 ISPE Annual Meeting; August 27, 2024. Berlin, Germany.


Shah HA, Herrera-Restrepo O, Jutlla G, Carrico J, Hicks K, Kuylen E, Begum S, Clements D, Burman C, Sohn WY, Kocaata Z. Public health impact of MENABCWY vaccination in adolescents and MENB vaccination in infants in the United States. Poster presented at the 42nd Annual Meeting of the European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases (ESPID) 2024; May 20, 2024. Copenhagen, Denmark.


BACKGROUND: Invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) has a severe impact on infants and adolescents. In the United States, vaccination is targeted to adolescents. This study evaluated the public health impact (PHI) of introducing adolescent pentavalent (P, MenABCWY) vaccination and apotential infant meningococcal B (B, MenB) vaccination.

Weibel D, de Luise C, Cid Royo A, Ryan O, Vaz T, Aguado J, Marsal J, Garcia de Albeniz Martinez X, Weinrib R, Yefimenko N, Pala E, Poblador-Plou B, Gimeno-Miguel A, Santos-Mejias A, Marconi E, Barbieri E, Stona L, Lysen T, Roy D, Hyeraci G, Girardi A, Lupattelli A, Desalegn AA, Villalobos F, Bissacco CA, Kendrick K, Garg R, Rubino H, Sturkenboom MCJM, Arana A. Interim results from the VAC4EU Post-Authorization Safety Study (PASS) among recipients of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 (Comirnaty®) vaccine in Europe. Poster presented at the 2024 ISPE Annual Meeting; August 27, 2024. Berlin, Germany.


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