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Overview

Brian D. Plikaytis is affiliated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on the field of Medicine, with substantial work in several subfields including Infectious Diseases, Hepatology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Epidemiology, and Animal Science and Zoology.

The scientist's main topics of research comprise viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology, hepatitis viruses studies and epidemiology, viral infections and immunology research, animal virus infections studies, bacterial infections and vaccines, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, and congenital anomalies and fetal surgery.

Brian D. Plikaytis has contributed to several scientific publications. Notable papers include:

  • Rotavirus vaccine efficacy up to 2 years of age and against diverse circulating rotavirus strains in Niger: Extended follow-up of a randomized controlled trial, 2021, PLoS Medicine
  • Immunogenicity of an oral rotavirus vaccine administered with prenatal nutritional support in Niger: A cluster randomized clinical trial, 2021, PLoS Medicine
  • Quantification of trivalent non-replicating rotavirus vaccine antigens in the presence of aluminum adjuvant, 2021, Journal of Immunological Methods
  • Concordance of in vitro and in vivo measures of non-replicating rotavirus vaccine potency, 2022, Vaccine
  • Correction: Immunogenicity of an oral rotavirus vaccine administered with prenatal nutritional support in Niger: A cluster randomized clinical trial, 2021, PLoS Medicine

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers, with some of the most common coauthors including Sheila Isanaka, Céline Langendorf, Souna Garba, Ousmane Guindo, and Rebecca F. Grais.

Brian D. Plikaytis's work is published in a range of venues, notably:

  • PLoS Medicine
  • Vaccine
  • Journal of Immunological Methods
  • Vaccines
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Best Publications

  • Pasteurized milk as a vehicle of infection in an outbreak of listeriosis.

    David W. Fleming;Stephen L. Cochi;Kristine L. MacDonald;Jack Brondum

  • Epidemic Listeriosis Associated with Mexican-Style Cheese

    M J Linnan;L Mascola;X D Lou;V Goulet

  • Genotypic identification of rickettsiae and estimation of intraspecies sequence divergence for portions of two rickettsial genes

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  • Decline of Childhood Haemophilus influenzae Type b (Hib) Disease in the Hib Vaccine Era

    W G Adams;K A Deaver;S L Cochi;B D Plikaytis

  • Trends in Mortality Due to Invasive Mycotic Diseases in the United States, 1980–1997

    Michael M. McNeil;Stephanie L. Nash;Rana A. Hajjeh;Maureen A. Phelan

  • Cat Scratch Disease in Connecticut -- Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Evaluation of a New Diagnostic Test

    Kenneth M. Zangwill;Douglas H. Hamilton;Bradley A. Perkins;Russell L. Regnery

  • Immunogenicity of 2 serogroup B outer-membrane protein meningococcal vaccines: a randomized controlled trial in Chile.

    Jordan W. Tappero;Rosanna Lagos;Aurora Maldonado Ballesteros;Brian Plikaytis

  • Clonal nature of Salmonella typhi and its genetic relatedness to other salmonellae as shown by multilocus enzyme electrophoresis, and proposal of Salmonella bongori comb. nov.

    M W Reeves;G M Evins;A A Heiba;B D Plikaytis

  • Excess Mortality, Hospital Stay, and Cost Due to Candidemia: A Case-Control Study Using Data From Population-Based Candidemia Surveillance

    Juliette Morgan;Martin I. Meltzer;Brian D. Plikaytis;Andre N. Sofair

  • Protective efficacy of a serogroup B meningococcal vaccine in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

    J. Cassio de Moraes;M.C.C. Camargo;N.T. Rossetto Hidalgo;H. Aparecida Barbosa

  • Reduction in Functional Antibody Activity Against Streptococcus pneumoniae in Vaccinated Elderly Individuals Highly Correlates with Decreased IgG Antibody Avidity

    Sandra Romero-Steiner;Daniel M. Musher;Marty S. Cetron;Lorna B. Pais

  • Serological criteria for evaluation and licensure of new pneumococcal conjugate vaccine formulations for use in infants.

    Luis Jódar;Jay Butler;George Carlone;Ron Dagan

  • Role of foods in sporadic listeriosis. I. Case-control study of dietary risk factors. The Listeria Study Group.

    A Schuchat;K A Deaver;J D Wenger;B D Plikaytis

  • Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for quantitation of human antibodies to pneumococcal polysaccharides.

    Catherine M. Wernette;Carl E. Frasch;Dace Madore;George Carlone

  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay and Indirect Immunofluorescence Assay for Lyme Disease

    Harold Russell;Jacquelyn S. Sampson;George P. Schmid;Hazel W. Wilkinson

  • Antimicrobial Resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae in the United States, 1979–1987

    John S. Spika;Richard R. Facklam;Brian D. Plikaytis;Margaret J. Oxtoby

  • Risk factors for group B streptococcal disease in adults

    Lisa A. Jackson;Roberta Hilsdon;Monica M. Farley;Lee H. Harrison

  • Evaluation of Four Commercially Available Rapid Serologic Tests for Diagnosis of Leptospirosis

    Mary D. Bajani;David A. Ashford;Sandra L. Bragg;Christopher W. Woods

  • Pneumococcal Vaccine Efficacy in Selected Populations in the United States

    Gail Bolan;Claire V. Broome;Richard R. Facklam;Brian D. Plikaytis

  • On the Use of Zero-Inflated and Hurdle Models for Modeling Vaccine Adverse Event Count Data

    C E Rose;S W Martin;K A Wannemuehler;B D Plikaytis

  • Role of foods in sporadic listeriosis. II. Microbiologic and epidemiologic investigation. The Listeria Study Group.

    R W Pinner;A Schuchat;B Swaminathan;P S Hayes

  • Role of Foods in Sporadic Listeriosis. I. Case-Control Study of Dietary Risk Factors

    Anne Schuchat;Katherine A. Deaver;Jay D. Wenger;Brian D. Plikaytis

Frequent Co-Authors

Jay D. Wenger
Jay D. Wenger Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
George M. Carlone
George M. Carlone Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Claire V. Broome
Claire V. Broome Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Anne Schuchat
Anne Schuchat Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Arthur L. Reingold
Arthur L. Reingold University of California, Berkeley
Conrad P. Quinn
Conrad P. Quinn Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Ray Borrow
Ray Borrow Manchester Royal Infirmary
Robert E. Weaver
Robert E. Weaver Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
David Goldblatt
David Goldblatt University College London
Tanja Popovic
Tanja Popovic Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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