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Michael E. Pichichero is affiliated with Rochester Regional Health in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in medicine, immunology, and microbiology. Their work primarily focuses on epidemiology, microbiology, immunology, otorhinolaryngology, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
  • Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
  • Respiratory Viral Infections Research
  • Ear Surgery and Otitis Media
  • Influenza Virus Research Studies
  • Respiratory and Cough-Related Research
  • Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia Detection and Treatment

Michael E. Pichichero has published numerous papers in prominent journals. Notable recent works include:

  • "Rising Pneumococcal Antibiotic Resistance in the Post-13-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Era in Pediatric Isolates From a Primary Care Setting," 2020, Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • "Interferon-γ promotes monocyte-mediated lung injury during influenza infection," 2022, Cell Reports
  • "Dynamic changes in otopathogens colonizing the nasopharynx and causing acute otitis media in children after 13-valent (PCV13) pneumococcal conjugate vaccination during 2015-2019," 2021, European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
  • "COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on Respiratory Infectious Diseases in Primary Care Practice in Children," 2021, Frontiers in Pediatrics
  • "Immunologic dysfunction contributes to the otitis prone condition," 2020, Journal of Infection

The scientist frequently collaborates with:

  • Ravinder Kaur
  • Naoko Fuji
  • Minh Tuan Pham
  • Peter Bajorski
  • Eduardo González

Michael E. Pichichero's work is regularly published in journals such as:

  • Vaccine
  • The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
  • The Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • PEDIATRICS
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry

Best Publications

  • Changes in frequency and pathogens causing acute otitis media in 1995-2003

    Janet R Casey;Michael E Pichichero

  • Immune responses in neonates

    Unknown

  • Emergence of a Multiresistant Serotype 19A Pneumococcal Strain Not Included in the 7-Valent Conjugate Vaccine as an Otopathogen in Children

    Michael E. Pichichero;Janet R. Casey

  • New patterns in the otopathogens causing acute otitis media six to eight years after introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine.

    Janet R. Casey;Diana G. Adlowitz;Michael E. Pichichero

  • Safety and Efficacy of High-dose Rhesus-Human Reassortant Rotavirus Vaccines—Report of the National Multicenter Trial

    Margaret B. Rennels;Roger I. Glass;Penelope H. Dennehy;David I. Bernstein

  • Prospective identification and treatment of children with pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorder associated with group A streptococcal infection (PANDAS).

    Marie Lynd Murphy;Michael E. Pichichero

  • Comparison of 13 Acellular Pertussis Vaccines: Overview and Serologic Response

    Kathryn M. Edwards;Bruce D. Meade;Michael D. Decker;George F. Reed

  • Epidemiology of Acute Otitis Media in the Postpneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Era

    Unknown

  • Comparison of 13 Acellular Pertussis Vaccines: Adverse Reactions

    Michael D. Decker;Kathryn M. Edwards;Mark C. Steinhoff;Margaret B. Rennels

  • Mercury concentrations and metabolism in infants receiving vaccines containing thiomersal: a descriptive study

    Michael E Pichichero;Elsa Cernichiari;Joseph Lopreiato;John Treanor

  • Increased antimicrobial resistance among nonvaccine serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae in the pediatric population after the introduction of 7-valent pneumococcal vaccine in the United States.

    David J. Farrell;Keith P. Klugman;Michael Pichichero

  • Evaluation of Rhesus Rotavirus Monovalent and Tetravalent Reassortant Vaccines in US Children

    David I. Bernstein;Roger I. Glass;George Rodgers;Bruce L. Davidson

  • Protein carriers of conjugate vaccines

    Unknown

  • The Effect of Maternal Antibody on the Serologic Response and the Incidence of Adverse Reactions After Primary Immunization With Acellular and Whole-Cell Pertussis Vaccines Combined with Diphtheria and Tetanus Toxoids

    Janet A. Englund;Edwin L. Anderson;George F. Reed;Michael D. Decker

  • The development of multivalent bovine rotavirus (strain WC3) reassortant vaccine for infants.

    H F. Clark;P. A. Offit;R. W. Ellis;J. J. Eiden

  • A comparison of cephalosporins and penicillins in the treatment of group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal pharyngitis: a meta-analysis supporting the concept of microbial copathogenicity.

    Michael E. Pichichero;Peter A. Margolis

  • Children With Influenza A Infection: Treatment With Rimantadine

    C B Hall;R Dolin;C L Gala;D M Markovitz

  • Cross-reactivity in β-Lactam Allergy.

    Unknown

  • Extensive swelling after booster doses of acellular pertussis-tetanus-diphtheria vaccines.

    Margaret B. Rennels;Maria A. Deloria;Michael E. Pichichero;Genevieve A. Losonsky

  • Zanamivir Prophylaxis: An Effective Strategy for the Prevention of Influenza Types A and B within Households

    Arnold S. Monto;Michael E. Pichichero;Steve J. Blanckenberg;Olli Ruuskanen

  • Vaccines consisting of periodate-cleaved oligosaccharides from the capsule of Haemophilus influenzae type b coupled to a protein carrier: structural and temporal requirements for priming in the human infant.

    P W Anderson;M E Pichichero;R A Insel;R Betts

  • Combined tetanus, diphtheria, and 5-component pertussis vaccine for use in adolescents and adults.

    Michael E. Pichichero;Margaret B. Rennels;Kathryn M. Edwards;Mark M. Blatter

  • Adverse and beneficial effects of immediate treatment of Group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal pharyngitis with penicillin.

    Michael E. Pichichero;Frank A. Disney;William B. Talpey;John L. Green

  • Safety, efficacy, and immunogenicity of a live, quadrivalent human-bovine reassortant rotavirus vaccine in healthy infants

    H.Fred Clark;David I Bernstein;Penelope H Dennehy;Paul Offit

  • A safety and immunogenicity comparison of 12 acellular pertussis vaccines and one whole-cell pertussis vaccine given as a fourth dose in 15- to 20-month-old children.

    Michael E. Pichichero;Maria A. Deloria;Margaret B. Rennels;Edwin L. Anderson

  • Shortened course of antibiotic therapy for acute otitis media, sinusitis and tonsillopharyngitis

    Michael E. Pichichero;Robert Cohen

  • Persistent acute otitis media: I. Causative pathogens.

    Michael E. Pichichero;Christy L. Pichichero

  • Comparison of pneumococcal polysaccharide and CRM197-conjugated pneumococcal oligosaccharide vaccines in young and elderly adults.

    M A Shelly;H Jacoby;G J Riley;B T Graves

Frequent Co-Authors

John J. Treanor
John J. Treanor University of Rochester Medical Center
Richard A. Insel
Richard A. Insel University of Rochester Medical Center
Kathryn M. Edwards
Kathryn M. Edwards Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Janet A. Englund
Janet A. Englund Seattle Children's Hospital
Mark C. Steinhoff
Mark C. Steinhoff Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Genevieve Losonsky
Genevieve Losonsky University of Maryland, Baltimore
Keith S. Reisinger
Keith S. Reisinger University of Rochester
David I. Bernstein
David I. Bernstein University of Cincinnati
Ron Dagan
Ron Dagan Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Paul A. Offit
Paul A. Offit Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

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