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Dean A. Blumberg

Researcher at University of California, Davis

Publications -  49
Citations -  2227

Dean A. Blumberg is an academic researcher from University of California, Davis. The author has contributed to research in topics: Vaccination & Bordetella pertussis. The author has an hindex of 20, co-authored 48 publications receiving 1832 citations. Previous affiliations of Dean A. Blumberg include UCLA Medical Center & University of Southern California.

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Multi-System Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection: Review of Clinical Presentation, Hypothetical Pathogenesis, and Proposed Management

TL;DR: The relationship of MIS-C to SARS-CoV-2 infection suggests that the pathogenesis involves post-infectious immune dysregulation, and patients with MIS- C should ideally be managed in a pediatric intensive care environment since rapid clinical deterioration may occur.
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A Search for Bordetella pertussis Infection in University Students

TL;DR: The findings in this study suggest that adult populations in which endemic illness occurs at a relatively constant rate may be the reservoirs for pertussis outbreaks in susceptible children.
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Household Contact Study of Bordetella pertussis Infections

TL;DR: The data point out the importance of Bordetella pertussis infections in adolescents and adults as a source of infection in young children and suggest that high values of antibody to pertactin and high agglutinin titers may be predictive of protection against clinical pertussi.
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Guidelines for the use of antibiotics in acute upper respiratory tract infections.

TL;DR: To help physicians with the appropriate use of antibiotics in children and adults with upper respiratory tract infection, a multidisciplinary team evaluated existing guidelines and summarized key practice points.