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Kathleen Wannemuehler
Researcher at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Publications - 118
Citations - 6975
Kathleen Wannemuehler is an academic researcher from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Vaccination. The author has an hindex of 33, co-authored 113 publications receiving 6352 citations. Previous affiliations of Kathleen Wannemuehler include Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.
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Estimation of the current global burden of cryptococcal meningitis among persons living with HIV/AIDS.
Benjamin J. Park,Kathleen Wannemuehler,Barbara J. Marston,Nelesh P. Govender,Peter G. Pappas,Tom Chiller +5 more
TL;DR: The first attempt to estimate the global burden of cryptococcal meningitis finds the number of cases and deaths to be very high, with most occurring in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Multistate outbreak of Fusarium keratitis associated with use of a contact lens solution
Douglas C. Chang,Gavin B. Grant,Kerry O'Donnell,Kathleen Wannemuehler,Judith Noble-Wang,Carol Y. Rao,Lara M. Jacobson,Claudia S. Crowell,Rodlescia S. Sneed,Felicia M.T. Lewis,Joshua K. Schaffzin,Joshua K. Schaffzin,Marion A. Kainer,Carol A. Genese,Eduardo C. Alfonso,Daniel B. Jones,Arjun Srinivasan,Scott K. Fridkin,Benjamin J. Park +18 more
TL;DR: The findings from this investigation indicate that this outbreak of Fusarium keratitis was associated with use of ReNu with MoistureLoc contact lens solution.
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Incidence of invasive aspergillosis following hematopoietic stem cell and solid organ transplantation: interim results of a prospective multicenter surveillance program
Juliette Morgan,Kathleen Wannemuehler,Kieren A. Marr,Susan Hadley,Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis,Thomas J. Walsh,Scott K. Fridkin,Peter G. Pappas,David W. Warnock +8 more
TL;DR: It is found that invasive aspergillosis is an uncommon complication of HSCT and SOT, but one that continues to be associated with poor outcomes and the CI figures are lower compared to those of previous reports.
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Assessment of the 2010 global measles mortality reduction goal: results from a model of surveillance data
Emily Simons,Matthew J. Ferrari,John Fricks,Kathleen Wannemuehler,Abhijeet Anand,Anthony H. Burton,Peter M. Strebel +6 more
TL;DR: Intensified control measures and renewed political and financial commitment are needed to achieve mortality reduction targets and lay the foundation for future global eradication of measles.
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Invasive non-Aspergillus mold infections in transplant recipients, United States, 2001-2006.
Benjamin J. Park,Peter G. Pappas,Kathleen Wannemuehler,Barbara D. Alexander,Elias Anaissie,David R. Andes,John W. Baddley,Janice M. Brown,Lisa Brumble,Alison G. Freifeld,Susan Hadley,Loreen A. Herwaldt,James I. Ito,Carol A. Kauffman,Carol A. Kauffman,G. Marshall Lyon,Kieren A. Marr,Kieren A. Marr,Vicki A. Morrison,Vicki A. Morrison,Genovefa A. Papanicolaou,Thomas F. Patterson,Thomas F. Patterson,Trish M. Perl,Mindy G. Schuster,Randall C. Walker,John R. Wingard,Thomas J. Walsh,Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis +28 more
TL;DR: The incidence of mucormycosis in HCT recipients increased substantially during the surveillance period, and non-Aspergillus mold infections continue to be associated with high mortality rates.