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Peter A. Gross
Researcher at Hackensack University Medical Center
Publications - 103
Citations - 10089
Peter A. Gross is an academic researcher from Hackensack University Medical Center. The author has contributed to research in topics: Influenza vaccine & Vaccination. The author has an hindex of 38, co-authored 103 publications receiving 9880 citations. Previous affiliations of Peter A. Gross include Rutgers University & University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.
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Guidelines for the management of adults with community-acquired pneumonia. Diagnosis, assessment of severity, antimicrobial therapy, and prevention.
Michael S. Niederman,Lionel A. Mandell,Antonio Anzueto,J. B. Bass,W. A. Broughton,G. D. Campbell,Nathan C. Dean,Thomas M. File,Michael J. Fine,Peter A. Gross,Fernando J. Martinez,Thomas J. Marrie,Joseph F. Plouffe,Josep Ramírez,G. A. Sarosi,Antoni Torres,Robert Wilson,Victor L. Yu +17 more
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The efficacy of influenza vaccine in elderly persons. A meta-analysis and review of the literature.
TL;DR: In a meta-analysis of 20 cohort studies, the pooled estimates of vaccine efficacy (1-odds ratio) were 56% (95% CI, 39% to 68%) for preventing respiratory illness, 53% (CI, 35% to 66%), for preventing pneumonia, 50%(CI, 28% to 65%), and 68% (i.e., 56% to 76%).
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The Efficacy of Influenza Vaccine in Elderly Persons
TL;DR: The meta-analysis confirms the findings of several recent studies on the effectiveness of influenza vaccination in elderly persons and should heighten physician awareness and encourage the universal annual use of influenza vaccine in elderly Persons.
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USPHS/IDSA Guidelines for the Prevention of Opportunistic Infections in Persons Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus: Introduction
Jonathan E. Kaplan,Henry Masur,King K. Holmes,Michael M. McNeil,Lawrence B. Schonberger,Thomas R. Navin,Debra L. Hanson,Peter A. Gross,Harold W. Jaffe +8 more
TL;DR: The USPHS/IDSA Prevention of Opportunistic Infections Working Group has recently formulated disease-specific recommendations for 17 opportunistic infections or groups of OIs in HIV-infected persons as mentioned in this paper.
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Quality Standard for Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Surgical Procedures
E. Patchen Dellinger,Peter A. Gross,Trisha L. Barrett,Peter J. Krause,William J. Martone,John E. McGowan,Richard L. Sweet,Richard P. Wenzel +7 more
TL;DR: This quality standard is designed to provide an implementation mechanism that will facilitate the reliable administration of prophylactic antimicrobial agents to patients undergoing operative procedures in which such a practice is judged to be beneficial and to provide a guideline that will help local hospital committees formulate policies and set up mechanisms for their implementation.