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Scott A. Harper
Researcher at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Publications - 19
Citations - 9774
Scott A. Harper is an academic researcher from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The author has contributed to research in topics: Outbreak & Influenza A virus. The author has an hindex of 14, co-authored 19 publications receiving 9425 citations. Previous affiliations of Scott A. Harper include New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene & World Health Organization.
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Prevention and control of influenza : recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
TL;DR: This report updates the 2000 recommendations by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices on the use of influenza vaccine and antiviral agents with new or updated information regarding the cost-effectiveness of influenza vaccination and the 2001-2002 trivalent vaccine virus strains.
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Clinical aspects of pandemic 2009 influenza A (H1N1) virus infection.
Bautista E,Tawee Chotpitayasunondh,Zhancheng Gao,Scott A. Harper,Michael W. Shaw,Timothy M. Uyeki,Zaki,Frederick G. Hayden,David S.C. Hui,Joel Kettner,Anand Kumar,Lim M,Nikki Shindo,Charles R. Penn,Nicholson Kg +14 more
TL;DR: A review of virologic, epidemiologic, and clinical data on 2009 H1N1 virus infections and summarizes key issues for clinicians worldwide can be found in this paper, where a novel influenza A virus of swine origin caused human infection and acute respiratory illness in Mexico.
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Seasonal Influenza in Adults and Children—Diagnosis, Treatment, Chemoprophylaxis, and Institutional Outbreak Management: Clinical Practice Guidelines of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
Scott A. Harper,John S. Bradley,Janet A. Englund,Thomas M. File,Stefan Gravenstein,Frederick G. Hayden,Allison McGeer,Kathleen M. Neuzil,Kathleen M. Neuzil,Andrew T. Pavia,Michael L. Tapper,Michael L. Tapper,Timothy M. Uyeki,Richard K. Zimmerman +13 more
TL;DR: These guidelines are intended for use by physicians in all medical specialties with direct patient care, because influenza virus infection is common in communities during influenza season and may be encountered by practitioners caring for a wide variety of patients.
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Influenza-Associated Deaths among Children in the United States, 2003–2004
Niranjan Bhat,Jennifer G. Wright,Karen R. Broder,Erin L. Murray,Michael E. Greenberg,Maleeka Glover,Anna Likos,Drew L. Posey,Alexander Klimov,Stephen Lindstrom,Amanda Balish,Marie-Jo Medina,Teresa R. Wallis,Jeannette Guarner,Christopher D. Paddock,Wun Ju Shieh,Sherif R. Zaki,James J. Sejvar,David K. Shay,Scott A. Harper,Nancy J. Cox,Keiji Fukuda,Timothy M. Uyeki +22 more
TL;DR: A substantial number of influenza-associated deaths occurred among U.S. children during the 2003-2004 influenza season, and high priority should be given to improvements in influenza-vaccine coverage and improvements in the diagnosis and treatment of influenza to reduce childhood mortality from influenza.
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Influenza vaccination of health-care personnel; recommendations of the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) and the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
TL;DR: This report summarizes recommendations of the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) and the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) concerning influenza vaccination of health-care personnel (HCP) in the United States.