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Timothy F. Brewer
Researcher at University of California, Los Angeles
Publications - 55
Citations - 5863
Timothy F. Brewer is an academic researcher from University of California, Los Angeles. The author has contributed to research in topics: Tuberculosis & Global health. The author has an hindex of 25, co-authored 54 publications receiving 5417 citations. Previous affiliations of Timothy F. Brewer include McGill University & Brigham and Women's Hospital.
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Efficacy of BCG Vaccine in the Prevention of Tuberculosis: Meta-analysis of the Published Literature
Graham A. Colditz,Timothy F. Brewer,Catherine S. Berkey,Mary E. Wilson,Elisabeth Burdick,Harvey V. Fineberg,Frederick Mosteller +6 more
TL;DR: Protection against tuberculous death, meningitis, and disseminated disease is higher than for total TB cases, although this result may reflect reduced error in disease classification rather than greater BCG efficacy.
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The efficacy of bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccination of newborns and infants in the prevention of tuberculosis : meta-analyses of the published literature
Graham A. Colditz,Catherine S. Berkey,Frederick Mosteller,Timothy F. Brewer,Mary E. Wilson,Elisabeth Burdick,Harvey V. Fineberg +6 more
TL;DR: BCG vaccination of newborns and infants significantly reduces the risk of tuberculosis--by over 50%, on average, suggesting that BCG efficacy may persist through 10 years after infant vaccination.
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The BCG World Atlas: A Database of Global BCG Vaccination Policies and Practices
Alice Zwerling,Marcel A. Behr,Marcel A. Behr,Aman Verma,Timothy F. Brewer,Dick Menzies,Dick Menzies,Dick Menzies,Madhukar Pai,Madhukar Pai +9 more
TL;DR: The BCG World Atlas is introduced, an open access, user friendly Web site for TB clinicians to discern global BCG vaccination policies and practices and improve the care of their patients.
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Accuracy of rapid influenza diagnostic tests: a meta-analysis.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the accuracy of rapid influenza diagnostic tests (RIDTs) in adults and children with influenza-like illness and evaluated factors associated with higher accuracy.
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Postmarketing surveillance and adverse drug reactions: current perspectives and future needs.
TL;DR: Methods to evaluate ADRs using data from clinical trials, medical records, and computerized databases of medication users and nonusers must be developed to complement spontaneous reporting systems.