Publications

Publications for March 2018

Interim estimates of 2014/15 influenza vaccine effectiveness in preventing laboratory-confirmed influenza-related hospitalisation from the Serious Outcomes Surveillance Network of the Canadian Immunization Research Network

SA McNeil, M Andrew, L Ye, F Haguinet, T Hatchette, M ElSherif, J LeBlanc, A Ambrose, A McGeer, JE McElhaney, M Loeb, D MacKinnon-Cameron, R Sharma, G Dos Santos and V Shinde

Eurosurveillance , 2015; 20(5)

Single radial haemolysis compared to haemagglutinin inhibition and microneutralization as a correlate of protection against influenza A H3N2 in children and adolescents

B Wang, A Brewer, BJ Ward and M Loeb

Influenza Other Respir Viruses , 2017 May;11(3):283-288

Calibration and Evaluation of Quantitative Antibody Titers for Measles Virus by Using the BioPlex 2200

TF Hatchette, H Scholz, S Bolotin, NS Crowcroft, C Jackson, McLachlan, A Severini and on behalf of the Immunity of Canadians and Risk of Epidemics (iCARE) laboratory group and the Canadian Immunization Research Network (CIRN)

Clin Vaccine Immunol , 2017 Jan; 24(1): e00269-16

Seroprevalence and determinants of rubella antibodies in Canadian pregnant women

NL Gilbert, J Rotondo, J Shapiro, L Sherrard, WD Fraser and BJ Ward

Vaccine , 35 (2017) 3050–3055

Standardization of hemagglutination inhibition assay for influenza serology allows for high reproducibility between laboratories

M Zacour, BJ Ward, A Brewer, P Tang, G Boivin, Y Li, M Warhuus, SA McNeil, JJ LeBlanc and TF Hatchette

Clin Vaccine Immunol , 2016 Jan 27;23(3):236-4

Zanamivir versus trivalent split virus influenza vaccine: a pilot randomized trial

BL Coleman, SA Fadel, SJ Drews, TF Hatchette and AJ McGeer

Influenza Other Respir Viruses , 2015 9(2):78-84.

The microneutralization assay is superior to the hemagglutination inhibition assay for the estimation of seroprotection against influenza infection in children

CP Verschoor, P Singh, ML Russell, DME Bowdish, A Brewer, L Cyr, BJ Ward and M Loeb

PLoS One , PLoS ONE 2015 Jun 24;10(6):e0131531.

How well do ICD-9 physician claim diagnostic codes identify confirmed pertussis cases in Alberta, Canada? A Canadian Immunization Research Network (CIRN) study

S Fathima, K Simmonds, S Drews, L Svenson, JC Kwong, S Mahmud, S Quach, C Johnson, KL Schwartz, NS Crowcroft and M Russell

BMC Health Services Research , 2017 Jul 12;17(1):479

Methods used for immunization coverage assessment in Canada, A Canadian Immunization Research Network (CIRN) study

SE Wilson, S Quach, S MacDonald, M Naus, SL Deeks, NS Crowcroft, SM Mahmud, D Tran, JC Kwong, K Tu, NL Gilbert, C Johnson and S Desai

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics , 2017 Aug 3;13(8):1928-1936

Immunization information systems in Canada: Attributes, functionality, strengths and challenges. A Canadian Immunization Research Network study

SE Wilson, S Quach, SE MacDonald, M Naus, SL Deeks, NS Crowcroft, SM Mahmud, D Tran, JC Kwong, K Tu, C Johnson and S Desai

Canadian Journal of Public Health , 2017 Mar 1;107(6):e575-e582