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Shelly McNeil

Professor of Medicine, Infectious diseases, Dalhousie University
Verified email at nshealth.ca
Cited by 13149

[HTML][HTML] Efficacy of the herpes zoster subunit vaccine in adults 70 years of age or older

…, T Korhonen, E Leung, SA McNeil… - … England Journal of …, 2016 - Mass Medical Soc
Background A trial involving adults 50 years of age or older (ZOE-50) showed that the herpes
zoster subunit vaccine (HZ/su) containing recombinant varicella–zoster virus glycoprotein …

Impact of influenza exposure on rates of hospital admissions and physician visits because of respiratory illness among pregnant women

L Dodds, SA McNeil, DB Fell, VM Allen, A Coombs… - Cmaj, 2007 - Can Med Assoc
Background: Excess deaths have occurred among pregnant women during influenza
pandemics, but the impact of influenza during nonpandemic years is unclear. We evaluated the …

Efficacy, safety, and tolerability of herpes zoster vaccine in persons aged 50–59 years

…, MJ Levin, JW Gnann Jr, SA McNeil… - Clinical infectious …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
(See the Editorial Commentary by Li et al, on pages 929–30 .) Background. Herpes zoster (HZ)
adversely affects individuals aged 50–59, but vaccine efficacy has not been assessed in …

Safety and Immunogenicity of 26-Valent Group A Streptococcus Vaccine in Healthy Adult Volunteers

SA McNeil, SA Halperin, JM Langley… - Clinical Infectious …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Background . Group A streptococcus (GAS) causes illness ranging from uncomplicated
pharyngitis to life-threatening necrotizing fasciitis, toxic shock, and rheumatic fever. Attempts to …

Respiratory syncytial virus and other respiratory viral infections in older adults with moderate to severe influenza-like illness

…, O Launay, G Leroux-Roels, SA McNeil… - The Journal of …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Background. Few studies have prospectively assessed viral etiologies of acute respiratory
infections in community-based elderly individuals. We assessed viral respiratory pathogens in …

Effect of hand cleansing with antimicrobial soap or alcohol-based gel on microbial colonization of artificial fingernails worn by health care workers

SA McNeil, CL Foster, SA Hedderwick… - Clinical Infectious …, 2001 - academic.oup.com
This study was undertaken to determine differences in microflora on the nails of health care
workers (HCWs) wearing artificial nails compared with control HCWs with native nails and to …

Pathogenic organisms associated with artificial fingernails worn by healthcare workers

SA Hedderwick, SA McNeil, MJ Lyons… - Infection Control & …, 2000 - cambridge.org
Objective:To determine differences in the identity and quantity of microbial flora from healthcare
workers (HCWs) wearing artificial nails compared with control HCWs with native nails.…

Parental intention to have daughters receive the human papillomavirus vaccine

GS Ogilvie, VP Remple, F Marra, SA McNeil, M Naus… - Cmaj, 2007 - Can Med Assoc
Background: Concerns have been raised that parents may be reluctant to have their daughters
receive the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, because of a belief that doing so might …

Mupirocin-Based Decolonization of Staphylococcus aureus Carriers in Residents of 2 Long-Term Care Facilities: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled …

L Mody, CA Kauffman, SA McNeil… - Clinical infectious …, 2003 - academic.oup.com
Mupirocin has been used in nursing homes to prevent the spread of methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), despite the lack of controlled trials. In this double-blind, …

Immunogenicity and safety of the adjuvanted recombinant zoster vaccine in adults with haematological malignancies: a phase 3, randomised, clinical trial and post …

…, S Milliken, J Murphy, SA McNeil… - The Lancet infectious …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background The adjuvanted recombinant zoster vaccine (Shingrix) can prevent herpes zoster
in older adults and autologous haemopoietic stem cell transplant recipients. We evaluated …