John A D Leake
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Recent Articles
1.
Chaparro J, Leake J
J Pediatr Intensive Care
. 2019 Jun;
3(4):291-304.
PMID: 31214475
Parasitic diseases, previously thought to be the domain of developing nations only, are being increasingly recognized as a significant source of morbidity/mortality in developed and developing nations alike. While many...
2.
Koneru A, Nelson N, Hariri S, Canary L, Sanders K, Maxwell J, et al.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep
. 2016 Jul;
65(28):705-10.
PMID: 27442053
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a leading cause of liver-related morbidity and mortality (1). Transmission of HCV is primarily via parenteral blood exposure, and HCV can be transmitted vertically...
3.
Demissie D, Kaplan S, Romero J, Leake J, Barson W, Halasa N, et al.
Pediatr Infect Dis J
. 2013 Jun;
32(10):1070-2.
PMID: 23736141
Background: Invasive meningococcal infections can be devastating. Substantial endotoxemia releases mature and immature neutrophils. Endothelial margination of mature neutrophils may increase the immature-to-total neutrophil ratio (ITR). These changes have not...
4.
Tewhey R, Cannavino C, Leake J, Bansal V, Topol E, Torkamani A, et al.
BMC Genomics
. 2012 Sep;
13:508.
PMID: 23009684
Background: Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) is a significant bacterial pathogen that poses considerable clinical and public health challenges. The majority of the CA-MRSA disease burden consists of skin and...
5.
Spichler A, Athanazio D, Vilaca P, Seguro A, Vinetz J, Leake J
Am J Trop Med Hyg
. 2012 Feb;
86(2):306-8.
PMID: 22302867
Although leptospirosis may be fatal in childhood, the experience of many clinicians working in disease-endemic areas is that classic Weil's disease and death are less common among pediatric patients. The...
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Spichler A, Spichler E, Moock M, Vinetz J, Leake J
Am J Trop Med Hyg
. 2007 May;
76(5):886-7.
PMID: 17488910
We report a fatal case of anicteric leptospirosis with pancreatitis (acute hyperglycemia and insulin requirement, elevated lipase and amylase levels), pulmonary infiltrates, and refractory shock. In disease-endemic areas, leptospirosis with...
7.
Kaplan S, Schutze G, Leake J, Barson W, Halasa N, Byington C, et al.
Pediatrics
. 2006 Oct;
118(4):e979-84.
PMID: 17015517
Objectives: Meningococcal disease continues to result in substantial morbidity and mortality in children, but there is limited recent surveillance information regarding serogroup distribution and outcome in children in the United...
8.
Arnold J, Revivo G, Senac M, Leake J
Pediatr Infect Dis J
. 2005 Oct;
24(10):932-4.
PMID: 16220099
West Nile virus has been an increasingly important pathogen in the United States since it was first reported in 1999. Neuroinvasive West Nile virus has been infrequently reported in the...
9.
Saitoh A, Pong A, Waecker Jr N, Leake J, Nespeca M, Bradley J
Pediatr Infect Dis J
. 2005 Mar;
24(3):207-12.
PMID: 15750455
Background: Despite effective antituberculous medications, the mortality and morbidity remain high in children with tuberculous meningitis (TBM). The traditional clinical staging for TBM developed by Lincoln et al in 1960...
10.
Saitoh A, Sawyer M, Leake J
Pediatr Infect Dis J
. 2005 Jan;
23(12):1174-5.
PMID: 15626964
A case of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis in 13-year-old boy associated with enterovirus is described. The patient had symptoms of severe headache and photophobia for 2 days. Diagnosis was made on...