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Ritva Syrjänen; Elja Herva; P Helena Mäkelä; Heikki J Puhakka; Kari Auranen; Annika Takala; Terhi Kilpi
The value of nasopharyngeal culture in predicting the etiology of acute otitis media in children less than two years of age.
Tuija Leino; T Takala; Kari Auranen; P Helena Mäkelä; Annika Takala
Indirect protection obtained by Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccination: analysis in a structured population model.
Kari Auranen; Martin Eichner; Tuija Leino; Annika Takala; P Helena Mäkelä; T Takala
Modelling transmission, immunity and disease of Haemophilus influenzae type b in a structured population.

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2006: Ritva Syrjänen; Elja Herva; P Helena Mäkelä; Heikki J Puhakka; Kari Auranen; Annika Takala; Terhi Kilpi
The value of nasopharyngeal culture in predicting the etiology of acute otitis media in children less than two years of age.
The Pediatric infectious disease journal 2006;25(11):1032-6.
2004: Tuija Leino; T Takala; Kari Auranen; P Helena Mäkelä; Annika Takala
Indirect protection obtained by Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccination: analysis in a structured population model.
Epidemiology and infection 2004;132(5):959-66.
2004: Kari Auranen; Martin Eichner; Tuija Leino; Annika Takala; P Helena Mäkelä; T Takala
Modelling transmission, immunity and disease of Haemophilus influenzae type b in a structured population.
Epidemiology and infection 2004;132(5):947-57.
2003: Eija Könönen; Ritva Syrjänen; Annika Takala; Hannele Jousimies-Somer
Nasopharyngeal carriage of anaerobes during health and acute otitis media by two years of age.
Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease 2003;46(3):167-72.
2002: Johanna Nokso-Koivisto; Anne Pitkäranta; Soile Blomqvist; Jukka Jokinen; Marjaana Kleemola; Annika Takala; Terhi Kilpi; Tapani Hovi
Viral etiology of frequently recurring respiratory tract infections in children.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2002;35(5):540-6.
2002: Tuija Leino; Kari Auranen; P Helena Mäkelä; Helena Käyhty; M Ramsay; M Slack; Annika Takala
Haemophilus influenzae type b and cross-reactive antigens in natural Hib infection dynamics; modelling in two populations.
Epidemiology and infection 2002;129(1):73-83.
2002: Terhi Kilpi; Jukka Kero; Jukka Jokinen; Ritva Syrjänen; Annika Takala; Tapani Hovi; Erika Isolauri
Common respiratory infections early in life may reduce the risk of atopic dermatitis.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2002;34(5):620-6.
2002: Arto A I Palmu; Heikki J Puhakka; Tapani Rahko; Annika Takala; Terhi Kilpi
Predicting the development and outcome of otitis media by tympanometry.
International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology 2002;62(2):135-42.
2001: Tuija Leino; Kari Auranen; Jukka Jokinen; Maija Leinonen; P Tervonen; Annika Takala
Pneumococcal carriage in children during their first two years: important role of family exposure.
The Pediatric infectious disease journal 2001;20(11):1022-7.
2001: Arto A I Palmu; Ritva Syrjänen; Terhi Kilpi; H Pursiainen; Heikki J Puhakka; Tapani Rahko; Elja Herva; Annika Takala
Negative pressure tympanograms in children less than 2 years of age--different bacterial findings in otitis media by tympanometric results.
International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology 2001;61(1):61-9.
2001: Satu Rapola; Terhi Kilpi; Mika Lahdenkari; Annika Takala; P Helena Mäkelä; Helena Käyhty
Do antibodies to pneumococcal surface adhesin a prevent pneumococcal involvement in acute otitis media?
The Journal of infectious diseases 2001;184(5):577-81.
2001: Ritva Syrjänen; Terhi Kilpi; Tarja Kaijalainen; Elja Herva; Annika Takala
Nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Finnish children younger than 2 years old.
The Journal of infectious diseases 2001;184(4):451-9.
2001: Arto A I Palmu; Heikki J Puhakka; Heini Huhtala; Annika Takala; Terhi Kilpi
Normative values for tympanometry in 7- and 24-month-old children.
Audiology : official organ of the International Society of Audiology 2001;40(4):178-84.
2001: Terhi Kilpi; Elja Herva; Tarja Kaijalainen; Ritva Syrjänen; Annika Takala
Bacteriology of acute otitis media in a cohort of Finnish children followed for the first two years of life.
The Pediatric infectious disease journal 2001;20(7):654-62.
2001: S Vesa; Marjaana Kleemola; Soile Blomqvist; Annika Takala; Terhi Kilpi; Tapani Hovi
Epidemiology of documented viral respiratory infections and acute otitis media in a cohort of children followed from two to twenty-four months of age.
The Pediatric infectious disease journal 2001;20(6):574-81.
2001: Juhani Eskola; Terhi Kilpi; Arto A I Palmu; Jukka Jokinen; J Haapakoski; Elja Herva; Annika Takala; Helena Käyhty; Pekka Karma; Robert Kohberger; George R Siber; P Helena Mäkelä
Efficacy of a pneumococcal conjugate vaccine against acute otitis media.
The New England journal of medicine 2001;344(6):403-9.
2000: Tuija Leino; Kari Auranen; P Helena Mäkelä; Helena Käyhty; Annika Takala
Dynamics of natural immunity caused by subclinical infections, case study on Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib).
Epidemiology and infection 2000;125(3):583-91.
2000: Satu Rapola; Virva Jäntti; Raili Haikala; Ritva Syrjänen; George M Carlone; Jacquelyn S Sampson; David E Briles; James C Paton; Annika Takala; Terhi Kilpi; Helena Käyhty
Natural development of antibodies to pneumococcal surface protein A, pneumococcal surface adhesin A, and pneumolysin in relation to pneumococcal carriage and acute otitis media.
The Journal of infectious diseases 2000;182(4):1146-52.
2000: Arto A I Palmu; Tapani Rahko; Heikki J Puhakka; Annika Takala
Interrater agreement on tympanometry in infants.
Scandinavian audiology 2000;29(4):260-5.
1999: Kari Auranen; Martin Eichner; Helena Käyhty; Annika Takala; Elja Arjas
A hierarchical Bayesian model to predict the duration of immunity to Haemophilus influenzae type b.
Biometrics 1999;55(4):1306-13.
1999: Jukka Ranta; P Helena Mäkelä; Annika Takala; Elja Arjas
Predicting the course of meningococcal disease outbreaks in closed subpopulations.
Epidemiology and infection 1999;123(3):359-71.
1999: Anne Pitkäranta; Johanna Nokso-Koivisto; Ville Jäntti; Annika Takala; Terhi Kilpi; Tapani Hovi
Lowered yields of virus-induced interferon production in leukocyte cultures and risk of recurrent respiratory infections in children.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology 1999;14(3):199-205.
1999: S Kalliola; Jaana Vuopio-Varkila; Annika Takala; Juhani Eskola
Neonatal group B streptococcal disease in Finland: a ten-year nationwide study.
The Pediatric infectious disease journal 1999;18(9):806-10.
1999: Arto A I Palmu; Heikki J Puhakka; Tapani Rahko; Annika Takala
Diagnostic value of tympanometry in infants in clinical practice.
International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology 1999;49(3):207-13.
1999: Jorma A Hannula; Maria Saarela; Hannele Jousimies-Somer; Annika Takala; Ritva Syrjänen; Eija Könönen; Sirkka Asikainen
Age-related acquisition of oral and nasopharyngeal yeast species and stability of colonization in young children.
Oral microbiology and immunology 1999;14(3):176-82.
1998: Annika Takala; E Koskenniemi; Jaana Joensuu; M Mäkelä; Timo Vesikari
Economic evaluation of rotavirus vaccinations in Finland: randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of tetravalent rhesus rotavirus vaccine.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 1998;27(2):272-82.
1998: Juhani Eskola; Annika Takala; Terhi Kilpi; Kari Lankinen; Helena Käyhty
Clinical evaluation of new pneumococcal vaccines: the Finnish approach.
Developments in biological standardization 1998;95():85-92.
1997: Satu Rapola; E Salo; P Kiiski; Maija Leinonen; Annika Takala
Comparison of four different sampling methods for detecting pharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae in children.
Journal of clinical microbiology 1997;35(5):1077-9.
1997: Kari Lankinen; P Salo; Satu Rapola; E Salo; Annika Takala; Maija Leinonen
Pneumococcal capsular antigen detection after enrichment culture: an alternative to culture methods in epidemiologic research.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 1997;56(2):211-5.
1996: Annika Takala; Jaana Vuopio-Varkila; E Tarkka; Maija Leinonen; J M Musser
Subtyping of common pediatric pneumococcal serotypes from invasive disease and pharyngeal carriage in Finland.
The Journal of infectious diseases 1996;173(1):128-35.
1995: M Saarinen; Annika Takala; E Koskenniemi; E Kela; P R Rönnberg; E Pekkanen; P Kiiski; Juhani Eskola
Spectrum of 2,836 cases of invasive bacterial or fungal infections in children: results of prospective nationwide five-year surveillance in Finland. Finnish Pediatric Invasive Infection Study Group.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 1995;21(5):1134-44.
1995: A Nissinen; Maija Leinonen; Pentti Huovinen; Elja Herva; M L Katila; S Kontiainen; O Liimatainen; S Oinonen; Annika Takala; P H Mäkelä
Antimicrobial resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Finland, 1987-1990.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 1995;20(5):1275-80.
1995: Annika Takala; J Jero; E Kela; P R Rönnberg; E Koskenniemi; Juhani Eskola
Risk factors for primary invasive pneumococcal disease among children in Finland.
JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association 1995;273(11):859-64.
1995: A Nissinen; Elja Herva; M L Katila; S Kontiainen; O Liimatainen; S Oinonen; Annika Takala; Pentti Huovinen
Antimicrobial resistance in Haemophilus influenzae isolated from blood, cerebrospinal fluid, middle ear fluid and throat samples of children. A nationwide study in Finland in 1988-1990.
Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases 1995;27(1):57-61.
1994: Heikki Peltola; Juhani Eskola; Helena Käyhty; Annika Takala; P H Mäkelä
Clinical comparison of the Haemophilus influenzae type B polysaccharide-diphtheria toxoid and the oligosaccharide-CRM197 protein vaccines in infancy.
Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine 1994;148(6):620-5.
1994: Joseph W St Geme; Annika Takala; E Esko; S Falkow
Evidence for capsule gene sequences among pharyngeal isolates of nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae.
The Journal of infectious diseases 1994;169(2):337-42.
1994: Annika Takala; E Koskenniemi; A Myllymäki; Juhani Eskola
[Realization of immunization in child health centers].
Duodecim; lääketieteellinen aikakauskirja 1994;110(19):1783-8.
1993: Annika Takala; Mathuram Santosham; J Almeido-Hill; M Wolff; W Newcomer; Raymond Reid; Helena Käyhty; E Esko; P H Mäkelä
Vaccination with Haemophilus influenzae type b meningococcal protein conjugate vaccine reduces oropharyngeal carriage of Haemophilus influenzae type b among American Indian children.
The Pediatric infectious disease journal 1993;12(7):593-9.
1993: Anja Siitonen; Annika Takala; Y A Ratiner; AK Pere; P H Mäkelä
Invasive Escherichia coli infections in children: bacterial characteristics in different age groups and clinical entities.
The Pediatric infectious disease journal 1993;12(7):606-12.
1993: Dennis A Clements; Robert Booy; R Dagan; G L Gilbert; E R Moxon; M P Slack; Annika Takala; H P Zimmermann; P L Zuber; J Eskola
Comparison of the epidemiology and cost of Haemophilus influenzae type b disease in five western countries.
The Pediatric infectious disease journal 1993;12(5):362-7.
1993: Annika Takala; O Meurman; Marjaana Kleemola; E Kela; P R Rönnberg; Juhani Eskola; P H Mäkelä
Preceding respiratory infection predisposing for primary and secondary invasive Haemophilus influenzae type b disease.
The Pediatric infectious disease journal 1993;12(3):189-95.
1993: Juhani Eskola; Annika Takala; H Käyhty
Haemophilus influenzae type b polysaccharide-protein conjugate vaccines in children.
Current opinion in pediatrics 1993;5(1):55-9.
1993: Juhani Eskola; Annika Takala; E Kela; E Pekkanen; R Kalliokoski; Maija Leinonen
[Serious pneumococcal diseases in children].
Duodecim; lääketieteellinen aikakauskirja 1993;109(14):1238-44.
1992: Juhani Eskola; Annika Takala; E Kela; E Pekkanen; R Kalliokoski; Maija Leinonen
Epidemiology of invasive pneumococcal infections in children in Finland.
JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association 1992;268(23):3323-7.
1992: P H Mäkelä; Annika Takala; Heikki Peltola; Juhani Eskola
Epidemiology of invasive Haemophilus influenzae type b disease.
The Journal of infectious diseases 1992;165 Suppl 1():S2-6.
1992: Juhani Eskola; Heikki Peltola; Helena Käyhty; Annika Takala; P H Mäkelä
Finnish efficacy trials with Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccines.
The Journal of infectious diseases 1992;165 Suppl 1():S137-8.
1992: Annika Takala; D A Clements
Socioeconomic risk factors for invasive Haemophilus influenzae type b disease.
The Journal of infectious diseases 1992;165 Suppl 1():S11-5.
1991: Annika Takala; Juhani Eskola; Maija Leinonen; Helena Käyhty; A Nissinen; E Pekkanen; P H Mäkelä
Reduction of oropharyngeal carriage of Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) in children immunized with an Hib conjugate vaccine.
The Journal of infectious diseases 1991;164(5):982-6.
1991: Juhani Eskola; Annika Takala; Helena Käyhty; Heikki Peltola; P H Mäkelä
Experience in Finland with Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccines.
Vaccine 1991;9 Suppl():S14-6; discussion S25.
1991: Annika Takala; E Pekkanen; Juhani Eskola
Neonatal Haemophilus influenzae infections.
Archives of disease in childhood 1991;66(4 Spec No):437-40.
1991: Annika Takala; H Sarvas; E Kela; P R Rönnberg; P H Mäkelä
Susceptibility to invasive Haemophilus influenzae type b disease and the immunoglobulin G2m(n) allotype.
The Journal of infectious diseases 1991;163(3):637-9.
1990: Annika Takala; Juhani Eskola; Loek van Alphen
Spectrum of invasive Haemophilus influenzae type b disease in adults.
Archives of internal medicine 1990;150(12):2573-6.
1990: Juhani Eskola; Helena Käyhty; Annika Takala; Heikki Peltola; P R Rönnberg; E Kela; E Pekkanen; P H McVerry; P H Mäkelä
A randomized, prospective field trial of a conjugate vaccine in the protection of infants and young children against invasive Haemophilus influenzae type b disease.
The New England journal of medicine 1990;323(20):1381-7.
1990: P H Mäkelä; Juhani Eskola; Heikki Peltola; Annika Takala; Helena Käyhty
Clinical experience with Haemophilus influenzae type b conjugate vaccines.
Pediatrics 1990;85(4 Pt 2):651-3.
1990: Juhani Eskola; Helena Käyhty; Annika Takala; P R Rönnberg; E Kela; Heikki Peltola
Reactogenicity and immunogenicity of combined vaccines for bacteraemic diseases caused by Haemophilus influenzae type b, meningococci and pneumococci in 24-month-old children.
Vaccine 1990;8(2):107-10.
1989: Annika Takala; Juhani Eskola; Juni Palmgren; P R Rönnberg; E Kela; P Rekola; P H Mäkelä
Risk factors of invasive Haemophilus influenzae type b disease among children in Finland.
The Journal of pediatrics 1989;115(5 Pt 1):694-701.
1989: Annika Takala; P R Rönnberg; E Kela; Juhani Eskola; M Mäkelä
Increased risk of primary invasive Haemophilus influenzae type B disease in twins.
The Pediatric infectious disease journal 1989;8(11):799-800.
1989: Annika Takala; Loek van Alphen; J M Musser; L Geelen; R K Selander; Juhani Eskola; P H Mäkelä
Bacteriologic epidemiology of Hemophilus influenzae type b strains causing invasive infections in Finland.
The Journal of infectious diseases 1989;160(2):237-42.
1989: Annika Takala
Epidemiologic characteristics and risk factors for invasive Haemophilus influenzae type b disease in a population with high vaccine efficacy.
The Pediatric infectious disease journal 1989;8(6):343-6.
1989: Annika Takala; Juhani Eskola; Heikki Peltola; P H Mäkelä
Epidemiology of invasive Haemophilus influenzae type b disease among children in Finland before vaccination with Haemophilus influenzae type b conjugate vaccine.
The Pediatric infectious disease journal 1989;8(5):297-302.
1988: K Lehtomäki; M Leinonen; Annika Takala; T Hovi; Elja Herva; M Koskela
Etiological diagnosis of pneumonia in military conscripts by combined use of bacterial culture and serological methods.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology 1988;7(3):348-54.
1987: Annika Takala; L van Alphen; Juhani Eskola; Juni Palmgren; P Bol; P H Mäkelä
Haemophilus influenzae type b strains of outer membrane subtypes 1 and 1c cause different types of invasive disease.
Lancet 1987;2(8560):647-50.
1987: Juhani Eskola; Heikki Peltola; Annika Takala; Helena Käyhty; M Hakulinen; V Karanko; E Kela; P Rekola; P R Rönnberg; J S Samuelson
Efficacy of Haemophilus influenzae type b polysaccharide-diphtheria toxoid conjugate vaccine in infancy.
The New England journal of medicine 1987;317(12):717-22.
1987: Loek van Alphen; L Geelen; K Jónsdóttir; Annika Takala; H Käyhty; H C Zanen
Distinct geographic distribution of subtypes of Haemophilus influenzae type b in Western Europe.
The Journal of infectious diseases 1987;156(1):216-8.
1985: Marjaana Kleemola; M Leinonen; Y Kerttula; K Lehtomäki; Annika Takala
[Is the etiological diagnosis of pneumonia possible?].
Duodecim; lääketieteellinen aikakauskirja 1985;101(13):1293-302.