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Melissa M. Higdon

Johns Hopkins University · US
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Area of research
Epidemiology · Infectious Diseases
Research interest
Research interests include Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections, Respiratory viral infections research, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, and COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies.
h-index
27
citations
3,988
works
69
NIH funding
primary concept
Medicine
email

Recent publications

Multiplex bead assays enable integrated serological surveillance and reveal cross-pathogen vulnerabilities in Zambezia Province, Mozambique
Nature Communications 2025cited by 2position: middledoi
Global disparities in the introduction, scale-up, and effectiveness evaluation of COVID-19 vaccines
Nature Communications 2025cited by 2position: middledoi
Beyond Core Duties: A Framework for Reimagining Community Health Worker Contributions to Health Systems
medRxiv 2025cited by 0position: middledoi
Epidemiology of human metapneumovirus among children with severe or very severe pneumonia in high pneumonia burden settings: the Pneumonia Etiology Research for Child Health (PERCH) study experience
Clinical Microbiology and Infection 2024cited by 21position: middledoi
Factors predicting mortality in hospitalised HIV-negative children with lower-chest-wall indrawing pneumonia and implications for management
PLoS ONE 2024cited by 1position: middledoi
Protective effectiveness of previous SARS-CoV-2 infection and hybrid immunity against the omicron variant and severe disease: a systematic review and meta-regression
The Lancet Infectious Diseases 2023cited by 655position: middledoi
Duration of effectiveness of vaccination against COVID-19 caused by the omicron variant
The Lancet Infectious Diseases 2022cited by 152position: firstdoi
Digitally recorded and remotely classified lung auscultation compared with conventional stethoscope classifications among children aged 1–59 months enrolled in the Pneumonia Etiology Research for Child Health (PERCH) case–control study
BMJ Open Respiratory Research 2022cited by 11position: middledoi
Epidemiology of the Rhinovirus (RV) in African and Southeast Asian Children: A Case-Control Pneumonia Etiology Study
Viruses 2021cited by 20position: middledoi
The Etiology of Pneumonia in HIV-infected Zambian Children
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 2021cited by 18position: middledoi
Upper Respiratory Tract Co-detection of Human Endemic Coronaviruses and High-density Pneumococcus Associated With Increased Severity Among HIV-Uninfected Children Under 5 Years Old in the PERCH Study
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 2021cited by 8position: middledoi
Global burden of acute lower respiratory infection associated with human metapneumovirus in children under 5 years in 2018: a systematic review and modelling study
The Lancet Global Health 2020cited by 218position: middledoi
Digital auscultation in PERCH: Associations with chest radiography and pneumonia mortality in children
Pediatric Pulmonology 2020cited by 22position: middledoi
Density of Upper Respiratory Colonization With Streptococcus pneumoniae and Its Role in the Diagnosis of Pneumococcal Pneumonia Among Children Aged <5 Years in the PERCH Study
Clinical Infectious Diseases 2017cited by 109position: middledoi
Association of C-Reactive Protein With Bacterial and Respiratory Syncytial Virus–Associated Pneumonia Among Children Aged <5 Years in the PERCH Study
Clinical Infectious Diseases 2017cited by 107position: firstdoi
The Effect of Antibiotic Exposure and Specimen Volume on the Detection of Bacterial Pathogens in Children With Pneumonia
Clinical Infectious Diseases 2017cited by 96position: middledoi
Is Higher Viral Load in the Upper Respiratory Tract Associated With Severe Pneumonia? Findings From the PERCH Study
Clinical Infectious Diseases 2017cited by 95position: middledoi
Chest Radiograph Findings in Childhood Pneumonia Cases From the Multisite PERCH Study
Clinical Infectious Diseases 2017cited by 71position: middledoi
Colonization Density of the Upper Respiratory Tract as a Predictor of Pneumonia—Haemophilus influenzae, Moraxella catarrhalis, Staphylococcus aureus, and Pneumocystis jirovecii
Clinical Infectious Diseases 2017cited by 66position: middledoi
Safety of Induced Sputum Collection in Children Hospitalized With Severe or Very Severe Pneumonia
Clinical Infectious Diseases 2017cited by 59position: middledoi
Microscopic Analysis and Quality Assessment of Induced Sputum From Children With Pneumonia in the PERCH Study
Clinical Infectious Diseases 2017cited by 48position: middledoi
Detection of Pneumococcal DNA in Blood by Polymerase Chain Reaction for Diagnosing Pneumococcal Pneumonia in Young Children From Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Clinical Infectious Diseases 2017cited by 41position: middledoi
Limited Utility of Polymerase Chain Reaction in Induced Sputum Specimens for Determining the Causes of Childhood Pneumonia in Resource-Poor Settings: Findings From the Pneumonia Etiology Research for Child Health (PERCH) Study
Clinical Infectious Diseases 2017cited by 40position: middledoi
The Diagnostic Utility of Induced Sputum Microscopy and Culture in Childhood Pneumonia
Clinical Infectious Diseases 2017cited by 35position: middledoi
Standardization of Clinical Assessment and Sample Collection Across All PERCH Study Sites
Clinical Infectious Diseases 2017cited by 27position: middledoi
Evaluation of Pneumococcal Load in Blood by Polymerase Chain Reaction for the Diagnosis of Pneumococcal Pneumonia in Young Children in the PERCH Study
Clinical Infectious Diseases 2017cited by 26position: middledoi
Pertussis-Associated Pneumonia in Infants and Children From Low- and Middle-Income Countries Participating in the PERCH Study
Clinical Infectious Diseases 2016cited by 45position: middledoi

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Frequent collaborators

Daniel R. Feikin · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention4 papers (2021–2025)Maria Deloria Knoll · University of the Witwatersrand2 papers (2021–2022)Hanane Issa · University College London2 papers (2022–2023)Katherine L. O’Brien · Twitter (United States)2 papers (2021–2025)Annelies Wilder‐Smith · World Health Organization2 papers (2023–2025) · 1 papers (2025–2025)George Mwinnyaa · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases1 papers (2025–2025)Phil Seidenberg · Boston University1 papers (2021–2021)David L. Buckeridge · McGill University1 papers (2023–2023)E. Brook Goodhew · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention1 papers (2025–2025)Mairead Whelan · University of Calgary1 papers (2023–2023)Niklas Bobrovitz · Canada Research Chairs1 papers (2023–2023) · 1 papers (2025–2025)Saki Takahashi · Hyogo Medical University1 papers (2025–2025)Chris Drakeley · Myanmar Oxford Clinical Research Unit1 papers (2025–2025) · 1 papers (2021–2021)Kevin K. A. Tetteh · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine1 papers (2025–2025)Xiaomeng Ma · University of Toronto1 papers (2023–2023)James Mwansa · Lusaka Apex Medical University1 papers (2021–2021)Karoline K Walter · Johns Hopkins University1 papers (2022–2022)
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