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Chandini Raina MacIntyre
Researcher at University of New South Wales
Publications - 90
Citations - 3095
Chandini Raina MacIntyre is an academic researcher from University of New South Wales. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Vaccination. The author has an hindex of 24, co-authored 90 publications receiving 2413 citations. Previous affiliations of Chandini Raina MacIntyre include Boston Children's Hospital & Children's Hospital at Westmead.
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Risk Factors for Tuberculosis
TL;DR: Emerging variables such as diabetes, indoor air pollution, alcohol, use of immunosuppressive drugs, and tobacco smoke play a significant role at both the individual and population level and specific groups such as health care workers and indigenous population are at an increased risk of TB infection and disease.
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A cluster randomized clinical trial comparing fit-tested and non-fit-tested N95 respirators to medical masks to prevent respiratory virus infection in health care workers
Chandini Raina MacIntyre,Quanyi Wang,Simon Cauchemez,Holly Seale,Dominic E. Dwyer,Peng Yang,Weixian Shi,Zhanhai Gao,Xinghuo Pang,Yi Zhang,Xiaoli Wang,Wei Duan,Bayzidur Rahman,Neil M. Ferguson +13 more
TL;DR: A cluster randomized clinical trial comparing fit‐tested and non‐fit‐tested N95 respirators to medical masks to prevent respiratory virus infection in health care workers to prevent Influenza.
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The role of pneumonia and secondary bacterial infection in fatal and serious outcomes of pandemic influenza a(H1N1)pdm09.
Chandini Raina MacIntyre,Abrar Ahmad Chughtai,Michelle Barnes,Iman Ridda,Holly Seale,Renin Toms,Anita E. Heywood +6 more
TL;DR: It was found that few studies of the 2009 influenza pandemic reported on bacterial complications and testing, and secondary bacterial infection was identified in almost one in four patients, with Streptococcus pneumoniae the most common bacteria identified.
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Immunological responses to pneumococcal vaccine in frail older people.
Iman Ridda,Chandini Raina MacIntyre,Richard I. Lindley,Richard I. Lindley,Zhanhai Gao,John S. Sullivan,John S. Sullivan,Fang Fang Yuan,Fang Fang Yuan,Peter McIntyre +9 more
TL;DR: Frailty, as measured by the Frailty Index, appears to be a better predictor of immune response to pneumococcal vaccines than age alone, and responses after vaccination were lowest in the most frail or aged subjects.
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Difficulties in recruiting older people in clinical trials: an examination of barriers and solutions.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors identify common barriers to the recruitment of older people in clinical trials and propose solutions to overcome these barriers, including population-specific recruitment strategies, simple informed-consent processes, and effective communication between researcher and subject.