Neuzil, Kathleen, M.D., M.P.H.

Kathleen M. Neuzil, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Professor of Medicine,
Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

CONTACT INFORMATION
University of Washington
Box 358280
Seattle, Washington 98195-8280

Phone: (206) 764-2478
Fax: (206) 764-2983
E-mail: kneuzil@u.washington.edu

CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS

Dr. Neuzil's major research interest is vaccine-preventable diseases, and the scope of her work includes both epidemiologic studies and clinical trials. Studies of the impact of influenza, respiratory syncytial virus and pneumococcal disease on various populations using administrative databases are on-going. Dr. Neuzil participates in clinical trials of new vaccine candidates with on-going studies assessing varicella, conjugate pneumococcal, RSV, and influenza vaccines in adults and children.

Neuzil KM, O'Connor TZ, Gorse GH, Nichol KL. Recognizing influenza illness in influenza vaccinated, older patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Clin Infect Dis 36:169-74, 2003.

Jackson LA, Neuzil KM, Yu O, Benson P, Barlow WE, Adams AL, Hanson CA, Mahoney LD, Shay DK, Thompson WW. Effectiveness of pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine in older adults. N Engl J Med 348:1747-55, 2003.

Neuzil KM, Hohlbein C, Zhu Y. Illness among schoolchildren during influenza season: the effect on school absenteeism, parental absenteeism from work, and secondary illness in families. Arch Pediatr Adol Med 156: 986-91, 2002.

Neuzil KM, Mellen BG, Wright PF, Mitchel EF, Griffin MR. Impact of influenza on hospitalizations, outpatient visits, and antibiotic prescriptions in children. New Engl J Med 342:225-31, 2000.