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Scott Gallichan

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Assistant Professor (Part-Time)MedicineMcMaster University

Research

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48 publications.

01

Statistical Method for Threshold Value Determination of Diagnostic Biomarker in Noisy Data

Jia Y, Zhang D, Beckers F, Gallichan S, Kelly EJ, Sridhar S

Statistics in Biopharmaceutical Research2026
02

Live-Attenuated Intranasal RSV Vaccine in Infants and Toddlers.

Idoko OT, Vargas SL, Bueso A, Rivera D, Edward H, Simon M, Banooni P, Berger S, Janicot S, Vercasson C

202510 citations
03

Respiratory Syncytial Virus–related Community Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations and Novel Diagnostics: A Binational Prospective Cohort Study

Wiseman DJ, Thwaites RS, Ritchie AI, Finney L, Macleod M, Kamal F, Shahbakhti H, van Smoorenburg LH, Kerstjens HAM, Wildenbeest J

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine202438 citations
04

Genome-wide Association Study of Susceptibility to Respiratory Syncytial Virus Hospitalization in Young Children <5 Years of age

Egeskov-Cavling AM, van Wijhe M, Yakimov V, Johannesen CK, Pollard AJ, Trebbien R, Bybjerg-Grauholm J, Fischer TK, Nair H, Campbell H

Journal of Infectious Diseases20249 citations
05

The burden of respiratory syncytial virus in healthy term-born infants in Europe: a prospective birth cohort study

Wildenbeest JG, Billard M-N, Zuurbier RP, Korsten K, Langedijk AC, van de Ven PM, Snape MD, Drysdale SB, Pollard AJ, Robinson H

The Lancet Respiratory Medicine2023236 citations
06

Age-Specific Estimates of Respiratory Syncytial Virus-Associated Hospitalizations in 6 European Countries: A Time Series Analysis

Johannesen CK, van Wijhe M, Tong S, Fernández LV, Heikkinen T, van Boven M, Wang X, Bøås H, Li Y, Campbell H

Journal of Infectious Diseases202293 citations
07

World Health Organization Influenza-Like Illness Underestimates the Burden of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in Community-Dwelling Older Adults

Korsten K, Adriaenssens N, Coenen S, Butler CC, Verheij TJM, Bont LJ, Wildenbeest JG, Korsten K, Adriaenssens N, Coenen S

Journal of Infectious Diseases202267 citations
08

Economic Burden and Health-Related Quality of Life of Respiratory Syncytial Virus and Influenza Infection in European Community-Dwelling Older Adults

Mao Z, Li X, Korsten K, Bont L, Butler C, Wildenbeest J, Coenen S, Hens N, Bilcke J, Beutels P

Journal of Infectious Diseases202254 citations
09

Immunogenicity and protective efficacy of RSV G central conserved domain vaccine with a prefusion nanoparticle

Rainho-Tomko JN, Pavot V, Kishko M, Swanson K, Edwards D, Yoon H, Lanza L, Alamares-Sapuay J, Osei-Bonsu R, Mundle ST

npj Vaccines202227 citations
10

Contact With Young Children Increases the Risk of Respiratory Infection in Older Adults in Europe—the RESCEU Study

Korsten K, Adriaenssens N, Coenen S, Butler CC, Pirçon JY, Verheij TJM, Bont LJ, Wildenbeest JG, Korsten K, Adriaenssens N

Journal of Infectious Diseases202224 citations
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