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Rodney E. Willoughby MD

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Institution: Medical College of Wisconsin
Department: Pediatrics
Division: Pediatrics Infectious Diseases

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Member of the Center for Immunology

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Premature Demise of the Milwaukee Protocol. (Willoughby RE) Clin Infect Dis 2025 Dec 24;81(5):e467-e468 PMID: 40456528 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105025802233 06/03/2025

Reduction in ACE2 expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells during COVID-19 - implications for post COVID-19 conditions. (Ahmed G, Abdelgadir Y, Abdelghani A, Simpson P, Barbeau J, Basel D, Barrios CS, Smith BA, Schilter KF, Udani R, Reddi HV, Willoughby RE) BMC Infect Dis 2024 Jul 03;24(1):663 PMID: 38956476 PMCID: PMC11221185 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85197392688 07/03/2024 1 Citation

Rabies (Willoughby RE) Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics Volume 1 2 1 January 2024:2081-2084.e1 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85206233284 01/01/2024

Aging and Rabies Prophylaxis. (Willoughby R) Clin Infect Dis 2023 Sep 18;77(6):931 PMID: 37200494 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85171807791 05/18/2023 1 Citation

Metagenomic next-generation sequencing for the etiological diagnosis of rabies virus in cerebrospinal fluid. (Liu Y, Mo X, Feng Y, Willoughby RE, Weng X, Wang Y, Li X, Gao J, Tian J, Peng J) Front Med (Lausanne) 2023;10:982290 PMID: 36844226 PMCID: PMC9947348 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85148599334 02/28/2023 3 Citations

Collagen-Specific HSP47⁺ Myofibroblasts and CD163⁺ Macrophages Identify Profibrotic Phenotypes in Deceased Hearts With SARS-CoV-2 Infections. (Puzyrenko A, Jacobs ER, Padilla N, Devine A, Aljadah M, Gantner BN, Pan AY, Lai S, Dai Q, Rubenstein JC, North PE, Simpson PM, Willoughby RE, O'Meara CC, Flinn MA, Lough JW, Ibrahim EH, Zheng Z, Sun Y, Felix J, Hunt BC, Ross G, Rui H, Benjamin IJ) J Am Heart Assoc 2023 Feb 21;12(4):e027990 PMID: 36789856 PMCID: PMC10111490 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85148479620 02/16/2023 9 Citations

Rabies: who should care? (Baker HJ, Martin DR, Gross AL, Chamorro MF, Naskou MC, Johnson AK, Brock KV, Van Kampen KR, Willoughby RE) J Am Vet Med Assoc 2022 Dec 07;261(4):592-596 PMID: 36476414 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85150638851 12/09/2022 10 Citations

High-Dose IV Hydroxocobalamin (Vitamin B12) in Septic Shock: A Double-Blind, Allocation-Concealed, Placebo-Controlled Single-Center Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial (The Intravenous Hydroxocobalamin in Septic Shock Trial). (Patel JJ, Willoughby R, Peterson J, Carver T, Zelten J, Markiewicz A, Spiegelhoff K, Hipp LA, Canales B, Szabo A, Heyland DK, Stoppe C, Zielonka J, Freed JK) Chest 2023 Feb;163(2):303-312 PMID: 36174744 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85146132356 09/30/2022 36 Citations

The Amazonian Tropical Bites Research Initiative, a hope for resolving zoonotic neglected tropical diseases in the One Health era. (Taylor E, Aguilar-Ancori EG, Banyard AC, Abel I, Mantini-Briggs C, Briggs CL, Carrillo C, Gavidia CM, Castillo-Neyra R, Parola AD, Villena FE, Prada JM, Petersen BW, Falcon Perez N, Cabezas Sanchez C, Sihuincha M, Streicker DG, Maguina Vargas C, Navarro Vela AM, Vigilato MAN, Wen Fan H, Willoughby R, Horton DL, Recuenco SE) Int Health 2023 Mar 01;15(2):216-223 PMID: 35896028 PMCID: PMC9384559 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85144643176 07/28/2022 9 Citations

Rabies Virus (Willoughby RE) Principles and Practice of Pediatric Infectious Diseases 1 January 2022:1201-1204.e1 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85205172477 01/01/2022

Blastomycosis in 64 Wisconsin Children: Unanticipated Infection Risk and Severity in Urban Residents. (Hall JM, Havens PL, Mitchell EA, De Vela GN, Titus LL, Dasgupta M, Simpson PM, Kehl SC, Willoughby RE, Henrickson KJ, Mitchell ML, Huppler AR, Chusid MJ) Pediatr Infect Dis J 2021 Sep 01;40(9):802-807 PMID: 33990518 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85112752993 05/16/2021 4 Citations

Reply. (Zembles TN, Bushee G, Willoughby RE) J Pediatr 2019 Sep;212:247-248 PMID: 31204023 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85070528193 06/18/2019

High-Dose Vitamin B12 in Vasodilatory Shock: A Narrative Review. (Patel JJ, Venegas-Borsellino C, Willoughby R, Freed JK) Nutr Clin Pract 2019 Aug;34(4):514-520 PMID: 31187494 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85067343132 06/13/2019 20 Citations

Impact of American Academy of Pediatrics Palivizumab Guidance for Children ≥29 and <35 Weeks of Gestational Age. (Zembles TN, Bushee GM, Willoughby RE) J Pediatr 2019 Jun;209:125-129 PMID: 30952507 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85063609964 04/07/2019 16 Citations

Rabies: Clinical Considerations and Exposure Evaluations (Wilson PJ, Rohde RE, Oriertli E, Willoughby RE) Rabies Clinical Considerations and Exposure Evaluations 1 January 2019:1-146 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85103416612 01/01/2019 3 Citations

NMR metabolomics of cerebrospinal fluid differentiates inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system. (French CD, Willoughby RE, Pan A, Wong SJ, Foley JF, Wheat LJ, Fernandez J, Encarnacion R, Ondrush JM, Fatteh N, Paez A, David D, Javaid W, Amzuta IG, Neilan AM, Robbins GK, Brunner AM, Hu WT, Mishchuk DO, Slupsky CM) PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2018 Dec;12(12):e0007045 PMID: 30557317 PMCID: PMC6312347 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85059266951 12/18/2018 33 Citations

Rabies Virus (Willoughby RE) Principles and Practice of Pediatric Infectious Diseases 2018:1176-1181.e1 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85055538594 01/01/2018 2 Citations

Successful Application of Whole Genome Sequencing in a Medical Genetics Clinic. (Bick D, Fraser PC, Gutzeit MF, Harris JM, Hambuch TM, Helbling DC, Jacob HJ, Kersten JN, Leuthner SR, May T, North PE, Prisco SZ, Schuler BA, Shimoyama M, Strong KA, Van Why SK, Veith R, Verbsky J, Weborg AM Jr, Wilk BM, Willoughby RE Jr, Worthey EA, Dimmock DP) J Pediatr Genet 2017 Jun;6(2):61-76 PMID: 28496993 PMCID: PMC5423809 05/13/2017

Countering Vaccine Hesitancy. (Edwards KM, Hackell JM, COMMITTEE ON INFECTIOUS DISEASES, THE COMMITTEE ON PRACTICE AND AMBULATORY MEDICINE) Pediatrics 2016 Sep;138(3) PMID: 27573088 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84986000538 08/31/2016 283 Citations

Implementation of American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines for palivizumab prophylaxis in a pediatric hospital. (Zembles TN, Gaertner KM, Gutzeit MF, Willoughby RE) Am J Health Syst Pharm 2016 Mar 15;73(6):405-8 PMID: 26953285 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84962669567 03/10/2016 8 Citations

Overcoming Barriers to Low HPV Vaccine Uptake in the United States: Recommendations from the National Vaccine Advisory Committee: Approved by the National Vaccine Advisory Committee on June 9, 2015. (National Vaccine Advisory Committee) Public Health Rep 2016;131(1):17-25 PMID: 26843665 PMCID: PMC4716467 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84953236985 02/05/2016 55 Citations

Rabies: Rare Human Infection - Common Questions. (Willoughby RE Jr) Infect Dis Clin North Am 2015 Dec;29(4):637-50 PMID: 26384549 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84947862988 09/20/2015 26 Citations

Infective Endocarditis in Childhood: 2015 Update: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. (Baltimore RS, Gewitz M, Baddour LM, Beerman LB, Jackson MA, Lockhart PB, Pahl E, Schutze GE, Shulman ST, Willoughby R Jr, American Heart Association Rheumatic Fever, Endocarditis, and Kawasaki Disease Committee of the Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young and the Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing) Circulation 2015 Oct 13;132(15):1487-515 PMID: 26373317 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84944072172 09/17/2015 299 Citations

A Case of Necrotizing Epiglottitis Due to Nontoxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae. (Lake JA, Ehrhardt MJ, Suchi M, Chun RH, Willoughby RE) Pediatrics 2015 Jul;136(1):e242-5 PMID: 26055849 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84934289025 06/10/2015 13 Citations

Head lice. (Devore CD, Schutze GE, Council on School Health and Committee on Infectious Diseases, American Academy of Pediatrics) Pediatrics 2015 May;135(5):e1355-65 PMID: 25917986 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84929492448 04/29/2015 65 Citations

Clinical guidance for smallpox vaccine use in a postevent vaccination program. (Petersen BW, Damon IK, Pertowski CA, Meaney-Delman D, Guarnizo JT, Beigi RH, Edwards KM, Fisher MC, Frey SE, Lynfield R, Willoughby RE) MMWR Recomm Rep 2015 Feb 20;64(RR-02):1-26 PMID: 25695372 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84927169940 02/20/2015 111 Citations

Eradicating polio: how the world's pediatricians can help stop this crippling illness forever. (Orenstein WA, Committee on Infectious Diseases) Pediatrics 2015 Jan;135(1):196-202 PMID: 25548328 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84920367448 12/31/2014 20 Citations

Interferon-γ release assays for diagnosis of tuberculosis infection and disease in children. (Starke JR, Committee On Infectious Diseases) Pediatrics 2014 Dec;134(6):e1763-73 PMID: 25422024 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84913592558 11/26/2014 148 Citations

Immunization for Streptococcus pneumoniae infections in high-risk children. (Committee On Infectious Diseases) Pediatrics 2014 Dec;134(6):1230-3 PMID: 25422018 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84913537300 11/26/2014 21 Citations

Virology, immunology and pathology of human rabies during treatment. (Caicedo Y, Paez A, Kuzmin I, Niezgoda M, Orciari LA, Yager PA, Recuenco S, Franka R, Velasco-Villa A, Willoughby RE Jr) Pediatr Infect Dis J 2015 May;34(5):520-8 PMID: 25405805 PMCID: PMC4809748 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84937514219 11/19/2014 21 Citations

Recommendations for prevention and control of influenza in children, 2014-2015. (Committee On Infectious Diseases, American Academy Pediatrics) Pediatrics 2014 Nov;134(5):e1503-19 PMID: 25246619 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84908866519 09/24/2014 30 Citations

Updated recommendations on the use of meningococcal vaccines. (American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Infectious Diseases) Pediatrics 2014 Aug;134(2):400-3 PMID: 25070306 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84905246933 07/30/2014 19 Citations

Updated guidance for palivizumab prophylaxis among infants and young children at increased risk of hospitalization for respiratory syncytial virus infection. (American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Infectious Diseases, American Academy of Pediatrics Bronchiolitis Guidelines Committee) Pediatrics 2014 Aug;134(2):e620-38 PMID: 25070304 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84905278885 07/30/2014 129 Citations

Pediatric anthrax clinical management. (Bradley JS, Peacock G, Krug SE, Bower WA, Cohn AC, Meaney-Delman D, Pavia AT, AAP Committee on Infectious Diseases and Disaster Preparedness Advisory Council) Pediatrics 2014 May;133(5):e1411-36 PMID: 24777226 PMCID: PMC4479255 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84899892740 04/30/2014 48 Citations

Recommended childhood and adolescent immunization schedule--United States, 2014. (Committee on Infectious Diseases, American Academy of Pediatrics) Pediatrics 2014 Feb;133(2):357-63 PMID: 24488304 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84893273520 02/04/2014 20 Citations

Consumption of raw or unpasteurized milk and milk products by pregnant women and children (Maldonado YA, Glode MP, Bhatia J, Brady MT, Byington CL, Davies HD, Edwards KM, Jackson MA, Keyserling HL, Murray DL, Orenstein WA, Schutze GE, Willoughby RE, Zaoutis TE, Bhatia JJS, Abrams SA, Corkins MR, De Ferranti SD, Golden NH, Magge SN, Schwarzenberg SJ) Pediatrics January 2014;133(1):175-179 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84891770130 01/01/2014 60 Citations

Recommendations for prevention and control of influenza in children, 2013-2014. (Committee on infectious diseases) Pediatrics 2013 Oct;132(4):e1089-104 PMID: 23999962 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84885115605 09/04/2013 33 Citations

Clostridium difficile infection in infants and children. (Schutze GE, Willoughby RE, Committee on Infectious Diseases, American Academy of Pediatrics) Pediatrics 2013 Jan;131(1):196-200 PMID: 23277317 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84872846834 01/02/2013 252 Citations

Metabolomics of cerebrospinal fluid from humans treated for rabies. (O'Sullivan A, Willoughby RE, Mishchuk D, Alcarraz B, Cabezas-Sanchez C, Condori RE, David D, Encarnacion R, Fatteh N, Fernandez J, Franka R, Hedderwick S, McCaughey C, Ondrush J, Paez-Martinez A, Rupprecht C, Velasco-Villa A, Slupsky CM) J Proteome Res 2013 Jan 04;12(1):481-90 PMID: 23163834 PMCID: PMC4824192 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84874060602 11/21/2012 51 Citations

Presumed hydrogen sulfide-mediated neurotoxicity after streptococcus anginosus group meningitis. (Verma S, Landisch R, Quirk B, Schmainda K, Prah M, Whelan HT, Willoughby RE Jr) Pediatr Infect Dis J 2013 Feb;32(2):189-91 PMID: 23014355 PMCID: PMC3548939 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84873058118 09/28/2012 6 Citations

Recommendations for prevention and control of influenza in children, 2012-2013. (Committee on Infectious Diseases, American Academy of Pediatrics) Pediatrics 2012 Oct;130(4):780-92 PMID: 22966032 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84867183593 09/12/2012 32 Citations

Resistance to rabies. (Willoughby RE) Am J Trop Med Hyg 2012 Aug;87(2):205 PMID: 22855748 PMCID: PMC3414553 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84864866914 08/03/2012 1 Citation

Imported human rabies in a U.S. Army soldier - New York, 2011. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)) MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2012 May 04;61(17):302-5 PMID: 22552206 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84862019332 05/04/2012 30 Citations

Strategies for prevention of health care-associated infections in the NICU. (Polin RA, Denson S, Brady MT, Committee on Fetus and Newborn, Committee on Infectious Diseases) Pediatrics 2012 Apr;129(4):e1085-93 PMID: 22451712 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84859390737 03/28/2012 98 Citations

Epidemiology and diagnosis of health care-associated infections in the NICU. (Polin RA, Denson S, Brady MT, Committee on Fetus and Newborn, Committee on Infectious Diseases) Pediatrics 2012 Apr;129(4):e1104-9 PMID: 22451708 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84859392162 03/28/2012 102 Citations

HPV vaccine recommendations. (Committee on Infectious Diseases) Pediatrics 2012 Mar;129(3):602-5 PMID: 22371460 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84857951007 03/01/2012 94 Citations

Recommended childhood and adolescent immunization schedules--United States, 2012. (COMMITTEE ON INFECTIOUS DISEASES) Pediatrics 2012 Feb;129(2):385-6 PMID: 22303028 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84856546226 02/04/2012 19 Citations

Rabies Virus (Willoughby RE) Principles and Practice of Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fourth Edition 1 January 2012:1145-1149.e2 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84967188729 01/01/2012 3 Citations

Immunizing parents and other close family contacts in the pediatric office setting. (Lessin HR, Edwards KM, Committee On Practice And Ambulatory Medicine, Committee On Infectious Diseases) Pediatrics 2012 Jan;129(1):e247-53 PMID: 22201157 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84855272548 12/28/2011 34 Citations

Meningococcal conjugate vaccines policy update: booster dose recommendations. (Committee on Infectious Diseases) Pediatrics 2011 Dec;128(6):1213-8 PMID: 22123893 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-83155176172 11/30/2011 42 Citations

Poliovirus. (American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Infectious Diseases) Pediatrics 2011 Oct;128(4):805-8 PMID: 21949143 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-80053519755 09/29/2011 2 Citations

Additional recommendations for use of tetanus toxoid, reduced-content diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis vaccine (Tdap). (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Infectious Diseases) Pediatrics 2011 Oct;128(4):809-12 PMID: 21949151 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-80053492337 09/29/2011 15 Citations

The use of systemic and topical fluoroquinolones. (Bradley JS, Jackson MA, Committee on Infectious Diseases, American Academy of Pediatrics) Pediatrics 2011 Oct;128(4):e1034-45 PMID: 21949152 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-80053477373 09/29/2011 123 Citations

Recommendations for prevention and control of influenza in children, 2011-2012. (American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Infectious Diseases) Pediatrics 2011 Oct;128(4):813-25 PMID: 21890834 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-80053556072 09/06/2011 42 Citations

H1N1 hemagglutinin-inhibition seroprevalence in Emergency Department Health Care workers after the first wave of the 2009 influenza pandemic. (Kumar S, Fan J, Melzer-Lange M, Trost J, Havens PL, Willoughby RE, Chusid MJ, Henrickson KJ) Pediatr Emerg Care 2011 Sep;27(9):804-7 PMID: 21878831 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-80052967973 09/01/2011 14 Citations

Policy statement—Prevention of varicella: update of recommendations for use of quadrivalent and monovalent varicella vaccines in children. (Committee on Infectious Diseases) Pediatrics 2011 Sep;128(3):630-2 PMID: 21873692 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-80052343820 08/30/2011 29 Citations

Failure of the Milwaukee protocol in a child with rabies. (Aramburo A, Willoughby RE, Bollen AW, Glaser CA, Hsieh CJ, Davis SL, Martin KW, Roy-Burman A) Clin Infect Dis 2011 Sep;53(6):572-4 PMID: 21865193 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-80052222738 08/26/2011 40 Citations

Policy statement—Recommendations for the prevention of perinatal group B streptococcal (GBS) disease. (Committee on Infectious Diseases, Committee on Fetus and Newborn, Baker CJ, Byington CL, Polin RA) Pediatrics 2011 Sep;128(3):611-6 PMID: 21807694 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-80052357643 08/03/2011 127 Citations

Rabies-prevention policy update: new reduced-dose schedule. (Committee on Infectious Diseases) Pediatrics 2011 Apr;127(4):785-7 PMID: 21444598 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-79953305464 03/30/2011 9 Citations

Policy statement--recommended childhood and adolescent immunization schedules--United States, 2011. (Committee on Infectious Diseases, American Academy of Pediatrics) Pediatrics 2011 Feb;127(2):387-8 PMID: 21285334 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-79551549373 02/03/2011 20 Citations

Policy statement--recommendation for mandatory influenza immunization of all health care personnel. (Bernstein HH, Starke JR, American Academy of Pediatrics. Committee on Infectious Diseases) Pediatrics 2010 Oct;126(4):809-15 PMID: 20837587 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-77957720462 09/15/2010 54 Citations

Policy statement--recommendations for prevention and control of influenza in children, 2010-2011. (American Academy of Pediatrics. Committee on Infectious Diseases) Pediatrics 2010 Oct;126(4):816-26 PMID: 20805143 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-77957708165 09/02/2010 32 Citations

Head lice. (Frankowski BL, Bocchini JA Jr, Council on School Health and Committee on Infectious Diseases) Pediatrics 2010 Aug;126(2):392-403 PMID: 20660553 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-77955500877 07/28/2010 104 Citations

Epidemiologic Observations from Passive and Targeted Surveillance during the First Wave of the 2009 H1N1 Influenza Pandemic in Milwaukee, WI. (Kumar S, Chusid MJ, Willoughby RE, Havens PL, Kehl SC, Ledeboer NA, Simpson P, Vandyke M, Davis E, Gaffney K, Li SH, Bose ME, Henrickson KJ) Viruses 2010;2(4):782-795 PMID: 20648234 PMCID: PMC2905828 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-78650647583 07/22/2010 12 Citations

Clinical and epidemiologic characteristics of children hospitalized with 2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza A infection. (Kumar S, Havens PL, Chusid MJ, Willoughby RE Jr, Simpson P, Henrickson KJ) Pediatr Infect Dis J 2010 Jul;29(7):591-4 PMID: 20589976 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-77953251118 07/01/2010 84 Citations

Immunovirological correlates in human rabies treated with therapeutic coma. (Hunter M, Johnson N, Hedderwick S, McCaughey C, Lowry K, McConville J, Herron B, McQuaid S, Marston D, Goddard T, Harkess G, Goharriz H, Voller K, Solomon T, Willoughby RE, Fooks AR) J Med Virol 2010 Jul;82(7):1255-65 PMID: 20513093 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-77954396189 06/01/2010 57 Citations

Recommendations for the prevention of Streptococcus pneumoniae infections in infants and children: use of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) and pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23). (American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Infectious Diseases) Pediatrics 2010 Jul;126(1):186-90 PMID: 20498180 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-77954356990 05/26/2010 92 Citations

Policy statement--Recommended childhood and adolescent immunization schedules--United States, 2010. (Committee on Infectious Diseases) Pediatrics 2010 Jan;125(1):195-6 PMID: 20048088 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-74049101679 01/06/2010 19 Citations

Are we getting closer to the treatment of rabies? (Willoughby RE) Future Virology 2009;4(6):563-570 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-73949129744 12/01/2009 9 Citations

"Early death" and the contraindication of vaccine during treatment of rabies. (Willoughby RE Jr) Vaccine 2009 Nov 27;27(51):7173-7 PMID: 19925949 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-71549117566 11/21/2009 25 Citations

Introduction of a Novel Swine-Origin Influenza A (H1N1) Virus into Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 2009. (Kumar S, Chusid MJ, Willoughby RE, Havens PL, Kehl SC, Ledeboer NA, Li SH, Henrickson KJ) Viruses 2009 Jun 01;1(1):72-83 PMID: 19865496 PMCID: PMC2768288 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-69949099955 10/30/2009 15 Citations

From the American Academy of Pediatrics: Policy statements--Modified recommendations for use of palivizumab for prevention of respiratory syncytial virus infections. (Committee on Infectious Diseases) Pediatrics 2009 Dec;124(6):1694-701 PMID: 19736258 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-71949099031 09/09/2009 316 Citations

Policy statement--recommendations for the prevention and treatment of influenza in children, 2009 -2010. (Committee on Infectious Diseases) Pediatrics 2009 Oct;124(4):1216-26 PMID: 19736264 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-70349733129 09/09/2009 22 Citations

Response from Willoughby and Opladen (Willoughby RE, Opladen T) Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease 2009;32(4):588 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-69449089161 09/04/2009

Applying the Milwaukee protocol to treat canine rabies in Equatorial Guinea. (Rubin J, David D, Willoughby RE Jr, Rupprecht CE, Garcia C, Guarda DC, Zohar Z, Stamler A) Scand J Infect Dis 2009;41(5):372-5 PMID: 19263274 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-67649119181 03/06/2009 39 Citations

Rabies Virus (Willoughby RE) Principles and Practice of Pediatric Infectious Disease Third Edition 1 January 2009:1126-1130 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85159458561 01/01/2009

Encephalitis, Meningoencephalitis, Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis, and Acute Necrotizing Encephalopathy (Willoughby RE, Long SS) Principles and Practice of Pediatric Infectious Disease Third Edition 1 January 2009:310-318 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85159392636 01/01/2009 5 Citations

Cerebellar Ataxia, Transverse Myelitis and Myelopathy, Guillain–Barré Syndrome, Neuritis, and Neuropathy (Willoughby RE) Principles and Practice of Pediatric Infectious Disease Third Edition 1 January 2009:318-324 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84971435253 01/01/2009 1 Citation

Tetrahydrobiopterin deficiency in human rabies. (Willoughby RE, Opladen T, Maier T, Rhead W, Schmiedel S, Hoyer J, Drosten C, Rupprecht CE, Hyland K, Hoffmann GF) J Inherit Metab Dis 2009 Feb;32(1):65-72 PMID: 18949578 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-59749105128 10/25/2008 34 Citations

Generalised cranial artery spasm in human rabies. (Willoughby RE, Roy-Burman A, Martin KW, Christensen JC, Westenkirschner DF, Fleck JD, Glaser C, Hyland K, Rupprecht CE) Dev Biol (Basel) 2008;131:367-75 PMID: 18634498 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-44649169694 07/19/2008 24 Citations

Human rabies--Alberta, Canada, 2007. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)) MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2008 Feb 29;57(8):197-200 PMID: 18305449 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-40649102687 02/29/2008 21 Citations

Long-term follow-up after treatment of rabies by induction of coma. (Hu WT, Willoughby RE Jr, Dhonau H, Mack KJ) N Engl J Med 2007 Aug 30;357(9):945-6 PMID: 17761604 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-34548360520 09/01/2007 60 Citations

A cure for a rabies? (Willoughby RE Jr) Sci Am 2007 Apr;296(4):88-95 PMID: 17479635 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-34249703499 05/08/2007 15 Citations

Human rabies--Indiana and California, 2006. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)) MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2007 Apr 20;56(15):361-5 PMID: 17443120 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-34247200508 04/20/2007 58 Citations

Current and future trends in the prevention, treatment and control of rabies. (Rupprecht CE, Willoughby R, Slate D) Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther 2006 Dec;4(6):1021-38 PMID: 17181418 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-33846027492 12/22/2006 45 Citations

Severe osteomyelitis caused by Myceliophthora thermophila after a pitchfork injury. (Destino L, Sutton DA, Helon AL, Havens PL, Thometz JG, Willoughby RE Jr, Chusid MJ) Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob 2006 Sep 08;5:21 PMID: 16961922 PMCID: PMC1592504 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-33749571119 09/12/2006 28 Citations

Prophylaxis against rabies in children exposed to bats. (Willoughby RE Jr, Hammarin AL) Pediatr Infect Dis J 2005 Dec;24(12):1109-10 PMID: 16371876 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-29444446825 12/24/2005 5 Citations

Survival after treatment of rabies. (Hemachudha T, Wilde H) N Engl J Med 2005 Sep 08;353(10):1068-9; author reply 1068-9 PMID: 16148297 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-24344471714 09/09/2005 12 Citations

Survival after treatment of rabies with induction of coma. (Willoughby RE Jr, Tieves KS, Hoffman GM, Ghanayem NS, Amlie-Lefond CM, Schwabe MJ, Chusid MJ, Rupprecht CE) N Engl J Med 2005 Jun 16;352(24):2508-14 PMID: 15958806 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-20444444376 06/17/2005 533 Citations

Prevention of necrotizing enterocolitis with probiotics. (Kliegman RM, Willoughby RE) Pediatrics 2005 Jan;115(1):171-2 PMID: 15629995 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-16844377693 01/05/2005 30 Citations

Beware observational studies in neonatal practice. (Willoughby RE Jr) Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2003 Sep;157(9):934-5; author reply 935 PMID: 12963601 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0042838330 09/10/2003

Intrauterine exposure to infection and risk of cerebral palsy in very preterm infants. (Grether JK, Nelson KB, Walsh E, Willoughby RE, Redline RW) Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2003 Jan;157(1):26-32 PMID: 12517191 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0037233250 01/09/2003 91 Citations

Chorioamnionitis and brain injury. (Willoughby RE Jr, Nelson KB) Clin Perinatol 2002 Dec;29(4):603-21 PMID: 12516738 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0036950163 01/09/2003 95 Citations

Maternal infections are depressing. (Willoughby RE Jr) Pediatrics 2002 Oct;110(4):832-3 PMID: 12359803 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0036791237 10/03/2002

Polymorphisms of the cytomegalovirus (CMV)-encoded tumor necrosis factor-alpha and beta-chemokine receptors in congenital CMV disease. (Arav-Boger R, Willoughby RE, Pass RF, Zong JC, Jang WJ, Alcendor D, Hayward GS) J Infect Dis 2002 Oct 15;186(8):1057-64 PMID: 12355354 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0037108926 10/02/2002 103 Citations

Pilot study of antibiotic cycling in a pediatric intensive care unit. (Moss WJ, Beers MC, Johnson E, Nichols DG, Perl TM, Dick JD, Veltri MA, Willoughby RE Jr) Crit Care Med 2002 Aug;30(8):1877-82 PMID: 12163809 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0036345716 08/07/2002 41 Citations

Overview: infection during pregnancy and neurologic outcome in the child. (Nelson KB, Willoughby RE) Ment Retard Dev Disabil Res Rev 2002;8(1):1-2 PMID: 11921379 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0036309448 03/29/2002 17 Citations

Leukocytosis caused by prostaglandin E1 in neonates. (Arav-Boger R, Baggett HC, Spevak PJ, Willoughby RE) J Pediatr 2001 Feb;138(2):263-5 PMID: 11174627 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0035134876 02/15/2001 18 Citations

Infection, inflammation and the risk of cerebral palsy. (Nelson KB, Willoughby RE) Curr Opin Neurol 2000 Apr;13(2):133-9 PMID: 10987569 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0034166576 09/15/2000 148 Citations

Colonization by Streptococcus penumoniae in human immunodeficiency virus-infected children. (Polack FP, Flayhart DC, Zahurak ML, Dick JD, Willoughby RE) Pediatr Infect Dis J 2000 Jul;19(7):608-12 PMID: 10917217 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0033623980 08/05/2000 30 Citations

Single-dose pharmacokinetics and safety of the oral antiviral compound adefovir dipivoxil in children infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1. The Pediatrics AIDS Clinical Trials Group. (Hughes WT, Shenep JL, Rodman JH, Fridland A, Willoughby R, Blanchard S, Purdue L, Coakley DF, Cundy KC, Culnane M, Zimmer B, Burchett S, Read JS) Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2000 Apr;44(4):1041-6 PMID: 10722509 PMCID: PMC89810 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0034075753 03/18/2000 19 Citations

What's new in meningitis management (Willoughby RE, Polack FS) Patient Care 15 June 1999;33(11):237-254 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0042278862 06/15/1999

Recurrent Francisella philomiragia sepsis in chronic granulomatous disease. (Polack FP, Harrington SM, Winkelstein JA, Merz WG, Willoughby RE) Pediatr Infect Dis J 1998 May;17(5):442-3 PMID: 9613671 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0031750513 06/05/1998 10 Citations

Synthetic polymers rescue infants from disease in the murine rotavirus model (Willoughby RE, Kurtz C, Marquez ML, Garigapati V, Pitruzzello M, Neenan TX) Clinical Infectious Diseases 1997;25(2):488 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-33748152737 12/01/1997

Synthetic polymers rescue infants from disease in the murine rotavirus model Clinical Infectious Diseases 1997;25(2):488 12/01/1997

Francisella philomiragia sepsis in chronic granulomatous disease. (Sicherer SH, Asturias EJ, Winkelstein JA, Dick JD, Willoughby RE) Pediatr Infect Dis J 1997 Apr;16(4):420-2 PMID: 9109152 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0030902642 04/01/1997 25 Citations

Approach to the HIV-infected child with diarrhea (Willoughby RE, Livingston RA) Seminars in Pediatric Infectious Diseases January 1995;6(1):17-25 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-58149212537 01/01/1995 4 Citations

Necrotizing enterocolitis and infection. (Willoughby RE Jr, Pickering LK) Clin Perinatol 1994 Jun;21(2):307-15 PMID: 8070228 PMCID: PMC7133271 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0028332947 06/01/1994 25 Citations

Rotaviruses preferentially bind O-linked sialylglycoconjugates and sialomucins. (Willoughby RE) Glycobiology 1993 Oct;3(5):437-45 PMID: 8286856 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0027494242 10/01/1993 46 Citations

Identification and expression of the outer capsid protein (vp4) of the idir strain of group b rotavirus (Lindsay DA, Vonderfecht SS, Willoughby R, Betenbaugh MJ, Eiden JJ) Virology 1993;194(2):724-733 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0027198794 01/01/1993 3 Citations

Cell surface ligands for rotavirus: mouse intestinal glycolipids and synthetic carbohydrate analogs. (Srnka CA, Tiemeyer M, Gilbert JH, Moreland M, Schweingruber H, de Lappe BW, James PG, Gant T, Willoughby RE, Yolken RH) Virology 1992 Oct;190(2):794-805 PMID: 1325706 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0026733670 10/01/1992 37 Citations

Improved detection of rotavirus shedding by polymerase chain reaction. (Wilde J, Yolken R, Willoughby R, Eiden J) Lancet 1991 Feb 09;337(8737):323-6 PMID: 1703618 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0026019124 02/09/1991 89 Citations

Immunoglobulins and other modalities for the prevention and treatment of enteric viral infections. (Yolken R, Kinney J, Wilde J, Willoughby R, Eiden J) J Clin Immunol 1990 Nov;10(6 Suppl):80S-86S; discussion 86S-87S PMID: 2081794 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0025610319 11/01/1990 9 Citations

Growth of group A rotaviruses in a human liver cell line. (Schwarz KB, Moore TJ, Willoughby RE Jr, Wee SB, Vonderfecht SL, Yolken RH) Hepatology 1990 Oct;12(4 Pt 1):638-43 PMID: 2170264 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0025066077 10/01/1990 15 Citations

Rotaviruses specifically bind to the neutral glycosphingolipid asialo-GM1. (Willoughby RE, Yolken RH, Schnaar RL) J Virol 1990 Oct;64(10):4830-5 PMID: 2168971 PMCID: PMC247971 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0025066089 10/01/1990 55 Citations

SA11 rotavirus is specifically inhibited by an acetylated sialic acid. (Willoughby RE, Yolken RH) J Infect Dis 1990 Jan;161(1):116-9 PMID: 2153181 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0025162148 01/01/1990 41 Citations

Non-group A rotavirus infection associated with severe gastroenteritis in a bone marrow transplant patient. (Willoughby RE, Wee SB, Yolken RH) Pediatr Infect Dis J 1988 Feb;7(2):133-5 PMID: 2830587 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0023871659 02/01/1988 16 Citations

Sialic acid glycoproteins inhibit in vitro and in vivo replication of rotaviruses (Yolken RH, Willoughby R, Wee SB, Miskuff R, Vonderfecht S) Journal of Clinical Investigation 1987;79(1):148-154 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0023155641 01/01/1987 102 Citations

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