Meera Varman, MB,BS

Department

Pediatrics

Position

Professor

Books

• Handbook of Pediatric Infection Prevention and Control
  Varman Meera, etal Pertussis and Influenza Cocooning Immunization Strategies [Book Chapter] 2019

General

• Natarajan Nagendra, etal West nile virus cerebellitis in a healthy 10-year-old child [6] 2007

Articles

• Rangamani Sheela, etal Annular rash outbreak in a family 2012

Publications

• Current medical research and opinion
  Chatterjee Archana, etal The association between influenza vaccine effectiveness and egg-based manufacturing technology: literature review and US expert consensus, p. 1 - 9 2023
• Journal of community health
  Nuttall Elle, etal Information Sources and Attitudes Toward COVID-19 Vaccination at a Free Clinic in the State of Nebraska, USA
  48:2, p. 252 - 259 2023
• Journal of Community Health
  Podraza Lindsay, etal Outcomes from the Use of Targeted Interventions to Increase Meningococcal Vaccination Rates in a Pediatric Clinic
  47:1, p. 87 - 93 2022
• Papillomavirus Research
  Olsson Sven Eric, etal Long-term immunogenicity, effectiveness, and safety of nine-valent human papillomavirus vaccine in girls and boys 9 to 15 years of age
  10 2020
• Pediatrics (Evanston)
  Finalle Rodney, etal Long term immunogenicity and effectiveness of the 9-valent HPV vaccine in preadolescents and adolescents
  144, p. 1 2019
• Vaccine
  Ahonen Anitta, etal Immunogenicity and safety of measles-mumps-rubella vaccine at two different potency levels administered to healthy children aged 12-15 months
  36:38, p. 5781 - 5788 2018
• Journal of Community Health
  Varman M., etal Human Papilloma Virus Vaccination Among Adolescents in a Community Clinic Before and After Intervention
  43:3, p. 455 - 458 2018
• Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
  Newland Jason G., etal Sharing antimicrobial reports for pediatric stewardship (SHARPS)
  7:2, p. 124 - 128 2018
• Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics
  Kovac Martina, etal Immunogenicity and safety of a second booster dose of an acellular pertussis vaccine combined with reduced antigen content diphtheria-tetanus toxoids 10 years after a first booster in adolescence
  14:8, p. 1977 - 1986 2018
• Vaccine
  Klein N. P., etal Lot-to-Lot Consistency, Safety and Immunogenicity of 3 Lots of Haemophilus Influenzae Type b Conjugate Vaccine: Results from a Phase III Randomized, Multicenter Study in Infants
  35:28, p. 3564 - 3574 2017
• The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
  Martinón-Torres Federico, etal Safety, tolerability and Immunogenicity of Pentavalent rotavirus vaccine manufactured by a modified process
  36:4, p. 417 - 422 2017
• Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
  Safdar N., etal Status of the Prevention of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms in International Settings: A Survey of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Research Network
  38:1, p. 53 - 60 2017
• Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
  Snyder Graham M., etal Research methods in healthcare epidemiology and antimicrobial stewardship - Observational studies
  37:10, p. 1141 - 1146 2016
• Journal of Pediatric Surgery
  Schlueter Rachel K., etal Identifying strategies to decrease infectious complications of gastroschisis repair
  50:1, p. 98 - 101 2015
• Open forum infectious diseases
  Newland Jason G, etal 1218Sharing Antimicrobial Reports for Pediatric Stewardship (SHARPS): A Quality Improvement (QI) Collaborative
  1:Suppl 1, p. S39 - S40 2014
• American Journal of Infection Control
  Taylor Christopher N., etal Evaluation of 2 sets of screening criteria for ventilator-associated pneumonia in a children's hospital
  42:9, p. 1011 - 1013 2014
• Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
  Henn Sarah, etal Leishmaniasis: Developing World Affliction, Occasionally Imported
  3:4, p. 360 - 364 2014
• Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
  Safdar Nasia, etal The evolving landscape of healthcare-associated infections: recent advances in prevention and a road map for research
  35:5, p. 480 - 493 2014
• Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
  Blatter Mark M., etal Immunogenicity and Safety of Two Tetravalent (Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella) Vaccines Coadministered with Hepatitis A and Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines to Children Twelve to Fourteen Months of Age
  31:8, p. e133 - e140 2012
• Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
  Rangamani S., etal Annular rash outbreak in a family
  31:9, p. 998 - 1002 2012
• Consultant
  Peeples Eric, etal Kawasaki disease in a young boy with a neck mass
  51:10, p. 702 - 704 2011
• Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice
  Hougas J. E., etal Mycobacterium Goodii Infection of Skin Graft in an Immunocompetent Child
  19:2, p. 146 - 147 2011
• Clinical Pediatrics
  Varman Meera, etal Severe Human Metapneumovirus Pneumonia in a Child With Chronic Illness
  49:11, p. 1075 - 1077 2010
• Clinical Pediatrics
  Hoffman Michelle A., etal Lemierre-like syndrome
  49:9, p. 893 - 896 2010
• Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice
  Kratochvil-Stava Angela J., etal Retrospective review of influenza-associated acute myositis at a regional children's hospital
  18:3, p. 183 - 187 2010
• Varman Meera, etal Pneumococcal Infections 2010
• European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
  Pomajzl R. J., etal Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS)-incidence and etiologies at a regional Children's Hospital in 2001-2006
  28:12, p. 1431 - 1435 2009
• Journal of Clinical Microbiology
  Gonsalves Wilson I., etal Effects of Volume and Site of Blood Draw on Blood Culture Results
  47:11, p. 3482 - 3485 2009
• Pediatrics in Review
  Sharma Poonam, etal Case 3 presentation
  30:7, p. 271 - 272+275 2009
• Consultant for Pediatricians
  Natarajan N., etal Neuroblastoma in a child with persistent hip pain
  8:5, p. 175 - 181 2009
• Pediatrics in Review
  Sharma Poonam, etal Index of Suspicion-case 3
  30:7, p. 271 - 277 2009
• Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice
  Varman Meera, Invasive disease due to type e haemophilus influenzae
  16:6, p. 405 - 407 2008
• Wolter Daniel J., etal Isolation and characterization of an epidemic methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus 15 variant in the central United States 2008
• Consultant for pediatricians
  Franques Ashlea, etal Torticollis and fever: a case of Grisel syndrome from group A streptococcus infection
  7:8, p. 340 2008
• Pediatric Annals
  St. Germain Melissa L., etal 11-month-old child refuses to sit up
  37:5, p. 290 - 293 2008
• Infections in Medicine
  Varman Meera, etal Polymicrobial wound infection and nerve injury secondary to a nonhuman primate bite
  25:3, p. 120 - 122 2008
• Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice
  Lang Brook Yuknis, etal Salmonella Gaminara osteomyelitis and septic arthritis in an infant with exposure to bearded dragon
  15:5, p. 348 - 350 2007
• Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
  Natarajan Negendra, etal West Nile virus cerebellitis in a healthy 10-year-old child
  26:8, p. 767 - 767 2007
• Nebraska Pediatrician
  Bruno Erin, etal Epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections at a children’s hospital.
  18:3 2007
• Pediatrics
  Kingsley Jeffrey D., etal Immunizations for patients with metabolic disorders
  118:2, p. e460 - e470 2006
• European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
  Varman M., etal Characterization and mechanisms of resistance of group B streptococcal isolates obtained at a community hospital
  24:6, p. 431 - 433 2005
• Nebraska Pediatrician
  Morales K., etal Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus: An increasing problem in children
  6:2 2005
• Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
  Newland Jason G., etal Encephalitis associated with influenza B virus infection in 2 children and a review of the literature
  36:7, p. 87 - 95 2003
• Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
  Chatterjee Archana, etal Parotid abscess caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  20:9, p. 912 - 914 2001

Presentations

• Poster presentation: Roles in medical providers in addressing barriers to HPV vaccination rates in rural Nebraska Clinics, Laudi A, Varman M, 23rd Annual Practical Pediatrics 2020 Update-Stephen A. Chartrand, MD Memorial Seminar, Omaha, NE, February 28, 2020 2020
• Ask the Expert panelist group, 23rd Annual Practical Pediatrics 2020 Update-Stephen A. Chartrand, MD Memorial Seminar, Omaha, NE, February 28, 2020 2020
• Laudi A, Varman M. Roles of Medical Providers in Addressing Barriers to HPV Vaccination Rates in Rural Nebraska Clinics, Chartrand Memorial Seminar, Omaha, NE, February 28, 2020 2020
• Tools to Improve Immunizations - Presented this to 8 Children's Physicians Clinics and 3 Boys Town Clinics between Mar. 6-Sept. 20, 2017 for a total of 11 lectures. 2017
• Implementation Tools to Increase Immunizations, 14th Annual Immunize Nebraska Conference 2017
• Poster Presentation: Assessing Parents Concerns with the HPV Vaccination, a Preliminary Survey- Pediatric Research Forum-Children's Hospital, Omaha, NE 2017
• Assessment of Human Papilloma Virsu vaccination status among adolescents in Omaha, NE: A Roadmap for future quality improvement CS Sharlin, MVarfman, CFernandez -57th Annual Midwest Society of Pediatric Research Meeting, Chicago, IL Sept. 22-23, 2016 2016
• NPR News "August is Immunization Month" - radio interview 2016
• Vaccination and Implementation tools for Pediatrics, 13th Annual Immunize Nebraska Conference , Omaha, NE 2016
• Vaccination and Implementation Tools, 14th Annual Immunize Nebraska Conference, Omaha, NE 2016
• Paul M, Wichman CS, Vasudevan J, Fernandez C, Tomak D, Varman M. "Comparison of Influenza Vaccination Rates among children at Pediatric Clinic over three seasons after intervention", 13the Annual Immunize Nebraska Conference, Omaha, NE 2016
• Esteban Y, Wichman C, Vasudevan J, Weston S, Varman M; "Vaccination Rates Among Creighton University Medical Students", 13th Annual Immunize Nebraska Conference, Omaha, NE 2016
• Sharlin C, Varman M, Fernandez C, Vasudevan J, Tomek D, Wichman C, "Assessment of HPV Vaccination status among adolescents in Omaha, NE: A Roadmap for informing future policy decision making and health education. 13th Annual Immunize Nebraska Conference, Omaha, NE 2016
• Esteban Y, Wichman C, Vasudevan J, Weston S, Varman M. "HPV Vaccination Rates Among Creighton University Medical Students", Poster, Abstract, Presentation at Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting in Baltimore, MD 04/30-05/03/2016 2016
• Ask the Experts Panelist - Stephen A. Chartrand Practical Pediatrics Conference: 2016 Update, Omaha, NE 2016
• Vaccine Update/Strategies to Increase Vaccination Rates, Children's Physicians, CHI Health, Omaha, NE 2015
• Encephalitis/Meningitis, Pediatric Resident Lecture - University of Nebraska School of Medicine 2015
• The Importance of Vaccination against Serogroup B Meningococcal, North Platte, NE (Teleconference) 2015
• Vaccine Update - Mexican Consulate, Omaha, NE 2015
• Pediatric Sepsis/Infectious Diseases Emergencies, Resident Lecture, University of Nebraska School of Medicine 2015
• 2015 "Pediatric Sepsis/Infectious Diseases Emergencies", Resident Lecture, University of Nebraska School of Medicine, July 10, 2015 2015 "Pneumatic Otoscopic Skills Session", M3, Dimensions Clinical Skills Day, Creighton University, July 2, 2015 2015
• The Importance of Vaccination against Serogroup B Meningococcal 2015
• The Importance of Vaccination against Serogroup B Meningococcal, Tulsa, OK 2015
• The Importance of Vaccination against Serogroup B Meningococcal, Omaha, NE 2015
• HPV and Cancer Prevention SOCCC Quarterly Vaccine Meeting, Omaha, NE 2015
• Strategies to Increase Vaccination Rates - Immunization Task Force, Quarterly Meeting 2015
• The Importance of Vaccination against Serogroup B Meningococcal, Denver, CO 2015
• The Importance of Vaccination against Serogroup B Meningococcal. US Air Force Academy Hospital, Denver, CO 2015
• The Importance of Vaccination against Serogroup B Meningococcal, Colorado Springs, CO 2015
• The Importance of Vaccination against Serogroup B Meningococcal, Boulder, CO 2015
• Immunization Update: 2015 - Lincoln LIVE Coalition, (Presentation/Panelist) Lincoln, NE 2015
• "Disseminated Histoplasmosis in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)"; 7th Annual Pediatric Research Forum, Children's Hospital, Omaha, Nebraska 2009
• "Evaluation of the Febrile Infant Less than 36 months of age with no identifiable focus", 38th annual family medicine review course, Omaha, NE 2009
• St. Albert's Research Day, Omaha, Nebraska: "Effects of Volume and Sit of Blood Draw on Blood Culture Results"; M Varman, A Chen, N Cornish, M Moore, W Gonsalves. 2009
• "Evaluation of Partially Treated Meningitis in a Community Hospital"; Annual St. Alberts' Research Day, Omaha, Nebraska; M Varman, A Chen, P Doherty, J Hatch 2009
• "Travel Prophylaxis and Travel Vaccine Among International Travelers"; M Varman, A Chen, K Moffatt, L Cox; Annual Research Day, Omaha, Nebraska 2009
• "Pediatric Patients with Asthma Exacerbation Evaluated in an Academic vs a Community Based Hospital Emergency Department"; M Varman, C Hudson, R Hopp, A Chen, J Snow, N Jensen; Poster Presentation, Annual St. Alberts' Research Day, Omaha, Nebraska 2009
• "What is your diagnosis", (Case Presentations, Indian Association of Pediatrics, Andra Pardesh, Visakapatnam, India 2008
• Cox Larry Z, Moffatt K, Chen A, Varman M. "Travel prophylaxis and travel vaccine among international travelers" Pediatric Academic Societies and Asian Society for Pediatric Research, Honolulu, HI 2008
• Gonsalves W, Moore M, Cornish N. Chen A, Varman M, "Effects of volume and sit of blood draw on blood culture results" Pediatric Academic Societies and Asian Society for Pediatric Research Meeting, Honolulu, HI 2008
• Jensen N, Snow J, Chen A, Hopp R,Hudson C, Varman M. "Pediatric patients with asthma eacerbation evaluated in an academic vs a community hospital emergency department." Poster presentation 6th Annual Pediatric research Forum , Children's Hospital, Omaha Ne 2008
• Hatch J, Doherty P, Chen A, Varman M. "Evaluation of Partially treated mengingitis in a communiity hospital", Poster presentation 6th Annual Pediatric Research Forum, Children's Hospital, Omaha, NE 2008
• Cox Larry Z, Moffatt K, Chen A, Varman M. "Travel prophylaxis and travel vaccine among international travelers" Pediatric Academic Societies and Asian Society for Pediatric Research, Honolulu, HI 2008
• Gonsalves W, Moore M, Cornish N. Chen A, Varman M, "Effects of volume and sit of blood draw on blood culture results" Pediatric Academic Societies and Asian Society for Pediatric Research Meeting, Honolulu, HI 2008
• Jensen N, Snow J, Chen A, Hopp R,Hudson C, Varman M. "Pediatric patients with asthma eacerbation evaluated in an academic vs a community hospital emergency department." Poster presentation 6th Annual Pediatric research Forum , Children's Hospital, Omaha Ne 2008
• Evaluation of the Febrile Infant Less than 36 months of age with no identifiable focus", Family Medicine Board Review Course, Omaha, NE 2008
• Cox Larry Z, Moffatt K, Chen A, Varman M. "Travel prophylaxis and travel vaccine among international travelers" Pediatric Academic Societies and Asian Society for Pediatric Research, Honolulu, HI 2008
• Gonsalves W, Moore M, Cornish N. Chen A, Varman M, "Effects of volume and sit of blood draw on blood culture results" Pediatric Academic Societies and Asian Society for Pediatric Research Meeting, Honolulu, HI 2008
• Jensen N, Snow J, Chen A, Hopp R,Hudson C, Varman M. "Pediatric patients with asthma eacerbation evaluated in an academic vs a community hospital emergency department." Poster presentation 6th Annual Pediatric research Forum , Children's Hospital, Omaha Ne 2008
• Hatch J, Doherty P, Chen A, Varman M. "Evaluation of Partially treated mengingitis in a communiity hospital", Poster presentation 6th Annual Pediatric Research Forum, Children's Hospital, Omaha, NE 2008
• Pomajzl R, Holst A, Chen A, Varman M. "Hemolytic uremic syndrome-incidence and etiologies at a regional Children's hospital 2001-2006", Poster presentation at Midwest Student Biomedical Research Forum, Omaha NE 2008
• Sama AR, Kothapally J, Chatterjee A, Varman M, "Neck Swelling in a four your old female, 2007 Interim meeting of the American Medial Association, Honolulu, HI 2007
• Pieper MS, Chatterjee A, Varman M, Wolter DJ, Goering RV, "Molecular characterization of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains (MRSA)," 5th Annual Pediatric Research Forum, Childrens Hospital, Omaha, NE. May 18, 2007. 2007
• Pieper MS, Chatterjee A, Varman M, Wolter DJ, Goering RV, "Molecular Characterization of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Strains (MRSA)" Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, May 8, 2007 (Poster) 2007
• Pediatric Upper Respiratory Infections", Nebraska City Pediatrics, Nebraska City, NE, May 5, 2007 (Sponsored by Abbott) 2007
• "An Approach against Rotavirus Gastroenteritis", Bellevue Pediatric Clinic, Bellevue, NE, May 2, 2007 (Sponsored by Merck) 2007
• Pieper MS, Chatterjee A, Varman M, Wolter DJ, Goering RV, "Molecular characterization of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains (MRSA)," Creighton Universitys St. Alberts Day Research Forum, Creighton University, Omaha, NE, April 24, 2007 2007
• Pieper MS, Chatterjee A, Varman M, Wolter DJ, Goering RV, "Molecular Characterization of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Strains (MRSA)" Midwest Biomedical Research Forum, Omaha, NE, February 2007, (Poster) 2007
• Pieper MS, Chatterjee A, Varman M, Wolter DJ, Goering RV, "Molecular Characterization of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Strains (MRSA)" Midwest Biomedical Research Forum, Omaha, NE, February 2007, (Poster) 2007
• "Viral Gastroenteritis", (Sponsored by Merck) Childrens Hospital, Omaha, NE, January 19, 2007 2007
• "Know the Bug, Pick the Right Drug", CME presentation, (Sponsored by Abbott) Omaha, NE, December 19, 2006. 2006
• "Pediatric Infectious Diseases: An Overview", Spanish Medical Interpreters Class, Childrens Hospital, Omaha, NE, November 29, 2006 2006
• "Management of Upper Respiratory Infections and Acute Otitis Media", (Sponsored by Abbott) Creighton Pediatrics, Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, NE, November 28, 2006 2006
• "Vaccine Update 2006", Grand Rounds Box Butte General Hospital, Alliance, NE, October 26, 2006 (Sponsored by Sanofi-Pasteur) 2006
• "Strategies for Pertussis and Influenza Prevention", Grand Rounds, Hastings, NE October 25, 2006 (Sponsored by Sanofi-Pasteur) 2006
• Goering RV, Wolter DJ, Bonnstetter KK, Varman M, Chatterjee A. "First Report of EMRSA-15 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in the United States". In abstracts of the 12th International Symposium of Staphylococci and Staphylococcal Infections. Maastricht, The Netherlands. September 3-6, 2006. 2006
• "Group B Streptococcus: New Guidelines Review & Antibiotic Use", 1st Annual Neonatal Pharmacology Conference, Omaha, NE, August 25, 2006 2006
• "Don't Miss the Opportunity to Immunize" 2006 Primary Care Update, Okoboji, IA 2006
• "Are We Ready for a Pandemic?" 2006 Primary Care Update, Okoboji, IA 2006
• "Group B Strep" State Medical Technologist Association Meeting, Lincoln, NE 2006
• Morales K, Chatterjee A, Varman M, Goering R, Wolter D. "Molecular Epidemiology of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Auresus Isolates From Children's Hospital, Omaha, NE, Poster presentation at St. Jude Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society Pediatric Microbial Research Conference 2006
• Morales K, Chatterjee A, Varman M, Goering R, Wolter D. "Molecular Epidemiology of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Isolates From Children's Hospital, Omaha, NE, Poster presentation at Midwest Biomedical Research Forum, Omaha, NE 2006
• City Wide ID Conference, Congenital Syphilis in a premature Neonate 2005
• City Wide ID Conference, Encephalitis of unknown etiology 2005
• Morales K, Chatterjee A, Varman M, Goering R, Wolter D. "Molecular Epidemiology of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Isolates From Children's Hospital, Omaha, NE, SNMA Region II Conference Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine. 2005
• City Wide ID Conference, Cutaneous mucormycosis in a leukemic child 2005
• Morales K, Chatterjee A, Varman M. Goering R, Wolter D. "Molecular Epidemology of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus isolates from Children's Hospital, Omaha, NE, HS-MACA Summer Research Institute Colloquium, Omaha, NE 2005
• Omaha World Herald-"Tularemia" 2005
• Columbus Telegram-"Tularemia" 2005
• "Influenza" Omaha Rotary Club 2004
• Hepatitis B Maternal Screening and Infant immunization Policies in Nebraska, IDSA, San Diego, CA 2003