2015
Identification of population at risk for future Clostridium difficile infection following hospital discharge to be targeted for vaccine trials
Baggs J, Yousey-Hindes K, Ashley ED, Meek J, Dumyati G, Cohen J, Wise ME, McDonald LC, Lessa FC. Identification of population at risk for future Clostridium difficile infection following hospital discharge to be targeted for vaccine trials. Vaccine 2015, 33: 6241-6249. PMID: 26450660, PMCID: PMC4702247, DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.09.078.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmerging Infections ProgramHigh-risk groupRisk groupsRisk scoreIndex hospitalizationHospital dischargeDerivation cohortVaccine trialsValidation cohortDifficile infectionCox proportional hazards modelRisk of CDIAcute care hospitalizationIdentification of patientsClostridium difficile infectionHospital discharge dataNumber of hospitalizationsLow-risk groupProportional hazards modelLarge academic centerAdmission diagnosisPrimary outcomeInpatient stayPatient populationPharmacy data
2008
Quantifying the burden of chronic viral hepatitis-related cirrhosis hospitalizations in New Haven County, Connecticut.
Durante AJ, Meek JI, St Louis T, Navarro VJ, Sofair AN. Quantifying the burden of chronic viral hepatitis-related cirrhosis hospitalizations in New Haven County, Connecticut. Connecticut Medicine 2008, 72: 393-7. PMID: 18763666.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsViral hepatitis-related cirrhosisChronic viral hepatitisHepatitis-related cirrhosisHepatitis C virusViral hepatitisC virusCounty residentsCommon viral etiologyHospital discharge dataHospital discharge recordsHepatitis B virusDeath certificate informationCirrhosis hospitalizationsClinical decompensationHospitalization ratesViral etiologyB virusCounty HospitalHealth burdenCirrhosisNew Haven CountyInitial infectionTreatment programDischarge recordsCertificate information
2001
Retrospective validation of a surveillance system for unexplained illness and death: New Haven County, Connecticut.
Kluger M, Sofair A, Heye C, Meek J, Sodhi R, Hadler J. Retrospective validation of a surveillance system for unexplained illness and death: New Haven County, Connecticut. American Journal Of Public Health 2001, 91: 1214-9. PMID: 11499106, PMCID: PMC1446748, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.91.8.1214.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActive prospective surveillanceInfectious causesUnexplained illnessProspective surveillanceRetrospective surveillanceRetrospective validationProspective surveillance systemHospital discharge dataSurveillance systemSuch patientsAnnual incidenceStudy criteriaMedical recordsNew Haven CountyComputerized searchIllnessLess labor-intensive alternativeDeathLabor-intensive alternativePatientsReference populationSurveillanceCauseDischarge dataStudy counties