2024
SHEA position statement on pandemic preparedness for policymakers: introduction and overview
Hsu V, Haessler S, Banach D, Batshon L, Branch-Elliman W, Dumyati G, Jump R, Malani A, Mathew T, Murthy R, Pergam S, Shenoy E, Weber D. SHEA position statement on pandemic preparedness for policymakers: introduction and overview. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2024, 45: 801-803. PMID: 38835222, PMCID: PMC11439591, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2024.66.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealthcare systemHealthcare delivery systemPublic health systemUS healthcare systemPublic health surveillanceDistribution of healthcareHealthcare workforceCare sitesNursing homesEmergency careHealth systemImproved life expectancyEssential suppliesHealth surveillanceLessons of COVID-19Pre-existing problemsHealthcarePosition statementPersonal protective equipmentCareWorld Health Organization Global Influenza Surveillance NetworkLife expectancySocioeconomic outcomesAging populationGlobal Influenza Surveillance NetworkIdentifying signs and symptoms of urinary tract infection from emergency department clinical notes using large language models
Iscoe M, Socrates V, Gilson A, Chi L, Li H, Huang T, Kearns T, Perkins R, Khandjian L, Taylor R. Identifying signs and symptoms of urinary tract infection from emergency department clinical notes using large language models. Academic Emergency Medicine 2024, 31: 599-610. PMID: 38567658, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14883.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElectronic health recordsNatural language processingNatural language processing modelsEmergency departmentTransformer-based modelsClinical notesF1-measureClinical decision supportLanguage modelSpaCy modelsU.S. health systemElements of natural language processingPublic health surveillanceConvolutional neural network-based modelProcessing long documentsIdentification of symptomsHealth recordsHealth systemClinician notesNeural network-based modelMedical careHealth surveillanceSymptom identificationEntity recognitionNetwork-based modelThe National Healthcare Safety Network’s digital quality measures: CDC’s automated measures for surveillance of patient safety
Shehab N, Alschuler L, McILvenna S, Gonzaga Z, Laing A, deRoode D, Dantes R, Betz K, Zheng S, Abner S, Stutler E, Geimer R, Benin A. The National Healthcare Safety Network’s digital quality measures: CDC’s automated measures for surveillance of patient safety. Journal Of The American Medical Informatics Association 2024, 31: 1199-1205. PMID: 38563821, PMCID: PMC11031211, DOI: 10.1093/jamia/ocae064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Healthcare Safety NetworkFast Healthcare Interoperability ResourcesPublic health surveillancePatient safetyHealth surveillanceHealthcare facility-onset Clostridioides difficile infectionPrevent patient harmQuality measuresBurden of reportingImprove data collectionPatient harmInteroperability ResourcesPublic healthSafety NetworkHealthData collectionValidity of dataClostridioides difficile infectionVenous thromboembolismCollaborative programSurveillanceNationalHealthcareHarmIncreasing speed
2023
Improving the Odds—COVID-Omics and Predicting Patient Outcomes
Shi A, Mansour S. Improving the Odds—COVID-Omics and Predicting Patient Outcomes. Current Transplantation Reports 2023, 10: 126-134. DOI: 10.1007/s40472-023-00403-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPublic health agenciesHealth agenciesRisk stratification criteriaPatient risk stratificationCOVID-19 patientsPublic health surveillanceImmunosuppression regimensTargetable biomarkersRisk stratificationClinician recommendationsPatient outcomesPredicting Patient OutcomeNext pandemicHealth surveillanceSummaryThis reviewMillions of livesTransplant researchersViral pathwaysCOVID-19 pandemicPathway analysisPharmaceutical companiesGlobal COVID-19 pandemicPandemicRegimensPatientsZika virus RNA persistence and recovery in water and wastewater: An approach for Zika virus surveillance in resource-constrained settings
Zhu K, Hill C, Muirhead A, Basu M, Brown J, Brinton M, Hayat M, Venegas-Vargas C, Reis M, Casanovas-Massana A, Meschke J, Ko A, Costa F, Stauber C. Zika virus RNA persistence and recovery in water and wastewater: An approach for Zika virus surveillance in resource-constrained settings. Water Research 2023, 241: 120116. PMID: 37270953, PMCID: PMC10330535, DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.120116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsZIKV RNAZIKV outbreakZika virus surveillanceNucleic acid testingZika virus epidemicResource-constrained settingsWidespread diagnostic testingPublic health surveillanceReverse transcription droplet digital PCRTranscription droplet digital PCRAcid testingRNA persistenceDiagnostic testingHealth surveillanceDroplet digital PCRVirus epidemicVirus surveillanceIndividual testingSuch casesDigital PCRSurveillanceOutbreakRNAZIKVRecoveryNonsystematic Reporting Biases of the SARS-CoV-2 Variant Mu Could Impact Our Understanding of the Epidemiological Dynamics of Emerging Variants
Petrone M, Lucas C, Menasche B, Breban M, Yildirim I, Campbell M, Omer S, Holmes E, Ko A, Grubaugh N, Iwasaki A, Wilen C, Vogels C, Fauver J. Nonsystematic Reporting Biases of the SARS-CoV-2 Variant Mu Could Impact Our Understanding of the Epidemiological Dynamics of Emerging Variants. Genome Biology And Evolution 2023, 15: evad052. PMID: 36974986, PMCID: PMC10113931, DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evad052.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Linking rattiness, geography and environmental degradation to spillover Leptospira infections in marginalised urban settings: An eco-epidemiological community-based cohort study in Brazil
Eyre MT, Souza FN, Carvalho-Pereira T, Nery N, de Oliveira D, Cruz JS, Sacramento GA, Khalil H, Wunder EA, Hacker KP, Hagan JE, Childs JE, Reis MG, Begon M, Diggle PJ, Ko AI, Giorgi E, Costa F. Linking rattiness, geography and environmental degradation to spillover Leptospira infections in marginalised urban settings: An eco-epidemiological community-based cohort study in Brazil. ELife 2022, 11: e73120. PMID: 36111781, PMCID: PMC9560157, DOI: 10.7554/elife.73120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfection riskSignificant global public health burdenCommunity-based cohort studyGlobal public health burdenPublic health burdenAgents of leptospirosisExposure of interestYears of agePublic health interventionsHigh-risk communitiesJoint spatial modellingZoonotic spilloverCohort studyHuman infection riskMale genderSerological evidenceHealth burdenLeptospira infectionLeptospiral infectionInfection rateHealth interventionsEco-epidemiological studiesHealth surveillanceFundação de Amparo à PesquisaOswaldo Cruz FoundationAdvancing data to care strategies for persons with HIV using an innovative reconciliation process
Villanueva M, Miceli J, Speers S, Nichols L, Carroll C, Jenkins H, Altice F. Advancing data to care strategies for persons with HIV using an innovative reconciliation process. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0267903. PMID: 35511958, PMCID: PMC9071117, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0267903.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisease intervention specialistsHIV care continuumCare continuumNon-randomized patientsPublic health surveillance dataOngoing HIV transmissionClinic visit dataHealth surveillance dataPublic health surveillanceHIV clinicHIV eliminationViral loadHIV transmissionCare engagementCopies/Clinic staffClinic dataYale University SchoolVisit dataHealth surveillancePWHSurveillance dataPatientsCells/Intervention specialistsImproving birth certificate data accuracy in Alabama
Gentle S, Moore M, Blackmon R, Brugh B, Todd A, Wingate M, Mazzoni S. Improving birth certificate data accuracy in Alabama. Health Science Reports 2022, 5: e607. PMID: 35509413, PMCID: PMC9059177, DOI: 10.1002/hsr2.607.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCertification accuracyMultidisciplinary quality improvement effortsBirth certificate variablesBirth certificate dataPerinatal Quality CollaborativeStrategizing public health interventionsQuality improvement effortsMonitoring population healthVital statistics dataHealth care specialistsPublic health interventionsProportion of hospitalsPublic health surveillanceThirty-one hospitalsPopulation healthCertificate dataHealth interventionsCare specialistsBirth certificatesVital statisticsIdentified several factorsIndividual hospitalsHealth surveillanceImprovement effortsBirth data
2021
One year of modeling and forecasting COVID-19 transmission to support policymakers in Connecticut
Morozova O, Li ZR, Crawford FW. One year of modeling and forecasting COVID-19 transmission to support policymakers in Connecticut. Scientific Reports 2021, 11: 20271. PMID: 34642405, PMCID: PMC8511264, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-99590-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 disease progressionSARS-CoV-2 transmissionCase detection ratioPublic health surveillancePublic health policymakersInfection hospitalizationsCumulative incidenceEpidemiologic featuresClinical progressionCOVID-19 transmissionCOVID-19 projectionsDisease progressionFatality ratioHospital dataEffective reproduction numberHospitalizationHealth surveillanceTransmission riskSEIR-type modelHealth policymakersCOVID-19 epidemicEpidemic trajectoriesDisease transmissionInfectionProgression
2020
Africa’s Nomadic Pastoralists and Their Animals Are an Invisible Frontier in Pandemic Surveillance
Hassell JM, Zimmerman D, Fèvre EM, Zinsstag J, Bukachi S, Barry M, Muturi M, Bett B, Jensen N, Ali S, Maples S, Rushton J, Tschopp R, Madaine YO, Abtidon RA, Wild H. Africa’s Nomadic Pastoralists and Their Animals Are an Invisible Frontier in Pandemic Surveillance. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2020, 103: 1777-1779. PMID: 32918410, PMCID: PMC7646752, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.20-1004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLeveraging the Electronic Health Records for Population Health: A Case Study of Patients With Markedly Elevated Blood Pressure
Lu Y, Huang C, Mahajan S, Schulz WL, Nasir K, Spatz ES, Krumholz HM. Leveraging the Electronic Health Records for Population Health: A Case Study of Patients With Markedly Elevated Blood Pressure. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2020, 9: e015033. PMID: 32200730, PMCID: PMC7428633, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.119.015033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiastolic blood pressureSystolic blood pressureElevated blood pressureBlood pressureElectronic health recordsPopulation health surveillanceHealth recordsYale New Haven Health SystemHealth surveillanceHealth systemPatterns of patientsLarge health systemUsual careOutpatient encountersControl ratePatientsCare patternsPopulation healthMonthsHgSurveillancePrevalenceRecordsVisitsCareSequential screening for depression in humanitarian emergencies: a validation study of the Patient Health Questionnaire among Syrian refugees
Poole D, Liao S, Larson E, Hedt-Gauthier B, Raymond N, Bärnighausen T, Smith Fawzi M. Sequential screening for depression in humanitarian emergencies: a validation study of the Patient Health Questionnaire among Syrian refugees. Annals Of General Psychiatry 2020, 19: 5. PMID: 32042301, PMCID: PMC6998825, DOI: 10.1186/s12991-020-0259-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSequential screening processPatient Health QuestionnairePHQ-2PHQ-8Health QuestionnaireSequential screening approachEight-item Patient Health QuestionnaireScreening processResponse burdenMethodsThis study analyzed dataPercent agreementMental health surveillanceHumanitarian emergenciesNegative percent agreementCross-sectional surveyStudy analyzed dataHealth surveillancePositive percent agreementSymptoms of MDDConclusionsThe benefitsSequential screeningSyrian refugeesValidation studyDepressive disorderRespondents
2019
Implementation of a sequential screening process for depression in humanitarian crises: a validation study of the Patient Health Questionnaire in Syrian refugees
Poole D, Liao S, Larson E, Hedt-Gauthier B, Raymond N, Börnighausen T. Implementation of a sequential screening process for depression in humanitarian crises: a validation study of the Patient Health Questionnaire in Syrian refugees. The Lancet Global Health 2019, 7: s42. DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(19)30127-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSequential screening processPHQ-2PHQ-8Response burdenScreening processSymptoms consistent with major depressive disorderMental health specialistsPatient Health QuestionnaireMental health surveillanceFace-to-face interviewsDepressive disorderCross-sectional surveyCut-off scoreSyrian refugeesEvaluation of instrumentsHealth QuestionnaireInstrument completionFace-to-faceHealth specialistsSequential screening approachBack-translationTwo-itemConcurrent validitySurvey itemsHealth surveillance
2016
The complex interplay of social networks, geography and HIV risk among Malaysian Drug Injectors: Results from respondent-driven sampling
Zelenev A, Long E, Bazazi AR, Kamarulzaman A, Altice FL. The complex interplay of social networks, geography and HIV risk among Malaysian Drug Injectors: Results from respondent-driven sampling. International Journal Of Drug Policy 2016, 37: 98-106. PMID: 27639995, PMCID: PMC5102779, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2016.08.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV statusHIV transmissionClean needlesRecent injection partnersHigh-risk populationRisk reduction interventionsTargeting of interventionsPublic health surveillanceRespondent-driven samplingInjection partnersHIV preventionHIV riskTreatment coverageDrug injectorsHIVPrevention strategiesPWIDHealth surveillanceGreater Kuala LumpurKuala LumpurInterventionSurveillanceImportant mechanismStatusGenomic epidemiology of artemisinin resistant malaria
Amato R, Miotto O, Woodrow C, Almagro-Garcia J, Sinha I, Campino S, Mead D, Drury E, Kekre M, Sanders M, Amambua-Ngwa A, Amaratunga C, Amenga-Etego L, Andrianaranjaka V, Apinjoh T, Ashley E, Auburn S, Awandare G, Baraka V, Barry A, Boni M, Borrmann S, Bousema T, Branch O, Bull P, Chotivanich K, Conway D, Craig A, Day N, Djimdé A, Dolecek C, Dondorp A, Drakeley C, Duffy P, Echeverry D, Egwang T, Fairhurst R, Faiz A, Fanello C, Hien T, Hodgson A, Imwong M, Ishengoma D, Lim P, Lon C, Marfurt J, Marsh K, Mayxay M, Michon P, Mobegi V, Mokuolu O, Montgomery J, Mueller I, Kyaw M, Newton P, Nosten F, Noviyanti R, Nzila A, Ocholla H, Oduro A, Onyamboko M, Ouedraogo J, Phyo A, Plowe C, Price R, Pukrittayakamee S, Randrianarivelojosia M, Ringwald P, Ruiz L, Saunders D, Shayo A, Siba P, Takala-Harrison S, Thanh T, Thathy V, Verra F, Wendler J, White N, Ye H, Cornelius V, Giacomantonio R, Muddyman D, Henrichs C, Malangone C, Jyothi D, Pearson R, Rayner J, McVean G, Rockett K, Miles A, Vauterin P, Jeffery B, Manske M, Stalker J, MacInnis B, Kwiatkowski D. Genomic epidemiology of artemisinin resistant malaria. ELife 2016, 5: e08714. PMID: 26943619, PMCID: PMC4786412, DOI: 10.7554/elife.08714.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKelch13 mutationsArtemisinin-resistant Plasmodium falciparumArtemisinin-resistant malariaResistant Plasmodium falciparumGenomic epidemiologyLarge global surveyPublic health surveillanceArtemisinin resistanceResistant malariaCurrent epidemicHealth surveillancePlasmodium falciparumAmino acid changesEpidemiologyKelch13Non-synonymous mutations
2015
Isocyanates and Human Health
Lockey JE, Redlich CA, Streicher R, Pfahles-Hutchens A, Hakkinen P, Ellison GL, Harber P, Utell M, Holland J, Comai A, White M. Isocyanates and Human Health. Journal Of Occupational And Environmental Medicine 2015, 57: 44-51. PMID: 25563538, PMCID: PMC4286799, DOI: 10.1097/jom.0000000000000278.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsOccupational health surveillanceHuman cancer riskRespiratory epidemiologyCancer riskConsensus conferenceAnimal modelsResearch prioritiesHealth professionalsHealth surveillancePreconference surveyEnvironmental exposuresWorkers' healthHealthConsumer exposureHuman healthKnowledge gapsExposureRepresentatives of consumersPoster presentationsEpidemiologyDiseaseBiomarkers
2012
Age-associated variability in susceptibility of Swiss Webster mice to MPV and other excluded murine pathogens.
Grove KA, Smith PC, Booth CJ, Compton SR. Age-associated variability in susceptibility of Swiss Webster mice to MPV and other excluded murine pathogens. Journal Of The American Association For Laboratory Animal Science 2012, 51: 789-96. PMID: 23294885, PMCID: PMC3508183.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSwiss Webster miceSoiled-bedding sentinelsInfectious agentsMouse parvovirusWebster miceMurine pathogenHealth surveillance protocolsAge-associated variabilityMode of transmissionContact sentinelsIndex miceSentinel miceMice ageHealth surveillanceMiceLocal pet storesMurine coloniesHost susceptibilityResearch colonyAgeSentinelsAgentsSusceptibilityPet storesPathogensHuman Papillomavirus Vaccination History Among Women With Precancerous Cervical Lesions
Mehta NR, Julian PJ, Meek JI, Sosa LE, Bilinski A, Hariri S, Markowitz LE, Hadler JL, Niccolai LM. Human Papillomavirus Vaccination History Among Women With Precancerous Cervical Lesions. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2012, 119: 575-581. PMID: 22353956, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0b013e3182460d9f.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman papillomavirus vaccination historyAbnormal cytology resultsPrecancerous cervical lesionsCervical lesionsHPV vaccineVaccination historyCytology resultsHigh-grade cervical lesionsPrivate insuranceMedical record reviewTiming of vaccinationHistory of vaccinationPublic health surveillanceAfrican American womenUnvaccinated womenUninsured womenRecord reviewSurveillance registryMore dosesMean ageProvider recommendationVaccination strategiesVaccinationHealth surveillanceLesions
2002
Public Health Surveillance and the Molecular Epidemiology of Rabies
Childs J, Krebs J, Smith J. Public Health Surveillance and the Molecular Epidemiology of Rabies. 2002, 273-312. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-1157-1_12.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRabies virusHuman rabies infectionsPublic health surveillancePublic health consequencesRabies infectionHealth surveillanceMolecular epidemiologyHealth consequencesMore dogsImportant reservoir hostsZoonotic diseaseDogsIndirect human influencesRabiesVirus maintenanceReservoir hostsBiologic processesHistorical importanceHuman deathsCompanion animalsCurrent geographical distributionHuman influencePrime exampleEpidemiologyInfection
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