2021
Risk Factors for Severe COVID-19 in Children
Woodruff R, Campbell A, Taylor C, Chai S, Kawasaki B, Meek J, Anderson E, Weigel A, Monroe M, Reeg L, Bye E, Sosin D, Muse A, Bennett N, Billing L, Sutton M, Talbot H, McCaffrey K, Pham H, Patel K, Whitaker M, McMorrow M, Havers F. Risk Factors for Severe COVID-19 in Children. Pediatrics 2021, 149: e2021053418. PMID: 34935038, PMCID: PMC9213563, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2021-053418.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere COVID-19Adjusted risk ratioPopulation-based ratesHospitalized childrenRisk factorsCOVID-19Laboratory-confirmed severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infectionAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infectionSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infectionSyndrome coronavirus 2 infectionSevere coronavirus disease 2019COVID-19-Associated Hospitalization Surveillance NetworkNon-Hispanic black childrenCoronavirus 2 infectionChronic lung diseaseConfidence intervalsCoronavirus disease 2019COVID-19 vaccineTube dependenceAirway abnormalitiesDiabetes mellitusIllness severityLung diseaseRisk ratioMedical records
2016
Burden of Nursing Home-Onset Clostridium difficile Infection in the United States: Estimates of Incidence and Patient Outcomes
Hunter J, Mu Y, Dumyati G, Farley M, Winston L, Johnston H, Meek J, Perlmutter R, Holzbauer S, Beldavs Z, Phipps E, Dunn J, Cohen J, Avillan J, Stone N, Gerding D, McDonald L, Lessa F. Burden of Nursing Home-Onset Clostridium difficile Infection in the United States: Estimates of Incidence and Patient Outcomes. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2016, 3: ofv196. PMID: 26798767, PMCID: PMC4719744, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofv196.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClostridium difficile infectionDifficile infectionPatient outcomesPopulation-based surveillanceAcute care settingAppropriate antibiotic useEstimates of incidenceMedian ageSubstantial morbidityPositive stoolsMedical recordsRisk factorsAdvanced ageAntibiotic useInfection preventionAntibiotic exposureHome residentsNational incidenceCare settingsPositive specimenNational estimatesIncidenceSpecimen collectionAgeStool
2014
Child, Household, and Caregiver Characteristics Associated with Hospitalization for Influenza Among Children 6–59 Months of Age
Dharan N, Sokolow L, Cheng P, Gargiullo P, Gershman K, Lynfield R, Morin C, Thomas A, Meek J, Farley M, Arnold K, Reingold A, Craig A, Schaffner W, Bennett N, Zansky S, Baumbach J, Lathrop S, Kamimoto L, Shay D. Child, Household, and Caregiver Characteristics Associated with Hospitalization for Influenza Among Children 6–59 Months of Age. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 2014, 33: e141-e150. PMID: 24642518, PMCID: PMC4025593, DOI: 10.1097/inf.0000000000000283.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMonths of ageChildren 6Influenza hospitalizationsInfluenza illnessInfluenza vaccinationMaternal ageRisk factorsSevere outcomesChronic illnessEmerging Infections Program sitesLaboratory-confirmed influenza infectionIndependent risk factorInfluenza-associated hospitalizationsYoung maternal ageCase-control studyConditional logistic regressionYoung childrenHematologic/Influenza immunizationHousehold smokingEligible casesInfluenza infectionNeurologic conditionsEligible controlsMedical records
2011
Children With Asthma Hospitalized With Seasonal or Pandemic Influenza, 2003–2009
Dawood F, Kamimoto L, D'Mello T, Reingold A, Gershman K, Meek J, Arnold K, Farley M, Ryan P, Lynfield R, Morin C, Baumbach J, Zansky S, Bennett N, Thomas A, Schaffner W, Kirschke D, Finelli L. Children With Asthma Hospitalized With Seasonal or Pandemic Influenza, 2003–2009. Pediatrics 2011, 128: e27-e32. PMID: 21646257, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2010-3343.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPandemic H1N1 influenzaAdditional medical conditionsAsthmatic childrenClinical courseInfluenza seasonH1N1 influenzaMedical conditionsLaboratory-confirmed influenzaAsthma exacerbationsRespiratory failureAsthma severityMedian ageInfluenza BInfluenza preventionIntensive careSeasonal influenzaMedical historyMedical recordsInfluenza AInfluenza typeAsthmaInfluenzaCare occurSubstantial proportionComplications
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