2014
Detection of livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among swine workers in Romania
Huang E, Gurzau AE, Hanson BM, Kates AE, Smith TC, Pettigrew MM, Spinu M, Rabinowitz PM. Detection of livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among swine workers in Romania. Journal Of Infection And Public Health 2014, 7: 323-332. PMID: 24821273, DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2014.03.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgricultureAnimal HusbandryAnimalsCarrier StateFemaleHumansLivestockMaleMethicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusMiddle AgedMolecular TypingNasal MucosaOccupational ExposureOropharynxPrevalenceRomaniaStaphylococcal InfectionsStaphylococcal Protein ASurveys and QuestionnairesSwineConceptsLivestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusLA-MRSASwine workersLivestock workersSpa type t034Commercial pig farmsCommunity-associated MRSA strainsPig farmsDevastating pathogenStaphylococcus aureusFarmsCommercial movementsSubstantial health risksMRSA carriersMRSA colonizationHigh morbidityRisk factorsMRSA strainsHealth statusBiosafety practicesCommunity contactsProduction facilitiesPathogensEpidemiology
2009
Comparison of Sexual Partnership Characteristics and Associations with Inconsistent Condom Use among a Sample of Adolescents and Adult Women Diagnosed with Chlamydia trachomatis
Foulkes HB, Pettigrew MM, Livingston KA, Niccolai LM. Comparison of Sexual Partnership Characteristics and Associations with Inconsistent Condom Use among a Sample of Adolescents and Adult Women Diagnosed with Chlamydia trachomatis. Journal Of Women's Health 2009, 18: 393-399. PMID: 19245304, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2008.0840.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInconsistent condom useCondom useSexual partnershipsPrevalent chlamydia infectionSexual partnership characteristicsPartner age differenceChlamydia infectionMain partnershipsChlamydia trachomatisAdult womenPrevention effortsSexual relationshipsAdolescent femalesPartnership durationFemale adolescentsPartnership characteristicsSample of adolescentsShort durationAdolescentsInfectionWomenDurationType of partner
2006
Predictors for Haemophilus influenzae Colonization, Antibiotic Resistance and for Sharing an Identical Isolate Among Children Attending 16 Licensed Day-Care Centers in Michigan
Barbosa-Cesnik C, Farjo RS, Patel M, Gilsdorf J, McCoy SI, Pettigrew MM, Marrs C, Foxman B. Predictors for Haemophilus influenzae Colonization, Antibiotic Resistance and for Sharing an Identical Isolate Among Children Attending 16 Licensed Day-Care Centers in Michigan. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 2006, 25: 219-223. PMID: 16511383, DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000202130.78540.28.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDay care centersH. influenzae colonizationNontypable H. influenzaeH. influenzaeOtitis mediaColonized childrenAntibiotic resistanceLicensed day care centersSame day care centerHaemophilus influenzae colonizationModifiable risk factorsRisk factor questionnaireH. influenzae isolatesNontypable Haemophilus influenzaeDay care center directorsIdentical isolatesInfluenzae isolatesPacifier useThroat swabsHygiene habitsRisk factorsTobacco smokeImportant causeHaemophilus influenzaeOverall colonization rate
2003
Duration of Breastfeeding, Daycare, and Physician Visits among Infants 6 Months and Younger
Pettigrew MM, Khodaee M, Gillespie B, Schwartz K, Bobo JK, Foxman B. Duration of Breastfeeding, Daycare, and Physician Visits among Infants 6 Months and Younger. Annals Of Epidemiology 2003, 13: 431-435. PMID: 12875801, DOI: 10.1016/s1047-2797(02)00463-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDuration of breastfeedingAdditional childrenInfants 6 monthsHealth care providersFirstborn childrenPhysician visitsWeeks postpartumMonths postpartumBirthing centerCare providersBreastfeedingNumber of childrenAdditional weeksMailed questionnaireInfantsWomenChildrenPostpartumDurationVisitsMonthsDaycareSuburban DetroitIllnessWeeks