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Prevalence of Chronic Diseases, Depression, and Stress Among US Childcare Professionals During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Elharake JA, Shafiq M, Cobanoglu A, Malik AA, Klotz M, Humphries JE, Murray T, Patel KM, Wilkinson D, Yildirim I, Diaz R, Rojas R, Cohen A, Lee A, Omer SB, Gilliam WS. Prevalence of Chronic Diseases, Depression, and Stress Among US Childcare Professionals During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Preventing Chronic Disease 2022, 19: e61. PMID: 36137183, PMCID: PMC9541678, DOI: 10.5888/pcd19.220132.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysical health conditionsMental healthHealth conditionsChronic diseasesDepression ratesCOVID-19 pandemicSex/gender disparityPublic health officialsChildcare professionalsSevere asthmaHeart diseaseUS adultsAsthma ratesSociodemographic characteristicsHealth officialsDepressionDiseaseNational representativenessLinear regression modelsPrevalenceHealthRegression modelsPandemicProfessionalsGender disparities
2024
Leveraging real-world Data from administrative claims and medical records to inform safety and effectiveness of piperacillin-tazobactam in the Management of Pediatric Hospital Acquired Pneumonia
Blumenstock J, Faerber J, Menon M, Lawler R, Downes K, Kratz E, Erickson K, Haltzman-Cassenti B, Yildirim I, Hussaini L, Elmontser M, Sederdahl B, Hahn A, Thomson J, Newland J, Terrill C, Bradley J, Zachariah P, Younus M, Mo J, Wible M, Tawadrous M, Fisher B. Leveraging real-world Data from administrative claims and medical records to inform safety and effectiveness of piperacillin-tazobactam in the Management of Pediatric Hospital Acquired Pneumonia. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2024, kwae251. PMID: 39108170, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwae251.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIncidence rate ratiosPediatric Health Information SystemHospital-acquired pneumoniaMedical recordsHealth information systemsPoisson regression modelsBetween-group differencesStudy combined dataEffects of medicationAdministrative claimsRate ratiosClinical improvementSecondary outcomesBetween-groupEffect of piperacillin-tazobactamComparative riskReal World DataHospital acquired pneumoniaRegression modelsTreating hospital-acquired pneumoniaOff-label settingCIPediatric institutionControlled studiesPiperacillin-tazobactam
2021
Serotype Distribution of Remaining Pneumococcal Meningitis in the Mature PCV10/13 Period: Findings from the PSERENADE Project
Garcia Quesada M, Yang Y, Bennett JC, Hayford K, Zeger SL, Feikin DR, Peterson ME, Cohen AL, Almeida SCG, Ampofo K, Ang M, Bar-Zeev N, Bruce MG, Camilli R, Chanto Chacón G, Ciruela P, Cohen C, Corcoran M, Dagan R, De Wals P, Desmet S, Diawara I, Gierke R, Guevara M, Hammitt LL, Hilty M, Ho PL, Jayasinghe S, Kleynhans J, Kristinsson KG, Ladhani SN, McGeer A, Mwenda JM, Nuorti JP, Oishi K, Ricketson LJ, Sanz JC, Savrasova L, Setchanova LP, Smith A, Valentiner-Branth P, Valenzuela MT, van der Linden M, van Sorge NM, Varon E, Winje BA, Yildirim I, Zintgraff J, Knoll MD, . Serotype Distribution of Remaining Pneumococcal Meningitis in the Mature PCV10/13 Period: Findings from the PSERENADE Project. Microorganisms 2021, 9: 738. PMID: 33916227, PMCID: PMC8066874, DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9040738.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigher-valency PCVsPneumococcal meningitisSerotype distributionPneumococcal meningitis incidencePneumococcal serotype replacementAfrican meningitis beltPneumococcal meningitis casesYears of agePCV13 typesSerotype replacementMeningitis casesVaccine introductionMeningitis beltMeningitis incidenceVaccination programInvestigational productMeningitisSerotype 3SerotypesPCVRegression modelsAgeYearsPCV10/13PCV10
2018
2280. Antibiotic Exposure Does Not Impact Serological Responses to Rotavirus Vaccination
Anderson E, Lopman B, Yi J, Yildirim I, Creech C, El-Khorazaty J, Shane A, Edwards K. 2280. Antibiotic Exposure Does Not Impact Serological Responses to Rotavirus Vaccination. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2018, 5: s675-s676. PMCID: PMC6255677, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofy210.1933.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGeometric mean titersAntibiotic exposureLogistic regression modelsRV vaccinesMultivariable logistic regression modelConcomitant antibiotic useRV immunizationLast doseVaccine doseVaccine groupImmunized childrenPrimary outcomeRotavirus immunizationAntibiotic administrationMean titersRegression modelsVaccine dosesSerological responseTreatment allocationAntibiotic useInclusion criteriaVaccine studiesImmune responseTreatment groupsSeroresponses