2022
2209. RSV-associated Hospitalizations in Adults Aged ≥18 Years and the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States, October 2018 – February 2022
Havers F, Whitaker M, Pham H, Anglin O, Milucky J, Patel K, Kirley P, Austin E, Meek J, Anderson E, Monroe M, Brown C, Bye E, Pacheco F, Barney G, Cafferky V, Sutton M, Talbot K, Chatelain R, Gerber S, Langley G, Kim L, Taylor C. 2209. RSV-associated Hospitalizations in Adults Aged ≥18 Years and the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States, October 2018 – February 2022. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2022, 9: ofac492.1828. PMCID: PMC9752662, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofac492.1828.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRespiratory syncytial virusLaboratory-confirmed respiratory syncytial virusPre-pandemic seasonsNonpharmaceutical interventionsRSV circulationCDC's Emerging Infections ProgramPopulation-based surveillance systemCOVID-19 pandemicGrant/research supportAdults AgedSyncytial virusClinical trialsInfections ProgramHospitalizationRSV seasonalitySignificant causeOlder adultsAdultsCase countsCOVID-19Safety monitoringSurveillance networkSurveillance systemContinued monitoringUnited States
2021
Surveillance of Candidemia in Connecticut: An Epidemiological Comparison Between Two Periods
Gleason-Vergados J, Banach D, Clogher P, Meek J. Surveillance of Candidemia in Connecticut: An Epidemiological Comparison Between Two Periods. Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology 2021, 1: s79-s80. PMCID: PMC9551423, DOI: 10.1017/ash.2021.156.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmerging Infections ProgramEpidemiology of candidemiaCentral venous cathetersCommunity-onset infectionsVenous cathetersBlood culturesConnecticut residentsCDC's Emerging Infections ProgramCommon bloodstream infectionState-wide surveillanceExtended hospital stayIntravenous drug useAttributable mortality rateLength of stayPositive blood culturesCase report formsHigh treatment costsCandidemia managementCandidemia episodesHospital stayRecent surgeryPatient demographicsHospitalized patientsSignificant morbidityBloodstream infections
2018
482. Association between Socioeconomic Status Factors and Incidence of Community-Associated Clostridium difficile Infection Utilizing Factor Analysis—United States, 2014–2015
Skrobarcek K, Mu Y, Ahern J, Beldavs Z, Brousseau G, Dumyati G, Farley M, Holzbauer S, Kainer M, Meek J, Perlmutter R, Phipps E, Winston L, Guh A. 482. Association between Socioeconomic Status Factors and Incidence of Community-Associated Clostridium difficile Infection Utilizing Factor Analysis—United States, 2014–2015. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2018, 5: s179-s179. PMCID: PMC6253049, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofy210.491.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClostridium difficile infectionEmerging Infections ProgramSocioeconomic status factorsCDC's Emerging Infections ProgramCA-CDI casesCDI risk factorsSES variablesDays of hospitalizationHealthcare-associated infectionsLow-income areasStatus factorsLow incomeMultivariable analysisCA-CDICDI surveillanceDifficile infectionRisk factorsIncidence rateInfections ProgramPositive testPrevention strategiesCensus tractsHealth disparitiesSocial determinantsHealth resources