2010
Influenza Testing and Antiviral Prescribing Practices Among Emergency Department Clinicians in 9 States During the 2006 to 2007 Influenza Season
Mueller M, Smith P, Baumbach J, Palumbo J, Meek J, Gershman K, Vandermeer M, Thomas A, Long C, Belflower R, Spina N, Martin K, Lynfield R, Openo K, Kirley P, Pasutti L, Barnes B, Schaffner W, Kamimoto L. Influenza Testing and Antiviral Prescribing Practices Among Emergency Department Clinicians in 9 States During the 2006 to 2007 Influenza Season. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2010, 55: 32-39. PMID: 20116012, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2009.09.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency department cliniciansInfluenza testingAntiviral medicationsInfluenza seasonED cliniciansClinician testingTreatment decisionsEmerging Infections Program NetworkTreatment practicesInfections Program NetworkInfluenza-associated hospitalizationsType of hospitalFirst-line providersInfluenza medicationsAntiviral useTreatment guidelinesHospital EDPrescribing practicesHospital testingInfluenza diseaseActive surveillanceClinical guidelinesClinicians' perceptionsHospital typeMedications
2008
Unexplained Deaths in Connecticut, 2002–2003:Failure to Consider Category A Bioterrorism Agents in Differential Diagnoses
Palumbo JP, Meek JI, Fazio DM, Turner SB, Hadler JL, Sofair AN. Unexplained Deaths in Connecticut, 2002–2003:Failure to Consider Category A Bioterrorism Agents in Differential Diagnoses. Disaster Medicine And Public Health Preparedness 2008, 2: 87-94. PMID: 18525371, DOI: 10.1097/dmp.0b013e318161315b.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfectious deathUnexplained deathDifferential diagnosisConnecticut death certificatesInitial casesEmergency department cliniciansBioterrorism agentsCategory A Bioterrorism AgentsClinical presentationClinician educationDeath certificatesDiagnostic testingSurveillance strategiesConnecticut physiciansFirst lineDeathChart informationDiagnosisTularemiaBioterrorism attackBioterrorist attackSmallpoxAnthraxBotulismSerology