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
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
2015
Training in Infectious Disease Epidemiology through the Emerging Infections Program Sites - Volume 21, Number 9—September 2015 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Vugia DJ, Meek JI, Danila RN, Jones TF, Schaffner W, Baumbach J, Lathrop S, Farley MM, Tobin-D'Angelo M, Miller L, Harrison LH, Bennett NM, Cieslak PR, Cartter ML, Reingold AL. Training in Infectious Disease Epidemiology through the Emerging Infections Program Sites - Volume 21, Number 9—September 2015 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2015, 21: 1516-1519. PMID: 26291924, PMCID: PMC4550163, DOI: 10.3201/eid2109.150443.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmerging Infections ProgramInfectious disease epidemiologyInfectious Diseases journal - CDCHealth care partnersLocal health departmentsLocal public healthDisease epidemiologyInfectious disease surveillancePeer-reviewed journalsEpidemiologic projectInfections ProgramUS CentersEIP sitesHealth departmentsCare partnersDisease controlDisease surveillancePublic healthEpidemiologyConference presentationsTrainee projectsProgram's inceptionExtent of trainingPresentationTraining opportunitiesEmerging Infections Program—State Health Department Perspective - Volume 21, Number 9—September 2015 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Hadler JL, Danila RN, Cieslak PR, Meek JI, Schaffner W, Smith KE, Cartter ML, Harrison LH, Vugia DJ, Lynfield R. Emerging Infections Program—State Health Department Perspective - Volume 21, Number 9—September 2015 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2015, 21: 1510-1515. PMID: 26289952, PMCID: PMC4550133, DOI: 10.3201/eid2109.150428.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmerging Infections ProgramEIP sitesHealth departmentsDisease controlActive population-based surveillanceInfectious Diseases journal - CDCPopulation-based surveillanceState health departmentsPublic health challengeInfectious disease issuesPublic health programsInfections ProgramAcademic centersHealth programsHealth challengesPrevention fundsDepartment perspectiveDisease issuesDepartmentCenterPreventionPneumonia among adults hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed seasonal influenza virus infection—United States, 2005–2008
Garg S, Jain S, Dawood FS, Jhung M, Pérez A, D’Mello T, Reingold A, Gershman K, Meek J, Arnold KE, Farley MM, Ryan P, Lynfield R, Morin C, Baumbach J, Hancock EB, Zansky S, Bennett N, Thomas A, Schaffner W, Finelli L. Pneumonia among adults hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed seasonal influenza virus infection—United States, 2005–2008. BMC Infectious Diseases 2015, 15: 369. PMID: 26307108, PMCID: PMC4550040, DOI: 10.1186/s12879-015-1004-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntensive care unit admissionSeasonal influenza virus infectionICD-9-CM codesCertain underlying conditionsEmerging Infections ProgramCare unit admissionLaboratory-confirmed influenzaInfluenza virus infectionCause of deathCXR infiltrateUnit admissionICU admissionOlder patientsMechanical ventilationMultivariable analysisUnderlying conditionInfections ProgramChest radiographsVirus infectionPneumoniaSummary diagnosisInfectious diseasesInfluenzaPatientsAdults
2011
Association Between Use of Statins and Mortality Among Patients Hospitalized With Laboratory-Confirmed Influenza Virus Infections: A Multistate Study
Vandermeer M, Thomas A, Kamimoto L, Reingold A, Gershman K, Meek J, Farley M, Ryan P, Lynfield R, Baumbach J, Schaffner W, Bennett N, Zansky S. Association Between Use of Statins and Mortality Among Patients Hospitalized With Laboratory-Confirmed Influenza Virus Infections: A Multistate Study. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2011, 205: 13-19. PMID: 22170954, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jir695.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmerging Infections ProgramLaboratory-confirmed influenzaInfluenza virus infectionVirus infectionPrevention's Emerging Infections ProgramMultivariable logistic regression modelInfluenza-related deathsChronic lung diseaseUse of statinsAdministration of statinsRisk of mortalityLogistic regression modelsProtective oddsHospitalized adultsInfluenza testsInfluenza vaccinationStatin useInfluenza seasonRenal diseaseAntiviral administrationImmunomodulatory effectsLung diseaseActive surveillanceInfections ProgramStatinsSeasonal and 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus infection during pregnancy: a population-based study of hospitalized cases
Creanga A, Kamimoto L, Newsome K, D'Mello T, Jamieson D, Zotti M, Arnold K, Baumbach J, Bennett N, Farley M, Gershman K, Kirschke D, Lynfield R, Meek J, Morin C, Reingold A, Ryan P, Schaffner W, Thomas A, Zansky S, Finelli L, Honein M. Seasonal and 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus infection during pregnancy: a population-based study of hospitalized cases. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2011, 204: s38-s45. PMID: 21507375, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2011.02.037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReproductive-aged womenPandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus infectionInfluenza A Virus InfectionA virus infectionPregnant womenPandemic influenzaVirus infectionExact testEmerging Infections ProgramPandemic influenza casesUnderlying medical conditionsPopulation-based studyPopulation-based dataFisher's exact testInfluenza vaccinationNonpregnant womenAntiviral treatmentSeasonal influenzaInfections ProgramInfluenza casesMedical conditionsPregnancyWomenInfluenzaSignificant proportion