2024
Syndromic Surveillance Tracks COVID-19 Cases in University and County Settings: Retrospective Observational Study
Wass L, Hoare D, Smits G, Osman M, Zhang N, Klepack W, Parrilla L, Busche J, Clarkberg M, Basu S, Cazer C. Syndromic Surveillance Tracks COVID-19 Cases in University and County Settings: Retrospective Observational Study. JMIR Public Health And Surveillance 2024, 10: e54551. PMID: 38952000, PMCID: PMC11220726, DOI: 10.2196/54551.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19-like illnessSyndromic surveillanceCounty Health DepartmentSARS-CoV-2 test positivityCounty settingsMiddle-income countriesLow-resource settingsCounty levelReport surveillance dataHealth departmentsTest positivity rateLinear regression modelsPositive test rateTesting ratesCOVID-19 casesSelf-reportSymptom reportingCOVID-19 riskCOVID-19 testingCOVID-19Negative binomial modelRetrospective observational studyTest positivityCOVID-19 surveillanceObservational study
2019
Investigating Pneumonia Etiology Among Refugees and the Lebanese population (PEARL): A study protocol
Kesteman T, Ghassani A, Hajjar C, Picot V, Osman M, Alnajjar Z, Komurian-Pradel F, Messaoudi M, Pouzol S, Group P, Soulaiman H, Vanhems P, Ramilo O, Karam-Sarkis D, Najjar-Pellet J, Hamze M, Endtz H. Investigating Pneumonia Etiology Among Refugees and the Lebanese population (PEARL): A study protocol. Gates Open Research 2019, 2: 19. PMID: 33103065, PMCID: PMC7569241, DOI: 10.12688/gatesopenres.12811.2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommunity-acquired pneumoniaPneumonia etiologyEtiology of CAPCase managementEtiology of pneumoniaOriginal observational studiesAntimicrobial stewardship interventionsViral etiological agentsCase-control studyPrimary healthcare facilitiesAppropriate case managementRespiratory pathogen transmissionCause of mortalityStewardship interventionsClinical progressionNasopharyngeal swabsClinical pathology laboratoryStudy protocolCAP casesRespiratory tractHost leukocytesObservational studyBlood samplesEtiologyLebanese population
2018
Investigating Pneumonia Etiology Among Refugees and the Lebanese population (PEARL): A study protocol
Kesteman T, Ghassani A, Hajjar C, Picot V, Osman M, Alnajjar Z, Komurian-Pradel F, Messaoudi M, Soulaiman H, Vanhems P, Ramilo O, Karam-Sarkis D, Najjar-Pellet J, Hamze M, Endtz H. Investigating Pneumonia Etiology Among Refugees and the Lebanese population (PEARL): A study protocol. Gates Open Research 2018, 2: 19. DOI: 10.12688/gatesopenres.12811.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPneumonia etiologyCase managementEtiology of CAPEtiology of pneumoniaOriginal observational studiesAntimicrobial stewardship interventionsViral etiological agentsCase-control studyPrimary healthcare facilitiesAppropriate case managementRespiratory pathogen transmissionCause of mortalityStewardship interventionsClinical progressionNasopharyngeal swabsClinical pathology laboratoryStudy protocolCAP casesRespiratory tractHost leukocytesObservational studyBlood samplesEtiologyLebanese populationPathology laboratory