2023
Characterizing healthcare worker attitudes toward the bivalent COVID-19 booster
Willebrand K, Fredrick J, Pischel L, Patel K, Roberts S, Murray T, Martinello R. Characterizing healthcare worker attitudes toward the bivalent COVID-19 booster. Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology 2023, 3: s56-s57. PMCID: PMC10594485, DOI: 10.1017/ash.2023.300.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBooster doseBehavioral health unitHealthcare workersHealth unitsCOVID-19COVID-19 outbreakInpatient behavioral health unitFirst booster dosePrimary vaccination seriesCOVID-19 vaccinationCOVID-19 exposureBehavioral health settingsMonovalent vaccinationVaccination seriesBooster dosesBooster vaccineComplete responsePrevious vaccinationVaccine uptakeHealth HospitalGeneral populationSide effectsPsychiatric hospitalHealth settingsDemographic data
2022
Implementation of Pre-Admission Caregiver Testing for COVID-19.
He M, Peaper DR, Murray T, Ciaburri R, Doyle J, Loyal J. Implementation of Pre-Admission Caregiver Testing for COVID-19. Hospital Pediatrics 2022, 12: e326-e329. PMID: 36047308, DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2022-006715.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 testingPatient cohortingSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmissionBed capacityCohorting of patientsInpatient pediatric admissionsCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) transmissionTertiary children's hospitalPediatric emergency departmentCOVID-19 positivityCOVID-19Procedural admissionsIsolation precautionsAsymptomatic adultsNegative childrenOverall incidencePediatric admissionsChildren's HospitalEmergency departmentHospitalized childrenDirect admissionInfection preventionOverall bed capacityInpatient unitPositive testRelationship between the use of nonpharmaceutical interventions and COVID-19 vaccination among U.S. child care providers: A prospective cohort study
Patel KM, Shafiq M, Malik AA, Cobanoglu A, Klotz M, Eric Humphries J, Lee A, Murray T, Wilkinson D, Yildirim I, Elharake JA, Diaz R, Rojas R, Kuperwajs Cohen A, Omer SB, Gilliam WS. Relationship between the use of nonpharmaceutical interventions and COVID-19 vaccination among U.S. child care providers: A prospective cohort study. Vaccine 2022, 40: 4098-4104. PMID: 35660329, PMCID: PMC9135692, DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2022.05.064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 vaccinationProspective cohort studyCare providersNonpharmaceutical interventionsChild care providersCohort studyLikelihood of vaccinationPreventative health behaviorsVaccinationHealth behaviorsCare programMandatory vaccinationSignificant associationVaccine mandatesDistrict of ColumbiaLarge healthInterventionPandemic controlCOVID-19Child care programsProvidersEmail surveyNonadherenceMeasuresAssociation of Child Masking With COVID-19–Related Closures in US Childcare Programs
Murray TS, Malik AA, Shafiq M, Lee A, Harris C, Klotz M, Humphries JE, Patel KM, Wilkinson D, Yildirim I, Elharake JA, Diaz R, Reyes C, Omer SB, Gilliam WS. Association of Child Masking With COVID-19–Related Closures in US Childcare Programs. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2141227. PMID: 35084484, PMCID: PMC8796014, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.41227.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 casesLower riskImportant public health policy implicationsCOVID-19-related closuresPublic health policy implicationsChildren 2 yearsElectronic survey studyCenter-based childcare programsHealth policy implicationsSARS-CoV-2Survey studyChildcare professionalsMAIN OUTCOMEProgram closureHealth policyStudy periodRobust SEsBaselineChildcare programsCOVID-19Young childrenChildcare settingsChildrenPhysical distancingAssociation
2021
COVID-19 Transmission in US Child Care Programs
Gilliam WS, Malik AA, Shafiq M, Klotz M, Reyes C, Humphries JE, Murray T, Elharake JA, Wilkinson D, Omer SB. COVID-19 Transmission in US Child Care Programs. Pediatrics 2021, 147: e2020031971. PMID: 33055228, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2020-031971.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCare programCOVID-19 transmissionCare providersCOVID-19Child care programsChild care providersPropensity score-matched case-control analysisCOVID-19 outcomesLogistic regression analysisCase-control analysisUS COVID-19 pandemicChild carePotential confoundersElevated riskHome-based providersCareUS pandemicRegression analysisCOVID-19 pandemicDegree of exposureExposureMonthsOutcomesEarly monthsProviders