2023
Chronic respiratory symptoms following deployment-related occupational and environmental exposures among US veterans
Garshick E, Redlich C, Korpak A, Timmons A, Smith N, Nakayama K, Baird C, Ciminera P, Kheradmand F, Fan V, Hart J, Koutrakis P, Kuschner W, Ioachimescu O, Jerrett M, Montgrain P, Proctor S, Wan E, Wendt C, Wongtrakool C, Blanc P. Chronic respiratory symptoms following deployment-related occupational and environmental exposures among US veterans. Occupational And Environmental Medicine 2023, 81: 59-65. PMID: 37968126, PMCID: PMC10872566, DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2023-109146.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic respiratory symptomsRespiratory symptomsUS veteransPit smokeChronic bronchitisInhalational exposureInterviewer-administered questionnaireCross-sectional studySmoke exposureHeavy exposureVGDFDeployment exposuresSymptomsExposure itemsItem reductionEnvironmental exposuresScore incrementsWheezeBronchitisExposure frequencyVeteransExposureLogit linkMonthsSmokeCOVID-19 Infections and Predictors of Sickness Related Absences Among Healthcare Workers
Sakr C, Fakih L, Melhem N, Fakhreddine M, Musharrafieh U, Banna H, Doudakian R, Zahreddine N, Tannous J, Kanj S, Slade M, Redlich C, Rahme D. COVID-19 Infections and Predictors of Sickness Related Absences Among Healthcare Workers. Journal Of Occupational And Environmental Medicine 2023, 65: 590-594. PMID: 37015731, PMCID: PMC10332510, DOI: 10.1097/jom.0000000000002857.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 infectionHealthcare workersSick leave daysLeave daysSick leaveCross-sectional study designMonths of infectionLonger sick leaveCOVID-19Public health interventionsRegression analysisLinear regression analysisHealth interventionsStudy designInfectionSick leavesRelated absencesFuture pandemicsCOVID-19 pandemicPredictorsPandemicDaysLeaveNursesMonths
2022
Changes Over Time in COVID-19 Incidence, Vaccinations, Serum Spike IgG, and Viral Neutralizing Potential Among Individuals From a North American Gaming Venue
Wisnewski AV, Cantley L, Luna J, Liu J, Smith RF, Hager K, Redlich CA. Changes Over Time in COVID-19 Incidence, Vaccinations, Serum Spike IgG, and Viral Neutralizing Potential Among Individuals From a North American Gaming Venue. Journal Of Occupational And Environmental Medicine 2022, 64: 788-796. PMID: 36054278, PMCID: PMC9426317, DOI: 10.1097/jom.0000000000002617.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOccupational risk factorsCOVID-19 historyRisk factorsAnti-spike IgG levelsIndividual humoral responsesSerum antiviral antibodiesCOVID-19 vaccinationEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayCOVID-19 ratesCOVID-19 incidenceSpike IgGVaccine nonrespondersVaccination statusIgG levelsVaccine responsesVaccine typesAntiviral antibodiesHumoral responseCOVID-19 casesVaccine availabilityImmunosorbent assayVaccinationInfectionMonthsParticipants
1990
Liver injury in workers exposed to dimethylformamide.
Fleming L, Shalat S, Redlich C. Liver injury in workers exposed to dimethylformamide. Scandinavian Journal Of Work, Environment & Health 1990, 16: 289-92. PMID: 2389137, DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.1782.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsToxic liver diseaseGlutamic pyruvic transaminaseLiver diseasePyruvic transaminaseOxaloacetic transaminaseSerum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminaseSerum glutamic pyruvic transaminaseGlutamic oxaloacetic transaminaseLiver transaminasesLiver injuryUnexposed groupOriginal epidemicUnexposed subjectsMedical surveillanceEpidemic clustersOccupational diseasesFurther casesTransaminaseDiseaseCausative agentSignificant differencesPopulationInjuryOccupational clustersMonths