2024
Sinusitis and Rhinitis Among United States Veterans Deployed to Southwest Asia and Afghanistan Post 9/11
Maccarone J, Redlich C, Timmons A, Korpak 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, Wendt C, Wongtrakool C, Wan E, Blanc P, Garshick E. Sinusitis and Rhinitis Among United States Veterans Deployed to Southwest Asia and Afghanistan Post 9/11. Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology Global 2024, 100367. DOI: 10.1016/j.jacig.2024.100367.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOdds ratioIncreased risk of rhinitisVeterans Affairs (VA) medical centersExposure categoriesInterviewer-administered questionnaireRisk of rhinitisPost-9/11 veteransPost-deployment veteransPost-deploymentAssociated with rhinitisDeployment-related exposuresDeployment exposuresSelf-reportLogistic regressionVeteransMedical CenterIncreased riskSmokingParticipantsClinical evaluationOrdinal scoresPost-9/11Duration of exposureRhinitisToxicant exposure
2021
Associations of SARS-CoV-2 serum IgG with occupation and demographics of military personnel
Zell J, Wisnewski AV, Liu J, Klein J, Lucas C, Slade M, Iwasaki A, Redlich CA. Associations of SARS-CoV-2 serum IgG with occupation and demographics of military personnel. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0251114. PMID: 34460832, PMCID: PMC8405017, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0251114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2Live SARS-CoV-2Moderate SARS-CoV-2SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalenceWork-related risk factorsTransportation-related occupationsSerum IgG levelsAntigen-specific IgGIgG seropositivity rateBiomarkers of infectionSARS-CoV-2 spikeCOVID-19 exposureUS National Guard soldiersMilitary personnelIgG levelsSeropositivity rateHumoral responseSerum IgGViral exposureBlack raceRisk factorsOdds ratioStudy populationNational Guard soldiersDemographic data