2021
Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection Burden and Epidemiologic Risk Factors in Countries With Universal Screening
Ssentongo P, Hehnly C, Birungi P, Roach M, Spady J, Fronterre C, Wang M, Murray-Kolb L, Al-Shaar L, Chinchilli V, Broach J, Ericson J, Schiff S. Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection Burden and Epidemiologic Risk Factors in Countries With Universal Screening. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2120736. PMID: 34424308, PMCID: PMC8383138, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.20736.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrevalence of cCMVHigh-income countriesBirth prevalenceUniversal screeningInfection burdenHIV prevalenceRisk factorsBlood samplesCommon congenital infectionMaternal CMV seroprevalenceCongenital cytomegalovirus infectionEpidemiologic risk factorsPooled overall prevalenceNewcastle-Ottawa ScaleSystematic Reviews databasesMeta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelinesPooled birth prevalenceMEDLINE/PubMedPreferred Reporting ItemsLow socioeconomic statusWorld Bank income levelsLower ratesCMV seroprevalenceCongenital infectionCohort study
2016
Prevalence and correlates of MRSA and MSSA nasal carriage at a Ugandan regional referral hospital
Bebell L, Ayebare A, Boum Y, Siedner M, Bazira J, Schiff S, Metlay J, Bangsberg D, Ttendo S, Firth P. Prevalence and correlates of MRSA and MSSA nasal carriage at a Ugandan regional referral hospital. Journal Of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 2016, 72: 888-892. PMID: 27999030, PMCID: PMC5890783, DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkw472.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMRSA carriageMSSA carriersSA carriageNasal carriageAntibiotic useStaphylococcus aureusOpen woundsMRSA nasal carriage prevalenceUgandan Regional Referral HospitalMultivariable logistic regression analysisMSSA nasal carriageNasal carriage prevalenceSurgical ward admissionRegional Referral HospitalMRSA nasal carriageCurrent antibiotic useLogistic regression analysisResource-limited settingsMRSA carriersSA infectionsWard admissionHIV infectionReferral hospitalCarriage prevalenceAnterior nares