2022
Bayesian Model Averaging to Account for Model Uncertainty in Estimates of a Vaccine’s Effectiveness
Oliveira CR, Shapiro ED, Weinberger DM. Bayesian Model Averaging to Account for Model Uncertainty in Estimates of a Vaccine’s Effectiveness. Clinical Epidemiology 2022, 14: 1167-1175. PMID: 36281232, PMCID: PMC9587703, DOI: 10.2147/clep.s378039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVaccine effectiveness studiesCase-control studyConfidence intervalsModel uncertaintyYears of ageBayesian model averaging frameworkResidents of ConnecticutModel selection methodsLyme vaccineVaccine effectivenessVE estimatesPotential confoundersImmunization historyHealthy controlsMedical recordsMultivariable modelingBayesian model averagingPerformance of BMANew vaccinesReal-world settingEffectiveness studiesLyme diseaseBMA frameworkParameter estimationControl of confounding
2021
Unindicated cervical cancer screening in adolescent females within a large healthcare system in the United States
Hosier H, Sheth SS, Oliveira CR, Perley LE, Vash-Margita A. Unindicated cervical cancer screening in adolescent females within a large healthcare system in the United States. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2021, 225: 649.e1-649.e9. PMID: 34256029, PMCID: PMC8633062, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2021.07.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical cancerLarge healthcare systemYears of ageIncidence rateScreening testAdolescent femalesHealthcare systemLarge multihospital health systemCervical cancer screening resultsNew cervical cancer casesCurrent consensus recommendationsHuman papillomavirus testingHuman papillomavirus vaccinationCervical cancer casesCervical cancer screeningMultihospital health systemCancer risk reductionScreening resultsPoisson regression analysisEvidence-based strategiesGuideline nonadherencePapillomavirus vaccinationCytology testingIntraepithelial lesionsProvider factors
2020
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Testing in Children in a Large Regional US Health System During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic.
Peaper DR, Murdzek C, Oliveira CR, Murray TS. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Testing in Children in a Large Regional US Health System During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 2020, 40: 175-181. PMID: 33399431, PMCID: PMC8852689, DOI: 10.1097/inf.0000000000003024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYale New Haven Health SystemSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Syndrome coronavirus 2Subset of childrenPediatric casesHealth systemCycle threshold valuesCoronavirus 2Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) RNACross-sectional time-series studyCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) testingPositive pediatric casesSimilar cycle threshold valuesCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicUpper respiratory tractCoronavirus disease 2019Large health systemYears of ageDisease 2019 pandemicUS health systemAmbulatory locationsVirology resultsAsymptomatic children
2017
Missed opportunities for HPV immunization among young adult women
Oliveira CR, Rock RM, Shapiro ED, Xu X, Lundsberg L, Zhang LB, Gariepy A, Illuzzi JL, Sheth SS. Missed opportunities for HPV immunization among young adult women. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2017, 218: 326.e1-326.e7. PMID: 29223597, PMCID: PMC5924702, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2017.11.602.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman papillomavirus immunizationYoung adult womenGynecology clinicAdult womenMissed clinical opportunitiesVaccine-eligible visitsVaccine-eligible womenHuman papillomavirus vaccineMultivariable logistic regressionCross-sectional studyHospital-based obstetricsYears of ageYoung adult populationSignificant racial disparitiesUrban obstetricsPostpartum visitClinic visitsEligible womenPapillomavirus vaccinePatient characteristicsHPV immunizationHuman papillomavirusAdjusted oddsMedical recordsDifferent vaccines
2016
Influenza-like illness in an urban community of Salvador, Brazil: incidence, seasonality and risk factors
Oliveira CR, Costa GSR, Paploski IAD, Kikuti M, Kasper AM, Silva MMO, Tavares AS, Cruz JS, Queiroz TL, Lima HCAV, Calcagno J, Reis MG, Weinberger DM, Shapiro ED, Ko AI, Ribeiro GS. Influenza-like illness in an urban community of Salvador, Brazil: incidence, seasonality and risk factors. BMC Infectious Diseases 2016, 16: 125. PMID: 26975185, PMCID: PMC4791800, DOI: 10.1186/s12879-016-1456-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfluenza-like illnessYears of ageAcute febrile illnessAnnual incidenceRisk of ILIChildren 5Year oldsIncidence of ILIMean annual incidenceEpidemiology of influenzaCommunity-based surveillanceNegative test resultsSeasonal influenza transmissionILI peakMethodsBetween 2009Febrile illnessSore throatRegression modelsDisease burdenRisk factorsSchool-aged childrenEmergency unitInfluenza transmissionSignificant burdenYoung school-age children