2007
Risk Factors for Invasive Pneumococcal Disease among Navajo Adults
Watt J, O'Brien K, Benin A, McCoy S, Donaldson C, Reid R, Schuchat A, Zell E, Hochman M, Santosham M, Whitney C. Risk Factors for Invasive Pneumococcal Disease among Navajo Adults. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2007, 166: 1080-1087. PMID: 17693393, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwm178.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAlcoholismAnalysis of VarianceBody Mass IndexCase-Control StudiesFemaleHeart FailureHumansIndians, North AmericanKidney Failure, ChronicMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPneumococcal InfectionsPopulation SurveillanceProspective StudiesRisk FactorsSocioeconomic FactorsStreptococcus pneumoniaeSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesConceptsInvasive pneumococcal diseaseChronic renal failureCongestive heart failureBody mass indexNavajo adultsGeneral US populationRisk factorsRenal failureSelf-reported alcohol useHeart failurePneumococcal diseaseMass indexRisk of IPDUS populationAlcohol useActive laboratory surveillanceModifiable risk factorsMedical record reviewPopulation attributable fractionFinal multivariable analysisCase-control studyMultivariable analysisRecord reviewAttributable fractionHigh prevalence
2005
Delivering Pneumococcal Vaccine to a High Risk Population: The Navajo Experience
Benin AL, Watt JP, O'Brien KL, Reid R, Zell ER, Katz S, Donaldson C, Schuchat A, Santosham M, Whitney CG. Delivering Pneumococcal Vaccine to a High Risk Population: The Navajo Experience. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics 2005, 1: 66-69. PMID: 17038821, DOI: 10.4161/hv.1.2.1562.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedArizonaCross-Sectional StudiesDelivery of Health CareFemaleHumansImmunization ProgramsIndians, North AmericanMaleMiddle AgedNew MexicoPneumococcal InfectionsPneumococcal VaccinesPopulation SurveillanceRiskSample SizeUnited StatesUnited States Public Health ServiceUtahConceptsIndian Health ServiceVaccine indicationsVaccination programHealth servicesPneumococcal polysaccharide vaccineHealthy People 2010High-risk populationPublic health nursingCross-sectional studyNavajo adultsPneumococcal diseasePneumococcal vaccinePolysaccharide vaccineMedical chartsPreventable diseaseHealth nursingPersons 18Home visitsRisk populationsUniversal health insuranceExcellent delivery systemHealth insuranceNavajo patientsVaccineHigh rate
2004
Invasive Pneumococcal Disease among Navajo Adults, 1989–1998
Watt J, O'Brien K, Benin A, Whitney C, Robinson K, Parkinson A, Reid R, Santosham M. Invasive Pneumococcal Disease among Navajo Adults, 1989–1998. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2004, 38: 496-501. PMID: 14765341, DOI: 10.1086/381198.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultFemaleHumansIndians, North AmericanMaleMiddle AgedPneumococcal InfectionsPopulation SurveillanceStreptococcus pneumoniaeConceptsInvasive pneumococcal diseaseNavajo adultsPneumococcal diseaseEpidemiology of IPDRates of IPDPneumococcal polysaccharide vaccineCase fatality rateGeneral US populationPercent of casesBlack personsPolysaccharide vaccineAnnual incidenceActive surveillanceMedical recordsElevated riskPrevention strategiesUS populationDiseaseCorresponding ratesAdditional researchAdultsUnited StatesRiskPatientsVaccine