2022
Prevalence of Chronic Diseases, Depression, and Stress Among US Childcare Professionals During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Elharake JA, Shafiq M, Cobanoglu A, Malik AA, Klotz M, Humphries JE, Murray T, Patel KM, Wilkinson D, Yildirim I, Diaz R, Rojas R, Cohen A, Lee A, Omer SB, Gilliam WS. Prevalence of Chronic Diseases, Depression, and Stress Among US Childcare Professionals During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Preventing Chronic Disease 2022, 19: e61. PMID: 36137183, PMCID: PMC9541678, DOI: 10.5888/pcd19.220132.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysical health conditionsMental healthHealth conditionsChronic diseasesDepression ratesCOVID-19 pandemicSex/gender disparityPublic health officialsChildcare professionalsSevere asthmaHeart diseaseUS adultsAsthma ratesSociodemographic characteristicsHealth officialsDepressionDiseaseNational representativenessLinear regression modelsPrevalenceHealthRegression modelsPandemicProfessionalsGender disparities
2018
Babesiosis-associated Splenic Rupture: Case Series From a Hyperendemic Region
Patel KM, Johnson JE, Reece R, Mermel LA. Babesiosis-associated Splenic Rupture: Case Series From a Hyperendemic Region. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2018, 69: 1212-1217. PMID: 30541016, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciy1060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSplenic ruptureComplication of babesiosisEnd-organ dysfunctionRetrospective chart reviewSpontaneous splenic ruptureHigh prevalence areasChart reviewSevere complicationsCase seriesSplenic involvementHealthy patientsHyperendemic regionSplenic histiocytesBabesiosis casesComplicationsPatientsRuptureBabesiosisHistiocytesDysfunctionParasitemiaErythrophagocytosisCases