2021
COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake Among US Child Care Providers
Patel KM, Malik AA, Lee A, Klotz M, Humphries JE, Murray T, Wilkinson D, Shafiq M, Yildirim I, Elharake JA, Diaz R, Reyes C, Omer SB, Gilliam WS. COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake Among US Child Care Providers. Pediatrics 2021, 148: e2021053813. PMID: 34452977, PMCID: PMC9277775, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2021-053813.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 vaccine uptakeVaccine uptakeCare providersChild care providersVaccination ratesSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Adult populationState public health leadersUS general adult populationAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2General US adult populationRespiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Home-based child care programsSyndrome coronavirus 2US adult populationGeneral adult populationCross-sectional surveyPublic health implicationsPublic health leadersAnnual household incomeCoronavirus 2Care settingsInclusion criteriaCare programChild care settings
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