2023
Application of Phylodynamic Tools to Inform the Public Health Response to COVID-19: Qualitative Analysis of Expert Opinions
Rich S, Richards V, Mavian C, Magalis B, Grubaugh N, Rasmussen S, Dellicour S, Vrancken B, Carrington C, Fisk-Hoffman R, Danso-Odei D, Chacreton D, Shapiro J, Seraphin M, Hepp C, Black A, Dennis A, Trovão N, Vandamme A, Rasmussen A, Lauzardo M, Dean N, Salemi M, Prosperi M. Application of Phylodynamic Tools to Inform the Public Health Response to COVID-19: Qualitative Analysis of Expert Opinions. JMIR Formative Research 2023, 7: e39409. PMID: 36848460, PMCID: PMC10131930, DOI: 10.2196/39409.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPublic health responsePublic health practitionersPublic health partnershipsHealth responseHealth practitionersCOVID-19Public healthSARS-CoV-2 genomic epidemiologyInfectious disease expertsSARS-CoV-2 pandemicHealth partnershipsFocus groupsPandemic responsePublic health professionalsVaccination eraPrecision public healthDisease expertsHealth professionalsEpidemiological investigationsInfectious diseasesMolecular epidemiologistsViral genomic dataFuture outbreaksCOVID-19 responseStrain emergence
2022
An outbreak of SARS‐CoV‐2 on a transplant unit in the early vaccination era
Roberts SC, Palacios C, Grubaugh ND, Alpert T, Ott IM, Breban MI, Initiative Y, Martinello RA, Smith C, Davis MW, Mcmanus D, Tirmizi S, Topal JE, Azar MM, Malinis M. An outbreak of SARS‐CoV‐2 on a transplant unit in the early vaccination era. Transplant Infectious Disease 2022, 24: e13782. PMID: 34969164, DOI: 10.1111/tid.13782.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2Infection prevention practicesSARS-CoV-2 outbreakTransplant unitCOVID-19-associated morbiditySolid organ transplant recipientsSARS-CoV-2 vaccinationPrevention practicesHospital day 18Potential index casesOrgan transplant recipientsInfection prevention behaviorsMonoclonal antibody therapyCOVID-19SARS-CoV-2 clustersHospital staff membersWhole-genome sequencingAsymptomatic patientsTransplant recipientsPositive patientsAtypical presentationImmunocompromised patientsAntibody therapyVaccination eraDisease progression