2020
Risk Factors for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)–Associated Hospitalization: COVID-19–Associated Hospitalization Surveillance Network and Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Ko JY, Danielson ML, Town M, Derado G, Greenlund KJ, Kirley PD, Alden NB, Yousey-Hindes K, Anderson EJ, Ryan PA, Kim S, Lynfield R, Torres SM, Barney GR, Bennett NM, Sutton M, Talbot HK, Hill M, Hall AJ, Fry AM, Garg S, Kim L, Whitaker M, O’Halloran A, Holstein R, Garvin W, Chai S, Kawasaki B, Meek J, Openo K, Monroe M, Henderson J, Como-Sabetti K, Davis S, Spina N, Felsen C, West N, Schaffner W, George A. Risk Factors for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)–Associated Hospitalization: COVID-19–Associated Hospitalization Surveillance Network and Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2020, 72: e695-e703. PMID: 32945846, PMCID: PMC7543371, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1419.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19-Associated Hospitalization Surveillance NetworkCOVID-19-associated hospitalizationChronic kidney diseaseHospitalization ratesRace/ethnicitySevere obesityKidney diseaseRisk factorsMedical conditionsLaboratory-confirmed COVID-19Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemRisk Factor Surveillance SystemHigher hospitalization riskRace/ethnicity strataHistory of strokeObstructive pulmonary diseaseUnderlying medical conditionsCoronary artery diseaseHigher hospitalization ratesCommunity-dwelling adultsCoronavirus disease 2019Surveillance networkPoisson regression modelsSurveillance systemAcute Cardiovascular Events Associated With Influenza in Hospitalized Adults : A Cross-sectional Study.
Chow EJ, Rolfes MA, O'Halloran A, Anderson EJ, Bennett NM, Billing L, Chai S, Dufort E, Herlihy R, Kim S, Lynfield R, McMullen C, Monroe ML, Schaffner W, Spencer M, Talbot HK, Thomas A, Yousey-Hindes K, Reed C, Garg S. Acute Cardiovascular Events Associated With Influenza in Hospitalized Adults : A Cross-sectional Study. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2020, 173: 605-613. PMID: 32833488, PMCID: PMC8097760, DOI: 10.7326/m20-1509.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute ischemic heart diseaseAcute heart failureAcute cardiovascular eventsLaboratory-confirmed influenzaCardiovascular eventsCross-sectional studyInfluenza vaccinationDischarge codesInfluenza testingChronic conditionsTobacco useInfluenza Hospitalization Surveillance NetworkInfluenza antiviral medicationsMedical record abstractionIschemic heart diseasePopulation-based studyAnnual influenza epidemicsLogistic regression modelsCommon such eventsRace/ethnicityPractitioner ordersHospitalized adultsAntiviral medicationsHeart failureInfluenza seasonRisk Factors for Intensive Care Unit Admission and In-hospital Mortality Among Hospitalized Adults Identified through the US Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)-Associated Hospitalization Surveillance Network (COVID-NET)
Kim L, Garg S, O’Halloran A, Whitaker M, Pham H, Anderson EJ, Armistead I, Bennett NM, Billing L, Como-Sabetti K, Hill M, Kim S, Monroe ML, Muse A, Reingold AL, Schaffner W, Sutton M, Talbot HK, Torres SM, Yousey-Hindes K, Holstein R, Cummings C, Brammer L, Hall AJ, Fry AM, Langley GE. Risk Factors for Intensive Care Unit Admission and In-hospital Mortality Among Hospitalized Adults Identified through the US Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)-Associated Hospitalization Surveillance Network (COVID-NET). Clinical Infectious Diseases 2020, 72: e206-e214. PMID: 32674114, PMCID: PMC7454425, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntensive care unit admissionCare unit admissionHospital mortalityICU admissionUnit admissionMale sexRisk factorsAge 50Independent factorsCOVID-19-related complicationsLaboratory-confirmed COVID-19Surveillance networkCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) casesInvasive mechanical ventilationIn-Hospital MortalityChronic lung diseaseAcute care hospitalsCoronavirus disease 2019COVID-19Rigorous hand hygieneRenal diseaseMechanical ventilationMultivariable analysisLung diseaseSevere outcomes
2015
Risk Factors for Invasive Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection After Recent Discharge From an Acute-Care Hospitalization, 2011–2013
Epstein L, Mu Y, Belflower R, Scott J, Ray S, Dumyati G, Felsen C, Petit S, Yousey-Hindes K, Nadle J, Pasutti L, Lynfield R, Warnke L, Schaffner W, Leib K, Kallen AJ, Fridkin SK, Lessa FC. Risk Factors for Invasive Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection After Recent Discharge From an Acute-Care Hospitalization, 2011–2013. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2015, 62: 45-52. PMID: 26338787, PMCID: PMC6557163, DOI: 10.1093/cid/civ777.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infectionsInvasive MRSA infectionsStaphylococcus aureus infectionCase patientsMRSA infectionRisk factorsMRSA colonizationHospital dischargeAureus infectionInvasive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infectionsNursing homesInvasive devicesChronic woundsPrevention effortsAcute care hospitalizationIndependent risk factorMonths of dischargeCentral venous cathetersMedical record reviewSterile body sitesCase-control studyConditional logistic regressionEligible case patientsInvasive MRSAPostdischarge period
2013
Heavy alcohol use as a risk factor for severe outcomes among adults hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed influenza, 2005–2012
Greenbaum A, Chaves S, Perez A, Aragon D, Bandyopadhyay A, Bennett N, Fowler B, Hancock E, Lynfield R, McDonald-Hamm C, Reingold A, Ryan P, Schaffner W, Sharangpani R, Spencer M, Thomas A, Yousey-Hindes K, Zansky S, Finelli L. Heavy alcohol use as a risk factor for severe outcomes among adults hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed influenza, 2005–2012. Infection 2013, 42: 165-170. PMID: 24243481, DOI: 10.1007/s15010-013-0534-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSelection of Neighborhood Controls for a Population-Based Lyme Disease Case-Control Study by Using a Commercial Marketing Database
Connally NP, Yousey-Hindes K, Meek J. Selection of Neighborhood Controls for a Population-Based Lyme Disease Case-Control Study by Using a Commercial Marketing Database. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2013, 178: 276-279. PMID: 23696105, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kws464.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEffect of the 2009 Influenza A(H1N1) Pandemic on Invasive Pneumococcal Pneumonia
Fleming-Dutra KE, Taylor T, Link-Gelles R, Garg S, Jhung MA, Finelli L, Jain S, Shay D, Chaves SS, Baumbach J, Hancock EB, Beall B, Bennett N, Zansky S, Petit S, Yousey-Hindes K, Farley MM, Gershman K, Harrison LH, Ryan P, Lexau C, Lynfield R, Reingold A, Schaffner W, Thomas A, Moore MR. Effect of the 2009 Influenza A(H1N1) Pandemic on Invasive Pneumococcal Pneumonia. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2013, 207: 1135-1143. PMID: 23303809, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jit008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedChildChild, PreschoolConfidence IntervalsDatabases, FactualFemaleHospitalizationHumansInfluenza A Virus, H1N1 SubtypeInfluenza, HumanMaleMiddle AgedOdds RatioPandemicsPneumonia, PneumococcalPoisson DistributionPopulation SurveillanceRisk FactorsSeasonsSeverity of Illness IndexStreptococcus pneumoniaeUnited StatesYoung Adult
2011
Rabid Foxes, Rabid Raccoons, and the Odds of a Human Bite Exposure, New York State, 19992007
Yousey-Hindes K, Newman A, Eidson M, Rudd R, Trimarchi C, Cherry B. Rabid Foxes, Rabid Raccoons, and the Odds of a Human Bite Exposure, New York State, 19992007. Journal Of Wildlife Diseases 2011, 47: 228-232. PMID: 21270014, DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-47.1.228.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
Peridomestic Lyme Disease Prevention Results of a Population-Based Case–Control Study
Connally NP, Durante AJ, Yousey-Hindes KM, Meek JI, Nelson RS, Heimer R. Peridomestic Lyme Disease Prevention Results of a Population-Based Case–Control Study. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2009, 37: 201-206. PMID: 19595558, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2009.04.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnimalsCase-Control StudiesChildChild, PreschoolConnecticutEnvironment DesignEnvironmental ExposureFemaleHumansHygieneInfantLogistic ModelsLyme DiseaseMaleMatched-Pair AnalysisMiddle AgedPopulation SurveillanceProspective StudiesResidence CharacteristicsRisk FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesTicksYoung AdultConceptsCase-control studyLyme diseaseDisease prevention initiativesConditional logistic regressionDisease prevention measuresErythema migransPotential confoundersRecreational exposureLogistic regressionProspective ageDiseaseCase onsetPrevention resultsPrevention measuresPersonal protectionRiskHoursConfoundersMigransTicksInfectionStudyConnecticut communitiesMonths