2015
An Outbreak of Severe Group A Streptococcus Infections Associated with Podiatric Application of a Biologic Dermal Substitute
Ibrahim LA, Sellick JA, Watson EL, McCabe LM, Schoenhals KA, Martinello RA, Lesse AJ. An Outbreak of Severe Group A Streptococcus Infections Associated with Podiatric Application of a Biologic Dermal Substitute. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2015, 37: 306-312. PMID: 26673775, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2015.306.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere group A Streptococcus (GAS) infectionsGroup A Streptococcus InfectionStreptococcus infectionSubstitute useDermal substituteVeterans Affairs Medical CenterEmm type 28Inter-patient transmissionSETTING/PATIENTSRetrospective cohort studyMicrobiology laboratory dataCase-cohort studyInfection control techniquesNumber of patientsPrior strokeUninfected patientsCohort studyPodiatry clinicFoot woundsPatient cohortRisk factorsCase definitionClinic staffEmm typingMedical Center
2002
Correlation between Respiratory Syncytial Virus Genotype and Severity of Illness
Martinello RA, Chen MD, Weibel C, Kahn JS. Correlation between Respiratory Syncytial Virus Genotype and Severity of Illness. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2002, 186: 839-842. PMID: 12198620, DOI: 10.1086/342414.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeverity of illnessRespiratory syncytial virusSubgroup B isolatesRSV genotypesGreater severityB isolatesSevere RSV diseaseRespiratory tract infectionsSubpopulation of patientsRespiratory syncytial virus genotypesRSV G geneRSV diseaseRSV infectionTract infectionsSyncytial virusRisk factorsVirus genotypesViral factorsIllnessSeasonal outbreaksSeverityComposite scoreSubgroup AInfectionG gene