2022
Evaluation of Trends in Homeschooling Rates After Elimination of Nonmedical Exemptions to Childhood Immunizations in California, 2012-2020
Patel KM, McFadden SM, Mohanty S, Joyce CM, Delamater PL, Klein NP, Salmon DA, Omer SB, Buttenheim AM. Evaluation of Trends in Homeschooling Rates After Elimination of Nonmedical Exemptions to Childhood Immunizations in California, 2012-2020. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2146467. PMID: 35107573, PMCID: PMC8811639, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.46467.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercentage of studentsSchool yearSchool entryClassroom-based instructionNumber of studentsRemoval of studentsSame academic yearIndependent study programLower grade levelsNonmedical exemptionsMortar schoolsMortar institutionsAcademic yearStudy programGrade levelGrade 8StudentsEnrollment ratesImmunization requirementsEnrollmentProgramSchoolsEducationKindergartenInstructionAssociation of Child Masking With COVID-19–Related Closures in US Childcare Programs
Murray TS, Malik AA, Shafiq M, Lee A, Harris C, Klotz M, Humphries JE, Patel KM, Wilkinson D, Yildirim I, Elharake JA, Diaz R, Reyes C, Omer SB, Gilliam WS. Association of Child Masking With COVID-19–Related Closures in US Childcare Programs. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2141227. PMID: 35084484, PMCID: PMC8796014, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.41227.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 casesLower riskImportant public health policy implicationsCOVID-19-related closuresPublic health policy implicationsChildren 2 yearsElectronic survey studyCenter-based childcare programsHealth policy implicationsSARS-CoV-2Survey studyChildcare professionalsMAIN OUTCOMEProgram closureHealth policyStudy periodRobust SEsBaselineChildcare programsCOVID-19Young childrenChildcare settingsChildrenPhysical distancingAssociation
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