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Facemasks, hand hygiene, and influenza among young adults: a randomized intervention trialAllison E Aiello
Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
PLoS ONE 7:e29744. 2012..These non-pharmaceutical measures should be recommended in crowded settings at the start of an influenza pandemic. TRAIL REGISTRATION: Clinicaltrials.gov NCT00490633...- Helicobacter pylori infection is associated with an increased rate of diabetesChristie Y Jeon
Center for Infectious Diseases Epidemiologic Research, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA
Diabetes Care 35:520-5. 2012..Although chronic infections have been associated with increased levels of inflammatory cytokines and cardiovascular disease, there is limited evidence on how infections affect risk of diabetes... - Cytomegalovirus antibodies in dried blood spots: a minimally invasive method for assessing stress, immune function, and agingJennifer B Dowd
Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Hunter College, CUNY School of Public Health, 425 E, 25th St, New York, NY 10010, USA
Immun Ageing 8:3. 2011..abstract:.. - Consumer antibacterial soaps: effective or just risky?Allison E Aiello
Department of Epidemiology and Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 2548, USA
Clin Infect Dis 45:S137-47. 2007.... - Mask use, hand hygiene, and seasonal influenza-like illness among young adults: a randomized intervention trialAllison E Aiello
Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
J Infect Dis 201:491-8. 2010..Our study examined whether use of face masks and hand hygiene reduced the incidence of influenza-like illness (ILI)... - C-reactive protein mediates the effect of apolipoprotein E on cytomegalovirus infectionAllison E Aiello
Dept of Epidemiology, Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health, University of Michigan School of Public Health, 3659 SPH Tower, 109 Observatory, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 2029, USA
J Infect Dis 197:34-41. 2008..We examine whether APOE determines CMV and herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) antibody levels and assess whether C-reactive protein (CRP) mediates any observed relationships... - Population levels of psychological stress, herpesvirus reactivation and HIVAllison E Aiello
Department of Epidemiology, Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health, University of Michigan School of Public Health, 3659 SPH Tower, 109 Observatory, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 2029, USA
AIDS Behav 14:308-17. 2010.... - Socioeconomic and psychosocial gradients in cardiovascular pathogen burden and immune response: the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosisAllison E Aiello
Department of Epidemiology, Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 2029, USA
Brain Behav Immun 23:663-71. 2009..The biologic mechanisms linking socioeconomic position and psychosocial factors to cardiovascular disease (CVD) are not well understood. Immune response to persistent pathogens may be one of these mechanisms... - Effect of hand hygiene on infectious disease risk in the community setting: a meta-analysisAllison E Aiello
Department of Epidemiology, Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health, University of Michigan School of Public Health, 3659 SPH Tower, 109 Observatory, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 2029, USA
Am J Public Health 98:1372-81. 2008..Hand hygiene is clearly effective against gastrointestinal and, to a lesser extent, respiratory infections. Studies examining hygiene practices during respiratory illness and interventions targeting aerosol transmission are needed... - Persistent infection, inflammation, and functional impairment in older LatinosAllison E Aiello
Department of Epidemiology, Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health, 1214 S University, 2nd Floor, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 2548, USA
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 63:610-8. 2008..The objective of this study was to examine whether cytomegalovirus (CMV), herpes simplex virus type-1 (HSV-1), and C-reactive protein (CRP) are associated with functional impairment in older Latinos... - Ethical conflicts in public health research and practice: antimicrobial resistance and the ethics of drug developmentAllison E Aiello
Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health, Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 2548, USA
Am J Public Health 96:1910-4. 2006.... - The influence of latent viral infection on rate of cognitive decline over 4 yearsAllison E Aiello
Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 54:1046-54. 2006..To examine whether cytomegalovirus (CMV) and herpes simplex virus type-1 (HSV-1) are associated with cognitive decline over a 4-year period and to assess whether C-reactive protein (CRP) modifies these relationships... - The influence of knowledge, perceptions, and beliefs, on hand hygiene practices in nursing homesAllison E Aiello
Department of Epidemiology and Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 2029, USA
Am J Infect Control 37:164-7. 2009..Further research on hand hygiene interventions, including targeted educational in-services should be conducted in the nursing home setting... - Relationship between triclosan and susceptibilities of bacteria isolated from hands in the communityAllison E Aiello
Center for Social Epidemiology and Public Health, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104 2548, USA
Antimicrob Agents Chemother 48:2973-9. 2004..Still, a relationship may emerge after longer-term or higher-dose exposure of bacteria to triclosan in the community setting... - Research findings from nonpharmaceutical intervention studies for pandemic influenza and current gaps in the researchAllison E Aiello
Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health, Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, 1415 Washington Heights, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Am J Infect Control 38:251-8. 2010..The current novel influenza A (H1N1) pandemic underscores the importance of influenza research... - Antibacterial cleaning products and drug resistanceAllison E Aiello
University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104 2548, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 11:1565-70. 2005..However, more extensive and longer term use of triclosan might provide a suitable environment for emergence of resistant species. Further research on this issue is needed... - Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among US prisoners and military personnel: review and recommendations for future studiesAllison E Aiello
Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Lancet Infect Dis 6:335-41. 2006..A thorough examination of MRSA acquisition and transmission patterns in prisons and military settings could help elucidate preventive strategies in other crowded and closed settings... - Socioeconomic position and inflammatory and immune biomarkers of cardiovascular disease: applications to the Panel Study of Income DynamicsAllison E Aiello
Department of Epidemiology, Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health, University of Michigan, School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Biodemography Soc Biol 55:178-205. 2009.... - Socioeconomic gradients in immune response to latent infectionJennifer Beam Dowd
Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 2548, USA
Am J Epidemiol 167:112-20. 2008..It provides suggestive evidence that modulation of the immune system via latent infections may play a role in the observed associations between socioeconomic position and disease... - Building conditions, 5-HTTLPR genotype, and depressive symptoms in adolescent males and femalesMonica Uddin
Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108 2029, USA
J Adolesc Health 49:379-85. 2011..We assessed whether features of the social environment (SE), measured at varying levels, and genetic factors jointly contribute to the risk of depression in adolescent males and females... - C-reactive protein and rate of dementia in carriers and non carriers of Apolipoprotein APOE4 genotypeMary N Haan
University of Michigan, School of Public Health, Epidemiology, Ann Arbor, MI 48104, United States
Neurobiol Aging 29:1774-82. 2008..Whether APOE4 modifies the effects of CRP on rate of all cause dementia, cognitive impairment or Alzheimer's disease (AD) is not established... - Predictors of inflammation in U.S. children aged 3-16 yearsJennifer Beam Dowd
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Hunter College, School of Public Health, City University of New York, New York, New York 10010, USA
Am J Prev Med 39:314-20. 2010..Little is known about the correlates of low-grade inflammation in U.S. children... - Persistent pathogens linking socioeconomic position and cardiovascular disease in the USAmanda M Simanek
Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health School of Public Health University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 2029, USA
Int J Epidemiol 38:775-87. 2009.... - Seropositivity to cytomegalovirus, inflammation, all-cause and cardiovascular disease-related mortality in the United StatesAmanda M Simanek
Department of Epidemiology, Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
PLoS ONE 6:e16103. 2011..We utilized a U.S. nationally representative study to examine whether CMV infection is associated with all-cause and CVD-related mortality. We also assessed whether CRP level mediated or modified these relationships... - Socioeconomic and race/ethnic patterns in persistent infection burden among U.S. adultsAnna Zajacova
Department of Epidemiology, Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health, University of Michigan School of Public Health, 1214 S University Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 2548, USA
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 64:272-9. 2009..This article examines how multiple persistent infections cluster within individuals and how this clustering varies by socioeconomic position and race/ethnicity in U.S. adults... - Neighborhood socioeconomic context and cognitive decline among older Mexican Americans: results from the Sacramento Area Latino Study on AgingAdina Zeki Al Hazzouri
Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 48109 2029, USA
Am J Epidemiol 174:423-31. 2011..These results suggest that the effect of neighborhood SEP on cognitive decline among Latinos is primarily accounted for by education... - Cytomegalovirus antibody levels, inflammation, and mortality among elderly Latinos over 9 years of follow-upEric T Roberts
Department of Epidemiology, 3659 SPH Tower, 109 Observatory, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 2548, USA
Am J Epidemiol 172:363-71. 2010..Further studies investigating methods for reducing IgG antibody response to CMV are warranted... - The influence of persistent pathogens on circulating levels of inflammatory markers: a cross-sectional analysis from the Multi-Ethnic Study of AtherosclerosisAydin Nazmi
Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan School of Public Health, 1415 Washington Heights, Room 3659, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
BMC Public Health 10:706. 2010..Antibody levels of pathogens have not been examined in relation to inflammation... - Estimating incidence curves of several infections using symptom surveillance dataEdward Goldstein
Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics, Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
PLoS ONE 6:e23380. 2011..We illustrate this method by numerical simulations and by using data from a survey conducted on the University of Michigan campus. Last, we describe the data needs to make such estimates accurate... - The impact of bisphenol A and triclosan on immune parameters in the U.S. population, NHANES 2003-2006Erin M Rees Clayton
Department of Epidemiology, Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, 48109 2029, USA
Environ Health Perspect 119:390-6. 2011..Exposure to environmental toxicants is associated with numerous disease outcomes, many of which involve underlying immune and inflammatory dysfunction... - Antibacterial cleaning and hygiene products as an emerging risk factor for antibiotic resistance in the communityAllison E Aiello
Department of Epidemiology, Joseph Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York 10032, USA
Lancet Infect Dis 3:501-6. 2003.... - Gene expression and methylation signatures of MAN2C1 are associated with PTSDMonica Uddin
Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, 48109, USA
Dis Markers 30:111-21. 2011..07, 17.77, p=0.04). These results indicate that MAN2C1 methylation levels modify cumulative traumatic burden on risk of PTSD, and suggest that both gene expression and epigenetic changes at specific loci are associated with this disorder... - Gender differences in the genetic and environmental determinants of adolescent depressionMonica Uddin
Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, 48109 2029, USA
Depress Anxiety 27:658-66. 2010.... - Did national folic acid fortification reduce socioeconomic and racial disparities in folate status in the US?Jennifer Beam Dowd
Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health, Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 2029, USA
Int J Epidemiol 37:1059-66. 2008..The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of the 1998 US Food and Drug Administration folic acid fortification policy on disparities in folate status in the United States... - Homocysteine, B vitamins, and the incidence of dementia and cognitive impairment: results from the Sacramento Area Latino Study on AgingMary N Haan
Epidemiology Program, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48104, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 85:511-7. 2007..High concentrations of homocysteine have been linked to a greater risk of Alzheimer disease, dementia, and cognitive decline... - The association between handwashing practices and illness symptoms among college students living in a university dormitoryJyothi Thumma
Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 2029, USA
Am J Infect Control 37:70-2. 2009..0001) and after a bowel movement (84% vs 78%; P = .14). Identifying new strategies to increase handwashing may help prevent infectious disease transmission in residence hall environments... - Epigenetic and immune function profiles associated with posttraumatic stress disorderMonica Uddin
Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 107:9470-5. 2010.... - Multilevel analysis of infectious diseasesAna V Diez Roux
Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48104, USA
J Infect Dis 191:S25-33. 2005..In this article, we review the fundamentals of multilevel modeling, the applications of multilevel models for the examination of STIs, and the key challenges associated with using multilevel modeling for infectious-disease research... - The role of the home environment in the transmission of infectious diseasesLori J Kagan
Department of Epidemiology, Joseph L. Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
J Community Health 27:247-67. 2002..The behavioral aspects of infection prevention in the home (e.g., foodhandling and cleaning practices) warrant increased public attention and education... - Comparison of three methods for diabetes screening in a rural clinic in HondurasJohn D Piette
VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Rev Panam Salud Publica 28:49-57. 2010..To evaluate two alternatives to the fasting plasma glucose (FPG) test for diabetes screening in Latin America... - Influenza and community-acquired pneumonia interactions: the impact of order and time of infection on population patternsBrian M Davis
Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 48109, USA
Am J Epidemiol 175:363-7. 2012..Lastly, the authors identified crucial gaps in the study of timing of coinfection and proposed related research questions... - Infectious causation of chronic disease: examining the relationship between Giardia lamblia infection and irritable bowel syndromeAlice S Penrose
University of Michigan Preventive Medicine Residency, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 2029, USA
World J Gastroenterol 13:4574-8. 2007..To evaluate whether a higher prevalence of Giardia lamblia infection is associated with an increase in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) prescriptions at the county level in Michigan... - Analysis of social epidemiology research on infectious diseases: historical patterns and future opportunitiesJustin M Cohen
Department of Epidemiology, Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health, University of Michigan School of Public Health, 109 South Observatory Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 2029, USA
J Epidemiol Community Health 61:1021-7. 2007..However, it is unknown whether this call has resulted in an increase in the number of studies examining social determinants of infectious outcomes... - Validation of a type 2 diabetes screening tool in rural HondurasEvan C Milton
Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Diabetes Care 33:275-7. 2010..To validate a low-cost tool for identifying diabetic patients in rural areas of Latin America... - Staphylococcus aureus colonization and infection in New York State prisonsFranklin D Lowy
Department of Medicine, Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY 10032, USA
J Infect Dis 196:911-8. 2007..This study suggests that both new and long-term inmates act as sources of S. aureus strains, with the more virulent of the latter preferentially being selected as pathogens... - Effects of age and race on skin condition and bacterial counts on hands of neonatal ICU nursesBianca Sultana
Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, USA
Heart Lung 32:283-9. 2003..The recommendations of the new CDC Hand Hygiene Guideline for Healthcare Settings(23) regarding maintaining skin health and providing moisturizers and products that are milder to the skin are timely and should be followed... - Causal inference: the case of hygiene and healthAllison E Aiello
Joseph Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
Am J Infect Control 30:503-11. 2002 - Assessing nurses' hand hygiene practices by direct observation or self-reportElaine L Larson
Columbia University School of Nursing, New York, NY 10032, USA
J Nurs Meas 12:77-85. 2004..If hand hygiene practices are to be assessed over time, the same method must be used. Given these measurement limitations, more valid, practical, and less costly methods are needed... - Systematic risk assessment methods for the infection control professionalElaine Larson
Columbia University School of Nursing, New York, NY, USA
Am J Infect Control 34:323-6. 2006 - What is the evidence for a causal link between hygiene and infections?Allison E Aiello
Joseph L Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
Lancet Infect Dis 2:103-10. 2002..The results from this review demonstrate that there is a continued, measurable, positive effect of personal and community hygiene on infections...
Research Grants
- Ecologic Stressors, PTSD, and Drug Use in DetroitAllison E Aiello; Fiscal Year: 2010....
- Ecologic Stressors, PTSD, and Drug Use in DetroitAllison E Aiello; Fiscal Year: 2010....