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Influenza-associated pediatric mortality in the United States: increase of Staphylococcus aureus coinfectionLyn Finelli
Influenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Pediatrics 122:805-11. 2008..We describe influenza-associated pediatric mortality from 2004 to 2007, including an increase of Staphylococcus aureus coinfections...
National surveillance of dialysis-associated diseases in the United States, 2002Lyn Finelli
Epidemiology Branch, Division of Viral Hepatitis, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Semin Dial 18:52-61. 2005..Also, those centers that used a disposable container versus a nondisposable container for priming the dialyzer had a significantly lower incidence of HCV...
Increase in rates of hospitalization due to laboratory-confirmed influenza among children and adults during the 2009-10 influenza pandemicChad M Cox
Influenza Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
J Infect Dis 206:1350-8. 2012..The Emerging Infections Programs (EIP) network has conducted population-based surveillance for hospitalizations due to laboratory-confirmed influenza among children since 2003, with the network expanding in 2005 to include adults...
Influenza-associated pneumonia in children hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed influenza, 2003-2008Fatimah S Dawood
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers forDisease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Pediatr Infect Dis J 29:585-90. 2010..Pneumonia is one of the most common complications in children hospitalized with influenza. We describe hospitalized children with influenza-associated pneumonia and associated risk indicators...
National surveillance of dialysis-associated diseases in the United States, 2001Jerome I Tokars
National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Semin Dial 17:310-9. 2004..The percentage of centers reporting one or more patients infected or colonized with vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE) increased from 12% in 1995 to 31% in 2001...
Reduced influenza antiviral treatment among children and adults hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed influenza infection in the year after the 2009 pandemicShikha Garg
Epidemiology and Prevention Branch, Influenza Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Clin Infect Dis 55:e18-21. 2012..01)...
Description of antiviral treatment among adults hospitalized with influenza before and during the 2009 pandemic: United States, 2005-2009Saumil Doshi
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
J Infect Dis 204:1848-56. 2011..We compared antiviral use among adults hospitalized with influenza before and during the pandemic...
Children with asthma hospitalized with seasonal or pandemic influenza, 2003-2009Fatimah S Dawood
Influenza Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, MS A 32, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Pediatrics 128:e27-32. 2011..To describe the characteristics and clinical courses of asthmatic children hospitalized with seasonal or 2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza and compare complications by influenza type...
Triple-reassortant swine influenza A (H1) in humans in the United States, 2005-2009Vivek Shinde
Influenza Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
N Engl J Med 360:2616-25. 2009..Triple-reassortant swine influenza A (H1) viruses--containing genes from avian, human, and swine influenza viruses--emerged and became enzootic among pig herds in North America during the late 1990s...
Hospitalized patients with 2009 H1N1 influenza in the United States, April-June 2009Seema Jain
Influenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
N Engl J Med 361:1935-44. 2009..We describe the clinical characteristics of patients who were hospitalized with 2009 H1N1 influenza in the United States from April 2009 to mid-June 2009...
Surveillance for influenza during the 2009 influenza A (H1N1) pandemic-United States, April 2009-March 2010Lynnette Brammer
Influenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Clin Infect Dis 52:S27-35. 2011..During this period, influenza activity reached its highest level during the week ending 24 October 2009. This report summarizes US influenza surveillance data from 12 April 2009 through 27 March 2010...
Prevention and control of influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), 2010Anthony E Fiore
Influenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, N E, MS A 20, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
MMWR Recomm Rep 59:1-62. 2010..Vaccination and health-care providers should be alert to announcements of recommendation updates and should check the CDC influenza website periodically for additional information...
Hepatitis B virus infection: epidemiology and vaccinationColin W Shepard
Epidemiology Branch, Division of Viral Hepatitis, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Epidemiol Rev 28:112-25. 2006....
Epidemiology of 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) in the United StatesMichael A Jhung
Influenza Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Clin Infect Dis 52:S13-26. 2011....
Hepatitis B vaccination coverage levels among healthcare workers in the United States, 2002-2003Edgar P Simard
Division of Viral Hepatitis, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 28:783-90. 2007..Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a well recognized risk for healthcare workers (HCWs), and routine vaccination of HCWs has been recommended since 1982. By 1995, the level of vaccination coverage among HCWs was only 67%...
Adult hospitalizations for laboratory-positive influenza during the 2005-2006 through 2007-2008 seasons in the United StatesChristine N Dao
Influenza Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
J Infect Dis 202:881-8. 2010....
Public health impact of including two lineages of influenza B in a quadrivalent seasonal influenza vaccineCarrie Reed
Influenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30033, United States
Vaccine 30:1993-8. 2012..The additional protection provided by including a second lineage of influenza B could result in a modest reduction in influenza-associated outcomes...
Influenza antiviral prescribing practices during the 2007-08 and 2008-09 influenza seasons in the setting of increased resistance to oseltamivir among circulating influenza virusesNila J Dharan
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Office of Workforce and Career Development Assigned to Influenza Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Antiviral Res 88:182-6. 2010..Zanamivir, oseltamivir +/- an adamantane, or oseltamivir was recommended, depending on virus type, subtype, and local surveillance data...
Seasonal and 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus infection during pregnancy: a population-based study of hospitalized casesAndreea A Creanga
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 204:S38-45. 2011..5% vs 24.0%) and nonpregnant (82.0% vs 55.2%) women. Pregnant women comprised a significant proportion of influenza-hospitalized reproductive-aged women, underscoring the importance of influenza vaccination during pregnancy...
The prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection in the United States in the era of vaccinationAnnemarie Wasley
National Center for HIV AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
J Infect Dis 202:192-201. 2010..Our objective was to assess trends in the prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in the United States after widespread hepatitis B vaccination...
Influenza-associated mortality among children - United States: 2007-2008Patrick J Peebles
Influenza Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Influenza Other Respi Viruses 5:25-31. 2011....
Preliminary results of 2009 pandemic influenza surveillance in the United States using the Aggregate Hospitalization and Death Reporting ActivityMichael A Jhung
Influenza Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Influenza Other Respi Viruses 5:321-7. 2011..The AHDRA was designed to meet increased demands for timely and detailed information describing illness severity during the 2009 H1N1 influenza A (pH1N1) pandemic response...
Recommendations for identification and public health management of persons with chronic hepatitis B virus infectionCindy M Weinbaum
Division of Viral Hepatitis, National Center for HIV AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, MS G 37, Atlanta GA 30333, USA
MMWR Recomm Rep 57:1-20. 2008..This report is intended to serve as a resource for public health officials, organizations, and health-care professionals involved in the development, delivery, and evaluation of prevention and clinical services...
Development of the Respiratory Index of Severity in Children (RISC) score among young children with respiratory infections in South AfricaCarrie Reed
Influenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
PLoS ONE 7:e27793. 2012..A simple clinical score predicting the probability of death in a young child with lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) could aid clinicians in case management and provide a standardized severity measure during epidemiologic studies...
A pre-pandemic outbreak of triple-reassortant swine influenza virus infection among university students, South Dakota, 2008Fatimah S Dawood
Influenza Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
J Infect Dis 204:1165-71. 2011..After identifying a student with triple-reassortant swine influenza virus (SIV) infection and pig exposure at a livestock event, we investigated whether others were infected and if human-to-human transmission occurred...
HIV-infected hospitalized patients with 2009 pandemic influenza A (pH1N1)--United States, spring and summer 2009Philip J Peters
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Clin Infect Dis 52:S183-8. 2011..Clinicians should consider early empiric influenza antiviral treatment in HIV-infected patients presenting with suspected influenza...
Intensive care unit patients with 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1pdm09) virus infection - United States, 2009Anna M Bramley
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Influenza Other Respi Viruses 6:e134-42. 2012..The influenza A (H1N1pdm09) [pH1N1] virus resulted in intensive care unit (ICU) admissions, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), and death...
Infection with community-onset Staphylococcus aureus and influenza virus in hospitalized childrenCarrie Reed
Influenza Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Pediatr Infect Dis J 28:572-6. 2009..aureus coinfection, compared with 2% to 7% in 2004-2006. The overall occurrence, however, remains unclear...
Surveillance for acute viral hepatitis--United States, 2005Annemarie Wasley
Division of Viral Hepatitis, National Center for HIV AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention proposed, 1600 Clifton Rd, N E, MS G 37, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
MMWR Surveill Summ 56:1-24. 2007..These unrelated viruses are transmitted through different routes and have different epidemiologic profiles. Safe and effective vaccines have been available for hepatitis B since 1981 and, for hepatitis A, since 1995...
Epidemiology of hepatitis B and hepatitis B virus infection in United States childrenColin W Shepard
Division of Viral Hepatitis, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Pediatr Infect Dis J 24:755-60. 2005....
Hospitalized patients with 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus infection in the United States--September-October 2009Jacek Skarbinski
Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Clin Infect Dis 52:S50-9. 2011....
Influenza-like illness in the community during the emergence of 2009 pandemic influenza A(H1N1)--survey of 10 states, April 2009Carrie Reed
Influenza Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Clin Infect Dis 52:S90-3. 2011..Such surveys may be important tools for assessing the level of illness in the general population, including those who do not seek medical care and are thus not captured using traditional surveillance methods...
2009 Pandemic influenza A (H1N1) deaths among children--United States, 2009-2010Chad M Cox
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Office of Workforce and Career Development Assigned to Influenza Division, Centers for DiseaseControl and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Clin Infect Dis 52:S69-74. 2011..The majority of pediatric deaths from pH1N1 were in older children with high-risk medical conditions. Vaccination continues to be critical for all children, especially those at increased risk of influenza-related complications...
Episodic illness, chronic disease, and health care use among homeless persons in Metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia, 2007Petra Wiersma
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
South Med J 103:18-24. 2010..Homeless persons are at higher risk for morbidity and mortality from both chronic and episodic illness than the general population. Few data are available on the prevalence of these conditions and uptake of vaccination for prevention...
Trends in hepatitis C virus infection among patients in the HIV Outpatient Study, 1996-2007Philip R Spradling
Division of Viral Hepatitis, National Center for HIV, Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mailstop G37, 1600 Clifton Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 53:388-96. 2010..We assessed HCV infection screening practices and determined trends in the prevalence of HCV infection in the HIV Outpatient Study (HOPS) from 1996 to 2007...
Epidemiology of influenza A (H1N1)pdm09-associated deaths in the United States, September-October 2009Joanna Regan
National Center for Emerging Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Influenza Other Respi Viruses 6:e169-77. 2012..From April to July 2009, the United States experienced a wave of influenza A (H1N1)pdm09 virus (H1N1pdm09) infection. The majority of the deaths during that period occurred in persons <65 years of age with underlying medical conditions...
Self-reported influenza-like illness and receipt of influenza antiviral drugs during the 2009 pandemic, United States, 2009-2010Matthew Biggerstaff
Influenza Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Am J Public Health 102:e21-6. 2012..The purpose of our study was to more accurately characterize people reporting influenza-like illness (ILI) and evaluate trends in health care seeking and influenza diagnosis and treatment during the 2009 influenza pandemic...
Estimating the burden of 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) in the United States (April 2009-April 2010)Sundar S Shrestha
Division of Diabetes Translation, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Disease, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Clin Infect Dis 52:S75-82. 2011..These results confirm the necessity of a concerted public health response to pH1N1...
Racial and ethnic disparities in hospitalizations and deaths associated with 2009 pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) virus infections in the United StatesDeborah L Dee
Division of Reproductive Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Ann Epidemiol 21:623-30. 2011..Concerns have been raised regarding possible racial-ethnic disparities in 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) (pH1N1) illness severity and health consequences for U.S. minority populations...
Epidemiology of 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) deaths in the United States, April-July 2009Ashley L Fowlkes
Influenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30329, USA
Clin Infect Dis 52:S60-8. 2011..Overall mortality associated with pH1N1 was low; however, the majority of deaths occurred in persons aged <65 years with underlying medical conditions...
Pediatric influenzaAnna M Bramley
Epidemiology and Prevention Branch, Influenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Atlanta, GA, USA
Pediatr Nurs 35:335-45. 2009..This article will review the virological, clinical, and epidemiological features of seasonal influenza, as well as discuss seasonal influenza vaccination and antiviral therapy...
A comprehensive immunization strategy to eliminate transmission of hepatitis B virus infection in the United States: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Part II: immunization of adultsEric E Mast
Division of Viral Hepatitis, National Center for HIV AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention proposed, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
MMWR Recomm Rep 55:1-33; quiz CE1-4. 2006....
Burden of seasonal influenza hospitalization in children, United States, 2003 to 2008Fatimah S Dawood
Influenza Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
J Pediatr 157:808-14. 2010..To estimate the rates of hospitalization with seasonal influenza in children aged <18 years from a large, diverse surveillance area during 2003 to 2008...
Antiviral treatment of influenza in childrenShikha Garg
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Pediatr Infect Dis J 31:e43-51. 2012....
Influenza-associated pneumonia among hospitalized patients with 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus--United States, 2009Seema Jain
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Clin Infect Dis 54:1221-9. 2012..Pneumonia was a common complication among hospitalized patients with 2009 pandemic influenza A H1N1 [pH1N1] in the United States in 2009...
Transmission of 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus among healthcare personnel-Southern California, 2009Jenifer L Jaeger
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 32:1149-57. 2011..We evaluated pH1N1 transmission among exposed healthcare personnel (HCP) and assessed the use and effectiveness of personal protective equipment (PPE) early in the outbreak...
Declining hepatitis A mortality in the United States during the era of hepatitis A vaccinationTara M Vogt
Division of Viral Hepatitis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
J Infect Dis 197:1282-8. 2008..The incidence of hepatitis A has declined dramatically during the era of vaccination, but trends in mortality are largely unknown...
Respiratory syncytial virus and Staphylococcus aureus coinfection in children hospitalized with pneumoniaLauren J Stockman
Division of Viral Diseases, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Pediatr Infect Dis J 29:1048-50. 2010..RSV-S. aureus patients were younger and had less medical comorbidity than those without RSV...
Timely assessment of the severity of the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemicGregory L Armstrong
Division of Viral Diseases, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Clin Infect Dis 52:S83-9. 2011....
Cost-effectiveness of routine childhood vaccination for hepatitis A in the United StatesDavid B Rein
RTI International, 2951 Flowers Rd, Suite 119, Atlanta, GA 30306, USA
Pediatrics 119:e12-21. 2007..We evaluated the economic impact of hepatitis A vaccination of all US children ages 12 to 23 months as compared with no vaccination and with current implementation of the preexisting (issued in 1999), regional policy...
H1N1 2009 influenza virus infection during pregnancy in the USADenise J Jamieson
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341 3717, USA
Lancet 374:451-8. 2009..We summarised cases of infection with pandemic H1N1 virus in pregnant women identified in the USA during the first month of the present outbreak, and deaths associated with this virus during the first 2 months of the outbreak...
Prognostic factors associated with hepatitis C disease: a case-control study utilizing U.S. multiple-cause-of-death dataMatthew Wise
Department of Epidemiology, University of California, Los Angeles, School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Public Health Rep 125:414-22. 2010..The severity of disease is strongly affected by a number of other medical conditions and health behaviors. We sought to estimate the association of several exposures with hepatitis C on death certificates...
Neurologic disorders among pediatric deaths associated with the 2009 pandemic influenzaLenee Blanton
Influenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Pediatrics 130:390-6. 2012..The goal of this study was to describe reported influenza A (H1N1)pdm09 virus (pH1N1)-associated deaths in children with underlying neurologic disorders...
Global epidemiology of hepatitis C virus infectionColin W Shepard
Epidemiology Branch, Division of Viral Hepatitis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Lancet Infect Dis 5:558-67. 2005....
Swine Influenza Virus A (H3N2) Infection in Human, Kansas, USA, 2009Chad M Cox
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 17:1143-4. 2011..Although an animal source for pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus has yet to be identified, the pandemic strain resulted from the reassortment of 2 different lineages of SIV (8)...
Household responses to school closure resulting from outbreak of influenza B, North CarolinaApril J Johnson
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 14:1024-30. 2008..Pandemic planning guidance should address the potential for transmission in public areas during school closure...
2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic: field and epidemiologic investigations in the United States at the start of the first pandemic of the 21st centuryDavid L Swerdlow
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Clin Infect Dis 52:S1-3. 2011..This supplement will report results from field and epidemiologic investigations conducted in the United States since April 2009...
Pandemic 2009 influenza A(H1N1) virus illness among pregnant women in the United StatesAlicia M Siston
Epidemic Intelligence Service, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
JAMA 303:1517-25. 2010..Early data on pandemic 2009 influenza A(H1N1) suggest pregnant women are at increased risk of hospitalization and death...
Estimates of the prevalence of pandemic (H1N1) 2009, United States, April-July 2009Carrie Reed
Influenza Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd NE, Mailstop A32, Atlanta, GA 30033, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 15:2004-7. 2009..Correcting for under-ascertainment using a multiplier model, we estimate that 1.8 million-5.7 million cases occurred, including 9,000-21,000 hospitalizations...
Viral shedding duration of pandemic influenza A H1N1 virus during an elementary school outbreak--Pennsylvania, May-June 2009Achuyt Bhattarai
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Clin Infect Dis 52:S102-8. 2011..Highest and lowest virus titers detected, 2 and 5 days following fever onset, were 3.2 and 1.2 log(10) TCID(50)/mL respectively. Overall, shedding duration in children and adults were similar to seasonal influenza viruses...
Investigating 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) in US schools: what have we learned?A Danielle Iuliano
Division of HIV AIDS Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Clin Infect Dis 52:S161-7. 2011..Although school-based investigations can increase our understanding of epidemiology and prevention strategy effectiveness, investigators should decide which objectives are most feasible, given timing and design constraints...
Staphylococcus aureus community-acquired pneumonia during the 2006 to 2007 influenza seasonAlexander J Kallen
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Preparedness, Detection and Control of Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Ann Emerg Med 53:358-65. 2009..In response to a number of cases reported to public health authorities in early 2007, additional case reports were solicited nationwide to better define S. aureus community-acquired pneumonia during the 2006 to 2007 influenza season...
Severity of 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus infection in pregnant womenAndreea A Creanga
Epidemic Intelligence Service Program, Office of Workforce and Career Development, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Atlanta, GA 30341 3717, USA
Obstet Gynecol 115:717-26. 2010..To examine 2009 H1N1 influenza illness severity and the effect of antiviral treatment on the severity of illness among pregnant women...
Prevalence monitoring in syphilis surveillance: results from a multicenter research programLyn Finelli
Epidemiology Branch, Division of Viral Hepatitis, National Center for Infectious Diseases, MS G-37, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Sex Transm Dis 29:769-74. 2002..CONCLUSION: The prevalence of high titer-reactive serology can provide valuable information about community syphilis morbidity for use in prevention and control programs...
Guidelines for laboratory testing and result reporting of antibody to hepatitis C virus. Centers for Disease Control and PreventionMiriam J Alter
Division of Viral Hepatitis, National Center for Infectious Diseases, USA
MMWR Recomm Rep 52:1-13, 15; quiz CE1-4. 2003....
A model survey for assessing 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus disease burden in the workplaceJacqueline Gindler
Division of Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Clin Infect Dis 52:S173-6. 2011..This survey enabled us to rapidly obtain information about our workforce ILI burden and evaluate the potential need for additional resources because of employee absence...
Transmission of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza to healthcare personnel in the United StatesMatthew E Wise
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Clin Infect Dis 52:S198-204. 2011....
Antigenic and genetic characteristics of swine-origin 2009 A(H1N1) influenza viruses circulating in humansRebecca J Garten
WHO Collaborating Center for Influenza, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Science 325:197-201. 2009..Antigenically the viruses are homogeneous and similar to North American swine A(H1N1) viruses but distinct from seasonal human A(H1N1)...
Morbid obesity as a risk factor for hospitalization and death due to 2009 pandemic influenza A(H1N1) diseaseOliver W Morgan
Division of Emerging Infections and Surveillance Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
PLoS ONE 5:e9694. 2010....
Influenza vaccine effectiveness among children 6 to 59 months of age during 2 influenza seasons: a case-cohort studyPeter G Szilagyi
Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 162:943-51. 2008..To measure vaccine effectiveness (VE) in preventing influenza-related health care visits among children aged 6 to 59 months during 2 consecutive influenza seasons...
Surveillance programs for chronic viral hepatitis in three health departmentsDouglas T Fleming
Mathematica Policy Research Inc, Princeton, NJ, USA
Public Health Rep 121:23-35. 2006..Finding innovative ways to overcome these barriers and improve case management is important if chronic hepatitis surveillance is to realize its full potential...
Changing trends in hepatitis C-related mortality in the United States, 1995-2004Matthew Wise
Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095 1772, USA
Hepatology 47:1128-35. 2008..Despite small declines in recent years, rates have continued to increase among persons aged 55-64 years. Hepatitis C is an important cause of premature mortality...
