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The first cases of 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus infection in the United States: a serologic investigation demonstrating early transmissionAlicia M Fry
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Influenza Other Respi Viruses 6:e48-53. 2012..The first two laboratory-confirmed cases of 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus (H1N1pdm09) infection were detected in San Diego (SD) and Imperial County (IC) in southern California, April 2009...
Low usage of government healthcare facilities for acute respiratory infections in guatemala: implications for influenza surveillanceKim A Lindblade
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC, Atlanta GA, 30333 USA
BMC Public Health 11:885. 2011..The objective of this study was to measure healthcare utilization patterns in Guatemala to inform the establishment of a sentinel surveillance system for influenza and other respiratory infections, and allow estimation of disease burden...- Human rhinovirus infections in rural Thailand: epidemiological evidence for rhinovirus as both pathogen and bystanderAlicia M Fry
Influenza Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
PLoS ONE 6:e17780. 2011..We describe human rhinovirus (HRV) detections in SaKaeo province, Thailand... 
Trends in hospitalizations for pneumonia among persons aged 65 years or older in the United States, 1988-2002Alicia M Fry
Respiratory and Enteric Viruses Branch, Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
JAMA 294:2712-9. 2005..Pneumonia causes significant mortality and morbidity among persons aged 65 years or older. However, few studies have explored trends according to age groups, which may affect intervention strategies...- Human bocavirus: a novel parvovirus epidemiologically associated with pneumonia requiring hospitalization in ThailandAlicia M Fry
Epidemiology Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
J Infect Dis 195:1038-45. 2007..We detected human bocavirus (HBoV) infection in 4.5% of hospitalized patients with pneumonia in rural Thailand. However, the role of HBoV as a pathogen is unclear... - Seasonal trends of human parainfluenza viral infections: United States, 1990-2004Alicia M Fry
Respiratory and Enteric Viruses Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Clin Infect Dis 43:1016-22. 2006..Human parainfluenza viruses (HPIVs) are important causes of upper and lower respiratory tract illness among children and adults... - Adverse and beneficial secondary effects of mass treatment with azithromycin to eliminate blindness due to trachoma in NepalA M Fry
Respiratory Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Clin Infect Dis 35:395-402. 2002.... - The burden of hospitalized lower respiratory tract infection due to respiratory syncytial virus in rural ThailandAlicia M Fry
Influenza Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
PLoS ONE 5:e15098. 2010..We describe the epidemiology of hospitalized RSV infections for all age groups from population-based surveillance in two rural provinces in Thailand... - Adherence to antimicrobial inhalational anthrax prophylaxis among postal workers, Washington, D.C., 2001Mariaelena D Jefferds
Centers for Desease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 8:1138-44. 2002..Interventions, especially frequent visits by public health staff, proved effective in supporting adherence... - Influenza B viruses with mutation in the neuraminidase active site, North Carolina, USA, 2010-11Katrina Sleeman
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 17:2043-6. 2011.... - Characteristics of patients with oseltamivir-resistant pandemic (H1N1) 2009, United StatesSamuel B Graitcer
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 17:255-7. 2011..No evidence was found for community circulation of resistant viruses; only 4 (unlinked) patients had no oseltamivir exposure... - Analysis of influenza viruses from patients clinically suspected of infection with an oseltamivir resistant virus during the 2009 pandemic in the United StatesHa T Nguyen
Influenza Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mail Stop G 16, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Antiviral Res 93:381-6. 2012..These data suggest that pyrosequencing is a powerful tool for timely detection of NAI resistant viruses and that NI assays are needed for comprehensive testing to detect novel resistance substitutions... - 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... - Real-time PCR assays for detection of bocavirus in human specimensXiaoyan Lu
Respiratory and Gastroenteritis Viruses Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, N E, Mailstop G04, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
J Clin Microbiol 44:3231-5. 2006..5%) were reproducibly positive for HBoV by one or both targets. Our data confirm the possible association of HBoV infection with pneumonia and demonstrate the utility of these real-time PCR assays for HBoV detection... - 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... - The burden and severity of illness due to 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) in a large US city during the late summer and early fall of 2009Saumil S Doshi
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Am J Epidemiol 176:519-26. 2012..Nevertheless, the second pH1N1 pandemic wave led to substantial numbers of ED visits, hospitalizations, and deaths in metropolitan Atlanta... - 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)... - Comprehensive assessment of 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus drug susceptibility in vitroLarisa V Gubareva
Virus Surveillance and Diagnosis Branch, Influenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Antivir Ther 15:1151-9. 2010..Antiviral drugs are an important option for managing infections caused by influenza viruses. This study assessed the drug susceptibility of 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) viruses collected globally between April 2009 and January 2010... - 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... - Serologically confirmed household transmission of 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus during the first pandemic wave--New York City, April-May 2009Michael L Jackson
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Scientific Education and Professional Development Program Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Clin Infect Dis 53:455-62. 2011..We studied serologically confirmed infection and disease among household contacts of index case patients with 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus (pH1N1) infection in a setting of minimal community pH1N1 transmission... - 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... - Human coronavirus infections in rural Thailand: a comprehensive study using real-time reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction assaysRyan K Dare
Respiratory and Gastroenteritis Viruses Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
J Infect Dis 196:1321-8. 2007..We sought to determine whether infections with human coronaviruses (HCoVs) 229E, OC43, HKU1, and NL63 are associated with pneumonia and to define the epidemiology of HCoV infection in rural Thailand... - Clinical and virologic outcomes in patients with oseltamivir-resistant seasonal influenza A (H1N1) infections: results from a clinical trialNila J Dharan
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Office of Workforce and Career Development Assigned to Influenza Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Influenza Other Respi Viruses 6:153-8. 2012..While sample size prohibits a strong conclusion, future studies should evaluate for similar trends... - Neuraminidase inhibitor resistance in influenza viruses and laboratory testing methodsHa T Nguyen
Influenza Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Antivir Ther 17:159-73. 2012..Close monitoring of antiviral resistance among all influenza viruses, both locally and globally, are essential to inform public health strategies for the control of influenza infections... - A method for estimating vaccine-preventable pediatric influenza pneumonia hospitalizations in developing countries: Thailand as a case studyFatimah S Dawood
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Office of Work Force and Career Development, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, United States
Vaccine 29:4416-21. 2011..Vaccination of 85% of Thai children aged 7 months-4 years might prevent 30% of all pediatric influenza pneumonia hospitalizations in Thailand... - 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... - Persistence of fluoroquinolone-resistant, multidrug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae in a long-term-care facility: efforts to reduce intrafacility transmissionAlicia M Fry
espiratory Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 26:239-47. 2005..CONCLUSIONS: Infection control contributed to less transmission of MDRSP in the LTCE Additional strategies are needed to reduce transmission and carriage among certain resident populations... - Asthma in patients hospitalized with pandemic influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 virus infection-United States, 2009John J McKenna
Influenza Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, USA
BMC Infect Dis 13:57. 2013..The objective was to compare characteristics of hospitalized pH1N1 patients with and without asthma and assess factors associated with severity among asthma patients... - A cluster of patients infected with I221V influenza b virus variants with reduced oseltamivir susceptibility--North Carolina and South Carolina, 2010-2011Shikha Garg
Epidemic Intelligence Service and Influenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
J Infect Dis 207:966-73. 2013..During 2010-2011, influenza B viruses with a novel neuraminidase substitution, denoted I221V (B/I221V), associated with reduced in vitro oseltamivir susceptibility were detected in North Carolina... - 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.... - The influence of chronic illnesses on the incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease in adultsMoe H Kyaw
Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
J Infect Dis 192:377-86. 2005..These data support recommendations to provide pneumococcal vaccine to persons in these at-risk groups and underscore the need for better prevention strategies for immunocompromised persons... - 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.... - Genetically diverse group A streptococci from children in far-western Nepal share high genetic relatedness with isolates from other countriesVarja Sakota
Division of Bacterial and Myotic Diseases, Respiratory Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
J Clin Microbiol 44:2160-6. 2006..Similarly, since most (40/51) strain types were highly related to strains found elsewhere, it is likely that a major fraction of the existing GAS clonal complexes have been discovered... - Dual resistance to adamantanes and oseltamivir among seasonal influenza A(H1N1) viruses: 2008-2010Tiffany G Sheu
Influenza Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Battelle Memorial Institute, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
J Infect Dis 203:13-7. 2011..Because of limited options for antiviral treatment, emergence of dual-resistant influenza viruses poses a public health concern, and their circulation needs to be closely monitored... - 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... - Infections with oseltamivir-resistant influenza A(H1N1) virus in the United StatesNila J Dharan
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Office of Workforce and Career Development Assigned to Influenza Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, MS A 32, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
JAMA 301:1034-41. 2009..Early surveillance data suggest that the prevalence of oseltamivir resistance among A(H1N1) viruses will most likely be higher during the 2008-2009 season... - Incidence of respiratory pathogens in persons hospitalized with pneumonia in two provinces in ThailandS J Olsen
Division of Emerging Infections and Surveillance Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Epidemiol Infect 138:1811-22. 2010..These data can help guide health policy towards effective prevention strategies... - Haemophilus influenzae Type b disease among Amish children in Pennsylvania: reasons for persistent diseaseA M Fry
Respiratory Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Pediatrics 108:E60. 2001..To identify reservoirs of Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) pharyngeal carriage and assess barriers to vaccination among 2 Amish communities in Pennsylvania... - Oseltamivir-resistant pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus infections, United States, 2010-11Aaron D Storms
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 18:308-11. 2012..Of resistant viruses from 2010-11 and 2009-10, 26% and 89%, respectively, were from persons exposed to oseltamivir before specimen collection. Findings suggest limited community transmission of oseltamivir-resistant virus... - Household transmission of pandemic (H1N1) 2009, San Antonio, Texas, USA, April-May 2009Oliver W Morgan
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd NE, Mailstop C12, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 16:631-7. 2010..Early in the outbreak, household transmission primarily occurred from children to other household members and was lower than the transmission rate for seasonal influenza... - Estimating the disease burden of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus infection in Hunter New England, Northern New South Wales, Australia, 2009Fatimah S Dawood
Influenza Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
PLoS ONE 5:e9880. 2010..We used local surveillance data to estimate pH1N1-associated disease burden during the first wave of pH1N1 circulation in HNE... - A comparison of clinical and epidemiological characteristics of fatal human infections with H5N1 and human influenza viruses in Thailand, 2004-2006Vivek Shinde
Influenza Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
PLoS ONE 6:e14809. 2011..Using NAIS data, we identified risk factors for death among H5N1 cases and described differences between H5N1 and human (seasonal) influenza cases... - A comparison of the epidemiology and clinical presentation of seasonal influenza A and 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) in GuatemalaKim A Lindblade
Division of Global Disease Detection and Emergency Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
PLoS ONE 5:e15826. 2010..We compare the epidemiology and clinical presentation of seasonal influenza A (H1N1 and H3N2) and 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) (pH1N1) using a prospective surveillance system for acute respiratory disease in Guatemala... - Prevalence of seropositivity to pandemic influenza A/H1N1 virus in the United States following the 2009 pandemicCarrie Reed
Influenza Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
PLoS ONE 7:e48187. 2012..We conducted a serologic survey to estimate the cumulative incidence of A(H1N1)pdm09 through the end of 2009 when pandemic activity had waned in the United States... - Prevalence of 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus antibodies, Tampa Bay Florida--November-December, 2009Chad M Cox
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
PLoS ONE 6:e29301. 2011..We determined the prevalence of antibodies due to the pH1N1 virus in Florida after influenza activity had peaked and estimated the proportion of the population infected with pH1N1 virus during the pandemic... - Legionnaires' disease outbreak in an automobile engine manufacturing plantAlicia M Fry
Respiratory Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
J Infect Dis 187:1015-8. 2003..22; 95% CI, 1.11-9.38) were associated with LD. LD can be transmitted in industrial settings in which aerosols are produced. Clinicians should consider LD when treating persons from these settings for pneumonia... - 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.... - Virus detection and duration of illness among patients with 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus infection in TexasAnil Suryaprasad
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Scientific Education and Professional Development Program Office Proposed, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Clin Infect Dis 52:S109-15. 2011..41; 95% CI, .24-.68; P < .001). We detected viral RNA in two participants' stools. All cultures were negative. This investigation suggests that the duration of virus detection was likely similar to the seasonal influenza virus... - Comparing potential benefits of new pneumococcal vaccines with the current polysaccharide vaccine in the elderlyAlicia M Fry
Respiratory Diseases Branch, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Mailstop C-23, 1600 Clifton Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Vaccine 21:303-11. 2002..Superior effectiveness of new vaccines was dependent upon a presumed longer duration of protection than the 23V-PPV and effectiveness against noninvasive pneumonia. Our results suggest that new vaccines could improve disease prevention... - Multistate evaluation of invasive pneumococcal diseases in adults with human immunodeficiency virus infection: serotype and antimicrobial resistance patterns in the United StatesA M Fry
Respiratory Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
J Infect Dis 188:643-52. 2003..HIV/AIDS was not an independent risk factor for TMP-SMZ nonsusceptibility. Vulnerability to certain serotypes among adults with HIV/AIDS may have implications in prevention strategies... - Outbreak of antiviral drug-resistant influenza a in long-term care facility, Illinois, USA, 2008Nila J Dharan
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 15:1973-6. 2009..Initial outbreak response included treatment and prophylaxis with oseltamivir. The outbreak abated, likely because of infection control measures... - A summary of national reports of foodborne outbreaks of Salmonella Heidelberg infections in the United States: clues for disease preventionPaul Chittick
Foodborne and Diarrheal Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
J Food Prot 69:1150-3. 2006..Efforts to reduce illness due to Salmonella Heidelberg shouldensure that poultry and eggs are handled appropriately to minimize contamination and cross contamination... - Inhalational anthrax outbreak among postal workers, Washington, D.C., 2001Puneet K Dewan
Centers for Desease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 8:1066-72. 2002..Prophylaxis was necessary for all employees. To protect postal workers against bioterrorism, measures to reduce the risk of occupational exposure are necessary... - Outbreaks of short-incubation ocular and respiratory illness following exposure to indoor swimming poolsAnna B Bowen
Enteric Diseases Epidemiology Branch, National Center for Zoonotic, Vector borne and Enteric Disease, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333 USA
Environ Health Perspect 115:267-71. 2007..Chlorination destroys pathogens in swimming pool water, but by-products of chlorination can cause human illness. We investigated outbreaks of ocular and respiratory symptoms associated with chlorinated indoor swimming pools at two hotels... - Preparing for influenza after 2009 H1N1: special considerations for pregnant women and newbornsSonja A Rasmussen
Division of Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 204:S13-20. 2011..After careful consideration of the available information and individual expert input, the CDC updated its recommendations for these populations for future influenza seasons and pandemics... - Trachoma decline and widespread use of antimicrobial drugsJaya D Chidambaram
University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 10:1895-9. 2004..We demonstrate that high background antimicrobial drug use may be responsible for much of the observed decline in trachoma and discuss its potential role in eliminating this infectious disease... - Pattern of antibiotic use in a trachoma-endemic region of Nepal: implications for mass azithromycin distributionVivian Schiedler
F.I. Proctor Foundation and the Department of Ophthalmology, University of California at San Francisco, 94143-0944, USA
Ophthalmic Epidemiol 10:31-6. 2003..CONCLUSIONS: If trachoma programs in Western Nepal generate transient macrolide resistance in pneumococcus and other bacteria, the epidemiological impact may not be great, as macrolides are not commonly used in the area... - Impact of maternal influenza vaccination during pregnancy on the incidence of acute respiratory illness visits among infantsEric K France
Department of Preventive Medicine and Clinical Research Unit, Kaiser Permanente Colorado, Denver, CO 80231, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 160:1277-83. 2006..To determine whether influenza vaccination of pregnant women prevents visits for respiratory illness in their infants born during the influenza season...