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Call to action on world pneumonia dayRana Hajjeh
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 18:1898-9. 2012..Pneumonia kills few children in industrialized countries, although it remains among the top 10 causes of deaths in the United States, for example, because of deaths in older adults (4)...- Accelerating introduction of new vaccines: barriers to introduction and lessons learned from the recent Haemophilus influenzae type B vaccine experienceRana Hajjeh
Division of Bacterial Diseases, NCIRD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, MS C 25, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 366:2827-32. 2011.... 
Supporting new vaccine introduction decisions: lessons learned from the Hib Initiative experienceR A Hajjeh
Division of Bacterial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS C 25, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Vaccine 28:7123-9. 2010..This paper reviews the strategy adopted by the Hib Initiative and the lessons learned in the process, which provide a useful model to accelerate uptake of other new vaccines...
Recent trends in the epidemiology of invasive mycosesThomas A Clark
Mycotic Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Curr Opin Infect Dis 15:569-74. 2002..In addition, advances in therapeutic technologies and in particular the development of novel immunosuppressive therapies have prolonged the period of risk for many individuals...- Counterpoint: invasive aspergillosis and the environment--rethinking our approach to preventionR A Hajjeh
Mycotic 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 33:1549-52. 2001..Nevertheless, now that high-risk patients are spending more time outside of the hospital, the cost benefits of antifungal prophylaxis and other preventive measures require careful evaluation... - Cryptococcosis: population-based multistate active surveillance and risk factors in human immunodeficiency virus-infected persons. Cryptococcal Active Surveillance GroupR A Hajjeh
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mycotic Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
J Infect Dis 179:449-54. 1999..Further studies are needed to better describe persons with AIDS currently developing cryptococcosis in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy... - Candidemia in pediatric outpatients receiving home total parenteral nutritionM V Cano
Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Med Mycol 43:219-25. 2005..Our findings underscore the challenges of maintaining stringent infection control practices in the home health care setting and suggest the need for more intensive follow-up and coordination of home TPN therapy among pediatric patients... - Outbreak of histoplasmosis among cavers attending the National Speleological Society Annual Convention, Texas, 1994D A Ashford
Meningitis and Special Pathogens Branch, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Am J Trop Med Hyg 60:899-903. 1999.... - Multicenter case-control study of risk factors for histoplasmosis in human immunodeficiency virus-infected personsR A Hajjeh
Mycotic Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Clin Infect Dis 32:1215-20. 2001.... - Risk factors for severe pulmonary and disseminated coccidioidomycosis: Kern County, California, 1995-1996N E Rosenstein
Meningitis and Special Pathogens Branch, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, NCID, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Clin Infect Dis 32:708-15. 2001..Persons at risk for severe CM may benefit from vaccination once an effective CM vaccine is available... - Trends in mortality due to invasive mycotic diseases in the United States, 1980-1997M M McNeil
Mycotic Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Clin Infect Dis 33:641-7. 2001..These data highlight the public health importance of mycotic diseases and emphasize the need for continuing surveillance... - Toxic shock syndrome in the United States: surveillance update, 1979 1996R A Hajjeh
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 5:807-10. 1999..We reviewed surveillance data for the period 1979 to 1996, when 5,296 cases were reported, and discuss changes in the epidemiologic features of TSS... - Candida dubliniensis fungemia: the first four cases in North AmericaM E Brandt
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 6:46-9. 2000..All isolates were susceptible in vitro to commonly used antifungal drugs. This report demonstrates that C. dubliniensis can cause bloodstream infection; however, the incidence of disease is not known... - Trends in antifungal drug susceptibility of Cryptococcus neoformans isolates in the United States: 1992 to 1994 and 1996 to 1998M E Brandt
Mycotic Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Antimicrob Agents Chemother 45:3065-9. 2001..We conclude that in vitro resistance to antifungal agents remains uncommon in C. neoformans and has not significantly changed with time during the past decade... - Gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis in Arizona: clinical and epidemiological characteristics and review of the literatureG M Lyon
Mycotic 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 32:1448-55. 2001..GIB is a newly emerging infection that causes substantial morbidity and diagnostic confusion. Further studies are needed to better define its risk factors and treatment... - The epidemiology of histoplasmosis: a reviewM V Cano
Mycotic Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases and Epidemic Intelligence Service, Division of Applied Public Health Training, Epidemiology Program Office, CDC, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Semin Respir Infect 16:109-18. 2001..Development of better diagnostic tests for detection of disease in humans and of the organism in the environment will help in designing better prevention strategies... - Blastomycosis in Missouri: epidemiology and risk factors for endemic diseaseM V Cano
Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, Epidemiology Program Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Epidemiol Infect 131:907-14. 2003..However, heightened awareness of the disease and a better understanding of the risk factors are important and may lead to earlier diagnosis and start of treatment, possibly improving outcome... - Population-based surveillance and a case-control study of risk factors for endemic lymphocutaneous sporotrichosis in PeruG M Lyon
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Epidemiology Program Office, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Clin Infect Dis 36:34-9. 2003..Decreased environmental exposure, such wearing protective clothing during construction activities for adults or limiting contact with cats and soil for children, and improvements in living spaces may decrease the incidence of LS... - Secular trend of hospital-acquired candidemia among intensive care unit patients in the United States during 1989-1999W E Trick
Health Outcomes Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Public Health Service, US Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Clin Infect Dis 35:627-30. 2002..During the study period, there was a significant decrease in the incidence of C. albicans BSI (P<.001) and a significant increase in the incidence of Candida glabrata BSI (P=.05)... - Excess mortality, hospital stay, and cost due to candidemia: a case-control study using data from population-based candidemia surveillanceJuliette Morgan
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 26:540-7. 2005..Prior studies lack broad patient and hospital representation or cost-related information that accurately reflects current medical practices... - Candida parapsilosis characterization in an outbreak settingDuncan M Kuhn
University Hospitals of Cleveland and Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 10:1074-81. 2004..0005). Adherence and protein secretion did not correlate with strain pathogenicity. These results suggest that biofilm production plays a role in C. parapsilosis outbreaks... - Epidemiologic and molecular characterization of an outbreak of Candida parapsilosis bloodstream infections in a community hospitalThomas A Clark
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Epidemiology Program Office, Division of Applied Public Health Training, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
J Clin Microbiol 42:4468-72. 2004..parapsilosis bloodstream infections in adults resulted from an interplay of host, environment, and pathogen factors. Recommendations for control measures focused on improving hand hygiene compliance... - 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... - A large histoplasmosis outbreak among high school students in Indiana, 2001Shadi Chamany
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Division of Applied Public Health Training, Epidemiology Program Office, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, MS C09, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Pediatr Infect Dis J 23:909-14. 2004..In addition, increased awareness among health care providers of this disease would facilitate appropriate diagnosis and treatment... - An epidemic of coccidioidomycosis in Arizona associated with climatic changes, 1998-2001Benjamin J Park
Mycotic Diseases Branch, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
J Infect Dis 191:1981-7. 2005..Reports of coccidioidomycosis cases in Arizona have increased substantially. We investigated factors associated with the increase... - Determining risk factors for candidemia among newborn infants from population-based surveillance: Baltimore, Maryland, 1998-2000Sharmila S Shetty
Mycotic Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Pediatr Infect Dis J 24:601-4. 2005..This study helps define a subgroup of preterm infants at high risk of developing bloodstream infections with Candida species... - Evaluation of amphotericin B interpretive breakpoints for Candida bloodstream isolates by correlation with therapeutic outcomeBenjamin J Park
Mycotic Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, N E, Mailstop C 09, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Antimicrob Agents Chemother 50:1287-92. 2006..06 to 2 microg/ml, respectively). Etest produced the widest distribution of MICs (0.094 to 2 microg/ml). However, none of the test formats studied generated results that significantly correlated with therapeutic success or failure... - Coccidioidomycosis among workers at an archeological site, northeastern UtahLyle R Petersen
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Ft Collins, Colorado, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 10:637-42. 2004..This outbreak documents a new endemic focus of coccidioidomycosis, which extends northward its known geographic distribution in Utah by approximately 200 miles... - Histoplasmosis associated with exploring a bat-inhabited cave in Costa Rica, 1998-1999George M Lyon
Mycotic Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Am J Trop Med Hyg 70:438-42. 2004..Persons who explore caves, whether for recreation or science, should be aware of the risk bat-inhabited caves pose for developing histoplasmosis, especially if they are immunocompromised in any way... - Surveillance for unexplained deaths and critical illnesses due to possibly infectious causes, United States, 1995-1998Rana A Hajjeh
Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 8:145-53. 2002..The UNEX network model would improve U.S. diagnostic capacities and preparedness for emerging infections... - Comparison of visual and spectrophotometric methods of broth microdilution MIC end point determination and evaluation of a sterol quantitation method for in vitro susceptibility testing of fluconazole and itraconazole against trailing and nontrailing CandBeth A Arthington-Skaggs
Mycotic Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Antimicrob Agents Chemother 46:2477-81. 2002..Our results indicate that MIC results determined by either of these end point rules may be more predictive of in vivo outcome for isolates that give unclear visual end points at 48 h due to trailing growth... - Fungal infections among returning travelersAnil A Panackal
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Epidemiology Program Office, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Clin Infect Dis 35:1088-95. 2002..Health care providers need to consider these infections in their differential diagnosis among returning travelers with respiratory illness and should be familiar with the treatment and prevention of these diseases... - Opening a bacillus anthracis-containing envelope, Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.: the public health responseVincent P Hsu
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 8:1039-43. 2002..Early nasal swab testing is a useful epidemiologic tool to assess risk of exposure to aerosolized B. anthracis. Early, wide chemoprophylaxis may have averted an outbreak of anthrax in this population... - Population-based surveillance for cryptococcosis in an antiretroviral-naive South African province with a high HIV seroprevalenceKerrigan M McCarthy
Mycology Reference Unit, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, National Health Laboratory Service, Division of Virology and Communicable Diseases Surveillance, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2000, South Africa
AIDS 20:2199-206. 2006..To measure the burden of disease and describe the epidemiology of cryptococcosis in Gauteng Province, South Africa... - Incidence of bloodstream infections due to Candida species and in vitro susceptibilities of isolates collected from 1998 to 2000 in a population-based active surveillance programRana A Hajjeh
Mycotic Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
J Clin Microbiol 42:1519-27. 2004..7% of isolates, and > or = 2 microg/ml for 0.4% of isolates. Our findings highlight changes in the epidemiology of Candida BSI in the 1990s and provide a basis upon which to conduct further studies of selected high-risk subpopulations... - A large outbreak of histoplasmosis among American travelers associated with a hotel in Acapulco, Mexico, spring 2001Juliette Morgan
Mycotic Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Am J Trop Med Hyg 69:663-9. 2003..7-30.5; P < 0.001). This is the first histoplasmosis outbreak associated with a hotel undergoing construction. Hotels in endemic areas should consider construction precaution measures to prevent histoplasmosis among their guests... - Outbreak of dengue fever in Palau, Western Pacific: risk factors for infectionDavid A Ashford
Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Am J Trop Med Hyg 69:135-40. 2003..scutellaris group mosquitoes (Ae. Hensilli, Ae. albopictus, and a native species). This was the first outbreak of dengue 4 virus in the Western Pacific, and the first documented epidemic of dengue in Palau since 1988... - Outbreak of invasive aspergillosis among renal transplant recipientsAnil A Panackal
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Epidemiology Program Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Transplantation 75:1050-3. 2003..This study suggests that immunosuppressed RTRs can be at an increased risk for IA. Measures to prevent IA in these patients should be taken during hospital construction... - Rapid enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the diagnosis of human brucellosis in surveillance and clinical settings in EgyptMoustafa A Fadeel
United States Naval Medical Research Unit 3, PSC 452, Box 5000 Attn Code 304A, FPO AE 09835 0007, USA
Saudi Med J 27:975-81. 2006..To optimize and standardize an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for rapid diagnosis of human brucellosis in clinical cases identified during a surveillance study for acute febrile illness (AFI)... - Cryptococcus gattii infection: characteristics and epidemiology of cases identified in a South African province with high HIV seroprevalence, 2002-2004Juliette Morgan
Mycotic Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Clin Infect Dis 43:1077-80. 2006..gattii infection with regard to clinical presentation, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome diagnosis, concomitant conditions, or prior opportunistic infections. C. gattii isolates had low MICs to the tested antifungal drugs... - Brucellosis as a cause of acute febrile illness in EgyptGregory J Jennings
US Naval Medical Research Unit 3 NAMRU 3, Cairo, Egypt
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 101:707-13. 2007..The high incidence of brucellosis in Fayoum highlights its public health importance, and the need to implement prevention strategies in humans and animals... - Cryptococcosis in Gauteng: implications for monitoring of HIV treatment programmesKerrigan M McCarthy
S Afr Med J 98:452, 454. 2008 - Automatic electronic laboratory-based reporting of notifiable infectious diseases at a large health systemAnil A Panackal
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 8:685-91. 2002..Automatic reporting was more rapid and as complete as conventional reporting. Using standardized coding and minimizing free text usage will increase the completeness of electronic laboratory-based reporting... - Stability of allelic frequencies and distributions of Candida albicans microsatellite loci from U.S. population-based surveillance isolatesTimothy J Lott
Mycotic Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
J Clin Microbiol 41:1316-21. 2003..albicans isolated from the bloodstream may form a defined, genetically homogeneous population across geographical distance and time... - The changing epidemiology of cryptococcosis: an update from population-based active surveillance in 2 large metropolitan areas, 1992-2000Sara A Mirza
Mycotic 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 36:789-94. 2003..More efforts are needed to expand the availability of HAART and routine HIV care services to these persons...