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| Christina R PharesSummaryAffiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Country: USA Publications
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Legionnaires' disease among residents of a long-term care facility: the sentinel event in a community outbreakChristina R Phares
Epidemic Intelligence Service Program, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Am J Infect Control 35:319-23. 2007..A long-term care facility (LTCF) reported an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease (LD) in September 2004...
Epidemiology of severe pneumonia caused by Legionella longbeachae, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, and Chlamydia pneumoniae: 1-year, population-based surveillance for severe pneumonia in ThailandChristina R Phares
Epidemic Intelligence Service Program, Office of Workforce and Career Development, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Clin Infect Dis 45:e147-55. 2007..Legionella species, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, and Chlamydia pneumoniae are recognized as important causes of pneumonia in high-income countries, but their significance in middle-income countries, such as Thailand, is unknown...
Epidemiology of invasive group B streptococcal disease in the United States, 1999-2005Christina R Phares
Epidemic Intelligence Service Program, Office of Workforce and Career Development, Division of Bacterial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
JAMA 299:2056-65. 2008..Guidelines for prevention of perinatal disease through intrapartum chemoprophylaxis were revised in 2002. Candidate vaccines are under development...
Presumptive treatment to reduce imported malaria among refugees from east Africa resettling in the United StatesChristina R Phares
Division of Global Migration and Quarantine, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Am J Trop Med Hyg 85:612-5. 2011..1-18%). Pre-departure presumptive treatment with an effective drug is associated with decreased disease among refugees...
Evaluation of universal antenatal screening for group B streptococcusMelissa K Van Dyke
Epidemic Intelligence Service Program, Office of Workforce and Career Development, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
N Engl J Med 360:2626-36. 2009..In 2002, national guidelines recommended universal late antenatal screening of pregnant women for colonization with group B streptococcus to identify candidates for intrapartum chemoprophylaxis...
Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of infections during pregnancy: implementation of recommended interventions, United States, 2003-2004Emilia H A Koumans
Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 206:158.e1-158.e11. 2012....
Albendazole therapy and enteric parasites in United States-bound refugeesStephen J Swanson
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Atlanta, USA
N Engl J Med 366:1498-507. 2012....
Non-pharmaceutical interventions during an outbreak of 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus infection at a large public university, April-May 2009Tarissa Mitchell
Immigrant, Refugee, and Migrant Health Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30329, USA
Clin Infect Dis 52:S138-45. 2011..Nearly one-half (46%) of student respondents, including 44.7% of those with ARI, attended social events. Results indicate a need for efforts to increase compliance with home isolation and social distancing measures...
