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What qualities are most important to making a point of care test desirable for clinicians and others offering sexually transmitted infection testing?Yu Hsiang Hsieh
Department of Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
PLoS ONE 6:e19263. 2011..To investigate the possible effects of different levels of attributes of a point-of-care test (POCT) on sexually transmitted infection (STI) professionals' decisions regarding an ideal POCT for STI(s)...
National estimation of rates of HIV serology testing in US emergency departments 1993-2005: baseline prior to the 2006 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendationsYu Hsiang Hsieh
Department of Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21209, USA
AIDS 22:2127-34. 2008..We analyzed a nationally representative ED database to assess HIV testing rates and characterize patients who received HIV testing, prior to the release of the 2006 guidelines...- Outcomes and cost analysis of 3 operational models for rapid HIV testing services in an academic inner-city emergency departmentYu Hsiang Hsieh
Department of Emergency Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21209, USA
Ann Emerg Med 58:S133-9. 2011..We compare the outcomes and costs of alternative staffing models for an emergency department (ED) rapid HIV testing program... 
HIV seropositivity predicts longer duration of stay and rehospitalization among nonbacteremic febrile injection drug users with skin and soft tissue infectionsYu Hsiang Hsieh
Department of Emergency Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University, 5801 Smith Avenue, Suite 3220, Davis Building, Baltimore, MD 21209, USA
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 49:398-405. 2008..Skin/soft tissue infections (SSTIs) are the leading cause of hospital admissions among injection drug users (IDUs)...- Underreporting and underestimation of gonorrhea cases in the Taiwan National Gonorrhea Notifiable Disease System in the Tainan region: evaluation by a pilot physician-based sentinel surveillance on Neisseria gonorrhoeae infectionYu Hsiang Hsieh
Department of Public Health, National Cheng Kung University Medical College, Tainan, Taiwan
Int J Infect Dis 13:e413-9. 2009.... - Perceptions of an ideal point-of-care test for sexually transmitted infections--a qualitative study of focus group discussions with medical providersYu Hsiang Hsieh
Department of Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
PLoS ONE 5:e14144. 2010..Therefore, our objective was to explore the perceptions of the ideal types of STI POCT for use in health care settings... - High-risk sexual behaviours and genital chlamydial infections in high school students in Southern TaiwanY H Hsieh
Department of Public Health, National Cheng Kung University Medical College, Tainan, Taiwan, Republic of China
Int J STD AIDS 21:253-9. 2010..14, 95% CI: 2.82 to 23.51). In conclusion, this adolescent population reported high prevalence of high-risk sexual behaviours and had a high prevalence of chlamydia supportive of a potential epidemic of STIs and HIV... - Antiviral prescriptions to U.S. ambulatory care visits with a diagnosis of influenza before and after high level of adamantane resistance 2005-06 seasonYu Hsiang Hsieh
Department of Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
PLoS ONE 5:e8945. 2010..We also determined providers' adherence to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 2006 interim treatment guidelines for influenza after the dissemination of guidelines... - Emergency medicine resident attitudes and perceptions of HIV testing before and after a focused training program and testing implementationYu Hsiang Hsieh
Department of Emergency Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
Acad Emerg Med 16:1165-73. 2009.... - Predictors for patterns of failure after pancreaticoduodenectomy in ampullary cancerHui Ping Hsu
Department of Surgery, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, 138, Sheng Li Road, Tainan, 70428, Taiwan, ROC
Ann Surg Oncol 14:50-60. 2007..The current study tried to find the predictors for recurrence to be used as determinative for postoperative adjuvant therapy... - Comparative analysis of two broad-range PCR assays for pathogen detection in positive-blood-culture bottles: PCR-high-resolution melting analysis versus PCR-mass spectrometryKevin Jeng
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
J Clin Microbiol 50:3287-92. 2012.... - Use of quantitative broad-based polymerase chain reaction for detection and identification of common bacterial pathogens in cerebrospinal fluidRichard Rothman
Department of Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
Acad Emerg Med 17:741-7. 2010..Conventional laboratory diagnosis of bacterial meningitis based on microscopy followed by culture is time-consuming and has only moderate sensitivity... - Rapid identification of bacterial pathogens in positive blood culture bottles by use of a broad-based PCR assay coupled with high-resolution melt analysisHelen Won
Johns Hopkins University Department of Emergency Medicine, 5801 Smith Avenue, Suite 3220, Davis Building, Baltimore, MD 21209, USA
J Clin Microbiol 48:3410-3. 2010..With a reference library of 60 clinically relevant bacterial species, 52 positive blood culture samples were tested. Our assay identified 46/52 samples at the species level, with 100% concordance to culture findings... - Factors associated with no or delayed linkage to care in newly diagnosed human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1-infected patients identified by emergency department-based rapid HIV screening programs in two urban EDsRichard E Rothman
Department of Emergency Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
Acad Emerg Med 19:497-503. 2012.... - Surveillance of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections in women in detention in Baltimore, MarylandJustin Hardick
The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
Sex Transm Dis 30:64-70. 2003..In conjunction with a program to expand syphilis and HIV infection services, women were also offered screening for Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (GC) during intake at the Baltimore Women's Detention Center... - Operational methods of HIV testing in emergency departments: a systematic reviewJason S Haukoos
Department of Emergency Medicine, Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, CO 80204, USA
Ann Emerg Med 58:S96-103. 2011..The objective of this study is to provide a detailed account of the various models and operational constructs that have been described for performing HIV testing in EDs... - Is inadequate human immunodeficiency virus care associated with increased ED and hospital utilization? A prospective study in human immunodeficiency virus-positive ED patientsT Rinda Soong
Department of Emergency Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21209, USA
Am J Emerg Med 30:1466-73. 2012..Findings on their ED and inpatient care utilization patterns will provide information on service provision for those who have suboptimal access to HIV-related care... - Identification of bacterial pathogens in ascitic fluids from patients with suspected spontaneous bacterial peritonitis by use of broad-range PCR (16S PCR) coupled with high-resolution melt analysisJustin Hardick
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
J Clin Microbiol 50:2428-32. 2012..Both the broad-range 16S PCR and HRMA analysis provide useful diagnostic adjunctive assays for clinicians in detecting and identifying pathogens responsible for SBP... - Derivation and validation of the Denver Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) risk score for targeted HIV screeningJason S Haukoos
Department of Emergency Medicine, Denver Health Medical Center, 777 Bannock Street, Mail Code 0108, Denver, CO 80204, USA
Am J Epidemiol 175:838-46. 2012..63, 1.47) (n = 24/2,431), 1.59% (95% CI: 1.02, 2.36) (n = 24/1,505), and 3.59% (95% CI: 2.73, 4.63) (n = 57/1,588), respectively. The risk score accurately categorizes patients into groups with increasing probabilities of HIV infection... - Will patients "opt in" to perform their own rapid HIV test in the emergency department?Charlotte A Gaydos
Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Ann Emerg Med 58:S74-8. 2011..We evaluate the feasibility and accuracy of existing point-of-care HIV tests performed by an untrained patient compared with the routinely used HIV point-of-care test offered to patients in 2 urban emergency departments (EDs)... - Overreliance on symptom quality in diagnosing dizziness: results of a multicenter survey of emergency physiciansVictoria A Stanton
The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Pathology Bldg 2 210, 600 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
Mayo Clin Proc 82:1319-28. 2007..To assess emergency physicians' diagnostic approach to the patient with dizziness, using a multicenter quantitative survey... - Disconnect between charted vestibular diagnoses and emergency department management decisions: a cross-sectional analysis from a nationally representative sampleDavid E Newman-Toker
Department of Neurology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
Acad Emerg Med 16:970-7. 2009..We sought to determine if emergency physicians (EPs) apply best practices to diagnose and treat these common vestibular disorders... - Pandemic influenza and major disease outbreak preparedness in US emergency departments: a survey of medical directors and department chairsMelinda J Morton
Department of Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Am J Disaster Med 4:199-206. 2009..Preparedness assessed using a novel score of 15 critical preparedness indicators. Data analysis consisted of summary statistics, chi2, and ANOVA... - Burden of disease and health status among Hurricane Katrina-displaced persons in shelters: a population-based cluster sampleP Gregg Greenough
Department of Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Ann Emerg Med 51:426-32. 2008..For agencies charged with providing health care to at-risk displaced populations, knowing the prevalence of acute and chronic disease is critical to direct resources and prevent morbidity and mortality... - 2009 US emergency department HIV testing practicesRichard E Rothman
Department of Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21209, USA
Ann Emerg Med 58:S3-9.e1-4. 2011..We characterize HIV testing practices and programs in US emergency departments (EDs) in 2009... - Imprecision in patient reports of dizziness symptom quality: a cross-sectional study conducted in an acute care settingDavid E Newman-Toker
The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Pathology Bldg 2 210, 600 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
Mayo Clin Proc 82:1329-40. 2007..To quantify precision in patient reports of different attributes of dizziness... - Derivation of a clinical prediction rule to predict hospitalization for influenza in EDsKuan Fu Chen
Department of Emergency Medicine, Chang Gung University and Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung, Taiwan
Am J Emerg Med 31:529-34. 2013.... - A broad range assay for rapid detection and etiologic characterization of bacterial meningitis: performance testing in samples from sub-SaharaHelen Won
Department of Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 74:22-7. 2012..8% (82/83) and pathogen-specific probes identified 96.4% (80/83) of the positives. This broad-based PCR algorithm successfully detected and provided species level information for multiple bacterial meningitis agents in clinical samples... - Rapid PCR-based diagnosis of septic arthritis by early Gram-type classification and pathogen identificationSamuel Yang
Department of Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, 5801 Smith Avenue, Davis Building, Suite 3220, Baltimore, MD 21209, USA
J Clin Microbiol 46:1386-90. 2008..This assay may be a useful diagnostic adjunct for clinicians, particularly those practicing in the acute care setting where rapid pathogen detection and identification would assist in disposition and treatment decisions... - High prevalence of mutations in quinolone-resistance-determining regions and mtrR loci in polyclonal Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates at a tertiary hospital in Southern TaiwanPo Lin Chen
Department of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Medical College, Tainan, Taiwan
J Formos Med Assoc 109:120-7. 2010..This study was conducted to survey the prevalence of molecular mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance among 45 clinical isolates of N. gonorrhoeae collected at a university hospital in Southern Taiwan during 1999-2004... - Public health and clinical impact of increasing emergency department-based HIV testing: perspectives from the 2007 conference of the National Emergency Department HIV Testing ConsortiumAleksandar Kecojevic
Department of Emergency Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21209, USA
Ann Emerg Med 58:S151-9.e1. 2011..We codify those domains of public health and clinical care most affected by implementing HIV testing in EDs, as determined by expert opinion... - Predictors of recurrence after pancreaticoduodenectomy in ampullary cancer: comparison between non-, early and late recurrenceHui Ping Hsu
Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
J Formos Med Assoc 106:432-43. 2007..Ampullary cancer is one of the periampullary cancers with a better prognosis, but relapse still occurs early in some patients. We sought to find predictors of recurrence to facilitate decisions about postoperative therapy... - Sheltering patterns and utilization following the 2007 southern California wildfiresThomas D Kirsch
Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Am J Disaster Med 4:113-9. 2009..The data were also used to determine the risk factors associated with needing sheltering. There is a lower than expected reliance on public shelters, and displaced persons move frequently... - Performance of the gen-probe transcription-mediated [corrected] amplification research assay compared to that of a multitarget real-time PCR for Mycoplasma genitalium detectionJustin Hardick
John Hopkins University Department of Infectious Diseases, Ross Building, Room 1147, 720 Rutland Ave, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
J Clin Microbiol 44:1236-40. 2006..941 (95% confidence interval, 0.907 and 0.976). Both assays demonstrated accuracy in the detection of MG from urine samples from male patients and self-collected vaginal swabs from female patients... - Google Flu Trends: correlation with emergency department influenza rates and crowding metricsAndrea Freyer Dugas
Department of Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Clin Infect Dis 54:463-9. 2012..This study assesses the temporal correlation of city GFT data to cases of influenza and standard crowding indices from an inner-city emergency department (ED)... - A comprehensive approach to achieving near 100% compliance with the Joint Commission Core Measures for pneumonia antibiotic timingPeter M Hill
The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
Am J Emerg Med 29:989-98. 2011..Published approaches to date for adhering to the pneumonia antibiotic timing (PN5c) Core Measure have shown moderate to limited success in reaching high levels of compliance... - Pandemic influenza and major disease outbreak preparedness in US emergency departments: a selected survey of emergency health professionalsMelinda J Morton
Department of Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Am J Disaster Med 6:187-95. 2011..METHODS, DESIGN, and.. - Monitoring seasonal influenza A evolution: rapid 2009 pandemic H1N1 surveillance with an reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction/electro-spray ionization mass spectrometry assayKevin Jeng
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
J Clin Virol 54:332-6. 2012.... - Trichomonas vaginalis infection in women who submit self-obtained vaginal samples after internet recruitmentCharlotte A Gaydos
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
Sex Transm Dis 38:828-32. 2011..Submission of self-obtained vaginal samples (SOVs) collected at home could remove barriers that women face in getting tested for sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Internet recruitment of SOVs is highly acceptable... - Communicable respiratory threats in the ED: tuberculosis, influenza, SARS, and other aerosolized infectionsRichard E Rothman
Department of Emergency Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Emerg Med Clin North Am 24:989-1017. 2006..Emphasis is on the ED's role as a public health prevention arena, with attention to education and disease prevention, early identification of disease in patients at risk, and reduction of illnesses... - Faith-based organizations and sustainable sheltering operations in Mississippi after Hurricane Katrina: implications for informal network utilizationAnjali T Pant
Johns Hopkins Department of Emergency Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Prehosp Disaster Med 23:48-54; discussion 55-6. 2008..In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, a significant number of faith-based organizations (FBOs) that were not a part of the formal National Response Plan (NRP) initiated and sustained sheltering operations... - Spectrum of dizziness visits to US emergency departments: cross-sectional analysis from a nationally representative sampleDavid E Newman-Toker
Department of Neurology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
Mayo Clin Proc 83:765-75. 2008.... - Emergency Physicians' Adherence to Center for Disease Control and Prevention Guidance During the 2009 Influenza A H1N1 PandemicYu Hsiang Hsieh
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
West J Emerg Med 14:191-9. 2013.... - Revitalizing a vital sign: improving detection of tachypnea at primary triageWilliam Bianchi
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
Ann Emerg Med 61:37-43. 2013..both compared to a criterion standard measurement... - National survey of Laboratory Response Network sentinel laboratory preparednessBrian T Kalish
Department of Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21209, USA
Disaster Med Public Health Prep 3:S17-23. 2009..The aim of the present study was to broadly describe preparedness of the first tier of the hospital LRN, the sentinel laboratories, with a specific focus on training, personnel, and communications... - Significant reduction of laboratory specimen labeling errors by implementation of an electronic ordering system paired with a bar-code specimen labeling processPeter M Hill
Department of Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
Ann Emerg Med 56:630-6. 2010..We measure the rate of emergency department (ED) specimen processing error reduction after implementation of an electronic physician order entry system paired with a bar-coded specimen labeling process... - Quantitative video-oculography to help diagnose stroke in acute vertigo and dizziness: toward an ECG for the eyesDavid E Newman-Toker
The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Meyer 8 154, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
Stroke 44:1158-61. 2013..This approach is conceptually similar to ECG to diagnose acute cardiac ischemia... - Hospital-based shootings in the United States: 2000 to 2011Gabor D Kelen
Johns Hopkins Office of Critical Event Preparedness and Response, Johns Hopkins Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA
Ann Emerg Med 60:790-798.e1. 2012..Gunfire in hospitals is of particular concern; however, information about such workplace violence is limited. Therefore, we characterize US hospital-based shootings from 2000 to 2011... - Rapid identification of biothreat and other clinically relevant bacterial species by use of universal PCR coupled with high-resolution melting analysisSamuel Yang
Johns Hopkins University, Department of Emergency Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21209, USA
J Clin Microbiol 47:2252-5. 2009.... - Nomenclature and definitions for emergency department human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing: report from the 2007 conference of the National Emergency Department HIV Testing ConsortiumMichael S Lyons
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
Acad Emerg Med 16:168-77. 2009..These definitions are designed to facilitate discussion, increase comparability of future reports, and potentially accelerate wider implementation of ED HIV testing... - Computed tomography scan utilization in emergency departments: a multi-state analysisThomas D Kirsch
Department of Emergency Medicine, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA
J Emerg Med 41:302-9. 2011..Increased utilization of computed tomography (CT) in emergency departments (EDs) has become a concern due to its expense and the potential risks associated with radiation exposure... - A nationwide seven-year trend of hip fractures in the elderly population of TaiwanChung Jung Shao
Department of Orthopedics, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
Bone 44:125-9. 2009..9 times higher than that of aged 65 to 69 years in females and 7.9 times in males. Development and implementation of public health strategies for hip fractures should more focus on these subgroups in Taiwan's rapidly aging society... - Poor provider adherence to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention treatment guidelines in US emergency department visits with a diagnosis of pelvic inflammatory diseaseTing Yu Shih
Department of Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21209, USA
Sex Transm Dis 38:299-305. 2011..We aimed to estimate national rates of provider adherence to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) treatment guidelines for PID among patient visits, with a diagnosis of acute PID in US ED settings... - Impaired emptying of the retained distal stomach causes delayed gastric emptying after pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomyYan Shen Shan
Department of Surgery, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, 138, Sheng Li Road, Tainan, 70428, Taiwan
World J Surg 31:1606-15. 2007..Delayed gastric emptying (DGE) is the major morbidity after pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy (PPPD). Gastroscintigraphy was used to characterize food distribution in the proximal and distal stomach during emptying... - Prevalence of Unmet Health Care needs and description of health care-seeking behavior among displaced people after the 2007 California wildfiresJ Lee Jenkins
Department of Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21209, USA
Disaster Med Public Health Prep 3:S24-8. 2009..These data can be used to increase the accuracy, and therefore capacity, of the medical response... - Epidemiological characteristics of human stampedesYu Hsiang Hsieh
Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Department of Emergency Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21209, USA
Disaster Med Public Health Prep 3:217-23. 2009..This study analyzed human stampede events from 1980 to 2007 to identify epidemiological characteristics associated with increased mortality...