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| Mark S DworkinSummaryAffiliation: University of Illinois at Chicago Country: USA Publications
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The epidemiology of necrotizing fasciitis including factors associated with death and amputationM S Dworkin
Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health, Chicago, IL 60612 4394, USA
Epidemiol Infect 137:1609-14. 2009....- Tick-borne relapsing feverMark S Dworkin
Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Illinois at Chicago, School of Public Health, 1603 West Taylor Street, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
Infect Dis Clin North Am 22:449-68, viii. 2008..Although relapsing fever is acquired in many parts of the world, this article focuses primarily on knowledge about TBRF in North America... 
The changing epidemiology of invasive Haemophilus influenzae disease, especially in persons > or = 65 years oldMark S Dworkin
Division of Infectious Diseases, Illinois Department of Public Health, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
Clin Infect Dis 44:810-6. 2007..Few studies have reported the epidemiological characteristics of Haemophilus influenzae disease among adults...- Tick-borne relapsing fever in North AmericaMark S Dworkin
Illinois Department of Public Health, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Med Clin North Am 86:417-33, viii-ix. 2002..Most cases have been acquired from exposure to rustic tick-infested cabins and caves. This article reviews relapsing fever, especially tick-borne relapsing fever in North America... - Factors associated with newly diagnosed HIV among persons with concomitant sexually transmitted diseasesGregory D Huhn
Ruth M Rothstein CORE Center, Cook County Bureau of Health, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Sex Transm Dis 35:731-7. 2008..We evaluated Illinois and Chicago Departments of Public Health surveillance databases to determine risk factors associated with newly diagnosed HIV among persons with bacterial sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)... - An outbreak of noninvasive group A streptococcal disease in a facility for the developmentally disabledMark S Dworkin
Division of Infectious Diseases, Illinois Department of Public Health, Chicago, 60601, USA
Am J Infect Control 34:296-300. 2006..Reports of outbreaks of group A streptococcal disease in long-term care facilities are uncommon... - Categorization, prioritization, and surveillance of potential bioterrorism agentsStephanie M Borchardt
Division of Infectious Diseases, Illinois Department of Public Health, 160 North LaSalle, 7th Floor South, Chicago, IL 60601, USA
Infect Dis Clin North Am 20:213-25, vii-viii. 2006 - Adults are whooping, but are internists listening?Mark S Dworkin
Illinois Department of Public Health, Chicago, Illinois 60601, USA
Ann Intern Med 142:832-5. 2005.... - An Outbreak of Varicella among children attending preschool and elementary school in IllinoisMark S Dworkin
Division of Infectious Diseases, Illinois Department of Public Health, Springfield, IL, USA
Clin Infect Dis 35:102-4. 2002..7; 95% confidence interval, 1.1-13.1; P=.04). The efficacy of varicella vaccine might be improved if administration of the initial vaccine dose is delayed until children are >/=15 months of age... - Outbreak of travel-related pontiac fever among hotel guests illustrating the need for better diagnostic testsGregory D Huhn
Illinois Department of Public Health, Chicago, IL, USA
J Travel Med 12:173-9. 2005..Clinicians should be aware of PF in the differential diagnosis of patients with influenza-like symptoms following recent travel, particularly with exposure to a communal-use whirlpool spa... - Management of outbreaks of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in the neonatal intensive care unit: a consensus statementSusan I Gerber
Chicago Department of Public Health, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 27:139-45. 2006..To better understand these issues on a regional level, the CDPH and the Evanston Department of Health and Human Services (EDHHS; Evanston, Illinois) began an investigation... - A review of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in persons with and without AIDSMark S Dworkin
Illinois Department of Public Health, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Curr Clin Top Infect Dis 22:181-95. 2002 
The association of contact lens solution use and Acanthamoeba keratitisCharlotte E Joslin
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
Am J Ophthalmol 144:169-180. 2007..To investigate Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) risk factors. Diagnosis of AK, a rare but serious corneal infection, has recently increased significantly at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) Cornea Service...- An outbreak of ammonia poisoning from chicken tenders served in a school lunchMark S Dworkin
Illinois Department of Public Health, Division of Infectious Diseases, 106 North LaSalle Street, 7th Floor South, Chicago, Illinois 60601, USA
J Food Prot 67:1299-302. 2004..This outbreak of ammonia poisoning is only the second reported in food, and the first in a solid food. Heated chicken tenders contaminated with ammonia can cause acute illness within a short period of time... - Tuberculosis prevention in Mexican immigrants: limitations of short-course therapyNamratha R Kandula
Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
Am J Prev Med 26:163-6. 2004..However, RIF/PZA requires intensive patient and laboratory monitoring for hepatotoxicity... - Fear of bioterrorism and implications for public health preparednessMark S Dworkin
Illinois Department of Public Health, Chicago, Illinois 60601, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 9:503-5. 2003..These data demonstrate increased volume of submissions to a public health laboratory resulting from fear of bioterrorism... - The epidemiology of blastomycosis in Illinois and factors associated with deathMark S Dworkin
Illinois Department of Public Health, Div of Infectious Diseases, Chicago, Illinois 60601, USA
Clin Infect Dis 41:e107-11. 2005..Blastomycosis is a systemic fungal disease that may be asymptomatic or progressive and may lead to death... - The epidemiology of tick-borne relapsing fever in the United StatesMark S Dworkin
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Washington State Department of Health, Seattle 98155, USA
Am J Trop Med Hyg 66:753-8. 2002..TBRF is endemic in the United States and is a disease affecting travelers, who may return home with the disease to areas where physicians are not familiar with it... - Vaccination usage among an old-order Amish community in IllinoisJonathan S Yoder
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Pediatr Infect Dis J 25:1182-3. 2006..In this survey, the Amish do not universally reject vaccines, adequate vaccination coverage in Amish communities can be achieved, and Amish objections to vaccines might not be for religious reasons... - Is the severity of mumps related to the number of doses of mumps-containing vaccine?Stephanie M Borchardt
Clin Infect Dis 45:939-40. 2007 - Differences in prescription of antiretroviral therapy in a large cohort of HIV-infected patientsA D McNaghten
Division of HIV AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Mail Stop E47, Atlanta, GA 30333, U S A
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 32:499-505. 2003.... - Myocarditis Outbreak among Adults, Illinois, 2003Gregory D Huhn
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 11:1621-4. 2005..Appropriate specimen collection from patients with idiopathic cardiomyopathy and further enhancement of diagnostic techniques are needed... - Bacterial diarrhea in persons with HIV infection, United States, 1992-2002Travis H Sanchez
Division of HIV AIDS Prevention Surveillance and Epidemiology, National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, National Center for Infectious Disease, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Clin Infect Dis 41:1621-7. 2005.... - Two outbreaks of occupationally acquired histoplasmosis: more than workers at riskGregory D Huhn
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Environ Health Perspect 113:585-9. 2005..The objective of this study was to determine the etiology and risk factors for acute histoplasmosis in two outbreaks in Illinois among laborers at a landfill in 2001 and at a bridge reconstruction site in 2003... - Is the recent emergence of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among participants in competitive sports limited to participants?Stephanie M Borchardt
Clin Infect Dis 40:906-7. 2005 - Monkeypox in the Western hemisphereGregory D Huhn
N Engl J Med 350:1790-1; author reply 1790-1. 2004 - AIDS wasting syndrome: trends, influence on opportunistic infections, and survivalMark S Dworkin
Division of HIV AIDS Prevention Surveillance and Epidemiology, National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 33:267-73. 2003..The authors' study provides supportive information that treatment of wasting syndrome may have a favorable impact on survival... - Prevalence and correlates of fatigue among persons with HIV infectionPatrick S Sullivan
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention-Surveillance and Epidemiology, 1600 Clifton Road E-46, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
J Pain Symptom Manage 25:329-33. 2003..Fatigue cannot be viewed solely as a constitutional symptom of progressive HIV disease. Physicians should seek underlying, treatable causes for fatigue such as depression and anemia and treat these conditions when they are found... - The emergence of west nile virus during a large outbreak in Illinois in 2002Gregory D Huhn
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Am J Trop Med Hyg 72:768-76. 2005..3, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 2.6-4.3%) and death (RR = 22.3, 95% CI = 5.5-90.4%). Clinicians evaluating elderly patients with WNV infection should assess patients closely for progression of disease...