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| Mary Am RogersSummaryAffiliation: University of Michigan Country: USA Publications
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Depression, antidepressant medications, and risk of Clostridium difficile infectionMary A M Rogers
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, 016 440E NCRC, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 2800, USA
BMC Med 11:121. 2013..Our objective was to evaluate whether depression or the use of anti-depressants altered the risk of developing CDI, using two distinct datasets and study designs...
Higher rates of Clostridium difficile infection among smokersMary A M Rogers
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
PLoS ONE 7:e42091. 2012..Cigarette smoking has been shown to be related to inflammatory bowel disease. We investigated whether smoking affected the probability of developing Clostridium difficile infection (CDI)...
Triggers of hospitalization for venous thromboembolismMary A M Rogers
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 48109 5429, USA
Circulation 125:2092-9. 2012..Although predictors of hospital-acquired VTE are well-known, triggers of VTE before hospitalization are not as clearly defined. The objective of this study was to evaluate triggers of hospitalization for VTE...
Antigenic challenge in the etiology of autoimmune disease in womenMary A M Rogers
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 0429, USA
J Autoimmun 38:J97-J102. 2012..Antigenic challenges, such as infection and allogeneic blood transfusion, are significant risk factors for the development of autoimmune disease in older women...
Blood pressure trajectories prior to death in patients with diabetesMary A M Rogers
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Diabetes Care 34:1534-9. 2011..The goals of this study were to examine trajectories of blood pressure (BP) in adults with diabetes and investigate the association of trajectory patterns with mortality...
Utilization of blood transfusion among older adults in the United StatesMary A M Rogers
Department of Internal Medicine and Institute of Gerontology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 0429, USA
Transfusion 51:710-8. 2011..While there have been epidemiologic studies of blood donors, the characteristics of individuals who receive transfusions have not been well described for the US population...
Untreated poor vision: a contributing factor to late-life dementiaMary A M Rogers
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 0429, USA
Am J Epidemiol 171:728-35. 2010..9% who maintained normal cognition had received at least one previous eye procedure compared with 51.7% of those with Alzheimer disease. Untreated poor vision is associated with cognitive decline, particularly Alzheimer disease...
Rubella immunoglobulin G antibody titers in children with seizuresMary A M Rogers
Patient Safety Enhancement Program, University of Michigan, 300 North Ingalls, Suite 7E07, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 0429, USA
Epilepsy Res 54:35-40. 2003..The percentage of US adolescents and young adults with a history of seizures that may have insufficient immunity to rubella is estimated to be 14-50%...
Parental education and late-life dementia in the United StatesMary A M Rogers
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol 22:71-80. 2009..The population attributable risk of dementia due to low maternal education was 18.8% (95% CI, 9.4-28.2%). The education of girls in a population may be protective of dementia in the next generation...
Incidence of antibiotic-resistant infection in long-term residents of skilled nursing facilitiesMary A M Rogers
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 0429, USA
Am J Infect Control 36:472-5. 2008..Information regarding the incidence of antibiotic-resistant infection in residents of skilled nursing facilities is lacking...
Use of urinary collection devices in skilled nursing facilities in five statesMary A M Rogers
Division of General Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 0429, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 56:854-61. 2008..To assess use of urinary collection devices (external, intermittent, and indwelling catheters; pads or briefs) and examine predictors of indwelling catheters in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs)...
Increased risk of infection and mortality in women after cardiac surgery related to allogeneic blood transfusionMary A M Rogers
Division of General Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, and Patient Safety Enhancement Program, VA Medical Center and University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 0429, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 16:1412-20. 2007..This study was conducted to assess whether allogeneic blood transfusion could partially account for this gender difference, as transfusion has been associated with immunomodulation...
Allogeneic blood transfusions explain increased mortality in women after coronary artery bypass graft surgeryMary A M Rogers
Division of General Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 0429, USA
Am Heart J 152:1028-34. 2006..Because allogeneic blood transfusions are more common in women and have been associated with immunomodulation, the impact of transfusion on sex differences in infection and mortality was examined...
Contribution of infection to increased mortality in women after cardiac surgeryMary A M Rogers
Division of General Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 0429, USA
Arch Intern Med 166:437-43. 2006..Explanations for this sex difference are controversial. The objective of this study was to assess whether infection contributes to the increased risk of mortality in women...
Hospital variation in transfusion and infection after cardiac surgery: a cohort studyMary A M Rogers
Division of General Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
BMC Med 7:37. 2009..Concomitant with this re-examination have been reports showing variability in the use of specific blood components. This investigation was designed to assess hospital variation in blood use and outcomes in cardiac surgery patients...
Mobility and other predictors of hospitalization for urinary tract infection: a retrospective cohort studyMary A M Rogers
Division of General Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
BMC Geriatr 8:31. 2008..Many hospitalizations for residents of skilled nursing facilities are potentially avoidable. Factors that could prevent hospitalization for urinary tract infection (UTI) were investigated, with focus on patient mobility...
Vascular health, diabetes, APOE and dementia: the Aging, Demographics, and Memory StudyDavid J Llewellyn
Public Health and Epidemiology Group, Peninsula Medical School, Barrack Road, Exeter, EX2 5DW, UK
Alzheimers Res Ther 2:19. 2010..001). CONCLUSIONS : Data from the first dementia study that is representative of the United States population suggest that stroke, the APOE epsilon4 allele and their interaction are strongly associated with dementia...
