Marie R Griffin

Summary

Affiliation: Vanderbilt University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Winter viruses: influenza- and respiratory syncytial virus-related morbidity in chronic lung disease
    Marie R Griffin
    Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Department of Preventive Medicine, A 1124 MCN, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
    Arch Intern Med 162:1229-36. 2002
  2. ncbi Influenza burden for children with asthma
    E Kathryn Miller
    Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
    Pediatrics 121:1-8. 2008
  3. ncbi Reduction of frequent otitis media and pressure-equalizing tube insertions in children after introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
    Katherine A Poehling
    Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
    Pediatrics 119:707-15. 2007
  4. ncbi Effect of maternal asthma and asthma control on pregnancy and perinatal outcomes
    Rachel Enriquez
    Bureau of TennCare Tennessee Medicaid, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tenn, USA
    J Allergy Clin Immunol 120:625-30. 2007
  5. ncbi Incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease among individuals with sickle cell disease before and after the introduction of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
    Natasha B Halasa
    Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, USA
    Clin Infect Dis 44:1428-33. 2007
  6. ncbi Asthma as a risk factor for invasive pneumococcal disease
    Thomas R Talbot
    Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, USA
    N Engl J Med 352:2082-90. 2005
  7. ncbi Reduction in high rates of antibiotic-nonsusceptible invasive pneumococcal disease in tennessee after introduction of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
    Thomas R Talbot
    Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
    Clin Infect Dis 39:641-8. 2004
  8. ncbi Racial differences in asthma morbidity during pregnancy
    Kecia N Carroll
    Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
    Obstet Gynecol 106:66-72. 2005
  9. ncbi Coronavirus infection and hospitalizations for acute respiratory illness in young children
    H Keipp B Talbot
    Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
    J Med Virol 81:853-6. 2009
  10. ncbi Increasing burden and risk factors for bronchiolitis-related medical visits in infants enrolled in a state health care insurance plan
    Kecia N Carroll
    Department of Pediatrics, Division of General Pediatrics, Child and Adolescent Health Research Unit, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232 8300, USA
    Pediatrics 122:58-64. 2008

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Publications107 found, 100 shown here

  1. ncbi Winter viruses: influenza- and respiratory syncytial virus-related morbidity in chronic lung disease
    Marie R Griffin
    Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Department of Preventive Medicine, A 1124 MCN, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
    Arch Intern Med 162:1229-36. 2002
    ..While respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is recognized as an important target of vaccine development for infants, its impact on adults is underappreciated...
  2. ncbi Influenza burden for children with asthma
    E Kathryn Miller
    Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
    Pediatrics 121:1-8. 2008
    ..The goal was to estimate the influenza disease burden among children with asthma and among healthy children by using active, laboratory-confirmed, population-based surveillance...
  3. ncbi Reduction of frequent otitis media and pressure-equalizing tube insertions in children after introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
    Katherine A Poehling
    Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
    Pediatrics 119:707-15. 2007
    ..In this study we estimated the effect of routine childhood immunization with heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine on frequent otitis media (3 episodes in 6 months or 4 episodes in 1 year) and pressure-equalizing tube insertions...
  4. ncbi Effect of maternal asthma and asthma control on pregnancy and perinatal outcomes
    Rachel Enriquez
    Bureau of TennCare Tennessee Medicaid, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tenn, USA
    J Allergy Clin Immunol 120:625-30. 2007
    ..Asthma is a common condition during pregnancy...
  5. ncbi Incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease among individuals with sickle cell disease before and after the introduction of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
    Natasha B Halasa
    Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, USA
    Clin Infect Dis 44:1428-33. 2007
    ..We sought to determine the incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) among individuals with sickle cell disease (SCD) before and after the introduction of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV)...
  6. ncbi Asthma as a risk factor for invasive pneumococcal disease
    Thomas R Talbot
    Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, USA
    N Engl J Med 352:2082-90. 2005
    ..The risk of invasive pneumococcal disease among persons with asthma is unknown...
  7. ncbi Reduction in high rates of antibiotic-nonsusceptible invasive pneumococcal disease in tennessee after introduction of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
    Thomas R Talbot
    Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
    Clin Infect Dis 39:641-8. 2004
    ..One measure to combat IPD is vaccination with the recently introduced 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV)...
  8. ncbi Racial differences in asthma morbidity during pregnancy
    Kecia N Carroll
    Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
    Obstet Gynecol 106:66-72. 2005
    ..Black women had clinically significantly more morbidity than whites. There is a need to improve the medical care of low-income women with asthma, particularly black women. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: II-2...
  9. ncbi Coronavirus infection and hospitalizations for acute respiratory illness in young children
    H Keipp B Talbot
    Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
    J Med Virol 81:853-6. 2009
    ..2 (95% CI 4.3, 17.6), 4.2 (95% CI 1.9, 6.9), and 0 (95% CI 0, 3.7) in children aged <6 months, 6-23 months, and 24-59 months, respectively. Coronaviruses were identified in a modest number of hospitalized children...
  10. ncbi Increasing burden and risk factors for bronchiolitis-related medical visits in infants enrolled in a state health care insurance plan
    Kecia N Carroll
    Department of Pediatrics, Division of General Pediatrics, Child and Adolescent Health Research Unit, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232 8300, USA
    Pediatrics 122:58-64. 2008
    ..The goals were to estimate the year-round burden of health care visits attributable to bronchiolitis and to identify risk factors for bronchiolitis in term healthy infants...
  11. ncbi Initiation of sulfonylureas versus metformin is associated with higher blood pressure at one year
    Christianne L Roumie
    VA Tennessee Valley Geriatric Research Education Clinical Center GRECC, HSR and D Targeted Research, Enhancement Program for Patient Healthcare Behavior, and Clinical Research Center of Excellence, Nashville, TN 37212, USA
    Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 21:515-23. 2012
    ..To determine if incident oral antidiabetic drug (OAD) use was associated with 12-month systolic blood pressure (BP) and if this was mediated through body mass index (BMI) changes...
  12. ncbi Burden of human metapneumovirus infection in young children
    Kathryn M Edwards
    Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232 2581, USA
    N Engl J Med 368:633-43. 2013
    ..The inpatient and outpatient burden of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) infection among young children has not been well established...
  13. ncbi Accuracy of pharmacy and coded-diagnosis information in identifying tuberculosis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
    Christina T Fiske
    Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
    Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 21:666-9. 2012
    ..Previous studies suggest that disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) increase tuberculosis (TB) risk. The accuracy of pharmacy and coded-diagnosis information to identify persons with TB is unclear...
  14. ncbi Non-aspirin NSAIDs, cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors and risk for cardiovascular events-stroke, acute myocardial infarction, and death from coronary heart disease
    Christianne L Roumie
    Veterans Administration, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Tennessee Valley Geriatric Research Education Clinical Center GRECC, Nashville, TN 37212, USA
    Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 18:1053-63. 2009
    ..To determine if certain non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are associated with increased risk of cardiovascular events: acute myocardial infarction (AMI), stroke, and death from coronary heart disease (CHD)...
  15. ncbi Seasonality of invasive pneumococcal disease: temporal relation to documented influenza and respiratory syncytial viral circulation
    Thomas R Talbot
    Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
    Am J Med 118:285-91. 2005
    ..Using two prospective surveillance networks, the temporal relation between invasive pneumococcal disease and isolation of circulating winter viruses was explored...
  16. ncbi The effect of incident antidiabetic regimens on lipid profiles in veterans with type 2 diabetes: a retrospective cohort
    Christianne L Roumie
    VA Tennessee Valley Geriatric Research Education Clinical Center, HSR and D Targeted Research Enhancement Program for Patient Healthcare Behavior, Clinical Research Center of Excellence, Nashville, TN, USA
    Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 20:36-44. 2011
    ..Effects of oral antidiabetic drugs (OADs) on lipids may influence cardiovascular outcomes. Our aim was to compare time to initiation of lipid lowering medication (LLM) and 12-month lipid profiles among new OAD users...
  17. ncbi A novel group of rhinoviruses is associated with asthma hospitalizations
    E Kathryn Miller
    Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232 9500, USA
    J Allergy Clin Immunol 123:98-104.e1. 2009
    ..Although recent studies have identified new group C human rhinoviruses (HRVCs), their spectrum of pediatric disease is unknown...
  18. ncbi Decline in pneumonia admissions after routine childhood immunisation with pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in the USA: a time-series analysis
    Carlos G Grijalva
    Department of Preventive Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37212, USA
    Lancet 369:1179-86. 2007
    ..We therefore assessed the effect of the programme on rates of all-cause and pneumococcal pneumonia admissions...
  19. ncbi Evidence of a causal role of winter virus infection during infancy in early childhood asthma
    Pingsheng Wu
    Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232 8300, USA
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med 178:1123-9. 2008
    ..Bronchiolitis during infancy is associated with an increased risk of childhood asthma. Whether winter viral infections cause asthma or are a manifestation of a predisposition to asthma development is unknown...
  20. ncbi Reweighted Mahalanobis distance matching for cluster-randomized trials with missing data
    Robert A Greevy
    VA Tennessee Valley Geriatric Research Education Clinical Center GRECC, Nashville, TN, USA
    Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 21:148-54. 2012
    ..The method is illustrated in the context of a cluster-randomized trial. A Web application and an R package are introduced to implement the method and incorporate recent advances in the area...
  21. ncbi Adherence to disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs and the effects of exposure misclassification on the risk of hospital admission
    Carlos G Grijalva
    Department of Preventive Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232 2637, USA
    Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 62:730-4. 2010
    ..To describe the effect of different exposure classification strategies for disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) on drug-outcome associations...
  22. ncbi Failure of routine diagnostic methods to detect influenza in hospitalized older adults
    H Keipp Talbot
    Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, USA
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 31:683-8. 2010
    ..To define the utility of using routine diagnostic methods to detect influenza in older, hospitalized adults...
  23. ncbi Trends in antibiotic prescribing for adults in the United States--1995 to 2002
    Christianne L Roumie
    VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Tennessee Valley Geriatric Research Education Clinical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
    J Gen Intern Med 20:697-702. 2005
    ..The impact of national efforts to limit antibiotic prescribing has not been fully evaluated...
  24. ncbi An algorithm to identify incident myocardial infarction using Medicaid data
    Neesha N Choma
    Veterans Administration, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Tennessee Valley Geriatric Research Education Clinical Center GRECC, Nashville, TN 37212, USA
    Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 18:1064-71. 2009
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  25. ncbi National variations in morbid obesity and bariatric surgery use
    Benjamin K Poulose
    Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
    J Am Coll Surg 201:77-84. 2005
    ..CONCLUSIONS: National estimates suggest that bariatric surgery rates do not parallel the burden of morbid obesity by region or age. Additional evaluation of these differences is necessary for optimal bariatric surgery use...
  26. ncbi Outcomes with concurrent use of clopidogrel and proton-pump inhibitors: a cohort study
    Wayne A Ray
    Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and Veterans Affairs Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
    Ann Intern Med 152:337-45. 2010
    ..Proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) and clopidogrel are frequently coprescribed, although the benefits and harms of their concurrent use are unclear...
  27. ncbi Effectiveness of seasonal vaccine in preventing confirmed influenza-associated hospitalizations in community dwelling older adults
    H Keipp Talbot
    Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, USA
    J Infect Dis 203:500-8. 2011
    ..Current evidence supporting the effectiveness of influenza vaccine in preventing hospitalizations in older adults is insufficient...
  28. ncbi Population-based impact of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in young children
    Katherine A Poehling
    Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-2637, USA
    Pediatrics 114:755-61. 2004
    ..Although additional studies are needed to confirm the impact of routine immunization with PCV on pneumococcal-related disease, these results suggest that its impact is substantially greater than the effects on invasive disease alone...
  29. ncbi Elimination of racial differences in invasive pneumococcal disease in young children after introduction of the conjugate pneumococcal vaccine
    Thomas R Talbot
    Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
    Pediatr Infect Dis J 23:726-31. 2004
    ..2% versus 47.6%). CONCLUSIONS: With conjugate pneumococcal vaccine introduction in Tennessee, racial differences in the incidence rates of IPD have largely been eliminated, particularly in young children...
  30. ncbi Maternal morbidity and perinatal outcomes among pregnant women with respiratory hospitalizations during influenza season
    Tina V Hartert
    Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232 2650, USA
    Am J Obstet Gynecol 189:1705-12. 2003
    ..The objectives of this investigation were to describe and quantify the impact of respiratory hospitalization during pregnancy on serious maternal and perinatal morbidity...
  31. ncbi High frequency of use of rofecoxib at greater than recommended doses: cause for concern
    Marie R Griffin
    Department of Preventive Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
    Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 13:339-43. 2004
    ..Thus chronic use of high doses of rofecoxib has implications for patient safety...
  32. ncbi Comparative effectiveness of incident oral antidiabetic drugs on kidney function
    Adriana M Hung
    VA Tennessee Valley, Clinical Science Research and Development, Geriatric Research Education Clinical Center GRECC, Department of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
    Kidney Int 81:698-706. 2012
    ..The risk associated with rosiglitazone was similar to metformin for both outcomes. Thus, compared to metformin, oral antidiabetic drug treatment with sulfonylureas increased the risk of a decline in eGFR, ESRD, or death...
  33. ncbi The population impact of a large school-based influenza vaccination campaign
    Carlos G Grijalva
    Department of Preventive Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
    PLoS ONE 5:e15097. 2010
    ..We sought to determine the population impact of this campaign...
  34. ncbi Outpatient utilization of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors among heart failure patients after hospital discharge
    Javed Butler
    Department of Preventive Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, USA
    J Am Coll Cardiol 43:2036-43. 2004
    ..This study was designed to assess outpatient angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI) use after heart failure (HF) hospitalization...
  35. ncbi Assessment of adherence to and persistence on disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
    Carlos G Grijalva
    Department of Preventive Medicine, Division of Pharmacoepidemiology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
    Med Care 45:S66-76. 2007
    ..However, measurements of relative effectiveness, including treatment adherence and persistence, are lacking. We evaluated adherence and persistence during new episodes of use of traditional and biologic DMARDs...
  36. ncbi Initiation of rheumatoid arthritis treatments and the risk of serious infections
    Carlos G Grijalva
    Department of Preventive Medicine, Center for Education and Research on Therapeutics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 1500 21st Avenue Suite 2600, The Village at Vanderbilt, Nashville, TN 37232 2637, USA
    Rheumatology (Oxford) 49:82-90. 2010
    ..Our objective was to compare serious infections following initiation of different RA regimens. Prior comparative studies of DMARD initiation have yielded conflicting results...
  37. ncbi Establishing the baseline burden of influenza in preparation for the evaluation of a countywide school-based influenza vaccination campaign
    Carlos G Grijalva
    Department of Preventive Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, United States
    Vaccine 29:123-9. 2010
    ..Assessment of campaign effects requires identification of appropriate control populations. We hypothesized that contiguous counties would share similar pre-campaign patterns of influenza activity...
  38. ncbi The severity-dependent relationship of infant bronchiolitis on the risk and morbidity of early childhood asthma
    Kecia N Carroll
    Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tenn Division of General Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tenn 37232 8300, USA
    J Allergy Clin Immunol 123:1055-61, 1061.e1. 2009
    ..Infants hospitalized for bronchiolitis have a high rate of early childhood asthma. It is not known whether bronchiolitis severity correlates with the risk of early childhood asthma or with asthma-specific morbidity...
  39. ncbi Rhinovirus-associated hospitalizations in young children
    E Kathryn Miller
    Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA
    J Infect Dis 195:773-81. 2007
    ..Rhinoviruses frequently cause the common cold but have not been considered important causes of acute respiratory hospitalizations in children...
  40. ncbi Rates of hospitalizations for respiratory syncytial virus, human metapneumovirus, and influenza virus in older adults
    Kyle Widmer
    Department of Medicine, VA TN Valley Health Care System, Nashville, Tennessee 37205, USA
    J Infect Dis 206:56-62. 2012
    ..We performed a prospective study to determine the disease burden of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in older adults in comparison with influenza virus...
  41. ncbi National impact of universal childhood immunization with pneumococcal conjugate vaccine on outpatient medical care visits in the United States
    Carlos G Grijalva
    Department of Preventive Medicine, Division of Pharmacoepidemiology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232-2637, USA
    Pediatrics 118:865-73. 2006
    ..Persistence of this trend will produce a significant reduction of the otitis media burden and further enhance the cost-effectiveness of heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine...
  42. ncbi Accuracy and interpretation of rapid influenza tests in children
    Carlos G Grijalva
    Preventive Medicine Department, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232 2637, USA
    Pediatrics 119:e6-11. 2007
    ..Although the interpretation of test results depends on test characteristics and influenza prevalence, this information is limited in routine clinical practice...
  43. ncbi Initiation of tumor necrosis factor-α antagonists and the risk of hospitalization for infection in patients with autoimmune diseases
    Carlos G Grijalva
    Division of Pharmacoepidemiology, Department of Preventive Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 1500 21st Ave S, Ste 2600, The Village at Vanderbilt, Nashville, TN 37212, USA
    JAMA 306:2331-9. 2011
    ..Although tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α antagonists are increasingly used in place of nonbiologic comparator medications, their safety profile remains incomplete...
  44. ncbi Risk of peptic ulcer hospitalizations in users of NSAIDs with gastroprotective cotherapy versus coxibs
    Wayne A Ray
    Division of Pharmacoepidemiology, Department of Preventive Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37212, USA
    Gastroenterology 133:790-8. 2007
    ..However, the relative clinical effectiveness of these therapeutic alternatives is understudied...
  45. ncbi Population-based incidence of human metapneumovirus infection among hospitalized children
    John V Williams
    Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Schoolof Medicine, and Monroe Carell Jr Children s Hospital at Vanderbilt, Nashville, Tennessee 37232 2581, USA
    J Infect Dis 201:1890-8. 2010
    ..Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is a leading cause of acute respiratory illness (ARI) in children. Population-based incidence rates and comprehensive clinical characterizations of disease have not been established...
  46. ncbi Maternal asthma and maternal smoking are associated with increased risk of bronchiolitis during infancy
    Kecia N Carroll
    Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
    Pediatrics 119:1104-12. 2007
    ....
  47. ncbi Computerized definitions showed high positive predictive values for identifying hospitalizations for congestive heart failure and selected infections in Medicaid enrollees with rheumatoid arthritis
    Carlos G Grijalva
    Department of Preventive Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37212, USA
    Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 17:890-5. 2008
    ..However, information on their accuracy is limited. We evaluated the ability of computerized definitions to identify these conditions as the reason for admission among patients diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA)...
  48. ncbi National analysis of adverse patient safety for events in bariatric surgery
    Benjamin K Poulose
    Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, USA
    Am Surg 71:406-13. 2005
    ..Further, risk factors associated with adverse events varied by gender, age, insurance status, and comorbidity. Evaluation of these higher risk BaS groups is needed to improve patient safety...
  49. ncbi Emergency department visits for influenza A(H1N1)pdm09, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
    Wesley H Self
    Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37212, USA
    Emerg Infect Dis 18:863-5. 2012
    ..We estimated ≈10 visits per 1,000 residents during the pandemic period. This estimate should help emergency departments prepare for future pandemics...
  50. ncbi Estimating age-specific influenza-related hospitalization rates during the pandemic (H1N1) 2009 in Davidson Co, TN
    Astride Jules
    Department of Preventive Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37212, USA
    Influenza Other Respi Viruses 6:e63-71. 2012
    ..In April 2009, a pandemic caused by a novel influenza strain, the A(H1N1)pdm09 virus, started. Few age-specific estimates of hospitalizations associated with the first year of circulation of the pandemic virus are available...
  51. ncbi Cessation of asthma medication in early pregnancy
    Rachel Enriquez
    Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232-2650, USA
    Am J Obstet Gynecol 195:149-53. 2006
    ..CONCLUSIONS: Utilization of all categories of asthma medications decreased in early pregnancy, with the largest declines occurring for inhaled and rescue corticosteroids...
  52. ncbi Differences in antibiotic prescribing among physicians, residents, and nonphysician clinicians
    Christianne L Roumie
    Quality Scholars Program, Veterans Administration Tennessee Valley Healthcare System Health Services Research and Development, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
    Am J Med 118:641-8. 2005
    ..To determine the impact of these changes, we compared outpatient antibiotic prescribing by practicing physicians, nonphysician clinicians, and resident physicians...
  53. ncbi Childhood influenza: number needed to vaccinate to prevent 1 hospitalization or outpatient visit
    Elizabeth N Lewis
    Vanderbilt University Medical School, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
    Pediatrics 120:467-72. 2007
    ....
  54. ncbi Medical care utilization and mortality in sickle cell disease: a population-based study
    Sadhna M Shankar
    Division of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232 6310, USA
    Am J Hematol 80:262-70. 2005
    ..001). The death rate in adolescents and young adults with SCD continues to be much higher than population-specific rates. Interventions to prevent morbidity and mortality related to SCD are urgently needed...
  55. ncbi The underrecognized burden of influenza in young children
    Katherine A Poehling
    Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, USA
    N Engl J Med 355:31-40. 2006
    ..CONCLUSIONS: Among young children, outpatient visits associated with influenza were 10 to 250 times as common as hospitalizations. Few influenza infections were recognized clinically...
  56. ncbi Antibiotic prescription rates for acute respiratory tract infections in US ambulatory settings
    Carlos G Grijalva
    Department of Preventive Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 1500 21st Ave, Ste 2600, The Village at Vanderbilt, Nashville, TN 37232 2637, USA
    JAMA 302:758-66. 2009
    ..During the 1990s, antibiotic prescriptions for acute respiratory tract infection (ARTI) decreased in the United States. The sustainability of those changes is unknown...
  57. ncbi Prescriptions for chronic high-dose cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors are often inappropriate and potentially dangerous
    Christianne L Roumie
    Veterans Administration, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Tennessee Valley Geriatric Research Education Clinical Center GRECC, Nashville, Tenn 37212, USA
    J Gen Intern Med 20:879-83. 2005
    ..To describe the use of coxibs outside of licensed indications and recommended dosing ranges including rofecoxib 50 mg, valdecoxib 20 to 40 mg, and celecoxib 400 mg...
  58. ncbi Invasive pneumococcal disease among infants before and after introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
    Katherine A Poehling
    Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232 2504, USA
    JAMA 295:1668-74. 2006
    ..Streptococcus pneumoniae is a serious infection in young infants. A heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) was licensed in 2000 and recommended for all children aged 2 to 23 months...
  59. ncbi Work hours restrictions as an ethical dilemma for residents: a descriptive survey of violation types and frequency
    Robert O Carpenter
    Department of General Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37232 2730, USA
    Curr Surg 63:448-55. 2006
    ..In addition, almost half of those individuals admitted under-reporting their hours worked. The authors' goal was to further delineate the type and frequency of violations and under-reporting...
  60. ncbi Impact of proximity to comprehensive sickle cell center on utilization of healthcare services among children with sickle cell disease
    Sadhna M Shankar
    Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
    Pediatr Blood Cancer 50:66-71. 2008
    ..We compared the medical care utilization and mortality in children less than 20 years of age with SCD in four regions in the state of Tennessee with and without a comprehensive sickle cell center (CSCC)...
  61. ncbi Differences in antibiotic prescribing patterns for children younger than five years in the three major outpatient settings
    Natasha B Halasa
    Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, USA
    J Pediatr 144:200-5. 2004
    ..CONCLUSIONS: There has been a decline in antibiotic prescribing in children <5 years of age, which was most notable in office-based and emergency department settings...
  62. ncbi Black race, sex, and extrapulmonary tuberculosis risk: an observational study
    Christina T Fiske
    Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
    BMC Infect Dis 10:16. 2010
    ..Our objective was to determine race and sex differences in extrapulmonary tuberculosis risk in order to identify the optimal population in which to assess for host factors associated with extrapulmonary tuberculosis...
  63. ncbi Streptococcus pneumoniae-related illnesses in young children: secular trends and regional variation
    Katherine A Poehling
    Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
    Pediatr Infect Dis J 22:413-8. 2003
    ..In this population a 10% decline in otitis media visits after the introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine could be detected by trend analysis...
  64. ncbi Improved compliance with quality measures at hospital discharge with a computerized physician order entry system
    Javed Butler
    Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, VAMC, Nashville, TN, USA
    Am Heart J 151:643-53. 2006
    ..Implementation of disease-specific computerized physician order entry (CPOE) discharge tools may improve compliance with these measures...
  65. ncbi Prevalence and implications of preinjury warfarin use: an analysis of the National Trauma Databank
    Lesly A Dossett
    Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
    Arch Surg 146:565-70. 2011
    ..To describe the prevalence of preinjury warfarin use in a large national sample of trauma patients and to define the relationship between preinjury warfarin use and mortality...
  66. ncbi Real-world comparison of two molecular methods for detection of respiratory viruses
    S Asad Ali
    Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 1161 21st Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
    Virol J 8:332. 2011
    ..We sought to perform a real-world comparison of two molecular respiratory viral diagnostic methods between two experienced respiratory virus research laboratories...
  67. ncbi Influenza- and respiratory syncytial virus-associated morbidity and mortality in the nursing home population
    Shelley E Ellis
    Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and the Quality Scholars Program, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 51:761-7. 2003
    ..These data should encourage persistent efforts toward disease prevention, and thoughtful study of vaccine development and delivery, diagnostic tools, and methods of prophylaxis and therapy...
  68. ncbi The relationship of rhinovirus-associated asthma hospitalizations with inhaled corticosteroids and smoking
    Daniel L Venarske
    Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37230-8300 USA
    J Infect Dis 193:1536-43. 2006
    ..Compared with hospitalized patients with asthma who were RV negative, RV-positive patients were significantly more likely to be smokers and nonusers of ICSs...
  69. ncbi Changes in cotherapies after initiation of disease-modifying antirheumatic drug therapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
    Vivian K Kawai
    Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
    Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 63:1415-24. 2011
    ..Use of corticosteroids and NSAIDs decreased modestly 6-12 months after initiation, but there was only a very small decrease in narcotic use. These differential changes require further study...
  70. ncbi Validation of ICD-9 codes with a high positive predictive value for incident strokes resulting in hospitalization using Medicaid health data
    Christianne L Roumie
    Veterans Administration, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Tennessee Valley Geriatric Research Education Clinical Center GRECC, Nashville, TN 37212, USA
    Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 17:20-6. 2008
    ..To validate ICD 9 codes with a high positive predictive value (PPV) for incident strokes. The study population consisted of Tennessee Medicaid enrollees aged from 50 to 84 years...
  71. ncbi Emergence of parapneumonic empyema in the USA
    Carlos G Grijalva
    Department of Preventive Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine 1500 21st Avenue Suite 2600, The Village at Vanderbilt, Nashville, TN 37232 2637, USA
    Thorax 66:663-8. 2011
    ..National trends in the incidence of parapneumonic empyema hospitalisations and changes in empyema by associated pathogens were examined...
  72. ncbi Increasing incidence of empyema complicating childhood community-acquired pneumonia in the United States
    Carlos G Grijalva
    Department of Preventive Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37212, USA
    Clin Infect Dis 50:805-13. 2010
    ..We assessed whether early decreases in pneumonia hospitalization rates were sustained and trends in such hospitalizations complicated by empyema in United States children aged <5 years...
  73. ncbi CRP polymorphisms and chronic kidney disease in the third national health and nutrition examination survey
    Adriana M Hung
    Veterans Administration Tennessee Valley Healthcare System Nashville, TN, USA
    BMC Med Genet 12:65. 2011
    ..We recently reported an association between the gene variant rs2808630 and CKD progression in African Americans with hypertensive kidney disease. This association has not been studied in other ethnic groups...
  74. ncbi CRP polymorphisms and progression of chronic kidney disease in African Americans
    Adriana M Hung
    Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1161 21st Avenue South and Garland, Division of Nephrology, S 3223 MCN, Nashville, TN 37232 2372, USA
    Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 5:24-33. 2010
    ..It is unknown if CRP polymorphisms are associated with CKD progression or modify the effectiveness of anti-hypertensive therapy in delaying CKD progression...
  75. ncbi Health insurance status affects staging and influences treatment strategies in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma
    Victor Zaydfudim
    Division of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
    Ann Surg Oncol 17:3104-11. 2010
    ..We examined the effect of health insurance status on stage of presentation, treatment strategies, and survival in patients with HCC...
  76. ncbi Effectiveness of non-adjuvanted pandemic influenza A vaccines for preventing pandemic influenza acute respiratory illness visits in 4 U.S. communities
    Marie R Griffin
    Department of Preventive Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
    PLoS ONE 6:e23085. 2011
    ..Inactivated non-adjuvanted pandemic vaccines offered significant protection against confirmed pandemic influenza-associated medical care visits in young adults...
  77. ncbi Evidence of effectiveness from a large county-wide school-based influenza immunization campaign
    Carlos G Grijalva
    Department of Preventive Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 1500 21st Avenue Suite 2600, The Village at Vanderbilt, Nashville, TN 37232 2637, United States
    Vaccine 27:2633-6. 2009
    ..79; 95% CI, 0.59-1.05) and 27% (RR, 0.73; 95% CI, 0.60-0.87) during the first and second campaign season, respectively. These findings suggest a direct beneficial effect of the immunization campaign...
  78. ncbi Resident work hour limits and patient safety
    Benjamin K Poulose
    Section of Surgical Sciences, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
    Ann Surg 241:847-56; discussion 856-60. 2005
    ..This study evaluates the effect of resident physician work hour limits on surgical patient safety...
  79. ncbi Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and risk of serious coronary heart disease: an observational cohort study
    Wayne A Ray
    Department of Preventive Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
    Lancet 359:118-23. 2002
    ..We did an observational study to measure the effects of NANSAIDs, including naproxen, on risk of serious coronary heart disease...
  80. ncbi Over-the-counter analgesics in older adults: a call for improved labelling and consumer education
    Christianne L Roumie
    Quality Scholars Program, Veterans Administration, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, Tennessee 37212, USA
    Drugs Aging 21:485-98. 2004
    ..Improved labelling of OTC analgesics may help consumers distinguish common analgesic ingredients in a wide variety of preparations and facilitate informed decisions concerning the use of OTC drugs...
  81. ncbi Postmarketing surveillance for drug safety: surely we can do better
    Marie R Griffin
    Department of Preventive Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and Geriatric Research and Education Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, 37232, USA
    Clin Pharmacol Ther 75:491-4. 2004
  82. ncbi Do childhood vaccines have non-specific effects on mortality?
    William O Cooper
    Vanderbilt Children s Hospital Outpatient Center, Nashville, TN 37232 8555, USA
    Bull World Health Organ 81:821-6. 2003
    ..Our review of the available data in the literature reinforces how difficult answering these considerations has been and how important study design will be in determining the effect of specific vaccines on all-cause mortality...
  83. ncbi Risk factors for recurrent asthma hospital visits and death among a population of indigent older adults with asthma
    Tina V Hartert
    Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232 8300, USA
    Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 89:467-73. 2002
    ..Little is known about the morbidity and mortality among older adults with asthma requiring hospital care...
  84. ncbi Outpatient adherence to beta-blocker therapy after acute myocardial infarction
    Javed Butler
    Department of Medicine, Cardiology Division, 383 PRB, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
    J Am Coll Cardiol 40:1589-95. 2002
    ..This study was designed to determine adherence to outpatient beta-blocker therapy following acute myocardial infarction (AMI)...
  85. ncbi COX-2 selective non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and risk of serious coronary heart disease
    Wayne A Ray
    Department of Preventive Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
    Lancet 360:1071-3. 2002
    ..93 (1.09-3.42, p=0.024). By contrast, there was no evidence of raised risk of CHD among users of rofecoxib at doses of 25 mg or less or among users of other NSAIDs...
  86. ncbi Work-hour restrictions as an ethical dilemma for residents
    Robert O Carpenter
    Department of General Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232 2730, USA
    Am J Surg 191:527-32. 2006
    ..We propose that the standardized work-hour limitations have created an ethical dilemma for residents...
  87. ncbi Computer-based insulin infusion protocol improves glycemia control over manual protocol
    Jeffrey B Boord
    Vanderbilt University, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232 8802, USA
    J Am Med Inform Assoc 14:278-87. 2007
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  88. ncbi Mortality rates associated with multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infection in surgical intensive care units
    Titus L Daniels
    Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, USA
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 29:1080-3. 2008
    ..baumannii HAI. The median length of hospital stay before diagnosis of HAI was 4.5 days longer for patients with MDR A. baumannii infection than for patients with non-MDR A. baumannii infection (P < .001)...
  89. ncbi Nonaspirin NSAIDs, cyclooxygenase 2 inhibitors, and the risk for stroke
    Christianne L Roumie
    Veterans Administration, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Tennessee Valley Geriatric Research Education Clinical Center, Nashville, TN 37212, USA
    Stroke 39:2037-45. 2008
    ..We determined whether specific NSAIDs, including coxibs, are associated with risk of stroke...
  90. ncbi Pneumococcal vaccination in nursing homes: does policy change practice?
    M Kate Dunn
    Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
    J Am Med Dir Assoc 4:135-8. 2003
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  91. ncbi Influenza in older adults: impact of vaccination of school children
    H Keipp Talbot
    Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, United States
    Vaccine 27:1923-7. 2009
    ..59, 2.04) in the intervention county and 1.53 (95% CI 0.71, 2.34) in the control county. These rates did not differ significantly except in the subgroup aged 50 -- 64 years where rates in the intervention county were significantly lower...
  92. ncbi Prenatal prescription of macrolide antibiotics and infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis
    William O Cooper
    Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37232 8555, USA
    Obstet Gynecol 100:101-6. 2002
    ..To assess the association between prenatal antibiotics, including erythromycin, and infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis in a large cohort of infants...
  93. ncbi Influenza vaccine effectiveness among children 6 to 59 months of age during 2 influenza seasons: a case-cohort study
    Peter G Szilagyi
    Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 162:943-51. 2008
    ..To measure vaccine effectiveness (VE) in preventing influenza-related health care visits among children aged 6 to 59 months during 2 consecutive influenza seasons...
  94. ncbi Bedside diagnosis of influenzavirus infections in hospitalized children
    Katherine A Poehling
    Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
    Pediatrics 110:83-8. 2002
    ..We evaluated the performance of a lateral-flow immunoassay (QuickVue Influenza Test) completed at the bedside of hospitalized children during the influenza season...
  95. ncbi Decreased number of antibiotic prescriptions in office-based settings from 1993 to 1999 in children less than five years of age
    Natasha B Halasa
    Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
    Pediatr Infect Dis J 21:1023-8. 2002
    ..It appears that efforts to reduce antibiotic use have been successful. Whether this decrease in use will be accompanied by lower rates of antibiotic resistance will need to be determined...
  96. ncbi Very early exposure to erythromycin and infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis
    William O Cooper
    Department of Pediatrics, Division of General Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Suite 5028 MCE, Nashville, TN 37232 8555, USA
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 156:647-50. 2002
    ..To assess the link between very early erythromycin exposure and pyloric stenosis in young infants...
  97. ncbi The global implications of influenza in Hong Kong
    Marie R Griffin
    N Engl J Med 347:2159-62. 2002
  98. ncbi Winter respiratory viruses and health care use: a population-based study in the northwest United States
    Kathleen M Neuzil
    Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, USA
    Clin Infect Dis 37:201-7. 2003
    ..1-1.5) per 1000 low-risk individuals aged 18-49 years, to 10.6 (95% CI, 7.5-13.6) per 1000 high-risk individuals aged >or=65 years. Each year, circulation of influenza and RSV coincide with predictable increases in medical care use...
  99. ncbi Smoking rates among pregnant women in Tennessee, 1990-2001
    Ursula Whalen
    Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
    Prev Med 43:196-9. 2006
    ..Tennessee needs smoking cessation and prevention efforts that target young, low-income women with less than a high school education...
  100. ncbi Childhood immunization rates before and after the implementation of Medicaid managed care
    David L Kirschke
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Epidemic Intelligence Service, Atlanta, GA, USA
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 158:230-5. 2004
    ..To evaluate trends in childhood immunization coverage after implementation of Medicaid managed care in Tennessee (TennCare) in 1994...
  101. ncbi Population-based surveillance for hospitalizations associated with respiratory syncytial virus, influenza virus, and parainfluenza viruses among young children
    Marika K Iwane
    National Immunization Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
    Pediatrics 113:1758-64. 2004
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