2025
Detection of Pneumococcal Carriage in Asymptomatic Healthcare Workers
Waghela P, Davis R, Campbell M, Datta R, Hislop M, Vega N, Wurst L, Yolda-Carr D, Couch L, Hernandez M, Grant L, Alexander-Parrish R, Arguedas A, Gessner B, Martinello R, Weinberger D, Wyllie A. Detection of Pneumococcal Carriage in Asymptomatic Healthcare Workers. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2025, 12: ofaf008. PMID: 39917332, PMCID: PMC11800483, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaf008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealthcare workersAsymptomatic healthcare workersPatient care assistantsYoung to middle-aged adultsSignificant demographic characteristicsPneumococcal carriageRegistered NursesCohort of healthcare workersCare assistantsConvenience sampleStudy participantsDetection of pneumococcal carriageRates of pneumococcal carriageMedical doctorsPediatric immunization programsDemographic characteristicsReservoir of pneumococciVaccine-targeted serotypesAdult populationHealthcareStudy populationIncreased riskPneumococcal carriage prevalenceExposure to respiratory pathogensColonized individuals
2024
Incorporating Incubation Period Distributions to Precisely Estimate the Association Between Rainfall and Legionella Infection
Cassell K, Warren J, Heneghan C, Weinberger D. Incorporating Incubation Period Distributions to Precisely Estimate the Association Between Rainfall and Legionella Infection. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2024, 231: 1502-1511. PMID: 39689015, PMCID: PMC12247806, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiae625.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHeavy rainfallLegionnaires' diseaseSame-day exposureImpact of relative humidityLD casesStandard deviation increasePublic water supplyEstimate exposureRandom rainfallWater interactionsRainfallIncidence of LDWeather eventsWater supplyDeviation increaseIncreased riskLegionella infectionRainfall 2Absolute humidityRelative humidityLD riskBayesian modeling approach
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