2022
Changes in the microbiology, epidemiology, and outcomes of candidemia in Connecticut: A comparison between two periods using statewide surveillance
Gleason-Vergados J, Clogher P, Meek J, Banach D. Changes in the microbiology, epidemiology, and outcomes of candidemia in Connecticut: A comparison between two periods using statewide surveillance. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2022, 44: 994-996. PMID: 36004535, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2022.38.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntifungal AgentsCandidaCandidemiaConnecticutHospital MortalityHumansRetrospective StudiesRisk Factors
2021
Risk Factors for Severe COVID-19 in Children
Woodruff R, Campbell A, Taylor C, Chai S, Kawasaki B, Meek J, Anderson E, Weigel A, Monroe M, Reeg L, Bye E, Sosin D, Muse A, Bennett N, Billing L, Sutton M, Talbot H, McCaffrey K, Pham H, Patel K, Whitaker M, McMorrow M, Havers F. Risk Factors for Severe COVID-19 in Children. Pediatrics 2021, 149: e2021053418. PMID: 34935038, PMCID: PMC9213563, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2021-053418.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere COVID-19Adjusted risk ratioPopulation-based ratesHospitalized childrenRisk factorsCOVID-19Laboratory-confirmed severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infectionAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infectionSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infectionSyndrome coronavirus 2 infectionSevere coronavirus disease 2019COVID-19-Associated Hospitalization Surveillance NetworkNon-Hispanic black childrenCoronavirus 2 infectionChronic lung diseaseConfidence intervalsCoronavirus disease 2019COVID-19 vaccineTube dependenceAirway abnormalitiesDiabetes mellitusIllness severityLung diseaseRisk ratioMedical recordsHuman‐tick encounters as a measure of tickborne disease risk in lyme disease endemic areas
Hook S, Nawrocki C, Meek J, Feldman K, White J, Connally N, Hinckley A. Human‐tick encounters as a measure of tickborne disease risk in lyme disease endemic areas. Zoonoses And Public Health 2021, 68: 384-392. PMID: 33554467, PMCID: PMC10883354, DOI: 10.1111/zph.12810.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsArachnid VectorsConnecticutHumansLyme DiseaseMarylandNew YorkRisk FactorsTick BitesTicks
2017
Risk factors for tick exposure in suburban settings in the Northeastern United States
Mead P, Hook S, Niesobecki S, Ray J, Meek J, Delorey M, Prue C, Hinckley A. Risk factors for tick exposure in suburban settings in the Northeastern United States. Ticks And Tick-borne Diseases 2017, 9: 319-324. PMID: 29174449, DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2017.11.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPet ownership increases human risk of encountering ticks
Jones E, Hinckley A, Hook S, Meek J, Backenson B, Kugeler K, Feldman K. Pet ownership increases human risk of encountering ticks. Zoonoses And Public Health 2017, 65: 74-79. PMID: 28631423, PMCID: PMC7053298, DOI: 10.1111/zph.12369.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Pneumonia among adults hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed seasonal influenza virus infection—United States, 2005–2008
Garg S, Jain S, Dawood FS, Jhung M, Pérez A, D’Mello T, Reingold A, Gershman K, Meek J, Arnold KE, Farley MM, Ryan P, Lynfield R, Morin C, Baumbach J, Hancock EB, Zansky S, Bennett N, Thomas A, Schaffner W, Finelli L. Pneumonia among adults hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed seasonal influenza virus infection—United States, 2005–2008. BMC Infectious Diseases 2015, 15: 369. PMID: 26307108, PMCID: PMC4550040, DOI: 10.1186/s12879-015-1004-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntensive care unit admissionSeasonal influenza virus infectionICD-9-CM codesCertain underlying conditionsEmerging Infections ProgramCare unit admissionLaboratory-confirmed influenzaInfluenza virus infectionCause of deathCXR infiltrateUnit admissionICU admissionOlder patientsMechanical ventilationMultivariable analysisUnderlying conditionInfections ProgramChest radiographsVirus infectionPneumoniaSummary diagnosisInfectious diseasesInfluenzaPatientsAdults
2014
The Burden of Influenza Hospitalizations in Infants From 2003 to 2012, United States
Chaves S, Perez A, Farley M, Miller L, Schaffner W, Lindegren M, Sharangpani R, Meek J, Yousey-Hindes K, Thomas A, Boulton R, Baumbach J, Hancock E, Bandyopadhyay A, Lynfield R, Morin C, Zansky S, Reingold A, Bennett N, Ryan P, Fowler B, Fry A, Finelli L. The Burden of Influenza Hospitalizations in Infants From 2003 to 2012, United States. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 2014, 33: 912-919. PMID: 24577042, DOI: 10.1097/inf.0000000000000321.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImpact of influenzaHigh-risk conditionsHospitalization ratesRisk factorsOlder infantsIntensive care unit admissionInfluenza-associated hospitalization ratesCare unit admissionRisk conditionsInfluenza hospitalizationsUnit admissionICU admissionInfluenza vaccinationRespiratory failureClinical characteristicsInfant hospitalizationHealthy infantsMost hospitalizationsPregnant womenLung diseaseCardiovascular diseaseUS infantsHospitalizationYoung infantsInfantsChild, Household, and Caregiver Characteristics Associated with Hospitalization for Influenza Among Children 6–59 Months of Age
Dharan N, Sokolow L, Cheng P, Gargiullo P, Gershman K, Lynfield R, Morin C, Thomas A, Meek J, Farley M, Arnold K, Reingold A, Craig A, Schaffner W, Bennett N, Zansky S, Baumbach J, Lathrop S, Kamimoto L, Shay D. Child, Household, and Caregiver Characteristics Associated with Hospitalization for Influenza Among Children 6–59 Months of Age. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 2014, 33: e141-e150. PMID: 24642518, PMCID: PMC4025593, DOI: 10.1097/inf.0000000000000283.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMonths of ageChildren 6Influenza hospitalizationsInfluenza illnessInfluenza vaccinationMaternal ageRisk factorsSevere outcomesChronic illnessEmerging Infections Program sitesLaboratory-confirmed influenza infectionIndependent risk factorInfluenza-associated hospitalizationsYoung maternal ageCase-control studyConditional logistic regressionYoung childrenHematologic/Influenza immunizationHousehold smokingEligible casesInfluenza infectionNeurologic conditionsEligible controlsMedical records
2013
Selection of Neighborhood Controls for a Population-Based Lyme Disease Case-Control Study by Using a Commercial Marketing Database
Connally NP, Yousey-Hindes K, Meek J. Selection of Neighborhood Controls for a Population-Based Lyme Disease Case-Control Study by Using a Commercial Marketing Database. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2013, 178: 276-279. PMID: 23696105, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kws464.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Clostridium difficile Infection in Outpatients, Maryland and Connecticut, USA, 2002–2007 - Volume 17, Number 10—October 2011 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Hirshon JM, Thompson AD, Limbago B, McDonald LC, Bonkosky M, Heimer R, Meek J, Mai V, Braden C. Clostridium difficile Infection in Outpatients, Maryland and Connecticut, USA, 2002–2007 - Volume 17, Number 10—October 2011 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2011, 17: 1946-1949. PMID: 22000379, PMCID: PMC3310666, DOI: 10.3201/eid1710.110069.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Adult Hospitalizations for Laboratory-Positive Influenza during the 2005–2006 through 2007–2008 Seasons in the United States
Dao C, Kamimoto L, Nowell M, Reingold A, Gershman K, Meek J, Arnold K, Farley M, Ryan P, Lynfield R, Morin C, Baumbach J, Hancock E, Zansky S, Bennett N, Thomas A, Vandermeer M, Kirschke D, Schaffner W, Finelli L. Adult Hospitalizations for Laboratory-Positive Influenza during the 2005–2006 through 2007–2008 Seasons in the United States. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2010, 202: 881-888. PMID: 20677944, DOI: 10.1086/655904.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfluenza-associated hospitalizationsInfluenza seasonEmerging Infections Program NetworkEmerging Infections Program sitesHospitalization discharge diagnosesInfections Program NetworkInfluenza-associated complicationsRate of hospitalizationLaboratory-positive casesAge-specific ratesTypes/subtypesAdult hospitalizationsHospitalization surveillanceClinical characteristicsInfluenza B.Discharge diagnosisMedical conditionsHospitalizationMetabolic diseasesIncreased circulationInfluenza virusOverall rateInfluenzaPredominant seasonsAgeInfluenza-Associated Pneumonia in Children Hospitalized With Laboratory-Confirmed Influenza, 2003–2008
Dawood FS, Fiore A, Kamimoto L, Nowell M, Reingold A, Gershman K, Meek J, Hadler J, Arnold KE, Ryan P, Lynfield R, Morin C, Baumbach J, Zansky S, Bennett NM, Thomas A, Schaffner W, Kirschke D, Finelli L. Influenza-Associated Pneumonia in Children Hospitalized With Laboratory-Confirmed Influenza, 2003–2008. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 2010, 29: 585-590. PMID: 20589966, PMCID: PMC5856105, DOI: 10.1097/inf.0b013e3181d411c5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfluenza-associated pneumoniaChest radiographsHospitalized childrenIntensive care unit admissionCare unit admissionLaboratory-confirmed influenzaSevere clinical courseInfluenza complicationsUnit admissionRespiratory failureCommon complicationClinical courseInfluenza seasonTreatment strategiesPneumoniaMultivariate analysisNew pneumoniaGreater riskInfluenzaRadiographsAge 6Age 2HospitalizationAsthmaComplications
2009
Peridomestic Lyme Disease Prevention Results of a Population-Based Case–Control Study
Connally NP, Durante AJ, Yousey-Hindes KM, Meek JI, Nelson RS, Heimer R. Peridomestic Lyme Disease Prevention Results of a Population-Based Case–Control Study. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2009, 37: 201-206. PMID: 19595558, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2009.04.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnimalsCase-Control StudiesChildChild, PreschoolConnecticutEnvironment DesignEnvironmental ExposureFemaleHumansHygieneInfantLogistic ModelsLyme DiseaseMaleMatched-Pair AnalysisMiddle AgedPopulation SurveillanceProspective StudiesResidence CharacteristicsRisk FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesTicksYoung AdultConceptsCase-control studyLyme diseaseDisease prevention initiativesConditional logistic regressionDisease prevention measuresErythema migransPotential confoundersRecreational exposureLogistic regressionProspective ageDiseaseCase onsetPrevention resultsPrevention measuresPersonal protectionRiskHoursConfoundersMigransTicksInfectionStudyConnecticut communitiesMonths
2008
Quantifying the burden of chronic viral hepatitis-related cirrhosis hospitalizations in New Haven County, Connecticut.
Durante AJ, Meek JI, St Louis T, Navarro VJ, Sofair AN. Quantifying the burden of chronic viral hepatitis-related cirrhosis hospitalizations in New Haven County, Connecticut. Connecticut Medicine 2008, 72: 393-7. PMID: 18763666.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsViral hepatitis-related cirrhosisChronic viral hepatitisHepatitis-related cirrhosisHepatitis C virusViral hepatitisC virusCounty residentsCommon viral etiologyHospital discharge dataHospital discharge recordsHepatitis B virusDeath certificate informationCirrhosis hospitalizationsClinical decompensationHospitalization ratesViral etiologyB virusCounty HospitalHealth burdenCirrhosisNew Haven CountyInitial infectionTreatment programDischarge recordsCertificate information
2002
Spatial Analysis of Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis near Lyme, Connecticut - Volume 8, Number 9—September 2002 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Chaput EK, Meek JI, Heimer R. Spatial Analysis of Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis near Lyme, Connecticut - Volume 8, Number 9—September 2002 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2002, 8: 943-948. PMID: 12194771, PMCID: PMC2732548, DOI: 10.3201/eid0809.020103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCluster AnalysisConnecticutEhrlichiosisFemaleFresh WaterGeographyGranulocytesHumansIncidenceMaleRisk Factors