2022
Early Release - Economic Burden of Reported Lyme Disease in High-Incidence Areas, United States, 2014–2016 - Volume 28, Number 6—June 2022 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Hook S, Jeon S, Niesobecki S, Hansen A, Meek J, Bjork J, Dorr F, Rutz H, Feldman K, White J, Backenson P, Shankar M, Meltzer M, Hinckley A. Early Release - Economic Burden of Reported Lyme Disease in High-Incidence Areas, United States, 2014–2016 - Volume 28, Number 6—June 2022 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2022, 28: 1170-1179. PMID: 35608612, PMCID: PMC9155891, DOI: 10.3201/eid2806.211335.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBorrelia burgdorferiFinancial StressHumansIncidenceIxodesLyme DiseaseProspective StudiesUnited StatesConceptsTotal societal costsSocietal costsLyme diseasePatient costsInfectious Diseases journal - CDCMean patient costMean societal costLyme disease endemic stateTotal patient costsCost-effectiveness analysisDisseminated diseaseProspective studyEarly diagnosisIncidence areaDiseaseEffective preventionProbable diseaseDemographic factorsPrevention methodsComprehensive economic evaluationEconomic evaluationPatientsVaccineIllnessDiagnosisHospitalizations of Children Aged 5–11 Years with Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 — COVID-NET, 14 States, March 2020–February 2022
Shi D, Whitaker M, Marks K, Anglin O, Milucky J, Patel K, Pham H, Chai S, Kawasaki B, Meek J, Anderson E, Weigel A, Henderson J, Lynfield R, Ropp S, Muse A, Bushey S, Billing L, Sutton M, Talbot H, Price A, Taylor C, Havers F, Team C. Hospitalizations of Children Aged 5–11 Years with Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 — COVID-NET, 14 States, March 2020–February 2022. MMWR Morbidity And Mortality Weekly Report 2022, 71: 574-581. PMID: 35446827, PMCID: PMC9042359, DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7116e1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBNT162 VaccineChildCOVID-19EthnicityHospitalizationHumansMinority GroupsSARS-CoV-2United StatesConceptsCOVID-19-associated hospitalizationCOVID-19-Associated Hospitalization Surveillance NetworkIntensive care unitAge groupsUnvaccinated childrenPfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccineCumulative hospitalization rateNon-Hispanic black childrenSevere COVID-19Immunization Practices recommendationsUnderlying medical conditionsCDC's Advisory CommitteeImportance of vaccinationEmergency use authorizationUnderlying health conditionsCOVID-19 vaccineCOVID-19SARS-CoV-2Advisory CommitteeCare unitHospitalization ratesVaccination coverageSevere outcomesChildren Aged 5Medical conditions
2021
Evaluating public acceptability of a potential Lyme disease vaccine using a population-based, cross-sectional survey in high incidence areas of the United States
Hook SA, Hansen AP, Niesobecki SA, Meek JI, Bjork JKH, Kough EM, Peterson MS, Schiffman EK, Rutz HJ, Rowe AJ, White JL, Peel JL, Biggerstaff BJ, Hinckley AF. Evaluating public acceptability of a potential Lyme disease vaccine using a population-based, cross-sectional survey in high incidence areas of the United States. Vaccine 2021, 40: 298-305. PMID: 34895785, DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.11.065.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLyme disease vaccineDisease vaccineSurvey-weighted descriptive statisticsMultivariable multinomial logistic regression modelsCross-sectional studyLyme disease incidenceHigh incidence areaCross-sectional surveyLogistic regression modelsSafety concernsMultinomial logistic regression modelsVaccine uptakeAdults 45Vaccine parametersVaccine candidatesVaccine attitudesPrevention optionsHealthcare providersWeb-based surveyVaccineSociodemographic characteristicsIncidence areaLyme diseaseDisease incidenceIncidenceHospital-acquired influenza in the United States, FluSurv-NET, 2011–2012 through 2018–2019
Cummings C, O’Halloran A, Azenkot T, Reingold A, Alden N, Meek J, Anderson E, Ryan P, Kim S, McMahon M, McMullen C, Spina N, Bennett N, Billing L, Thomas A, Schaffner W, Talbot H, George A, Reed C, Garg S. Hospital-acquired influenza in the United States, FluSurv-NET, 2011–2012 through 2018–2019. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2021, 43: 1447-1453. PMID: 34607624, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2021.392.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital-acquired influenzaInfluenza-associated hospitalizationsHA influenzaHospital infection control measuresInfluenza Hospitalization Surveillance NetworkFacility-based testingPositive test dateRespiratory symptom onsetAnnual influenza vaccinationHA casesInfection control measuresSymptom onset dateCross-sectional studyYears of agePopulation-based ratesInfluenza vaccinationClinical characteristicsICU careSymptom onsetInfluenza vaccineMechanical ventilationSevere outcomesPatient outcomesInfluenza casesHospitalizationMorbidity and Mortality Among Adults Experiencing Homelessness Hospitalized With COVID-19
Cha S, Henry A, Montgomery M, Laws R, Pham H, Wortham J, Garg S, Kim L, Mosites E, Chai S, Kawasaki B, Meek J, Anderson E, Weigel A, Ryan P, Kim S, Como-Sabetti K, Torres S, Muse A, Bennett N, Billing L, Sutton M, Talbot H, Risk I. Morbidity and Mortality Among Adults Experiencing Homelessness Hospitalized With COVID-19. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2021, 224: 425-430. PMID: 33993309, PMCID: PMC8194564, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiab261.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMechanical ventilationCOVID-19-associated hospitalizationNon-Hispanic black personsCOVID-19Population-based surveillance dataHealth conditionsChronic health conditionsCoronavirus disease 2019ICU admissionClinical characteristicsRespiratory supportClinical outcomesSevere illnessDisease 2019High riskSurveillance dataAdults Experiencing HomelessnessAnalytic sampleEthnic minority groupsHousing statusBlack personsVentilationDeathOutcomesHospitalizationAssociation between Socioeconomic Status and Incidence of Community-Associated Clostridioides difficile Infection — United States, 2014–2015
Skrobarcek K, Mu Y, Ahern J, Basiliere E, Beldavs Z, Brousseau G, Dumyati G, Fridkin S, Holzbauer S, Johnston H, Kainer M, Meek J, Ocampo V, Parker E, Perlmutter R, Phipps E, Winston L, Guh A. Association between Socioeconomic Status and Incidence of Community-Associated Clostridioides difficile Infection — United States, 2014–2015. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2021, 73: 722-725. PMID: 33462596, PMCID: PMC8286972, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciab042.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Pet 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
2016
Increased Antiviral Treatment Among Hospitalized Children and Adults With Laboratory-Confirmed Influenza, 2010–2015
Appiah GD, Chaves SS, Kirley PD, Miller L, Meek J, Anderson E, Oni O, Ryan P, Eckel S, Lynfield R, Bargsten M, Zansky SM, Bennett N, Lung K, McDonald-Hamm C, Thomas A, Brady D, Lindegren ML, Schaffner W, Hill M, Garg S, Fry AM, Campbell AP. Increased Antiviral Treatment Among Hospitalized Children and Adults With Laboratory-Confirmed Influenza, 2010–2015. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2016, 64: 364-367. PMID: 28013261, PMCID: PMC5480237, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciw745.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAntiviral AgentsChildChild, PreschoolCohort StudiesFemaleHumansInfantInfant, NewbornInfluenza A Virus, H1N1 SubtypeInfluenza, HumanLength of StayLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedOseltamivirPandemicsProspective StudiesRetrospective StudiesSeasonsUnited StatesYoung AdultCase-Control Study of Vaccine Effectiveness in Preventing Laboratory-Confirmed Influenza Hospitalizations in Older Adults, United States, 2010–2011
Havers F, Sokolow L, Shay D, Farley M, Monroe M, Meek J, Kirley P, Bennett N, Morin C, Aragon D, Thomas A, Schaffner W, Zansky S, Baumbach J, Ferdinands J, Fry A. Case-Control Study of Vaccine Effectiveness in Preventing Laboratory-Confirmed Influenza Hospitalizations in Older Adults, United States, 2010–2011. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2016, 63: 1304-1311. PMID: 27486114, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciw512.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLaboratory-confirmed influenza hospitalizationsCase-control studyInfluenza hospitalizationsCase patientsAge groupsRecent hospitalizationRespiratory conditionsLower functional status scoresOlder adultsConditional logistic regression modelsAdjusted VE estimatesInfluenza-associated complicationsVaccine effectiveness dataChronic medical conditionsFunctional status scoresMonths of hospitalizationChronic health conditionsLogistic regression modelsPreventing LaboratoryInfluenza vaccinationVaccination statusVaccine effectivenessInfluenza seasonVE estimatesInfluenza infectionSurvey of influenza and other respiratory viruses diagnostic testing in US hospitals, 2012–2013
Su S, Fry AM, Kirley PD, Aragon D, Yousey‐Hindes K, Meek J, Openo K, Oni O, Sharangpani R, Morin C, Hollick G, Lung K, Laidler M, Lindegren ML, Schaffner W, Atkinson A, Chaves SS. Survey of influenza and other respiratory viruses diagnostic testing in US hospitals, 2012–2013. Influenza And Other Respiratory Viruses 2016, 10: 86-90. PMID: 26505742, PMCID: PMC4746564, DOI: 10.1111/irv.12355.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfluenza Hospitalization Surveillance NetworkRespiratory virusesAvailable rapid influenza diagnostic testsRapid influenza diagnostic testsInfluenza diagnostic testsOptimal clinical managementInfection control practitionersSurvey of hospitalsDetection of influenzaSurveillance networkInfluenza infectionClinical managementCatchment populationStandardized questionnaireUS hospitalsHospitalDiagnostic testingInfluenzaLaboratory capacityTelephone interviewsDiagnostic testsMolecular diagnostic assaysInsensitive assayControl practitionersDiagnostic practice
2015
Testing practices and volume of non-Lyme tickborne diseases in the United States
Connally N, Hinckley A, Feldman K, Kemperman M, Neitzel D, Wee S, White J, Mead P, Meek J. Testing practices and volume of non-Lyme tickborne diseases in the United States. Ticks And Tick-borne Diseases 2015, 7: 193-198. PMID: 26565931, PMCID: PMC4659751, DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2015.10.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmerging Infections Program—State Health Department Perspective - Volume 21, Number 9—September 2015 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Hadler JL, Danila RN, Cieslak PR, Meek JI, Schaffner W, Smith KE, Cartter ML, Harrison LH, Vugia DJ, Lynfield R. Emerging Infections Program—State Health Department Perspective - Volume 21, Number 9—September 2015 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2015, 21: 1510-1515. PMID: 26289952, PMCID: PMC4550133, DOI: 10.3201/eid2109.150428.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmerging Infections ProgramEIP sitesHealth departmentsDisease controlActive population-based surveillanceInfectious Diseases journal - CDCPopulation-based surveillanceState health departmentsPublic health challengeInfectious disease issuesPublic health programsInfections ProgramAcademic centersHealth programsHealth challengesPrevention fundsDepartment perspectiveDisease issuesDepartmentCenterPreventionTraining in Infectious Disease Epidemiology through the Emerging Infections Program Sites - Volume 21, Number 9—September 2015 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Vugia DJ, Meek JI, Danila RN, Jones TF, Schaffner W, Baumbach J, Lathrop S, Farley MM, Tobin-D'Angelo M, Miller L, Harrison LH, Bennett NM, Cieslak PR, Cartter ML, Reingold AL. Training in Infectious Disease Epidemiology through the Emerging Infections Program Sites - Volume 21, Number 9—September 2015 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2015, 21: 1516-1519. PMID: 26291924, PMCID: PMC4550163, DOI: 10.3201/eid2109.150443.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmerging Infections ProgramInfectious disease epidemiologyInfectious Diseases journal - CDCHealth care partnersLocal health departmentsLocal public healthDisease epidemiologyInfectious disease surveillancePeer-reviewed journalsEpidemiologic projectInfections ProgramUS CentersEIP sitesHealth departmentsCare partnersDisease controlDisease surveillancePublic healthEpidemiologyConference presentationsTrainee projectsProgram's inceptionExtent of trainingPresentationTraining opportunitiesMonitoring Effect of Human Papillomavirus Vaccines in US Population, Emerging Infections Program, 2008–2012 - Volume 21, Number 9—September 2015 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Hariri S, Markowitz LE, Bennett NM, Niccolai LM, Schafer S, Bloch K, Park IU, Scahill MW, Julian P, Abdullah N, Levine D, Whitney E, Unger ER, Steinau M, Bauer HM, Meek J, Hadler J, Sosa L, Powell SE, Johnson ML, Group H. Monitoring Effect of Human Papillomavirus Vaccines in US Population, Emerging Infections Program, 2008–2012 - Volume 21, Number 9—September 2015 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2015, 21: 1557-1561. PMID: 26291379, PMCID: PMC4550135, DOI: 10.3201/eid2109.141841.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman papillomavirus vaccineYears of agePapillomavirus vaccineEmerging Infections Program sitesPopulation-based surveillance systemActive population-based surveillanceInfectious Diseases journal - CDCPre-invasive cervical lesionsHPV vaccination historyHPV type distributionPopulation-based surveillanceCervical intraepithelial neoplasiaAcute infectious diseasesRelevant clinical informationCatchment area populationHPV vaccinationHPV typesVaccination historyIntraepithelial neoplasiaCervical cancerCervical lesionsVaccine introductionWomen 18Clinical informationUS populationImproving Accuracy of Influenza-Associated Hospitalization Rate Estimates - Volume 21, Number 9—September 2015 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Millman A, Reed C, Kirley P, Aragon D, Meek J, Farley M, Ryan P, Collins J, Lynfield R, Baumbach J, Zansky S, Bennett N, Fowler B, Thomas A, Lindegren M, Atkinson A, Finelli L, Chaves S. Improving Accuracy of Influenza-Associated Hospitalization Rate Estimates - Volume 21, Number 9—September 2015 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2015, 21: 1595-1601. PMID: 26292017, PMCID: PMC4550134, DOI: 10.3201/eid2109.141665.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYears of ageHospitalization ratesAdults 18Test sensitivityLaboratory-confirmed influenza-associated hospitalizationsNational population-based surveillance systemLaboratory-confirmed influenza hospitalizationsPopulation-based surveillance systemInfectious Diseases journal - CDCInfluenza-associated hospitalizationsDiagnostic test typeFluSurv-NETInfluenza hospitalizationsInfluenza seasonPatient ageAge groupsTranscription-PCRAgeHospitalizationDiagnostic test sensitivitySensitive testAdultsSurveillance systemChildrenYearsPneumonia 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 diseasesInfluenzaPatientsAdultsDoes Influenza Vaccination Modify Influenza Severity? Data on Older Adults Hospitalized With Influenza During the 2012−2013 Season in the United States
Arriola C, Anderson E, Baumbach J, Bennett N, Bohm S, Hill M, Lindegren M, Lung K, Meek J, Mermel E, Miller L, Monroe M, Morin C, Oni O, Reingold A, Schaffner W, Thomas A, Zansky S, Finelli L, Chaves S. Does Influenza Vaccination Modify Influenza Severity? Data on Older Adults Hospitalized With Influenza During the 2012−2013 Season in the United States. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2015, 212: 1200-1208. PMID: 25821227, PMCID: PMC4683374, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiv200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfluenza vaccinationInfluenza severityDisease severityIntensive care unit admissionMultivariable logistic regression modelSevere influenza outcomesCare unit admissionLaboratory-confirmed influenzaMultivariable logistic regressionDiagnosis of pneumoniaLogistic regression modelsUnit admissionICU lengthVaccine effectivenessInfluenza seasonParametric survival modelsInfluenza outcomesVaccinated personsVaccinationPropensity scoreLogistic regressionOlder adultsPredominant strainSeverityInfluenzaBurden of Clostridium difficile Infection in the United States
Lessa F, Mu Y, Bamberg W, Beldavs Z, Dumyati G, Dunn J, Farley M, Holzbauer S, Meek J, Phipps E, Wilson L, Winston L, Cohen J, Limbago B, Fridkin S, Gerding D, McDonald L. Burden of Clostridium difficile Infection in the United States. New England Journal Of Medicine 2015, 372: 825-834. PMID: 25714160, PMCID: PMC10966662, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1408913.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClostridium difficile infectionDifficile infectionFirst recurrenceHealth care-associated infectionsCommunity-associated infectionsC. difficile infectionCare-associated infectionsPersons 65 yearsLaboratory-based surveillanceType 1 strainsNumber of deathsNational incidenceMolecular typingC. difficileInfectionIncidenceDeathUnited StatesRecurrenceGeographic areasSample of casesEstimated numberRegression modelsActive populationHealth
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 infantsInfantsLyme Disease Testing by Large Commercial Laboratories in the United States
Hinckley A, Connally N, Meek J, Johnson B, Kemperman M, Feldman K, White J, Mead P. Lyme Disease Testing by Large Commercial Laboratories in the United States. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2014, 59: 676-681. PMID: 24879782, PMCID: PMC4646413, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciu397.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNumber of infectionsLarge commercial laboratoriesSource patientsLyme diseaseLyme disease testingFrequency of infectionTotal direct costsTwo-tiered testingCommercial laboratoriesPositive testPatientsDisease testingDiagnostic recommendationsVolume of testingLD testingInfectionDirect costsExposure historyLD testLaboratory resultsLaboratory testingUnited StatesAlternative testingTotal number