2022
Air Pollution and Pediatric Respiratory Hospitalizations: Effect Modification by Particle Constituents and Oxidative Potential.
Korsiak J, Lavigne E, You H, Pollitt K, Kulka R, Hatzopoulou M, Evans G, Burnett RT, Weichenthal S. Air Pollution and Pediatric Respiratory Hospitalizations: Effect Modification by Particle Constituents and Oxidative Potential. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2022, 206: 1370-1378. PMID: 35802828, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202205-0896oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory hospitalizationsConditional logistic regression modelsPediatric respiratory hospitalizationsFine particulate air pollutionCase-crossover studyLogistic regression modelsParticulate air pollutionOxidant gasesRespiratory healthEffect modificationOdds ratioHospitalizationParticle oxidative potentialStrong associationConfidence intervalsOxidative potentialMedianPositive associationChildrenAssociationMedian valueRegression modelsFine particulate matterOutdoor fine particlesAir pollution
2021
Reopening Schools After a Novel Coronavirus Surge
Li D, Lin EZ, Brault MA, Paquette J, Vermund SH, Godri Pollitt KJ. Reopening Schools After a Novel Coronavirus Surge. Advances In Experimental Medicine And Biology 2021, 1318: 785-813. PMID: 33973212, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-63761-3_44.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicDisease 2019 pandemicGlobal death tollMental health supportPandemic influenzaDisease controlHealth supportSocial isolationNew guidelinesVulnerability of childrenRisk reductionRiskDisease control strategiesSafetyChild safetySpecial considerationDeath tollOpening schoolsPandemicTelomere length and outcome of treatment for pulmonary tuberculosis in a gold mining community
Katoto PDMC, Kayembe-Kitenge T, Pollitt KJG, Martens DS, Ghosh M, Nachega JB, Nemery B, Nawrot TS. Telomere length and outcome of treatment for pulmonary tuberculosis in a gold mining community. Scientific Reports 2021, 11: 4031. PMID: 33597559, PMCID: PMC7889934, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-83281-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTreatment outcomesPTB patientsTelomere lengthActive pulmonary tuberculosis patientsMtDNA contentOutpatient TB clinicSuccessful TB treatmentProspective cohort studyPulmonary tuberculosis patientsTime of diagnosisOutcome of treatmentBlood mtDNA contentRural Democratic RepublicPeripheral blood leukocytesShorter telomere lengthLonger telomere lengthRelative telomere lengthHIV coinfectionTB clinicCohort studyPulmonary tuberculosisTB treatmentTuberculosis patientsPTB outcomesBlood leukocytes
2016
Trace metal exposure is associated with increased exhaled nitric oxide in asthmatic children
Godri Pollitt KJ, Maikawa CL, Wheeler AJ, Weichenthal S, Dobbin NA, Liu L, Goldberg MS. Trace metal exposure is associated with increased exhaled nitric oxide in asthmatic children. Environmental Health 2016, 15: 94. PMID: 27586245, PMCID: PMC5009709, DOI: 10.1186/s12940-016-0173-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAsthmatic childrenIQR increaseNitric oxideEmergency room visitsExacerbation of symptomsPersonal daily exposureAcute health effectsResultsA positive associationElevated FeNOFeNO responseAirway inflammationRoom visitsMarker of trafficDaily exposureAsthma experienceConsecutive daysFeNOChildren's exposureHealth effectsPersonal samplesChildrenPositive associationExposureFine particulate matterAmbient PM2.5Ambient PM2.5 and risk of emergency room visits for myocardial infarction: impact of regional PM2.5 oxidative potential: a case-crossover study
Weichenthal S, Lavigne E, Evans G, Pollitt K, Burnett RT. Ambient PM2.5 and risk of emergency room visits for myocardial infarction: impact of regional PM2.5 oxidative potential: a case-crossover study. Environmental Health 2016, 15: 46. PMID: 27012244, PMCID: PMC4806515, DOI: 10.1186/s12940-016-0129-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAir PollutantsChildChild, PreschoolColoradoCross-Over StudiesEmergency Service, HospitalEnvironmental ExposureEnvironmental MonitoringFiresHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionOdds RatioOxidation-ReductionParticulate MatterRespiratory Tract DiseasesRisk FactorsYoung Adult