2020
Effects of Accounting for Interval-Censored Antibody Titer Decay on Seroincidence in a Longitudinal Cohort Study of Leptospirosis
Bonner K, Cruz JS, Sacramento GA, de Oliveira D, Nery N, Carvalho M, Costa F, Childs JE, Ko AI, Diggle PJ. Effects of Accounting for Interval-Censored Antibody Titer Decay on Seroincidence in a Longitudinal Cohort Study of Leptospirosis. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2020, 190: 893-899. PMID: 33274738, PMCID: PMC8096484, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwaa253.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBrazilHumansIncidenceItalyLeptospirosisLongitudinal StudiesRisk FactorsSeroepidemiologic StudiesConceptsLongitudinal cohort studyCohort studyMicroscopic agglutination test titersAgglutination test titersHigh transmission settingsPoint-source exposureSeroincidence ratesEstimates of infectionRisk factorsTest titersReported casesEpidemiologic implicationsInfection rateMean infection rateSerological samplesSerological assaysLeptospirosis casesInfectionArboviral diseasesTiter dilutionsSeroincidenceSource exposureLeptospirosisSample size estimationInterval
2000
Mammalian Reservoirs and Epidemiology of Rabies Diagnosed in Human Beings in the United States, 1981‐1998
KREBS J, SMITH J, RUPPRECHT C, CHILDS J. Mammalian Reservoirs and Epidemiology of Rabies Diagnosed in Human Beings in the United States, 1981‐1998. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 2000, 916: 345-353. PMID: 11193644, DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2000.tb05311.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIncidence of Rocky Mountain spotted fever among American Indians in Oklahoma.
McQuiston J, Holman R, Groom A, Kaufman S, Cheek J, Childs J. Incidence of Rocky Mountain spotted fever among American Indians in Oklahoma. Public Health Reports 2000, 115: 469-75. PMID: 11236019, PMCID: PMC1308603, DOI: 10.1093/phr/115.5.469.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.Disease NotificationHealth EducationHospitalizationHospitals, FederalHumansIncidenceIndians, North AmericanMedical RecordsOklahomaPopulation SurveillanceRetrospective StudiesRocky Mountain Spotted FeverUnited StatesUnited States Indian Health ServiceConceptsCase report formsIncidence of RMSFAvailable medical chartsHospital discharge databaseReport formsAmerican IndiansHigh incidence rateMajority of casesCase inclusion criteriaClinical suspicionMedical chartsHospitalization ratesDischarge databaseIncidence rateTick biteInclusion criteriaLaboratory confirmationFever casesHigh incidenceAmerican Indian populationsOklahoma residentsDisease controlNational ratesIncidenceIHS hospitalsRocky Mountain spotted fever in the United States, 1993-1996.
Treadwell T, Holman R, Clarke M, Krebs J, Paddock C, Childs J. Rocky Mountain spotted fever in the United States, 1993-1996. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2000, 63: 21-6. PMID: 11357990, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2000.63.21.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1999
The Human Ehrlichioses in the United States - Volume 5, Number 5—October 1999 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
McQuiston J, Paddock C, Holman R, Childs J. The Human Ehrlichioses in the United States - Volume 5, Number 5—October 1999 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 1999, 5: 635-642. PMID: 10511519, PMCID: PMC2627718, DOI: 10.3201/eid0505.990504.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman granulocytic ehrlichiosisHuman monocytic ehrlichiosisInfectious Diseases journal - CDCState health departmentsPublic health importanceSerologic testingNational surveillanceHealth departmentsHuman ehrlichiosesHealth importanceDisease controlGranulocytic ehrlichiosisMonocytic ehrlichiosisEhrlichiosisUpper midwestern statesAnnual numberBetter assessmentCasesPrevention
1997
Rabies surveillance in the United States during 1996.
Krebs J, Smith J, Rupprecht C, Childs J. Rabies surveillance in the United States during 1996. Journal Of The American Veterinary Medical Association 1997, 211: 1525-39. PMID: 9412679, DOI: 10.2460/javma.1997.211.12.1525.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1995
Cluster of five children with acute encephalopathy associated with cat-scratch disease in South Florida
NOAH D, BRESEE J, GORENSEK M, ROONEY J, CRESANTA J, REGNERY R, WONG J, DEL TORO J, OLSON J, CHILDS J. Cluster of five children with acute encephalopathy associated with cat-scratch disease in South Florida. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 1995, 14: 866-869. PMID: 8584313, DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199510000-00009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCat-scratch diseaseAcute encephalopathyEvaluation of childrenIndirect fluorescent antibodyRegional lymphadenopathyStatus epilepticusSingle hospitalEncephalopathy casesBartonella henselaeEncephalopathyB. henselaeFocal clustersCausative agentFluorescent antibodyStray catsDiseaseChildrenAntibodiesHenselaeHigher proportionCatsLymphadenopathyEpilepticusEncephalitisPatientsInfections Associated with Bartonella Species in Persons Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Regnery R, Childs J, Koehler J. Infections Associated with Bartonella Species in Persons Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus. Clinical Infectious Diseases 1995, 21: s94-s98. PMID: 8547519, DOI: 10.1093/clinids/21.supplement_1.s94.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnimalsBartonella InfectionsCatsHIV InfectionsHumansIncidenceRisk FactorsUnited StatesConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusImmunodeficiency virusB. henselaeCommon sense precautionsB. henselae infectionDevelopment of infectionSource of infectionB. quintana infectionHenselae infectionFatal diseaseInfectionBartonella henselaeB. quintanaBartonella quintanaTraumatic contactHenselaeBartonella speciesCatsVirusDomestic catsQuintanaMajor reservoirGenus BartonellaPatientsSan Francisco
1994
Longitudinal Study of Borrelia burgdorferi Infection in New Jersey Outdoor Workers, 1988–1991
Schwartz B, Goldstein M, Childs J. Longitudinal Study of Borrelia burgdorferi Infection in New Jersey Outdoor Workers, 1988–1991. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1994, 139: 504-512. PMID: 8154474, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a117033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk factorsRural residenceSeroconversion of antibodiesBorrelia burgdorferi infectionLyme disease seroprevalenceAntibody seropositivitySerologic statusOdds ratioBurgdorferi infectionTick exposureSeroconversionElevated riskHigh riskOutdoor workersAnnual questionnairesMedical problemsLyme diseaseDisease seroprevalenceSeroprevalenceBorrelia burgdorferiLongitudinal studySeropositivityPet ownershipRural residentsRisk
1992
A longitudinal study of Junin virus activity in the rodent reservoir of Argentine hemorrhagic fever.
Mills J, Ellis B, McKee K, Calderon G, Maiztegui J, Nelson G, Ksiazek T, Peters C, Childs J. A longitudinal study of Junin virus activity in the rodent reservoir of Argentine hemorrhagic fever. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1992, 47: 749-63. PMID: 1335214, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1992.47.749.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsC. musculinusHabitat preferencesBorder habitatsC. lauchaCrop fieldsBody mass classesMark-recapture gridsRodent populationsCalomys lauchaAdjacent roadsidesMaximal population densityHabitatsReservoir speciesHorizontal transmissionSame localityMusculinusCalomysPopulation densityArgentine hemorrhagic feverAgricultural fieldsMass classesRodentsRodent reservoirs