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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
R. Novo, J. Souza, B. M. Dias, J. Viana, M. Lobo, A. Freitas, J. Santos
Summary: This study describes the trends and patterns of cause-specific hospitalizations in mainland Portugal between 2000 and 2016. The study found that hospitalization rates decreased during this period, but there were variations in terms of time, age group, and gender. Liveborn, diseases of the heart, and respiratory infections were the leading causes of hospitalization, while the hospitalization rate due to bacterial infection increased. Respiratory diseases were also found to be the leading cause of increased in-hospital stay days.
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Zoha Akbar, Zumin Shi
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the associations between dietary patterns and circadian syndrome (CircS). Two major dietary patterns were identified, with the Western pattern positively associated with CircS and the prudent pattern inversely associated with CircS.
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Infectious Diseases
Miriam Nuno, Yury Garcia, Ganesh Rajasekar, Diego Pinheiro, Alec J. Schmidt
Summary: The study results showed that males, older patients, those with multiple pre-existing comorbidities, and those identifying as Hispanic/Latino or Asian are more likely to experience an increased risk of ICU admission and/or death during hospitalization for COVID-19.
BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2021)
Article
Infectious Diseases
Victoria D. Lynch, Jeffrey Shaman
Summary: This is the first study to investigate the effects of flooding on hospitalizations for Legionnaires' disease in the United States using a range of flood-indicator variables and flood definitions. The study found evidence that extreme and seasonal flooding is associated with increased hospitalizations.
BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2022)
Letter
Pediatrics
Kriszta Farkas, Catherine dP Duarte, Jennifer Ahern
Summary: This observational study examines the demographic and temporal distributions of hospital-treated injuries caused by law enforcement among youth, focusing on the intersection of age, sex, and race and ethnicity.
Article
Urology & Nephrology
Michelina D. Stoddard, Xinyan Zheng, Jialin Mao, Alexis Te, Art Sedrakyan, Bilal Chughtai
Summary: This study compared outcomes of transurethral prostatectomy and laser prostatectomy, finding that transurethral prostatectomy was associated with higher risks of short and long-term complications but lower long-term reoperation rate for patients with benign prostatic enlargement.
JOURNAL OF UROLOGY
(2021)
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Immunology
Timothy T. Phamduy, Sharon Smith, Katherine W. Herbst, Paul T. Phamduy, Michael Brimacombe, Alexander H. Hogan, Juan C. Salazar, Jesse Sturm
Summary: The study found a decrease in pediatric KD hospitalizations in the US in 2020, but an increase in the proportion of severe cases. The median age of children hospitalized with KD also increased. The research suggests a potential rise in KD cases as social distancing policies are lifted.
PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL
(2021)
Article
Agronomy
Chao Zhang, Quansheng Ge, Jinwei Dong, Xuezhen Zhang, Yan Li, Songjun Han
Summary: In the past two decades, agricultural irrigation areas in arid Northwest China (NWC) have expanded rapidly and altered local and regional climates. This study investigated the climatic effects of irrigation expansion and identified the underlying biophysical mechanisms. The findings provide important references for evaluating the climatic effects caused by irrigation expansion in arid regions and improving climate models.
AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Eric G. Yee, Hilary S. Callahan, Kevin L. Griffin, Matthew Palmer, Sojin Lee
Summary: Plants play a significant role in providing ecosystem services on green roofs through evapotranspiration, canopy shading, and water retention. Understanding seasonal and interspecific variations in plant communities is crucial for evaluating green roof performance.
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Environmental Sciences
Maria Gavrouzou, Nikolaos Hatzianastassiou, Antonis Gkikas, Marios-Bruno Korras-Carraca, Nikolaos Mihalopoulos
Summary: A satellite-based algorithm has been developed to determine the presence of dust aerosols on a global scale, revealing seasonal and inter-annual variations in dust occurrence. The algorithm shows a clear trend of increasing global dust frequency of occurrence from 2005 to 2019, with some regions experiencing slight decreasing trends.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Yu Ma, Kun Liu, Weijun Hu, Shuxuan Song, Shaobai Zhang, Zhongjun Shao
Summary: The study found that rubella incidence in Shaanxi Province exhibits seasonality and interannual oscillations, and is significantly influenced by meteorological factors, with temperature and relative humidity showing nonlinear associations with rubella incidence. Public health interventions aiming to eliminate rubella must consider these seasonal and meteorological fluctuations.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Anastasia Klimova, Ricardo Rodriguez-Estrella, Guanliang Meng, Jesus Neftali Gutierrez-Rivera, Maria Luisa Jimenez-Jimenez, Shanlin Liu
Summary: This study investigated the biodiversity dynamics in two contrasting and highly threatened ecosystems - deserts and oases - using arthropod community diversity and distribution patterns. The results showed that the community composition of arthropods in oases fluctuated more in space than in time, and anthropic activities negatively impacted arthropod diversity in oases. On the other hand, the season and biotic characteristics significantly affected the diversity of desert arthropod communities. Therefore, each oasis should be conserved individually to preserve the unique assemblages of invertebrates.
DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTIONS
(2023)
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Emergency Medicine
N. Ewen Wang, Clifton Ewbank, Christopher R. Newton, David A. Spain, Elizabeth Pirrotta, Monika Thomas-Uribe
Summary: A retrospective cohort study in California from 2005 to 2015 identified patterns of primary triage and transfer for serious pediatric trauma. Factors such as age, insurance type, injury mechanism, and region influenced primary triage to trauma hospitals, while factors such as age, insurance type, injury severity, hospital size, and rural regions influenced transfers to trauma centers from non-trauma hospitals.
PREHOSPITAL EMERGENCY CARE
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Le Li, Yaozhong Pan, Rongbao Zheng, Xiaoping Liu
Summary: Farmland abandonment in mainland China has significant environmental impacts, with seasonal farmland abandonment (SFA) being a dominant type, accounting for over 50% of abandoned cultivable lands. The total abandoned cultivable lands did not change significantly over the study period, but the frequency of SFA increased while the frequency of consecutive farmland abandonment decreased.
LAND DEGRADATION & DEVELOPMENT
(2022)
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Immunology
Samantha R. Eiffert, Til Sturmer, Carolyn T. Thorpe, Rebecca Traub, Sudha R. Raman, Virginia Pate, Alan C. Kinlaw
Summary: Vaccine use decreases after the diagnosis of Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS), indicating a disconnect between clinical practice and current recommendations.
Article
Immunology
Joseph Y. Abrams, Ermias D. Belay, Shana Godfred-Cato, Angela P. Campbell, Laura D. Zambrano, Amber Kunkel, Allison D. Miller, Michael J. Wu, Lu Meng, Ami B. Shah, Matthew E. Oster
Summary: This study shows that standard treatments for MIS-C patients, including IVIG, steroids, and antiplatelet medication, have become increasingly utilized. Older patients and non-Hispanic Black patients were more likely to receive additional treatments.
CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2022)
Article
Immunology
Allison D. Miller, Laura D. Zambrano, Anna R. Yousaf, Joseph Y. Abrams, Lu Meng, Michael J. Wu, Michael Melgar, Matthew E. Oster, Shana E. Godfred Cato, Ermias D. Belay, Angela P. Campbell
Summary: In the MIS-C pandemic in the United States, cardiovascular complications and clinical outcomes, including hospitalization duration, ECMO usage, and death, decreased over time. These data serve as a baseline for monitoring future trends associated with SARS-CoV-2 variants (such as Delta) and increased COVID-19 vaccination among children.
CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2022)
Article
Immunology
Ermias D. Belay, Shana Godfred Cato, Agam K. Rao, Joseph Abrams, W. Wyatt Wilson, Sarah Lim, Christopher Newton-Cheh, Michael Melgar, Jennifer DeCuir, Brandon Webb, Paige Marquez, John R. Su, Lu Meng, Heather N. Grome, Elizabeth Schlaudecker, Kawsar Talaat, Kathryn Edwards, Elizabeth Barnett, Angela P. Campbell, Karen R. Broder, Sapna Bamrah Morris
Summary: From December 14, 2020, to April 30, 2021, 20 patients with MIS-A were reported to CDC. The median age was 35 years, with 65% being male. 80% had a preceding COVID-19-like illness before MIS-A onset. All patients had laboratory evidence of prior SARS-CoV-2 infection.
CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Jennifer DeCuir, James Baggs, Michael Melgar, Pragna Patel, Karen K. Wong, Noah G. Schwartz, Sapna Bamrah Morris, Shana Godfred-Cato, Ermias D. Belay
Summary: Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in adults (MIS-A) is a rare but severe hyperinflammatory illness associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection. Most MIS-A patients present with severe cardiac symptoms and have a significant ICU admission rate and mortality rate.
EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTION
(2022)
Article
Immunology
Shana Godfred-Cato, Joseph Y. Abrams, Neha Balachandran, Preeti Jaggi, Kaitlin Jones, Christina A. Rostad, Austin T. Lu, Lucie Fan, Aysha Jabbar, Evan J. Anderson, Carol M. Kao, David A. Hunstad, Robert B. Rosenberg, Marc J. Zafferani, Kaleo C. Ede, Wassim Ballan, Federico R. Laham, Yajira Beltran, Bobbi Bryant, Lu Meng, Teresa A. Hammett, Matthew E. Oster, Sapna Bamrah Morris, Ermias D. Belay
Summary: This study compares the clinical characteristics and laboratory data of patients with MIS-C, COVID-19, KD, and TSS, and finds that patients with MIS-C have significantly higher prevalence of cardiac complications, elevated markers of inflammation and cardiac damage, thrombocytopenia, and lymphopenia compared with patients with the other conditions. Diagnostic scores utilizing clinical findings effectively distinguish MIS-C from COVID-19, KD, and TSS.
PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL
(2022)
Reprint
Surgery
Faisal S. Minhaj, Yasmin P. Ogale, Florence Whitehill, Jordan Schultz, Mary Foote, Whitni Davidson, Christine M. Hughes, Kimberly Wilkins, Laura Bachmann, Ryan Chatelain, Marisa A. P. Donnelly, Rafael Mendoza, Barbara L. Downes, Mellisa Roskosky, Meghan Barnes, Glen R. Gallagher, Nesli Basgoz, Victoria Ruiz, Nang Thu Thu Kyaw, Amanda Feldpausch, Amy Valderrama, Francisco Alvarado-Ramy, Chad H. Dowell, Catherine C. Chow, Yu Li, Laura Quilter, John Brooks, Demetre C. Daskalakis, R. Paul McClung, Brett W. Petersen, Inger Damon, Christina Hutson, Jennifer McQuiston, Agam K. Rao, Ermias Belay, Andrea M. McCollum
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TRANSPLANTATION
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Chelsea A. Weitekamp, Rachel M. Shaffer, Catheryne Chiang, Geniece M. Lehmann, Krista Christensen
Summary: This study investigates the PCB contamination in the Mohawk Nation at Akwesasne caused by the discharge of contaminated waste from Superfund sites in the 1950s to 1970s. It identifies research gaps and suggests future research priorities by developing an evidence map of PCB research. The study highlights the need for new studies to address uncertainties in current PCB exposure levels and source characterization.
Article
Immunology
Anna R. Yousaf, Amber Kunkel, Joseph Y. Abrams, Ami B. Shah, Teresa A. Hammett, Kathryn E. Arnold, Yajira L. Beltran, Federico R. Laham, Carol M. Kao, David A. Hunstad, Laila Hussaini, Nadine Baida, Luis Salazar, Maria A. Perez, Christina A. Rostad, Shana Godfred-Cato, Angela P. Campbell, Ermias D. Belay
Summary: This study described the characteristics associated with COVID-19 vaccination, vaccine adverse events, and vaccine attitudes in children with a history of MIS-C or COVID-19. The results showed that COVID-19 vaccination was well tolerated in children with prior MIS-C or COVID-19, and parents/guardians regarded their children's doctors as a trusted source of information for COVID-19 vaccines.
PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Pediatrics
Satoshi Kamidani, Lakshmi Panagiotakopoulos, Charles Licata, Matthew F. Daley, W. Katherine Yih, Ousseny Zerbo, Hung Fu Tseng, Malini B. DeSilva, Jennifer C. Nelson, Holly C. Groom, Joshua T. B. Williams, Simon J. Hambidge, James G. Donahue, Ermias D. Belay, Eric S. Weintraub
Summary: This study investigated the risk of Kawasaki disease (KD) following 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate (PCV13) and rotavirus vaccines in children under 2 years of age. The results showed that there was no increased risk of KD following PCV13 and rotavirus vaccination in this age group.
Article
Immunology
Maria A. Perez, Hui -Mien Hsiao, Xuemin Chen, Amber Kunkel, Nadine Baida, Laila Hussaini, Austin T. Lu, Carol M. Kao, Federico R. Laham, David A. Hunstad, Yajira Beltran, Teresa A. Hammett, Shana Godfred-Cato, Ann Chahroudi, Evan J. Anderson, Ermias Belay, Christina A. Rostad
Summary: Understanding the serological responses to COVID-19 vaccination in children with history of MIS-C could provide valuable insights for vaccination recommendations. A study was conducted on seven hospitalized children with MIS-C to measure the levels of SARS-CoV-2 binding IgG antibodies before and after Pfizer-BioNTech BNT162b2 vaccination. The findings showed that cross-reactive IgG antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 variants declined after acute MIS-C, but were significantly boosted and maintained for up to 3 months following vaccination.
Article
Critical Care Medicine
Hugo Boechat Andrade, Ivan Rocha Ferreira da Silva, Rodolfo Espinoza, Mayara Secco Torres da Silva, Pedro Henrique Nascimento Theodoro, Marcel Treptow Ferreira, Jesus Soares, Ermias D. Belay, James J. Sejvar, Fernando Augusto Bozza, Jose Cerbino-Neto, Andre Miguel Japiassu
Summary: This study compared the performance of specialized infectious diseases ICUs with other ICUs in the treatment of community-acquired central nervous system infections (CNSI), and found that CNSI patients had lower mortality and resource use rates when treated in specialized infectious diseases ICUs.
JOURNAL OF INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
J. Danielle Sharpe, Kelly Charniga, Katrina M. Byrd, Ruth Stefanos, Linda Lewis, Jessica Watson, Amanda Feldpausch, Jessica Pavlick, Julie Hand, Theresa Sokol, Emma Ortega, Preeti Pathela, Robin R. Hennessy, Melissa Dulcey, Lisa McHugh, Michael Pietrowski, Dana Perella, Seema Shah, Azarnoush Maroufi, Melanie Taylor, Anna Cope, Ermias D. Belay, Sascha Ellington, Andrea M. McCollum, Leah Zilversmit Pao, Sarah Anne J. Guagliardo, Patrick Dawson
Summary: The extent to which the 2022 mpox outbreak has affected individuals without recent history of male-to-male sexual contact is not clear, but findings suggest that sexual activity remains an important route of mpox exposure among patients who do not report such contact.
MMWR-MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY WEEKLY REPORT
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Krishna Kiran Kota, Harrell Chesson, Jaeyoung Hong, Carla Zelaya, Ian H. Spicknall, Aspen P. Riser, Elizabeth Hurley, Dustin W. Currie, R. Ryan Lash, Neal Carnes, Jeniffer Concepcion-Acevedo, Sascha Ellington, Ermias D. Belay, Jonathan Mermin
MMWR-MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY WEEKLY REPORT
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Krishna Kiran Kota, Jaeyoung Hong, Carla Zelaya, Aspen P. Riser, Alexia Rodriguez, Daniel L. Weller, Ian H. Spicknall, Jennifer L. Kriss, Florence Lee, Peter Boersma, Elizabeth Hurley, Peter Hicks, Craig Wilkins, Harrell Chesson, Jeniffer Concepcion-Acevedo, Sascha Ellington, Ermias Belay, Jonathan Mermin
MMWR-MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY WEEKLY REPORT
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Faisal S. Minhaj, Yasmin P. Ogale, Florence Whitehill, Jordan Schultz, Mary Foote, Whitni Davidson, Christine M. Hughes, Kimberly Wilkins, Laura Bachmann, Ryan Chatelain, Marisa A. P. Donnelly, Rafael Mendoza, Barbara L. Downes, Mellisa Roskosky, Meghan Barnes, Glen R. Gallagher, Nesli Basgoz, Victoria Ruiz, Nang Thu Thu Kyaw, Amanda Feldpausch, Amy Valderrama, Francisco Alvarado-Ramy, Chad H. Dowell, Catherine C. Chow, Yu Li, Laura Quilter, John Brooks, Demetre C. Daskalakis, R. Paul McClung, Brett W. Petersen, Inger Damon, Christina Hutson, Jennifer McQuiston, Agam K. Rao, Ermias Belay, Andrea M. McCollum
MMWR-MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY WEEKLY REPORT
(2022)
