Race, Ethnicity, and Age Trends in Persons Who Died from COVID-19 - United States, May-August 2020.

• Authors : Gold, Jeremy A. W.; Rossen, Lauren M.; Ahmad, Farida B.

• Source: MMWR: Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report. 10/23/2020, Vol. 69 Issue 42, p1517-1521. 5p. 1 Chart, 2 Graphs.

• Abstract: During February 12-October 15, 2020, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic resulted in approximately 7,900,000 aggregated reported cases and approximately 216,000 deaths in the United States.* Among COVID-19-associated deaths ...

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Recent Increase in COVID-19 Cases Reported Among Adults Aged 18-22 Years - United States, May 31-September 5, 2020.

• Authors : Salvatore, Phillip P.; Sula, Erisa; Coyle, Jayme P.

Subjects: COVID-19; COVID-19 pandemic; ADULTS

• Source: MMWR: Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report. 10/2/2020, Vol. 69 Issue 39, p1419-1424. 6p. 3 Graphs.

• Abstract: Although children and young adults are reportedly at lower risk for severe disease and death from infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (...

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Update: Characteristics of a Nationwide Outbreak of E-cigarette, or Vaping, Product Use-Associated Lung Injury - United States, August 2019-January 2020.

• Authors : Krishnasamy, Vikram P.; Hallowell, Benjamin D.; Ko, Jean Y.

Subjects: LUNG injuries; ELECTRONIC cigarettes; CENTERS for Disease Control & Prevention (U.S.)

• Source: MMWR: Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report. 1/24/2020, Vol. 69 Issue 3, p90-94. 5p.

• Abstract: Since August 2019, CDC, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), state and local health departments, and public health and clinical stakeholders have been investigating a nationwide ...

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Update: Product, Substance-Use, and Demographic Characteristics of Hospitalized Patients in a Nationwide Outbreak of E-cigarette, or Vaping, Product Use-Associated Lung Injury - United States, August 2019-January 2020.

• Authors : Ellington, Sascha; Salvatore, Phillip P.; Jean Ko

Subjects: DEMOGRAPHIC characteristics; HOSPITAL patients; LUNG injuries

• Source: MMWR: Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report. 1/17/2020, Vol. 69 Issue 2, p44-49. 6p.

• Abstract: CDC, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), state and local health departments, and public health and clinical stakeholders continue to investigate a nationwide outbreak of ...

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Severe Pulmonary Disease Associated with Electronic-Cigarette-Product Use - Interim Guidance.

• Authors : Schier, Joshua G.; Meiman, Jonathan G.; Layden, Jennifer

Subjects: LUNG diseases; MEDICAL personnel; SCIENCE education

• Source: MMWR: Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report. 9/13/2019, Vol. 68 Issue 36, p787-790. 4p.

• Abstract: On September 6, 2019, this report was posted as an MMWR Early Release on the MMWR website (https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr). As of August 27, 2019, 215 possible cases ...

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Modeling the cost-effectiveness of point-of-care platforms for infant diagnosis of HIV in sub-Saharan African countries.

• Authors : Salvatore, Phillip P.; de Broucker, Gatien; Vojnov, Lara

• Source: AIDS (02699370); Feb2021, Vol. 35 Issue 2, p287-297, 11p

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Spatial distribution of people diagnosed with tuberculosis through routine and active case finding: a community-based study in Kampala, Uganda.

• Authors : Robsky, Katherine O.; Kitonsa, Peter J.; Mukiibi, James

• Source: Infectious Diseases of Poverty; 6/22/2020, Vol. 9 Issue 1, p1-10, 10p

• Abstract: Background: Routine tuberculosis (TB) notifications are geographically heterogeneous, but their utility in predicting the location of undiagnosed TB cases is unclear. We aimed to identify ... Copyright of Infectious Diseases of Poverty is the property of BioMed Central and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites ...

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Clinical Consequences of Using an Indeterminate Range for Early Infant Diagnosis of HIV: A Decision Model.

• Authors : Salvatore, Phillip; Johnson, Karl; Vojnov, Lara

• Source: JAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes; Nov2019, Vol. 82 Issue 3, p287-296, 10p

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Empiric treatment of pulmonary TB in the Xpert era: Correspondence of sputum culture, Xpert MTB/RIF, and clinical diagnoses.

• Authors : Kendall, Emily A.; Kamoga, Caleb; Kitonsa, Peter J.

Subjects: THERAPEUTICS; SPUTUM; HEALTH facilitiesKAMPALA (Uganda); UGANDA

• Source: PLoS ONE; 7/24/2019, Vol. 14 Issue 7, p1-13, 13p

• Abstract: Background: Clinical tuberculosis diagnosis and empiric treatment have traditionally been common among patients with negative bacteriologic test results. Increasing availability of rapid molecular diagnostic tests, ... Copyright of PLoS ONE is the property of Public Library of Science and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites ...

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Linking Individual Natural History to Population Outcomes in Tuberculosis.

• Authors : Salvatore, Phillip P.; Proaño, Alvaro; Kendal, Emily A.

Subjects: TUBERCULOSIS; DISEASE progression; IMMUNOREGULATION

• Source: Journal of Infectious Diseases. 1/1/2018, Vol. 217 Issue 1, p112-121. 10p.

• Abstract: Background: Substantial individual heterogeneity exists in the clinical manifestations and duration of active tuberculosis. We sought to link the individual-level characteristics of tuberculosis ...

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