Search Results - "Sharon Balter"

Occupational Monkeypox Virus Transmission to Healthcare Worker, California, USA, 2022 by Alarcón, Jemma, Kim, Moon, Balanji, Nora, Davis, Anissa, Mata, Francisca, Karan, Abraar, Finn, Lauren E, Guerrero, Annette, Walters, McKailey, Terashita, Dawn, Balter, Sharon E

“…Risk for transmission of monkeypox virus (MPXV) (clade IIb) to healthcare workers (HCWs) is low. Although many cases have been reported among HCW, only a few…”
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Infections Among Healthcare Workers, Los Angeles County, February–May 2020 by Hartmann, Stacy, Rubin, Zachary, Sato, Heidi, O Yong, Kelsey, Terashita, Dawn, Balter, Sharon

“…Across the world, healthcare workers (HCW) are at a greater risk of infection by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) due to the nature of their work. The Los…”
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Industry Sectors Highly Affected by Worksite Outbreaks of Coronavirus Disease, Los Angeles County, California, USA, March 19-September 30, 2020 by Contreras, Zuelma, Ngo, Van, Pulido, Marifi, Washburn, Faith, Meschyan, Gayane, Gluck, Fruma, Kuguru, Karen, Reporter, Roshan, Curley, Condessa, Civen, Rachel, Terashita, Dawn, Balter, Sharon, Halai, Umme-Aiman

“…Worksites with on-site operations have experienced coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreaks. We analyzed data for 698 nonresidential, nonhealthcare worksite…”
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Identification of Tecovirimat Resistance-Associated Mutations in Human Monkeypox Virus - Los Angeles County by Garrigues, Jacob M, Hemarajata, Peera, Karan, Abraar, Shah, Naman K, Alarcón, Jemma, Marutani, Amy N, Finn, Lauren, Smith, Todd G, Gigante, Crystal M, Davidson, Whitni, Wynn, Nhien T, Hutson, Christina L, Kim, Moon, Terashita, Dawn, Balter, Sharon E, Green, Nicole M

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An Mpox-Related Death in the United States by Alarcón, Jemma, Kim, Moon, Terashita, Dawn, Davar, Kusha, Garrigues, Jacob M., Guccione, Jack P., Evans, Mark G., Hemarajata, Peera, Wald-Dickler, Noah, Holtom, Paul, Garcia Tome, Rodrigo, Anyanwu, Lovelyn, Shah, Naman K., Miller, Matthew, Smith, Todd, Matheny, Audrey, Davidson, Whitni, Hutson, Christina L., Lucas, Jonathan, Ukpo, Odey C., Green, Nicole M., Balter, Sharon E.

“…A death due to mpox in an immunocompromised patient in the United States is described. Evaluation revealed disseminated viral infection…”
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Hepatitis C virus outbreak at a pain clinic in Los Angeles by Alarcón, Jemma, Dao, Bonnie L., Santos, Marita, Jewell, Mirna P., Donabedian, Christina, Stanley, Adrianna N., Terashita, Dawn M., Balter, Sharon E., Gounder, Prabhu

“…Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a bloodborne pathogen primarily associated with intravenous drug use in the United States.1 HCV outbreaks have been linked to…”
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Community spread of a human monkeypox virus variant with a tecovirimat resistance-associated mutation by Garrigues, Jacob M, Hemarajata, Peera, Espinosa, Alex, Hacker, Jill K, Wynn, Nhien T, Smith, Todd G, Gigante, Crystal M, Davidson, Whitni, Vega, Jonte, Edmondson, Hannah, Karan, Abraar, Marutani, Amy N, Kim, Moon, Terashita, Dawn, Balter, Sharon E, Hutson, Christina L, Green, Nicole M

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Half a Diagnosis: Gap in Confirming Infection among Hepatitis C Antibody-positive Patients by McGibbon, Emily, MPH, Bornschlegel, Katherine, MPH, Balter, Sharon, MD

“…Abstract Background Recent guidelines recommend testing all individuals born during 1945-1965 for hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody. For antibody-positive…”
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Legionnaires' Disease Outbreaks and Cooling Towers, New York City, New York, USA by Fitzhenry, Robert, Weiss, Don, Cimini, Dan, Balter, Sharon, Boyd, Christopher, Alleyne, Lisa, Stewart, Renee, McIntosh, Natasha, Econome, Andrea, Lin, Ying, Rubinstein, Inessa, Passaretti, Teresa, Kidney, Anna, Lapierre, Pascal, Kass, Daniel, Varma, Jay K

“…The incidence of Legionnaires' disease in the United States has been increasing since 2000. Outbreaks and clusters are associated with decorative,…”
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SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Hospitalization Among Adults Aged ≥18 Years, by Vaccination Status, Before and During SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.529 (Omicron) Variant Predominance - Los Angeles County, California, November 7, 2021-January 8, 2022 by Danza, Phoebe, Koo, Tae Hee, Haddix, Meredith, Fisher, Rebecca, Traub, Elizabeth, OYong, Kelsey, Balter, Sharon

“…COVID-19 vaccines are effective at preventing infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, as well as severe COVID-19-associated outcomes in…”
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Increasing Antibiotic Resistance in Shigella spp. from Infected New York City Residents, New York, USA by Murray, Kenya, Reddy, Vasudha, Kornblum, John S, Waechter, HaeNa, Chicaiza, Ludwin F, Rubinstein, Inessa, Balter, Sharon, Greene, Sharon K, Braunstein, Sarah L, Rakeman, Jennifer L, Dentinger, Catherine M

“…Approximately 20% of Shigella isolates tested in New York City, New York, USA, during 2013-2015 displayed decreased azithromycin susceptibility. Case-patients…”
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Legionnaires' disease incidence and risk factors, New York, New York, USA, 2002-2011 by Farnham, Andrea, Alleyne, Lisa, Cimini, Daniel, Balter, Sharon

“…Living in low-income areas and working in certain occupations may increase risk. Incidence of Legionnaires’ disease in the United States is increasing. We…”
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Epidemiology of Cryptosporidiosis, New York City, New York, USA, 1995-2018 by Alleyne, Lisa, Fitzhenry, Robert, Mergen, Kimberly A, Espina, Noel, Amoroso, Erlinda, Cimini, Daniel, Balter, Sharon, Fireteanu, Ana Maria, Seeley, Anne, Janus, Lorraine, Gutelius, Bruce, Madison-Antenucci, Susan, Thompson, Corinne N

“…Cryptosporidiosis is a parasitic diarrheal infection that is transmitted by the fecal–oral route. We assessed trends in incidence and demographic…”
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Challenges to Implementing Communicable Disease Surveillance in New York City Evacuation Shelters After Hurricane Sandy, November 2012 by Ridpath, Alison D., Bregman, Brooke, Jones, Lucretia, Reddy, Vasudha, Waechter, Haena, Balter, Sharon

“…Hurricane Sandy hit New York City (NYC) on October 29, 2012. Before and after the storm, 73 temporary evacuation shelters were established. The total census of…”
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A Bayesian evidence synthesis approach to estimate disease prevalence in hard-to-reach populations: hepatitis C in New York City by Tan, Sarah, Makela, Susanna, Heller, Daliah, Konty, Kevin, Balter, Sharon, Zheng, Tian, Stark, James H.

“…•In collaboration with the NYC Department of Health, we systematically combined ten data sets to provide updated estimates of hepatitis C (HCV) prevalence and…”
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Hepatitis C transmission due to contamination of multidose medication vials: Summary of an outbreak and a call to action by Branch-Elliman, Westyn, MD, Weiss, Don, MD, MPH, Balter, Sharon, MD, Bornschlegel, Katherine, MPH, Phillips, Michael, MD

“…In May 2001, The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene was informed of a cluster of 4 patients treated at an outpatient gastroenterology center…”
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Medication injection safety knowledge and practices among anesthesiologists: New York State, 2011 by Gounder, Prabhu, MD, Beers, Richard, MD, Bornschlegel, Katherine, MPH, Hinterland, Kinjia, MPH, Balter, Sharon, MD

“…Abstract Study Objective To survey anesthesiologists to assess medication injection safety knowledge and practices, and to improve infection control programs…”
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Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 surveillance for severe illness and response, New York, New York, USA, April-July 2009 by Balter, Sharon, Gupta, Leena S, Lim, Sungwoo, Fu, Jie, Perlman, Sharon E

“…On April 23, 2009, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) was notified of a school outbreak of respiratory illness; 2 days later the…”
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Discovering foodborne illness in online restaurant reviews by Effland, Thomas, Lawson, Anna, Balter, Sharon, Devinney, Katelynn, Reddy, Vasudha, Waechter, HaeNa, Gravano, Luis, Hsu, Daniel

“…We developed a system for the discovery of foodborne illness mentioned in online Yelp restaurant reviews using text classification. The system is used by the…”
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Liaison Public Health Nurse Project: Innovative Public Health Approach to Combat Infectious Disease in Hospitals by Sakamoto, Sharon, Terashita, Dawn, Balter, Sharon

“…Infectious disease threats, high incidence/prevalence of health care-associated infections, and multidrug-resistant organisms challenge hospitals to improve…”
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